Hearing Connor's words, Keane blushed. He wanted to retort, but before he could, Officer Roderi patted his arm and said, "Mr. Connor, how much information did you get about Miss Rebecca from the detective?"
"Rebecca's lucky color is red. She likes to wear high heels, and her favorite restaurant is the Clover Restaurant in Loen. She always orders the pan-fried foie gras wherever she goes …" Connor said a lot. It had to be said that the original Connor Ferguson was really infatuated. He remembered Rebecca's likes and dislikes very clearly.
"Stop! Mr. Connor, I wonder if there's anything special in this information? " After listening to Connor talk about Rebecca's hobbies for ten minutes, and it seemed that he was going to continue, Officer Roderi couldn't hold it in any longer and interrupted Connor.
A hint of hesitation appeared on Connor's face. After weighing his words, he said in a low voice, "Officer Rodri, can you and Officer Keane keep this a secret?"
Seeing Connor's reaction, Roderi and Keane exchanged a glance again. They could see the excitement in each other's eyes. They said in unison, "As long as it's not against the law, we'll try our best to keep it a secret for you!"
"Alas! In fact, it's not for me, but for Rebecca. Although we can never be together, I still plan to keep this secret to myself. I won't tell anyone else for the rest of my life. But now, I have no choice but to tell the two of you, "Connor sighed and looked a little gloomy.
"Mr. Connor, what is your secret?" Officer Keane wasn't as calm as his colleague Officer Roderi, probably because he was still young. He couldn't help but ask again after hearing Connor's nonsense.
Glancing at Keane, Connor said calmly, "Officers, you should know that Rebecca once said at Green University that she would rather have a homeless man as her boyfriend than a noble like me. Everyone thought that it was because Rebecca found out that I hired a detective to investigate her, but that wasn't the case. The truth was that I knew one of Rebecca's secrets!"
"Rebecca's household register at the police station shows that her father died of an illness when she was young, but in fact, Rebecca's father died of a heart attack a few days ago. Rebecca's mother, Ma 'am Naya, is the mistress of a wealthy Loen businessman, and Rebecca is the illegitimate daughter of this wealthy businessman. This is also why Ma' am Naya, a woman without any source of income, was able to afford her daughter's annual tuition of fifty gold pounds at Grimm University!" Connor said in a profound manner.
"Mr. Connor, who are you referring to?" While Officer Keane was listening to Connor's words, his colleague Officer Roderi's expression suddenly changed. He seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly asked Connor for confirmation.
Seeing that Roderi's thoughts were on the path he had led him to, Connor smiled proudly in his heart, but he didn't say anything on the surface. He only nodded heavily to confirm Roderi's guess.
"Although I still love Rebecca, after knowing her identity as an illegitimate daughter, I knew it was impossible for us to be together. As the first heir of the Ferguson family, unless I was willing to give up my right to inherit the family, the family would never allow me to marry an illegitimate daughter as my legal wife. And with Rebecca's personality, it's impossible for her to be my lover!" Although he was very proud of himself, Connor still showed a touch of bitterness on his face, as if his relationship with Rebecca was really bound by the world.
Hearing Connor's words, Roderi nodded heavily. He thought for a while, then stood up from the sofa. He patted Keane's shoulder and said politely to Connor, "I'm done. Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Connor."
"Assisting the police in solving cases is something that every citizen of the empire should do. However, please keep the secret I just told you a secret for Miss Rebecca!" Connor said in a deep voice.
Officer Roderi didn't say much. He just nodded and left with the young Officer Keane.
Not long after they walked out of Connor's apartment, Keane couldn't hold back his curiosity. He asked Roderi in a low voice, "The father of Rebecca that Connor Ferguson mentioned …" Before he could finish his question, Officer Roderi covered his mouth with his hand.
Officer Roderi shook his head hard at Keane and said in a low voice, "Follow me."
Keane and Officer Roderi walked all the way to a quiet and empty park. Roderi sighed and said, "Sometimes, the less you know, the safer you are. To be honest, I already regret going to Connor Ferguson today. Keane, are you sure you want to know who the father of Rebecca that Connor Ferguson mentioned is?"
Seeing Roderi so nervous, Keane was struck dumb for a second, but then said firmly, "I chose to become a police officer because I want to uphold justice in the world. If we, the police, choose to retreat in the face of evil, who else can stand up for us?"
Roderi looked at Keane, who was full of righteousness, and muttered in a low voice, "It's so good to be young." Then he took out a Loen Evening Newspaper from his police uniform and handed it to Keane.
Keane took the newspaper from Roderi and read it in a low voice, "According to Mr. Fabinho's family, Mr. Fabinho, one of the top ten richest men in Loen City, died of a sudden heart attack in the early morning of the 13th."
Keane's eyes widened when he read this paragraph. He asked Roderi in disbelief, "Connor Ferguson said that Fabinho is the father of Rebecca, and Rebecca is the illegitimate daughter of the rich businessman, Fabinho?"
Roderi nodded and said, "That should be right. Fabinho died of a sudden heart attack, and his illegitimate daughter, Rebecca, went missing. Keane, do you think there's a connection between the two?"
"Fighting for the inheritance?" Officer Keane blurted out without thinking.
"If what Connor Ferguson told us is true, then the truth is very likely to be what you said, Keane!" Roderi sighed and said, "That's right.
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