Lilliath had tried to signal Gu Ding because Malcolm was obviously denying that he knows such a person. This could only mean that he did not want someone else to know that he had imprisoned this person. However, Gu Ding did not hesitate to ask the question, which slightly worried her about Malcolm taking action against them out of anger.
However, Malcolm looked stunned as he asked, "Do you know this person?"
"We don't, but he is a junior of a friend. Uncle, why did you imprison him?" Gu Ding asked next.
Lilliath was dripping cold sweat over his questioning.
