nycdaug Chapter 724 You're using vigilante justice
Chapter 724 You're using vigilante justice
Sonny, who was standing to the side, waved and called over a member wearing a black suit.
"Put this garment back on the bed in his bedroom at his mansion, and remember to give him some more water."
The man in black took two large clips and carried the clothes away.
The room was left with a room full of pale faces, reflecting the water on the floor, like drowned and then soaked corpses.
Xu Ning took off his glasses and wiped them clean. Now, all that was displayed on them were various psychological screams and stress-induced mental profanities. Fortunately, no one actually dared to scream out loud, after all, no one wanted to be the next unlucky one.
However, among the many screaming subtitles, the most hilarious one is that a fool actually believes he is the murderer in the serial disappearances of teenage girls.
"It's pretty startling to have something like this happen so suddenly, isn't it?"
Xu Ning tried to soothe everyone's emotions with a relaxed tone, "But everyone's mental fortitude is quite good, which is great, allowing our topic to continue. So let's do it again, what is Les?"
"You idiot, you answer."
Despite his fear, the idiot who was called out stammered, "It's a rather expensive drink that can make you very excited and even produce pleasurable hallucinations. However, once you get used to that feeling, if you don't drink it for a long time, you'll feel tired and anxious. It doesn't really have any downsides though..."
"Hmm? There are no downsides?"
Xu Ning sneered and walked up to the idiot. "It seems you live up to your name as an idiot. If you had heard about the trial a few days ago, you probably wouldn't say that. Your so-called harmless Les is just a diluted murder weapon. I'll give you a chance to experience it. Don't be so stupid in your next life."
With a casual flick of his wrist, a wisp of alcohol wafted out, and the idiot, like a punctured water balloon, spilled all over the ground.
These powerful and wealthy people could no longer contain their fear and screams. Many of them were still jumping up and down in place, afraid of getting their hands on the liquid that the idiot had turned into.
"Don't panic, don't panic, the drainage in this house is very good..."
Sonny grinned and pointed to himself and the big guy behind him. "Look at us, aren't we all from Fontainebleau? If we're not worried, what do you have to be afraid of?"
The big man spoke slowly and deliberately: "This is my workplace. A hundred pounds of blood can be drained in the blink of an eye. And there's a sewage ditch right below, which is a perfect place for you."
"Does your Rose Society intend to kill us all here?"
Finally, someone shouted out the sentiments of everyone with an indignant expression.
Xu Ning smiled and said, "It seems that everyone still hasn't figured out their own position. I invited everyone here to find out who is controlling Les and who is using its raw material—the Primal Fetal Sea Water—to kill people."
“Everyone here is a loyal customer of Les. If you can’t help me find that person, I’ll just have to make him lose a bunch of big clients, send your belongings back to the mansion, and then frame him for a major murder to cover it up. That would be a way to at least get some satisfaction.”
A voice, trying to appear calm, suddenly came from behind them.
"If we can provide the killer's name, will you let us leave?"
"Oh?"
Xu Ning smiled and put on his glasses. "So there really is someone willing to help us find the real culprit. I thought we'd have to kill everyone. Let me see... Oh, it's a councilor..."
Xu Ning walked forward, and everyone hurriedly moved aside as if avoiding a plague.
“Let me see… Hmm, Your Excellency, judging from your expression, you probably don’t know the real culprit… Oh? Just a guess… Hmm? You think it’s pretty close to the truth…”
Xu Ning stared into the congressman's eyes and spoke without hesitation.
“Let me guess, you figured it out from the source of the Les you received?... I was right. Thun? One of his underlings. Who is Thun? A member of the Cabrière Merchant Guild... So, he's the guild's president... Marcel.”
From the moment Xu Ning began to speak, the councilor's mouth gaped open in astonishment. As he listened to his thoughts being read aloud by the Liyue person before him, he couldn't help but tremble.
"You...you...what kind of monster are you?"
"monster?"
Xu Ning scratched his chin. "You Fontaines like to judge so much. If I were really a monster, I'd have to be a mythical beast, the Xie Zhi, who is upright and righteous, and eats bad people."
Although the councilor didn't understand what Xu Ning meant by "xiezhi," he did hear the word "trial."
“This is vigilante justice. You cannot convict me. I... I demand a fair trial, even if it has to be in Mello Petersburg…”
Xu Ning slapped the congressman across the face to wake him up.
This almost made the senator wet his pants; he thought he was going to turn into water.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to use my elemental power just now, causing you unnecessary pain. I'll be more careful this time."
Xu Ning apologized and waved casually, his breath reeking of alcohol as he passed precisely through the powerful and wealthy.
The sound of water filled the air instantly.
"Wow, I have to say, the drainage in your house is really good."
Xu Ning gave a thumbs-up, then turned to Sonny, "Alright, that concludes my part of the cooperation. As for that Marcellus..."
Upon hearing Marcellus's name, Sonny gave a strange smile.
“Marcelle, the Cabrière Chamber of Commerce, those are our beloved friends and brothers in the Rose of the Thorn Society... We must give him a grand trial.”
Seeing how familiar Sonny was with Marcellus, Xu Ning thought that there was probably another story like "The Farmer and the Snake" or "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf" behind it. Anyway, the goal had been achieved, and the next step was to send the lens to Charlotte.
The young girl went to great lengths to persuade Editor-in-Chief Orpheus to publish this most special newspaper so that she could have "the super-powerful and invincible version of Mr. Wen Hengting" for a few more days. Although this was also related to the generous funding that a certain Liyue person gave to Editor-in-Chief Orpheus.
However, on the day the newspaper was published, Editor-in-Chief Ou Fu forcefully locked Charlotte, who had spent the night working overtime, inside the newspaper office, refusing to allow her to step out.
So when Xu Ning walked through the crowd still confronting the police on the street and arrived at the Steambird newspaper office, Editor-in-Chief Ou Fu was inside arguing happily with a young girl.
"I think I've already said it. Since you refuse to remain anonymous in the newspaper, you're not allowed to go out and do any interviews today. I have a field mission in Sumeru that requires a long-term stay. Here's your ticket. The ship leaves at midnight tonight. Stay there for a year or two before you come back!"
"Why do I always have to be sent out on fieldwork whenever there's a big news story? It must be exhausting. And the serial disappearances of girls are about to be closed. Even though that guy Zhidong doesn't seem like the real culprit at all, can I at least finish investigating this case before I leave?"
Xu Ning was somewhat surprised. He had just found a guy who seemed to be the real culprit, and someone else was already rushing to take the blame.
Who would be so righteous as to take the blame upon themselves?