Chapter 430 (2/2)
Ford recalled the killing intent on those couple of Knights, as well as the way they had worked together with such great teamwork to suppress him… He thought to himself, ‘This is definitely something that only experienced soldiers can do.
‘And to think that you’re able to mobilize such people who are at the pinnacle amongst Knights… Lilia, what faction have you joined?’ Thinking of this, Ford stood up and headed for the direction of the Headmaster’s location. “We can’t leave this be. The organization which Lilia has joined is far too dangerous…”
After they left the academy, one of the black-clothed men removed the black veil from his face, revealing an appearance of black hair and eyes. He said, “Just this will do?”
“What else is there? One of the board members in this academy is Young Master Li. We’ll let him handle the rest.
“As for the other matters, there’s Zhou Xingwen who’ll be in charge.”
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Teacher Ford entered the Headmaster’s office. Without bothering about the formalities, he said anxiously, “Headmaster, some people barged into my office earlier. I brought them to Lilia’s file, and they took it away.”
“Haha, Ford, since when did you start liking to joke around?” The Headmaster was an amiable-looking middle-aged man. He looked at Teacher Ford and said with a smile. “No security alarms were set off, and the guards didn’t make any discoveries either. No one barged into the school.”
Ford was stunned and said, “It’s because these people are all experts, each of them being a pinnacle Knight who is no weaker than me. They are all experienced in battle and thus were able to get past the academy’s security system.”
“Headmaster, if you don’t believe it, you can head down to the Archives. The person in charge has been knocked out, and Lilia’s records are no longer there.”
“Lilia?” The Headmaster smiled and said with a soft expression, “I don’t remember having a student by that name in our academy.”
“It’s Lilia, the one I was instructing…” As Ford spoke, he gradually came to a stop and looked at the smiling Headmaster, saying, “Headmaster, you no longer remember Lilia?”
“I remember each and every Knight apprentice in our Knight Academy, but Lilia… We don’t have such a student, right?” The Headmaster’s eyes were fixed on Ford as he asked, “Right?”
A powerful pressure gushed forth, and the warning gaze in the Headmaster’s eyes seemed to turn into something substantial. Behind that warm and gentle smile was a blatant coldness.
A hint of understanding immediately flashed in Ford’s eyes as he smiled bitterly and said, “Oh, look at me. I’ve gotten myself confused. That’s right, our academy doesn’t have a student by the name of Lilia. No one came to threaten me earlier either. It’s just me dozing off and spouting rubbish.”
The Headmaster stood up, pat Ford on the shoulder, and said, “Ford, you’re too tired. Go back and have a good rest. I’ll approve of you taking paid leave for a month.”
Half an hour later, Ford walked out slowly from the Headmaster’s office, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes. The entire incident was shrouded in mystery, but one thing was for sure. There was someone with great power behind this, and their influence was far beyond his imagination.
Just then, Kite walked over anxiously. “Teacher, are you able to contact Lilia’s family?”
“What’s wrong?”
Kite said, “We went to Lilia’s residence earlier, but it’s already being occupied by someone else. Even the furniture and interior decorations have all been changed. The landlord is no longer the same person as before either. All the neighbors are saying that they don’t know someone by the name of Lilia.”
Ford frowned. “Kite, Lilia probably hasn’t gone missing. It’s probably that her Master’s great power is beyond your imagination. It’s best for you all to forget about her.”
To be capable of mobilizing such a great effort, almost completely removing the traces Lilia had left behind in the Great Western City… Ford understood this meant that the influence of Lilia’s master was beyond his imagination.
With that, Ford turned to go, leaving behind Kite, who was still in a daze and had eyes filled with obstinance.