Eldritch Horror Theatre
Chapter 400

An Overreaction

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It was no wonder the hospital was preparing to host the city official. The place was clearly top-notch.

Fu Qian took a teacup from a pretty, charming staff member and casually looked around.

As it turned out, he had arrived a little too early. The city official hadn't shown up yet.

Still, as was customary, the auditorium was already packed.

And thanks to his extensive experience attending lectures, Fu Qian had picked one of the least conspicuous spots in the room.

It was inconspicuous without being too far from the podium, making it easy to observe what happened later. All in all, it was perfect.

"Hello. Please show us your ID."

To his surprise, not long after Fu Qian sat down, two people came straight over to him.

"Why?"

This turn of events clearly didn't make sense.

Fu Qian frowned at the two men in front of him.

They were both ordinary people, but they were tall and imposing, and one of them had an especially sharp gaze.

"We need to confirm that you're on the attendee list."

Sharp-Eyes adopted a strictly businesslike manner.

You've got to be kidding!

The explanation only made the situation seem even stranger.

There had to be several hundred people in the auditorium. Were they really checking every single one?

It was only a city official. Wasn't this security a bit excessive?

Fu Qian didn't have any ID, naturally.

Once he'd confirmed what kind of event this was, he hadn't wanted to make things complicated. He'd simply grabbed a white coat along the way and put it on.

Otherwise, he could've just knocked out a doctor and copied his face.

He hadn't expected anyone to check faces one by one.

The whole thing reeked of something fishy.

"And who are you?"

Fu Qian didn't answer

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