Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

These words ruthlessly shattered Nick's confidence and pride.

When Asha saw Nick's face suddenly turn pale, a faint smile appeared on her lips. She thought to herself: You little brat, you've got to brag!

After following Qi Yuan around for so many months, Asha learned nothing except one thing—to be quiet when around Mr. Qi Yuan.

Because Mr. Qi Yuan is too clever, talking to him too much can easily lead you into a trap.

"Asha, hold him down. Don't let him get out of the car without my order," Qi Yuan said.

Nick hadn't intended to run away, but after hearing Qi Yuan's words, he really wanted to run, but it was too late.

He and Asa were sitting close together. Asa raised her hand and grabbed him with a force that was quite forceful, causing Nick to beg for mercy in pain.

"Mr. Asa, be gentle, be gentle, or your hand will break. I won't run away, how could I dare to run away in front of Boss Qi? Hey! Hey! Hey! I told you to be gentle!"

Despite Nick's pleas for mercy, Asa ignored them and instead became even more ruthless.

Qi Yuan didn't know if Nick was acting or if he was genuinely hurt by the grab, so he continued with the previous question: "Nick, answer me, how many members of [Darkfire] does Gangdia have?"

"Boss Qi, to be honest, the [Darkfire] organization carries out sabotage once a year. They are usually very mysterious and impossible to find. How would I know if there are any of their members in Gangdia?"

"Weren't you just bragging? Is there nothing about Gangdia that you don't know?"

Nick grinned mischievously. "Mr. Qi, you already know I'm bragging. What other answer do you want from me?"

"No, you're not bragging, you know that."

Qi Yuan looked at Nick with unwavering conviction, his eyes showing a firm belief that Nick was not lying at all.

Nick, feeling the intense gaze, dared not meet Qi Yuan's eyes, and stubbornly said, "Boss Qi, don't be too blindly confident in my intelligence-gathering abilities."

“Nick, you’re such a contradictory person,” Qi Yuan said.

A huge question mark popped into Nick's head. "Mr. Qi, what do you mean by that?"

"You're determined to join the Davis family, but [Darkfire] fairly hates all four major families. Haven't you considered that if you join the Davis family, you'll also have to be their enemy? Or do you want to be a fence-sitter?"

“Mr. Qi, spreading rumors is unacceptable. Don’t make things up if you have no evidence,” Nick said.

Qi Yuan smiled faintly. "Nick, I didn't expect that you, the leader of an assassination organization, would be so bad at lying. After I asked you how many members of [Darkfire] Gangdia had, didn't you notice the fleeting panic in your eyes that betrayed you?"

“Mr. Qi, I’m just shocked that you would ask me this question. I’m a timid person, and I’m easily startled by small questions. If you don’t believe me, you can ask me a different question.” Nick confidently proved that he was not lying.

Unfortunately, Qi Yuan no longer believed him.

People who are bad at lying will give themselves away when they hear a question or a hint of panic or surprise in their eyes.

Furthermore, there was a reason why Qi Yuan suddenly asked him this question.

"As far as I know, the goal of [Darkfire] is to overthrow the rule of the four major families and bring happiness to the people of the Northern Continent. Doesn't this goal coincide with the mission of [Dawn]?"

Upon hearing Qi Yuan's words, Nick stopped joking and became more serious.

But he didn't speak, staring intently at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan continued to explain: "The difference between [Darkfire] and [Dawn] is that the former is radical. They believe that everything will be fine without the four major families. The latter is conservative. They don't want to hurt anyone and only want to rely on their own abilities to make life better for those who are suffering. But they have roughly the same goal. I don't believe that [Darkfire] didn't approach [Dawn] and try to join forces with them."

"Furthermore, there are many miners in Gangdia who live by the skin of their teeth, doing tiring and dirty work in dark and gloomy mines. I don't think these miners can accept such a life without any complaints. Therefore, there are not only members of the Darkfire in Gangdia, but many of them."

After stating his speculation, Qi Yuan looked at Nick again.

Nick's expression was very serious at this moment. He was deep in thought, seemingly weighing something.

Qi Yuan's speculation was partially confirmed: "Organizations like [Darkfire] can easily recruit impoverished commoners who harbor deep hatred for the four major families, right? The fact that members of [Darkfire] could infiltrate such a heavily guarded city, and that some of the remaining members have not yet been found, is because all the impoverished people in the city who are struggling financially could potentially be members of [Darkfire].

Under Nick's shocked gaze, Qi Yuan continued with his speculation, "Everyone thinks that the people who caused the incidents these past two days are members of the [Darkfire] gang from out of town, so they only investigate those from outside and completely ignore the people born and raised in Juecheng. Therefore, these people can evade the search by hiding some [Darkfire] members."

“Boss Qi, it’s such a waste to have you as a male concubine,” Nick said.

He seemed to be changing the subject, but he was actually answering Qi Yuan's question.

Qi Yuanzhen was absolutely right.

“Who said I’m a male concubine?” Qi Yuan was not satisfied with the title. “I am Noah Davis’s lover. Nick, anyone can get my identity wrong, but you can’t.”

Nick wanted to retort, but then he remembered that Noah had given his organization to Qi Yuan, and he immediately wanted to take back what he had just said.

Who would have the time to build an assassination organization for their male lover, just so they could assassinate them after a breakup?

"I'm sorry, I know, I won't make the same mistake again."

"I accept your apology. Now, can you answer my question?"

Nick glanced around the car, then at Asa, and said, "Mr. Qi, I actually trust you a lot. During the time we've spent together, although you always had a cold face and seemed unapproachable, at the Gangdia Church, you had Casio treat the sick child, respected Casio's choice, personally made dumplings for the children at the church, and were even willing to cooperate with Mr. Lil to open a restaurant. Because of you, the Davis family provided the best compensation to the children of the miners who died in the accident, and even made donations to [Dawn]. I can see that you and Mr. Noah are completely different from the other three families; you are both kind and intelligent..."

Qi Yuan raised his hand to stop him, saying, "There's no need to keep praising us, and don't change the subject. Nick, all I want to know is the answer to that question. Can you answer me readily?"