Nearly ten minutes later.
Jeffrey brought a person into the private room.
"Mr. McDonald, this is the only person who survived after discovering the Soul Returning Fruit. His na is Henrik Whitaker!"
Jeffrey looked at Connor and introduced him to everyone.
Connor slowly raised his head and looked at Henrik. Henrik's face was pale, and he was as thin as a stick. He looked very dispirited and didn't look like a young man at all.
However, Connor could understand. After all, all his companions had died in the mouths of the wild beasts, and only he survived. A normal person would definitely not be able to withstand such a thing, and it would cause a very big psychological trauma.
"Hello…"
Connor said to Henrik.
"He... Hello..."
Henrik looked at Connor. His eyes seed to be a little dull. When he spoke, his body kept trembling as if he was afraid of sothing.
"I want to ask you what happened after you found the Soul Returning Fruit!"
Connor said softly.
After hearing Connor's words, Henrik beca even more scared, and his body trembled even more violently.
"You don't have to be so afraid. Just say whatever you have to say. After all, it's already in the past. It's useless even if you're afraid now…"
Connor said helplessly after seeing Henrik's reaction.
"Where's the money you promised ?"
Henrik took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and asked Connor.
Connor turned and glanced at Thomas.
"Give your bank account number now. I'll get soone to transfer the money to you..."
Thomas said calmly as he took out his phone.
"..."
Henrik hesitated for a mont, then handed the bank card he had prepared beforehand to Thomas.
Thomas didn't waste any ti and asked his company to transfer the money to Henrik.
Henrik was relieved to see that the money had been transferred to his account. He then sat down on the chair.
"Do you want so water?"
Connor asked Henrik.
Henrik picked up the teapot and took a big gulp of tea. Then he looked at Connor and said slowly, "Back then, the few of us were workers in Mr. Zacharia's family. We were usually in charge of searching for rare dicinal herbs in various deep mountains and forests. My captain got news from sowhere that there were rare dicinal herbs on a mountain, so he brought us into the Crimson Peak..."
"Crimson Peak?"
Connor couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the na.
"Mr. McDonald, Crimson Peak is located in the northernmost part of Oprana, in the province of Brette. The temperature there is below zero all year round, and it's very cold. There are very few people there, but the people there are tough. Crimson Peak is also the most famous mountain in Brette because it's frozen all year round…"
Jeffrey hurriedly explained.
As Jeffrey was a dicinal herb rchant himself, he often needed to go to various deep mountains and forests to search for dicinal herbs. Therefore, he was very familiar with many places in Oprana. He was considered a living map.
"I see."
Connor nodded lightly, then turned to Henrik and said, "Go on, what happened after that?"
"We knew that the environnt in the Crimson Peak was very harsh, and there were all kinds of wild beasts there. The environnt there causes the wild beasts in the Crimson Peak to be very cruel, so we specially prepared equipnt like hunting rifles..."
Henrik paused for a mont and then continued, "After entering the Crimson Peak, we did find a lot of precious dicinal herbs. Those dicinal herbs added together were worth at least a few million. All of us were very happy. After all, we didn't work in vain. Later, when we were about to return, we found the Soul Returning Fruit. However, because the Soul Returning Fruit was quite far from our location, we weren't sure if the dicinal herb was worth anything, so we contacted Mr. Zacharia imdiately..."
"..."
Connor looked at Henrik without saying anything.
"After that, Mr. Zacharia told us to bring that dicinal herb back. We started to approach the location of the dicinal herb. However, before we could get close to the dicinal herb, a large group of wild beasts rushed out. These wild beasts were very ferocious. In the blink of an eye, they ate all my companions. I accidentally fell, and my body was covered in snow, so I was lucky enough to survive..."
Henrik's body was trembling as he said this.
"Then, did you see clearly what kind of wild beast attacked you?"
Connor frowned and asked.
"I didn't see it clearly. When I heard my teammate's screams, I didn't dare to move at all. I was hiding in the snow the whole ti. When everything was completely silent, I ca out from under the snow and ran away…"
Henrik shook his head.
Connor looked at Henrik and hesitated for a couple of seconds. He didn't say anything.
At this ti, Connor had no way to determine what those beasts were, but he didn't really care about that. After all, if it was a normal person facing those beasts, they wouldn't have any ability to resist. However, Connor was a black rank martial artist, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem for him to deal with a group of beasts.
"If I let you take to Crimson Peak now, can you still find that place?"
Connor asked Henrik.
"..."
After hearing Connor's words, Henrik was stunned. Then, he said in disbelief, "Mr... Mr. McDonald, are you joking with ? You actually want to go to that place?"
"If I don't go, how can I get that Soul Returning Fruit?"
Connor asked.
Although Connor could also have others go there to look for the Soul Returning Fruit, he felt that it was a waste of ti doing that. Moreover, the Crimson Peak was very dangerous. It was very difficult for ordinary people to survive there, so it was safer for him to go personally to look for the Soul Returning Fruit.
"I will never go to that place again in my life…"
Henrik gritted his teeth and said to Connor.
"I can give you money…"
Connor said to Henrik expressionlessly.
"Mr. McDonald, this is not about money. I'm just worried that I won't be able to co out alive if I go there…"
Henrik gritted his teeth.
"You don't have to worry about that. I can protect you. Also, you can't work now, right? Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your wife and children. If this goes on, how are they going to survive?"
Connor asked Henrik.
After hearing Connor's words, Henrik was stunned, and he seed to be a little conflicted.
"I'll pay you 20 million. As long as you bring to the fruit, I'll let you go, and I'll protect you!"
Connor said directly.
"If I die, you have to give my wife 50 million!"
Henrik thought for a mont and said to Connor.
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