Enduring Light: Truth Comes to Light
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Script
Li Hotel Lobby
*BANG—* *BANG—* BANG—*
Several shots ring out outside the hotel lobby. In an instant, the once lively lobby falls silent.
You: What!?
Following the source of the sound, you see a man with his hands in his pockets enter the hotel. He stands in the center of the lobby.
A large group of people follow him in. Judging by their clothes, they are all members of the same organization.
Luke: What are they doing? Surrounding the hotel?
Artem: The Guangjie Union?
Vyn: It must be.
Marius: Hmph, what is the Guangjie Union doing here? We can't let our guard down.
???: Who's in charge here?
As soon as the man opened his mouth, the guests and hotel staff in the lobby all step back consciously.
It makes you, who remains standing still, seem out of place.
You: I am. Are you here for Boss Qian?
The man doesn't respond to you immediately, but strokes the brim of his hat slowly.
???: Our boss is a bit anxious and asked me to check on the situation.
???: Oh, by the way... I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Gou, secretary to Boss Yang of the Guangjie Union.
Marius: Well, that's strange. Isn't Officer Zhong in charge of the investigation into Boss Qian's death?
Marius: Say, isn't the Guangjie Union a little out of depth here?
Marius laughs, speaking before you.
Marius: Secretary Gou, right? You... live up to your reputation.
Despite the sharp mockery, the expression on Secretary Gou's face shows no sign of anger.
He stares at Marius, then bows slightly, as if the person who fired the shots outside was not him.
Secretary Gou: Well, we didn't want to come.
Secretary Gou: But the police in Xuzhou Town are so slow and incompetent that they still haven't found the real murderer after all this time... It's really worrying.
Secretary Gou: What's more, recently there have been rumors in town that the Guangjie Union was involved...
Secretary Gou: Since we're getting dragged into this, we have a right to come ask about the situation, right, President von Hagen?
You: (What amazing acting... That line is really irritating!)
Marius: What do you want?
Secretary Gou: Nothing really. If the police can't produce any results, the Guangjie Union is happy to offer its assistance.
Artem: By that, you mean the Guangjie Union wants to get involved?
Secretary Gou: Is that a problem?
Vyn: No, but that would not be wise. How could we bother you with a matter regarding the Yingxing Trading Company?
Vyn glances back, but Manager Duan cowers behind the hotel receptionist, not daring to make a sound.
It is Luke who steps forward, raising the camera prop in his hand to take a photo of Secretary Gou.
The sound of a shutter causes everyone's attention to focus on him.
Luke: Secretary Gou, the fanfare with which Guangjie Union surrounded the Li Hotel... seems like a violation of Xuzhou Town regulations, right?
Luke: If you don't mind, I'll put it all in tomorrow's news.
Secretary Gou: Hey brat, you may have the guts to write an article, but does your news agency have the guts to publish it?
Luke: Of course. Why wouldn't they? Please look forward to tomorrow's headlines, Secretary Gou.
Luke's comments leave Secretary Gou somewhat speechless.
Perhaps in Xuzhou Town, there is some unspoken rule about the Guangjie Union.
But evidently, that rule doesn't apply to any of you.
You: Secretary Gou, thank you for your offer.
You: But if the Guangjie Union wants to help the police investigate this matter... Shouldn't you run that by Officer Zhong?
Secretary Gou: Hmph, there's no need for that.
Secretary Gou: You guys may not know it, but something happened at the mines outside of Xuzhou Town, and the police have mobilized almost their entire department.
Secretary Gou: That Zhong guy doesn't have time for the likes of you.
Vyn: I see...
You: !!!
You: (Officer Zhong... No wait, the entire police department has been mobilized to the outskirts?)
You: (That means we won't be able to contact the police in the meantime and have to deal with the Guangjie Union ourselves...)
Marius: No wonder you lot surrounded the hotel so aggressively. It turns out that the police are occupied elsewhere...
Marius: Aren't you all bullying honest citizens?
Luke: Hmph, there's no shortage of people who are bullied by the Guangjie Union. It's not news to anyone in Xuzhou Town, President von Hagen.
Secretary Gou: How is this bullying? Hmm? I said it just now... Guangjie Union is offering its assistance to help find the real murderer as soon as possible!
Secretary Gou retains the fearless expression on his face.
You: (They just had to come check on the situation when the police aren't around, and even surrounded the hotel...)
Clearly, they have another motive.
You: I understand. The Guangjie Union wants us to give an answer as soon as possible.
You: Who is the real murderer? And does that person have anything to do with the Guangjie Union? Is that it?
Secretary Gou: Precisely.
You: Sorry, as of right now, we can't—
Vyn: Yes, I will give you an answer.
Artem: That's right. We will investigate this matter as soon as possible.
You: Eh!?
Vyn and Artem's words cause you to swallow the second half of your sentence, "...we can't give you an answer."
You don't quite understand and look blankly at the people around you. But none of them are looking at you.
On the other side, Marius can't help but play devil's advocate.
Marius: Why bother about him? Do you people from Yingxing Trading Company not have a backbone?
Marius: You guys can tolerate his nonsense, but I won't!
Artem: The Yingxing Trading Company will get to the bottom of this. In that case... when we have reached a conclusion, it's also reasonable for us to take the initiative to inform the public.
At this moment, Artem throws you a glance, a calm expression in his eyes.
You: (That look... Did Consultant Wing find something?)
Vyn: We have already made some discoveries, and we need an outsider witness.
Vyn echoes what Artem said. His face also had the same meaningful look.
Luke: Well, if the people from the Yingxing Trading Company say so, then we're just going to have to play along.
It seems Luke had also received Vyn's signal, calmly changing his statement.
Secretary Gou's gaze scans the faces of everyone in your group, one by one.
When your gaze meets his, a shiver runs down your spine.
Secretary Gou: Hmph, I'll remember those words, and relay them back to Boss Yang.
Secretary Gou: I hope you really can give the Guangjie Union... a clear answer.
The sound of crackling static can be heard again...
Mysterious Person: Hoho, are you ready for the final round of puzzles?
Mysterious Person: I have carefully selected the questions this time. You better be ready...
Mysterious Person: Who knows? You might get some insight into something.
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