“Alright, let’s keep going.” War Tiger flipped open the lid of his gas lighter to light his cigarette, the spark illuminating his stubbled face.0

“Why didn’t Gao Yang tell Qilin he had the Guard Rune Circuit? It was because Gao Yang wanted to negotiate with Qilin, but he was worried that the negotiation would fail, leaving him with no way to back out. Thus, he bought himself time to make preparations for his independence first. As soon as the negotiation failed, he would make a run for it. And that was indeed what happened in the end.”0

White Rabbit nodded bemusedly.0

“What could turn them against each other?” War Tiger raised a finger with his cigarette between his teeth. “I think there’s only one possibility: Qilin wants the Guard Rune Circuit, but Gao Yang wouldn’t give it...0