After Little White Tiger left.
The once-lively gathering broke up as well.
Professor Wen dared not take any chances and hurried upstairs with the map to study it.
Just thinking about angering that gang of enforcers from Chun Prefecture filled the professor with dread.
He immediately began studying it carefully.
Bang, bang, bang.
Three knocks sounded at the door.
Tian Ke slipped furtively into the study.
"Professor."
"Little Tian, what is it?"
Tian Ke glanced cautiously behind him and quickly shut the door.
"Professor, what exactly is that map Little White Tiger asked you to examine?"
Tian Ke got straight to the point. "I'm curious. What sort of treasure could a map be to make someone like Little White Tiger visit in person?"
"It's certainly a treasure, or he wouldn't have come himself. But what good does knowing that do us? Those people kill without blinking. We can't afford to cross them."
Although the professor was greedy, he knew what he could take and what he couldn't.
Tian Ke's eyes shifted. He carefully moved closer to the professor and said with a smile, "Professor, you know my family doesn't get along with Little White Tiger's crowd."
"The Guan Family has been making trouble for my family lately, so... could you give me this map?"
"No," the professor refused righteously. "Absolutely not. If Little White Tiger found out, would things end well for me?"
"Professor, you only need to tell me the results of your research. My family will give you at least this much..."
"No one will ever know..."
Tian Ke slowly held up five fingers.
The professor grew anxious.
He feared Little White Tiger, but Tian Ke was offering too much.
"Don't worry. No one will know. Once you've figured it out, tell me in secret. Heaven knows, earth