In the end, it was naturally Old Gao who spoke first. As for why it was natural? Di Tou was hoping to quickly finish eating and to find an excuse to leave, naturally he wouldn't be the one initiating.
"You… why did you give me the… the… thing." Knowing there was a level of secrecy involved and still unsure if Di Tou was there to help him or to coerce him, Old Gao could only speak in vague terms.
Hearing this, Di Tou pushed down the urge to continue playing dumb and to pretend like he didn't know what Old Gao was talking about and instead slurped down a soup dumpling before wiping his mouth and saying, "It was what you deserved."
This was… sort of honest? Di Tou indeed felt like this abandoned student of his deserved the technique, as compensation for all the trouble Di Tou had potentially caused, but mainly because he personally felt bad. But for Old Gao, the only context he had was recommending a breakfast stall.
