What a wonderful volunteer.
Su Gao had always been reassuringly discreet.
And while Fu Qian was still praising her, she had already taken the initiative and moved ahead without needing a reminder, keeping herself in control of the return trip.
"I'm asking the local Night Watchers to come help secure the scene. That should be all right, shouldn't it?"
After Fu Qian followed her for a short distance, Su Gao turned around and asked his opinion on another matter.
"Absolutely. I would have done the same."
Fu Qian shook his head without hesitation, fully approving of her choice.
"It'll be easier for both the council at your headquarters and the academy to accept."
This wasn't just friendly flattery. Although the incident had taken place at the academy, it had since been confirmed that no academy staff were involved, while the Night Watchers had been overly proactive.
By now, from the academy's point of view, it was becoming a little hard to see the Night Watchers' actions as mere assistance.
In these circumstances, even though Li Weixuan and Yuan Fang were close friends, and Professor Chang Mo was highly conscientious, having the local Night Watchers share some of the routine work of securing the area would clearly seem more reasonable.
At the same time, the Night Watcher leadership would feel more confident that the situation was under control.
And that would make this special advisor less likely to arouse suspicion.
Of course, even with all these advantages, Fu Qian believed that if he had said it was inconvenient, Su Gao would have gone along with him and dropped the idea.
As for why she was asking him now, the reason was simple—they could already hear Brother Yuan Fang's voice.
They were still some distance away, but it was easy to tell