Horror Game: Cthulhu Fairy Tales

Chapter 108 Reality Call (12)

The first time Xie Yueye saw the old man, he realized something was wrong.

Before becoming the Deputy Minister of Special Operations, the old man had held a position in the army and was a veteran who had served for many years. It was absolutely impossible for him to look as old as he does now, far older than he should be.

The old man who appeared in front of the two men was nothing like the one Huang Xiang saw more than half a month ago. Instead, he looked terribly old, and seemed to be nearly a hundred years old.

"Cough cough cough-"

The old man coughed violently again, causing Huang Xiang to lose his composure and rush over.

"Are...are you okay?!"

Regardless of whether the old man has any conspiracy or not, in Huang Xiang's opinion, he is now close to the end of his life.

"Well, long time no see."

The moment Xie Yueye saw the old man, some vague memories appeared in his mind.

In Xie Yueye's memory, the other party still had the appearance of a middle-aged man, and said something to him and Fu Xingchen in an energetic manner.

Xie Yueye was immersed in his memories and did not continue speaking.

Huang Xiang was worried and didn't notice Xie Yueye's behavior.

"Please stop talking..."

Patting the old man's back, Huang Xiang even discovered that his body was covered with age spots, completely different from what he saw half a month ago.

"How did it become like this?"

Huang Xiang, who was originally afraid, was filled with deep worry the moment he saw the old man. He was very confused about what had happened in the past half month.

"Ahem... because of some accidents... ahem..."

The old man couldn't stop coughing, and it already made people feel that death was approaching.

Xie Yueye came back to his senses from his memories, received the old man's expectant gaze, and walked closer to him.

"Ahem...Xiao Xie...I have something to tell you...You...you go out first. I can only tell Xiao Xie."

When Huang Xiang heard what the visitor said, although he was very worried, he could only leave the room temporarily.

"Cough cough cough-"

Accompanied by the sound of coughing in the room, the man walked out and closed the door.

"You tell me."

Xie Yueye walked to the old man, sat on the chaise longue, and gently patted the old man's back, trying to relieve his violent cough.

“Cough cough cough… It’s no use… I can’t hold on any longer… cough cough cough…”

Holding the handkerchief at hand, the man covered his mouth and caught the blood he coughed up.

"Ahem... Even if you didn't come here today, I was going to ask Lao Lin to look for you in the next few days."

If Xie Yueye didn't come, the old man was prepared to have someone invite him over, because he obviously didn't have much time left.

"I... cough cough cough... I thought I still had plenty of time... cough cough cough... to wait for the opportunity..."

In the past few months, he was still waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an opportunity to bring things to a perfect end, but when he really encountered the assassination, he was sure that he would not be able to wait any longer.

"Ahem...Originally assassination was..."

After Huang Xiang was asked to come out, he wandered around aimlessly, but the dark and windy night always made people feel scared.

Although the blond man is not a timid person, he is not a bold person either.

After coming out of the house, Huang Xiang tried to find the housekeeper, but after walking around the courtyard for several times, he still couldn't find him.

The man felt strange and a little curious. He looked at the door leading to the front corridor and walked over with a little curiosity.

The corridor beside the pond was pitch black, even the lanterns hanging above the corridor were not lit.

The air is filled with the scent of trees and water, which is unique to garden architecture.

Huang Xiang slowly walked through the door and stood in the corridor.

Looking at the road he had come from, a voice in his heart inexplicably attracted him to move forward.

Suddenly, the yellow-haired man's eyes became a little dull, and he walked in the other direction along the corridor.

On the other side, Xie Yueye also learned a shocking fact from the deputy minister of the Special Operations Department.

"Are you sure?"

Hearing what the old man said just now, Xie Yueye frowned, with a hint of severity and confusion in his eyes.

“Ahem… I’m sure… it was for this purpose… that I let Xiao Fu… ahem… cough.”

The old man was prepared to pretend to be assassinated, but when he was seriously injured under the noses of the guards while he was recuperating, he knew that he could not escape.

"So... we are all pawns, pawns in exchange for an answer... right..."

Xie Yueye said this slowly with no expression on his face.

The old man coughed and nodded: "At the beginning... cough cough cough... before Xiao Fu went in... cough cough cough... the door had already been discovered abroad."

Xie Yueye looked at the coughing old man quietly and told himself the truth.

"Then why are you telling me all this now, since you also had a role in sending Fu Xingchen to his death."

Since the old man had been pretending to be stupid for so many years, there was no reason for him to tell him the answer at this critical moment. Xie Yueye didn't understand why.

"Ahem... maybe it's because... I can't bear it."

Ever since he learned about the death of the captain of the second team and his wife, the old man has been very uneasy. He vaguely feels that things are out of everyone's control.

"Can't bear it?"

Hearing this word, Xie Yueye couldn't help but sneered a few times. He certainly knew what the old man meant by "can't bear it".

"Ahem... I know... you hate me... but... ahem... I don't have much time left, and now I just want to... ahem... put everything to an end."

The old man tremblingly took out a file bag from under the pillow he was leaning on and handed it to Xie Yueye.

"This is... this is a list... cough cough cough..."

Xie Yueye accepted the file bag silently and did not open it on the spot. He knew that a dying person would not tell lies.

"I know... cough cough cough... what you want to ask... cough cough cough, you guessed it right, three years ago... cough cough cough, it was indeed him who went in there, brought you out, and hypnotized you..."

Hearing this, Xie Yueye couldn't help but stood up and glared at the lying old man.

"Why--"

He spoke with gritted teeth, still with puzzled questions. He knew that he had gotten some answers from the wooden box, and he also knew what would have happened if he had not been taken away.

"because……"

Having said this, the old man was silent for a moment and closed his eyes. He was a little reluctant to tell the truth.

"Say!"

However, the man's roar brought him back to reality. Looking at the handsome man whose eyes were filled with anger, the old man took a deep breath and told the truth.

"Because the research on you...is not over yet."

Unlike Fu Xingchen, Xie Yueye has been a genius since childhood, and a genius beyond ordinary people's imagination.

This extraordinary intelligence also brought him misfortune.

When he was very young, Xie Yueye always heard his parents tell him to hide his shortcomings. Although he didn't understand it, he still did it until he met Fu Xingchen.

"Hahaha, the research is not finished yet. So, you admitted on their behalf that there was another reason for my parents' death, right?"

Xie Yueye thought of countless possibilities and speculated that it might be because he couldn't take Fu Xingchen away, but he didn't expect that it was because of him.

"..."

The old man’s silence confirmed that Xie Yueye’s past was full of calculations.

The man took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

"I see."

After looking at the old man who was almost unable to speak, Xie Yueye turned around and prepared to leave.

“Wait… wait a minute! Cough cough cough…”

The old man hurriedly called out to Xie Yueye and then burst into violent coughing.

“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough… I… I’m sorry to you… I’m sorry to Professor Xie… and Professor Lin…”

The old man's eyes were filled with regret. He didn't know how to compensate the young man in front of him. Perhaps it was impossible to compensate him from the beginning.

After hearing this, Xie Yueye sneered, pushed the door and left, leaving the old man coughing up blood in the room.