123 The Demon’s Dark Eyes (2/2)

”I want to help you.” The sound seemed to come from a demon, with a vicious ' friendliness.’”You will prove that you are not a waste, that you are a young and promising detective—the nemesis of downtown's criminals! In the eyes of your father-in-law, you will be the perfect son-in-law! As long as you provide some insignificant information, I will provide you with the power to rise up.”

Lestrade was speechless. In the silence, his breaths became heavy at times, stopping at others. His pupils dilated and constricted. His mind was struggling and hesitating.

In his hesitation, Holmes took out a thick paper bag and pushed it slowly against Lestrade’s face. ”The Pyramid Scheme is over, you know. Here is the Pyramid King’s contacts, and his secret channels for smuggling. Imagine what your future would be like when you catch him…”

At that moment, Lestrade almost subconsciously reached out for the paper bag.

When a child gives in to the temptation of sweets, a whip will teach his hand a stern lesson. The cane cruelly swept Lestrade’s hand, pushing the lamp on the table to the paper bag. Bit by bit, the oil lamp tilted. The oil spilled, each drop spreading and reflecting the impending flames.

Just as the oil lamp was about to topple over, Lestrade moved. He swept the oil lamp aside like a madman and grabbed the paper bag. He forgot the pain of his broken finger and the shame he had just endured. His eyes were full of fanaticism and greed, ”Deal!” He clung to the thing greedily. ”I can tell you everything you want to know!”

On the ground, the overturned light jumped one last time, vaguely illuminating the side of the man’s face in the shadow, as well as his lips, curled into a cheerful smile.

Maybe he really had made a deal with demon. Lestrade stared at the eyes of the demon in a daze. The demon’s eyes…were black.

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Ten minutes later, Ye Qingxuan opened the door of the tavern and walked into the night.

Soon after, the sober Lestrade ran out, clutching the paper bag. He glanced around. Seeing that no one was following him, he ran to the police station like a mad dog. Starting tomorrow, he would be the nemesis of downtown’s villains. Congratulations to him.

In the shadows, Ye Qingxuan looked away and smiled, high-fiving the girl beside him.

”I didn't expect you to be that talented, Cousin.” Bai Xi gave him a thumbs up, ”I give you a ten out of ten for that act!”

Ye Qingxuan shrugged, ”For soft men like that, you just have to frighten them a little and they’ll tell you everything!”

Bai Xi smirked and imitated his hoarse voice, ”Your neck, your palm, your ring! Oh, you smoked mandala! Did you and your wife fight with each other? It was so real that I almost believed you!”

”Well, it was just acting. It was all because of you.” Ye Qingxuan did not dare to take credit. After all, the nonsense that he had made up was based on information from Bai Xi. Everything he had pretended to analyze came from BaiXi’s research! He just searched for a reason, and then read the script…

”Psh, of course! What do you think I used to do in the Downtown District? The servants all have big mouths. If you ask them a few questions when shopping, you can even figure out the eight generations of his master’s ancestors.” She hummed with pride, but suddenly paused and asked, ”Wait, how did you know his father-in-law actually despises him?”

”Well ...” Ye Qingxuan smiled mysteriously, ”That’s what’s great about deduction.”

The girl rolled her eyes and looked in the direction where Lestrade had gone. She looked disgusted. ”Even I can tell that guy is soft and completely unreliable. Cousin, what did you put in all that effort for? Even if you get him, he's going to sell us out just like he did to the others if something happens to us.”

”Don't look down on that guy, Bai Xi,” Ye Qingxuan murmured. ”Even if he is soft, don't forget that he has the entire Avalon police force behind him. As soon as that guy can turn over, he will definitely be very useful.

”With him, we’ll have eyes in Avalon. With him, even the confidential files in the police department will be transparent to us, let alone the actions of the gangs.”

”Why are you so confident in him? What did he tell you?”

”Well, I was just going to inquire about the situation in downtown, but I didn’t expect to get such a good bargain...”

”Bargain?” Bai Xi's eyes lit up. ”How much of a bargain?”

Ye Qingxuan thought for a while, and smiled mysteriously, ”That depends on how much those Indians are willing pay.”