Chapter 693: Ignoring It
Lao Si felt he couldn’t just sit around and wait for death, so he made the first request, hoping it would be agreed to.
Lao Er was also quite shocked. He hadn’t expected that someone would actually say such a thing at a time like this. It seemed he was still of some use. Otherwise, why would they even think of him? With that thought, he relaxed a bit. Fine, even if he was about to leave, he decided to milk them for their last bit of usefulness.
Only then did he feel it would be somewhat fair. With this in mind, he calmed down further and didn’t pursue why they hadn’t kept him safe earlier. After all, they were just paying back an old score. Thinking this way, his heart was incredibly at peace.
Lin Qi had already seen that Lao Er was beginning to get ideas, so he directly squashed them, saying, "Don’t tell me you actually think he wants to protect you. Don’t forget what you initially promised them. Now, they have no other way to escape, so naturally, they have to rely on you. Of course, they wouldn’t wish for you to die.
You don’t really think he’s concerned about your safety, do you? Ridiculous. Just a few words from someone else can easily defeat you. If I were you, I’d find that quite amusing." Lin Qi said this, revealing the whole truth all at once.
Lao Er then suddenly realized the obvious. Normally, his brain wouldn’t have missed this, but just now, he really didn’t know what he was thinking when he overlooked the truth of the matter. It was laughable why he hadn’t thought of it earlier. Only now, he remembered after the little girl’s reminder.
He felt a bit embarrassed. How could he have thought like that? No, he needed to calm down and not let their small favor stir any undue emotional response. He had cleaned up after them countless times before, and so he had already decided not to think about the other party any further; no matter what they said, he would not be softened.
Seeing Lao Er’s reaction, Lin Qi finally felt some relief. It would have been inconvenient if there had been no effect. If they were useless, he wouldn’t know how to handle the situation later. Now that the two sides had started to mistrust each other, it would be much easier for him to act. With this thought, he began to put the knife down—after all, he needed to cooperate with them, right?
But he still held onto Lao Er tightly. The play had to be performed in full. Seeing that the other side had already put down the knife, why hadn’t his Lao Er come over yet? Could he be that foolish?