Chapter 199: Ghost Market Part 5 I (1/2)
With the three of us still on the ground, Li Xia whispered to me in bafflement, ”Should I say yes or no?”
The ball had been thrown in my court.
The old man kept his gaze on my watch and it looked like he had no intention of looking away.
Both Dahai and Li Xia got to their feet and pulled me up.
”Go along with it,” I muttered.
Dahai and I were used to the ghost market's ways but not Li Xia. I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to lie his way through this, but luckily, he proved me wrong.
”He's told me about it,” Li Xia answered in a matter-of-fact tone.
”It's been so many years but the rule's still being broken.”
”What rule?” Dahai asked.
”You're Li Bai's grandson so you have the right to continue this conversation,” the old man said before pointing at me. ”Guy with the watch, who is Li Bai to you?”
”Step-grandson, is that fine with you?” I tried.
He s.h.i.+fted his focus to Dahai. ”What about you, Fatty?”
”Also his step-grandson,” Dahai blurted out after a brief pause.
”I'm only going to talk to one person and he has to be directly related to Li Bai and he has to have possession of the watch.”
I sighed and handed the watch to Li Xia. ”Call me so I can listen,” I whispered before pulling Dahai away.
”Why did you return the watch just like that? Are you not afraid that he'll run away?” Dahai asked anxiously.
”He knows he can't do this alone. He'll need our help,” I argued.
My phone rang after a few beats.
I accepted the call and muted it.
”Who's that?” Dahai asked.
”Shh, just listen,” I instructed before putting it on speakerphone.
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”Why's your hand in your pocket?” a frail voice sounded.
”I need to wipe my gla.s.ses,” Li Xia explained, fis.h.i.+ng out a cloth of some sort.
”When did Li Bai tell you these things?”
”He's dead,” Li Xia told him.
”Did he write this in his will?”
”Kinda.”
”Who are those two guys?”
”Friends.”
”Why do they have the watch?”
”Through my grandfather's friend.”
”Too messy, I don't want to know. Are you here to take the jade away?”