Xin Hui instinctively took two steps back, hiding her hands behind her back, but before she could produce any tools, Xu Huo's piano wire was already looped around her neck.
With a crossed-fingers gesture, he pulled back, binding her without choking her, while warning, "You'd better not try anything, or you'll lose the use of your hands."
Indeed, Xin Hui didn't move; her head was slightly tilted back by the wire, but her hands remained behind her.
"What do you mean by this?" she demanded. "Thinking of killing and robbing me?"
Xu Huo pulled up a chair and sat down before saying, "I've helped you out before, a thank-you isn't necessary, but leading me to a dead end, that's not right."
Xin Hui was silent for two seconds before saying, "I don't understand what you're talking about. We're strangers, why would I harbor any ill will against you?"