Upon hearing Yan Fei casually threatening to silence him, Heizi, surprisingly, wasn't scared at all.
He nodded immediately, notwithstanding that he was seated behind Yan Fei and therefore invisible to Yan Fei: "Don't worry, Brother Fei! I've known about this stuff for a while now. But I've never told anyone, it's been killing me having to hold it in. Just talking to you about it now makes me feel better. I promise it'll die with me, I won't tell a second person. You can count on me, I won't even tell my wife."
"Quit talking about me! Let's talk about you! At dinner, I heard you've been delivering eggs to the mute's house. If you're no longer using him for work, why are you still trying to curry favor?" Having gotten Heizi's assurance, Yan Fei turned the conversation around on him.
