Su Mingyu looked at Cheng Jinrui with a strange expression. It seemed he had not remained entirely unchanged; this aloof, detached attitude of his was nothing like the naive and fearless youth he had once been. But she only felt a fleeting moment of regret; after all, how one chose to live was their own business.
Su Mingyu asked several more questions about the firearms. Cheng Jinrui answered each one clearly and unhurriedly, not offering a single superfluous word. Sometimes, when Su Mingyu stopped to think, lingering in silence, he would simply wait at her side without expression, looking almost like a statue.
Realizing she could squeeze no more information out of him, Su Mingyu suggested they go see how the Ministry of Works operated on a daily basis. Without a flicker of emotion in his eyes, Cheng Jinrui led her straight into the office.
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