Once, I wanted to be a good person
Chapter 887 - 887: 226. Late-Night Investigation Room's First Interrogation of a Demigod!

Fang Ze clearly understood: The ancestors of the Si Family and Old Mr. Bai of the Bai Family were seasoned individuals who had weathered decades of storms. They had the discernment to judge people.

Since both of them believed that He Weidao was wholeheartedly for the Human Race and could be trusted, Fang Ze was willing to tentatively trust their judgment as well.

Assuming He Weidao, no matter how filthy, how insidious and cunning, how vicious in his methods, all he did was indeed for the Human Race, for the Federation, and not for his own selfish desires!

Then Fang Ze could fully exploit this mentality, becoming the bad guy, using "disclosing the events of that year to other demigods in the Eastern Administrative Region, causing a rift between the demigods and the Federation, even prompting rebellion" as leverage to force him to make concessions.

If Old Mr. Bai and Old Mr. Si did not misjudge him, for the greater good of the Human Race, He Weidao would probably have to compromise. He would obediently follow Fang Ze's demands, giving Old Mr. Bai enough "respect" and publicity to allow the aristocratic faction to return to the rights stage in Xida State.

And if they misjudged him and He Weidao was untrustworthy, Fang Ze had a backup plan.

When going to negotiate with He Weidao, Fang Ze planned to prepare himself as if preventing an assassination by Dahei Jialuo: hiding his soul and using his physical body to meet He Weidao.

If things went awry, he would use the Demigd Prison to withdraw his physical body, but would intentionally feign death.

Using his "death" as evidence of He Weidao's silencing through murder, making public the events of that year, especially informing other demigods, delivering a fatal blow to He Weidao!

Previously, Fang Ze analyzed the situation after exposing this matter: to avoid worsening the situation in the Eastern Administrative Region, the Federation, even with conclusive evidence, might temporarily suppress the issue and not immediately deal with He Weidao. But if all or half of the demigods made a fuss over this, the Federation couldn't tolerate it anymore. After all, if the demigods really collectively rebelled, it would be a matter even more destabilizing than the fall of the Eastern Administrative Region.

And as long as He Weidao was dealt with, regardless of whether it was to compensate the three noble families of Xida State or to fill the vacancy left by the capture of He Weidao's faction, the nobles of Xida State could restore their original influence, as if following the first plan. By then, the matter of Old Mr. Bai could also be resolved logically. Fang Ze's goal could still be achieved.

Moreover, even at this time, Fang Ze could still benefit from feigning death, as he had originally intended to transform into Dahei Jialuo, traveling to Tuoya State and Spirit Realm Mountain. By then, he could really assume Dahei Jialuo's identity and blend in with the Outer Realm demigods!

With the Demigd Prison in his possession, he could advance and retreat at will, not worrying a bit about his future.

With this thought, Fang Ze made up his mind without hesitation: now that his scheme was laid out, it was up to He Weidao to make his choice.

To be honest, at this moment, Fang Ze really hoped that He Weidao would choose the first option. The Human Race had already faced too many disasters, and Fang Ze wished for a bit more kindness in this world.....

Of course, maybe he just didn't want Old Mr. Bai and the ancestor of the Si Family to be disappointed in the afterlife.....

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Having pondered over the crisis response, Fang Ze took a deep breath, stood up, stretched a bit, and prepared to undertake the second task of the night: summoning.

Dahei Jialuo didn't meet the summoning conditions earlier, so Fang Ze had brought him into the Late-Night Investigation Room through the Demigd Prison without using that night's investigation slot, thus unable to receive the corresponding investigation rewards.

Of course, after tonight, Fang Ze could formally investigate him and earn those rewards: Fang Ze was very much looking forward to finding out what rewards investigating a demigod would yield.

Last time, when investigating Simaliu of the Shed Mortal stage, Fang Ze obtained a Shed Mortal Fruit, so in investigating a demigod now, why wouldn't it yield something "demigod-tier"?

With that thought, filled with anticipation for the future, Fang Ze, after limbering up, walked towards the summoning table, preparing for that night's summoning.

In fact, he already had his choice for the night's summoning, and that was Zhixi, given that Yunan State was currently in chaos..."Huh?"

Just as Fang Ze was contemplating the reason for summoning Zhixi, he suddenly felt a vague signal from his Shadow Warrior: an alert from Mei.

As Fang Ze's bodyguard, Mei and Jun would typically remain hidden in Fang Ze's shadow unless tasked otherwise. Especially at night when Fang Ze entered the Late-Night Investigation Room, they both would guard from the shadow to prevent any mishaps. If something unusual occurred near Fang Ze, they would alert him.

In the seven or eight months Fang Ze had been in this world, aside from one warning at the beginning, he had never received another alert, which did make him quite curious about what was happening outside.

As he pondered, Fang Ze couldn't help but activate his Void Eye to observe the situation outside.

Just as Fang Ze's Void Eye opened, his bedroom appeared before him.

Fang Ze then saw the Flower God's shadow, holding a watermelon knife, inexplicably at his bedside, staring fixedly at his sleeping self.

Seeing this, Fang Ze furrowed his brows deeply.

"What's this woman up to this time? How ridiculous?"

Fang Ze only thought that way not out of disdain for the Flower God, but because.....he immediately recognized the style of the watermelon knife as one used by his alien maidservants for cutting fruit.

Though he didn't know where the Flower God had stolen that watermelon knife from, to use a mere iron knife to harm Fang Ze, a master at the Yang Transformation stage, seemed rather insulting?

Not to mention anything else, Fang Ze even suspected the knife wouldn't leave a mark on his body if stabbed, nor would it trigger the defensive artifact chain mail he wore....

This was probably why Mei only sent a warning and didn't directly appear to protect him.

With that in mind, Fang Ze began to wonder what was really going on with the Flower God tonight. So, he patiently observed her actions.

In his watchful gaze, the Flower God raised and lowered the watermelon knife repeatedly before finally pouting in frustration, tossing it aside.

Then she moved to the window, peering outside, contemplating leaving.

But each time she tried to leave, her gaze would return to Fang Ze's body, softening once more.