72 Conversation Over the Letter (1/2)

Chapter 72: Conversation Over the Letter

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

In order to stay calm, Lucien firstly closed the door. Then he reached his left hand into the pocket and grabbed Ice Revenger. Carefully, he controlled the aura of the ring surrounding his own body, since Lucien speculated that the person leaving the letter should not know that he was a sorcerer, instead of a common young man.

The ice coldness from the ring cooled Lucien down. With great caution, Lucien opened the letter using his right hand.

This piece of paper was of no special material. It looked like the letter was printed instead of written, since every single letter on the paper was almost too neat.

”Dear Mr. Evans,

It is our great honor to have Mr. Joel and his family with us. As long as you are willing to do us a little favor, we will take good care of them here. When we get what we want, Mr. Joel and his family will be back safe and sound, and with a decent amount of money. It is a fair trade.”

”Kidnap, I knew it!” Lucien lowered his voice and said to himself, ”But what do they want from me?”

Soon after Lucien asked this question, the lines on the paper quickly faded and new black words appeared.

”Mr. Evans, as a music genius, your calmness is also impressive. Please let me repeat what I said just now—it is a fair deal, not a kidnap. Of course, when we talk about being fair, that means if you betray our agreement, you will never be able to see Joel and his family again.”

”It is a supernatural power…” Lucien’s brain was working very fast. In order to have a bigger chance to save uncle Joel and his family, Lucien couldn’t let these people know the fact that he was a sorcerer as well. This was definitely not a trade, and kidnappers’ promises were never trustworthy. Therefore, Lucien made an immediate decision: instead of passively following the kidnappers’ orders, he should have a careful plan and save uncle Joel and his family himself.

At the same time, buying time for planning was also very important. Taking a deep breath, Lucien talked to the piece of paper in a low voice, ”What do you want me to do? How can I know they’re still alive?”

Several new lines appeared on the paper again:

”What we are asking is very simple, Mr. Evans. Use your talent and write more great music works to become Princess Natasha’s long-term music consultant. And we believe that this is also your goal, Mr. Evans. Aren’t we being really considerate? As for Joel and his family, as long as you are willing to work with us, we have no reason to kill them.”

Many thoughts quickly passed through Lucien’s mind:

”Were they targeting Princess Natasha, or other secrets in Ratacia Palace? I was just invited to be the princess’ temporary music consultant last night, and today these people kidnapped uncle Joel and his family, which was almost impossible, unless… unless one of them, or even all of them, were among the audience in the concert last night!”

”If I cannot make sure uncle Joel and his family are safe, I will not work with you. You can kill me,” said Lucien decisively.

”Mr. Evans, I just want to clarify one thing. You are one of our plans, but not the only one. Unfortunately, you are not as important as you think.”

Lucien sneered, ”Then kill them, and kill me.”

It looked like Lucien’s reaction surprised the kidnappers. After the last message disappeared from the paper, nothing new appeared for quite a while.

Lucien was extremely nervous. He was not sure if his answer would put uncle Joel and his family to death, but he had no other choice. Lucien must make sure they were still alive. Now it was time to be patient.

Finally, several lines emerged on the paper again: