Seeing Chen caught, Xiaolong breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he sidled up to Mr. Qi and whispered a few words.
Mr. Qi twitched the corner of his mouth at first, but then he forced a smile and said, "Xiaolong, I knew there was something off about this. It was you who tampered with him, compressing his meridians with silver needles!"
"Shh, Mr. Qi, I merely temporarily numbed his pain. Once he recovers, it'll be troublesome, so let's take advantage of the situation and leave it at that."
Xiaolong winked quickly and soon made Mr. Qi understand.
"Right, I get it. But this fella won't have any problems afterward, right?"
Mr. Qi hesitated a bit because Chen had indeed been hit quite solidly.
What if it caused internal injuries? What then?
