Chapter 124 - The Start Of A New Rumor? (1/2)
Hecathe pursed his lips as he heard this question and let out a small dry chuckle as he sent a reply, ”It certainly is a bit interesting when you can see the bigger picture.”
”I hope you don't want me to spread another rumor,” Zather chuckled as she spoke and Hecathe didn't know if he was supposed to laugh or cry as he heard this.
”How did you know?” Hecathe asked with utmost seriousness and it took Zather a solid few minutes to respond.
”Are you serious...?!” The woman asked in disbelief.
”Have you ever seen me joking?”
Zather was once again a bit speechless as she took a few minutes to respond with a simple,
”No...”
Hecathe chuckled dryly as he nodded his head and sent her another message, ”I want you to spread a rumor that the killer is in Ocasia.”
”The killer? What killer?”
”The one who killed Orgon,” Hecathe clicked his tongue as he replied, ”And this time, say that the killer is back to kill Orgon.”
Zather sent him a response shortly after and the woman could be heard sighing as she commented, ”You seem to think that I'm running a rumor distributing business.”
Hecathe's lips curled up in a small smirk as he heard this, ”Well, aren't you the best at this kind of job?”
”...” Zather breathed out angrily, ”Sometimes, I want to really curse you but then I remember your father, and I'm forced to hold back my words.”
Zather was a fan of the great Edler and this was also one of the reasons why this woman would always be more than ready to help Alphius.
”You should try cursing me sometimes. If you do that, maybe you'll feel less frustrated with me the next time we talk,” Hecathe spoke with a small chuckle that probably made Zather want to come here just so that she could strangle the man to death.
”Forget it. I'll curse you out when I'm really at my limit,” Zather controlled her emotions and sighed as she seriously asked, ”How serious do you want the rumor to be?”
”Serious enough to bait out the real killer,” Hecathe answered the question with a smirk as he informed, ”Make this one a bit bigger than the previous one.”
The rumor about Orgon coming back to life was already big and if this new rumor wasn't strong enough, it was going to be overpowered by the old one.
”Got it,” Zather responded almost immediately and the scratching of her pen could be heard, indicating that she was writing something down, ”And I hope that the payment would be done soon enough?”
”Have I ever disappointed you with the payment?” Hecathe asked with a small scoff.
He had only paid this woman once for the previous rumor, but Alphius had been hiring her for years now and he had certainly always paid her humbly for the work that she had done.
”You've never disappointed me, isn't that why I'm still willing to work with such a rude ass like you?” Instead of giving a straight response, the woman questioned back and Hecathe could almost imagine the smirk that must be on the woman's face at the moment as she said this.
”And here I thought you were working for me because you liked me,” Hecathe sighed as he absentmindedly commented.
”Ah, that too. I miss seeing your handsome face so come and pay me in person. You're still in Ocasia, aren't you?”
Hecathe unconsciously nodded his head as he replied, ”I'm still here.”
”Great! I'm here as well. You can decide the place and time. I'll be there to pick up the money.”
Hecathe suddenly remembered the girl that he had bumped into him while he was coming out of the guild and as he remembered her panicked state, a frown could be seen forming on his face.
”Zather, there was one more thing I wanted to ask,” Hecathe sent the woman another message out of curiosity and what he got as a response was a simple hum from the woman.
”Hmm?”
”What happened to the rare flower you bought back from the black market auction?” Hecathe asked and waited for a few minutes, however, it seemed that Zather was unwilling to answer this question.