All of the details matched. Gu Si had set him up because of what he had done to Silence long ago. Gu Mang seemed to have a very good relationship with Silence as well. She had fully cooperated with Gu Si to set him up and even hid herself.

Was she angry at him? Was Silence more important than he was?

Lu Chengzhou did not speak for a while as if he did not know what to say.

It was silent on the phone.

After a while, the man spoke up. “Where is your sister? I will take her to Red Flame and speak to Silence face-to-face.”

After a long time, Gu Si calmed down too. He squinted a little. “Are you bringing my sister to Red Flame?”

His tone carried hidden meaning.

Lu Chengzhou did not think much about it. He uttered a low hum. “Silence can let me know if she has any requests. I will satisfy her.”

Since she was Gu Mang’s friend, he would just let it go.

“There’s no need for that.” Hearing that he was going to come, Gu Si knew that he couldn’t play any further. He said with a firm expression, “My sister is in Red Flame.”

His tone was calm but it made Lu Chengzhou’s mind feel tense instantly. “Your sister is at Red Flame?”

“Yes.” Gu Si laughed in a rather evil tone, “You sent so many people out to look for my sister, but my sister is in your base at Red Flame.”

Lu Chengzhou was silent.

“Isn’t it such a coincidence?” Gu Si was still laughing. His voice was immature, but it was extremely cold. “Lu Chengzhou, this matter won’t end so easily.”

Lu Chengzhou’s expression was a little stiff and so were his eyes. His heart was beating as if his chest were about to explode. His throat tightened. “She…”

He paused as if he could not continue with his sentence. Gu Si sneered and licked his parched lips. They were salty from his sweat.

Then, he answered slowly. “Right, I forgot to tell you. She’s not my friend, she’s my sister.”

Lu Chengzhou went oddly silent.

Gu Si continued. “My sister is Silence.”

After he spoke, Gu Si waited for half a minute and no sound came from the other end of the phone. He raised his eyebrow and did not say anything. Then, he hung up.

He squatted down and pondered for a few seconds. He did not tell his sister about this. Then, he got up and walked towards the low-lying land.

…

He Yidu and Qin Fang had their eyes fixated on Lu Chengzhou the whole time. They watched him hold his mobile phone for three minutes without saying a word. He didn’t move a muscle and it looked like he was petrified.

The two of them looked at each other oddly.

Qin Fang frowned. What’s going on?

He Yidu looked at Lu Chengzhou and spoke rather hesitantly, “Brother Cheng, have you found out where Gu Mang is?”

The question seemed to make Lu Chengzhou regain his senses. The hand that held the phone trembled slightly. His arm hung stiffly and he pressed the phone down onto the sofa with his slender hands. His expression was hard to describe.

If someone were pointing a gun at him, he might not even react in time. He looked like he could be slaughtered any time.

He Yidu and Qin Fang had never seen him like that.

What happened? Did Gu Si not have any information either?

That was impossible. If the waves of assassins and the explosion at the base were all caused by Gu Si, Gu Mang must have cooperated somehow. There was no way that Gu Si did not have any information about Gu Mang.

For quite some time Lu Chengzhou did not make a sound. He just sat on the sofa looking startled. His eyes were droopy and it was hard to make out the expression in his eyes.

Qin Fang asked, “Brother Cheng, have you found Gu Mang?”

Lu Chengzhou looked up and turned his head slightly to look at them. He looked a little lost. His eyes were stiff. Upon closer examination, there seemed to be some fear in his eyes.

He opened his mouth. His tone was soft and hoarse. “Found her.”