Watching Su Bai hang up, Lin Wei looked bewildered and confused. He could not help asking, "B-boss... this shouldn't have anything to do with that friend of mine... right?"
Lin Wei's worldview had shattered even more completely than those of the three plainclothes officers. His voice was still weak, and his fingers anxiously clutched the hem of his clothes.
Although Su Bai did not know this man named Lin Wei, judging by his expression, Su Bai felt he had probably already guessed something. He simply refused to accept it.
"Mr. Lin, you rushed out as soon as you got his call. You must really trust that friend, right?"
"That trust was how he managed to cheat me out of my money, wasn't it?" Lin Wei looked a little embarrassed. "I always thought that as long as he made it through his troubles, he could start his life over. It wouldn't be too late to ask him to pay me back then, so I was actually a little happy when he called."
"Do you still think he contacted you to repay the money?" Su Bai asked softly, looking at the man on the sofa as though examining his innermost thoughts.
"How many 'friends' who owe you money and disappear for years suddenly grow a conscience and decide to pay you back?" Su Bai's tone was calm, but his words struck straight at the heart of the matter. "Usually, either they've run out of money again and want to borrow more, or they're after something else."
Lin Wei visibly stiffened, then let out a quiet, self-mocking laugh. A bitter smile tugged at his lips. "You're right... this time, he was probably... after something too, wasn't he?"
His voice gradually faded, as though Su Bai's words were making the unease in his heart