Chapter 87: Emily Was Shocked
Henry realized that these video files might be explicit. He hesitated to open them.
Emily wasn't particularly curious or interested in prying into others' privacy; she just wanted to stay in Henry's room a bit longer.
She even had a strange thought: if Henry were to push her onto the bed now, would she resist or...
Seeing Henry hesitating over the files, Emily thought he might not know how to use the touchpad.
So she moved her hand on the touchpad and said, "This is the mouse."
Henry said, "Oh," but still didn't move, looking embarrassed.
If he opened them, there might be explicit content.
If he didn't, Emily might misunderstand and think he didn't trust her.
In Henry's mind, given the current situation, Emily was the only one he truly trusted.
This trust even surpassed his trust in Isabelle.
After much hesitation, Henry finally opened the first video.
Sure enough, the video wasn't high-definition, and the camera didn't move, fixed in one direction, clearly from a surveillance camera. But the people in the video were quite clear.
A man stood in front of a sofa, making a hostess bend over the coffee table...
Seeing this, Henry glanced at Emily out of the corner of his eye, feeling awkward.
Emily immediately turned her head, glaring at Henry as if he had set her up.
In the quiet of the night, with only the two of them in the room, why was Henry showing her such a video?
Seeing her expression, Henry panicked and explained, "I didn't know it was this kind of stuff. Seeing Erick lock it in the safe, I thought it was something important."
Emily's face was stern, but she didn't blame Henry. Whether Henry knew the content or not, or whether he set her up, she wouldn't dislike him.
But she had to put on a show, being a woman and having a special relationship with Henry.
Seeing Henry so nervous, Emily's expression softened. She didn't want to really scare him.
"Don't watch it. Watching too much of this stuff is bad for your health."
She turned to leave but suddenly said, "Hmm," and looked at the video for a while, frowning, "Why is it him?"
Henry asked, "You know him?"
Emily looked closely and nodded, "He's a local official in charge of culture."
Henry sighed in relief, "That makes sense! I suspected these drives contained such things.
Bars can be chaotic places. They might get shut down for illegal activities, and the owner might get arrested.
Some owners install hidden cameras to catch wealthy and powerful patrons in compromising situations.
If they get into trouble, they can use these videos for leverage.
I figured Jason, being close to Erick, would also engage in such activities.
He might think it's safe and discreet, not knowing Erick already has evidence. I wanted to find that evidence."
Emily now understood Henry's purpose. But with so many video files, finding the right one could take forever.
Henry opened a few more videos. Some people Emily didn't know, but others made her exclaim, "How is it him?"
Seeing a video of Ruby's husband, Kevin, Emily was even more shocked, her mouth agape.
She didn't know Erick and Ruby's relationship or that Henry had just seen Ruby. But she knew Kevin, often seen on TV and at events.
Henry knew these people were prominent figures in Harbor Springs and beyond, from various industries.
He later discovered that the videos were labeled in pinyin, which wasn't immediately noticeable.
The videos on these drives were those Erick deemed useful.
Ordinary people, local or not, had their videos deleted and wouldn't be stored here.
In other words, these videos were leverage for Erick, and they could be useful to Henry too.
Despite the explicit content, Emily was shocked by some of the people and watched for a while before saying, "Henry, call the police!"
"Call the police?" Henry looked at Emily, "You just mentioned who these people are. If we report this, and they find out, can you still live in this society?
Even if they get into trouble, their complex backgrounds mean they can still harm ordinary people like us, even from prison!"
Emily thought for a moment, realizing Henry was right. She grabbed Henry's arm and said, "If you don't call the police, either return the drives or destroy them. Don't use them to blackmail anyone.
Otherwise, they will definitely suffer, but you could be sentenced to severe punishment for extortion!"
Henry smiled, "Don't worry, I won't use such dirty means to gain ill-gotten wealth."
As he spoke, his eyes involuntarily lingered on Emily's chest. The room was filled with her fragrance, and the video scenes stimulated him, causing a strong physical reaction.
Emily glared at him, "What are you looking at?"
Henry blushed and quickly looked at the laptop.
Emily secretly smiled and said, "Go to bed early. Jason is quite proper and self-respecting. He shouldn't do such things. You don't need to look."
Henry smiled, "If he's so proper and self-respecting, why did he come to our house for dinner alone?"
Emily frowned, stared at Henry for a while, and suddenly asked, "The answer you said you'd give me, is it about Jason?
If it's about him, you should kneel to me.
Because I have nothing to do with him. Besides your brother, I have no relationship with any man.
Moreover, his wife is my close friend. Our relationship is very good."
Henry said nothing, continuing to search the video files.
Emily stared at him, unwilling to let go, "A real man keeps his word. If you have evidence, you can punish me as you like.
But if you can't find evidence, you must kneel to me."
After saying that, Emily left the guest bedroom and returned to the master bedroom.
Seeing Andrew lying in bed, Emily felt disgusted.
Lying on the edge of the bed, thinking about Henry lying on her and touching her chest, Emily smiled shyly.
Henry quickly found a video of Jason with Victoria.
He immediately called Ruby.
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