"Actually, I have considered leveraging Holy White Stone's internal power, as the Captain is quite upright, and Time Reflection can testify for me. But I'm worried the Guild's high-ups might not be unaware of Twilight's intentions—they just can't resist the temptation, as Twilight holds nearly a third of the share here."
"...I dare not gamble on this, which is why I thought of you all."
Fang Hong listened to this and already understood the situation quite well.
He looked up at the pitch-black underground ceiling and then asked, "Alice, when you left that place, had they already set off?"
Alice still shook her head: "Not yet."
"How long has it been since you left there?"
Alice thought for a moment: "About half an hour."
Fang Hong lowered his head, just in time to see the Big Cat Folk looking in his direction, the feline pupils shining in the dark.
