Chapter 207 The Real Killer 2 (2/2)
Han Xiao was surprised. He thought about it and guessed that these players had probably received different missions. With a different identity, the mission requirements that were triggered would be different as well. Usually, in an area where something happened, missions would be triggered.
”Follow me then.”
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In a corner somewhere, two people were talking to each other.”
”The conflict did not happen. Our man died for nothing.”
”The intelligence said that Black Phantom was a serial killer, but he held back this time. What a misstep.”
”Luckily the clues have been destroyed. As long as the truth cannot be found, Black Phantom will still be the biggest suspect.”
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The next day, the Home Faction hosted a simple funeral for Darryl. The atmosphere within Alumera became tenser over the next few days. Everyone seemed busy, but when they looked at each other, their eyes were filled with unknown emotions.
However, Han Xiao had become almost invisible. It was like all the factions had forgotten that he was even there. No one approached him except for the constant surveillance.
After chasing the players of Bamboo Rain Guild away to seek information, Han Xiao stayed in the room with a calm mind. He had expected this to happen.
He was an outsider and the biggest suspect, but Alumera did not have the confidence to deal with him, so they could only leave him alone. Even if Han Xiao wanted to look for clues, none of the faction would give him any. All he could do was wait.
But the wait was not meaningless. The factions had started their own investigation and plans.
Han Xiao fell into deep thought. Darryl had died very coincidentally; what good would it do to frame him for killing Darryl? Firstly, creating hatred between Alumera and Dark Net would only benefit a third party.
Secondly, there were other motives for killing Darryl, and he was just used as a very good excuse since, with his strength and identity, it was easy to frame him. If the real killer framed him as a scapegoat, the killer would most likely be a party that would benefit from this—which had the highest possibility of being any of the factions other than the Home Faction.
Han Xiao remembered that the internal conflict within Alumera was very serious; killing Darryl could very likely be an act to seize power within the family.
But going back to the first possibility, the real killer would still be a third party, which also made sense in the second possibility—creating conflict between the Home Faction and other factions, leading to Alumera collapsing internally.
Sigh, I don't want to think anymore. Han Xiao rubbed his eyebrows.
Regardless, it did not matter who the real killer was. He stood undefeatable. As long as he did not make a move, the real killer would only become more and more stressed. There was no way this mission would be a long term one. The impact of Darryl dying would surface in a very short time, and by then, there would definitely be someone who would unintentionally leave some clues.
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In one mansion, the high ranked officials of the Home Faction gathered, and the atmosphere was intense.
”Leader has died, who is going to be in charge now?” a tall, muscular man said. He was Darryl's younger brother, Todd.
”Me,” Lagos said coldly.
Todd forced a fake smile and said, ”Lagos, I don't think that is suitable.”
”What do you mean?” Lagos frowned.
”You should call me uncle,” Todd said in a more serious tone. ”The lead—my older brother—passed away. We are all family here; I should be the one in charge according to precedence.”
”Humph, only a few days since my father has died, and you're already seizing power, aren't you too impatient?” Lagos said in a mocking tone. ”Don't blame me for not warning you, but without Father's suppression, Xiao Jin, Se Qi, and the others are all making their plans. The position of leader is now vacant, so who knows what they will do? They may have looked like they were filled with sadness and regret during the funeral, but they were probably laughing uncontrollably in their hearts.”
Todd laughed sneered and said, ”Don't say it like that. I was worried you'd make mistakes because you're inexperienced, but since you think you can do it, I shall not compete with you. Now tell us, what do you plan to do next?”
Lagos grunted and ignored Todd's tone. ”Our top priority now is to find out who killed my father.”
Todd frowned. He felt that the priority should be suppressing the ambitions of other factions and regaining control of Alumera, but it was inappropriate to express such feelings in front of the high ranked officials of the Home Faction; therefore, he stuck with the topic and asked, ”Any clues?”
”Black Phantom is the most suspicious; nothing he says can be trusted,” Lagos said coldly. ”I have already informed some people to contact the strongest killers and mercenaries. Once they arrive, we won't have to be afraid anymore. We will just capture Black Phantom and interrogate him. I have spent a large sum this time; the people who are coming are all famously strong!”
”Maybe it really wasn't Black Phantom,” someone whispered.
Lagos stared over and said coldly, ”Then it has to be Xiao Jin. That asshole is very ambitious; he had been under my father for so many years, and he definitely was not satisfied with it. Right, I heard Black Phantom stayed in Xiao Jin's mansion the night the assassination happened. Maybe Xiao Jin hired Black Phantom with a huge sum to assassinate Father then put on a show together to fool the others.”
Everyone was shocked.