Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1921: Chapter 1090: Photo No. 14

After personally getting that ten-thousand yuan bill, all of Hejian Youzhen’s doubts instantly vanished.

These people must be real newspaper staff, or why else would they give him money? No one would joke like this.

If this was a joke, then he hoped someone would come find him to joke like this every day.

"Quick... please come in!" Hejian Youzhen very warmly welcomed the four into the room, "I’m really sorry, the house is quite old, don’t mind it."

Once they truly stepped into Hejian Youzhen’s home, only then did Yang Xiao and the others fully perceive his living condition—hardly anything valuable was in the house, the furnishings were old, and some hanging clothes looked like they hadn’t been changed in ten years.

From the forester’s description, Yang Xiao understood that the person who went to pay tribute back then could not possibly be the current Hejian Youzhen, it must have been his ancestors.

"Mr. He Jian, how many years have you lived here?" Yang Xiao found a chair, sat down, and asked, looking up.

At this moment, Hejian Youzhen had brewed a pot of hot tea, poured a cup for each person, then sat down with a sigh, "Many years now, my grandfather, father, they all lived here." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

"And your father now..." Takagi Reina asked cautiously.

"My father has passed away, ten years ago." Hejian Youzhen answered every question, acting very cooperative.

At this moment, saying they weren’t disappointed would be a lie, but since they were already there, leaving without probing would be too wasteful. So, Takagi Reina and Yang Xiao played along in a conversation of feigned interview, digging into the situation of Hejian Youzhen’s father.

However, unexpectedly, Hejian Youzhen was very sensitive regarding this topic. After just a few words, he suddenly stood up, looking slightly panicked at the group, "You... you aren’t reporters from the Kyoto Newspaper, you’re the police!"

Just as Yang Xiao and the others were figuring out how to respond, Hejian Youzhen’s next words caught them off guard, "My father was driven to death by you, could it be... could it be you won’t even spare me?"

These words instantly gave Yang Xiao a sniff of conspiracy; he knew coming here today was right. Now that things had come to this, retreating was not an option, he could only forge ahead.

Yang Xiao did not retreat but instead advanced, adopting a strategy to counter with defense, and calmly asked, "How do you know we’re the police?"

"Hmph! I guessed from the moment you stepped in, I didn’t expose you just... just to save you face." Hejian Youzhen tried to maintain composure, but the panic in his eyes completely betrayed him, he was afraid.

"Leave! Hurry up and leave!" Hejian Youzhen started to drive them out, although it was mostly for show, "If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao toyed with his teacup, a mysterious smile appearing on his face, "Go ahead, call them now, maybe... it might be my colleague who answers."

"Captain, let’s not waste words with him anymore, let’s first take him in. Since he refuses to see sense and wants somewhere else to spend the night, so be it. His father’s matter is no small thing, and it’ll be easier to deal with him back there." In seamless coordination with Yang Xiao, Takagi Reina instantly got into character, acting very professionally.

At that moment, Xiao Lin Zhengyan tapped Yamamoto Chunai, giving the latter a decisive look, and softly said, "Go get the car, coordinate with the captain, and don’t alert the neighbors."

"Understood!" Yamamoto Chunai only hesitated for a moment, immediately found her role, and turned to walk out.

This scene scared Hejian Youzhen thoroughly; right beside his hand was the telephone, yet he dared not call the police, after all... these people were the police.

He couldn’t possibly call the police on the police, and he was still embroiled in several lawsuits, going to the station would only complicate things further.

"Officer! Officer, don’t do this!" In an instant, Hejian Youzhen changed his attitude, stopping Yamamoto Chunai, who was about to walk out, almost pleading with tears, "Give me one more chance, I... I’ll cooperate, I’ll cooperate."

Yang Xiao was adamant about taking him in, worried the person wouldn’t speak the truth, but Takagi Reina played the good cop, trying to persuade Yang Xiao to give Hejian Youzhen a chance. If what he said didn’t match with the information they had, it wouldn’t be too late to take him then.

Their act thoroughly fooled Hejian Youzhen, making the subsequent progress surprisingly smooth.

As Hejian Youzhen spoke, Takagi Reina took notes, acting very professional, skills she acquired from watching films and TV dramas.

"I know why you came to find me; you’re testing me to see if I still have any relation to that matter."

"But... but please believe me, I don’t, really don’t. My father... my father was wronged too, he never joined, only my grandfather was... was that kind of person." As he spoke, his voice grew progressively smaller.

"What kind of person?" Takagi Reina knocked on the table, asking seriously.

"A believer, he joined a church, a very strange one, but... but he was also coerced. He disappeared, no, he... he died, that’s it." Hejian Youzhen’s emotions fluctuated greatly.

"Where did he die? How did he die? Speak clearly," Yang Xiao asked.

Hearing this, Hejian Youzhen visibly panicked, "Officer, this... I really don’t know, my father never spoke to me about it. It wasn’t until one time you took him away, and after returning, he spoke tearfully after getting drunk; otherwise, I wouldn’t have known this part of history at all, my grandfather disappeared before I was born, my father was just a child then."