"Splash, splash, splash."
Inside a small inn with no air conditioning.
Four Lei Zis sat around a charcoal stove, eating hot pot.
Sima's blindfold had been removed. He crouched on the floor, his face pale.
"Sit down. Have something to eat."
Like a host entertaining a guest, False Eye brought Sima a small stool.
Sima's face was ashen, his whole body trembling. "Am I going to die?"
He was no fool. The Lei Zis before him had not only released him, but also let him see their faces.
There was only one possibility: they were going to silence him.
False Eye made no attempt to hide it. "Brother, life is all down to fate. To tell you the truth, we only meant to teach you a lesson today. You said something you shouldn't have. Sometimes, being a little less crafty lets you live a little longer."
The Lei Zis kept their heads down and ate their hot pot, without a trace of sympathy in their eyes. This had always been a dog-eat-dog world.
"I'll leave Chun Prefecture, all right?" Sima pleaded, his voice trembling. "I'm just a nobody. There's no need to kill me."
"No."
False Eye placed a bowl and chopsticks in front of Sima and gave him a sincere smile. "Wu Xiaoshui thought you were a nobody and didn't silence you, so you sold him out."
"My boss came here. You were blindfolded, but what if you remember their voices... We can't put the boss at risk, can we?" False Eye picked up a piece of meat for Sima and consoled him. "When you take money for a job, there are rules."
"As Lei Zis, we solve trouble for the boss, not bring him trouble. It's not just you... If I get exposed, I'll end my own life