God Eater Sequence: The Devourer

[Corner] replied again, ["Alright, I take back what I just said. Then how can I see my nephew?"]

["Complete the transaction, and I will naturally send him back."]

["If you want the [Fragrance Tracker] sequence members at the police station to try helping you find him, I don't mind. But I hope you can bear the consequences of doing so."]

["You're threatening me?"]

["This is just advice, not a threat. By the way, I've already sent a scheduled email regarding your matter. If I don't finish my business by this weekend, or if I die on the way to the transaction with you, many of your colleagues will know about your affairs."]

["You know very well that finding your colleagues' email information isn't difficult."]

All personnel information of the Sequence Ability Users' Management Bureau was publicly available online. This was both to facilitate public supervision and to make inquiries more convenient.

["You! You're truly despicable!"]

["What's despicable about it? It's just self-preservation. Unless… you were planning to kill me tomorrow from the start."]

["Hmph. The things running through your mind are absolutely disgusting!"]

["Anything else you want to say?"]

["One last request: You must guarantee that my nephew won't be harmed. Otherwise, I won't let you off."]

["Fine. I have a question too."]

["Speak."]

["With such a foolish nephew, why do you keep him around? If not for him, you would never have been exposed."]

[Corner] did not answer this question. His name turned gray.

Qin Siyang shrugged, "What a cold-blooded section chief."

But he also breathed a sigh of relief. His plan to forge a sequence was finally taking shape. After discussing things with Qian Wenzhao tomorrow, it would almost be settled, and life would be entering a new chapter.

"Strangely enough, I suddenly feel much lighter."

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard Wang Defa shouting, "Officer, it's so late already! My internet café is about to close! What are you doing here again?"

'The police are conducting a surprise inspection?'

Wang Defa's loud voice was clearly a warning for him. Qin Siyang immediately understood the message.

He hurriedly cleared his browser history, then tried to open the surveillance footage interface.

At that moment, he froze.

The surveillance footage screen was pitch black.

The surveillance system had been turned off—by Wang Defa.

'Damn it! That stingy bastard is even trying to save on electricity!'

'I don't even know where the surveillance switch is.'

If the police suddenly noticed that the warehouse door was unlocked, walked in to inspect, and saw Qin Siyang staring blankly at a black screen, they would definitely find something suspicious.

Just as Qin Siyang was panicking, the thing he feared most happened.

The warehouse door was pushed open—and the person walking in was not Wang Defa.

A silver-haired old man, dressed in plain clothes, wearing a scarf, and holding a cigar in his mouth, pushed the door open and entered.

When this silver-haired elder saw Qin Siyang, his eyes showed a scrutinizing gaze.

Qin Siyang, on the other hand, looked back at him with a panicked expression.

He wasn't actually that nervous inside, but he figured that since he appeared to be just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, seeing someone suddenly barge in should make him look frightened. So, he deliberately put on such an expression.

The warehouse fell into a brief silence. Only the sound of footsteps outside and the faint crackling of the elder's burning cigar could be heard.

Before long, a few more people entered, all dressed in police uniforms.

"Detective Olov, why are you here?"

"This warehouse was always locked before, but yesterday it was suddenly left open. So, I came to take a look and see if there are any unexpected discoveries."

'Olov?'

'Isn't that the detective Roylena warned me to watch out for?'

'For that woman to admire someone's methods, it means this Olov is definitely no worse than me.'

A pro can recognize another pro at a glance.

In the brief moment he locked eyes with Olov, Qin Siyang immediately realized—this old guy was definitely tricky to deal with. He just didn't expect it to be Olov.

'Did the inspector bring a team to raid the internet café in the middle of the night because of the three corpses in the alley? Or is it about the theft of the divine remains? Or maybe both?'

Qin Siyang's heart sank.

At that moment, Wang Defa squeezed in from behind, smiling apologetically at Olov, "Inspector, what are you checking this time?"

"Don't move."

Olov ignored him and issued a direct order to Qin Siyang.

Qin Siyang obediently lifted his hands off the mouse and keyboard, leaving behind a desktop with no active windows.

Olov walked up to Qin Siyang, glanced at the screen, then opened the browser—only to find the history wiped clean. His gaze instantly sharpened as he looked at Qin Siyang.

"What were you doing sitting here?"

"Uh… I… I was…"

Qin Siyang stammered but didn't say anything.

Olov studied him, then noticed—his belt was unfastened.

"You were watching porn?"

Qin Siyang immediately lowered his head, pretending he didn't dare meet Olov's eyes.

Unfastening his belt was the only action he could complete in such a short time. He was deliberately creating a false impression, making Olov think he had been browsing adult sites and erased his history because of that.

"This warehouse and computer—are they yours?"

Olov didn't pursue the porn question any further. Instead, he changed the topic.

Qin Siyang felt a chill in his heart.

This old man was really hard to fool. He hadn't been misled at all and remained absolutely objective and calm.

Qin Siyang hesitated, then said, "No… this… this is Wang Defa's warehouse."

Wang Defa was briefly stunned when Qin Siyang pointed to him. He had assumed Qin Siyang would claim the warehouse as his own to make the police leave.

But after thinking carefully, that excuse had too many holes. It would only leave them more exposed and suspicious.

If there's no need to lie, better to just tell the truth.

So Wang Defa stepped forward and said, "This warehouse is mine."

"Yours? And what do you use it for?"

Wang Defa chuckled, "For… watching surveillance footage."

"Surveillance?", Olov noticed the surveillance icon on the desktop, clicked it, and found only a black screen.

"Why is it black?"

"Well, you know, we're just a small business. If nothing's happening, we turn off the cameras to save electricity and costs. I know this isn't allowed. I'll definitely reflect on this. I promise I won't do it again!"

Olov didn't acknowledge Wang Defa's excuse, as if he didn't care about him violating regulations.

And that was the truth.

Running an internet café here, Wang Defa had broken plenty of rules. Turning off surveillance was nothing.

The only thing Olov cared about was this:

Was the young man sitting in front of him connected to the theft of the divine remains?

Olov picked up the cup on the table, tapped his cigar's ashes into it, then took two more puffs.

The entire time, his eyes never left Qin Siyang.

That gaze reminded Qin Siyang of the feeling he had at home—when the god outside the window was watching him.

Like he was about to be eaten alive.

Olov said nothing, yet inside the dark warehouse, Qin Siyang felt a deep suffocating pressure.

Beads of sweat were already forming on his forehead. He looked a little nervous, a little guilty.

This time, he wasn't faking it.

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