I rely on myself

Chapter 193 A Sudden Letter

"Damn it!!!" After venting his anger, Old Cole finally calmed down.

"Huh, there's nothing we can do now. I guess I can only swallow this loss in silence."

After calming down, Old Cole began to think about what to do next, and finally decided to do nothing because according to the investigation by his confidants, no useful clues were found from the smuggling gang, and the other party had left for who knows how long.

Even if he still has a way to find the robber, he will have to mobilize other people in the Magician's Association, which will cause a lot of noise and will be very disadvantageous for his own concealment.

After all, he was also at fault in this matter itself. It was he who secretly transferred those artificial Sons of the Oath to the smuggling team. If he used the manpower of the Magician's Association to find their whereabouts, it would inevitably make clear why those children appeared where they were, and if he was not careful, what he had done might be exposed.

So even though I'm very unwilling, I can only pretend that nothing happened.

"But fortunately, since we have already killed the people responsible for transporting these children, there is no need to do anything unnecessary. We can just report later that they died in a natural disaster like a storm. This way, there will be no evidence and this matter can be over. Although we have lost a batch of good goods, it is better than exposing myself. Sigh——"

Although Old Cole repeatedly comforted himself that there was nothing he could do about it, he still felt heartbroken over the loss of such a high-quality cargo. When he thought of that unknown guy who had snatched these artificial Sons of the Covenant and sold them at a high price to make a fortune, Old Cole felt a pang of pain in his heart.

As he was thinking, Old Cole suddenly pounded his fist on the desk in front of him and said angrily, "Don't let me know who it is, or I will never let you go!"

Being so greedy for money, in a sense, old Cole is also a rather unconventional way of insisting on being himself.

Just when Old Cole was still feeling indignant about this, there was a sudden knock on the door, and at the same time a voice was heard. It was the voice of one of his confidants.

"Minister, Minister, something terrible has happened! Something has happened, something has happened!"

Hearing the urgent shouts of his confidant outside the door, Old Cole's face suddenly became serious, and he shouted loudly: "Don't be noisy, come in first if you have anything to say."

After hearing what Old Cole said, the confidant outside the door immediately pushed the door open and walked in, then closed the office door casually, and he quickly walked to Old Cole in two steps.

Old Cole was of course displeased when he saw this, but seeing his confidant looking so anxious, he wanted to wait for his confidant to explain what was going on first. If it was not an important matter, but he looked like this, then he would definitely punish this subordinate who displeased him.

"Minister, there is news about the person who robbed those artificial Children of the Covenant..."

"What, where, where is that bastard!"

When old Cole heard his confidant say that he knew the whereabouts of the person who stole the goods, he became excited on the spot. Without waiting for his subordinate to finish speaking, he immediately asked where the person was.

Seeing this, the confidant waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, Minister, please listen to me first. I just got news from the other party. The person who stole the goods seemed to know that they were from our Magician Association, so he wrote an anonymous letter to us and asked for a ransom." "What!!!"

After hearing what his confidant said, old Cole was so shocked that he stood up from his seat on the spot, and at the same time he realized that something was wrong.

I had originally planned to suppress this matter, thinking that at most it would just result in a financial loss. But now the other party has let the entire Magician's Association know that the group of artificial Sons of the Oath were snatched away. If things go wrong, what I have done will be exposed.

When he thought of this, Old Cole could no longer sit still. He ignored his confidant in front of him and ran out of the office directly, wanting to see what was going on outside.

A large group of people gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the Magicians Association building, discussing the anonymous letter demanding a ransom. At the same time, they were also wondering which fool dared to do this. After all, although the Magicians Association did not do much in normal times, it was still a top-notch force after all.

At this time, a figure came out from the stairs. It was old Cole. He noticed at first glance that everyone in the hall was gathered together, and he understood where the anonymous letter demanding a ransom was.

Old Cole hurried over and said with a serious expression, "I heard that an anonymous letter demanding a ransom was sent to our Magicians Association. It's from your place, right? Let me see it."

Hearing Old Cole's voice, the onlookers immediately dispersed. The man holding the letter quickly handed it to Old Cole, saying, "Minister, you are here. Take a look at the contents of this letter."

Old Cole took the letter without hesitation and began to read the contents carefully. In the letter, the other party mentioned that he had captured the group of children that the Magicians Association had accepted some time ago. If he wanted them to return to the Magicians Association safely, he had to prepare 100,000 pounds, otherwise the other party would not guarantee what he would do.

In addition to the letter, the other party also attached a photo to prove that the artificial children of the oath were really in his hands. The picture on the photo was of those children.

This completely shattered old Cole's fluke mentality. The content of the letter and the photos could be said to have completely revealed what he wanted to cover up. The moment before, he was still worrying about how much money he had lost, but now he didn't have to worry about that. What he should worry about now is how to ensure that his actions would not be exposed.

The members of the Magicians Association nearby looked at Old Cole staring at the contents of the letter without moving, and couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Minister, are you okay?"

"What? I'm fine. I'm just thinking about how to deal with this letter."

Old Cole heard someone calling him and woke up in shock and responded. Although he wanted to burn the letter and pretend it never happened, he couldn't do that now that the news had spread.

While feeling terrified, he immediately asked the members around him to notify others to come to a meeting to discuss how to deal with this kidnapping incident (?).

"Damn it, now I can only take one step at a time, bastard, why did things turn out like this! "

While cursing in his heart, Old Cole remained calm on the surface and began to discuss with others how to deal with the matter.

(End of this chapter)