Chapter 135: Equivalent exchange × Guidance × Payment
The text he composed for Mizaistom was very simple: "I might have the bodies of some Phantom Troupe members here. How would I exchange them for money?"
Mizaistom replied just as quickly: "Where!!!"
"Heavens Arena."
"Ten minutes. My people can get there in ten minutes. The money will be transferred to your account based on the targets' identities."
"OK! Don't rush. I'll send you the details later."
"You seemed to know what abilities Chrollo would use all along! But however much I thought about it, I couldn't figure out where you got your information." Hisoka, walking ahead of him, suddenly spoke.
His words made Joey slowly raise his head.
Joey showed no sign of anything being amiss. "I left equipment in Heavens Arena a long time ago to listen in on everything, so I heard your conversation with Chrollo."
Hisoka turned to glance at him, then wagged a finger. "No, that's impossible, because the moment I discovered you, I checked the area around the ring. There wasn't a single disguised life-form in the ring.
"In other words, you're lying!"
Hisoka was utterly certain, but Joey refused to budge. "Maybe you didn't check carefully enough."
"Let's say I didn't check carefully enough." Hisoka conceded very readily and stopped pursuing the question, switching to another instead. "If you had to buy your own life, what price would you offer?"
With those words, his true intentions were laid bare.
Joey's brow furrowed deeply. "You want to kill me? There's no need, is there? I've been very cooperative, and there shouldn't be any conflict between us."
"No, I won't kill you. I'll even give you something in return, but you should at least put something of equal value on the table, shouldn't you?" Hisoka coaxed him