Eldritch Horror Theatre

The vast floating world is but a fleeting illusion.

Go for it, beautiful girl. Trust that your Kaleidoscope can let the world experience the cruelty of this bewitching world.

Fu Qian looked at the earnest Wen Li, completely lacking the self-awareness that he was poisoning a pure mind.

For a Tier 5 Transcendent, her self-preservation skills were indeed a bit lacking.

Even with both her strength and speed elevated now, she would probably still just resort to swinging wild haymakers.

Having multiple skills similar to Mind Blast wasn’t a bad thing for her.

”Right, Mister Fang.”

Coming down from her excitement, Wen Li suddenly thought of something and carefully lowered her voice.

”I went to see Chief Yuan a few days ago.”

”I didn’t mention you. I only talked about my own discovery regarding that Fluctuationless One.””She listened very seriously, then told me to come back and wait for news. She urged me to stay indoors, and it seems she even specifically assigned her secretary to investigate.”

”Even though she hid it well, I could feel Chief Yuan’s mood turn serious.”

Wen Li frowned.

”Is something bad going to happen?”

This girl was very smart. Knowing he had deliberately sent her to report to Yuan Shan, she made sure to detail exactly what had happened.

Fu Qian gave a sound of acknowledgment.

”It’s indeed possible, so you’d better listen to Chief Yuan’s advice. Did you encounter that Fluctuationless One again?”

”No.”

Wen Li shook her head, smiling with a bit of embarrassment.

”I haven’t stepped outside since returning from Chief Yuan’s office.”

”I’m very timid right now!”

”Readily accepting good advice. A child worthy of teaching.”

Fu Qian praised her with appreciation, completely understanding Wen Li’s reaction.

She had been through quite a lot recently; having a bit of PTSD was perfectly normal.

Fortunately, from what he could observe, there was nothing obviously wrong with her at the moment.

During that previous encounter, Ariel had likely only intended to leak the news about the investigation into Deng Feizhou, rather than rushing to make a move.

”Right, did you come for the Kawasaki Family’s files? I’ve pretty much finished organizing them. Do you want to see them now?”

Quite efficient. I thought it would take a while longer.

Fu Qian nodded in satisfaction.

”Sure.”

”Then please follow me.”

Wen Li immediately stood up and led him upstairs.

”Did you specially swap these out?”

Before leaving the living room, Fu Qian pointed at the chairs.

”Mm.”

She admitted it with a hint of embarrassment.

”I was practicing earlier, and I discovered that the more relaxed the target is, the harder it is for them to resist Emotional Projection, so I modified the chairs as much as possible.”

I knew it!

Fu Qian didn’t say anything more. He followed Wen Li upstairs to what appeared to be her study.

Wen Li took a file folder out of a cabinet and handed it over.

Very detailed.

Fu Qian flipped through it and found that Wen Li had indeed put a lot of thought into it. The contents were extremely detailed across the board, and the main figures even had attached photographs.

”I haven’t gone out these past two days, so I asked my father to help gather some of the information.”

Wen Li explained from the side.

”Coincidentally, my father had previous business dealings with the current Kawasaki Family, so he reached out to his contacts to get these files.”

She flipped to a specific spot in the file.

”Regarding the part you emphasized before, the Kawasaki Family’s power was much greater over a decade ago than it is now. Their decline was indeed related to the Night Watchers, but it’s a pity the specific details are top secret and completely untraceable.”

”According to the current members of the Kawasaki Family, it seems the cause was their use of transcendent power to harm ordinary people.

”That behavior severely violated the Night Watchers’ taboos, leading to almost everyone in the family, from top to bottom, being arrested. In the end, a distant branch came over to inherit the business, which became the current Kawasaki Family...”

It matched what he had learned before. He could basically confirm that Su Gao had eventually found the Night Watchers, causing the whole matter to be exposed.

Fu Qian flipped through the information in his hands, his gaze finally locking onto a photograph.

This guy looks a bit familiar!

The man in the photo was in his fifties or sixties, and he looked quite a bit like the Miyamoto who had been chopped to pieces by Mister Luo.

An illegitimate son?

Fu Qian flipped further down but didn’t find any photos resembling Miyamoto.

It wasn’t surprising, though. Handing that kind of dirty work over to a secretive and reliable insider was indeed the best choice.

This way, it all made sense.

To obtain the doll fragments, the Kawasaki Family had locked people in the Rotten Forest like captive livestock, conducting regular harvests. That was exactly what Miyamoto had been doing at the time.

”Oh right, my father also mentioned one other thing to me.”

Wen Li suddenly remembered something.

”He mentioned that the reason he collaborated with the Kawasaki Family was because Uncle Deng originally had business dealings with them.

”After the incident happened, the new Kawasaki Family sought Uncle Deng for a partnership but was rejected, so they only approached my father later.”

Deng Feizhou had cooperated with the Kawasaki Family?

Hearing this, Fu Qian’s eyes lit up.

”Yes. According to my father, Uncle Deng had very close ties with the old Kawasaki Family.”

So that’s how it is.

In a flash, Fu Qian strung several things together.

It was true that Mister Luo was highly capable, but for an act of such a malicious nature, no matter how rich the profits, the Kawasaki Family couldn’t have possibly trusted a stranger so easily.

But if he had been introduced by someone reliable, he would undoubtedly have been much easier to accept.

And after the matter was exposed, Deng Feizhou could easily have performed some special cleanup work, allowing both himself and Mister Luo to fade out from the investigation.

So it’s the Origin Council again?

Mister Luo’s charlatan-like behavior indeed fit their style perfectly.

Along with the recent appearance of Ariel, it felt like this organization had been silently developing, accumulating a considerable amount of power.

I hope they’ve also accumulated quite a few traits.

Fu Qian hadn’t forgotten his original intention for seeking out the organization behind Mister Luo.

”Thanks for your hard work. This information is very valuable.”

While pondering, Fu Qian rapidly finished flipping through the rest of the files.

”So, will you be in Shangjing during this period? If I encounter any danger, can I ask for your help again?”

Seeing that she had truly been of help, Wen Li was overjoyed at first. Then, thinking of something, she blinked and asked cautiously.

She had been somewhat frightened by Fu Qian’s earlier words.

”Sure. In fact, right now is fine.”

Unexpectedly, Fu Qian simply stretched his back, agreeing with exceptional straightforwardness.

”Is my guest room from last time still available?”

...

”It is!”

Wen Li blanked for a moment, and then her voice rang out as if she had won the lottery, full of excitement and a renewed sense of security.

”I’ll have someone tidy it up again immediately.”

Watching Wen Li excitedly hurry off to call for someone, Fu Qian stayed silent.

It wasn’t a sudden bout of conscience.

Feigning substance when empty, making the real look false.

Yuan Shan was obviously very clear on the fact that he was closely associating with Wen Li.

And after the previous incident, it was more than reasonable for him to seek out Wen Li to understand the situation.

If he deliberately kept his distance from Wen Li at this time, it would instead make people suspect he had a guilty conscience, leading them to guess that Wen Li had gone to the Night Watchers to report the situation at his behest.

Chief Yuan already has enough headaches. I’d better help her focus a bit!