Firefly Journey

Chapter 179 Hopscotch (2)

The factory owner was Randolph's former subordinate.

The Black Knight grasped the key point: "Then the factory owner's death must be related to Randolph's self-immolation."

Simpson said, "That's right. Through my investigation over this period of time, I discovered that Randolph has a descendant who is still alive."

After the self-immolation incident, he disappeared, as if he had vanished into thin air, and never appeared again.

A month later, the factory owner was found dead in his home, making it hard not to suspect that there was some connection between the two events.

In the case of the factory owner's sudden death, the official conclusion was that it was an accident, and the forensic report stated that he suffered a sudden heart attack.

But I investigated and found he had no similar medical history. Randolph Gert did indeed commit suicide due to heavy debt, but the root cause was the acquisition of his small bank.

The person who made the acquisition was none other than Harry Brown, the banking tycoon who died that night.

On the night of Marquis Knox's assassination, the Black Knight's target was only him. Who would have thought that an unknown businessman would also mysteriously follow him in death?

Those unaware of the truth might think that he colluded with Marquis Knox, which is why he was executed along with the righteous Black Knight.

As those directly involved, Black Knight and Simpson knew that there was an even more hidden truth behind it all.

The evil god killed Harry, and the disgusting creature that was wiped out in the sewers that day was also inextricably linked to the evil god.

Could there be a connection between the two?

Following this lead, Simpson traced the clues back to Randolph Gert's self-immolation case from three years prior.

The case itself was problematic, and given Simpson's exceptional professional skills, he now deduced that the long-lost Hayden Gert could almost be equated with a follower of a cult.

Cassius Bello was also deep in thought, replaying the whole incident in his mind. Suddenly, the image of a boy flashed before his eyes.

Ario Morris, his student, was also a witness to Harry's death.

Ario investigated one person at the time, who was the deceased's daughter's boyfriend, Noah White.

At that time, he had not yet entered the academy. Cassius was afraid that he was in danger, so he always left a little clay figure with him to witness the whole process.

At the time, I didn't think much of it, but now, combined with Simpson's speculation, maybe Ario's intuition was actually right.

Even now, Ario is still investigating Harry's death as well, and perhaps the investigation is progressing. In any case, Noah White needs to be thoroughly investigated.

Cassius voiced his idea, and Simpson, who was worried about where to start, was now in a good position. With his abilities and connections, investigating a student would be a piece of cake.

"If we find anything, should we tell the Vatican?" Simpson asked.

Simpson is now disillusioned with the Vatican.

The Black Knight said, "Regardless of what's going on inside the Vatican, their initial intentions were good, but they're just too stubborn, always trying to solve problems with unchanging methods."

Don't forget, millions of believers of the Sun God live in Yicheng. The Vatican can't possibly disregard their safety. Once we have some leads, let's tell them anonymously.

To be honest, with our combined strength, we wouldn't be able to stop that evil god if it were to truly revive in Yicheng.

Only by relying on the power of the Papacy can we fight them.

Simpson nodded: "The Pope's side..."

A hint of bitterness was visible beneath the black mask.

"I cannot contact them."

Simpson Budd wasn't surprised; even the three high priests might not be able to find him, let alone Cassius.

The two were silent for a moment, then the black-clad swordsman asked, "What did you bring me to this factory to investigate?"

Simpson said, "It's an abandoned factory that's been abandoned for many years, so naturally you won't find anything. I looked around before you came, and there was nothing unusual."

But we needed to find a meeting place, and this was the perfect spot.

The black-clad swordsman turned around and said, "Take your time investigating. Let me know as soon as you have any news."

"Why are you going?"

"I went back to read books, but I felt that my current knowledge would not be enough for the North."

……

……

The Xu family has been decorated with lanterns and streamers for many days, and the main event is today.

Before dawn, the Xu family's servants were already busy, their noise breaking the silence of the morning, as if they wanted the whole city of Yi to hear it.

The wind chimes woke up very late.

When she woke up, the Demos family had already arrived. She didn't even glance at them, nor did she eat; she simply swaggered out the back door.

The Xu family guards dared not stop her and could only watch her leave.

Privately, everyone was full of complaints.

An engagement party is supposed to be a sweet occasion where both the man and woman are present to exchange tokens of their love.

However, in this marriage alliance between the Xu family and the Dimos family, all that people saw was the indifference of noble families, with no emotion whatsoever involved.

As expected, Fengling did not attend the engagement ceremony.

Morgan stroked his ring, showing no sign of disappointment, but rather excitement.

With the arrangement of parents and matchmakers, things will be much easier in the future.

……

Lin Yuanran had just returned from the Northern Territory when he went to participate in the qualifying rounds, and was exhausted both physically and mentally afterward.

Most importantly, he discovered his own little secret, which made him uneasy and felt very depressed.

Under multiple anxieties, he went to bed early.

When he woke up, he was greeted by a cloud of dust in the dormitory—Blair must not have returned during his trip north, so no one had cleaned it, and he hadn't had time to clean it yesterday.

Of course, he doesn't have time to clean up right now.

Having been away in the north for quite some time, Wendy and Dupippen had accumulated two or three letters, and he needed to retrieve them as soon as possible to read their replies.

While brushing his teeth and washing his face, Lin Yuanran looked at himself in the mirror and still couldn't muster any energy.

He suddenly realized that yesterday's worries were still lingering and he couldn't shake them off.

Lin Yuanran suppressed his strange thoughts as much as possible, changed into clean clothes, and walked out of the dormitory building.

The moment he stepped out the door, his mood instantly improved.

Because there was a girl leaning against the ornamental tree outside the door.

How did a wind chime end up here?

Should I go over and say hello?

Could she... be here to see me?

A million thoughts popped into Lin Yuanran's head in an instant. With the secret revealed, he decided to face it head-on.

Since we're already here, we can't just pretend we didn't see it.

"Good morning." Lin Yuanran raised his arm and greeted them from a distance.

The languid girl, upon hearing the boy's call, detached herself from the tree and walked slowly forward.

"It's getting late," said Wind Chime.

"Uh... what are you doing here? Isn't today your engagement day?" Lin Yuanran asked, carefully choosing his words and probing indirectly.

Fengling said, "That was my grandfather's arrangement. I don't like him, so of course I didn't go if I didn't want to. It's strange."

"Not surprisingly."

“That’s it.” Wind Chime raised an eyebrow. “I came here specifically to find you.”

For some reason, Lin Yuanran seemed to have been struck by lightning and remained silent for a long time.

Fengling said, "I'm hungry, let's go eat first."

"Good, good."