Gu Qiansheng froze.
As Liu Yue and Ji Yani spoke, he had visibly fallen silent, just like his ability.
Now, he was utterly silent.
"Brother Gu?" Liu Yue and Ji Yani looked puzzled.
Gu Qiansheng slowly forced out three words:
"More. Or. Less."
The two exchanged a glance, both wearing the same expression-
*[We get it. Brother Gu must be getting great treatment. He just doesn't want to tell us and make us feel bad.*
*That's fine. His superpower is special, so of course he'd get better treatment.]*
They were perfectly satisfied with their own terms. They wouldn't get jealous of Gu Qiansheng.
Gu Qiansheng twitched the corners of his mouth and turned his gaze toward the window.
He remained silent.
Actually, those three words needed a different interpretation-
Bad! And not much.
He recalled what had happened.
Gu Qiansheng had been about to head for a remote city and begin his rise to power. He had barely opened his door when he found himself face-to-face with Sheng An.
Of course, Gu Qiansheng refused to admit anything when Sheng An cut straight to the heart of the matter.
Sheng An smiled slightly. "You're a smart man. Over the past three days, your daily time online has increased from two hours to twenty. I imagine you've gathered quite a bit of information.
"Our organization has quite a few Superpower People, including someone with Mind Reading. If you need proof before you'll admit it, I can arrange a chat between you two."
No normal person wanted to "have a chat" with someone who possessed Mind Reading.
That meant every secret hidden in his heart would be exposed. How was that any different from having his underwear stripped off right there?
Gu Qiansheng grew much quieter.
He was a smart man. From those