Yan Xianjue signaled with his eyes for him not to stop and to continue.
Yu Bai lowered his gaze.
What had happened today was simple, yet complicated.
In the end, it was nothing more than their overconfidence.
Lin Shi and he had believed their plan was foolproof and that everything was under control.
All their tests of Fifth Uncle had indicated that there was nothing wrong with him.
Yet this person, who had seemed entirely trustworthy and had diligently followed the plan, suddenly turned against them at the very end.
Yu Bai closed his eyes, thinking through gritted teeth, If Fifth Uncle had been Lin Lang's man from the beginning, then his acting had been damn convincing. He even fooled Old Master Lin.
But from another angle, if Fifth Uncle had decided midway to jump ship and switch sides to Lin Lang...
Yu Bai took a deep breath inwardly. No matter which it was, what Fifth Uncle had done now amounted to betrayal.
Both his hands rested on the table between him and Yan Xianjue. Clasping them together stopped them from trembling.
Even now, recalling that scene still made his heart pound.
The instant Lin Shi realized Fifth Uncle had turned on them, he pulled Yu Bai toward cover.
Though they had looked rather pathetic, it was not as though escape had been completely impossible.
But at the very last moment, Yu Bai's foot caught on a steel bar lying across the ground, making him stumble.
Given the situation then, if Lin Shi had not suddenly turned back, shielded him, rolled across the ground with him, and found cover again—
Yu Bai probably would not have had the chance to speak before Yan Xianjue or answer his questions.
After all, having seriously studied firearm use abroad, he knew very well