Chapter 84.1

What... Is This Dragon Doing? (1)

Wen Yao pushed open the door and looked at Shi Rui sitting alone in the interrogation room.

From the narrow window, a dim light shone in and the small questioning room was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

Carefully looking at him, Shi Rui and Shi An had a few similarities in their eyebrows and eyes. Still, their temperaments were so different that it was almost hard to believe they were even related.

Not sure if it was the lighting, but Shi Rui's face looked oddly pale.

Although he tried his best to suppress it, the anxiety and restlessness still showed up in his eyes.

Wen Yao walked in and sat down before Shi Rui.

She lowered her head, flipped open the file in her hand, and scanned it. "Shi Rui?"

Shi Rui habitually curled his mouth, smiling at the other person. "Yes."

Smiling.

He was good at making this expression.

The upturned corners of his mouth could soften the contours of his face, narrowing the shape of his eyes and hiding all the emotions underneath them.

As long as the angle of control was right, a smile would be the perfect disguise and an unbeatable weapon.

"I wonder... why did you call me here?"

Shi Rui paused. A trace of vulnerability passed over his face. "I'm already drained after the accident just now. I'm sure my father is also worried for my safety. May I ask... when I will be able to leave?"

He said these words cleverly.

In addition to placing himself in the victim's position, he also pointed out his family background without a trace.

However, the tan-skinned, brown-eyed woman in front of him did not seem to be affected.

Her face had a minimal expression and her eyes were deep and unfathomable, like a pool of silent lake water.

Shi Rui subconsciously clenched his fingers.

He had heard the famous name of the woman in front of him.

Wen Yao.

While still very young, Mu Heng's confidant, the head captain of the Combat Division, had already made outstanding achievements and was highly valued.

Even though Shi Rui was confident that he would not leave any traces, he could not help but feel some apprehension.

Wen Yao retrieved her gaze and said lightly, "Don't worry. It's just a casual Q&A. You can leave after answering my questions."

Although Shi Rui nodded to show his cooperation, every muscle in his body was tense.

Wen Yao asked, "How is your relationship with your half-brother, Shi An?"

Although Shi Rui did not expect the other party to be so straightforward, he was prepared for this question.

"Mm, not bad?" Shi Rui pursed his lips, hesitating a bit.

"At least, I think so."

Wen Yao said, "Oh?"

Shi Rui took a deep breath as if getting ready to open up and awkwardly laughed. "You should also already know that I am, after all, an illegitimate son. Brother, he... it's normal for Shi An not to like me very much. Although we have the same father, we're quite estranged and couldn't be counted as close. However, there's also not much conflict."

Wen Yao nodded her head. "So it's like this."

She did not continue this topic but turned to ask, "Shi An's whereabouts are now unknown. Do you know where he might have gone?"

In that instant, Shi Rui sighed with relief in his heart.

-So, that's it.

It's to find Shi An.

A look of concern passed over his face. "What? Has brother gone missing?"

Wen Yao said, "Yes."

Shi Rui furrowed his brows, lowered his eyes for a few seconds of contemplation, and then slowly shook his head. "I'm sorry... like I said, my relationship with my brother, Shi An, isn't very close. I don't know where he might have gone."

He raised his eyes and suggested sincerely, "Perhaps you could ask his friends? Lin Yanming, Wang Li, Zhao She, these few people. Maybe they might know where my brother has gone."

Wen Yao nodded and pushed a piece of paper over. "Their names."

Shi Rui swiftly wrote those names on it.

He put down the pen and hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "Although I know I'm not in a position to say this..."

Shi Rui raised his head. The worry and concern in his eyes were unmistakable. "Please find him. If not, Father will..."

His throat choked up.

Wen Yao nodded, took the note back, and said, "You can leave now."

The moment the other party's words fell, it was as if a heavy boulder had been removed from his chest and Shi Rui felt that he could immediately breathe easily again.

With his face still maintaining that look of a worried brother, he bowed at Wen Yao.

Wen Yao's cold voice came from overhead.

"... You don't seem like you want to know what happened at the school."

Shi Rui's heart thumped.

He raised his head and met the woman's calm gaze.

Wen Yao's eyes were deep. "You didn't ask any questions about this accident from the beginning to the end."

After a brief moment of panic, Shi Rui once again raised his smile out of habit and said, "After all... even if I ask about this matter, I will probably not receive an answer, so I might as well not ask."

Wen Yao fixedly looked at him.

She seemed to accept this explanation, nodded, and withdrew her gaze. "You can leave now."

Shi Rui's back disappeared outside the interrogation room door.

Wen Yao picked up the note on the table, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the waste paper bin.

She came this time not to ask where Shi An was going nor to get any valid information from the other party's mouth.

It was only to observe.

After finding out that he was brought here because of Shi An, Shi Rui's next state became more relaxed and natural.

He was so intent on seeing a good show that he lost control of the whole picture.

This student, Shi Rui, not only hid something about Shi An but might have even tried to cover up more secrets.

Wen Yao called her subordinate in.

"Find someone with the best concealment magic and follow him."

"No matter whom he contacts and talks to, report everything back to me."

"Yes."

The subordinate left.

Wen Yao took a deep breath and raised her hand to pinch the bridge of her nose.

Mu Heng's guesses surfaced in her mind.

The external protection of the Ability Academy had not received any damage and it was likely that they were even let in.

A student supposedly would not have this authority.

Hopefully...

Her guess was wrong.

Wen Yao didn't give herself any time to rest as she stood up and walked quickly toward the door.

She was ready to make a trip back to the Bureau.

Although Zhuo Fu was unreliable, he was now her last hope for finding Mu Heng.

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