Chapter 437 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
Magnus couldn't help but sigh: "Benjamin is much luckier than me."
There was a time when he thought he was the happiest person in the world too.
But GeneCipher Society destroyed it all.
That's why he resented GeneCipher Society and desperately wanted to find the mastermind behind it.
Robert understood Magnus's loneliness and bitterness at this moment.
He moved closer and gently patted his shoulder.
"Everything will pass. As long as the children are safe, all our suffering is worth it."
Magnus nodded heavily.
To keep Magnus from overthinking, Robert suddenly changed the subject.
"I ran into someone I know at the airport this time."
Before coming to Celestria, he had made a trip to Lumaria and returned to Silverlight City to pick up some things.
When entering the airport, he happened to run into someone.
To be precise, it was someone Magnus knew.
Magnus's attention was indeed diverted, and he asked: "Who did you see?"
"Lachlan, your brother. I saw him rushing back in a hurry. Must be something urgent."
Magnus couldn't help but frown: "Did something happen to the White family?"
After receiving Benjamin's call today, he had been feeling uneasy.
He knew his own son - Benjamin wouldn't call him for no reason.
Robert laughed helplessly: "I told you not to overthink. With your two sons around, what could happen to the White family?"
He felt that Magnus was overthinking too much, which was why he was in this state.
Magnus smiled bitterly.
He was indeed a bit paranoid now.
But as long as they couldn't find the mastermind behind GeneCipher Society, his heart couldn't settle down.
Robert sighed: "Lachlan sure is busy. He didn't even make it to Tobias's party."
"What did you just say?"
Magnus froze, his expression suddenly changing drastically.
Robert was confused: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Realizing his reaction was too strong, Magnus immediately suppressed the anxiety in his heart and asked again.
"Repeat what you just said. You're saying Lachlan didn't attend Tobias's birthday party yesterday?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Is there a problem?
Big problem!
Although they hadn't seen each other in over twenty years, he understood Lachlan.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would never miss these important occasions.
After all, Lachlan was good at keeping up appearances.
He didn't know why, but in that instant, Benjamin's phone call flashed through his mind.
He had asked: "If someone very close to you betrayed you, what would you do?"
Magnus hadn't thought much of it at first, assuming Benjamin was just in a bad mood.
But now, his brain uncontrollably connected all the clues together.
All those scattered details he had forgotten formed a complete thread.
Pointing to someone... he had never suspected.
He was startled by his own thought and quickly denied it.
"No way, absolutely not."
Robert was completely confused: "What happened? What do you mean 'no way'?"
Magnus clenched his teeth and shook his head at him: "Robert, I'm not feeling well today. You should go back first."
"What's wrong with you? Don't scare me."
"I haven't figured out how to tell you yet. Just go back first."
Magnus's mind was in complete chaos at the moment.
He couldn't believe his own suspicion, but couldn't find a reason to refute it.
How could it be Lachlan?
He had suspected everyone except Lachlan.
Robert looked at him deeply and stood up from the sofa.
"Alright, call me right away if anything happens."
With that, Robert left without looking back.
He had booked a hotel nearby and was originally planning to leave tomorrow.
He noticed Magnus wasn't in a good state, so he decided to stay a few more days.
After Robert left, Magnus sat on the sofa for a long time.
The huge room was eerily quiet, so quiet you could only hear shallow breathing.
After who knows how long, he finally took out his phone and called his subordinate.
"Check where Lachlan has been recently. The more detailed, the better."
He hadn't wanted to suspect Lachlan, but the facts were right in front of him.
Although Lachlan worked as a photographer, his schedule was flexible.
And he owned his own studio - many things didn't require him to handle personally.
Business trips could be assigned to his staff anytime. There was no need for him to go himself.
Most importantly, he had a great reputation in the industry.
Whether big stars or company executives, if they wanted him to take photos, they had to work around his schedule.
So Lachlan would never be too busy to get away.
The Martinez family and the White family were old friends.
Tobias had always been good to him and Lachlan, and likewise, he and Lachlan respected Tobias greatly.
How could Lachlan not attend such an important party?
Unless he was held up by something very important.
But what could it be?
He slowly closed his eyes, praying in his heart that he was wrong.
About an hour later, his subordinate sent the investigation materials to Magnus's email.
Magnus immediately opened his computer to check.
He had his own network of connections in both Celestria and Novaria. Investigating someone was easy.
This investigation indeed revealed problems.
The records showed Lachlan's flight records.
His most recent business trip was to Celestria, and he had just flown back this morning.
This trip had lasted over twenty days.
Most coincidentally, the day he came to Celestria was exactly one day before Benjamin met Valentin.
Looking further back, in recent years Lachlan had frequently traveled to Celestria for business.
Several of those trips coincided exactly with when GeneCipher Society changed their base locations.
Too many coincidences - he couldn't help but overthink.
He took a deep breath and abruptly shut the computer, deciding not to look any further.
Suspicion was one thing, but actually seeing evidence was another.
He was afraid that if he kept looking, the consequences would be uncontrollable.
This result was completely beyond his expectations, so he needed time to digest it.
Besides, since Benjamin had already called him, it meant he already suspected Lachlan.
He needed to think carefully about what to do next.
As he thought about it, an impulse suddenly surged in his heart.
He wanted to return to Novaria.
He wanted to see his father and son, and his daughter-in-law whom he had never met.
If Lachlan really was the mastermind behind all this, he would never let him go.
He sat back in his chair exhausted, clenching his fists tightly, silently making up his mind.
But... he raised his hand to touch the mask on his face, and bitterness filled his heart again.
Looking like this now, he'd probably scare them, wouldn't he?
And his children probably couldn't remember what he looked like anymore. After all, he had been gone for so many years.
He had made up his mind to find GeneCipher Society when Benjamin was 7 years old.
Benjamin had been kidnapped by GeneCipher Society, whereabouts unknown, and nearly lost his life.
At that time, filled with hatred, he made a plan in the shortest time possible, making everyone think he had fallen out with his family.