Luke avoided his gaze. âMr. Hayes, Iâll say it. Please donât get mad.â
âSay it!â
âBased on the clues provided by Mr. Pence, we investigated the militaries in different regions and found
out that he⦠looks like Mr. Jadesonâs subordinate.â
âWhat did you say? Devin?â
As expected, Sebastian was shocked upon hearing it.
How could it be Devin? Have they mistaken?
Reluctant to believe it, Sebastian said, âNonsense! What does Devin have to do with it?â
âItâs true, Mr. Hayes. If you donât believe me, I can show you the information they sent me.â
Luke put the related documents on the table, including the detailed information and the characteristics of
Devinâs soldiers.
Every brigade had distinct skills, which had to do with the commander.
For instance, given that the Jadesonsâ soldiers were of ground forces, they received firearms and combat
training.
As such, the training would leave a mark on the soldiers.
âLook at this. Well, most military daggers were made up of carbon steel. However, the ones used by
Devinâs troops were composed of rare material; hence, more durable and resilient.â
Luke pointed at two pictures as he explained.
One of the pictures was taken from the surveillance camera and showed the moment a masked man
abducted Frieda. It was clear that he put a dagger near Friedaâs neck.
Another picture showed two daggers, one of which was ordinary while the other looked special.
Besides, the second dagger looked similar to the one owned by the masked man.
A gloom settled over Sebastianâs face.
As Sebastian stared at the pictures, he seemed to be rooted to the ground.
However, his expression turned monstrous.
âHowever, this canât prove that he was involved. Whatâs the reason for him to do so?â
âWell, itâs because your mom is the person the Jadesons has been looking for!â
Karl happened to have come back at the right time. He walked toward the office with his face half-
covered with snow.
Sebastianâs eyes suddenly widened in shock.
âWhat did you say? Say it again!â
âMr. Hayes, Iâve figured out everything that you instructed me to investigate. Why donât you spend some
time reading the information that Iâve brought back for you? I think youâll have a clearer idea after reading
it.â
Karl could feel that Sebastianâs mind was in turmoil. Slowly, he put the parcel that he brought back before
Sebastian.
Sebastianâs expression turned grim upon seeing the parcel.
Although he only stared at it and didnât open it right away, his pale fingers revealed that he was
frightened.
Sebastian is extremely smart. How can he not know what is in the parcel?
Karl and Luke waited aside quietly.
After quite some time, Sebastian began to open the parcel slowly.
There were two photos and a torn red notebook with a lot of red marks that covered the words.
âAfter Shinâs death, his information related to the military camp was obliterated. As such, I only managed
to find his old comrade and retrieved these from him,â Karl explained when Sebastian was staring at the
items.
A few seconds later, Sebastian grabbed the photos.
The first photo was a group photo of soldiers in their uniforms.
Sebastian took a closer look at the photo and saw Frederick and Rufus.
âCould it be thatâthey knew each other?â
âYes, they used to be under Shinâs command. Back then, your father and Ms. Wandâs father joined the
military and were assigned to Shinâs camp. He was their commander, yet all of them were close to each
other. Youâll know it by looking at the next photo.â
Sebastian grabbed the second photo after Karl reminded him.
Just as what Karl described, the second photo was a group photo of six, in which Frederick and Rufus
were standing beside the imposing commander and smiling happily.â
In that case, did the two old men lie to him?
At that moment, Sebastian grew increasingly furious.
However, he soon resisted his anger and continued examining the torn red notebook that almost became
ashes.
âAccording to his comrade, the notebook was taken from Shinâs body after he died. When the bullet
passed through his chest, the notebook, which was in his left pocket, was also torn.â
Karl repeated everything that Shinâs comrade told him in a deep voice.