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"Mr. Lawrence, do, do you believe in the existence of mysterious powers?"
It's impossible to say Fors wasn't nervous when she asked this, but she didn't ask it on a whim, but as a result of serious consideration.
Because she had already realized that the person in front of her was definitely not someone to be easily fooled, especially with their Beyonder power to make people want to tell the truth. This made Fors's head ache, and she realized that things couldn't continue like this.
Of course, she could lie, pretending that she didn't know anything about the extraordinary world, pretending that she hadn't received her gift from Mrs. Aulisa. But Fors knew that wouldn't work. The person in front of her wasn't some old, dim-sighted person, but someone whose Sequence was likely higher than hers, and who seemed to be good at interrogation.
With the other party's ability to make people want to tell the truth, Fors was almost certain that as long as she showed even the slightest flaw after lying, even if the other party didn't turn hostile, she would probably be bombarded with a series of questions. Under such questioning, Fors was confident that she could withstand it once or twice, after all, she was also a Beyonder. But after many times, Fors really didn't think she could avoid revealing any further flaws.
Since that was the case, Fors felt that she might as well take a step back proactively, using some unimportant truths, truths that the other party was very concerned about, to gain the other party's trust, dismantle the other party's "offensive," and in turn, take control of the conversation.
Anyway, she absolutely couldn't expose the Tarot Club and Mr. Fool!
Thinking of a certain terrifying taskmaster, Fors, though still nervous, inexplicably felt that she had gained some courage to face this Mr. Lawrence.
— After all, she would rather fool the Abraham in front of her than face Rudy after a failed mission!
Lawrence didn't know that Fors, who was facing him, had such complicated thoughts. He was just slightly stunned after hearing Fors's question, which turned the tables on him, then nodded and said, "I believe it."
He looked at Fors, who was a little uneasy and nervous, and thought of her description of the last moments she spent with Aulisa, and already understood something.
Lawrence's gaze was slightly complicated, but still gentle, as he asked, "Miss Fors, you are a Beyonder, aren't you?"
When he asked this, Lawrence looked into Fors's eyes.
"Yes."
Fors didn't avoid Lawrence's gaze. Not feeling guilty in this regard, she nodded and said, "I became a Beyonder because of Mrs. Aulisa's gift."
As she said this, Fors's expression softened a little as she thought of Mrs. Aulisa, who was like a mother to her.
"As expected…" Lawrence lowered his eyes, his expression complicated. "Aulisa, is this your choice…"
He was silent for a long time, so long that Fors, who was sitting across from him, couldn't help but call out:
"Mr. Lawrence…"
"Sorry, I'm getting old, and I tend to drift off easily." Lawrence smiled apologetically, then he asked, seemingly casually, "Miss Fors, did Aulisa ever mention anything about us to you?"
The "us" here could obviously refer simply to the Lobos relatives represented by Lawrence, or it could refer to the Abraham family.
This was a simple test. No matter what his mood was at this moment, for the sake of the family, Lawrence had to find out whether Fors had learned anything about the Abraham family from Aulisa.
Fors's heart tightened instantly. She naturally heard Lawrence's probing. After a second of silence, Fors said:
"Mrs. Aulisa didn't mention you much… She seemed to have a very big opinion of Mr. Lobo's relatives, of you."
"An opinion…" Lawrence seemed to sigh, pinching the corner of his forehead, and said:
"By the way, where are Lobo and Aulisa buried?"
"Green Cemetery." Fors reported the place name.
"Green Cemetery…" Lawrence probably recalled where this cemetery was, then stood up and said, "Miss Fors, thank you for your account, which has helped me understand some things."
"Thank you also for taking care of Aulisa."
"You're welcome." Fors shook her head and said sincerely, "I should be the one thanking Mrs. Aulisa. She helped me more."
"Let's end today's conversation here. It's getting late, and I won't continue to take up Miss Fors's time." Lawrence said this, stood up, his posture like that of a true gentleman. "I'm just wondering if I have any further questions about Aulisa in the future, can I continue to ask Miss Fors?"
"Of course, I'm happy to answer any questions about Mrs. Aulisa." Fors said quickly. This was absolutely the truth. Whether it was out of affection for Mrs. Aulisa, or out of Rudy's mission, Fors didn't mind continuing to contact Mr. Lawrence.
"Thank you very much." Lawrence said this, and then took the initiative to leave the cafe.
Lin Ruo, who was next to her, raised her eyebrows when she saw this, and chose to follow in a hidden state.
Inside the private room, after Lawrence left, Fors and Xio both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Lawrence really… has too much of an air of authority. Talking to him makes me feel like I'm facing my teacher from my school days." Fors couldn't help but sigh. Naturally, she wouldn't be so careless as to sigh about things related to the Abraham family or Rudy after Lawrence left. After all, it's not like the other party has really left, they're just hiding in these two places, not directly gone.
Although Fors had indeed sensed Rudy's matter, that he said she and the members of the Abraham family would meet by chance soon, she didn't expect that they would really meet, and the coincidence was so great that Fors even suspected that it was really a coincidence.
Is this the ability of a high sequence?
While Fors was sighing, she was also a little envious, and at the same time, her instinct as a writer also gave her some inspiration.
For example, a male protagonist who can manipulate fate is tricked by fate, and meets a heroine who cannot be interfered with by fate by chance, starting a love story with laughter and tears…
Fors was imagining when she heard Xio next to her say:
"I suspect that this Mr. Lawrence is at least a Sequence 7 Interrogator…"
Although she didn't have the Interrogator's potion formula, Xio had figured out the Sequence names.
Fors nodded in agreement, sighing, "…Anyway, he's definitely more powerful than us."
While the two in the cafe were sighing, on the other side, Lin Ruo, who was in a hidden state, also followed Lawrence all the way to Green Cemetery.
Yes, Green Cemetery.
This gentleman seemed to want to pay respects to Laubero and Aulisa.
After arriving at Aulisa's tombstone, Lawrence suddenly took out a pocket watch from his arms. He looked at the pocket watch, then looked at Aulisa's photo on the tombstone, and said in a low voice:
"You should have told her something about the family, that child clearly concealed something."
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