Needless to ask.
Fu Qian could certainly understand how relieved Yuan Shan felt.
Not to mention that he had been working diligently these past two days, enjoying good food and drink at Wen Li's place without going out.
Even Selena's loss of composure just now had almost completely disproved the possibility that he was Herbert.
The fact that she'd so magnanimously let the matter drop might well have been partly due to her good mood.
"Let's talk in my office. The view here is uncomfortable."
With the matter weighing on her mind settled, Yuan Shan once again showed how high her standards were for a work environment. She'd barely sat down for two seconds before motioning for Fu Qian to follow her.
"They were here just now, and I was worried I'd scare them, so I'm sorry I had to make you wait over there for a while."
Back in her office, Yuan Shan seemed to be in an even better mood.
Her explanation of what had happened earlier was just as expected.
"Selena was acting so strangely, though. What exactly did you show her to get her so worked up?"
"Blood Clan Progenitor Annalise's past glory. It seems even this devout descendant couldn't resist her curiosity and wanted to see more."
"Gossip about the Blood Clan Progenitor?"
Fu Qian made up an answer off the cuff, and Chief Yuan's eyes lit up.
"You learned it through Ancient Recollection? Would you be willing to share?"
"I'm afraid not. Selena asked me to keep it confidential."
Fu Qian shook his head without hesitation.
It was a bit too personal, for one thing. And it involved too much; he didn't need Yuan Shan's help gathering information on it for now.
"All right."
Yuan Shan sighed with some regret.
"So what brings