Big Ivan left as well; he didn't say much to Ram, just enough for the two of them to reach a consensus—Justin could play his games if he wanted, but they couldn't afford to join him in his follies.
It wasn't that they were worried about Justin harboring any plots, but with everyone swamped with their own pressing matters, who had time to indulge Justin's imperial whims?
Only after Big Ivan and his people had also taken their leave, did Ram let out a long sigh, and then he said to Gao Yuan, "Both of them are my good friends, we've been through life and death together—'life and death' as in our relationship really is a matter of life or death, otherwise, they wouldn't have come to seek refuge with me."
Gao Yuan didn't understand why Ram felt the need to explain this to him, but he knew one principle: if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense.
