Chapter 329 - Mitigation
Benton was torn. He didn’t know whether to be impressed or amused. In the end, he settled for a mixture of both.
The kid, Ren Ning, was entirely too earnest. He’d strode into the room like a man on a mission and practically thrown himself on the floor—Benton had winced when the boy’s forehead slammed against the floor—and confessed to losing his contingency ring.
“That is potentially an act of great carelessness,” Benton said. “Did you take it off and leave it somewhere?”
“No, Sect Leader.”
“Did you … lend it to a friend?”
“No, Sect Leader.”
“Did you … sell it at the market or use it for barter?”
“No, Sect Leader.”
“I know what it must be! You messed with the re-sizing function and make it so big that it fell off your finger unnoticed, didn’t you?”
“No, Sect Leader.”
Throughout the interrogation, the boy’s voice never grew the slightest bit heated. He didn’t lose the pure agony in his tone.
“Did you do anything to cause the ring to be lost?”