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Yang Yi naturally accepted Mike's guidance with an open mind; he had to.
The difference between an expert and a novice can often be seen at a glance. Just now, Yang Yi had revealed that he was a novice, for a simple reason: Upon hearing that the task was worth five million US dollars, Mike would never again mention the difficulties, because if it were simple, why would someone offer five million US dollars?
Another issue was that Yang Yi shouldn't have looked at Mike. The reason is also straightforward—if Yang Yi were at the core of the Organization of Water, he wouldn't look to Mike for approval when making decisions. This small gesture showed his lack of confidence.
Yang Yi was smart, and even more importantly, he was eager to learn. So he only needed a hint to get the full picture; Mike didn't have to keep hammering the point home before he understood.
"This man is no ordinary person..."
"Oh, why do you say that?"