“You are a good classmate of my daughter’s, right?” 

A distant voice sounded in the hallway, Su Ling who was in a daze opened her eyes and saw a man dressed in suit nearly 50 with a mustache walking toward here and once again heard him say, “I heard you are only eighteen years old. In this young age you’re already attending the Imperial College, it’s really admirable.”

Walking in front of her, he introduced himself: “Hello, I’m Demi’s father, Horn.”

Hearing he was Demi’s father Su Ling’s heart skipped a beat. The reason was very simple, the once neatly arranged organized villa was totally overturned with scattered bottles, plates, gifts and so, and coupled with the strong smell of alcohol was in the room. 

It was not know whether Su Ling’s face flushed because of alcohol or embarrassment, she subconsciously stood up and greeted him: “Uncle Horn, hello, I’m Su Ling.”

Most Nolan people could clearly pronounce the names of Shangxuan people. For example, George and others would just call Su Ling. The Shangxuan people’s words and sounds slightly different from modern Chinese.

“Su Ling.” Horn laughed.

Su Ling, years of living in slum had gained her lot of experience, so the next instant she knew the other party wasn’t as kind as he looked on the surface. But she wondered why he was showing goodwill to her?

Horn continued: “Uncle will give you a gift as well, as a thank you for taking care of my daughter.”

Saying that, he handed her an ordinary gift box.

“Go back and open it.”

“Um.”

She nodded slightly in the response, but as soon as receiving the gift she quietly used invisibility to peek at the gift inside, and stayed still on the spot.

Diamond!

Inside the ordinary gift box was a crystal-clear diamond!

It was too expensive!

The dazed Su Ling immediately woke by some point, and her deer likes eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Something is … not right.

Horn walked to the stairs intend to go upstairs, taking the first step he turned back and said with a smile: “Su Ling, come upstairs now. Uncle has something he wants to talk to you about.”

“Yes.” Su Ling nodded softly, wondering what he was up to.

She glanced at Demi on the sofa, she was half-lying, half-sitting asleep.

Then she started following Horn’s footsteps and came to the second floor. Once again the intensity of the drink surged, leaving her a little confused.

Did I drink too much… It seems to be…

Su Ling usually had a drink, but because of her extraordinary physique, she had never been drunk. Today was the first time she was half drunk and also felt dizzy.

Horn entered a room, following him Su Ling had just pushed the door, at the same time the door was pulled from inside, and an old man walked out of the room, happening to the two to collide with each other.

The old man held the glass of water in his hand, and in this accident he accidentally spilled all the water over Su Ling.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m really sorry, it’s all my fault, please forgive me.” He immediately started to apologize.

Su Ling subconsciously said “I forgive you”, but as she glanced at his face, her eyes widened, and she jolted awake on the spot.

At this moment, she couldn’t be more sober!

It’s him!

Su Ling was shocked and furious. The person who bumped into her had gray hair at temples, an old man, with dull eyes, and a slightly obese body… He was the real culprit who directed the transcendentalist to kill the old candy seller.

The Earl Bute — current patriarch of the Bute family.

Su Ling almost lost her rationality and took the action, but she felt something was wrong,  how come he was here?

Is this be a trap?

The old man seemed under her hot gaze stepped back a distance without hesitation.

Su Ling stepped forward almost an instant, but an arm blocked her.

“Hey, If you have something to say, just talk, don’t be angry.”

Su Ling regaining bit sense found that the person who reached out to stop her was in his early thirties, wearing a neat black suit, and had an extremely easy-going and friendly smile on his face.

“Mr. Benny?” She froze, not expecting her colleague to show up here.

“Happy birthday, Su Ling.” Benny greeted her with a smile.

Benny had been a C-rank investigator ever since he was promoted ten years ago, and was notorious for being a jerk in the Anti-Magic Bureau always with little motivation.

But he was also famous in a certain sense, because Benny is a recognized peacemaker and good old man. Almost every newcomer has been taken care of by him, and Su Ling, who has great potential, was no exception.

Su Ling remained silent for a long time, without any warmth in her voice asked: “What’s going on?”

Benny smiled: “Actually, it’s not a big deal. I just heard that you and Mr. Bute have a bit of a misunderstanding, so today I want to take this opportunity to reconcile you with the Earl.”

The old man at the side, nodded his head and said with full of regret: “Yes, we do have a misunderstanding. Alas, it’s all my fault. I regret it too.”

“It’s not a misunderstanding.” Su Ling said in a deep voice.

It’s murder!

Bute didn’t feel embarrassed in the slightest, he nodded his head and followed her, “Yes, you are right. It was not a misunderstanding but a mistake. It’s all my fault.”

“I’m in misery too…”

“However, I won’t run away.” He sighed and said, “Su Ling, I know that it is not that simple for you to forgive me.”

“I can give compensation to the old man’s relatives, or to you as well. I am willing to pay 20 million dollar.”

“I don’t need it.” Came Su Ling swift replay.

