Eldritch Horror Theatre

Su Gao’s casual remark instantly stunned Captain Qiao into absolute silence.

So domineering!

Fu Qian looked at Heroine Su with admiration.

Given her incredibly confident tone, she must have met the legendary Blood Lion.

But daring to make such an evaluation also proved his own feeling was right. Her strength had skyrocketed recently, and she was probably not much weaker than Li Weixuan had been.

Amid the silence, the car pulled into the plaza in front of the mid-mountain villa. People were already waiting to welcome them.

What an inexplicably familiar scene!

Fu Qian remembered the stone pillars he had kicked down at the Wen Family Luxury Estate.

However, as a long-established transcendent family with deep foundations, the Huang Family was far superior to upstarts like the Wen Family.

This was also a front plaza, but completely unlike the Wen Family’s, which had been brand-new everywhere.Shaded by green pines and cypresses, every brick and piece of wood seemed eager to carve the word ”antiquity” across its face, heavily emphasizing that they were no nouveau riche.

The welcoming group in the plaza stood neatly in formation, led by a relatively young man.

However, his complexion was visibly poor. Haggard and sallow, even a formal suit couldn’t hide his frail, hollow frame beneath the clothes.

Fu Qian recalled Captain Qiao’s previous description. This was undeniably a genuine member of the Huang Family.

But this appearance—tall, thin, and skinny as a beanpole—was exactly the same type as Huang Zhaoyan from the Furnace. They really did look like they belonged to the same clan.

”Huang Jianyuan, the son of the current family head.”

Captain Qiao turned his head to whisper, then was the first to step out of the car.

Over there, Huang Jianyuan led his people forward to meet him, and the two immediately engaged in a round of empty pleasantries.

It was obvious that the two had gotten along fairly well in the past.

Fu Qian wasn’t surprised by this. He followed Su Gao out of the vehicle.

While exchanging pleasantries with Captain Qiao, Huang Jianyuan froze almost instinctively upon seeing Su Gao step out. He looked back at Captain Qiao.

”Captain Qiao, these two are...?”

”This is Executive Yama Su.”

Captain Qiao introduced Su Gao with a chuckle. Huang Jianyuan’s face instantly lit up with pleasant surprise. He stepped forward, showering her with greetings about having long looked forward to meeting her and how her presence graced his humble home.

Unfortunately, she had no intention of acknowledging him at all. By the end, his expression had grown a bit stiff.

”And this is...”

Pointing at Fu Qian, Captain Qiao suddenly paused.

How should he introduce this guy?

Aside from knowing his surname was Fu, he had absolutely no other information on him.

Expert Fu? He didn’t even know what field he was an expert in.

”Fu Qian, special operations advisor.”

”Expert Rank.”

Not waiting for Captain Qiao to speak, Fu Qian introduced himself directly, then watched Huang Jianyuan’s expression stiffen even further.

Special operations advisor? Since when did the Night Watchers have such a position?

A flurry of question marks popped up in Huang Jianyuan’s mind, but it wasn’t convenient to pry. He could only offer another round of polite greetings.

”Please come in, you three. Unfortunately, my father went out and hasn’t returned yet, so he couldn’t come out to welcome you.”

After finishing the pleasantries, Huang Jianyuan invited Fu Qian’s group into the mid-mountain compound.

The interior of the estate was exceptionally antique, brimming with an aura of low-key luxury.

Fragrant tea was quickly served. It was only then that Huang Jianyuan seemed to remember something.

”Captain Qiao hasn’t visited in a long time. Is there a specific matter bringing you here today?”

You shouldn’t be asking me what the matter is.

Captain Qiao couldn’t help but cast his gaze toward Fu Qian.

You’re the one who insisted on coming, so you should be the one to talk.

Su Gao made the exact same gesture, seemingly with no intention of speaking at all.

Their reactions startled Huang Jianyuan. His eyes roamed over Fu Qian’s face, unable to figure out just who this Expert Fu really was.

