But he had run into a tough nut to crack. Looking at the girl's fierce expression, Gao Xiangming was certain she would bury him in these woods if he didn't tell the truth. That was why he'd been completely honest.
He didn't dare mention his black market dealings, though, afraid Gu Jiaojiao would drag him to the police.
Gu Jiaojiao could see he wasn't lying. "Your family used to be very wealthy, so it's understandable you'd recognize these items."
"But... trying to claim my family's property for yourself? That's just wrong."
"Besides, my dad is obviously helpless. How could you have the heart to bully him?"
"Have you never heard that a gentleman makes his fortune through honest means? Even bandits know to rob the rich to help the poor!"
"Robbing the rich to help the poor... that's what heroes do, not bandits," Gao Xiangming weakly retorted.
"Then what do you call what you're doing, bullying the weak? People like you are cursed by the heavens, you get it?"
