It wanted her to lay out her deductions so it could manipulate the truth, filling in gaps with convenient half-truths and omissions.
She wasn't about to fall for it.
"You're testing me," she said with a wry smile, her brown eyes narrowing.
"You want to see what I've figured out, so you can adjust your story accordingly. But I'll play along—only because I've already pieced together more than you realize."
The system was silent, but Su Jiyai could feel its unease.
"Let me start with this," she began, her voice steady and measured.
"You've been trying to suppress my intelligence. Not directly, but subtly, over time.
Every time I've asked difficult questions, you've either diverted the topic or given me answers that were vague at best.
You've been guiding my thoughts, trying to keep me from asking the right questions or digging too deeply. Why? Because you're afraid of what I might uncover."
