Chapter 2429


    Upon hearing that, the seven women exchanged nces before nodding as they said, “Yes, we haven’t


    been able to contact him all this time… As you saw earlier, many people are looking for him… We don’t


    even know whether he’s still alive…”


    “Could he really have died…? Are we toote?” muttered Lyndon.


    “I don’t think so… Where was hest seen?” asked Gerald.


    “The base! At the time, Chairman Lurvink had called and told me to transfer some of the assets to my


    name. Following that, he told me to send him some documents to the base, and that was thest I


    heard of him…” exined the old gardener out of the blue.


    Turning to face the old man, Gerald then asked, “And he disappeared right after that…? Didn’t any of


    you head to the base to check on him?”


    “Of course, we did! We even called the police. Unfortunately, no matter how many times we went there,


    the base remainedpletely empty…” replied one of the women.


    “I see. Where is this base? And what’s it used for?” asked Gerald.


    “Well… Chairman Lurvink uses the base for research. Ourpany runs a biological sciences


    business, you see. With that in mind, Chairman Lurvink usually has to travel from home, to the


    company, and finally to the base every day!” exined the old gardener.


    “As for where it is… It’s in a deserted suburb south of the city. However, it’ll be useless even if you


    head there. After all, the samurais from earlier have already thoroughly searched the ce!” added


    another one of the women.


    “I see… Do any of you know anything about Marcel’s wife and son, then?” asked Darkwind.


    “I don’t think Chairman Lurvink has ever met them again ever since they separated around ten years


    ago… However, the chairman did order me to transfer money to them a few times to help with their


    living expenses.


    Each transfer was about a million dors. That aside, thest transfer happened around five years ago.


    As the one who manages Chairman Lurvink’s assets, I was curious why he suddenly stopped sending


    her money at the time. With that, I did some investigating and soon found out that his ex-wife’s ount


    had long been closed!”


    The old man’s reply made it clear that rather than a gardener, he was actually Marcel’s butler!


    Regardless, after hearing all that, Professor Boyle was prompted to ask, “Onest question… You said


    that several people were looking for him. Who exactly are they? And why are they so keen on locating


    him?”


    “It’s either due to debts or because they want research results… If there are any other reasons, I’m not


    too sure of them. After all, Chairman Lurvink never allowed us to enter his base!” replied the butler.


    “I see… Well, I don’ t think staying here any longer will help. With that said, we’ll be taking our leave


    now,” said Gerald as he nodded at the group before leaving with his party.


    On their way to Marcel’s base, that the butler had given them directions to, Professor Boyle couldn’t


    help but shake his head with a sigh before muttering, “It’s such a pity that Marcel’s dead… Our only


    lead is now exhausted!”


    “We don’t know that for sure. Either way, let’s have a look around his base first!” replied Gerald. This


    was his best lead to date, and he wasn’t about to give in that easily! With that said, all four of them then


    rushed to Marcel’s base.


    Though the base itself was supposed to host a secret chamber within a subterranean steel structure,


    the base’s entrance was left wide open. That aside, upon entering, they quickly realized that the entire


    ce waspletely empty…


    “Completely abandoned… Looks like Marcel’s truly either missing or dead by this point…” muttered the


    professor as he sighed again.


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    “Dead or alive, we have to find him!” replied Gerald with a slight frown. “Hmm? Are we not leaving yet,


    Mr. Crawford?” asked the confused Lyndon.


    “Why the rush? Speaking of which, start using your divine sense to look for any potential secret


    entrances, Lyndon,” ordered Gerald as he ced his hands against his back.


    “Right away!” replied Lyndon as he obeyed the boy’s orders.


    It didn’t take long for Lyndon to raise a slight brow before saying, “Thank god you suggested that, Mr.


    Crawford. I can sense another floor right beneath us!” “Excellent. Move aside, everyone!” ordered


    Gerald.