Chapter 39 - The Ultimate Technique (1/2)

In the end, Hecathe decided to use his ultimate technique.

”Are you doubting me?” His voice sounded cold and piercing as if he was a predator who was angry at his prey

The ultimate technique of bluffing your way out!

The woman gulped and looked to be worried for a second before she eventually broke out laughing, ”Sir Hecathe, do not take it like that. You already gave us your name which shows that you are comfortable with sharing your information with us. I just wanted to know what future you have planned in mind. You can rest assured that your information would not be leaked to anyone. We might not have a lavish apartment to offer but our mouths are sewn shut.”

Hecathe suddenly felt that this woman was a bit too good with her words and he had been a bit too stupid while interacting with her.

It was certainly stupid of him to give his name to the woman.

Hecathe coughed as he tried to come up with something on the spot, ”Then let's just say that I want to roam around and enjoy my youth.”

The woman was silent for a minute as she curiously looked at Hecathe as if she was scanning for any lies.

Hecathe's muscles tensed up as he felt a little uneasy about it. This woman was sharp so if she were to seriously find Hecathe suspicious, she would definitely dig up the hidden truth.

The woman suddenly broke out laughing as she asked, ”Mr. Hecathe, do you seriously expect me to believe that?”

Hecathe shrugged his shoulder as he lied like a professional, ”Believe anything you want. I'm telling you the truth.”

”Is that so?” The woman stopped laughing as she rested her chin on her palm, ”Then let me ask you another question. This time, you just have to answer with a yes or no.”

Hecathe didn't find anything weird with this preposition so he nodded as he replied, ”What is it?”

”There are not many travelers coming to visit Ocasia and the ones that come are either here for business or forced by their circumstances. In short, they all have a plan made up before they step foot in Ocasia. They have their future planned ahead of them and they know exactly what they want. Is it the same for you? Are you not telling me why you are here simply because you want to hide it from me or are you not telling me because there is no goal, to begin with?”

Hecathe gulped as he seriously thought about the answer to this question and just when he was about to nod his head and answer with a 'yes' he stopped himself.

A goal?

Did he really have it?

This question had never been a problem for him since Hecathe had always been an ambitious man.

Right now, he came to Ocasia to investigate in secret. His reason for doing so could be considered as his will to live. That was the only thing driving him at this point. He wished to live and in order to live a comfortable life without worrying about his end, he needed to clear the mystery behind Orgon's murder.