After finishing their meal in the second-floor hall, Ren Ye and Yin Tiger went down to the first floor together.
Everyone had already given this floor a cursory inspection that morning, but they had found no clues. None of the doors would open, leaving only a few dust-covered corridors that looked gloomy and sinister.
After reaching the first floor, the two entered the abandoned corridor on the north side and found a relatively quiet place to talk.
In the shadows, Ren Ye looked at Yin Tiger and asked first, "Go on. What did you want to discuss?"
Brother Tiger clasped his two large, white-furred hands behind his back and briefly pondered, looking rather wise despite his tiger appearance. "I think our clues should be on the same trail, so we could share them. What do you think?"
"How do you know our clues are on the same trail?" Ren Ye asked curiously.
Brother Tiger kept it brief. "You asked me about leftovers and garbage bags this morning. That means you got environmental clues. And who would environmental clues relate to? The person keeping people captive, of course. The rod I got also relates to that person, so we should be following the same trail."
His reasoning was clear and well supported, leaving Ren Ye marveling at how intelligent Brother Tiger actually was. He couldn't let that impeccably neat little suit and guileless appearance fool him.
"Yeah, that makes sense. I'm willing to share." Ren Ye nodded.
"I asked you here because I think well of you. You came with me because you think something of me too." Yin Tiger looked at Ren Ye with icy eyes. "Let's get this straight first. If you can't tell me something, just say so. That's fine. But don't play dirty, because I have a