Chapter 398: Bait
Qin Ran grabbed Ratt's wrist and tightened his grip slightly.
Pain immediately made Ratt's cheeks twitch, but he held back a cry, merely staring at Qin Ran in confusion and anger.
"Sorry!"
"Please forgive my rashness. Certain developments have forced me to be this cautious."
Qin Ran apologized.
"Cautious?"
Ratt raised his hand, showing Qin Ran his bruised wrist, then said bluntly, "If doing this puts your suspicions to rest, I don't mind-as long as you know where Harold is!"
By the end, Ratt's voice was sharp and his expression stern.
Even with his voice lowered, he still carried an air of authority.
Of course, that only applied to ordinary people.
To Qin Ran, it was less imposing than a breeze brushing his face.
As for the threat in his words?
Qin Ran took it even less seriously.
He had plenty of ways to keep himself safe.
Still, he already felt deeply apologetic about suddenly testing Ratt.
Even if he had various reasons for doing so.
Thus, after a moment's thought, Qin Ran gathered his words and said, "Actually..."
He intended to tell Ratt everything he knew about Harold.
But just as he opened his mouth and spoke those first few words, Qin Ran clearly heard an approaching heartbeat.
The person was edging toward the carriage.
Carefully and cautiously.
The surrounding bodyguards noticed nothing amiss.
Or rather...
Since the person was a bodyguard himself, he would not attract his colleagues' attention at all.
Nightspawn?
Or something else?
Qin Ran instantly determined that the person had ill intentions.
After all, Harold's former driver and bodyguard, a man named Bill, had been a Nightspawn.
So the words on the tip of his tongue became-
"Actually, I know where Harold is. He's with Herbert, and he's perfectly safe! I came