Chapter 159 - What Were They Saying? (1/2)

”I'm not lying,” LeiLei confirmed firmly, ”I have met the great Edler before this but that was only once. You can believe me if you want to and it doesn't matter even if you don't believe me because it would still be the truth even if you don't believe me.”

Hecathe pursed his lips into a thin line as he heard this and he couldn't help but feel that the girl was really not lying this time.

”You said you were eleven years old?” Marvin questioned suspiciously and the girl nodded her head as she confirmed it.

”Then how come you keep saying that you don't remember anything?” Marvin asked without missing a beat, ”If you were eleven then you should have been able to remember it.”

LeiLei looked as if she didn't know if she wanted to laugh or cry as she heard this. It took a few minutes for the girl to respond to his question as she scoffed and asked back, ”Do you think you would have been able to remember anything after having gone through the trauma of losing your parents and being thrown on the street where you had to fight dogs for food...?!”

She sounded a bit pissed off and it was enough to intimidate Marvin a little as he didn't dare question the girl further.

”I don't remember everything clearly but there are still bits and pieces of memories that I randomly recall here and there,” LeiLei sighed as she continued, ”Today, I heard that masked man talking and I remembered an incident from my childhood.”

Hecathe eye's widened a bit as he heard this and he immediately asked with a bit of shock, ”You were talking to him?”

LeiLei shook her head and Hecathe sighed in relief as he saw this response.

”It wasn't like that. I was merely eavesdropping because I felt like the voice was familiar,” The girl explained and both Hecathe and Marvin looked to be interested in this topic as they attentively listened to the girl and patiently waited to let her complete.

”When my father first introduced the man to me, I remember seeing a smile on his face but that was only in front of my father. The moment my father turned around, his smile also did and the evil glare in his eyes was enough to haunt me as a child. I didn't like it... I didn't like it at all...” LeiLei still looked a little horrified and worried as she continued, ”I tried to warn my father about it but he said that I was mistaken... And I stupidly believed him.”

”Over time, I started to forget about it but when I saw that man being angry once again, I couldn't help but remember the unpleasant memory that used to haunt me,” LeiLei looked up at the two as she spoke and from the honest look in her eyes, they were sure that the girl was not lying.

LeiLei was a good actress but her acting was still not enough to fool Hecathe and if Hecathe was saying that the girl was not lying at the moment, she was certainly not lying at the moment.

”LeiLei, what were they talking about?” Hecathe asked as his eyes narrowed down on the girl.

”Eh...?” LeiLei was a bit taken back by the sudden change of topic and it took her an entire minute to seriously respond as she thought about it, ”Well, I think they were talking about someone...?”

Hecathe's frown deepened as he clicked his tongue and impatiently asked, ”Who?”

LeiLei gulped as she tried to recall the conversation, ”I guess it was something about Alphius and some pest. He didn't know who the pest was but it seemed like the man that he was talking to was actually helping him find that so-called pest.”

Hecathe and Marvin shared a glance as they heard this and nodded in unison as they understood the situation.

There was no doubt about it. Asgarian was certainly referring to Hecathe as the unknown pest.

”So he not only wants the help of the guild but also turned to the auction house for help...? What a cunning man,” Hecathe scoffed as he commented.

The auction house was famous for the items it sold but if there was one more thing that was well-known about the place, it would certainly be the fact that the auction house helped spread rumors as well as find the root of rumors.

Asgarian probably didn't trust the guild too much and this was to be expected considering that he was a cautious man.

”Hecathe, are you sure that you won't get caught?” Marvin asked with his eyebrows creased together in worry.

The auction house was pretty good at its job so it was certainly easy for them to check whether a rumor was really true or not.