CHAPTER 509: CHAPTER 242: FORMING FACTIONS

"Huang Qixin, a menial worker at the Detective Workshop, for breaking into private homes and brawling, was locked up in prison pending trial..."

With the sound, came the hurried footsteps approaching.

The moment Fang Yu turned around, Qian Guxing had just arrived in front of him, her face almost touching his.

Both were slightly startled, Qian Guxing with a flushed face, panting slightly, said excitedly.

"Diao Deyi, you finally came! Did you come specially to see me? Since we last met, it’s been a long time since you’ve visited the prison. I know you’ve been busy with numerous tasks, every time prisoners are brought in, I’ve heard news about you..."

Qian Guxing chattered on about various things, some of them off-topic and the breath tickling his face made Fang Yu step back slightly, showing an embarrassed expression.

But that small step seemed to excite Qian Guxing, who suddenly grabbed Fang Yu’s wrist with a slap, her eyes seemingly questioning if his half-step retreat was serious.

"...Tell me honestly, are you avoiding me?"

Indeed.

This was the conclusion that Qian Guxing, all by herself after not seeing Fang Yu for a long time, had come to after lots of solitary wild guessing.

Once, she was also considered a favored daughter of heaven.

In the prison, she could lord over others, with her father above as a powerful backing and the prison guards to command at will, making her the top dog in prison.

Not to say her status was extremely high, but at least within the prison, she was a unique presence.

Outside, there were plenty of people from the Foolish Underworld breaking down her door to pursue her, to ask for her hand in marriage.

But all these happy days changed after her father’s death.

The prison was heavily damaged, staff significantly reduced.

During the reconstruction, she was not given much importance by the higher-ups, and although she hastily took over her father’s job, her status had plummeted.

Those once close to her now deliberately kept their distance.

Those past suitors had long since faded into silence.

Now, the only person by her side who seemed sincere and hadn’t changed his attitude was Fang Yu.

But as he hadn’t come for so many days, Qian Guxing, with nothing to do in her spare time, couldn’t help but tend to overthink in a negative way.

The more she thought about Fang Yu not coming, the more she obsessed, and her thoughts spiraled.

Now, hearing that Fang Yu finally returned to the prison, she almost immediately dropped everything and hurried over.

Although it had only been a few days, she felt as if ages had passed, finding the Fang Yu before her both familiar and strange, and she couldn’t wait to ask the question in her heart.

Her mood was apprehensive and tense.

Even stepping back ten thousand steps, since Qian Guyue’s death, the only one who still maintained normal contact with her was the person before her eyes.

Even if they couldn’t become that sort of relationship, Qian Guxing at least hoped they could continue to be friends.

But if he really was deliberately avoiding her as she feared, it would leave her heart dead and cold.

"Pretend, pretend that you are like those others, with the same attitude, then there’s no point in even being friends!"

Qian Guxing thought to herself, staring hard at Fang Yu, her hands trembling with nervousness.

However, unlike Qian Guxing’s nervousness, Fang Yu was quite indifferent, calm, or perhaps a bit bewildered.

"Avoid you? No, why would I avoid you for no reason? Besides, aren’t you busy working in the prison? If I wanted to avoid you, I just wouldn’t come to the prison."

Fang Yu’s matter-of-fact response eased Qian Guxing’s tension, her anxious expression relaxed, and a smile spread across her face.

She didn’t even feel the need to verify the truth of Fang Yu’s words.

As long as Fang Yu said so, that was enough.

She trusted him!

Unconditionally!

Since Qian Guyue’s death, Fang Yu had become her only support.

She dared not hope for more, even just having Fang Yu simply by her side was enough.

"I knew it! I knew you weren’t avoiding me, you’ve just been too busy, too busy!"

Fang Yu felt a bit embarrassed at Qian Guxing’s words.

Well... not that busy.

Just this thing and that, which prevented him from visiting the prison daily as originally planned.

Now that he was free, he could take up the routine task of strolling through the prison.

Originally, Fang Yu planned to wander around the prison, check for any new Blood Bag experience packs, and then make an exit.

Seeing that Qian Guxing was a bit emotional, maybe... he should walk a few more rounds in the prison later?

"What a pair of handsome man and beautiful woman, a perfect match made by heaven and earth!"

"I knew it, they’ve got something going on!"

"Shh! Keep it down! Are you tired of living??"

"Dogs and hens!"

"Officials protect each other, this prison is too dark!!"

There were faint whispers all around.

Some were from the prison guards, some from the prisoners.

They didn’t even dare to discuss loudly, so Fang Yu naturally couldn’t be bothered to deal with them.

Mainly because his hands were full of Evil Qi, making it inconvenient to take action.

When the Evil Qi was cleared, and if they dared to gossip again, he’d storm into their cells and deal with them as if they were demons.

’Dare you say you’re not a demon in disguise!’

’I have a plan to crack your stubborn denials!’

’Take my sword, you audacious demon!’

As long as he muttered these words, Fang Yu could kill anyone he wanted in the prison.

Of course, the precondition was that the prisoner wasn’t a heavyweight contender, else it could easily backfire.

For average inmates, with Qian Guxing backing him, he could strut around the prison.

After calming Qian Guxing with a few words and ensuring her emotions were stable, Fang Yu then started to inquire about the situation with Huang Qixin.