"You lied!" Lee said, and not waiting for the response, added, "Thank you for saving my life!"
"We didn't spare you to listen to your …" Shen Rouya said, but Lee cut in.
He said, "I didn't mean that. By locking me up, you saved me from whoever has done the thing you are investigating … right … sorry, I interrupted you."
There was an awkward pause, and Lee spoke first.
He said, "You think I'm a smartass who doesn't know his place, but you have a ton of questions, especially after inspecting my bag. Probably talking to Xiao Lian didn't lead you anywhere, but you can't push him too much considering his background. How am I doing so far?"
Lee paused for a moment. These people surely were no idiots. They knew that no matter what he said, it was always better to let the captive talk in hopes he would mess up at some point. To him it didn't matter, either. He didn't intend to lie.
