893: Chapter 470: Nine Realms Heaven_2 893: Chapter 470: Nine Realms Heaven_2 “Don’t be nervous.” The elder Sun reassured, handing over the case file: “I called you here to discuss this case.”
At a glance, Freeman recognized it as a case he worked on several years ago; he carefully recalled it according to what Elder Sun asked.
Owen Bertram silently frowned as he listened to Freeman; from all he had told him, they could only draw a conclusion: it was an ordinary corruption case, with the only exception of the perpetrator who was spectacularly disgraced.
“No matter.” Elder Sun dismissively waved dismissively: “There’s nothing else.
You’re dismissed, Freeman.”
Freeman bowed and excused himself but was wrestling internally with contrasting emotions: he didn’t understand Elder Sun enough to determine whether this was an opportunity or a trap.
His current situation was comfortable, and as long as he didn’t cause any trouble, he could comfortably live out the rest of his life.
But for soone as ambitious as he once was, could he content himself with such a mundane existence?
His steps slowed, close to the door when he made his decision.
He turned around, knelt before the Elder Sun: “Sir, I should be honest about sothing.
I’ll accept any punishnt; I dare not hide anything from you.”
Owen Bertram’s gaze slightly moved: “Speak!”
“This offender… John Reyes might have a descendant.” Freeman blurted out quickly: “While investigating the case, we looted his house and I found a clue.
He seed to have kept a woman in the Capital, and they even had a child.”
“But all leads appeared to be deliberately concealed by soone — you, as a forr mber of the Horizon Bureau, must understand that the one who can do this would be soone from the Horizon Bureau itself who handled the case.”
Freeman hesitated, dripping sweat as he continued: “I intended to investigate further, but…that very night, a Storage Brocade Pouch containing fifty thousand spirit jade coins was hung on the back door of my ho!”
Owen Bertram sneered coldly: “So you were bought, and thus let go of that lead?”
Freeman heavily bowed: “I am guilty!”
Owen Bertram got up: “Show this woman’s place first.”
“Understood.”
Freeman got up quickly and led Elder Sun to a secluded alley in the capital, only to discover that the house was empty, with new owners taking over.
“Investigate!” Elder Sun commanded, but the results were even more peculiar: the secondary house in the record was eradicated from the household registration!
According to the Wood Dynasty’s household registration system, only a household wherein all mbers have died could be eradicated.
The neighbors testified that the mother and son did not die but moved away, they just disappeared one day, and then the new residents moved in.
The new residents bought the house from a broker and never t with the original owners.
Only the neighbor across the street rembered, he saw the mother and son were tightly protected, got on a horse-drawn carriage at midnight, and then never appeared again.
Upon further investigation, it was found out that the clerk who was in charge back then had supposedly drowned four years ago, nevertheless, his family was still living an affluent life.
All leads were cut off; the mother and son seed to have vanished.
Elder Sun sneered inwardly: There’s a substantial problem indeed!
Even for a criminal official like John Reyes whose entire family was executed, to have soone go so far as to protect his descendants, there must’ve been a deal behind the scenes.
John Reyes guarded the secret to his grave, and the puppeteer preserved so of his bloodlines.
Owen Bertram called for Wayne Malvin, pointing to Freeman, “You two will cooperate, find the Central Prison personnel who worked on this case at that ti, I want a result!”
Owen Bertram then looked at Freeman, “If you do well, you can redeem yourself, from now on, you’ll work with Wayne Malvin.
If you do poorly, I will increase your punishnt, is that clear?”
“Clear!” Freeman replied loudly: “Thank you for giving this opportunity.”
Elder Sun waved his hand, and the two of them imdiately left to get started.
He felt a thick fog hiding the truth behind this matter, which may imply a huge conspiracy.
He then turned his attention to the Spirit Seed insect exploring underground in the backyard; the insect had reached an underground river.
Elder Sun felt a cold current, mingled with a hint of evil energy!
The insect swam upstream slowly in the underground river; after a long ti, it encountered a blind Strange Fish, which was a Demon Beast.
The insect pounced on the fish, and the Spirit Seed in its body penetrated into the fish.
“The Wood Dynasty’s national fortune is unstable, otherwise, even if there were an underground river, the entire capital could suppress the evil energy from approaching.”
The insect body slowly sunk into the water, the Strange Fish shook its tail and swam upstream, speeding up ten-fold.
The underground river turned out to be incredibly long, the fish swam for dozens of miles, suddenly an intersection appeared up ahead, where two currents rged, and both streams were tainted with evil energy — Elder Sun didn’t know which one to choose.
Elder Sun spread out a map of the capital and another of the surrounding area, comparing the location of his city house and the approximate location of the fish, he thoughtfully stroked his chin.
…
Alva Lake.
Ever since the Emperor left, it had beco deserted with the exception of a visiting princess who had a small party with her friends for a few days.
The Imperial Guards stationed here still perford their daily patrol.
However, compared to the past, their diligence had waned.
One night, a straw-made human figure of palm-size, swift and flexible, passed through various defenses, ca to Alva Lake and quietly sank into the water, swimming downwards.
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