Chapter 304
Chapter 304
Jonathan continued, “Also, this old woman is good with her words. She said she has never harmed a single person, but who can be certain that she isn't lying?”
Jeff was speechless. He said to Jonathan, “Why don't you question her, then?” He truly wanted Jonathan to ask, not because he was irritated with him.
Seeing that Jeff wasn't angry, Jonathan agreed. He stood before Lydia and said, “Mdm. Lydia, stand up and speak.”
Lydia glanced at Jeff fearfully and stood up as told when she saw that Jeff was silent.
“Do you know the Infant King?” Jonathan asked.
Immediately, Lydia replied in confusion, “Who's Infant King?”
Jonathan was exasperated. “Are you the one questioning me, or am I questioning you?”
Startled, Lydia hurriedly answered, “Right, right, but I've never heard of the Infant King.”
Jonathan and the others knew it was a waste coming here, as they could tell from her expression that she was telling the truth.
Jonathan sighed and said to Jeff, “I'm done asking questions. It's up to you now whether you want to send her to the afterlife or let her go.”
Lydia looked at Jeff in horror and got to her knees. “Supreme Immortal, I promise I won't do anything
evil or hurt anyone in the future.”
Jeff snorted. “Your demonic energy is overwhelming and your face is filled with hostility. How can I let you off when you kill whenever you see a human?”
Before Lydia could resist, he slammed his hand on her head. She let out a shrill scream, then vanished into thin air.
Jonathan and the others could understand Jeff's actions. Jeff was the chief of the first division of the Department of National Security. He was in charge of matters relating to the supernatural and the safety of the capital. Lydia was a powerful spirit, so she was a potential threat.
Naturally, Jeff had to get rid of her.
Moreover, spirits were against nature and should not exist.
Not only would he not get punished for killing that spirit, but he would be rewarded.
Following the incident regarding Lydia, Jonathan fell into deep thought as he realized it was immensely difficult to find the Infant King's subordinates. Time was running out for Mabel.
Thereafter, everyone rushed to their next location.
Along the way, Jonathan could not help but ask Jeff, “How long more does Mabel have?”
“I have to take a look to accurately estimate it,” Jeff replied solemnly before stretching out a finger to press on an acupoint on Mabel's forehead.
Mabel closed her eyes, and Jonathan gently stopped the car.
Together with Beatrix, he looked at Jeff and Mabel anxiously.
After a while, Jeff retracted his hand, looking extremely grave.
The other's hearts skipped a beat. Mabel smiled bitterly and asked, “What's wrong, Chief Yount?”
“The recovery speed of the Infant King is very fast. I think he'll regain his consciousness in less than five days, and when that happens, it'll be useless no matter how much dark energy you absorb. That energy will become a tonic for the Infant King.”
“Five days?” Everyone gasped in shock.
Indeed, time was running out.
This time, even Mabel couldn't remain calm anymore.
Previously, she felt fine and didn't know when she would die.
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Jonathan did not say anything else and started the engine.
That night, they sped to a few places with negative energy.
However, in the end, they got nothing. Jeff got rid of a few spirits and even captured some criminals in a drug den.
At ten in the morning, they returned empty-handed, as they had run out of places to check out.
Jonathan looked at Jeff, who said, “I will hurry up and continue to look for new locations.”
“Could it be that we've been searching in the wrong direction?” Beatrix suggested solemnly.
Looking at Beatrix, Jonathan asked, “Care to explain?”
Beatrix shook her head. “I don't know, but I have a feeling that something's wrong. If we continue investigating, we won't get any results.”
Jonathan also had the same feeling, but he couldn't think of other methods.
It was too challenging for people of the overworld to investigate things of the underworld, and they had zero clues.
Jonathan asked Jeff, “Don't the masters from The Destino have divination skills? Can't we use the Fortune Telling Spell to find the Infant King's subordinate?”
“The Fortune Telling Spell does exist. But to use that, we need the person's birthday, energy, blood, hair, etcetera as a medium, and we can only see a tiny section of the future. We've injured the Infant King, and we don't know what his subordinates look like, how many there are, or where they are. We don't have any clues. How do you expect me to cast the Fortune Telling Spell?”
Realizing he was asking too much from Jeff, Jonathan fell silent.
