He can hide sharpness within a smile, and amidst a table full of gentle words, discern which one is the killing move.
Fan Xian listens to how you handle the killing intent within a joke. If you only laugh along with the game, he will not tell you where the true blade lies.
More discoveries
A person who holds the stage, the lie, and the escape route all at once; the more it resembles a joke, the more likely it is to be probing the truth.
The one who spots the flaw in the most ill-timed detail; the more restricted they are, the more they arrange evidence into a path.
She remembers the scent of dangerous chemicals alongside human lies; her coldness is merely the distance she keeps from fear.
Mao Mao stares at the still-wet ink on the fragrance record with more seriousness than she ever gives to the moods of the powerful.
