Wizard Earl

Chapter 265 The Incredible Second Possibility

Seeing George's violent reaction, Connor shook his head and gestured for George to sit back on the sofa. Although George complied with Connor's request and sat back down, he continued to curse Olson for being insidious.

"George, can the maid you bribed to work with Olson confirm that Olson has been at the place where he's under house arrest the whole time? Has anyone else gone to see Olson?" Connor asked George, frowning.

"Olsen has been confined by the old man to a manor in Frye, a town near Rune. Oh, right! I just remembered something. To be on the safe side, my mother also planted a few spies in Frye to monitor the manor's every move. Their recent report to me is that a few days ago they saw a rather unusual wagon carrying groceries heading towards the manor where Olsen is confined. But the information I got from the maid I bribed didn't mention anyone else going to the manor..." George said, somewhat puzzled.

Upon hearing George's report, Connor's eyes narrowed instantly. He seemed to realize the crux of the matter and pressed George for an answer: "Think carefully, what do your mother's spies tell you is unusual about the absence of this delivery wagon?"

"It seems like it's because the delivery time was wrong. Every morning, someone from the Olson Manor goes to Frye Town to buy the freshest ingredients for the day. But this day, after one cartload of ingredients was delivered in the morning, another cartload of ingredients went to the Olson Manor at noon. This might be because there was a problem with the ingredients delivered in the morning, so another cartload was sent. What happened, Connor?" George said, recalling with some confusion.

After a moment's thought, Connor said seriously to George, "Is the timeline like this: after the food delivery truck made an extra trip at noon, Olson told the maid you bribed that he had wizarding talent? And before that, Olson showed no signs of anything unusual?"

Although George felt that Connor's first possibility was the truth, he also thought it over carefully after seeing how serious Connor was. After a moment, he nodded to Connor and said, "That's right, based on the information my mother planted in Frye and the information I received from my personal maid whom I bribed."

"The day an extra truckload of ingredients was delivered was eight days ago, and six days ago, Olson told the maid I bribed that he had wizarding talent. Before that, Olson acted perfectly normal, spending his days like a walking corpse in his confined manor, eating, sleeping, and playing with countless people!" George's tone was undisguisedly contemptuous as he finished speaking.

"Before the day an extra truckload of groceries was sent to imprison the Olsen Manor, was your father, Mr. Harvey, not in Rune?" Connor asked, staring intently into George's eyes.

George thought for a moment, then asked Connor with some curiosity, "Connor, how did you know about this? Before that day, the old man said he was leaving for Lecce on a business trip and wouldn't be back for two days!"

"George, you go and investigate right now whether your old man went to Lecce those few days or not!" Connor said to George in a deep voice.

"Connor, what do you mean? Could it be...?" George wasn't stupid; he immediately realized the meaning behind Connor's words, his eyes widening in surprise.

"That's right! I suspect your old man didn't go to Lecce, but instead went to Frye Town, boarded that carriage, and took the instrument for testing wizarding talent to have Olson examine his abilities!" Connor said with a sneer.

As soon as Connor finished speaking, George froze. It took him a while to recover, and he frowned as he said to Connor, "But the maid I bribed told me that no one else went to the manor!"

"Wizards can erase people's memories... If that maid you bribed didn't have her memories erased after witnessing something as important as testing Olsen's wizarding talent, that would be a lie..." Connor said in a low voice.

Undoubtedly, for George, Connor's second guess was even more shocking than the first possibility he had just mentioned. George leaned back on the sofa, somewhat stunned, muttering nervously, "Impossible... impossible."

Although he didn't know why, Connor's intuition told him that the second possibility was more likely than the first. However, seeing George's current state, Connor swallowed back what was on the tip of his tongue and carefully considered his words to comfort George, saying, "Right now, everything is still speculation. What I think may not be the truth. We still need to continue to uncover the truth!"

"I'll go investigate right now..." Connor's words immediately reminded George, who immediately stood up from the sofa, as if to leave the apartment.

"George, wait a minute..." Seeing how impatient George was, Connor quickly told him to stop, as he needed George's help with something!

"Connor, is there anything else you've thought of?" When Connor called him, George immediately stopped in his tracks and focused his gaze on Connor. He was now somewhat obedient to Connor.

"Do you know if there are any underground banks or anything like that in Rune? I have a batch of foreign currency that I want to exchange for Imperial Gold Pounds!" After hesitating for a moment, Connor deliberately spoke vaguely:

Although Connor's words were somewhat vague, George immediately understood what he meant. After a moment's thought, he whispered to Connor to confirm, "The way we came from...?"

Connor sighed inwardly and nodded to George, knowing that George would definitely guess.

"The Matthias Casino in the East District of Rune has a powerful background. They don't ask where you come from, but the commission is a bit high, 40%! And they don't accept new customers. If you go there, just say that Saul introduced you to see Guendouzi. Saul is a partner of Sanchez Bank, so it won't give you away!" Not disappointing Connor, George, having received confirmation, immediately gave Connor the solution he wanted.

After receiving a satisfactory answer from George, Connor nodded slightly and then instructed George again, "When you go back, discuss it with your mother, Mrs. Christine. Your old man is a seasoned veteran; you might not be able to find him if you try to investigate his whereabouts yourself."

"I understand. This is a serious matter, and I won't act rashly!" George forced a smile that looked more like a grimace at Connor, then turned and left Connor's apartment.

(End of this chapter)