Giant Elephant tugged at Silver Snake's sleeve beneath the table and whispered, "I... I'll give you my share."
Silver Snake immediately beamed and said sweetly, "Thank you, Giant Elephant. You're such a nice person."
Giant Elephant smiled bashfully, lowering his head and not daring to look at Silver Snake.
Everyone saw their little interaction, but no one paid it any attention.
"If you want to be the head of the Zodiac, you should first ask whether Hidden Rat agrees!" Scorpio said coldly.
"Hidden Rat agreed." Bai Ye grinned, revealing his stark white teeth. He stared at Scorpio, the disdain in his eyes utterly undisguised.
Scorpio flared up. "When did Hidden Rat agree? Why didn't any of us know?"
"Oh, he agreed before he died. He died too quickly, so he didn't have time to notify you all."
"What!?"
"Boss Hidden Rat is dead??"
Bai Ye's casual words instantly changed everyone's expressions, their faces full of disbelief.
Hidden Rat was dead? How was that possible?
"That can't be. How could Hidden Rat just die like that? Who killed him?" Suspicion flickered in Scorpio's eyes.
"Me." Bai Ye replied with a single word.
"You!? You killed Hidden Rat?" Scorpio was startled at first, then sneered. "In all the world, unless one of the Ten Kings personally makes a move, who could possibly kill..."
Squeak!
A faint mouse squeak came from Bai Ye's pocket. The familiar sound caught Scorpio's words in his throat.
Four pairs of shocked, disbelieving eyes turned in unison toward Bai Ye's pocket.
The next second, a pure white Little White Mouse crawled out. Its tiny black eyes were full of confusion, as if it had just woken up. Its little paws clung to the edge of the pocket, and a small black bow tie hung around its neck.
Shushu