Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1283

"It's not that line, it's the one before it!"

"Uh..." Adler scratched his head, thinking. "We must've botched our investigation!"

"The line before that!"

"This is a ledger, not a treasure map, right?"

"Yep, that's the line."

Adler looked puzzled. "What's so special about that line?"

Sophie explained, "I've always thought it was odd. This ledger was so dangerous back then, yet it wasn't burned. Instead, it was hidden, and not just anywhere, but in each family's ancestral hall. I bet the Tredgold and Costello families have similar ledgers. Maybe when you put them together, they form a treasure map."

Jenna and Adler exchanged bewildered glances.

Jenna said, "I've heard of treasure maps hidden in poems and paintings, but this is the first time I've heard of one hidden in a ledger!"

Adler remarked. "If this turns out to be true, it would be absolutely crazy! What kind of treasure would be hidden

I need you to go back to

"??"

halls. Either the ancestors will be displeased, or my dad will

matter what the reason is,

"Me?"

widened. This

ancestral hall to steal something? If his dad found

scared of?

a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "If it comes down to it, just

my dad is that easy

"I'm just worried we'll get caught before we even grab

happen. If anyone's getting caught, it'll be you. I'm not

"You!"

and said, "Fine, I'll go! If

Sooner or later, it comes for all of us! And you won't be alone, I'll