The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1705 The Odd River

"It can't just be that you were hunted. With your abilities, you could have returned anytime you wanted," Wynter stated, her voice probing.

She had already seen through the black serpent's cultivation-it had enough power to influence humans. If she and Dalton hadn't appeared when they did, it might have already hypnotized Oscar, likely leading him to commit some misdeed under its influence.

The black serpent shuddered, lowering its head. "I admit I had some bad intentions before. I won't dare to do it again. But there's a reason I targeted that man.

"It's because this river started changing since he came here last month. My lord, you saw it, too-those fish floating to the surface. At this time of year, it's not normal for so many fish to die like that."

Wynter already knew something strange was at play.

She had read Oscar's fortune earlier. Though he had wild animals' blood on his hands, he wasn't an inherently bad person. In fact, he had an honest quality and wasn't the type to orchestrate such a large-scale disturbance.

"Are you saying that the water started changing all of a sudden a month ago?" Wynter asked.

black serpent

water? Has it

there is one difference. The water... it doesn't taste as

Wynter's sharp eyes

and clear to the naked eye, the

no factories producing anything harmful, and there were no obvious sources of

"Boss!"

was observing the river, Balmond

unassuming junior civil servant, complete with glasses. Around 24 or 25 years old, with fair, clean -cut features, he resembled the type of office worker who quietly typed reports, barely drawing any attention

one of the Special Unit's

to report this to Wynter. Normally, a river contamination case would follow

grown. The possibility of a pandemic weighed on him, compounded by Lupius' mysterious

more than he could handle.