Xiao Zhi met Huo Jingchuan's gaze unflinchingly. "Are you suspecting me? No, it wasn't me. I'll be honest with you—I did poison Xiao Lan before, but I only wanted to make her addicted and control her. I knew that as long as I had a hold on her, all of you would have to obey us."
"That way, we would have an extra bargaining chip, Huo Jingchuan! We didn't willingly follow Tong Zhuo; we, we were forced into it as well. Please believe me, I really had nowhere left to turn, so I had no choice but to submit to him!"
Huo Jingchuan looked at Xiao Zhi. "And?"
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