Fu Qian instantly became the focus of the entire room.

”We are indeed here for a matter.”

Fulfilling popular expectations, Fu Qian showed no hesitation in taking charge and spoke with a smile.

”At noon today, an innocent woman was murdered while eating. The scene was bloody. An eyewitness stated that after committing the crime, the killer fled into the Huang Family estate. So, we’ve come to seek your assistance in the investigation.”

?

The smile on Captain Qiao’s face instantly dissipated.

What are you doing? We haven’t even found the guy, so how did you just lock onto the killer and claim he fled into the Huang Family?

Isn’t your method of seeking assistance a bit too special?

Smash!

”Nonsense! Who is spouting such drivel?!”

Huang Jianyuan was stunned for a moment, then flew into a sudden rage. He shattered the fine table with a single slap, sending wood splinters flying everywhere.

”Our Huang Family will never tolerate such wanton slander! You claim we’re harboring a murderer, but where is the evidence?”

Human Sovereign Qi?

Facing the furious Huang Jianyuan, more than half of Fu Qian’s attention was focused on the faint yellow glow surfacing on his body. He felt an inexplicable fear of smelling a certain scent.

”Jianyuan!”

Just as Huang Jianyuan was about to go berserk, someone walked out from the back and called out to stop him.

The newcomer was noticeably older. Like Huang Jianyuan, he appeared haggard and sickly. Most importantly, their facial features looked like they were carved from the exact same mold.

It seemed this was Huang Leji, the head of the Huang Family who had supposedly been out.

As expected of the current family head, he was much stronger than his son. Judging by his aura, he was at least at Tier 6 or higher, likely even stronger than the killer he himself had taken out in the Furnace.

After stopping his son, Huang Leji stepped forward and looked at Su Gao with a serious expression.

”Executive Yama Su, I just learned that you pursued Ill Omen all the way to West Plain City. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to ask. However, please believe that our Huang Family has absolutely no connection with Ill Omen.”

Just a moment ago they didn’t even recognize her, yet now they are completely clear about her whereabouts.

”We are also absolutely certain that no one from the noon murder fled into the Huang Family. Please do not let us suffer an unjust accusation.”

From beginning to end, Old Man Huang didn’t even glance at Fu Qian. It seemed he had determined that this guy was completely unreasonable, so he just stared dead at Su Gao, hoping she would make a statement.

”Evidence.”

Facing the pressure from Old Man Huang, Su Gao remained expressionless and calmly spat out a single word.

”If you believe you are innocent, I need your evidence.”

...

We are being falsely accused, yet we have to provide the evidence of being falsely accused ourselves?

At this, even Old Man Huang nearly lost control of his Dao heart. A dense yellow glow could also be seen flickering across his body.

Su Gao didn’t retreat half a step. Her hand slowly moved to her waist.

In that instant, an overwhelming, chilling killing intent enveloped the entire room. It felt as if countless sharp blades were churning in the air, stinging everyone’s skin with pain.

Thump, thump! Several people in the reception room instantly collapsed to the floor.

Meanwhile, the Human Sovereign Qi on both Huang Jianyuan and Huang Leji instantly dimmed. The former even almost fell over.

”How do you wish for us to prove it?”

Pressing his hands on the table, Huang Leji barely managed to resist the mountain-crushing killing intent.

”Before noon tomorrow.”

Su Gao didn’t answer him. Instead, she turned and left, leaving the room full of people feeling dismayed and lost.

As the killing intent dissipated, Huang Jianyuan finally collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.

Beautiful!

As the chief operations advisor, Fu Qian was quite satisfied with Su Gao’s performance.

Although they hadn’t specifically coordinated beforehand, Su Gao clearly understood his intentions. It could be said she perfectly achieved the effect to strike the grass to startle the snake.

Having been stunned silly, Captain Qiao opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing, simply keeping his head down as he hurried to catch up with the two of them.