The sudden cough struck hard in the stillness of the night.
Joseph froze mid-motion as he was pulling off his pants. Daniel, standing beside him, went rigid as well.
A moment later, they realized what had happened and looked toward the sound in unison. Then they saw a figure.
"Go on. Don't mind me."
Meeting their gazes, Fu Qian casually gestured for them to continue.
How could they possibly go on?
They had never imagined there'd be another witness outside. Joseph practically leaped to his feet, a beastly growl rumbling in his throat.
He seemed to recognize Fu Qian, but he was clearly struggling to make sense of the situation.
After one shock after another, he was nearly on the verge of passing out.
"It's you..."
Daniel growled under his breath.
Fu Qian's face had clearly brought back some unpleasant memories.
Of course, the fact that he'd shown up here at this exact moment was an even worse development.
The next moment, Daniel seemed to realize something. He looked down at Media on the floor, his voice growing more and more strained with anger.
"And you still say you're not in this together?"
"Fu Qian?"
Media, lying on the floor, looked dazed. She hadn't recognized him at first, but now she finally recognized his voice, and her expression filled with delight and surprise.
But Daniel's next words left her confused.
"What do you mean, 'in this together'?"
"Daniel here seems to think we've teamed up to set him up."
Fu Qian gave her a concise explanation of what had happened.
"That's impossible!"
Media clearly found the accusation absurd and instinctively denied it.
But then she realized something and abruptly looked up at Daniel.
"Is that why you tried to kill me?"
"You... you're completely unreasonable!"
"I hate being blackmailed."
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