Lord of the Mysteries

After seeing the marks on the paper, Pacheco turned his head and said to Barton, “What happens next will be quite complicated. I will seek the police’s help.

“And you can return to the foundation and wait for further questioning.”

Barton, who was staring at the paper, wasn’t disappointed. Instead, he felt relieved, and he hurriedly nodded.

“Alright.”

After reading the traces left behind by Vernal, Barton’s intuition told him that the matter was very dangerous.

As an ordinary person, avoiding danger was an instinctive choice.

Of course, this was also because Vernal could only be considered one of his ordinary friends. It wasn’t worth taking a huge risk and getting involved in this matter.

After answering, Barton turned around immediately and walked past the hotel owner and attendant and arrived at the street.

This time, he didn’t choose to take public transport and instead boarded a rental carriage.

Barton’s trip outside was considered as a special matter. It was rather urgent, and with the deputy director of the Compliance Department to testify for him, he could make a claim for the expenses incurred.

The difference between spending the foundation’s money and using one’s own salary was two completely different feelings.

On the way, Barton looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn’t help but think about Vernal’s current situation.

Is he still alive?

The room was filled with a strong stench of blood…

I hope he’s still alive. May the Lord bless him.

If he’s still alive, where will he be now?

Where…

Could it be?

There!

As his thoughts raced, Barton suddenly thought of a possibility. He quickly instructed the coach driver to change routes and head home.

Not long after, he returned home.

“What happened?” Barton’s wife approached him with a surprised look.

It was still quite some time before lunch, let alone getting off work.

didn’t take off his hat or jacket. Without answering her

visit you fifteen minutes ago. I told him to wait in the study room and send Wells

their family’s valet. And clearly, fifteen minutes wasn’t enough

puzzled Barton’s wife the

the living room, went up to the second

wide open and the curtains were slightly rolled. There was

but there was

out of the window and left… Barton frowned. He looked around seriously and

books that were

to arrange them from right to left, and now

quickly walked over to

that a page in the

to that page and opened

simply with a pencil were the

the Fourth

horrified. He

study and towards the stairs, preparing to find the deputy director of the Compliance Department, Pacheco. He

exiting the house, Barton slowed

I go

Clough Hotel, the Stoen

of thought, Barton decided to return to the foundation and

a rental carriage stopped outside his

to your house again,” the deputy director of the Compliance Department

sigh of relief and replied without hesitation, “Yes, but he

he left

his own house, went to his study, and handed

then gently slid his finger across the

the heels of that, he took out the pencil he had used previously

“Call the police!”

doing all of this, Pacheco stuffed the book back to

he didn’t push

row of books had one

return to the foundation and have lunch. We’ll wait

understand the reason behind this senior lawyer’s actions, but he didn’t

didn’t want to get involved in this matter.

his wife before returning to the foundation

an ancient book’s appraisal when he heard

to your place,” said Pacheco, who was

rose

He spread out his hands and made

went home

came again!” His wife clearly sensed that something was amiss and went to the door in