Chapter 386 - Shattered Hopes
"Jean Smith, you told my father that you had the boy we were searching for, now for the last time, where is he?" The Crown Prince asked, his voice turning cold.
"Ah... yes... yes... the boy. You see... he... he took him!" Jean stuttered, before pointing at Gerald.
He wanted to try to pin the blame on him, since he kept him the last time, then there's a chance he was the one who saved him.
"Hmph! Point that finger in my direction one more time, and you'll lose your entire arm," Gerald snorted.
"Blazh, as you can see, they don't have the kid," He turned to the Crown Prince.
Blazh looked at Gerald with a suspicious gaze, but he knew he couldn't question him. Although he was suspicious of him, he knew Gerald didn't have Grey.
Jean wouldn't bring him here if Gerald truly did have Grey, he would've taken them there directly..
"You have two hours to provide the boy, if he's not brought here by that time, then..." Blazh didn't complete his statement, but Jean and the others knew exactly what he meant and couldn't help but shudder.
"How did a kid in the Origin Plane escape from under the watch of so many experts?" Gerald couldn't help but ask.
He suddenly recalled something after he asked this question. When he went to Grey's room when Grey just comprehended the space element, he couldn't sense his presence at all, although he didn't know of the space element, but he knew whatever Grey was doing at that time, must be something that was far above their knowledge.
'That kid is just as mysterious as his Teacher. Luckily, I'm not their enemy!' He thought while looking at the current pitiful Smith family.
There had been reports of missing ladies in the City for a long time now, and none of the ladies had ever been found. Some of the ladies were even from some well off families in different cities, including the Capital City.
Gerald was sure there was no way the Crown Prince was going to let this matter slide if he found out. Not just him, but the families of the ladies as well. This matter will surely bury the Smith family, then added to them being unable to provide Grey, they were literally finished.
Two hours later.
Jean was currently seated on his chair, his clothes completely soaked from sweat, and his legs shaking uncontrollably.
Blazh had his eyes closed all this while, as soon as the time reached, he opened his eyes and looked at Jean.
"Time's up Jean Smith, where's the boy?" He looked at him with emotionless eyes.
"Your highness, please, give us more time, I swear we will be able to find him," Jean immediately started begging.
"Tell that to my father, cease them," Blazh said nonchalantly.
"Blazh, if I may?" Gerald suddenly stood up from where he was sitting.
Blazh was surprised when he saw Gerald stopping him, he could tell there was bad blood between the duo, so why was he stopping him.
Hope appeared in Jean's eyes when he saw Gerald standing up, he felt he wanted to speak on his behalf.
"Over the past years, there have been multiple cases of missing ladies. None of them has been found yet, according to my sources, they are kept in the Smith manor," Gerald explained calmly.
Jean who thought he had been saved almost collapsed when he heard this, his hopes shattered into pieces.