Yan stood nearby, utterly stunned. Aren't these the people I just parted ways with? How did these two kids capture them?
Hatake Ziyan looked at the dumbstruck Yan, clapped his hands, and said, "Yan? Have anything else to say?"
At Hatake Ziyan's words, Yan snapped out of his daze and hurriedly shook his head. "Lord Ziyan, I was out of line just now. But what's the meaning of bringing these three here? What do they have to do with me?"
Hatake Ziyan smiled at Yan. "When did I ever say these three had anything to do with you? Besides, even now, you're still pretending you don't know what's going on and hiding your identity. That takes all the fun out of it!"
Yan froze. Since those three had been brought in, Zhang Ziyan hadn't actually said anything. He had been too hasty!
But Yan remembered that he was still tied up. If he revealed his identity now, with Hatake Ziyan's strength, he would be as good as dead!
Yan began trying to free himself as he said to Hatake Ziyan, "Lord Ziyan, didn't you bring these three here to prove I'm a spy? Why else would you bring them?"
Hatake Ziyan nodded, then smiled at Yan. "Hyuga Yūwa, I wonder how you enjoyed visiting that sort of place at your age?"
Yan's expression stiffened. He seemed to have figured out how Hatake Ziyan knew his identity!
"Oh, I forgot. You didn't enjoy yourself. You knocked that woman out, then ran over to watch me from outside my house for a while! When you saw me lying down, you thought I was asleep, so you went to the hotel and spent ages discussing things with these three in a room!" Hatake Ziyan continued.
Hearing Hatake Ziyan's words, Yan realized that he