Hood stopped in his tracks as though an electric current had zipped through him, sending a shuddering tingling throughout his body.
A thought popped up in Hood’s mind the instant their eyes t.
That's him!
Despite being separated by a crowd and standing in a corner, Vice-Chairman Andrew remained especially conspicuous.
Even though he had aged considerably, Andrew who was a lady's man in his younger days still looked quite good. Standing among the Truth Union scholars who were typically unmindful of their appearances ant he stood out like a sore thumb.
Secondly, that was sothing uncannily telepathic that had made Hood et his eyes right away.
Andrew’s profound blue eyes emanated an indistinct, faint radiance when their gaze t, exuding great wisdom. This glow was the sort that would induce an unexplained sense of awe and fear in others.
An ordinary person eting Andrew’s gaze would probably be paralyzed by fear, faint, or even hallucinate. One with a weaker will might even lose their mind.
Though he amounted to nothing much in the presence of a higher being like Boss Lin, this was the influence of a peak Pandemonium-rank transcendent being's level of mysticism.
He could 'kill' soone just by rely standing there.
Yet, Hood could feel his third eye emitting a burning heat as though it was calling out to Andrew.
This innate feeling was as if it was exclaiming that Andrew was friendly and there wasn't any need for suspicion.
The other party was likewise also a believer of the Lord!
The feeling of 'eting a fellow countryman abroad' made Andrew both elated and excited.
Previously, while Hood knew Andrew, he didn't have a favorable impression of this Vice-Chairman.
Firstly, Andrew wasn't a Truth-Seeker and, in fact, greatly despised them; having condemned them for their extremity in his many public speeches.
Of course, this was the stance for the majority of the Truth Union. Even Hood’s aunt, Chairman Maria, didn't support the Truth-Seekers.
Hood's original intention for joining theTruth-Seekers wasn’t because he agreed with the ideology but instead stemd from his teenage rebellious phase… which resulted in him wanting to try sothing different and unique.
But after joining for so ti, he had gradually integrated himself into their culture of extremity.
Secondly, Andrew, an aristocratic man conscious of his deanor, was always debonair and elegant.
To an extre and hot-blooded teenager like Hood, Andrew was the epito of 'greasy' and naturally was a turn off.
Yet, right now, he had only a single thought—
A comrade!
Furthermore, Hood had just been thinking that he needed soone powerful and influential to support the growth of his 'Wisdom-Seekers.'
And the perfect candidate appeared before him at the very next mont was coincidentally also a fellow follower of the bookstore.
This definitely wasn't a coincidence. Surely it was the bookstore owner's arrangent and the will of the mighty Lord!
Andrew, who was on the opposite end, felt pretty much the sa way.
He had never expected Hood had already beco a follower of the bookstore earlier on!
The old Andrew had always viewed the bookstore with animosity. Revealing information and coercing the Truth-Seekers to 'steal' knowledge from the bookstore led to Andrew eting the greatest waterloo of his life.
Having his authority stripped and put under surveillance ant that Andrew's whole world turned upside down and it was as good as being placed under house arrest. Throughout this trial period, Andrew had endured it all while looking for an opportunity to strike back. He also ca to understand the power of the bookstore during this ti and sought to redeem himself.
But when he ordered the Truth-Seekers to cease all operations, the order was intercepted by Jero and it hadn't been passed down.
Andrew was extrely depressed and in dire straits himself during that period. After learning that those Truth-Seekers led by Hood had returned unscathed, he no longer bothered about it.
It was rumored that this bunch of kids had beco a little strange, frequently babbling among themselves, while so internal conflicts arose within the Truth-Seekers.
Andrew initially reckoned that they had been taught a lesson by the bookstore owner, but to his surprise, he now realized they had been converted to followers of the bookstore!
Through the crowd, the two faithful followers of the bookstore seemingly found a sense of camaraderie.
But now isn't the ti… thought Andrew.
He had only just gotten the chance to make his coback after identifying the mole and having his grievances addressed. He had managed to sowhat strike back by ridiculing Diamante and seizing the incident's investigation authority back in domineering fashion.
However, he would still require ti to regain his prestige.
At this ti, if the two of them who had no prior interactions appeared close, it would lead to the suspicion of others. Diamante especially, who would capitalize on such an opportunity to pull so tricks if he noticed.
They couldn’t do it in public at the very least.
In the split mont their gazes t, both Andrew and Hood seed to have understood each other’s intention.
Hood pressed a finger to his forehead and the third eye blinked. With a smirk, he gradually retreated and disappeared into the crowd.
Seeing this, Andrew turned and spoke a few words to others, instructing them to disperse the onlookers. Next, he ordered soone to guard the entrance as he entered the room and shut the door.
Creak… Bam.
Andrew surveyed the entire room and didn't find anything strange. An ordinary table, chair and shelves, the standard Truth Union-styled leather sofa, a smooth marbled floor, and a white carpet.
There weren't any traces of blood present on the ground or carpet. On the side was a chalk outline of a body which was where Jero had been initially found.
A crystal clear philosopher’s stone was placed on the table, perfectly intact.
Judging from the scene, it seed that Jero's neck had been snapped instantaneously by soone before having his life force siphoned dry and converted into a philosopher’s stone.
That's right. The raw material of this philosopher’s stone was Jero.
This was a terrifying but undoubted fact.
It seed like the perpetrator wasn't even concerned about Jero from the looks of the bag of skin and the philosopher’s stone; all of it appeared to be an act of convenience, and this office hadn't been the first cri scene either. Perhaps, he had been lacking material for his experint and decided to turn Jero into his raw material for refining.
When Andrew recalled how the bookstore owner instructed him to “bring Jero over to discuss compensation of the door,” he suddenly ca to an understanding.
What this ant was to have Jero himself be the compensation!
Therefore, this was the reason Andrew had called the bookstore right away and ntioned bringing the philosopher’s stone over.
This was all the bookstore owner’s will!
Now that Andrew was seeking to regain his foothold, he needed to recruit a new band of trusted aides as his previous team had already been dissolved.
And now, Hood was bringing those Truth-Seekers right to him.
Boss Lin had everything arranged to perfection!
“Heh.”
Hood’s voice ca from behind Andrew. He turned around and saw the teenager remove the grating and leaped out from the vent in Jero’s office with a radiant smile plastered on his face.
“Vice-Chairman Andrew, I think we can speak now.”
Andrew extended his arm with a smile as he looked at the third eye on Hood’s forehead. “Yes, we should talk about how we are going to gift the Truth Union to our almighty Lord…”
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