The man before them meant every single word he said. He had no aversion to killing whatsoever; if the situation called for it, he was entirely capable of turning the Blue Sea into a red sea—a red sea dyed entirely by mountains of corpses and oceans of blood. There was not the slightest trace of a joke in his manner, a fact Jiang Cheng was almost certain of.
Thus, beneath Tang Mei’s incredulous gaze, Jiang Cheng became as docile as a pug that had just been given a bone. He answered whatever Hao Qi asked, spilled everything Hao Qi hadn't asked, and even deduced further possibilities to offer strategies for Hao Qi—such as how to draw out the mastermind behind the scenes, how to draw out the mastermind's partners, or how to draw out the mastermind behind the mastermind, should one exist. In short, to anyone ignorant of the situation, Jiang Cheng would have seemed more like a companion on the side of justice; he was simply far too proactive.
Perhaps Tang Mei’s expression was too obvious, or perhaps Jiang Cheng was simply desperate to survive. Once he confirmed that Hao Qi preferred straight talk, he said directly to Tang Mei, "Are you wondering why I'm being so proactive? The reason is simple. I want to live. I don't want to die here and now."
Chapter 466