A simple "I was acting on someone's behalf."
That left even the worldly Han Shuo stunned.
Who had the power and clout to get Qin Siyang to pull off something this big?
He had mobilized multiple factions to wipe out every force under a major Guardian of the largest publicly known Church in the Safe Zone.
And Qin Siyang had put up twenty-five grams of Crimson Crystal as payment.
What terms had that person offered Qin Siyang in return?
Questions sprang up one after another in Han Shuo's mind.
But Han Shuo understood that Qin Siyang's brief, concise answer meant he certainly would not reveal who had commissioned him.
As a veteran who had weathered his share of storms, Han Shuo would not go out of his way to pry into Qin Siyang's affairs.
He had participated in this operation for the Crimson Crystal.
As long as he got it, Han Shuo could not care less about anything else.
"Oh, right, Principal Han. I'll make up the missing Crimson Crystal. But I also have three requests. None should be difficult, so I hope you'll agree."
"That's quite a few. What are they?"
"First, I'd like you not to tell anyone that Zhang Yingrui only had ten grams of my Crimson Crystal."
Han Shuo said calmly, "Rest assured, I don't want trouble either. I only want the Crimson Crystal. No one will hear about this."
"Good. Second, sorry for the trouble, but please bring me Zhang Yingrui's head. I want to verify it."
"You want his head too?"
"Just to verify it, as a precaution."
"All right. I agree to that too."
"Third, you can let a few people know that Zhang Yingrui took my payment without holding up his end of our deal. You've seen his memories, so you should