Chapter 513: Chapter 513: Furnace (18)_1 Chapter 513: Chapter 513: Furnace (18)_1 “Can I go now?”
Medea was clearly frightened by Daniel’s sudden act of cruelty.
Watching Joseph’s body slowly fall to the ground, she pressed her mouth shut and finally managed not to scream out loud.
Quick reaction, eh!
Fu Qian, on the other hand, nodded in approval, his face showing appreciation.
Daniel’s action was something he could very much understand.
The situation at hand had clearly become unmanageable due to his presence.
The unspoken understanding between Joseph and Medea had lost all meaning with an additional witness.
Given their prior interactions, Daniel was obviously not confident he could silence Fu Qian right here; thus, how to wrap things up became a serious issue.
The key was that even if he gave up on killing, it would be difficult to earn Medea’s trust, let alone get her to drop the matter of tonight.
In such a scenario, poor Joseph became the sacrificial lamb, exploited by Daniel for one last time.
Daniel first deliberately let Joseph grab Medea, then took a photo with his camera while the two were entangling.
The photo paper had already been ejected, capturing that moment forever.
Daniel’s intention was clear, “I kill someone in front of you and then let you go,” effectively handing you leverage, as a sign of good faith.
At the same time, I have a photo of you entangled with the dead person. If you still want to report me, then you’ll have to clearly explain the context of the scene in this photo.
For Medea, she had to weigh the cost of her actions and gain trust.
Both parties, thus constrained, created a delicate balance that could resolve the chaotic situation at hand.
“Yes, you can go now.”
Facing Medea’s subconscious doubt, Daniel repeated himself, but his eyes were on Fu Qian.
He wasn’t too worried about Medea; the crux of the matter was actually the relationship between Fu Qian and this woman.
Different from his earlier anger, he was now eagerly hoping that the two of them were indeed in cahoots; otherwise, it was impossible to predict Fu Qian’s stance.
“Are you hoping… I keep tonight’s events a secret?”
At this point, Medea finally caught on and understood the intent behind Daniel’s series of actions, her emotions quite complex.
“If possible, I hope you keep everything a secret.”
There was no sign of gain from Fu Qian’s expression. Daniel, resigned, turned back to Medea and said.
“Fine!”
The atmosphere was as oppressive as suffocating. Hearing his request, Medea stared at him for a full minute before finally nodding slowly.
However, at the same time, she pointed at the camera in Daniel’s hand.
“Give me that.”
…
Facing her demand, Daniel’s gaze first tightened but, after a slight hesitation, he handed it over.
“Come a bit closer.”
Medea took the camera and, instead of backing away, she moved closer to Joseph’s body and even gestured for Daniel to come nearer.
Click!
The next moment, a flash went off, and she took a group photo of herself, Daniel, and Joseph’s body on the ground.
“I can’t help it, I don’t trust you.”
Holding the ejected photo paper in her hand and looking at the slowly emerging image, Medea shook her head and said to Daniel.
“Of course, I know you don’t trust me either.”
“But I think now, we should both feel a bit more at ease.”
“Haha… good!”
Daniel stared at Medea for a long while, and the next moment he actually laughed out loud.
“This is indeed much better.”
“You don’t have to worry, and I don’t have to worry about you worrying.”
He clearly understood Medea’s intentions.
With this photo taken, Joseph’s death had almost become an incident like Rashomon.
Neither of them could get rid of the suspicion, and aside from the people involved, there was no one who could confirm what had actually happened at that time.
In this way, without absolute certainty, he would not lay a hand on her, and with this layer of safety guarantee, he didn’t have to worry that she would reveal everything at any moment.
For both him and Medea, exposure of the matter had become a bad choice.
The woman’s reaction was quite quick, though.
“But does this one agree?”
After laughing, Daniel suddenly pointed at Fu Qian.
“I’ve said it several times already, I’m just here for a walk, you guys do as you wish.”
The confrontation between the two suddenly dragged him into it, while Fu Qian still maintained his luxuriously lazy demeanor.
He certainly had no intention of stepping forward to join in the photo.
…
Clearly, Medea was also self-aware and did not expect herself to influence Fu Qian and make him actively wade into deeper murky waters.
The fact that he had been willing to show up had already saved her life.
Otherwise, the outcome for her tonight was unthinkable.
“All right, let’s leave it at that for today.”
From Medea’s reaction, Daniel realized she did not have enough sway over Fu Qian and, in his disappointment, he dared not expect too much for the time being.
The body needed to be cleaned up immediately, lest anyone else stumble upon it, making the situation even harder to control.
So, he decisively made a gesture, signaling Medea to leave.
She, clearly quite savvy, confirmed that she had escaped with her life and swiftly pushed open the window to climb out, leaving behind the crime scene.
…
“Is this your car?”
After coming out of the classroom, Medea was obviously somewhat at a loss, and since Fu Qian turned and walked away, she subconsciously followed him.
Just like that, one after the other, they quickly arrived beside the car that Fu Qian had parked.
And seeing Fu Qian open the car door and sit inside, Medea couldn’t help but ask in surprise.
“Sort of, where do you live?”
“You’re taking me home?”
Realizing what Fu Qian meant, Medea appeared somewhat flattered and quickly gave him an address.
“Get in.”
Without saying much, Fu Qian started the car.
It wasn’t that he was suddenly overcome with kindness; rather, the task completion prompt had not appeared even now.
It seemed she hadn’t completely escaped danger yet, so he might as well see the task through to the end.
Including just now, he hadn’t deliberately left her behind for the same reason.
Fu Qian also hadn’t intentionally circled around a bit before getting into the car, thereby disguising the existence of this car.
In fact, if Daniel managed to trace this car back to Telika, Fu Qian was actually quite looking forward to it.
Mafia family vs. Chainsaw Maniac—just thinking about it was thrilling.
“For what happened today, I want to thank you.”
After driving a distance, Medea finally withdrew her gaze that had been surveying the area behind them.
Now that her frightening experience had somewhat settled, she remembered to express her gratitude.
Clearly, this night had been much more thrilling than she had planned for.
“It’s what I should do,”
Fu Qian replied, his tone utterly unfluctuating, as he politely uttered the phrase.