260 Above the Demigod_1
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Is there really something going on?
As soon as Fu Qian spoke, both Ariel and Xiao Mingyue were startled, the latter even staring at him, agape.
Aren’t you being a bit too direct?
“Oh?”
Ariel looked stunned for a moment, then a smile reappeared on his face.
“May I know what the matter is?”
“It’s simple!”
Fu Qian nodded.
“Given your mysterious origins, I’ve been tasked to investigate whether there’s an issue with you.”
“Hey!”
Xiao Mingyue couldn’t help but exclaim, her face turning ashen.
“Mr. Ariel.”
She quickly turned her head towards Ariel.
“Please don’t worry, we’re just performing a routine check.”
“Some incidents have occurred recently, so all aspects are relatively strict.”
“I understand.”
Ariel didn’t seem too shaken; instead, he shook his head with a chuckle.
“It’s the duty of the Night Watchman, and I will cooperate fully.”
Then, as if he remembered something, he looked up at Fu Qian.
“Isn’t Mr. Fang a member of the Night Watchman?”
“No, I am an externally hired operations consultant, my main occupation is a bookstore owner.”
Fu Qian said with an air of arrogance.
…
Even Ariel didn’t know how to respond at this point, and Xiao Mingyue’s face flushed red with anger as she glared fiercely at him.
“Mr. Fang, please feel free to ask any questions you have, I shall withhold nothing.”
Ariel quickly adjusted his attitude and spoke to Fu Qian, proving he was a business elite.
“Very well, then I won’t hold back.”
In the midst of Xiao Mingyue’s complex gaze, Fu Qian stood up, stepped forward, and released the restraint on his own aura.
The next moment, a violent, invisible gust swept out in all directions.
A mountainous pressure enveloped everything, even Xiao Mingyue couldn’t help but shiver in body and soul.
And Ariel, at the center of the storm, was instantly confused and struggled to maintain control.
“What is your true purpose in coming to Shangjing?”
Gazing into Ariel’s eyes, Fu Qian asked coldly.
“I had been ostracized in the Federation, my career wasn’t going well, and I was thinking of gradually transferring my businesses to Shangjing.”
Ariel answered in a dull voice.
“What is your relationship with Deng Feizhou?”
Fu Qian asked his second question.
“We had cooperated years ago; I helped him handle some troubles, and he owes me a favor.”
“Good, last question, do you know where Deng Feizhou has gone?”
“… It is said he’s disappeared; I inquired around and heard he might be dead. The Night Watchman has sealed off the information for unknown reasons, I didn’t want to cause trouble, so I didn’t continue to seek him.”
Very good!
Fu Qian nodded, his aura receding.
The three questions he just asked perfectly matched the image of a wealthy merchant not from this local circle but with considerable capacity for action.
Especially the reason Ariel gave for coming to Shangjing—it was very natural and reasonable.
This Native Council really is formidable!
Fu Qian marveled inwardly.
Indeed, he was now more than ninety percent certain that this unflappable man was from the Native Council.
Not only that, he was also the most terrifying individual in terms of power that Fu Qian had encountered so far.