"Consultant Xia was at it again."
Watching Duan Zhiyi's hysterical breakdown, Zhang Qun and the others could not help feeling their scalps prickle.
They had heard about Consultant Xia's "illustrious record." Zhang Qun, in particular, had witnessed it firsthand.
Last time, the Bat-Man Yu Zhengqing in De City had been just like this, driven to a breakdown by a few casual words from Consultant Xia.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Having dealt Duan Zhiyi a devastating psychological blow, Xia Xu paid no further attention to his breakdown and struggles. Only after straightening up did he notice everyone's slightly horrified gazes.
"Ahem, nothing, nothing."
Zhang Qun and the others waved their hands and looked away.
Luo Hongyun's expression remained normal, though he frowned slightly in puzzlement and asked, "What did you just say to him?"
"Oh, nothing. Didn't I tell you? I was already investigating this before. This Duan Zhiyi, Dong Changhe, and Pan Yuanhang..."
Xia Xu made no effort to hide anything. He briefly explained the love and hatred between Duan Zhiyi, Pan Yuanhang, and the others, placing particular emphasis on the entanglement between Pan Long's parents and Duan Zhiyi, once again tearing bloody wounds into his shattered psyche.
Afterward, everyone cleaned up matters in the sewer. Once everything was finished, they escorted Duan Zhiyi back.
However, Xia Xu did not continue back to the Special Department with Uncle Luo and the others. Instead, he left them halfway and took A Tuo straight back to Nine Suns Consulting.
Sure enough, when he returned to the Consulting Company, Tang Youxin was still standing anxiously at the entrance, craning her neck as she waited.
"Y-you weren't hurt, were you?"
When she saw Xia Xu return, Tang Youxin first started forward in delighted surprise. But after a moment's hesitation,