Li Changjiang stared hard at him. "Really, none? Not a single one?"
"It was just a fleeting glimpse. How could that count? I really didn't look closely. If I claimed otherwise, I'd just be blowing hot air!"
Zuo Xiaoduo felt somewhat wronged. "Principal, did something happen?"
Li Changjiang looked grave. "Director Jiang Changbin suspects there's a traitor among the higher-ups... several operations that should have been sure things came up empty, one after another. Once or twice could be put down to chance or coincidence, but several times in a row means something else must be amiss..."
Zuo Xiaoduo gave a dry laugh. "That troublesome, huh? But I don't think I can help."
Li Changjiang was somewhat disappointed, but on reflection, he had only asked on the off chance. He had not expected Zuo Xiaoduo to actually discern anything. After all, there had been so many people that day; spotting anything from a fleeting glance was a bit far-fetched.
Zuo Xiaoduo hesitated. "Though it's not as if I remember absolutely nothing..."
Li Changjiang abruptly raised his head. "Such as?"
Zuo Xiaoduo hesitated again. Only after a long moment of deliberation did he say, "You have to swear first that you won't sell me out."
Hu Ruoyun burst out laughing. "Xiao Duo, don't worry. If he sold you out, do you think I'd let him off?"
Zuo Xiaoduo trusted Hu Ruoyun's assurance. "It was... when Director Jiang first started trying to scare me... didn't Teacher Qin come over and pat my shoulder? Do you remember that part...?"
Li Changjiang remembered it. "Yes, I remember."
"Several people looked at Teacher Qin very warily then. Some even seemed ready to make a move..."
Zuo Xiaoduo said, "Those were all normal reactions, nothing worth mentioning... but the old man sitting beside Director Jiang had