Jeff went on, “I will ask my friends to help investigate. Although I can't find the Infant King's subordinate, I can see a glimmer of auspicious aura in Mabel's deadly aura. This means there's still hope.”
Mabel flashed a faint smile. “Chief Yount, we just need to try our best. Let's not force ourselves.”
Jeff nodded before bidding farewell to the others.
After Jeff left, Jonathan and the rest returned to Mabel's home.
Having worked hard for the entire night, they were all tired.
Beatrix went to shower first, and after she was done, she said to Jonathan, “I'm going to sleep first. Inform me immediately when there's news.”
“All right.” Jonathan nodded.
Mabel went to shower next, and afterward, she went back to her room straight away to sleep.
Jonathan did the same, then sat on the couch quietly, feeling a strong sense of urgency and panic in his heart.
I'm afraid I can only watch Mabel die after five days. No, there are less than five days left. We can't calculate the Infant King's speed of recovery according to the average person's speed of recovery. If
we only find his subordinate after five days, it will be too late. Where's the breakthrough point? Where is it?
Jonathan racked his brain, but he still couldn't think of anything.
It was noon then. The weather was getting hot.
Sunlight streamed through the windows. However, despite the beautiful weather, Jonathan felt irritated and anxious.
At that moment, his phone rang.
He fished out his phone and saw that it was a call from an unknown number from Yaleview.
Is someone going to give me clues?
He immediately picked it up, and a female's voice rang out from the other end.
“Are you Mr. Lawson?” she asked timidly.
“I am. And you are?”
“I'm Zoe Yorrick.”
“I don't think I know you,” Jonathan said straightforwardly. He was not in the mood to waste time chatting with her.
Zoe hurriedly said, “Mr. Lawson, I'm the pregnant woman you sent to the hospital yesterday.”
Jonathan froze for a moment before realization dawned on him. His tone softer now, he said, “Oh, it's you. How are you?”
“I'm fine now. Thank you for your help.”
With a faint smile, Jonathan responded, “That's good to hear. But I'm busy now. So if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up.”
Zoe was momentarily stunned. “I know you must be an influential person, but could you help me with something?” she asked, sounding somewhat troubled.
Jonathan paused for a while and replied, “Sure. What is it?”
“I don't know anyone in Yaleview, so could you help me find a few good bodyguards? I also want to stay in a more secluded place. Money is not a problem.”
Jonathan was dumbstruck.
“Are you in some kind of trouble?” he asked.
He knew Zoe must have an interesting story. She must have come to Yaleview to hide from certain people. I'm afraid she's not an ordinary person.
Zoe did not reply to Jonathan. Instead, she asked pitifully, “Mr. Lawson, could you help me?”
Jonathan did not want to interfere with other people's matters since Mabel was still in danger, but he could not bear to reject Zoe.
Moreover, she was pregnant. If something were to happen, two lives would be lost!
“Where are you now? I'll go find you,” Jonathan said after taking a deep breath.
Upon hearing that, Zoe exclaimed, “I'm in the hospital. Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr. Lawson.”
“Wait for me,” Jonathan said before hanging up.
Then he kept his phone and left the house.
Driving Mabel's military car, he went straight to Guardian Women's and Children's Hospital and arrived around half an hour later.
He contacted Zoe again, but she said, “Mr. Lawson, I'm at the fruit store opposite the hospital. Could you call a cab? The people chasing me are in the hospital. I don't dare to show my face.”
Indeed, she has a story and is met with trouble. I have a car,” Jonathan replied before driving out of the hospital.
The instant he left the hospital, he saw the fruit store and drove to the opposite side.
After getting out of the car, he walked toward the fruit store. Business was good, as quite a number of people were inside picking fruits. The moment Jonathan entered, he saw Zoe poking her head out of the restroom.
She looked around nervously. But when she spotted Jonathan, there was a glint of joy in her eyes.
She walked out of the restroom and said, “Mr. Lawson, thank you for coming.”
“Let's go. Get in the car.”
Zoe said cautiously, “Please shield me. I'm afraid they'll see me.”
Jonathan did not know who the other party was, but he didn't say much and immediately used his body to cover Zoe as they walked toward the car.
“Oh no! They saw me! Let's go!” Zoe suddenly shouted anxiously.