Geng Weibin was a stern-looking elder, around forty, with a square face and eyes as sharp as a falcon's. As the two entered, their gazes locked onto Duan Chen.
"Bai Se, is that your real name? You, and your several adopted sisters, your names are all very strange."
Upon entering, Geng Weibin didn't say anything else, but brought up Duan Chen's name.
You Jiawei couldn't help but feel nervous. The City Lord of Ice City had always had a sharp eye. If Duan Chen showed any unnaturalness at this moment, he might be suspected and thoroughly investigated. By then, not to mention the few of them, You Jiawei himself wouldn't be able to protect himself.
"Of course, my sisters and I come from humble backgrounds, and we didn't have much knowledge when naming ourselves. I'm alright, but their names have always been a knot in my heart."
Duan Chen's acting was superb. Even facing the City Lord of Ice City, he wasn't intimidated, which impressed You Jiawei.
Hearing this, Geng Weibin's expression softened slightly. It was indeed not easy for a grown man to live with several such beautiful young girls. He didn't intend to make things difficult, he was just curious about their names.
"Please sit."
"Yes."
"Bing'er, Fu Sheng, you two sit too."
Geng Weibin did not treat Fu Sheng poorly because Fu Ze had implicated Geng Bing. Duan Chen judged that he might be a magnanimous elder, not petty like Jia Rengui.
"Regarding the matter of Jia Rengui and Fu Ze, I must thank you. If Geng Bing were to continue living with such a monster, it would not have been my intention as a father."
At this moment, the City Lord seemed much older, and Geng Bing sat beside him, looking dejected.
"Dad..."
"You flatter us. Purging the strangeness and heresy of Ice City is the duty of our Spirit Hunter Guild," You Jiawei maintained a professional tone throughout.
"Yes, I deeply regret the Jia Rengui and Fu Ze affair, but at the same time, I hope you can provide some valuable intelligence for our reference to find the mastermind behind the scenes."
As he spoke, Duan Chen subtly observed Fu Sheng's reaction. Seeing her expression remained normal, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"This is also why I called you here. I believe Bing'er, as Fu Ze's bed partner, should know something. As for Fu Sheng, there's no need to elaborate; she has been secretly gathering intelligence and has already compiled it into files."
"That's excellent!" You Jiawei's surprise was evident.
"Bing'er, you speak first."
It was clear that Geng Weibin regretted giving Geng Bing to Fu Ze, so much so that he kept his head down when speaking to his own daughter.
Geng Bing nodded gently and began to recount her past with Fu Ze.
"I met Fu Ze in the summer when I accompanied my father to the Jia family's wine party. I saw the tall and handsome Fu Ze in the crowd at a glance and fell in love with him at first sight. The subsequent events were similar to many cliché novel plots; we experienced some hardships and eventually ended up together."
"At that time, my parents had already married me off to Jia Rengui, and the Jia and Fu families had established ties. My uncle originally disagreed, but considering the overall situation, Fu Ze was indeed the most suitable candidate for Geng Bing."
Fu Sheng added.
"Before and after marriage, Fu Ze's attitude towards me never changed. The turning point came three months ago when he met a friend."
"A friend?" Duan Chen caught a hint of conspiracy.
Geng Bing nodded vigorously.
"That's right, I'm sure Fu Ze's change in attitude is related to that friend."
"What's the friend's name?" Duan Chen narrowed his eyes.
"Wang Han."
"The president of the Wang Group?" You Jiawei asked in surprise.
"That's right!"
"Wait a moment, could it be the Wang Group where Wang Chenyang is?"
Duan Chen keenly noticed the surname.
"Yes, it's that Wang family. After you dealt with Jia Rengui and the others, we didn't fail to search the Wang family, but the Wang family was just a small group. From top to bottom, they were clean, and we found nothing. Even though we made such a big commotion at the police station, the Wang family remained completely silent. I thought..."
You Jiawei frowned deeply.
"Perhaps the Apostles issued certain commands to them, and they couldn't leave without completing the mission," Duan Chen didn't delve into this aspect.
"Continue, Miss Geng."
"Well, as Sister Weiwei said, the Wang family is a small group, far inferior to the Jia family. That day, Fu Ze was going to discuss a small project with Wang Han. Since Wang Han was also an alumnus of my Ice City University, he brought me along."
"At that time, Wang Han was already very abnormal. He was radiant, and the aura he exuded with every movement was definitely not something a small enterprise president possessed. Even Fu Ze's temperament was overshadowed by him..."
"What was Wang Han like originally?"
"Timid, cunning, and sinister like a mouse," Geng Bing replied indifferently.
"What happened next?"
"Wang Han and Fu Ze exchanged contact information. Later, Fu Ze became somewhat strange. His entire demeanor turned cold, and his smiles were false, something I had never seen before. It was hypocritical. I felt like everything about him towards me was fake."
As she spoke, Geng Bing hugged herself tightly.
"I investigated Fu Ze. A week after Wang Han and Fu Ze became acquainted, Wang Chenyang also allied with Wang Fugui, acting as Wang Fugui's lackey."
Duan Chen sneered, "This Wang Chenyang was probably sent by Wang Han to monitor the Jia family and Fu Ze."
"Agreed."
"I suspect Wang Han might have been the first to believe in a false god and gained power from an Apostle, becoming a heretic. Later, for a mission, he needed to increase his followers, so he set his sights on Fu Ze and the Jia family."
Duan Chen stroked his chin and began to deduce.
"That's right, I've found out about the mission. Guess what it is?"
"A dimensional gate?" Duan Chen's tone suddenly became serious.
"Yes, although I don't know what it is, it seems... important?"
"Very important!" Duan Chen nodded affirmatively.
"Really?"
As if surprised by Duan Chen's expression, Fu Sheng froze for a moment, then took out a voice recorder.
"This is a recording of a conversation between Fu Ze and Wang Han. This is the only piece of information related to the dimensional gate among all the intelligence I've gathered."
Duan Chen eagerly opened the recording.
In a short three minutes, he gained a lot of useful information.
"Don't worry, Brother Fu, the benefits of serving our evil god are beyond your imagination."
"I hope so. Tell me, when do we depart for Moon Ridge Village?"
"No rush, Moon Ridge Village isn't as easy to find as you think. We'll follow the map then."
"Are there others?"
"Of course, there are subordinates of two Apostles. They are much nobler than us!"
"The dimensional gate you're talking about, is it really in such a small place I've never even heard of?"
"Of course! As long as our evil god appears, it can give you whatever you want!"