Emily took Xing Ze to the central garden of the teaching building. There were not many people here, which was perfect for conversation. When she first arrived, Emily thanked Xing Ze: "I thank you for not saying the name of my club.
"
"Old Sailors' Association? That's really not a good name." Xing Ze said half-jokingly.
"Are you serious?" Emily also laughed, "Is the club you are referring to the Old Sailors? If that is the case, I will be disappointed in you."
Xing Ze put away his smile, "So, is all this planned? I will eventually be guided to your side?"
"Of course not." Emily showed a hearty smile, "If you come to the college to investigate, we have people here who will guide you slowly. But who would have thought that you would choose my small shop when you were eating?
"To be honest, we were all shocked at that time. We always thought that you would go to the Chinese restaurant near the school to eat, which should be more in line with your taste. Maybe this is fate."
"Chinese restaurant? Oh, forget it, that thing can't be called Chinese food." Xing Ze shook his head, "Speaking of which, is that shop real? Are they really your parents, or just..."
"You are as paranoid as you are rumored to be, sir."
Hearing this, Xing Ze looked up at the students passing by in the corridor. Many of them were looking at them curiously and warily. He should have noticed that the people here were hostile and wary towards him.
, and this girl didn't seem exclusive at all when she saw him.
"Of course they are my parents. We are not so powerful that we use fake ones for everything."
"This club of yours is really boring." Xing Ze sarcastically said, "If you come to me for something, you can just tell me directly. Do you have to do it in such a secretive way?"
"Would you believe it?" Emily asked.
Xing Ze narrowed his eyes. To be honest, he didn't believe it. Unless he had verified it, he would never believe a strange organization that suddenly came to his door.
"The answer is obvious, isn't it?"
"Okay, I admit that I won't believe you so easily. So tell me, what is going on?"
Emily exhaled heavily and said: "Thomas Kimball is missing. What we can determine so far is that something has taken over his home. We need your help."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you can't just come up and let me work. I'm not a private detective, here to wipe your butt."
"The truth you are looking for is only known to Thomas, and he can't be found. We can't give you the answer either."
Hearing this answer, Xing Ze couldn't help but feel angry. He said in a deep voice: "Listen, I don't have time to help you find someone. Tell me the whole story, otherwise, I wouldn't mind asking your president personally."
Emily was not angry at Xing Ze's threat. She replied calmly: "Promise to help us investigate that room, and I will tell you everything."
"Hell, don't you even have a man in this mysterious society?"
"Most of us are just ordinary people, and the occult knowledge involved is simply incomparable to that of real wizards like you."
Xing Ze was slightly startled and asked angrily: "You know I am a wizard? What else do you know?"
"That's a lot. We know about the existence of wizards, but no one is stupid enough to publicize it everywhere. Because you wizards will come immediately to erase our memories."
"Then you're not afraid of me using a mind-control spell on you?"
"I believe what some wizards would do, but I don't believe you would do that."
This answer was beyond Xing Ze's expectation. The young wizard frowned and waited for an explanation.
"You are a good person."
Xing Ze laughed and said, "I think you have some misunderstandings about me."
"No, Ms. Jezebeth told me about you. She provided me with a lot of information about you. What you did cannot be called a villain."
"That's because you only saw the person in the profile, not the person in reality. Don't waste any more time."
"Of course, let's talk as we walk." Emily said, turning around and heading towards the corridor. Xing Ze exhaled depressedly and followed closely.
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"It's me, do you have any new clues there?" The pencil in the eldest lady's hand hit the table rhythmically.
Scott's voice came from the other end of the phone, "There's nothing useful. Something did happen to that ocean shipping company, but we haven't found any necessary connection with the Snake Man."
"Okay, where are you now? I'll pick you up, and then we'll go to the University of Liverpool."
"College? Why where?"
"I'll talk to you later."
Scott didn't ask any more questions, but gave an address. The eldest lady hurriedly wrote it down on a white paper, then stood up and walked out of the office.
Ribbon took Worm to find Harris, and later he planned to go to the office to investigate in person. When he saw Ellie passing by, he hurriedly walked over and stopped him and asked: "Going to school?"
The eldest lady nodded.
"Xing Ze called."
"Did he say something?" The eldest lady's eyes widened, "He arrived in Brichester?"
"I didn't leave anything, I just asked the front desk if we had time. He didn't leave a contact phone number, he should call later."
"Well, if he calls, have the front desk call the University of Liverpool."
Ruiben responded, turned around and went to Harris' side.
Half an hour later, Ellie picked up Scott. As soon as the old man got in the car, he looked around very cautiously. Seeing him like this, the eldest lady asked with some confusion: "What are you doing?"
"In case someone is following you," Scott replied seriously, "You don't have a listening device on you, do you?"
"It's happened before."
Scott frowned and looked at Ellie.
"For the mission, it's gone now." Ellie had to continue to explain.
"I hope you're not lying to me. I've got some clues."
"Didn't you say you couldn't find anything?"
"I have to make sure no one is listening on the phone. It's safest to talk in person."
Ellie reached out and pressed her forehead, "I'm beginning to regret letting you join."
"First listen to what I found. It won't be too late for you to regret it."
"Say it, old sir." Ellie started the car and drove towards the University of Liverpool.
"Based on your suggestion, I talked to the former employees of the ocean-going company, but only one was willing to take over my questioning, and it cost me a hundred pounds. By the way, can this money be reimbursed?"
"First of all, I have to confirm whether this clue is worth a hundred dollars."
"Well, according to what he said. The main reason for the collapse of the ocean-going company was poor management, but there are also some unknown things. During the years of operation, the company lost a total of five employees. Three of them
It's a security guard, and there are two others, one is a cashier and the other is a document clerk.
"The only similarity between the disappearances of these people is that they all disappeared at night. The three security guards all worked the night shift. The cashier was working overtime in the company on the day he disappeared, and the information clerk was the same. It's interesting, right?"
"Why are there no relevant reports on these things?" Ellie asked doubtfully.
"Because the company spent money to suppress it for the sake of reputation. But no matter what, there is no airtight wall in the world. The company's employees are panicked and investors are frightened. Therefore, the ocean-going company is getting worse and worse.