Chapter 524 - 517: Concentrating the Will
Big Ivan left as well; he didn’t say much to Ram, just enough for the two of them to reach a consensus—Justin could play his games if he wanted, but they couldn’t afford to join him in his follies.
It wasn’t that they were worried about Justin harboring any plots, but with everyone swamped with their own pressing matters, who had time to indulge Justin’s imperial whims?
Only after Big Ivan and his people had also taken their leave, did Ram let out a long sigh, and then he said to Gao Yuan, "Both of them are my good friends, we’ve been through life and death together—’life and death’ as in our relationship really is a matter of life or death, otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to seek refuge with me."
Gao Yuan didn’t understand why Ram felt the need to explain this to him, but he knew one principle: if you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense.
Ram continued, "So I can assure you of their trustworthiness, because for people like us, if we didn’t know the importance of keeping a secret, we really wouldn’t have survived until now. They are very curious about Xinghe, so that’s why I’ve asked you and Xinghe to come, but I didn’t expect Justin to make such a suggestion."
When it came to the matter of confidentiality, Ram inadvertently displayed the style of a mercenary, or perhaps, that of an underground kingpin.
In Shenzhou, at Base One, Xinghe’s identity was absolutely secret; apart from a very few who needed to know, no one else was allowed even to dream of discovering Xinghe’s identity. But here, anyone sufficiently close or ’solid’ with Ram had been brought around to see Xinghe.
Nonetheless, Gao Yuan still trusted that Ram’s security measures were effective; at least, he wasn’t too worried that the Sanitation Worker might learn of Xinghe’s existence.