Zhaozhao noticed that Su Yuan's face looked off and was extremely curious. "Su Yuan, what's wrong with you?"
There was no trace of emotion on Su Yuan's face. He lowered his eyelashes, and his cold voice rang out. "Isn't it good for me to take you there?"
Zhaozhao thought that if Su Yuan went with her, he would surely run into her master. Wouldn't that expose her identity as a demon then?
Seeing that she didn't say a word, Su Yuan felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest.
"You don't want me to go? Why?"
Zhaozhao couldn't come up with a good excuse. Her eyes darted around everywhere, and she could only keep silent without answering.
Su Yuan waited patiently. The two of them just stood on the long staircase, silently at a stalemate.
Su Yuan had already thought about several possibilities over and over again in his mind. He also carefully recalled everything since he had met Zhaozhao. Had he done something wrong that made the little girl dislike him?
Su Yuan had a cold and ascetic face. When he showed no expression and said nothing, it was easy for people to feel his coldness and aloofness.
Zhaozhao couldn't stand such coldness the most. Her little heart was constantly on edge. She puffed out her cheeks and said, "Then... then I won't trouble you. I'll ask someone else." After saying that, she jumped off the steps and wanted to run away.
Su Yuan's expression turned even worse. He reached out and grabbed Zhaozhao's arm, pulling her back. His voice was hesitant and hoarse. "Do you... dislike me? Didn't you say I was your good friend? Why are you suddenly acting so distant and polite?"
Su Yuan stammered as he spoke. After all, he had never said such things in his life. It was only when the words were on the tip of his tongue that he felt his face heat up, and it really made his heart ache.
Zhaozhao was surprised. "How could I?! Why do you think so? I don't dislike you. I like you the most!"
Su Yuan seized the opportunity to press on. "Then why don't you want me to go with you?"
Zhaozhao struggled for a long time, then told him mysteriously, "I really can't say. This is my secret. Even good friends have things they can't say... It's normal."
Was this normal? Maybe it was. But Su Yuan didn't want to understand what was normal. In fact, he couldn't even tell what he wanted anymore. He only knew that some hidden possessiveness in his heart was at work, coming out unreasonably.
He didn't want there to be any secrets between him and Zhaozhao. He wanted to know everything about Zhaozhao, everything.
"I understand. I'll tell you where the Examination Courtyard is. I won't go with you. Don't worry." Suppressing those thoughts, Su Yuan let out a breath and calmly said this to Zhaozhao.
Zhaozhao was very happy that Su Yuan could understand. She happily jumped up and patted Su Yuan on the shoulder. "I knew Su Yuan was the best!"
Su Yuan, who had been given the "good guy card", couldn't be happy at this moment.
It was still early before the time she had agreed with her master. Zhaozhao was eager to go back and watch TV, but Su Yuan grabbed the back of her neck and took her away.
"Su Yuan, where are you taking me?" Zhaozhao freed her clothes from under Su Yuan's hand. She grabbed Su Yuan's right hand with both hands, afraid that he would do something similar again.
Half of Su Yuan's body stiffened. The soft touch on his hand made him cough uncomfortably twice. He held Zhaozhao's hand in return and didn't dare to look at her.
"Do you still remember Jiang Rang? I'll take you to see him. You can ask him whatever you want in person."
Zhaozhao thought of Jiang Rang, who had been beaten to the ground by her. She was indeed a bit curious as to why he had tried to harm her. She nodded and agreed with what Su Yuan said.
"Su Yuan, you're so nice!"
Su Yuan hooked the corner of his lips imperceptibly. In fact, he didn't just take Zhaozhao to see Jiang Rang for this reason. He also had his own inexpressible selfish motives.
The two soon arrived at the interrogation room set up by the Xuanmen. But according to Zhaozhao's observation, all the guards here should be demons.
She was a bit confused. This was a place of the Xuanmen. Why were demons guarding it?
Su Yuan saw her confusion and explained, "Jiang Rang is a member of the Xuanmen. To avoid suspicion, the Xuanmen handed him over to the Demon Management Bureau."
"Oh."
They came just in time. Jiang Rang was being interrogated.
The interrogator, Baikouxian, immediately stood up and greeted Su Yuan when she saw him. "Boss, you're here."
Su Yuan nodded and asked her, "Has he confessed anything?"
Baikouxian shook her head helplessly. "No. This guy doesn't want to say anything. But we did find out about that thing he spread. It's called Jihun Powder. It can make living beings quickly transform into demons and refine demon pills in the shortest time, but it will make them lose their minds. So later, it was listed as a prohibited drug by the Demon Alliance."
Su Yuan narrowed his eyes. Since Jiang Rang could get the prohibited drug of the demon race, it seemed that someone was instructing him from behind. Most people who sold or came into contact with prohibited drugs did it for money. Why was he still unwilling to say anything?
"Keep investigating. Report to me when you find out the mastermind."
"Yes."
"Now you're done. I'll interrogate him myself."
Zhaozhao followed Su Yuan into the interrogation room. Looking at Jiang Rang, who was tied to the chair, she felt a bit dazed.
He looked completely different from when she first saw him.
Jiang Rang looked at Zhaozhao, then glanced at Su Yuan behind her, and loudly asked Zhaozhao, "What are you doing here? To see if I'm dead?"
Zhaozhao gently shook her head. "No. I just want to know why you did that. I don't remember ever hurting you."
By saying this, she was telling Jiang Rang that since she hadn't hurt him, why did he hurt her?
Zhaozhao's world was black and white. All things had reasons. So she couldn't understand.
Jiang Rang was stunned at first, then burst into laughter. He sneered at Zhaozhao and spat out two words, "Fool."
Before Zhaozhao could react, Su Yuan behind her took action first.
Jiang Rang covered his neck in pain, gasped for breath with difficulty, and his eyes rolled back.
Even in this state, Jiang Rang still struggled to roar at Zhaozhao, "Don't think... you'll know anything from me... Hahaha... You think he's standing up for you now because he's good to you... Cough cough cough. Don't be ridiculous. One day when the truth is in front of him... He won't let go of anything on you! You'll be a million times more miserable than me!!"
"If you can't control your tongue, you can lose it. After all, I don't care whether you can speak or not." Su Yuan's cold voice rang out in the empty interrogation room, carrying a hint of indifferent killing intent.
Su Yuan covered Zhaozhao's eyes from behind. In an instant, Jiang Rang completely lost his voice.
There was nothing to be gained from Jiang Rang. Su Yuan took Zhaozhao's hand and was about to leave. Zhaozhao broke free from Su Yuan's hand and seriously told Jiang Rang,
"You're wrong. I believe in Su Yuan. He will never hurt me. If one day he wants something from me, it must be because he needs me."
The ferocious Jiang Rang was stunned, and so was Su Yuan behind Zhaozhao.
Zhaozhao turned around and took Su Yuan's hand. She smiled like the bright moon in the clouds. "Su Yuan, let's go!"