60: The Evil Omen Must Die (Part 6)_1
Su Gao’s casual remark sent Captain Qiao into silent shock.
So domineering!
Fu Qian looked at Miss Su with admiration on his face.
With such utter certainty in her tone, she must have encountered the legendary Blood Lion.
Yet, daring to make such a comment also proved his own feelings were right — her strength had skyrocketed, probably not much less than Li Weixuan’s had been before.
In the silence, the car drove up to the plaza in front of the hillside villa, where people were already waiting to receive them.
This familiar scene brought back memories!
Fu Qian remembered the stone pillars he had broken at the Wen Family Mansion.
However, compared to the Wen Family’s parvenu extravagance, the Huang Family, as an old and profound Transcendent family, was far superior.
Though also featuring a plaza in front, it was nothing like the Wen Family’s brand-new appearance.
Pines and cypresses, shade-covered walkways, every brick and piece of wood seemed desperate to engrave the words “ancient heritage” on their face, emphasizing the point, “We are not nouveau riche.”
The welcoming party on the plaza stood in orderly rows, led by a young man.
But this man clearly did not look well, appearing gaunt and sallow-faced. Even though he was formally dressed, it couldn’t hide the hollowness beneath his clothes.
Fu Qian remembered Captain Qiao’s description earlier, confirming without doubt that this was a legitimate member of the Huang Family.
But this image — tall and thin, skinny as a rake — he really did resemble Huang Zhaoyan from the furnace encounter, obviously of the same clan.
“Huang Jianyuan, the son of the current head of the family.”
Captain Qiao turned back to whisper, then stepped out of the car first.
Huang Jianyuan and his entourage had already come over, and the two sides immediately engaged in an exchange of pleasantries, which seemed quite insincere.
It was apparent from the outset that the two parties had previously gotten along quite well.
Fu Qian wasn’t surprised and followed behind Su Gao as he got out of the car.
Huang Jianyuan was busy being courteous with Captain Qiao. When he saw Su Gao getting out of the car, he instinctively paused and turned to look at Captain Qiao.
“Captain Qiao, who are these two…?”
“This is Su Zhiyan.”
Captain Qiao began by cheerfully introducing Su Gao, to which Huang Jianyuan’s face lit up with excitement and he stepped forward with effusive praise and admiration.
Unfortunately, the latter showed no interest in responding, leaving Huang Jianyuan’s expression to stiffen by the end.
“And this is…”
Captain Qiao pointed at Fu Qian but suddenly hesitated.
How should he introduce him?
Apart from knowing his last name was Fu, he had no other information.
Expert Fu? He didn’t even know what Fu was an expert in.
“Fu Qian, special operations consultant.”
“Expert level.”
Fu Qian didn’t wait for Captain Qiao to speak and introduced himself, then saw Huang Jianyuan’s expression grow even stiffer.
A special operations consultant? Since when did the Night Watchman have such a position?
Huang Jianyuan’s mind was filled with questions, but it was inappropriate to ask more, so he simply gave more praise.
“Please come in, unfortunately, my father is out and has not returned yet, so he’s unable to welcome you.”
After the formalities, Huang Jianyuan welcomed Fu Qian and the others into the hillside residence.
Inside, the manor was filled with an antique charm, emanating an aura of understated luxury.
Soon, fragrant tea was served, and it seemed like Huang Jianyuan had suddenly remembered something.
“Captain Qiao hasn’t been here for a long time. Is there anything in particular bringing you this time?”
You can’t ask me about it.
Instinctively, Captain Qiao’s gaze turned to Fu Qian.
It was you who insisted on coming here, so you might as well speak.
Su Gao did the same, apparently not intending to speak at all.
The reaction of these two startled Huang Jianyuan; his gaze lingered on Fu Qian’s face, unable to fathom just who this expert really was.
Fu Qian suddenly became the center of attention.
“I did come here on a bit of business,”
As the crowd looked on expectantly, Fu Qian accepted the lead unhesitatingly, speaking with a smile on his face.
“This noon, an innocent woman was killed while eating, a bloody scene. There were eyewitnesses who claimed that the murderer fled into the Huang Family, so I am here to seek your assistance with the investigation.”