Zhao was on him in an instant, perhaps an instant was being almost generous. He was simply there...and then in front of Blake. The grip on his neck was crushing, spirit energy burning between his fingers.
"That's because the two of them are friends, you twisted little cockroach," Zhao said, his expression never going past minor annoyance, but the look in his eyes was while as Shi stroked Kitten's hair affectionately, leaning down to whisper affectionate little nothings into her ear. She had done an excellent job today, and she would be rewarded properly for her hard work when Zhao was done dealing with the gutter trash.
"Not only did you make yourself the number one problem of the DC, we had to waste our time to stop you from becoming a thorn in my side, which is starting to grow more than a little irritated," he said. "Which means now, they are suspicious, all because you don't have the brain cells to understand what 'subtle' is." he said, grimacing in distaste.