Chapter 651


    Michael believed that the Cethos government would never buy Phantom Wolf’s services. Cethos was not


    a small country and it had a strong military force, so it did not need to borrow Phantom Wolf’s power. So


    that just left a few consortiums and aristocratic families as the suspects.


    Cethos was a country with a long history and had many aristocratic families. Although there had been


    wars in recent years and many aristocratic families had disappeared as a result, there were still some


    tenacious families that had survived and were very powerful.


    For example, the Fletchers, the Winstons, the Mitchells and the Edwards.


    The Fletchers were a military family and were all loyal to the country. They had produced many great


    heroes and generals but bore a grudge with Phantom Wolf, so obviously, the Fletchers weren’t the ones


    who used Phantom Wolf.


    The Mitchells were once enrolled in politics and also had a hand in the oil industry before they switched


    to high-tech electronics. They had influence in both the business and political world, and although


    Phantom Wolf had also killed a few of their members before, it was still possible that the Mitchells had


    used Phantom Wolf. It was impossible during Cooper’s reign, but there was a high chance that Alex


    would have done so.


    As for the Winstons, they had always mingled with people from the underground world… If it was the


    former family head, it was highly possible that they had used Phantom Wolf because he was merciless


    and cruel. Unfortunately, more than ten years ago, an illegitimate son of the head of the Winston Family


    suddenly killed him to seize power. Using bloody means, he ruthlessly suppressed the Winstons and


    killed almost all of his siblings.


    The mother of that illegitimate son was an insignificant stripper who identally got pregnant with the


    head of the Winston Family’s child. The child was named Harry Winston after he was born.


    Things were always unpredictable in life. The head of the Winston Family had so many legitimate and


    illegitimate children, and it was publicly known that he had three or four mistresses. But only Harry, the


    illegitimate son of an inconspicuous stripper,pletely inherited his father’s mind and cruelty, who then


    fought his way up to the top while eliminating his brothers and sisters along the way.


    Harry Winston… It was impossible as well. He and Michael had known each other since college and had


    worked together ever since. Michael had faith in him, so it was impossible that the Winstons would buy


    Phantom Wolf’s services.


    So the only one left was the Edwards Family.


    The head of the Edwards Family, Jordan Edwards, who was also the father of Lucy Edwards, was a true


    equal of Cooper Mitchell. He was very likely the patron behind Phantom Wolf because he had both the


    means and motive to buy Phantom Wolf’s services!


    After Michael analyzed the situation, he came up with a few people based on his judgement, then finally


    narrowed down the list to a few suspects and focused on investigating them. Linus had a list of suspects


    as well.


    After he was finished with everything, Michael felt mentally and physically tired. He massaged his


    temples and went back to his room to sleep. He set the rm to ring at five thirty in the morning because


    he wanted to do it before going out.


    Because it was a sudden decision to visit the temple in the mountains, they only began to pack their


    luggage the next morning.


    Sophia packed her own luggage. Because there was snow on the mountain and it would be cold, Sophia


    packed the sweaters Nichs had knitted. While she packed her travel kit , hygiene kit and some


    snacks, she asked Michael, “Are we bringing Nate along?”


    Michael was in the middle of a shave and replied, “No, it will be a long hike up to the mountain, so he


    might get lost. Besides, he has to go to school.”


    “Then are we bringing the dogs with us?” Sophia asked another question.


    “It would be troublesome, so no,” Michael replied.


    Sophia gave it a thought. It really did seem troublesome.


    After having breakfast and seeing Nate off to school, Michael started putting their luggage into the car.


    He was just done putting in the luggage and Sophia had just gotten in the car when something suddenly


    jumped into the car and refused to get out. Michael frowned and pulled the leash to drag Judge out.


    “Stupid dog, get out!”


    Judge didn’t move and refused to get out. It then curled up beside Sophia, and there was a bag of


    biscuits in its mouth. It probably knew they were going to travel, so it had prepared its own food.


    Sophia patted its head andughed. “Let’s just bring the dog along… Judge would be bored being alone


    at home.”


