Eldritch Horror Theatre - Ch. 63: Omen Must Die (9)
What?
Huang Leji's sudden change of tune, claiming to have found clues and even finding the person directly, obviously shocked the group.
If only they had done this earlier! Fu Qian shook his head.
Regardless of what excuses Huang Leji found, he absolutely did not believe that throwing the full weight of the Huang Family at the problem would yield zero clues.
Not being able to find Omen was one thing, but if they couldn't even find a third party who stood a woman up, then the Huang Family's hundred years of existence had truly gone to the dogs.
Moreover, Huang Leji's behavior today was inherently abnormal.
Showing up at the door before the agreed time, directly and sincerely admitting his mistakes, and even dispatching his Gold Medal Enforcer and elite squad to be at their beck and call.
He had lowered his posture way too much!
Combining the two, there was only one explanation—they had found the person, and unluckily discovered that Fu Qian was right: that guy was indeed connected to the Huang Family.
Considering that this head of the Huang Family had boasted yesterday that the matter absolutely had nothing to do with them, this was an instant slap to the face.
Therefore, in order to maintain the family's dignity, they prepared to adopt a proper attitude while denying everything to the death.
It's a pity there wasn't that much time to play his games.
"Then it seems I made a mistake. My apologies, beautiful."
Now that Huang Leji finally capitulated, Fu Qian put on a face of shock and shame, solemnly apologizing to the woman named Xiaoying.
Hmph!
The woman named Xiaoying was clearly in a very bad mood, snorting through her nose as a response.
There was no need to check; this woman was obviously the one who let the bug into his room last night.
The reason he didn't let Su Gao just kill her was precisely to deal with this kind of situation where the Huang Family refused to cooperate properly.
Yesterday, he had just casually made up the stuff about witnesses to drag the Huang Family down into the mud. If things really blew up, Huang Leji could still claim he was being slandered, as Fu Qian didn't have any real proof anyway.
But the crime of this woman monitoring and spying on Night Watchers' operations was ironclad. Su Gao could absolutely verify this point.
Only now was the Huang Family completely pinned down, unable to struggle.
Huang Leji clearly realized this, and frankly conceded defeat.
It had to be said that the Huang Family's efficiency was quite good. The group waited awkwardly for less than half an hour before a certain gentleman was escorted in.
This person was in his twenties, looking slick-haired and powdered. The first thing he did upon entering was rush to Huang Leji to cry bitterly, but he was hauled back before he could even get close.
"Consultant Fu, this is the suspicious figure we discovered, Huang Jinyong, the person the victim invited out yesterday."
Huang Leji introduced him without a blush.
"Although this person is a disciple of the Huang Family, considering the gravity of the situation, I had him brought over immediately."
Oh?
Fu Qian looked at Huang Jinyong, who was half-sprawled and half-kneeling on the ground.
"Do you know that woman named Geng Yue?"
This...
Huang Jinyong subconsciously looked up.
"Answer honestly whatever you are asked."
Huang Leji said coldly.
The Huang Family currently had no face left to speak of. Covering things up any further would only be more disgraceful.
Besides, he had already carefully questioned this trouble-making bastard beforehand and confirmed that he had absolutely nothing to do with Omen.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the risk to cover for him, giving that guy surnamed Fu the opportunity to step on their faces.
"I... I know her!"
Huang Jinyong was startled and answered honestly.
"Yesterday she invited you to have lunch together?"
"Yes..."
"Then why did you commit murder and abscond?"
...
"I didn't, I really didn't! I didn't even go, how could I have killed her!"
Huang Jinyong's voice already carried a crying tone.
"Someone treated you to a meal and you actually didn't go. That behavior in itself is highly irregular. Why should I believe you?"
"It's really true, I've been hiding from her for half a month. She's the one who kept pestering me, insisting that I come out and talk..."
"Hiding from her? Why don't you explain things a bit more clearly."
Fu Qian looked up and noticed more than one gossiping gaze, so he simply decided to let this group satisfy their cravings.
"It's like this..."
Huang Jinyong, whose courage had already shattered, didn't dare hide the slightest bit of truth at this moment. He quickly laid bare his relationship with Geng Yue.
According to him, he hooked up with this woman Geng Yue a year ago, and the two had been carrying on an illicit affair for over a year.
Throughout that time, they were deeply in love and had a good relationship. However, Geng Yue had recently become more and more blatant, intending to dump her husband and live in a two-person world with him. So, he started hiding and avoiding her.
Heh, what a soul-stirring love story!
"There was no way I could actually be with her. I was lying to her the whole time."
Huang Jinyong wore a miserable expression.
"The reason we hooked up in the first place was because I told her I was a Beyonder, but I'm actually not!"
"You said that and she just believed you?"
"...I am a member of the Huang Family."
Understood.
Fu Qian nodded.
"Did she ever tell you about her husband's situation?"
"Not much. Just that he was a petty merchant, very boring, and frequently had to go on business trips, while she greatly yearned for the world of Beyonders..."
Fu Qian glanced up; Team Leader Qiao and the other two all had stiff expressions.
This guy was obviously a coward at first glance; what he said was highly likely the truth.
However, if things were truly as he said, then Geng Yue's husband was truly in a tragically miserable situation.
Being a genuine Beyonder, giving up his status as someone above others to marry his childhood sweetheart, living a mundane life as an ordinary person from then on, only to have his wife seduced away by a fake Beyonder.
What kind of angsty novel script is this!
"It is the misfortune of the Huang Family to have produced such an unworthy descendant. It truly disgraces our family's reputation. I have made a laughingstock of myself in front of you and Executioner Su."
Huang Leji spoke up at this time, adopting an awe-inspiringly righteous posture.
"Let this person stay here to assist with the investigation. After all, we're not yet certain if what he says is true."
Hearing this, Huang Jinyong burst into another fit of wailing for his parents.
"Old Master Huang has thought this through thoroughly."
Fu Qian offered a polite remark, completely ignoring what the other party had said yesterday.
We aren't ones to split hairs; as long as the goal is achieved, it's fine.
This guy Huang Jinyong was completely unimportant in himself.
Fu Qian didn't care about their romantic escapades either. In fact, he had always felt that the probability of Geng Yue's death being connected to Omen was low.
He hadn't gone through all this trouble just to listen to some gossip.
Fu Qian's target was always Omen.
Looking at the current results, it seemed they hadn't obtained any valuable information, but often, having no result is a result in itself.
As a family that had been operating for a century, being pushed to this extent, the Huang Family had only managed to find such a worthless piece of work. To some degree, this hinted at a possibility—this Omen was hiding within the Huang Family.
Think about it. An outside Beyonder is such a glaringly obvious thing, not to mention one that seizes every opportunity to commit torturous murders everywhere. How could they leave absolutely no trace under such a search?
Unless it was "dark under the lamp." This guy was staying in everyone's blind spot, perhaps even using the family's shelter to cover his tracks.
Next, he could try using this as a direction to narrow down the scope.
He just hoped there was still time.
Just then, someone stepped up from behind Huang Leji and whispered something.
The latter's expression changed drastically in an instant, and he looked at Fu Qian, enunciating word by word.
"Someone from the Huang Family was just murdered. It might be Omen's doing!"
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