Chapter 122 - The Things That Come Easy In Life Are Often Unreliable. (1/2)

Hecathe couldn't help but let out a small dry chuckle as he heard this, ”The things that come easy in life are often unreliable. In order to gain something, you need to go through the trouble of obtaining it.”

Kelly couldn't understand the deeper meaning behind Hecathe's words but it didn't look like she was trying to either.

”Let's spread a rumor,” Hecathe smirked as he added and Kelly immediately frowned as she heard this.

”What are you trying to do?”

Hecathe shrugged his shoulders casually as he spoke, ”We spread a rumor that the real killer is in Ocasia. If Orgon finds out that his killer is here, wouldn't he be baited to come out?”

And it won't be just him who would fall for the bait. The real killer would also fall for it and that was Hecathe's main purpose, but of course, he wouldn't be saying anything about that to Kelly.

Kelly was silent for a few minutes before she asked in disbelief, ”Have you lost it...?!”

Hecathe shook his head and firmly responded, ”I'm not spouting nonsense. I have thought about it carefully and it is only natural that I have a plan for everything.”

”...”

It didn't look like Kelly had much trust in him.

With a sigh, Hecathe continued speaking, ”In order to get our client what they need, we need to first get to the bottom of everything. Since it started with the death of the great Orgon, we would need to find the real killer and clear Aphius's name.”

”And that's not something easy!” Kelly snapped back as she threateningly glared at the man.

Hecathe nodded his head as he heard this and agreed with the woman, ”You're right, but at least there won't be any mistakes at the end. Proving Alphius innocent might be the easy part but finding the real killer is going to be a challenge and getting him to bait out Orgon is going to be even more difficult. That is why we need to spread the rumor that the killer is in this city. We can't find the real killer so we place a dummy instead.”

Kelly was a bit confused to hear all this and her confusion could clearly be seen displayed on her forehead in the form of soft creases.

Hecathe sighed as he took a step forward and firmly stated, ”You should learn to trust me a little.”

”Eh?” Kelly's eyes widened ever so slightly as she heard this and she was stunned speechless at the spot as she saw the man approaching closer.

Hecathe leaned in closer to her ear and continued in a volume that was barely above a whisper, ”Since we are on the same team.”

Kelly gulped as she heard this but she was not able to give a response and Hecathe took this time to move back as he straightened his back and smiled brightly.

”It's okay even if you don't understand,” Hecathe beamed and for some reason, Kelly couldn't help but feel that there was something off about that smile and that sentence.

Kelly had a foreboding feeling in her stomach but when she looked at the determined look evident in the man's eyes, she couldn't help but nod her head as she decided to trust him.

”Okay...” Kelly muttered softly as she closed her eyes and nodded.

Hecathe's smile widened a bit as he heard this and with a nod, he took the file that was kept on the table and spoke, ”Let's first get rid of this useless file. Tell the client that we are planning on digging further into the murder of Orgon.”

This was the real bait.

If Hecathe's suspicions and calculations were right, their client was probably the real killer and if that was the case, passing on this message to that person would be like challenging him directly.

This was Hecathe's real intention, but of course, Kelly wouldn't know this.

Kelly gulped as she heard this and nodded in understanding, ”I'll pass on the message.”

”Then I can get started right away,” Hecathe replied without missing a beat.

”Okay, be careful,” Kelly sighed out as she closed her eyes and shook her head.

Hecathe couldn't help but want to laugh as he heard this, ”I think it should be the other way around.”

”Eh?” Kelly had managed to hear that comment but it seemed that the woman was unable to make sense of it.

Hecathe turned around without saying anything any further and on his way out, he threw the file in the trashcan before commenting with a small thin smile, ”You should be the careful one.”