The Fifth Person
Jet lag...
At that moment, the discussion in the room came to an abrupt halt.
Someone had actually shown up at dawn, without any warning at all.
The door was still firmly shut, making it almost impossible not to wonder if he had been hiding there the whole time.
But how could that be? The four of them had already been here for a while, and after coming in, they had searched the place. Only then had Hao Ke explained the real reason.
In the suffocating silence, Qiu was the first to come to her senses. Her first reaction was even to take two steps back, instinctively keeping her distance from the shattered crater.
"Lord Gorimshaw..."
Hao Ke, who had just insisted that someone would definitely come, didn't fare much better.
"Sorry for the wait. Have you been waiting long?"
Fu Qian, however, didn't seem to mind at all. He gave a slight nod and naturally found a place to sit.
"Not too long... It took a bit of effort to find them all."
Hao Ke finally recovered a little and was quick to assure him he hadn't been waiting long.
"All? Your circle doesn't look very big."
Fu Qian glanced around and commented casually.
"...Apart from the three of them, there's actually one more person I'm close to. But she isn't at home, and I can't get in touch with her right now."
Given how few of them there were, Hao Ke clearly couldn't argue with the assessment. Still, he tried to point out that there could have been one more person.
Maybe these were just the only people he was close enough to ask?
Of course, Fu Qian thought this was already pretty good.
For Hao Ke, what had happened last night was undoubtedly bizarre.