Something's happened!
The moment Wang Junze's token message reached him, Pei Haoran's face changed drastically.
Almost instinctively, he wanted to go find Wang Junze to discuss, or head straight out to sea—but that thought flickered only for an instant in his mind before he forcibly crushed it.
The timing isn't right!
If Wang Junze guessed wrong, then anything he did would be pointless—but if he guessed right.
Given Dugu Feng's methods, by now not only Wang Junze's own mansion, but even himself and Master of All Things—anyone who had been close to Wang Junze before—were all being watched.
At a time like this, any unnecessary movement would expose a flaw.
He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, then sat back in his chair, thinking for a long time. At last, he continued checking the books, met with the Four Seas Commerce Association's subordinates, and behaved just as usual.
Time passed in silence, yet this afternoon felt endless for everyone involved.
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