"When I was young, my father was separated from us. I would like to ask you to look for him, even though we now live in Liber.
But I used to live in Crossbell. For some reason, my parents divorced, and Mu Qi Neng took me back to my parents' home in Liber.
I originally thought I would never see my father again, but not long ago, this lovely child was born.
No matter what, I want my father to see this child. Although some bad things have happened between him and his mother, to me, he is my father after all.
So I convinced my mother and came to Crossbell, but..."
"Because it's been too long and you can't find your father's address?" Randy said.
"Well, yes, he was supposed to have a house in the residential street, but when we looked for it, it was already empty.
"After that, I asked my mother through communication, but since the divorce, they have almost no contact."
Arum: "So, we started trying to find my father and went to various places to inquire. Finally, we learned that he had been admitted to the hospital due to illness. After he was discharged, he moved to the old city."
"But when we visited in the past, they were always not there."
El: ‘Maybe he just happened to go out and travel’
Lloyd: 'Well, I don't know, but moving from a residential street to an old city is really a special experience.'
"Ellie, did you hear that the resident of Uptown Street moved to the Old Town?"
Ellie: "Not at all. By the way, Mr. Arum, do you still remember your father's name and occupation?"
"Well, I heard my mother talk about it before, but I don't know if he is still engaged in his original job.
Naturally, we know his name, his name is Gabar, and he is a Italian," Arum said.
Oh, it's that gentleman." Waji said.
"Oh, do you know each other?"
"Yes, I met him before when I was commissioned. Anyway, let's go visit him first." Ellie said.
"Yes, I agree. Maybe we can understand why he disappeared." Lloyd said.
"That's great. It's fate to leave this matter to you. Please help me find my father.
Please.”
"Yeah, no problem." Lloyd said.
After that, Lloyd and others went to the apartment in the old city.
"Excuse me, Mr. Gebar, are you in there?" Lloyd said.
"It doesn't seem like he's here," Randy said.
"This should be Mr. Galba's room, right?" Ellie said.
"What are you doing?" The apartment manager came out.
"Oh, it's you, from the Special Agent Support Section."
"Haha, hello, Mr. Administrator Neng, may I ask where the former congressman who lives here is?" Waji said.
"He went out last week. I don't know where he went. What happened?"
"No, that's actually the case."
Lloyd explained the matter.
"Oh, they are the couple who came all the way from Liber."
"Grandpa, have you seen Mr. Arum too?" Tio said.
"Actually, they came to this apartment last week, and we had a long chat at that time."
"Unfortunately, Mr. Galba went out just before they arrived, and then disappeared. I didn't ask at the time where he went.
"Oh, no clues?" Randy said.
El: 'That's a problem.'
"Oh, by the way, someone may know his clues."
"Really?" Lloyd said.
"Well, I heard Mr. Galba say that when he was a parliamentarian, a man who lived on West Street used to take good care of him.
That person also helped him a lot when he moved, I remember that person's name was Lei."
"Why does it feel familiar?" Tio said.
Lloyd: "Anyway, let's go to West Street and have a look. Anyway, thank you for your help."
"No, please make more efforts to let Mr. Galba, his son and daughter-in-law meet." the administrator said.
After that, Lloyd and others went to West Street.
After making some inquiries, we came to Leisen Villa.
"My old man made a donation for the city's revitalization. I originally thought he was a big spender who would only spend money for himself, but now I have a different view of him."
"Oh, are you here to find her?"
"Yes, ma'am, is sir at home?" Lloyd said.
"Yes, it's inside."
Lloyd and others met the gentleman.
"Oh, it's you, what do you want from me?"
"I'm really sorry for the sudden visit." Lloyd said; "Do you have any impression of the name Galba?"
"Well, do you know Galba? I used to take care of him when he was an advisor."
Waji: 'Haha, it seems we have found a place.'
"Actually, that's the case." Ellie explained to the other party that Galba's son and daughter-in-law were looking for him.
"Oh, I see, you are entrusted by him. In fact, not long ago, Galba came to me and asked me to help him live in seclusion in Crossbell."
"Oh my god, what an idiot. Why would you run away when you have such a good son and daughter-in-law?"
"As expected, you know Mr. Galba's whereabouts," Tio said.
Randy: "But what the so-called seclusion is all about, we have no idea at all."
El: "Could it be that you hid in advance because you knew Mr. Arum was coming?"
"Well, this reason may seem boring to outsiders. No, I shouldn't be the one to say this. That guy should be in Almorica Village now."
"You should be able to find it if you go and look for it. It's better to ask me directly."
Lloyd: "I understand, thank you very much, we are going to the village."
Ellie: "Let's go."
Everyone got on the tractor and arrived at the village of Almorica.
"Where in the village will Mr. Galba live?" said Ellie.
