I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 404: Secret? I knew it a long time ago
The sudden sound coming from the side obviously scared the fat man.

He shuddered all over and wanted to get up and run away, but he was too fat and failed. He fell to the ground and hit the back of his head.

This rather funny scene made Su Fan speechless.

"Have they caught up with us? The cult's minions?"

After his failed escape attempt, the man seemed to have given up struggling, gave a miserable smile, and asked this question.

"If you want to kill, just kill."

He closed his eyes, but not completely, leaving a gap.

But soon his eyes widened.

Because a sharp airflow had already emerged from the hands of the young man beside him.

Seeing that the head was about to fall off in the next second, he spoke hurriedly.

"Wait, wait, wait, don't you want to know who I am? Why are you in such a hurry to take action?"

"Why are you asking? Most of the ordinary people here are dead. The ones who survived are all extraordinary or related to the cult. You are doing this just to gain my trust and let others think of you as an important person who is hostile to the cult."

"This method is really too crude."

Damn, so smart? You kill without asking, you are no better than the cult!

The man cursed in his heart, and at the same time his brain began to work rapidly, thinking about how to deal with this unexpected situation.

"No more nonsense, prepare to die."

"Let's talk it over!"

Seeing that Su Fan was about to strike with his knife, the fat man shouted for mercy.

"I know a little secret about the mastermind behind this. I will tell you as long as you promise to spare my life."

Su Fan stopped after hearing this.

"Well, tell me your name and background. I will make the final decision on whether the information you have is worth a life."

The fat man wanted to say something but stopped. Finally, he sighed and began to tell the story as Su Fan requested.

“My name is Liam, and I’m a civil servant in the London City Government. I’m usually responsible for some simple paperwork.

The reason I'm here is because my direct supervisor asked me to deliver an important message to someone here."

"What important news?"

"agree."

Liam uttered a single word.

"He just asked me to pass it on and didn't tell me anything else. As for the secrets behind the attack, I still got the truth by combining many clues."

"Which includes the ultimate goal of the mastermind behind this?"

"Yes."

He nodded confidently, but unexpectedly the other party sneered.

"You want to say that the government's top brass was behind the blockade of the building this time? I already know that. Tell me something new."

"You, how do you know?!"

Liam's fat face trembled due to being too shocked, and then he asked in surprise as if he had thought of something.

"You have clearly stayed inside the building the entire time and have had no contact with the outside world."

Could it be that this young man has opened up a God's perspective and has a comprehensive view of the situation? !

"Now tell me what kind of person is behind this."

Su Fan's inquiry did not receive an answer.

"Don't want to say?"

Su Fan raised his eyebrows.

"It's not that I don't want to, but I don't dare."

The middle-aged man said this, his eyes rolling and exuding a distinct greasy aura.

"If I tell him, he will definitely not let me off. Then can you stay by my side all the time to protect me from his revenge?"

"He is a madman, and no one wants to offend a madman with means and power for the sake of a normal person."

Su Fan just watched the other person act quietly.

This guy is talking nonsense and still refuses to behave himself. He really deserves to be someone who works for the powerful in the government.

This is not something I dare not say, it is clearly waiting for a price.

Even at this point, he still wanted to gain benefits for himself other than just saving his life. He even admired this guy's courage.

"Since you refuse to say anything, I can only assume that you still want to cover up for him, and I will execute you on the spot."

Su Fan raised his sword finger, and a sharp aura condensed on it. Although the distance was several meters, the man still felt pain on his skin, as if countless silver needles were about to pierce into it.

"Come on, sir. You are a famous exorcist. How could you kill an ordinary person like me?"

Liam's voice trembled uncontrollably due to fear, and his mouth leaked, revealing the fact that he knew about Su Fan.

"No, no, no, you are not an ordinary person, sir. You are a criminal who colluded with a cult and killed thousands of people. You are still covering for the evil hand."

Su Fan spoke equally politely, even with a smile on his face.

"Do you think I would feel guilty for killing a scum like you?"

"I'm not! I didn't! You're talking nonsense!"

Liam hastily denied it.

"Since you are already dead, no one cares about your identity."

Hearing this, the man was suddenly speechless. Less than a second later, he drooped down like a deflated ball.

"I will tell you everything I know now... I just ask you to let me go."

"Speak." The man sighed after not getting the promise he wanted. He knew that he was now a fish on the chopping board and had no right to negotiate at all.

"Sir, your guess is correct. The top leaders of the London City Government knew about the siege of the building and were involved in it."

"Do they want to obtain the power bestowed by the sect and become extraordinary?" Su Fan asked, but the man just shook his head.

"It's not that high-sounding. Those involved in the action just want political resources."

"Political resources?" Su Fan frowned, retracted his sword, and motioned for the other party to continue speaking.

Seeing that Su Fan no longer had any murderous intent, the man relaxed, leaned against the table and chair, and continued speaking.

"Isn't it strange? Just for such a trivial right, they have to go to such great lengths to collude with the cult. It feels like a waste of talent."

"You are extraordinary in your pursuit of greater power, but government officials do not understand power and are unwilling to take risks in areas they do not understand at all."

"Gain power, but start from scratch and risk your life. Gain political resources and rise to prominence in a field you are familiar with and good at. If it were you, what would you choose?"

"However, the political resources and other resources of this country are all controlled by the old political families. They have allocated everything from the top, and we, the grassroots civil servants, can only eat from their leftovers."

He said this with a hint of numbness in his tone.

"Think about it. You were young and promising, entered the political system, and eventually became a member of an important department with your own abilities. You originally hoped that you could stand out, but you wasted nearly half your life at the bottom."

