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Su Yi took a deep, hard look at the Bookkeeper and said, “I can’t trust you.”
The Bookkeeper stiffened, but before he could say anything, Su Yi continued, “But I don’t mind keeping you around.”
“What…” The Bookkeeper’s mind practically went blank. He felt a bit befuddled. He doesn’t trust me, but he’s still willing to keep me by his side. Why?
Su Yi quickly gave him his answers. “I want to kill the Tailor, and you were once his confidant. If I keep you close, you’ll function as bait.”
The Bookkeeper fell silent, but he quickly accepted it. So what if I’ve become no more than bait? It’s enough that I’ll be under the Temple Master’s protection!
“Can you still maintain control over Four Seas Tower?” asked Su Yi.
“I can!” the Bookkeeper said without hesitation. “Four Seas Tower has bases across the stars, all of them run by people I trained personally. Over the years, they’ve helped me conduct business, but more than that, they’ve helped me gather intelligence from other star realms.
“However, they’re entirely unaware that I once served the Tailor. So long as I live, there’s no way they’ll betray me, not over this.”
Su Yi nodded in satisfaction....
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