He looked at her with deep eyes, "Why did you save me?"
Xu Keke thought he was out of his mind. "If I hadn't saved you, I would have been riddled with bullets too."
"Is that your reason?" Yan Shuo seemed unconvinced.
Xu Keke rolled her eyes. "Otherwise what?"
“If you don’t want to help me steal that thing, shouldn’t you take this opportunity to kill me?”
Xu Keke thought what he said made a lot of sense, but unfortunately, "It's too late now, so can I not help you steal it?"
Seeing Yan Shuo shake his head, Xu Keke scoffed lightly; she knew it.
"What exactly did you ask me to steal? That day you only said it was film, but you didn't say what it was."
"I knew you were just giving me the runaround because you never asked what it was."
Yan Shuo reached for a cup on the table, his arm bandaged, the water placed there. He turned with difficulty, careful not to aggravate his wound, looking quite strained. Xu Keke just watched, offering no help whatsoever.
After a long while, Yan Shuo finally got his cup and took a sip of water. Only then did he continue.
"It's a siege plan. Our people, posing as journalists, photographed it from the enemy. It contains a list of spies in the city, which is very important to us. However, it was intercepted by Bluebird. If a battle breaks out, and there are informants inside the city, we will be at a great disadvantage."
Xu Keke was puzzled. "If it's so important, just pin Li Dakang down and force him to hand it over. You have so many ways to torture people, why be polite to him?"
Seemingly not understanding Xu Keke's final sarcasm, Yan Shuo said seriously, "We need appropriate support from the Nanjing government. If we fall out with them, we will be attacked from both sides. What Li Dakang did this time was not for the Nanjing government, nor for the Li family. He is colluding with foreign forces."
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