Chapter 154: Absorption (2)
At my words, the bandit leader looked like he had just been smacked in the head with a palm strike.
Behind him, the other bandits stared at me in stunned silence, their faces a mixture ofnfusion and disbelief.
They were being accused of something they hadn’t even done—no wonder they looked so dumbfounded.
‘What? Why? Got a problem? What are you gonna do about it?’
But in moments like these, the best approach was sheer audacity.
I met their stares with a nonchalant expression.
The bandit leader, still flustered, waved his hands frantically.
“W-we... That’s absurd! We were justnfirming the identity of a ship passing through the Three Gorges without a clan flag! We never even boarded! We only asked for a small—uh, maybe a little too much—”
I hated dealing with people who lacked situational awareness.
Not rude people. Not even shameless people.
But oblivious people.
Why?