"Because the seats up there have been reserved, the queue time is longer than your life. Let's see who the lucky guy in front of you is. Oh, it turns out to be a nobleman 30 years younger than you. Is there anything more fucked up than this?"

"The most painful thing in this world is to see something that originally belongs to you being taken away by someone who is far inferior to you." "So they came up with this idea?"

"We can't learn from another island country in the Far East. They can use the so-called 'lost thirty years' to deceive the younger generation, making them wait for the elderly to die and inherit their social resources."

There was a hint of self-mockery in Liam's tone.

"We won't live that long."

"So when I knew their intentions, I was secretly delighted."

"I just didn't expect that even in terms of collusion with outsiders, those powerful people were ahead of us."

Su Fan raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Are there any experts?

"Everyone who attends the banquet today is destined to die here. This is an unspoken agreement between the families and interest groups behind them and the religious group."

……

Several hours had passed since the building was sealed off, and citizens had already noticed the building shrouded in gray fog.

The city center is brightly lit, with countless commercial buildings and street lights illuminating the area like daytime.

There was only one corner that seemed to swallow up all the light and was completely dark.

Onlookers have gathered here, curious about the thick fog.

During this period, there were many daring and reckless young people who came forward to test it with various objects, but the result was that without exception, everything was swallowed up.

A long cordon has been set up, but many onlookers are still unwilling to leave.

They watched from about 20 to 30 meters away from the cordon, and some even went to a nearby building to observe with telescopes in order to get a bird's eye view of the whole situation.

But most people quickly lost interest.

Because from beginning to end, the gray fog did not move at all except for looking a little strange, and there was nothing exciting to see, so I went home and took care of my own things.

In addition, the police had already arrived and blocked the area for a long time.

Very few people can stay from beginning to end.

But there was one person who had stood there from the beginning until now, and even though it had started to rain in the night sky, he had no intention of leaving.

As the umbrella swayed, long red hair was revealed underneath.

The person who came was Katie.

After receiving the news that the building was blocked, she rushed here as soon as possible, and then sent her brother Tom to find out the news.

The latter hung out with Albert's group of plainclothes policemen all day long and understood the characteristics of the police profession, so it was not difficult for him to extract information from them.

And now, Tom, wearing a raincoat not far away, has returned.

He came to Katie and shook off the rain that had accumulated in the folds of his raincoat, his face solemn and full of worry.

"Something is wrong. After such a long blockade, they still have no plans to take any action. They even started to gather and chat. It seems that they don't even have a decent battle plan."

After saying this, he looked at his sister in front of him puzzledly.

"You don't seem surprised."

"When you were adjusting your raincoat just now, the collar of your lining was exposed and was stained by coffee... The fact that you still had the leisure to drink coffee in this situation only proves that there was no movement at all."

"This proves that the people above are not in a hurry at all."

After I reached the management level in the company, I often dealt with government officials, and naturally I knew the character of these people who eat public food.

Do more and make more mistakes, do less and make fewer mistakes.

They might also want to go to rescue, but no one dared to act on their own.

They cannot bear this responsibility.

"What do you mean? The government is behind this?"

"Not sure, but at least it's not irrelevant."

Katie pulled out her phone.

Since the communication signal was blocked, she naturally wouldn't want to call Su Fan.

But to another person who is on the way.

"Is this Miss Ron? I am Su Fan's assistant, Katie. Now I have sorted out the currently known information, please listen to me carefully."

She briefly explained the current situation and gave her suggestions.

"I know you probably want to go to the scene in person and break in. If you really want to do that, please avoid the police."

"Don't trust anyone related to the government. It's best to choose a family member you can trust."

Ron on the other end of the phone listened to everything she said quietly without making any statement.

However, Katie was not affected at all.

"The above is my suggestion. Although it is immature, I hope it can help you."

"...No, thank you very much. I'll be there soon."

After that, the two had no more interactions and hung up the phone.

Katie sighed.

She investigated the Mayfair family and learned that Ron possessed extraordinary powers. She was extremely envious and if possible, she also hoped that she could directly help Dao Sufan.

But there is no if in everything, and it's good enough that her skills are not causing any trouble.

Little did he know that Ron on the other end of the phone was thinking the same thing.

In her heart, she was amazed by Katie's keen insight and analytical ability, and secretly yearned for her.

When Ron was young and ignorant, he was rejected by Su Fan more than once because of his poor ability to adapt to the new environment and analytical ability.

She also wanted to have the ability like Katie, to calmly analyze and respond to any situation in the first place.

Putting aside the brief distracting thoughts that emerged in his mind, Ron spoke.

"Stop at the intersection ahead."

There are only two intersections from this place to the destination, and it can be reached in less than three minutes. Why do you want to stop here?
The driver didn't ask any questions, he just did as he was told.

A black umbrella was opened under the street light, and the woman below closed her ice-blue eyes. When she opened them again, she appeared in front of a high wall formed by gray fog.

No, not a high wall, but a cage that surrounds the entire building.

Ron gently placed his hand in front of the mist, trying to inject his mental power into it to open a path, but it had no effect.

Since simple telekinesis didn't work, she thought about using the power of elements.

But soon, a familiar and violent force suddenly surged!

The former decisively withdrew his hand, but even so, the clothes on his arms still exploded into pieces, his skin was cracked, and blood gushed out!
Ron's face turned pale and he immediately used his self-healing ability to repair himself.

She did not continue trying because at the last moment, she felt the terrifying fluctuations coming from the source of the mist.

It was an existence far superior to the Devil God, emitting an ancient and mysterious aura, belonging neither to heaven nor hell, but more primitive and profound...

Ron only felt a sharp pain in his brain, and his body fell backwards uncontrollably...

(End of this chapter)