Jason's pupils slightly contracted.
His partnership with Qiao Yebai began after Mu Yiliang and Robert were kidnapped by Nie Qing's forces.
At that time, his three most important partners were under control, and he was overwhelmed, isolated, and helpless. It was then that Qiao Yebai approached him.
If it had been before, he wouldn't have agreed, but Yiliang's predicament made him acutely aware of how weak his power was, so he hesitated. Plus, Qiao Yebai's sincerity was convincing, and his reputation in the worldly society was quite decent, so Jason ultimately agreed.
Back then, even without Yan Sijue's intervention, Qiao Yebai had promised to help rescue Yiliang and the others. However, later Xiaoze appeared before Yan Sijue voluntarily, causing his and Qiao Yebai's first cooperation to fall through.
But the connection between them was ultimately established.
