"To be able to speak convincingly, even a falsehood can be taken as truth, whereas an honest person, if not articulate, can stir doubts even when telling the truth." The puppet, as if burdened with sorrow, twisted a narrow hauling leaf between its fingertips, its myriad thoughts gradually dissipating with the folding of the leaf.
"If you had not done anything wrong, why would people suspect you?" Gouzi asked disdainfully, with a sidelong glance.
The puppet responded with a dismissive laugh, without even sparing a glance, and gently asked, "Has Lin Suqing ever done anything wrong?"
"That..." Gouzi was momentarily at a loss for words, frantically saying, "That's none of your business!"
