Something stupid

After giving Tex a few minutes to compose himself, Zane said, “Let me be the one to worry about my safety. Now, tell us what the documents are.“

Even though Zane sounded calm, Tex could see from his expression that he was getting impatient, so he sat up straight and focused solely on Zane’s eyes.

“There's this massive gap between wealthy businessmen and thugs. Their status makes society's views towards them very different. But most business people are just as corrupt as a thug. They need these guys to do their dirty works so that they can keep up the image of respectable businessmen and women. And that's where the middleman comes in...” Tex said with a pause, feeling slightly hesitant because he knew that once the rest of his words got out, there was no going back.

“A middleman?” Zane asked.

“Yes. Mr. Wu is a middleman. You see, the thugs' reputations are too filthy for the businessman to risk being seen with them, or some of them are concern about doing one-on-one negotiations with