<h4>Chapter 25: Search for Aix</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>As Studios <strong>Editor: </strong>As Studios


    In a huge office in Alexander Corporation.


    In an office close to two hundred square feet, Alexander was sitting at his desk.


    Standing in front of him was his assistant butler, Walker.


    Alexander said to Walker in a slightly angry tone, “It’s been a day and a night. Why is there still no news from Aix?”


    Walker stood there and said in a trembling voice, “Ever since 2 PM yesterday, I’ve been unable to contact Aix. Until now, even when I called him, his phone was switched off.


    “I think something might have happened to him.”


    Alexandria frowned and said in a deep voice, “Something happened to him? Aix has followed me for more than ten years. I’m aware of his strength. He does things wlessly and is very cautious. He won’t easily get into trouble.”


    On second thought, he continued and said, “However, even if he didn’tplete the mission, he should have already contacted me. Something might have really happened to him.


    “Gather your men and search the entire city for Aix.


    “Hire an exclusive detective on the dark web to help you search for Aix. Let me know as soon as you have any news.”


    Walker listened carefully to Alexander’s orders and then said, “I understand. I’ll do it now.”


    Alexander waved his hand.


    Watching Walker leave, Alexander’s expression turned ugly.


    In Eric State’s primeval forest scenic area, a man in a yellowish-brown coat, sses, and a sunhat was searching for something in the forest.


    The assistant butler of the Alexander Corporation came up to the man and asked, “How is it? Did you find anything?”


    This man is none other than the famous detective hired by Walker, Gilges.


    “ording to the investigation at the scene, Aix followed that man to the depths of this forest yesterday. Aix was standing behind this tree, waiting for an opportunity to strike.


    “Look at the footprints here. They should have been left by Aix. There is also a footprint on the distant slope. That should have been left by that man called John.


    “The fact that there are no footprints from here on means that they didn’t leave this ce. As you can see, there are obvious traces of rolling on the slope. It means that someone might have rolled down from the slope. That person possibly Aix.


    “However, because of the light rain yesterday, many traces have been washed away by the light rain.


    “Many traces of the details are gone, so I need a deeper investigation.”


    Walker looked at Gilges seriously and said respectfully, “Okay, Detective Gilges. I hope you can solve the case quickly. Our Mr. Alexander will definitely give you a satisfactory reward.”


    Gilges nodded at Walker, indicating that he understood.


    Then, Gilges went down along the slope to continue his investigation.


    …


    Inside the Eric State Police Department’s conference room.


    A young female police officer reported to everyone in the conference room.


    “ording to reliable sources, Alexander Corporation’s Aix disappeared yesterday afternoon after 2 PM. There’s been no news so far.


    “Furthermore, the Alexander Corporation has also hired an exclusive detective on the dark web, Gilles, to investigate this matter.”


    Chief Bell listened to the female officer’s report and frowned. He said in a deep voice, “As expected, that kid is no longer hiding and enduring. He has already begun to attack.”


    Chief Bell turned to the female police officer who was reporting and said, “Any news so far as to where Aix’s incident urred?”


    The young female police officer quickly replied, “ording to the information brought by our informant, Gilges is leading Alexander Corporation’s butler Walker into the primeval forest to investigate.


    “The incident probably happened there.”


    Therefore, Bell said to a middle-aged police officer sitting at a table to the left, “Jax, bring your special investigation team and immediately head to the primeval forest to investigate this matter.”


    Jax stood and saluted the chief. He said, “Roger that.”


    Then, he turned around and left the conference room.


    Bell looked at the contents of the PowerPoint presentation on the wall with an indescribable expression.


    He thought to himself: “This kid really doesn’t let people rest. If this Aix’s incident is still an ident and there’s no evidence, the higher-ups might send someone to investigate him.”


    Then, he turned off the PowerPoint presentation and took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket. He lit it up and started smoking.


    The feeling of smoke surrounding him was like a clear indication of the bitterness he was feeling in his heart.


    At a sales center in the central district of Eric State.


    John was strolling leisurely, looking for a house he liked. He could hardly wait to get out of the shabby rental house.


    John, who had won ten million US dors yesterday, slept at the shabby rental house yesterday night.


    After waking up this morning, he eagerly brought the two boxes of US dors to the bank and deposited the money into his bank ount.


    Then, he rushed to a high-end sales center in the city center.


    While everyone was busy with the disappearance of Aix, the real culprit was leisurely strolling around, choosing a new house he liked to move into.


    Beside him, a very beautiful salesdy was dressed in a ck work suit, revealing her exquisite and stylish figure vividly.


    The salesdy said to John, “What type of house do you need? How many square meters do you need? And what’s your budget? You can tell me and I’ll help you find a house you are content with very quickly.”


    John pondered for a moment, then said to the salesdy,


    “I’d like a house with about 150-square-meter, three bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms.


    “And I want the kind with floor-to-ceiling windows. There needs to be an elevator in the neighborhood. It’s best if the building is six to eight levels tall.”


    John exined the conditions of the house he wanted in detail as if he had been preparing for a long time to buy a house.


    However, this was actually a fact. Three years ago, John was already talking to his girlfriend Alice about buying a house. Their ideas were surprisingly in sync, they both wanted a 150-square-meter house with three bedrooms and two living rooms. Because neither of them had parents, the extra rooms were actually prepared for their future child. They also wanted two children, one boy, and one girl.


    John fantasized about the beautiful life the two of them had in the past, a warm smile showing on his face.


    However, the smile soon disappeared and a cold expression appeared on his face. It was his hatred for the Alexander Corporation.


    Then, he thought to himself: “Do you see this, Alice? We’ll soon have the house we hoped for.”