Cao Guoqiang chuckled and said, "Alright, Shaoyi, if even I can't see through your thoughts, then what have I been doing all these years? Don't worry, we're family, and as long as you don't go too far, I'll help you wherever I can. Besides, haven't I helped you enough over the years?"
"That's true," Cao Shaoyi acknowledged. He knew his uncle well; pretending before him was like a novice attempting to school a master. It was better to be straightforward. So he said, "Uncle, I've been thinking, if this person were to disappear from here, I wonder how much impact it would have?"
"Don't even think about it for now!" Cao Guoqiang laughed and said, "Young man, don't be impatient. Show a little more restraint. He's just been transferred there; if something happens to him now, it's bound to alert the higher-ups. If they send someone to investigate, your days in Baiyun City will be over, understand?"
Cao Shaoyi sighed and said, "Since uncle says so, I have nothing more to say."
