He lifted his chin slightly and said indifferently, "You knew the consequences of being caught when you chose to betray me, didn't you? I don't want to kill the man I groomed with my own hands; Lin Wei, do it yourself."
Lin Wei started to tremble, his face paled, kneeling on the ground with a "thump." "Mr. Lu, I have elderly parents and young children. Given that this is my first offense, please let me off just this once! I was blinded by greed this time, I...I..."
"Did the one who made you betray me also tell you that as long as you agreed, he would let you work for him?"
Lin Wei hung his head lower. "Mr. Lu, I was wrong, truly..."
"After last night's failed raid, Gu Huai'an's men have already withdrawn from the country," Lu Yebai said, with a hint of apathy. "Did it ever occur to you why you were found so easily?"
"He never intended to keep you. He was merely using you."
