Chapter 1749: Chapter 1749: Irrevocable Direction
So far, the Blind Old Lady has beco a clear line. As long as it is confird that she left Tingting Flower Town during the ti Xiashi Duolaiti disappeared, it’s hard to say the two are completely unrelated, whether she’s the mastermind or a participant.
The location of Xiashi Duolaiti’s disappearance is sowhat coincidental. If the “Ember Girl” refers to her, then Master Soran must have learned the truth about Xiashi’s disappearance through so ans, whether she heard it from others or was a participant.
After leaving the hospital, Xu Huo contacted the Buzz Cut woman and the Bald Headed Big Man again to inquire about their progress.
The two were fairly quick, having discovered so records of relatively important people. Due to the length of ti that had passed, records were scarce. They found the Blind Old Lady’s dical records in outdated equipnt eliminated by the hospital. It happened that during that ti, the old lady suddenly fainted from a fever and was sent to the hospital, where she stayed for a few days. When she was hospitalized was exactly during Xiashi Duolaiti’s period. Although electronic surveillance wasn’t completely prevalent back then, from the records made by the dical staff, she received hospital treatnt regularly every day, with no sudden disappearance.
“When was the treatnt usually scheduled?” Xu Huo asked.
“During the day, only once at night,” the Bald Headed Big Man answered before asking, “Are you still suspicious of her?”
“What about Master Soran’s friend?” Xu Huo asked again.
“Master Soran’s past has been thoroughly investigated, and the old lady you visited earlier clearly rembered that when the Blind Old Lady was hospitalized, Soran was in Tingting Flower Town, visiting the hospital every day to take care of her. The hospital also had visitor records,” the Bald Headed Big Man said. “As for her companions like Laiguang, those who noticed them only recalled soone entering and exiting with Soran at that ti, but couldn’t specify who exactly. However, this was enough to prove neither of them left Tingting Flower Town back then. Even if they rushed out at night, they couldn’t go far.”
Previously, Xu Huo hadn’t inford them about the information Mr. Yue disclosed regarding Xiashi Duolaiti, so the two were also quite confused while searching. “Why are you so sure the Blind Old Lady is the key?”
“That ti period was likely when the old lady went to visit her child’s grave, didn’t she go to the grave back then?” Xu Huo asked.
“No,” the Bald Headed Big Man said confidently. “She was in the hospital those days, and soone bought the sacrificial items for her. It’s said that governnt personnel ca to escort her previously.”
After listening, Xu Huo pondered for a mont, determining the positions of several key locations in his mind.
First was the Tian Tian Le Mine related to Soran, and the place where the Blind Old Lady’s son died was not far from the mine where Soran’s father accidentally died.
Next were Fu Niu Village and Ember Town. These two places were near but still a distance from the two mines.
For all four locations, if using transportation from a hundred years ago, it would take five or six hours to travel from any one to Tingting Flower Town, let alone going back and forth between these places.
The Blind Old Lady staying in the hospital during the days Xiashi Duolaiti disappeared made it impossible for her to leave during the day. For her to leave at night and complete traversing at least two places was almost impossible unless… unless she was a player.
At that ti, the old lady even had many grandchildren, so she wouldn’t be young. The ga usually selects young and middle-aged people to be players, rarely choosing from children or the elderly, but there are ways to beco a player. For an old person watching themselves age year by year, any thod is worth trying.
Xu Huo asked the Bald Headed Big Man to send over all of the old lady’s dical records.
From the dical records, the old lady’s physical state was different from other Evolvers. Apart from the fever, she didn’t exhibit other traits such as abnormal heart rate, an appetite for excessive food, or enhanced aggression—all of which didn’t match the pattern of evolution.
Perhaps she found another player willing to help her?
That’s not the focus. The focus is that Master Soran was also painting oil paintings during this ti, which overlaps with that period, yet there is conclusive evidence that she never left Tingting Flower Town then or thereafter, making it difficult to find solid evidence between the two.
Of course, now that things have progressed to this stage, having direct evidence or not wouldn’t drive him to abandon this direction, so he planned to make a trip to Jiusang City next.
“Shall we continue to investigate?” the Bald Headed Big Man asked sowhat despondently. They knew too little information, making no progress so far, while Xu Huo, who had so success, was not willing to reveal important information.
“Let’s test our luck,” Xu Huo replied, because he was also going to test his luck next.
“Can’t you at least say sothing useful?” the Buzz Cut woman interjected. “Aren’t we collaborating? You can’t just leave us behind.”
“Don’t worry,” Xu Huo said. “Even if we can’t clear the ga, you’ll do
a big favor in the end. The ga might not reward you, but I can.”
The two were taken aback for a mont, then the Buzz Cut woman said, “It’s the first ti I’ve seen soone doing such a reverse investnt.”
“I killed a few people along the way and have so spare props on hand,” Xu Huo said tactfully.
“You’re impressive, killing people in a place like Zone 019,” the Buzz Cut woman admired. “But let’s consider it settled.”
With a smile, Xu Huo agreed and ended the connection, heading toward Jiusang City.
In the anti, over at Tingting Flower Town, the Buzz Cut woman was also full of energy, planning to recheck what they previously found to prevent any omissions.
“Do you trust a verbal agreent?” the Bald Headed Big Man wasn’t as optimistic as her, thinking the bait was too sweet.
“It doesn’t cost us anything for this matter,” the Buzz Cut woman said. “Think about it. Considering the current situation, our chances of clearing the ga are very low. Whether he takes
through or not, the worst result is failing the instance, so being able to clear would be best. If not, that’s sothing already bound to happen. But he voluntarily offered us props. I’ve been in instances for so long and have never t such a generous player. Even if he doesn’t give them in the end, it doesn’t stop
from being happy at this mont.”
The Bald Headed Big Man thought it over and found it reasonable, but added, “I think he intends to poke a hole in Zone 019, and the risk may be very high.”
The Buzz Cut woman had also guessed as much. “I just can’t stand people who righteously sacrifice others under the guise of a righteous banner. It’s hateful that these people live for a hundred years without worrying about food and drink. Exposing them now is already benefiting them too much! If I had that ability, I’d definitely twist off their heads one by one.”
“They spoke so righteously at the ti. I really want to see if they’ll willingly admit guilt and accept punishnt once the truth is revealed.”
The Bald Headed Big Man looked distantly at the peaceful little town, shaking his head with regret.
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