Zhou Zheng chuckled and said, "We need you."
Chuanliu looked at him, "You guys? You...who else is there?"
Zhou Zheng pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses. "Didn't you already know?"
Chuanliu tucked a stray strand of hair behind his ear and leaned back. "I'm quite curious, do they know each other?"
Zhou Zheng smiled and shook his head, then raised his eyes and asked, "Does it matter? They can all get what they want from me, isn't that great?"
Chuanliu took a sip of tea and said, "You made Fang Ming believe that your goal was to purge the Reconstruction Faction; you also specifically had Qian Liu deliver the news that the Interest Faction and the Reconstruction Faction had reached a cooperation agreement to the Peace Faction; now that Zhuiming has killed the negotiators sent by the Interest Faction to discuss cooperation with the Peace Faction, you can seize the opportunity..."
You don't seem like someone who wants to cooperate peacefully; you seem more like someone who wants to sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight..."
Zhou Zheng remained seated beside her, casually picking up her cup of tea and raising it to her in a gesture of respect, saying, "You're the one who understands me best."
Then, he brought his lips to the cup.
Chuanliu pinched the lid between two fingers of his right hand and placed it on the teacup before the other could. He then picked up another teacup with his left hand and handed it to him, saying, "This is yours."
Zhou Zheng let out a soft sigh and put down his cup. "So...would you consider our cooperation?"
Chuanliu took the cup, sipped the fragrant tea, and shook his head. "Although I really want to cooperate with you, I'm just... given what happened before, I'm quite apprehensive."
Zhou Zheng bent down, getting closer to the girl in the seat, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you to silence you if you don't cooperate?"
Chuanliu was not to be outdone. He looked up and stared at Chuanliu, "Aren't you afraid that I'll tell them all about how you used everyone?"
A playful smile appeared on the man's lips. "It's just mutual benefit, nothing about taking advantage of each other."
“Besides…” Zhou Zheng paused, “I believe you won’t tell.”
Kawakami raised an eyebrow. "Really? You really know me well, Joker."
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Chuanliu always believed: "Chaos is not an abyss, chaos is a ladder."
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