Charles thought carefully. He wasn't planning to take action just yet. Instead, he intended to quietly follow these people and see where they would move the Dark Altar to.
Charles wanted to gather more information or, perhaps, deliberately cause the Genosha investigators to leave, luring these people into acting on their own, so that he could take them all down at once.
"The Heart of Darkness, this gives a lead on the materials for Mousie's promotion. I never expected to find a clue about the Heart of Darkness in a small place like Lsengard." Charles thought to himself with so feeling.
He then recalled the Dark Altar Fragnt in the wooden crate, as well as the information that described how the Dark Altar was made.
"The abandoned factory under Genosha Calivia... the dead children were made into illegal Miracle Drugs, and the thod to create the Dark Altar how crazy and depraved are these people!"
"Stay calm. Only act when I have absolute certainty. I must not let anyone slip through my fingers!"
Charles kept taking deep breaths. He was usually a very calm person, but the things he had seen now stirred up an uncontrollable rage within him.
He was tempted to act imdiately, to use the Black Gold Long Knife in his hand and make these people feel what true despair and pain were!
But that would definitely alert others. If he scared them off now, it would be a disaster.
The person responsible for moving the Dark Altar Fragnt wasn't a very powerful Beast Master. They didn't notice that Charles had been following them.
They kept looping around Lsengard, repeatedly checking for any signs of being followed. Hours passed before they finally took the Dark Altar fragnts to a secluded villa.
Charles noted the address, but didn't act recklessly. He wasn't sure if there were any high level Beast Masters inside the villa.
He left Mousie nearby to keep watch and record anyone entering or exiting. Without hesitation, Charles headed straight for the Stokes family.
Since the Stokes family had already been sealed off by Genosha's investigators, Charles could only use Darkness Cloak to silently sneak in.
As soon as he entered the Stokes family villa, Charles saw Henry anxiously pacing back and forth, Celestine lying on the sofa, and Jace playing with his phone.
When Charles deactivated Beast Transformation Flesh and Darkness Cloak, Celestine imdiately noticed him.
"Charles!" Celestine was about to call out, but Charles gestured for her to be quiet, then motioned for her to draw the curtains.
After making sure no one outside could observe the situation inside, Charles approached Celestine.
"Charles, you're here? How did it go? Did you encounter any danger?" Celestine asked, a bit anxiously.
She feared that Charles might get hurt because of the Stokes family's situation, and she couldn't bear that.
Charles shook his head and calmly replied, "It's fine. I just went to the warehouse, and indeed, there were so illegal items. Uncle Henry, could you go over everything with again? Don't leave out any details."
The latter part of his sentence was directed at Henry.
Henry paused for a mont, then began to carefully recall how the collaborator had contacted him and all the details of their previous two collaborations.
Charles furrowed his brow slightly. From what it looked like, there didn't seem to be any problems. It was just that those people had used the Stokes family to transport large amounts of goods into Lsengard, disguising themselves as collaborators.
The Stokes family wasn't aware of this; they were just being used.
"It seems that Carter is trying to get revenge on ? I've heard he was quite close with Zane before. I didn't expect that after the Taylor family was wiped out, he still hasn't given up," Charles thought to himself. Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire
The Genosha investigators locking down the Stokes family didn't make sense, after all. The Stokes family mbers couldn't leave, and if sothing was uncovered, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves.
"Charles, what did you do with the illegal items?" Henry asked urgently.
Charles waved his hand and replied briefly, "It's hard to say for now. I've made other discoveries. This is a bigger issue, and we'll need to take it slow."
After hearing Charles' response, Henry didn't press further but nodded, clearly still very worried.
Jace, however, spoke up. "Uncle Henry, don't worry. Charles must already have a plan. Just trust him."
Henry looked at Jace in surprise. He couldn't imagine how one person could have such strong trust in another, as though Charles could solve any problem.
However, he had no better solution and could only hope that Charles could resolve the issue once and for all.
At that mont, Henry's phone vibrated. A text ssage ca through, sent by Matthew, the Lord of Lsengard:
[Henry, Lord Carter asks that you co to the Lord's residence tonight. There's been a new developnt, and Lord Matthew wants to announce sothing in front of all the forces of Lsengard.]
