After answering Bai Liang's question, Tony also sensed that sothing was amiss.
He took the book from Bai Liang's hand with a bewildered expression and glanced at the author's na.
“Hmm? This book was written by old Byrne? Did he investigate this case when he was young?”
Upon seeing Barlow Byrne's na, Tony's eyes widened in surprise.
But soon, his expression grew serious:
“That's not right. If old Byrne knew about the existence of this monster for so long, why didn't he notice that sothing was wrong with Will?”
“Why did he tell us about Will and direct us to him? Was it just to distract us from himself?”
“It's logical, but still strange...”
Tony began to speculate, but the entire matter was shrouded in mist, and he couldn't find a definitive answer.
Bai Liang interrupted his thoughts: “Mr. Tony, perhaps you could ask the police if old Byrne is there.”
“You're right!”
Tony realized this too, pulled out his phone, and made a call: “John, are you still at the agency?”
“Alright, please check if old Byrne is there.”
“What?”
“Got it, thanks!”
After ending the call, Tony looked extrely serious.
Seeing this, Bai Liang knew his guess was correct: “He's not there, is he?”
“Yes...”
Tony nodded, his voice heavy: “John just checked. There's no one in old Byrne's house, not even his black cat.”
Tony glanced at the sky and said uncertainly: “Perhaps he is the true conspirator, and that Eye is rely a diversion...”
“No, I need to ask Blainey to check old Byrne's detailed information.”
Having said that, he called Blainey.
“Hello, Tony, what else? I'm already on my way, and yes, I'm really driving a tank!”
“As for a nuclear bomb, I'm sorry, I don't have one.”
“If it cos to that, I don't think I'll even need to co. It's better to just wait for death at ho.”
As soon as the call connected, Blainey launched into a long monologue.
Tony finally waited for a pause and quickly said: “Chief Blainey, I know this is a strange request, but I need your help with sothing.”
“Please find all information about old Byrne, who lives across from the Detective Agency on the second floor. I need all the data on him, from birth to the present!”
Silence fell on the other end of the line, and only after a while did Blainey slowly reply: “Tony, I've already spent the entire evening with you, and of course, I don't mind spending another whole night like this, but...”
“Tomorrow, you'll have to give a reasonable explanation, understand?”
Tony replied: “Of course, tomorrow I'll treat you in the red-light district as an apology.”
“Two days!”
“Deal!”
The deal was struck.
Bai Liang seed to understand why these two got along so well.
As the saying goes, it's better to do one 'bad' thing with the boss than a thousand good ones.
Soon, Blainey sent Tony all the data on old Byrne.
“Tony, for so reason, Byrne's data before the age of 50 is missing. It's as if this man appeared out of nowhere.”
“I wasn't lazy, I just genuinely couldn't find anything.”
After reading Blainey's ssage, Tony realized it was pointless to look at the rest of the data.
“It seems I was right, old Byrne is the main suspect!” Tony said to Bai Liang.
“We need to find him urgently. It seems I'll have to treat Blainey for another day.”
He quickly sent Blainey a ssage, asking him to check the surveillance caras for old Byrne.
But as soon as he sent the ssage, Blainey imdiately replied: “I've already checked. That guy vanished, he's not on cara.”
Tony showed his phone screen to Bai Liang.
“Vanished?”
Bai Liang remained calm. This result wasn't unexpected for him; he had anticipated it.
In fact, when he killed that Eye, he already understood a lot.
What that guy in the cinema said clearly indicated that the true conspirator was no fool.
He definitely wouldn't make the mistake of showing himself in the open.
That Eye only appeared to divert attention from the true conspirator.
“It's too late already, maybe we should go rest?” Tony suddenly yawned, his eyelids trembling.
It was already three in the morning, and for a man with a clear daily routine, this was too much.
And Bai Liang, though logically young people tire faster, looked invigorated, as if the longer he stayed awake, the more energy he gained.
“Mr. Tony, if you're too tired, go to sleep. I'll handle this myself,” Bai Liang smiled.
“What kind of talk is that? What more is there to say?”
Tony gathered his strength and stubbornly declared: “I am Karven's best detective, staying up all night is no problem for !”
“Alright, then I'll head back to the agency first, and you try to keep up,” Bai Liang conceded.
“Alright, let's go!”
Tony nodded; Bai Liang decided to go first.
“Go?”
Bai Liang raised an eyebrow.
“How else?” Tony nodded, surprised by his reaction.
But he imdiately understood everything.
Bai Liang stepped forward, and his figure instantly vanished, leaving Tony alone in confusion.
Tony: "..."
...
At this ti, Bai Liang had already returned to the Detective Agency.
But he didn't go inside; instead, he headed towards old Byrne's house across the street.
Climbing the stairs, Bai Liang saw that the door to old Byrne's apartnt was open, and indeed, there was no one inside.
It seed he had left a long ti ago.
Bai Liang stood in the middle of the living room and slowly closed his eyes.
Using title: 【Epoch Traveler】!
At that mont, the darkness began to recede, and ti reversed. Bai Liang opened his eyes and ticulously observed every scene!
Soon, ti returned to the afternoon, but there was still no one in the house.
Outside the window, the sun rose from the west, everything flowing in reverse.
Until old Byrne's figure reappeared in the room. Bai Liang reached out and lightly touched the void, stopping the reversal of ti.
Old Byrne sat in his wheelchair, watching Bai Liang and the others leave. His cloudy eyes suddenly cleared.
“What a persistent opponent. It seems I'll have to hide again for a while.”
“I just want to go ho. Why does everyone try to stop ?”
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