The wound had not healed. Beads of blood rolled across his skin, tracing a beautiful arc.
All sorts of thoughts crowded Gao Ming's mind. He felt he needed to uncover Li Sansi's past as soon as possible.
"I might need to go home." Gao Ming knew Li Sansi owned a home that had been mortgaged several times. He seemed afraid of running into debt collectors, so he had stayed away.
"Well..." Black Crow was usually decisive and rarely seemed this hesitant.
"Whatever it is, just say it. There's no need for formalities between us."
"Have you noticed... compared to the last time we met, something about you seems to have changed?" Black Crow's brows knitted together as he stared into Gao Ming's eyes.
"I took too much medicine in the Forbidden Zone. Maybe the place affected me, too."
"Not physical or physiological changes. I mean the impression you give me." Black Crow corrected him. "You seem to drift off a lot now. You suddenly stop and sink into thought. It's as though you're becoming more and more like Li Sansi himself."
"Me?" Gao Ming's memories had merged deeply with Li Sansi's. He had swallowed large quantities of drugs and concealed the outsider's presence in his soul, all to make himself easier to hide.
If this continued, no one would be able to discover that he was an outsider. Everyone would see him as Li Sansi, until he began to see himself as Li Sansi, too.
"No, that's not right." Gao Ming paced around the room. After a moment, he asked quietly, "Black Crow, you must have looked into me, right?"
"Yes. We were going to work together, after all." Black Crow admitted it frankly.
"Then you should know I have three subordinates." Gao Ming slowed his speech. "Do they really