    Judge barked softly to agree with her but when it looked toward Michael, there was a little bit of fear in its


    eyes.


    Michael was left speechless. He put Nichs into the car as well then started the engine, and the four of


    them set off for the outskirts.


    They would be gone for a few days as Michael had nned for a pilgrimage. If the spirit in the first


    mountain was not efficacious, then they would go visit a few more mountains. There was bound to be a


    Saint Mary that was efficacious.


    If worshiping Saint Mary wasn’t enough, then they would worship the Daoist Three Pure Ones, Jesus


    and God too.


    They would treat it as a trip to rx and be inspired. Sophia had said she was going to write her second


    book, so she could use this opportunity to collect some material.


    The first stop was the Reverie Mountain which was not far from Bayside City.


    There was a Daoist temple that was famous in the Reverie Mountain, which was also an important holy


    land for the Cethos Daoist. Daniel had trained there, and the rest of the Levine Family received their


    training there as well.


    When they reached the foot of the mountain, it was already jam-packed with cars. The parking lot was


    full even though it wasn’t peak tourist season because many people visited the temple, most of them


    being high officials and important V.I.Ps from Bayside City.


    Sophia looked out the window from inside the car and saw the majestic mountain top. A Daosist temple


    loomed in the sea of fog, swarmed by a crowd of people.


    So this is Mr. Eighty Thousand’sir…


    Daniel spent one third of his time conning people in Bayside City, another one third conning people at


    this mountain top and the remaining one third conning people around the world.


    From what she knew, he had attended a forum abroad as a well-known metaphysical master recently


    and had just returned. The smog in Bayside City was quite heavy these few days, so he came to Reverie


    Mountain for fresh air and to con people at the same time.


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    There was no snow at the Reverie Mountain, and everyone walked up the mountain after getting out of


    the car. Sophia came with great sincerity and walked up the mountain step by step obediently. She


    looked up to the mountain top with every step she took, thinking that if she reached the top, she would


    fulfil her merits and that the trip would not be in vain.


    But after she took two steps, Michael said, “Chica, you’re going the wrong way. The cable car is this


    way.”


    So there are cable cars now. It makes sense because who would want to walk up there? Of course they


    would choose to ride the cable cars to get up the mountain.


    Sophia looked at the cable cars then looked at the stairs. She got on a cable car at the end.


    Standing in the cable car, she found it boring, feeling that they weren’t sincere enough for this trip.


    But the scenery at the mountain top was really beautiful. The celestial mountain was surrounded by fog


    all year round and it loomed in the distance, obstructed by the rolling mist. When the cable car passed


    through the thick clouds, there was an illusion of them ascending to immortality.


    But Sophia still didn’t seem interested and was looking at the clouds outside the window in a daze.


    When they reached the mountain top and got out of the cable car, they saw vigers selling roasted


    sweet potatoes and roasted corn. The potatoes and corn were all organically grown by the farmers


    without using any chemicals. Seeing Sophia ncing at them, Michael quickly went and bought a few.


    The group then ate their roasted sweet potatoes while waiting for Daniel to wee them.


    Daniel arrived very quickly dressed in a Daoist robe. He already looked handsome in the robe to begin


    with, and with his long hair, he seemed more stunning. However, from very early on, Sophia had already


    identified him as a liar.


    Daniel then chuckled and walked toward them, looking like a liar indeed. “It’s a busy day. A few


    moneybags came this morning and I’ve already earned tens of millions.”


    Ha! As expected from a liar!


    They then entered the temple, which was huge and filled with people. After a few twists and turns, Daniel


    led them into the heart of the temple.


    “I requested my master to give you guys a slot. Hurry up. There are plenty of people lining up waiting to


    see him,” Daniel said.


    They increased their pace.


    Sophia finally met Daniel’s master—he was a sage-looking old liar.


    As soon as she entered the door, the old liar said, “You have a high forehead and bright light in your


    eyes. You are either a reincarnated immortal or a descended immortal. Come here quickly and let me


    have a look.”


    Sophia was left speechless and thought, This liar is really unprofessional. He doesn’t even bother to


    make up his own lines and just steal lines from movies!