Bute nodded in understanding and continued, “Do you think what I did was wrong? In fact, I just wanted to take away a little bit of his life expectancy, just a little bit, and then compensate him with ten million dollars.”

“But it went wrong, and I didn’t expect he only had five years left to live.”

He stared at Su Ling and said sincerely: “I know you are investigating me and even want to kill me, but have you ever considered that this means nothing to the dead people.”

Saying that he paused for a moment and continued: “I am promoting a bill recently. You can check it out. If this bill is passed, more children in Nolan will get help with their education and medical care.”

“It will allow five years of life to be put to better use, and I feel that this is the true compensation for the deceased.”

Saying all that the Bute waited for Si Ling response, but Su Ling in front of him was just staring silently through the conversation without the word.

The old man sighed, full of bitterness: “I know it may not be enough for you to forgive me completely either, but think about it. Is it really so important to satisfy one’s sense of justice?”

Benny opened a bottle of champagne on the side, poured a glass for each of the four people present with a smile, took one glasses and handed it to Su Ling.

“Happy birthday Su Ling. You are an adult from today on, so naturally you have to think like an adult.”

Benny smiled amicably, while Su Ling remained silent and did not pick up.

He said in the tone of an elder: “Earl Bute has sincerely repented, and he has given in so much and is doing a good job of making amends.”

“If you still want to kill people like this, you are just satisfying your own selfish desires instead of pursuing true justice. In fact, you are no different from some extraordinary beings and vengeful ghosts who act recklessly.”

“Isn’t this enough?”

Not enough, not enough. 

Though Su Ling didn’t open her mouth, the voice in her heart had roared so loud.

She turned her head and stared blankly at this man, a colleague who had always been a good guy in the Anti-Magic Bureau and helped everyone.

She also had a certain good impression on him as a colleague, but she never imagined that he would actually say these words in a self-righteous manner.

Demi’s father, Horn, also nodded aside and spoke in the tone of an elder.

“Su Ling, what do you really want?”

Su Ling still remained silent without a word. 

Seeing this Benny on the side added: “Everyone makes mistakes, Su Ling, haven’t you ever done anything wrong since you were a child? Haven’t you done any single thing that goes against your so-called justice?”

“Not a single thing.”

Su Ling’s answer was very quick, so quick that the three people present froze for a moment, apparently did not expect her to answer without thinking.

“You are indeed very upright, and I admire you too.” Horn smiled and said, “It’s really a good thing that you and my daughter have become friends.”

“Demi also often talks about you and hopes to always be friends with you.”

Demi… Su Ling was in a bit of a trance thinking about her friend, that was the only friend she had left.

If she flipped out here, what would Demi think of herself?

The three people present also said a lot, but Su Ling didn’t listen at all.

She knew that she couldn’t succeed here. There must be extraordinary bodyguards outside. Without a knife, she was not strong with bare hands and could not defeat Benny in a short time.

Su Ling’s mind was a little confused, and she was thinking about many other things at the same time.

Does Demi know about this? If she doesn’t, does Demi know that her father is this kind of person? If she knew…

If a fight breaks out here and she accidentally hurts her father…

Su Ling only felt dizzy, and the alcohol surged. She suddenly threw away Horn’s gift box with the diamonds in it, opened the door and walked out.

Benny and Earl Bute looked at each other, but neither of them uttered a word to stop.

She quickly went down to the first floor and looked at her sleeping friend on the sofa in a daze.

Demi, living in the outside world, was still sleeping peacefully apparently no idea about the “special program” of today’s birthday party.

Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief immediately.

But soon, she thought of another thing.

Many people came to the birthday party today. Many of them were not familiar with me, but they all gave gifts.

Who exactly did those gifts all want to send?

She suddenly felt her scalp numb, her hands and feet feeling cold, and she didn’t know how to move. She walked out of the villa before she knew it.

The night was already very dark.

The drizzle didn’t stop and kept hitting the girl’s body.

Su Ling walked in a daze on the street for a long time, thinking about nothing, and her mind went blank.

She couldn’t distinguish between friends and enemies.

The murderer had just been right in front of her, and he was an old man with no fighting ability, but she felt from the bottom of her heart that it was extremely difficult to kill him.

If she really takes action, under the influence of Demi’s father, she may lose her only friend in college.

This was the most important reason for Su Ling’s confusion.

What should I do?

Punish the murderer?

It was for an old man who gave me candy without leaving his name.

Or for something else…

Su Ling was a little confused and at a loss, and recalled George’s “last words”… People like ourself should better leave the other world as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to survive.

Unconsciously, she had already arrived near the cafe.

Su Ling was at a loss for a while, then reached out and gently touched her abdomen, feeling a slight heat.

“Because of the brand, there is some kind of mysterious power that guided me here?”

It’s already very late, but the cafe still had one last ray of light, a lamp.

It was like he was waiting for her.

Su Ling bit her lip, walked towards the cafe, and pushed open the glass door.