"I heard that he lived in seclusion and hid his name." Lloyd.
"Anyway, let's go look for the more suspicious places first," Randy said.
"Ask the villagers during the search."
A few people arrived at the White Wax Pavilion first.
"Oh, do you want to stay?" The owner said, "There are still available rooms."
"I have something to ask you. Is there a gentleman named Galba who is staying here?" Lloyd said.
"Oh, he comes here for dinner occasionally recently."
Ellie: "Eating? That means you don't live here."
"Well, not really. I don't remember him checking in a room." The shop owner said, "I think Mr. Galba came to the village from the city because he likes our food."
"Well, I feel like it's not realistic after all." Randy said.
El; "Maybe he has relatives in this village?"
"If so, Mr. Arum should have investigated it," Waji said.
Lloyd: "In short, let's keep looking. Maybe we can find some place to hide."
After asking around a lot, we found out that inside the car was a small wooden house where Galba seemed to live.
Lloyd said: "That's it."
El; "It feels like there's someone inside."
Tio: "I think so too."
Waji: "Haha, it's really suspicious."
Lloyd said: 'Let's go to the village chief first, maybe he knows something.'
Then everyone arrived at the village chief's house and exchanged greetings.
"Hello, village chief."
"Oh, people from the Special Agent Support Section, what can I do for you?"
Lloyd: "Actually, we have something to ask you. Is there anyone living in the apiary warehouse?"
"There is indeed someone living there now. That was three or four days ago. Someone suddenly asked me to let him stay there for a few days."
"I remember it was a man named Galba."
Ellie: "As expected, but why do you have to live in a warehouse?"
"I also asked him this and suggested that he live in a more optimistic place. However, he said that he wanted to live in an inconspicuous place as much as possible and did not listen to my advice at all."
"I asked him the reason, but he refused to say anything. I guessed that he might have been involved in some major incident."
"I didn't expect that he was the person you were looking for. Could it be that he has committed something?"
Tio: "No, that's not the case."
El; "Lloyd, please tell the village chief all the details."
"OK, all right."
So, Lloyd explained everything.
"So that's it. He used to be a big shot. He had committed a crime some time ago and pretended to be sick and hid in the hospital."
"Listening to what you said, I think I've seen Crossbell's photo in Time magazine."
Waji: "But this time it has nothing to do with what he did before."
"Can we talk to Mr. Galba in the warehouse?" Lloyd said: "We also know that he doesn't want to see Mr. Arum, but..."
"Well, I have also had disputes with my son, and the biggest reason is our lack of communication." The village chief said, "I can't let others make the same mistake."
"village head."
"Haha, come with me."
Then several people came to the warehouse.
"I am the village chief. Can you excuse me? Someone came here specially and wants to tell you something."
"What! Can you let them go back? They will cause you trouble, but I don't want to see anyone for the time being."
"Don't worry, the people who come to see you are not your son and wife!"
"How did you know this?"
Lloyd said; "Mr. Galba, can you hear me? We are from the Special Agent Support Section."
"What, what do you want from me?"
"I'm really sorry for the unexpected visit." Lloyd: "We accepted Mr. Arum's commission to look for you."
"What!"
"However, we will not take you away by force. We do not have such authority. If you are unwilling to meet your son no matter what, we will explain the situation to Mr. Arum and revoke his authorization." Lloyd said.
"This is the situation, can you talk to us?"
The door opened.
Lloyd and others walked in.
"Is this Mr. Gebar? I finally found you," Lloyd said.
"Humph, you guys really love your work. I know my son and daughter-in-law have been looking for me, but no matter what you say, I will never go to see them.'
"Why are you so stubborn?" El said.
"No need to ask, because my son Arum must hate me very much."
Waji: If it’s convenient, can you tell us the whole story?”
"I have been involved in all kinds of malfeasance since before. I work entirely for status, reputation and money, and never take into account my family."
"Although my wife is dissatisfied with me, she still concentrates on taking care of young Arum, hoping to forget her troubles."
"But I became more and more unscrupulous, and one day, I made a mistake that a parent should never make.
I took advantage of my wife to go out and brought my then-lover to my home."
El: "This is so."
Randy: "It's really too much."
"My wife soon found out about this. After he was completely disheartened by me, he took Arum back to his hometown of Liber."
"I don't know anything about their subsequent living conditions, but the divorce must have caused a lot of suffering to my wife and Arum."
"But instead of reflecting on it, I felt like I had lost all my burdens, and I felt relaxed and at ease from now on. The day after the divorce formalities were officially completed, I brought my other lover to the residence that was more spacious than usual.
Lloyd: "This."
"It's normal for you to be hated after you did something like that." Randy said.
Tio: "Randy, you are too direct." (To be continued)