Eldritch Horror Theatre

"What do you want?"

As Daniel stepped closer, every hair on Joseph's body seemed to stand on end.

The young man's crazed behavior in the camera's flash moments ago had been genuinely shocking to witness.

Instinctively scanning his surroundings, Joseph couldn't find a single thing to use as a weapon.

Unarmed against Daniel's burly physique, Joseph lost all courage to resist in an instant.

"Take a guess."

Joseph had originally been hiding behind the curtains at the back of the classroom. Now, completely trapped in the corner by Daniel, he had nowhere to run.

"I'm warning you, don't make this any worse. Don't make an irreversible mistake."

Joseph tried to project a teacher's authority to intimidate him, but his panting voice came out exceptionally dry.

Daniel's smile grew even more exaggerated at those words.

"May I know why you're here?"

"I—"

Joseph clearly struggled to find an answer.

"Just a reminder, my patience is limited right now."

Daniel cut through his hesitation with a heavily threatening tone.

"I followed Medea. I found the message you left for her."

Joseph gritted his teeth and finally confessed.

"You're... disgusting!"

Although Medea was immobilized on the ground, she was clearly still conscious.

Hearing this, she gave a shudder and shrieked in a hoarse voice.

"Disgusting? What right do you have to judge me?!"

Facing her, Joseph instantly found his spine, roaring right back.

"You spend every day thinking about getting your own students into bed! You thought I didn't know?"

"I haven't just been following you for a day. I know exactly what you are."

...

Joseph's counterattack was clearly effective, instantly silencing Medea.

"But you never got a piece, did you?"

Standing to the side, Daniel let out a cold chuckle, ruthlessly laying bare Joseph's true motives.

"I know exactly how this woman behaves."

Daniel shot Medea a glance, the sheer malice in his voice nearly making her tremble.

"And I understand your little obsession perfectly."

"A person's greatest foolishness is lacking self-knowledge."

"This woman is dying of her own stupidity, actually believing she could scheme against me. As for you..."

Daniel looked down at the camera on the floor.

"If I'm not mistaken, you were planning to snap a few photos and use them to blackmail me?"

"No. No, I wasn't!"

Joseph looked frightened out of his wits, frantically waving his hands in denial.

"How could I ever blackmail you? I know your family's background! I was only targeting Medea!"

"That wouldn't even fool a kindergartener."

Daniel smiled, shaking his head.

"I ran into a very unpleasant guy today, so I'm in a rather foul mood."

"Who did you run into? Why on earth are you doing this?"

Medea spoke up again from the floor, her words laced with utter confusion.

"Do you really not know who I ran into?"

Daniel looked down at her.

"Never in my life have I been so insulted and threatened."

"You two are truly something else. I've never wanted to kill someone so badly."

"But don't worry. That guy will be joining you very soon."

"And before that, I'll make him deeply understand the meaning of agony!"

"Haven't you thought about what will happen to you if you do this?"

Medea asked, her tone filled with fearful desperation.

"Happen to me?"

Daniel let out a burst of laughter.

"I'll tell you exactly what will happen to me."

"First thing tomorrow morning, a scandal will break at this high school."

"A teacher, in gross violation of the law and moral decency, seduced her own student. The two of them have even eloped, leaving no trace behind."

"And given this teacher's long history of misbehavior, considering the impact on the school's reputation, the police and the school will quickly abandon the investigation."

"Trust me, my family can easily make that happen."

"I don't understand... There has to be a misunderstanding..."

After Daniel's words, Medea was left muttering to herself in a daze.

"I'll kill her for you!"

Just then, Joseph suddenly realized something and quickly shouted.

Hm?

Daniel glanced up at him.

"I'll kill her, so you don't have to lift a finger."

As if terrified the other might lose patience, Joseph spoke faster than he ever had in his life.

"No matter what, killing her with your own hands will leave hidden risks."

"Joseph, you—"

Medea had clearly been holding out hope that Daniel might hesitate because of Joseph's presence. She never expected this guy to suggest such an idea just because he was afraid to die.

"Go on."

Daniel actually looked a bit interested, motioning for Joseph to continue.

"As long as you promise not to kill me, I can kill this woman for you. You have no need to dirty your own hands; that would only bring risk to your safety."

"And since I'll be the one committing the murder, you won't have to worry about me leaking what happened today."

"It's a good thing for both of us."

"That does sound quite good."

Daniel nodded, falling into deep thought.

A moment later, he looked up at Joseph, who looked as though he were awaiting a sentence.

"Hand me the camera."

He pointed to the ground and spoke coldly.

This...

Joseph froze for a moment. Quickly realizing what Daniel intended to do, he felt a brief flash of reluctance.

However, the resolute look in Daniel's eyes made him swiftly drop his resistance.

"You had better think clearly. This is the only way I'll trust you."

"O-okay..."

With another shudder, Joseph crouched down with surprising agility, picked up the camera, and handed it over.

"The camera isn't broken. You really are a lucky man!"

"It looks like we might have a deal."

Daniel took the camera, fiddled with it to ensure it still worked, and then pointed back to the ground.

"Weren't you very interested in her?"

"What do you mean?"

Joseph clearly failed to react for a moment.

"Before killing her, you might as well turn waste into treasure."

Daniel made a gesture.

"Be my guest."

Is that... okay?

Joseph glanced at the camera in Daniel's hands. Instantly grasping his situation, he realized he had absolutely no choice.

Yet in the next moment, a surge of excitement washed over him. His gaze licked greedily over Medea's body as a wicked fire ignited from deep within him.

Under mortal threat, his erupting lust was somehow even stronger than usual.

Scrutinized by that gaze, Medea had lost all of her former seductive charm, instinctively trying to cover her body.

Unfortunately, paralyzed on the ground as she was, she was completely powerless to resist.

"Hel—"

It wasn't until Joseph's face was mere inches away that she finally remembered to call for help.

Unfortunately, the moment she made a sound, her mouth was solidly clamped shut.

Stopping her, Joseph, stimulated by both death and lust, had clearly entered a bizarre state of excitement.

Pressing his face almost directly against Medea's head, he stuck out his tongue and licked her face.

Facing this behavior, Daniel merely stood to the side with a cold sneer, toying with the camera in his hands, seemingly highly appreciative of the scene before him.

The magic of communication truly was boundless. In just half a minute, a conspiracy had taken shape.

Outside the door, Fu Qian nodded, expressing heartfelt awe at how this murder plot had come together.

And considering the details of his task, it seemed it was time to make an appearance.

The next moment, Fu Qian cleared his throat and let out a cough.

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