Chapter 54 John, will you really protect me?
The interviewing Omega gently soothed her, "Don't be nervous, Ms. Jiang. I believe everyone is very concerned about this case. Please share your knowledge with everyone in front of the screen."
Jiang Meng pursed her lips, her clenched fists slowly loosening. She gradually raised her head, her eyes fixed on the camera. "My brother is a man who loves life. The last time he saw me, he asked me how I was doing at school and what I wanted for my birthday."
"My parents suffered a series of misfortunes during those two years, and the family was struggling financially. My brother was devastated by this, and even though he was admitted to university, he chose to drop out."
Jiang Meng's eyes reddened as she spoke, her voice trembling as she continued, "I never thought he would be killed. Even more so, I never thought the one who killed my brother would be the prince of Ninobea." She clenched her teeth, and after a moment's calm, she continued, "I saw his body with my own eyes, and I'll never forget it—my brother was covered in wounds.
"The forensic doctor later told me that there was still genitalia in his body, and the glands were completely marked."
The Omega beside him asked, "Why didn't you call the police?"
Jiang Meng said hoarsely, "Because the police didn't even inform me of my brother's death."
"You just said that it was the prince of Ninobea who murdered your brother. Could it be that after the murder, the prince used his power to prevent the Inquisition from intervening?"
Jiang Meng was silent for a moment before saying, "...the murderer and the person who protected him are not the same person."
"Not the same person? Could it be that other royal families are involved?"
"My own brother was murdered by the prince, but I was powerless to do anything because the murderer's own brother chose to protect his younger brother—"
"He has destroyed all the evidence, found a scapegoat, and offered us generous terms to keep us quiet."
Jiang Meng continued, "However, we have no choice but to keep the peace. You can't imagine a row of guards surrounding a crowd of people, and you are in the middle, like you are trapped in a cage, negotiating with this Alpha."
The Omega said sharply, "If I heard correctly, are you saying that the prince's biological brother is an Alpha?"
Jiang Meng mocked, "He probably didn't expect that after handling this matter so cleanly, the final culprit would be his brother backing up a video of the woman raping my brother." She scoffed, "Perhaps his dear brother feels wronged. He can't understand why a poor, materialistic, dropout Omega would resist his complete marking. He might be thinking, why would my brother reject him? Omegas are supposed to be obediently marked by Alphas. He's even a noble prince."
"Fu Yunlu." Jiang Meng took a deep breath, his eyes bloodshot, and whispered to the camera, "I don't want to be controlled by you anymore. Your brother Fu Yunliang must pay the price for what he did."
There is a wall at Strathcona University dedicated to displaying light images of the Alpha candidates for the royal family. This idea was originally thought up by the school's flower supplier. After reaching a deal with the student union and sharing the profits, the light images on the wall began to be officially preserved, and the images of the candidates were replaced with each change of head of state.
When it came to Fu Liaoyan's generation, Fu Yunlu appeared in this wall.
The Omegas and Betas of Strathclyde University would always buy a bouquet of flowers from a nearby flower shop on some love-related holidays and place them under the light image of their favorite candidate. Every time, Fu Yunlu always ranked among the top in terms of the number of flowers she received.
Here at Omega, he's treated like a star.
Three days had passed since the live broadcast initiated by the Omega Protection Society. Now, paint had been splashed next to his image, and two groups, those who trusted him and those who were angry, were facing off. They accused each other, each believing the other to be unreasonable.
Liang Guanyue, the president of the student union, came over slowly with the security guards. He looked up and stared at the light image of Fu Yunlu for a while. Since he had no entity, all the paint splashed on him was poured onto the wall behind him.
Liang Guanyue listened with great interest to the arguments between the Omegas and Betas. Their contention was nothing more than, "How can you believe the nonsense of that Alpha Jiang Meng when we haven't investigated the matter thoroughly?" and "Fu Yunlu has done more than just that one awful thing, and yet you, the oppressed Omegas and Betas, are still defending him with such humility."
He patted the vice president's shoulder and said, "Take your men and separate the two groups first."
Fanna also came over to join in the fun, and whispered to him, "Why are they so emotional? I don't understand."
Liang Guanyue glanced at her with a half-smile: "Because we are Alphas, it has nothing to do with us after all."
"Yeah, they're probably going to take advantage of the Fourth Prince's situation to launch some kind of equal rights movement."
"Let them make a fuss. This is the only way for them to vent their dissatisfaction." Liang Guanyue said lightly.
He walked between the two separated groups and raised his voice. "I understand everyone has different opinions on the current reports, but this light and shadow wall is a public area of the school. Please consciously maintain the school environment. We are all students of Stro University. If there are any disputes, we can use reason and evidence to convince the other party, rather than acting like hooligans, throwing paint, destroying public facilities, and gathering to disrupt public order." He raised his hand. "This concludes today's matter. I believe that no matter what, the Supreme Court of Ninoy Alam will give justice to the deceased and the innocent."
He heard that Fu Yunlu's house was now surrounded by reporters. Liang Guanyue originally thought that if the Jiang Lian incident was not enough to crush him, he could use Fu Chaoyang's hand to spread a few more things.
