He looked at Xu Wuyi, a hint of guilt in his eyes.
"I didn't understand who he meant back then, but I do now. He was talking about you, Captain Meng."
Li Zhaowen chimed in from the side, "He told us that if that person didn't show up, he would let us go after seven days anyway. He said he didn't want to blow things out of proportion. He just wanted to use this method to meet that person."
Xu Wuyi fell silent for a few seconds.
Releasing them after seven days meant Song Qingwu never intended to escalate the situation from the very beginning. He was simply gambling—gambling that the "person who should come" would actually come. And now, he had won the bet. Xu Wuyi was here.
"What about the witness?" Xu Wuyi asked. "Who exactly is this secret witness you met?"
Zhou Bin and Li Zhaowen exchanged a glance before Zhou Bin shook his head.
