Chapter 860: 458 Deceiving with Righteousness

My parents... were killed by Aquarius Director?

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, the female reporter's body couldn't help but tremble fiercely, and the originally firm soul was also disturbed by this possibility, becoming no longer stable.

Okay, this question was asked right.

Looking at the female reporter's soul that was slightly shaken, Li Ang blinked, then took out a charcoal pen and scribbled on her file.

Time passed bit by bit. After throwing out a deadly question, Li Ang didn't continue to speak. The whole room was terrifyingly quiet. Except for the rustling sound of the charcoal pen tip sliding across the paper, there was only the female reporter's faint breathing sound.

Phew... inhale...

Rustle... rustle...

Phew... inhale...

Rustle... rustle...

Unknowingly, the rhythm of Li Ang's pen tip and the female reporter's breathing produced some kind of wonderful overlap. First, the sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper was chasing the breathing sound, and then the two sides began to gradually converge.

By the end, it actually slowly turned into the sound of the pen tip, vaguely teasing the rhythm of the female reporter's breathing, and the female reporter, who was annoyed by Li Ang's question, also subconsciously began to adjust her breathing rhythm with the scratching sound of the pen tip.

"Hey!"

Although she knew that Li Ang must be "stewing" her, one was that she was a bit hairy in her heart by the rough friction sound of the pen tip, and the other was that Li Ang's question made her very uncomfortable, so the female reporter finally couldn't help but speak first:

"What exactly... do you mean by that sentence just now?"

Finally took the bait.

Upon hearing the female reporter's words, Li Ang, who had been scribbling on the blank file paper for a long time and had already silently recited most of "Yueyang Tower Record," couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, then closed the female reporter's file and answered irrelevantly:

"I have read all your files. Aquarius Director seems to trust you very much, so he rarely hides it from you when 'manufacturing' those anomalous objects, right?"

"..."

"Miss Nicole, no matter whether you answer this question or not, I know the answer."

Pressing the female reporter's breathing rhythm with the pen tip, writing "Worry before the world worries, enjoy after the world enjoys," Li Ang reminded in a calm tone:

"And regarding Aquarius Director privately creating a large number of anomalous objects, the Bureau has already reached a conclusion long ago, and has already convicted him long ago, and even those who should be hunted down have been hunted down. Even if you admit it, it can't be counted as betraying him."

Indeed...

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, the female reporter bit her lower lip, then gave a faint "hmm" that was almost imper

Very well, the first question has been answered, so the subsequent questions will no longer be problems.

Having successfully pried open a bit of the female reporter's mental defenses, Li Ang couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, then continued to speak:

"Since you followed along and watched so many 'experiments,' have you ever felt that the process of you obtaining the anomalous object is somewhat similar to the process of those 'experiments' by the Aquarius Board?"

"..."

Upon hearing Li Ang's question, the female reporter clenched her fists slightly and did not speak, but the magnitude of her soul's agitation began to surge uncontrollably.

This magnitude of agitation... it seems she herself has actually had similar suspicions in her heart.

After sizing up the female reporter's incessantly swaying soul, Li Ang blinked thoughtfully, but did not dig deeper into this topic; instead, he took out another file and asked:

"Miss Nicole, do you know how many people have had their original lives ruined over these years because they were favored by the Aquarius Board member and listed as 'experimental' material for creating anomalous objects?"

"..."

"There are corresponding records that can confirm about a hundred cases related to him; there are several times more that cannot be confirmed but are merely suspected to be his doing.

And these are all records from after his experiments succeeded, or at least approached success. Those who did not generate anomalous objects after the experiments but had their lives ruined by him just the same cannot even be identified; the victims are countless."

"..."

Hmm?

When he reached this point, Li Ang was slightly taken aback after catching a glimpse of the sudden burst of immense guilt within the silent female reporter's soul. He immediately changed the subject, swallowing the words "you might be one of them" that had already reached his lips, and instead sternly questioned:

"After knowing all this, do you still intend to keep secrets for him?"

"..."

Glancing at the female reporter whose soul was shaking even more violently, Li Ang narrowed his eyes slightly, discovering that this "die-hard subordinate" of the Aquarius Board member was unexpectedly quite conscientious, and her soul even belonged to the relatively "clear" type.

Clear is good!

Since she is still a decent person, rather than sowing discord between her and the Aquarius Board member, it seems easier to break her mental defenses by frantically lashing out at her conscience.

After adjusting his "offensive" strategy, in order to dig out more information and quickly catch the Aquarius Board member—who lives like Voldemort and always seems impossible to kill off—Li Ang decisively switched out the 【Performance Master】 badge, then rose from his chair and shouted angrily:

"I really want to punch you!"

Under the female reporter's somewhat dazed gaze, Li Ang, who had just been very "afraid of death," actually risked standing directly in front of her, clenching his fists and questioning her with hatred:

"You feel the Aquarius Board member has done you a favor, so you must repay it, and as long as you repay it, you can die happily without any guilt, even feeling quite noble before you die, is that it?

Bah! You are just a brainless idiot!"

"..."

Suddenly forcing out a breath to make his face slowly turn red, Li Ang, "angrily" flushed, said loudly and unbearably:

"To tell you the truth, I am also a victim of those experiments by the Aquarius Board member!

If it weren't for him, I could have lived a stable and happy life; I wouldn't have lost my original family, I wouldn't have had to join the dangerous Cleanup Bureau, I wouldn't have had to suffer so much pain, and I certainly wouldn't have to endure all this now!"

After apologizing to Anna in his heart, Li Ang, while recalling the "tragic future" the Nightmare King had shown him and trying to brew his emotions, trembled all over and shouted with immense agitation:

"All of this is thanks to him; my life has already been ruined by you people!"

Could it be... that I was truly wrong to keep secrets for him?

Looking at Li Ang, whose teeth were clenched, whose face was twisted, whose knuckles were white, whose body was trembling slightly, and whose eyes held two parts resentment, three parts sorrow, and five parts heart-wrenching pain, the female reporter's heart couldn't help but shudder violently.

Under the terrifying efficacy of the Gold-tier 【Performance Master】, twelve thousand parts of pain were forcefully carved into her heart, one knife at a time, through Li Ang's expressions and body language, directly piercing through the female reporter's eyes.

At this moment, the female reporter couldn't even remember that the person in front of her was actually a high-ranking, powerful Duke who could be called a winner in life. Stunned by the immense pain Li Ang performed, she looked at the heavy, overflowing pain in his eyes and subconsciously wanted to look away, yet...

"Do not turn your head!"

Roughly gripping the female reporter's chin and straightening her face again, the "agonized" Li Ang stared fixedly into her eyes, grinding his teeth as he demanded:

"Are you not afraid of death? You aren't even afraid of death, so why are you afraid to look into my eyes?"

"I..."

Looking at Li Ang's bloodshot eyes, the female reporter, tortured by the waves of guilt surging in her heart, couldn't help but tremble as she resisted:

"I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry... but the Director saved me, raised me, and even helped me get my revenge; I... I really am..."

"You got your revenge, but what about mine?"

Upon hearing her words, Li Ang, with a "bitter and deep-seated hatred" expression, laughed out of extreme anger, questioning her with eyes full of resentment:

"Tell me! Who should I seek revenge from? Who should I go to?"

"I... I'm sorry! I'm truly sorry!"

Looking at Li Ang, who was in such unbearable pain as if he were living in hell, the female reporter's mental defenses were finally completely broken. With red-rimmed eyes and a face full of guilt, she whispered:

"Ask whatever you want to know; other than his whereabouts, I... I can tell you anything else!"