Chapter 26: The Grim Messiah
Chapter 26: The Grim Messiah
"Is this your friend?" Old Wang pointed at Lin Li and asked.
Huang Ji replied, "You could say we know each other. He wasn’t originally involved in this—it’s you who dragged him into it."
Old Wang frowned, surprised. "He’s heard all this, and you’re telling me you’re just ‘acquaintances’?"
He had assumed they were close friends, given that Huang Ji had made no effort to shield Lin Li from any of the secrets they had discussed.
"We only met this morning," Lin Li interjected.
"Hah! I knew someone as dumb as a pig like you couldn’t be connected to him!" Old Wang snapped, mercilessly mocking Lin Li.
Lin Li’s face turned red with embarrassment, but he couldn’t find a retort. The man berating him had managed to con him for an entire month, making him willingly bow, serve, and call him master. If it hadn’t been for other victims exposing the scam, Lin Li might still be fooled.
"I trust him. I never misjudge people," Huang Ji said calmly.