SWNOVELXO Chapter 420 Church Level
"No!"
Just as Wang Tao's hand touched one of the deputy mayors' masks, this deputy mayor instinctively spoke out.
Wang Tao stopped his movement and looked at this deputy mayor with interest, curious to see what he would say.
This deputy mayor, on the other hand, was frantically pondering in his mind. He had already been caught, and no matter who his captor was, he was likely done for.
But if his true identity wasn't exposed, there was still a sliver of hope. However, if his position as deputy mayor was revealed, then his last shred of hope would vanish!
"Let me go, and I'll give you money, a lot of money!"
This deputy mayor hastily spoke up.
Hearing this, Wang Tao looked at him as if he were looking at an idiot.
Even if you are a deputy mayor, you're just a Level 1 ability user, how much money can you have? And you think you can bribe a Fourth-order Awakener?
Put in a pretentious way, even if he embezzled, he couldn't possibly earn money as quickly as Wang Tao did.
Obviously, this deputy mayor couldn't recognize Wang Tao's strength, as his own was too weak. However, Committee Member Zhu Fen and the other two Level 3 ability users realized it—not that they could be sure of Wang Tao's true strength, but the fact that Wang Tao could easily overpower Level 3 ability users meant he was undoubtedly a Fourth-order Awakener.
So, Zhu Fen whimpered, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Her mouth was stuffed full with a thick wooden stick by Jiang Shixue, rendering her unable to speak.
Seeing this, Wang Tao had Jiang Shixue remove the stick.
"Cough, cough—"
Zhu Fen coughed violently, spitting out blood. But she couldn't care less about that at this point and managed to say with some difficulty:
"Cough, cough, let us go, and I can give you a great deal of Holy medicine, Crystal Coins, Crystal Cores..."
Zhu Fen also promised a plethora of benefits, but unlike the deputy mayor, she was not a Deacon but a Master Sido, so perhaps her promise was a little more credible?
Wang Tao wanted to see if they could mention anything of interest to him; these bribes obviously weren't what he was interested in.
So, Wang Tao simply ignored Zhu Fen's words and proceeded to remove their masks.
Zhu Fen, although a Committee Member with strong abilities, was also panicking within, completely clueless as to what to do.
However, just as Wang Tao's hand touched one of the masks, he voluntarily stopped again.
"I'm here on someone's commission to investigate Yao Guodong's death..."
As soon as he said this, Wang Tao could clearly see Zhu Fen and the others subconsciously glance at the two deputy mayors, the anger apparent in their eyes.
The two deputy mayors, meanwhile, shrank their necks, instantly regretting their actions.
Wang Tao was somewhat surprised, observing their instinctual expression and surmising that Yao Guodong had likely been killed by these two deputy mayors, while Zhu Fen might not have known initially, or knew but couldn't intervene in time. Otherwise, they wouldn't show such a reaction.
But none of that was important; what mattered was locating the killer and finding the Dusk Church.
"However, during the investigation, I stumbled upon the Dusk Church. That interests me greatly..."
Zhu Fen's eyes blazed with even more fury. She loathed these two deputy mayors to the core.
Just as Wang Tao guessed, Yao Guodong's death was the doing of these two deputy mayors, and she had been unaware at the time.
If it had been her running things, she certainly wouldn't have acted like this, not so hastily at the very least. Although it seemed like there were no loopholes at Yao Guodong's death scene, the death was too suspicious, and no one was a fool; naturally, there would be suspicions of foul play, so an investigation was to be expected.
Zhu Fen feared that someone might trace it back to the Dusk Church, despite thinking it unlikely. But what if—indeed, this "what if" actually happened!
At this moment, she wished she could personally kill those two dunces; if not for them, the Dusk Church wouldn't have been exposed, and she wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
But the man before her said he was here on a commission. If it was a commission, then surely the commissioner had paid a price. In other words, he was here for profit! So, if she could offer a benefit enticing enough, might he switch clients?
Zhu Fen suddenly felt that she might still have a chance!
Then, Wang Tao spoke again:
"I didn't expect the Dusk Church to be like this, quite intriguing... But before figuring out your identities, I'm very curious about how you killed Yao Guodong... So, I'll give you a chance. Tell me how you did it, and maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll let you go."
Wang Tao added.
"Let us go?"
Hearing this, the deputy mayors obviously didn't believe it. They were already like fish on the chopping board, how would Wang Tao let them go?
Zhu Fen, however, had a flicker in her gaze; she thought it was possible! After all, Wang Tao was hired by someone else, not here of his own volition! The only question was what Wang Tao liked, as a Fourth-order Awakener surely wouldn't lack money... maybe even small amounts didn't matter to him...
While Zhu Fen pondered, Wang Tao continued:
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Once I figure out how Yao Guodong died, my purpose is fulfilled. Theoretically, I could go back and report in. But I didn't expect to catch a big fish, so... it depends on your performance now."