
It's almost an hour since Adam's meeting with Jimmy and his son. Now, the young man sat in the living room of the man's house.
Adam sat quietly on the old sofa. His gaze briefly swept across the room, but returned towards the still steaming cup of tea in front of him.
Jimmy Bulbie's house is not exactly luxurious, but it's not so bad either. It was a minimalist house, not large in size, but it looked neat. White paint does look dull, but it does not look like a mushroom or spider web there. The house was cleaned frequently.
Adam also had a glance at some photos on the table. Among them, there was a family photo of four people. The young man sees Jimmy, his wife, son, and daughter. They smiled brightly, making him feel somewhat guilty for intending to directly kill the man. However ...
Adam himself knew something. If Jimmy was really an enemy, even if there was family behind him, the young man would still have to do what he had to do. Feeling sorry is certain, but that does not mean Adam will continue to tolerate.
'Could it be .. simple and good looking families like they actually commit such crimes?
Could it be anger? A grudge? Or ... instructed by someone else?'
Thinking of all that, Adam could not help but sigh deeply.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Blood Owl."
From inside the house, Jimmy exits while being helped by a middle-aged woman. The woman was wearing simple clothes. Long straight brown hair. She had a gentle expression on her face, but the woman looked so thin and weak. In fact, other than the simple gold ring on the ring finger, Adam did not see any other jewelry on his body.
The woman was not angry at all. He helped Jimmy walk. The woman looked patient as she helped her husband sit on the sofa.
"It's okay."
After saying that, Adam felt a gaze directed at him. Glancing at the source, he saw a teenage figure peeking at him. In addition, there was a figure of a girl roughly five or six years old. The girl also peeked at him with a pair of round eyes with a curious look.
The little girl was a little scared to see the red skull mask covering Adam's face. But he tried to remain calm, wondering why such a strange man had come to his house.
"I'm sorry if we can't treat you well, Mr. Blood Owl."
"Mr Owen ..."
"Sorry???"
"They usually call me Mr. Owl. So you can also call me the same way."
"Then, Mr. .. I mean, Mr. Owl. Did you really come to find out the truth behind the Blue Rose High School fire 30 years ago?"
"true." Adam nodded.
"Although people have forgotten him?"
"While people have forgotten it, it does not mean that sin also disappears along with their memories."
"Sin?"
"I don't want to say whether the person is guilty or not, because I also have many faults. Even my own hands are not clean. It's just ...
I just want to reveal the truth that should have been revealed."
"Sister, why did the uncle say his hands were dirty? Rarely wash your hands?"
"Ssthtt ..."
"..."
Adam, Jimmy, and Mrs Bulbie turned their heads. Looking towards the little girl who asked her brother in an innocent tone, the expressions of Jimmy and his wife looked rather bad. More precisely, worry.
"Little sister, come here."
Adam spoke kindly.
The little girl stared at her brother, father, and mother. Seeing them all nod, he walked towards Adam with a curious expression and a little fear.
"H-Hello, Uncle!" greet the little girl in a soft voice.
Looking at the appearance of the little girl who was more similar to her mother, but also looked thin, Adam smiled gently.
"What's your name, little brother?"
"My name is Caca, Uncle."
"A funny name, like the guy."
"Hehehe .. Thank you, Uncle."
"Does Caca believe in magic?"
"Magic???" The little girl tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
"really? Can you still do magic?"
"Look at Uncle's hand."
Adam who had taken off the coat rolled up his sleeves. He showed his bare hands in front of Caca. The young man then snapped a finger in front of the little girl's face. At that very instant, his originally empty hand suddenly held a small black bead.
"Wow! Really magic!" said the little girl with an amazed expression.
Caca then made a sniffing motion. He felt that the bead in front of him had a very good aroma.
"It's some kind of candy, do you want to eat it?"
Hearing that question, Caca looked towards his family. Seeing that they doubted, he also hesitated.
"Just calm. This is a kind of nutritional pill, not at all toxic. I eat it often."
Saying that, Adam threw the pill into his mouth. After that, out of nowhere the young man took out the same pill.
Jimmy and his family finally nodded. They could not bear to see Caca drooling because he wanted to eat the 'candy.
Adam casually gave one to Caca. He put it on the girl's palm, then asked.
"Have you learned to count, Caca?"
"Mom has taught Caca to count, Uncle!"
"In that case, Uncle will ask ... how much is 47 minus 30?"
"That's ..." Caca seemed to be thinking hard. After some time, he looked at Adam doubtfully. "mrs ... Seventeen?"
Adam stretched out his hand and stroked the little girl's head.
"Smart girl. Really smart."
Seeing Caca laughing happily, Adam stopped stroking the little girl's head and took out his wallet.
The young man then took out a 100 dollar bill of alliance and gave it to Caca.
"Uncle???"
Caca tilted his head with a puzzled expression. He never held that much money in his life (because he was a kid).
"Gift from Uncle." Adam smiled. "Go along with your brother to buy something."
"Can Caca take it?"
"Of course." Adam looked towards Caca's sister. "Take your sister shopping. Buy some daily necessities."
"Y-Yes, Sir!" The young man looked towards his sister. "Let's buy your favorite milk chocolate, Caca."
Holding the banknote in her hand, the little girl did not immediately run for joy. Instead, he smiled brightly towards Adam while saying.
"Thank you very much, Uncle!"
"Go ..."
Seeing Caca leave with her brother, Adam still smiled gently.
"Sorry to make you trouble Mr. Owl. Money it—"
"Just take a small gift for Caca. You don't have to think about it."
Hearing Adam's words, Jimmy felt grateful. But given that Adam was a member of a governmental organization, he became increasingly doubtful.
"What's wrong?" ask Adam.
"I'm sorry if my question offends you, Mr. Owl."
"Say ..."
Gazing towards Adam with a doubtful expression, Jimmy finally asked.
"Mr Owl's. What would have happened if .. the person who was in contact with the fire case 30 years ago was an official and had power in the government?"
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