When Emily returned to the secret chamber and saw Han Shuo and Belinda chatting and laughing, she was so astonished that her jaw dropped. Her eyes darted over the two of them before she finally pulled Han Shuo aside and asked suspiciously, "You didn't really sleep with her, did you?"
Han Shuo did not know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly shook his head and explained, "Of course not. Miss Belinda's target is also the commander of the Griffin Legion. She's willing to let our earlier grievances go entirely and cooperate with us against Bobby Aski. I thought cooperation would benefit both sides, so I agreed."
"You just agreed like that, and even released her restraints?" Emily stared at him in bewilderment as she asked.
Giving Emily a meaningful look, Han Shuo smiled calmly and said to Belinda, "This place is rather special. Although we can cooperate, we should still keep some secrets from each other. If you don't mind, Miss Belinda, I'd like to blindfold you before letting you leave."
"Of course. I understand completely." Belinda was straightforward about it and agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Han Shuo blindfolded Belinda again and casually put her veil back on as well. Under Emily's astonished gaze, he took Belinda out of the Dark Curtain's base and traveled a long way by carriage before letting her get out. "Once you've contacted your people, you can find us at the place we agreed on. Then we can discuss the details of our cooperation."
"Yes. It was a pleasure meeting you," Belinda said softly, then got out of the carriage and left.
As soon as Belinda was gone, Emily hurriedly asked from inside the carriage, "What exactly happened? Why did you just let her leave?"
After quickly explaining what had happened, Han Shuo