Chapter 398: Chapter 398 Overreaction_1
The hospital about to receive a visit from the market official was indeed of high quality.
Fu Qian accepted the teacup from the attractive staff member and casually looked around.
As it turned out, he had arrived a bit early, and the market official hadn’t appeared yet.
However, as was customary, the auditorium was already full of people.
With his ample experience in attending large lectures, Fu Qian had chosen one of the most inconspicuous spots in the venue.
It was not easily noticeable yet not too far from the stage, convenient for observation later on—in short, perfect.
“Hello, please show your identification.”
Unexpectedly, just after Fu Qian had sat down, two people came straight over to him.
“Why?”
This development was obviously against common sense.
Fu Qian frowned at the two individuals before him.
Although they were ordinary people, they both appeared to be tall and imposing, one of them with a particularly sharp gaze.
“We need to confirm that you’re on the list of attendees.”
The sharp-eyed man was all business.
Are you kidding me?
Without an explanation, Fu Qian might have been less suspicious, but after the explanation, he found it even more strange.
There were at least several hundred people seated in the venue—were they really checking everyone?
Just a market official visit, wasn’t the security level a bit too high?
Naturally, Fu Qian had no identification.
After checking the form earlier, he had effortlessly picked up a white lab coat along the way and put it on to avoid complications.
Otherwise, he would have just knocked down a doctor and squeezed out a face to wear.
He hadn’t expected someone to actually be checking each face.
He could almost taste a thick scent of something fishy.
“And who are you?”
Fu Qian didn’t rush to answer, but frowned at the two of them.
Hmm?
As soon as he spoke, the eyes of one in the pair sharpened immediately.
However, just as he was about to close in, he was stopped by the sharp-eyed one.
This man stared coldly at Fu Qian, the next moment he pulled out an ID and flashed it briefly, the metal badge on it gleaming brilliantly.
“My colleague and I are responsible for some routine security tasks.”
“Have you confirmed our identities now?”
“It’s your turn now, and I assure you, if you can’t prove that you’re on the list, you’re going to be in a lot of trouble.”
The sharp-eyed man’s tone was full of threats.
Is that so.
Fu Qian, unflustered by their intense scrutiny, handed over a card he was holding.
Identification, as if nobody else had any!
The special item Yuan Shan had made for him surely couldn’t fail to impress these two, right?
“What is this?”
Looking at the nondescript magnetic card, the sharp-eyed man’s colleague only glanced at it before his brows furrowed even more deeply.
Fortunately, the sharp-eyed man obviously knew his stuff, and he almost glued his eyes to it the next moment, snatching and flipping it over to investigate.
“What’s wrong?”
His colleague sensed that something was amiss.
“You keep an eye on him.”
Without further explanation, the sharp-eyed man caressed a string of numbers on the card and hurried away.
Shortly afterwards, he returned, bringing with him a woman with an even sharper gaze.
“Fang Xun?”
The woman appeared to be the sharp-eyed man’s superior, and she looked over at Fu Qian with a curious expression.
“That’s correct.”
“You can call me Daria, I’m here to confirm a few questions,” she said, waving the card in her hand.
“Are you… the Night Watchman?”
“No.”
Fu Qian shook his head the moment he heard it, Chief Yuan had said to keep things low-key.
“I took a look, and it mentioned that you’re involved in the cultural and arts industry?”
What a mess the information Yuan Shan’s secretary had entered about himself.
“Yes, a bookstore.”
Fu Qian thought about it and said with an exceptionally calm demeanor.
…
“Someone who owns a bookstore… how could they possibly have this thing?”
Daria seemed quite disbelieving.
“You don’t need to worry about that.”
Fu Qian took his card back.
“Can I stay here now?”
…
“Can you tell us what your purpose for coming here is?”
Daria finally said after holding back for quite some time.
“To listen to work reports and inspect the state of ideological and moral construction.”
…
With her expression changing several times, Daria finally nodded.
“Of course, please feel free.”
After saying that, she quickly led her people away in haste.
A few minutes later, news came from the stage: Mayor Gan, who had originally planned to visit and give guidance, had suddenly contracted a severe illness and had to change his plans. He had now returned to the city hall.
Sighs of disappointment rose and fell among the crowd in the venue.
Was it really that extreme? Not even showing up in person!
The developments had Fu Qian expressing admiration for a moment.
It was hard to believe that Mayor Gan’s sudden illness had nothing to do with him sitting there.
The main question was, what caused it?
This person seemed very wary of unidentified individuals.
Was it really because there was a problem with him, and he was worried about being caught out?
It was still not clear at this point.
But one thing was certain, continuing to sit here would not fulfill the task Yuan Shan had entrusted to him.
Fu Qian didn’t waste time and stood up to leave decisively.
Without a doubt, he had to make a trip to the city hall.
However, if the security was like this at a mere meeting, it would undoubtedly be even more exaggerated over there.
Luckily, he was prepared.
The next moment, Fu Qian pulled out a document with a shining metal badge on it.
It belonged to a colleague of Night Watchman; he had taken it earlier just in case, and now it seemed it would come in handy.
…
This should be it, right?
Soon, after changing clothes and adjusting his look, Fu Qian had already arrived at his destination.
As he had guessed, the security here was even more tense.
Visibly, among the people responsible for surveillance, there were quite a few Transcendents.
Of course, in terms of quality, they were basically very ordinary, most of them at the level of weaklings.
So for Fu Qian, now disguised, it hadn’t taken much effort to infiltrate the building before his eyes.
Finding Gan Zuoxun was also quite smooth, especially since his sudden illness and being brought back here had caused quite a stir.
The man looked to be in his fifties, with a lean face and slightly graying hair.
At this moment, he was sitting down, resting, looking quite relaxed and at ease, giving off a sense that he had stolen a moment of leisure.
He looked pretty normal, huh!
Fu Qian mentally noted.
At a glance, he appeared to be quite stable mentally, neither confused nor stuporous, which probably meant there were no severe issues.
But still, there had to be some reason for his sensitivity, right?
Fu Qian’s curiosity was piqued in an instant.
However, to confirm his state thoroughly, in the past, Mingyue had first shined Decree Residue on herself and had shown issues after being interrogated.
For this Gan Zuoxun, he could certainly shine a light on him as well and then give him a professional psychological test or something, but he was afraid this poor mortal man couldn’t cope.