[Sigh, brace yourself. If nothing unexpected happens, the Stokes family is finished.]
Henry's hands trembled as he held the phone. He suddenly looked up and helplessly stared at Charles, urgently saying, "What should we do, Charles? I really haven't done anything!"
"I just reached an agreent with others, to buy so materials, that's all. How did it co to this?"
"There's a huge misunderstanding in this!"
Henry's expression was heavy as he repeated the words from Lord Matthew in his mind. The situation was difficult to explain, and the Genosha officials wouldn't listen to his explanation!
Celestine, worried, looked at Henry and comforted him, "Father, don't worry, Charles is here."
Charles maintained a calm expression and simply said, "It's fine. I'll go with you tonight."
"Really? Charles, all our hope is on you now. If you can save the Stokes family, I will definitely…" Henry's words were interrupted by Charles raising his hand.
"Uncle Henry, you've been good to since I was in Lsengard. I will not just sit by and watch the Stokes family suffer undeserved treatnt."
"Also, I'm an official of Genosha. As a Supervisor, it's my responsibility to be involved. I won't wrong innocent people, but I also won't let anyone guilty off the hook." Charles spoke calmly.
He knew exactly what he was doing. Based on the information available, the Stokes family had made mistakes, but they weren't intentional, and the issue was discovered in ti without causing serious consequences.
Now, he wanted to see how Carter would target the Stokes family in front of him, a Genosha Supervisor.
After all, as a Genosha Supervisor, he had the authority to investigate Genosha officials, including, but not limited to, temporarily suspending them or mobilizing all relevant departnts to cooperate.
Carter was naturally within Charles' jurisdiction.
After hearing Charles' words, Henry let out a sigh of relief. Looking at Charles, who remained calm, he felt a sense of bewildernt rise in his chest.
It hadn't been that long. The eighteen year old youth from back then had already grown into soone capable of saving the Stokes family.
At the sa ti, Henry was also relieved, feeling grateful that their relationship had been good from the beginning, and that they hadn't offended Charles. Otherwise, the Stokes family might have been done for by now. Kevin and Robert still hadn't been found, after all!
On the other side, Celestine's gaze was entirely focused on Charles. She looked at him with a sowhat srized expression, her eyes filled with admiration.
It was hard to describe the feeling. At this mont, Charles seed like a god in Celestine's eyes. Facing a crisis that could send the entire Stokes family into ruin, Charles remained calm and composed, full of confidence.
If it had been another eighteen year old boy, he would probably have helplessly thrown up his hands and said, "What can we do?"
Thinking this, Celestine took a deep breath. She slowly walked up to Charles and asked with concern, "Charles, you must not have eaten properly with how hurriedly you ca. There's still so ti; let cook sothing for you."
Hearing Celestine's words, Charles nodded in agreent.
He was indeed a little hungry, and he also wanted to see how Celestine's cooking skills were.
"Sis Winter, make one for too, I'm hungry as well," Jace quickly raised his hand, trying to make his presence known.
Celestine imdiately replied, "If you want to eat, go cook it yourself!"
Though she said that, ten minutes later, Celestine brought two bowls of steaming noodles. She carefully placed one in front of Charles and gently said,
"Eat quickly, be careful, it's hot. I even fried two eggs for you; see how they taste?"
Jace sighed, stood up, and walked to the table. He picked up the other bowl of noodles, glanced inside, and saw only a few vegetables.
He turned his head to look at the delicious fried eggs in Charles' bowl and sighed again.
At least there was sothing to eat. The Stokes family was wealthy enough that they weren't down to just two eggs. Those two fried eggs were simply Celestine's way of showing her special treatnt for Charles.
Jace couldn't help but feel envious of the special way Celestine treated Charles. It was an unconscious favoritism, a silent expression of soone's feelings.
"When will I ever be treated like Charles, in such a special way by soone?" Jace silently thought to himself.
Ti passed quickly.
In the evening, the sound of brakes suddenly echoed outside the Stokes family's villa. Charles lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside.
He saw several black SUVs parked at the entrance, and so Beast Masters in black suits and sunglasses slowly stepped out.
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