In the restroom on the residence's first floor.
Xu Bangzi stood beneath the dim yellow light, his head slightly lowered and his expression placid.
Wang Shoucai stood at the window with his back to him and asked expressionlessly, "What's their plan? How many people will enter the Dragon Vault?"
"They haven't finalized a plan yet." Xu Bangzi paused briefly. "But knowing them, the people entering the Dragon Vault this time should still be the same group as last night-the list I sent you through the servants. As for the timing... around when the residence sets off the fireworks."
Wang Shoucai frowned and repeated, "'Should,' 'around'?! After all those years at Gao Jiansheng's side, all you have to give me are two vague words?"
"They lost someone in the Dragon Vault earlier, so they've become very cautious," Xu Bangzi replied quietly.
Silence. After a brief silence, Wang Shoucai slowly turned around and studied Xu Bangzi with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp. "Have you blown your cover?"
Xu Bangzi clenched his fists, his expression unchanged. "They probably did suspect me. In the Dragon Vault last night, some idiot was influenced by his desires and triggered the Treasure-Gathering Basin's mechanism. I was too close to him to dodge, so... I instinctively hid in a recess in the wall."
Wang Shoucai watched him quietly, his expression stiff for a long while before he replied, "Then they may have set a countertrap for you."
"No." Xu Bangzi shook his head. "Old Liu trusts me, and in nearly twenty years with the Gao Family, I've never done anything out of line. They wouldn't draw any firm conclusions over a single incident like that."
"Since you say your cover is intact, proceed," Wang Shoucai said softly. "We'll see how it turns out."
"Yes." After