But the exposure of the Jiang Lian incident was like a chain reaction. Once the tail was caught, it would lead to a series of events.
"Guan Yue, have you started to pay attention to the news recently?" Freya curiously poked her head out from the bed and looked at Liang Guanyue sitting down and clicking on the latest report on the Fourth Prince.
Liang Guanyue was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "I'm curious about what kind of punishment he and his brother will receive."
"I think the Fourth Prince's power has only been temporarily removed, and his brother may officially go to the Court of Inquiry." Freya shook her head and sighed. "You said the Fourth Prince is confused. I saw them digging into this matter and found that the Fourth Prince has protected his brother more than once."
Liang Guanyue's fingers tapped the table rhythmically, and after a while he said, "No one forced him to do this. If he did it, he would have to pay the price."
Fu Yunlu hasn't contacted him for about half a month. Logically, even if she was too busy to take care of herself, she would take the initiative to ask him how he was doing.
He knew? Then why didn't he send someone to deal with him? Was he trying to avoid the spotlight first, and wait until the matter died down before coming to question him in person?
John suddenly burst in: "Liang Guanyue!"
Liang Guanyue turned around and looked at him in confusion. Freya, who was lying on the bed, was startled. "Who's so surprised?" She saw it was John and was stunned for a moment. "You went back to the dormitory?" She lay back down and muttered, "Since Liang Guanyue came back to live in the dormitory, he has been coming here quite frequently."
John walked over quickly and grabbed his wrist: "Come with me, I have something to ask you."
Liang Guanyue tilted her head: "Can't we talk about this here?"
"Are you sure you want to tell your secret here?"
"..." Liang Guanyue looked at him for a while, then smiled at him and stood up helplessly, "Okay, John."
When they reached a secluded place, John said in a serious tone, "Tell me honestly, was it Fu Yunlu who threatened you?"
“…”
"Isn't it him?" John grabbed Liang Guanyue's shoulders. Liang Guanyue looked at his hand expressionlessly. After a while, she smiled and said, "John, I don't know what you are talking about."
"Guaranteed, the one supporting you is Fu Yunlu. I've already checked it out. Don't play dumb with me!" John whispered. "Liang Guanyue, I'm only telling you this once. Fu Yunlu won't have an easy time this time. He's already taken the initiative to sever ties with the William family, who are the closest to him."
Liang Guanyue raised her eyebrows: "John, how do you know?"
"...My aunt is Clough William's wife," John said. "The William family is Fu Yunlu's biggest helper and influence. If he had no other choice, he would never take the initiative to remove the William family."
Liang Guanyue was a little surprised by John's identity. After all, he hid it very well and never revealed anything about the nobility. "He was temporarily imprisoned by the Court of Justice?"
"I'm not imprisoned... but there will always be surveillance," John whispered. "The resistance from those people down there is too loud, and Fu Yunlu has done more than just this one thing. The Inquisition is semi-independent of the imperial power, and for both public and private reasons, Fu Yunlu's power must be restricted." He paused. "Also, the head of state's current intention is... if the investigation is true, Fu Yunliang will be dealt with according to the law, and Fu Yunlu will be exiled from the main city with an undetermined return date. Right now, they haven't even decided which district he'll be sent to. Liang Guanyue, I'm afraid you'll follow him."
Liang Guanyue said, "I won't leave with him, John. I've put so much effort into getting to the main city, and I don't want to leave here anymore."
John pursed his lips. Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Liang Guanyue asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"...with me."
"?"
John's face suddenly turned red, his eyes swirling around, and finally fixed his gaze on Liang Guanyue's slender but calloused fingers. His voice trembled nervously, "...Be with me, as a lover?"
Liang Guanyue was stunned for a moment, wondering how he could suddenly become wise from being a closeted homophobe. She also wondered what sin she had committed, why she always had to deal with the Alpha's affection.
"If Fu Yunlu finds out, he might take his anger out on you." Liang Guanyue lowered her eyes and said softly, "I don't know how he will deal with me. If he really wants to force me to leave with him..."
John immediately said, "I swear, I will let you stay in the main city!" He anxiously testified, "I'm not afraid that Fu Yunlu will retaliate against me. He can only deal with small families with shallow roots like the Ji family. The William family is not something he can touch."
Liang Guanyue said: "So you will protect me?"
John looked at him steadily. "I will."
Liang Guanyue thought that maybe he really needed someone from a large family to protect him. Who knew if Fu Yunlu would really send someone to kill him in a fit of rage? Liang Guanyue only thought for a few seconds before deciding on his answer. He said, "To be honest, John, I always thought you hated me."
"I don't hate you... Actually, it's because, because... that's why..." John said shyly, "And I broke up with the last Beta a long time ago."
Liang Guanyue smiled and said, "I'm a little happy. Is that true?"
John said anxiously: "It's true. I'm telling you this today because I'm afraid that you will be forcibly taken away by the selfish Fu Yunlu—"
"If it's true..." Liang Guanyue lowered her head, tilted it, and fluttered her long eyelashes. She asked, "John, will you really protect me?"
He raised his hand, stroking the side of John's neck with his thumb, and stared at the Alpha with eyes as deep as a pool on a summer night: "You know, you are the first person to know my secret, and I always subconsciously trust you."
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