Chapter 1917


    Matthew mused over his options and decided to find out more about the area before going into any


    investigations. He sent Rat out on another recon mission, this time to get information on the area where


    Lord Voodoo''sir was. At the same time, he called Edmund and asked him to send his men out to look


    into that area as well. Matthew remained in the hotel. He didn''t want to show himself, lest Lord Voodoo


    caught wind of his arrival and escaped.


    Edmund''s news came quickly. He was a part of the Ten Greatest Families of Stonedale after all, and


    this town was only inhabited by civilians. Through official sources, he got his hands on the details of the


    locals in this area. The details mentioned that most of the houses in that area were upied except for


    three.


    Technically, they had been purchased, but most of the time, their owners were somewhere else. The


    owners of two of the empty houses were working elsewhere. Their parents used to live in those


    houses, but ever since their demise, barely anyone hade back. The remaining unit had been


    bought by someone as well, but the owner came back less than five times a year.


    Matthewid the files out on the table and went through the details once more.


    Night descended, and Rat returned. "Got something, Matt!" he gushed.


    "What do you have?" asked Matthew.


    "Only three units are not lived in. The owners of two of those units are born and bred in this town. An


    outsider bought the remaining unit, but he barely shows up anyway."


    "Ah, I know that."


    "Sorry?"


    Matthew pointed at the files on the table. "Edmund got me some intelligence."N?velDrama.Org content.


    Rat picked the file up and skimmed through them. "That''s Mr. Albright for you. He can get anything he


    wants in Stonedale easily." But then Rat grinned. "Yet there is one nugget of news he doesn''t know


    about."


    "What is it?" Matthew asked.


    Rat took a deep breath. "The guy who bought the courtyard? The outsider? He returned all of a sudden


    this morning," he whispered. "He''s in that courtyard right now."


    "Really?" Matthew''s eyes went wide.


    Rat nodded, "Positive. I had a closer look. The lights are on, so there must be people inside. However,


    the locals said the guy never came back out after his return."


    Rat huddled closer. "Say, do you think the guy might be this Lord Voodoo you''ve been looking for?"


    Matthew shook his head. "Not sure."


    "Not sure?" Rat was surprised. "But if the details are right, then this guy is the one we''re looking for.


    Furthermore, he just came backst night. The timing matches. It has to be him." New ch?pter


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