Yang Yan watched him in silence.
"I think this is a better way," Pei Ye continued. "If he's at sixth growth, that's one thing, but if he really is at seventh growth, our chances of winning with just the two of us are far too slim. After he's arrested, I'll find a way to help you learn what comes out of his interrogation at the Prefectural Office."
"..." Yang Yan stared at him.
Pei Ye slowly held out his hand. "I know you're walking on thin ice right now, but to get things done, you have to try letting go. Trust someone, just once. All right?"
The boy fell silent for a while, then slowly raised his hand, moving it forward and back in midair.
Before that hand could retreat, Pei Ye seized it.
"Stay here and keep an eye on him," Pei Ye said quickly. "I'll go report this to the Prefectural Office. Zhao Army Adviser should be at sixth growth. I'll ask him to contact more experts. Together with the outstanding talents in Bowang Garden, they should be enough to capture this man."
"Zhao Army Adviser-is he the one hunting me?"
"...Yes."
"Then there's no need to go to the Prefectural Office," Yang Yan said quietly. "He should be at the Lakeheart Gang."
Pei Ye gave him a puzzled look.
"Because, going by the order, I should be killing that gang leader next," Yang Yan said. "I deliberately left some traces to trick him into lying in wait for me there. Otherwise, he'd be the one waiting for me here today."
"..." Now Pei Ye deeply understood what he had meant by "but I can't do that many things."
He had indeed already done far too much.
"But sooner or later, I really will kill that man," Yang