People from Mai Nation are very experienced in dealing with robbers—they cooperate honestly when they can't resist.
"Really?" The man chuckled again, "Then why don't you look up at me?"
The museum owner kept his head down and replied honestly, "I don't dare look up. I want to stay alive."
"But I've heard you're quite brave," the man's voice leisurely spoke, followed by a gentle click of a lighter and then a faint smell of smoke, "You even dared to secretly offer a reward, you know? I particularly admire people like you who are courageous."
Upon hearing this, the museum owner's heart sank. His worst fear had come true—the confrontation he dreaded—and it seemed that Murphy's Law was being validated.
Remembering his conversation with his brother, he gathered some courage and explained, "I just mentioned it without actual action. You caused me nearly thirty million in losses; if I don't show a bit of reaction, others will look down on me. Don't you think so?"
