The mastermind seemed to be hidden deeper than he thought, and the situation had grown more complex. Still, this was the only clue Jiang Ce had, and he was determined to pursue it to the end.
"Don't play dumb. You know what I want to know," Jiang Ce said coldly.
The middle-aged man's face immediately twisted in distress. "Great... great hero... Please spare me! I'm just a lackey. If I spill any secrets, they'll kill me! I'll give you any amount of money, just please let me go!"
However, Jiang Ce had no sympathy for such a man and replied with icy indifference, "If you talk, you might die. But you also might not."
"But if you don't talk, I'll kill you right now."
Hearing this, the man grew so desperate he was on the verge of tears, his face a mask of indecision as he waged a fierce internal struggle.
That is, until Jiang Ce slashed his leg with the dagger.
"AH!" the man screamed. "I'll talk! I'll talk! Don't hurt me! I'll tell you everything!"
