[ the moment she asks the question, his fan flips open. it moves lazily in his hand as he watches her, still and silent, eyes sharp and calculating. as if weighing a risk. as if making a decision — ]
... Jin Guangyao.
[ his voice is perfectly even. ]
His accomplice, to be accurate — san-ge never did anything himself if he could avoid it. What you don't do yourself can't be so easily traced back to you. [ then, with a tone so light, so dry, it might catch fire at the barest hint of a flame, ] Too bad for him he did kill my brother himself.
[ and in doing so, left enough evidence for huaisang to piece together what had happened... and to, then, discover the truth of everything else he'd done, too. ]
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... Jin Guangyao.
[ his voice is perfectly even. ]
His accomplice, to be accurate — san-ge never did anything himself if he could avoid it. What you don't do yourself can't be so easily traced back to you. [ then, with a tone so light, so dry, it might catch fire at the barest hint of a flame, ] Too bad for him he did kill my brother himself.
[ and in doing so, left enough evidence for huaisang to piece together what had happened... and to, then, discover the truth of everything else he'd done, too. ]