Chapter 718: 716 Chapter 718: 716 “`
Never would have thought, never would have guessed, that you, a flexible worker, would actually choose to go permanent!
Suzune Hayakawa also returned after leaving and is obviously doing the same thing as PR Xiao Ying–shaking people down.
This person, having been snubbed repeatedly, finally couldn’t take it anymore.
Given Kunio’s death here last time, she must have gone back and filed a report.
So there’s no reason to find someone from outside, Archer Brother clearly has been taken in.
It’s not impossible, although they participated in the operation as mercenaries that year, these people were fundamentally cannon fodder completely unaware of the situation, and the chances of the Night Watchman not taking this too hard are not small.
Fu Qian sized up Archer Brother who he hadn’t seen for a long time.
It’s not that he was deliberately ignoring the other party’s name, but after a bit of effort just now, he discovered that his memory indeed had no such information.
Considering the last time they met, this person was in his prime, and over the course of a decade or so, he hadn’t aged much.
Of course, the circle of blonde hair around his head had mercilessly left him.
Besides this, his strength had noticeably improved and he seemed to have reached the Middle Tier.
He wondered how Delin, who had also survived, was doing.
While Fu Qian was observing here, Archer Brother was also sizing up the four people in the living room, thoughtful, and it seemed that he should know Carlos.
“Captain Lego, long time no see!”
Being directly confronted by the Night Watchman was clearly a situation Carlos did not want to see.
However, facing this member of a top violent organization and despite being many ranks higher, he did not dare to be negligent and promptly greeted first to supply Fu Qian with a few bytes of information.
So Archer Brother’s name is Lego, and he holds a captain’s rank; he must then be Suzune Hayakawa’s boss.
“Carlos, what are you doing here?”
Lego had clearly gotten used to the Night Watchman’s way of doing things, and facing Carlos who was three ranks higher than himself, he still did not fall short in momentum, directly questioning him.
What are you doing here…
Facing the soul-searching question of the Night Watchman, everyone’s gaze darted around instantly.
“Just running some anomaly checks.”
In the end, it was Carlos who vaguely spoke up, all the while paying attention to Fu Qian’s reaction.
Unfortunately, the latter had no reaction at all.
Carlos gritted his teeth, not daring to play with fire any longer, and quickly explained.
“One of our test subjects, named Kagetsu Kana, did not perform as well as expected, so we wanted to check if there were any influencing factors.”
“Considering that Kagetsu Kana had considerable contact with Mr. Darcy during the testing period, we sought him out to exchange some information.”
Kagetsu Kana…
Although he didn’t know how small the probability of this name was, as an old hand, Lego was obviously not that easy to fool; his face showed no change at all.
“So, did you find anything?”
For someone of Carlos’s level, it wouldn’t be worth checking the influence of a single test subject, not even an employee’s strange death, unless the issue had escalated significantly, wasn’t worth him making a personal visit.
This guy was clearly not telling the truth, or at least not all of it.
“Not yet.”
Carlos sighed.
“It was just a vain hope on my part, and as it turns out, a miracle didn’t occur.”
“I see.”
Lego uttered, with the tone of someone making small talk.
“I thought eating people would affect the drug’s effectiveness.”
…
In that moment, the living room was silent enough to hear a pin drop.
Suzune Hayakawa’s first reaction was to look at Su Gao’s face.
See, this time it’s not just my side of the story. You’re not going to be so stubborn anymore, are you?
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Hmm?
Although no scream had come out, one could tell by the look on Su Gao’s face that her expression had grown much more serious, somewhat dazedly staring at Fu Qian.
However, in the midst of Suzune’s full-blown expectations, she ultimately said nothing, only slightly bowed her head, and didn’t even attempt to move her seat further from Fu Qian.
You must be out of your mind!
Witnessing this scene, Suzune was nearly about to explode with rage.
Unlike Kana Kagetsu, it was still quite hard for one to associate Su Gao with a cannibalistic habit from her demeanor and temperament.
Suzune subconsciously interpreted the way she looked at Fu Qian as being filled with tender affection.
Hence, in her interpretation, Su Gao’s current behavior became typical of someone blinded by love– “He may be bad, but he’s different with me.”
Beyond that, she couldn’t think of any other reason.
Well played!
Fu Qian believed that at this moment, he shouldn’t be the only one commending Su Gao’s acting skills.
After all, to Carlos’ eyes, Su Gao had seamlessly switched from the role of a shadowy mastermind to that of an innocent girl in such a naturally flawless manner.
“Captain Lego is joking… But to be honest, I am quite curious about the effects of consuming human flesh, even that of a Transcendent, on awakening one’s powers,” Su Gao said.
A single sentence from Carlos caused a severe splitting in the style of the discourse.
Certainly, as the highest battle force below a Demigod, he wouldn’t provoke the Night Watchman, but he wouldn’t always be currying favor with a smile, either.
“But Yasui Corp always adheres to the rules when conducting business, which is widely recognized, so I can only suppress this curiosity,” he continued.
“The way you put it makes me suspect that you’re not here for anomaly inspection but for anomaly observation,” Lego retorted, not scared in the least, with a smile that was not quite smiling.
The mention of Fu Qian’s cannibalism wasn’t entirely out of compassion, as in the case of Suzune’s concern.
The main thing was that he wanted to observe the reactions of all parties involved.
From the previous situation, there appeared to be some kind of unspoken understanding between Yasui Corp and Mr. Darcy due to some unknown reasons.
Even involving the sacrifice of a human life.
If it was simply a service bought with money, Lego would never believe it.
Mr. Darcy might have plenty of money, but at most, he could purchase a death mark to intimidate others.
This was a direct death of a Transcendent, and eventually, the matter was left unresolved due to an apparent mutual understanding between the two parties.
For a moment, he felt an eeriness about everything yet couldn’t pinpoint any obvious anomaly.
“For those of us in research, maintaining curiosity is a fundamental quality,” Carlos countered, not even denying Lego’s words.
“Understood, so have you finished your observation? I have some matters to discuss with Mr. Darcy,” said Lego, not finding an apparent handle to grab onto and finding it pointless to keep Carlos around, he bluntly suggested that he leave.
“Of course, we were just about to leave,” Carlos replied, straightforward without any intention to linger.
There were mainly two purposes for this visit: to probe the reality and issue a slight warning. Now he was confident that he had achieved both objectives.
Even judging by the attitude of the two from Yasui Corp, they did not wish to have their identities exposed, so in Carlos’ view, the risks were still within a controllable range, leaving him in not too bad of a mood.
By now, there was no point in staying any longer.
“Mr. Darcy, we shall take our leave now,” Carlos said.
The next moment, Carlos nodded slightly to Fu Qian as a gesture of acknowledgement and then motioned for Asao Sakura to leave with him.
The living room once again fell quiet, the biggest commotion now being Suzune’s fiercely grim expression.
“Captain Lego, Lady Suzune, please sit down,” Fu Qian suddenly spoke up, making a hand gesture.
“I am going to grab a teapot.”