Chapter 73 13 Symbols
"Welcome to my place, sir. I never expected you to come here. I thought you were just joking when you texted me that you were on your way here. Considering you were almost mine, and you've barely come looking for me for a year, I guess you really don't need me anymore, so you left without a word like this. Don't you feel incredibly cruel to me, leaving like that, only to come back when you want what you're looking for in my life?"
Kay smiled. The man didn't blame his business partner at all, who was truly disappointed with his presence. Of course, for the past year, the man hadn't come to his friend's house at all because he was so busy. He had so many missions as a mafia boss, and it was only in the last few months that he had been able to complete them so well. "I hope you're not jealous, let alone upset with me, because after all, what I'm doing is part of a sweet plan. These past few days, and even over the past year, I've had so many problems to solve in the black market, that I've had no choice but to return home in the last three months. I miss you so much, that's why I came here to see you."
The man with the thick mustache, who was currently carrying several bottles of liquor, smiled. He quickly put the bottles down and approached Kay and Julia.
"Don't act like that. I know you don't miss me at all, so stop saying stupid things like this. Just tell me what you want from me, and I'll be happy to help you right away. Because I'm pretty sure you didn't ask at all, right?"
Kay nodded, and the man immediately handed his friend several items, leaving him completely stunned.
"This…"
"The most ancient wine recipe in history, from the Roman Empire. Even the wine produced from that century was of such extraordinary quality that no one could ever replicate it. And I'm giving it to you specifically as a responsibility as a friend who loves his friend so dearly."
The man was naturally thrilled, for this was an incredibly valuable item that could not even be bought with money. Even if this recipe were purchased for a nominal sum, millions of dollars would not be able to replace it. Whoever obtained this recipe would undoubtedly become rich and become the world's most legendary liquor boss. And now that his friend had been able to give him such an incredible, impossible gift, this single thing had left him utterly numb and incredibly proud. He felt like this was a priceless reward.
"Tell me, what difficulties are you currently facing? How could you give me something like this? This truly leaves me speechless. This is special, this is a treasure so precious, it's even more precious than my own life."
" "I know you're an expert at interpreting the symbols and secret codes that exist in this world. Of course, translating those symbols is the easiest part for you. Now, I've brought you twelve symbols that are so confusing, I can only ask for your help in deciphering them."
Kay, without hesitation, immediately opened the book on the table. He hoped his friend could provide a solution to all this, as these symbols were the key that could potentially provide evidence to uncover the murder syndicate carried out by Mr. Adam and his gang. Because as long as the symbols remained unsolved, or Mr. Adam's gang was unknown, he would never be able to catch his father's killer, who was right in front of him. How could he not? Sana was bold enough to say that if Mr. Adam were his father's killer, it would be very easy for the rest of the gang to try to kill him, and that would not be an easy case.
"Did you get all these symbols from that book with such a luxurious gold cover?"
Kay and Julia immediately looked at each other, both of them completely unaware that the man before them knew so clearly about all of this. He even knew the type of book and the color of the cover. Isn't that truly extraordinary?
"I think you know the most about this, don't you?"
"Of course, because if I'm not mistaken, my cousin was one of the people who wrote this book. However, when it was almost finished, my cousin was murdered in a very practical way. So the original book has bloodstains from my cousin. Actually, this symbol isn't just 12, but 13. But when the thirteenth knot was written, it truly became a bloody death. Even if you know the red ink, that's the blood of everyone they killed."
Both of them were shocked to hear this. This was a truly horrifying fact, and they thought that Mr. Adam and his friends were indeed far more terrifying killers than they had imagined. They felt incredibly frightened and began to shrink from Mr. Adam, especially after what their friend had said.
"The thirteen symbols represent 13 groups of businessmen and government officials. The numbers in these symbols, along with the sum of the symbols, represent their names. The Roman numeral three, which stands for C, stands for businessmen or government officials. For example, the first symbol is a star, but it has one eye. Who do you think this name belongs to? He's an extraordinary businessman, and having one eye means it starts with the letter A. Furthermore, this star has three legs, which means it's the third line of descent from the ruler of this country."
"Are you referring to this symbol as Mr. Adam?"
"Do you know that man?"
"Your guess is correct. He could be said to be the leader of this terrifying syndicate. My advice, no matter how well you know this man, even if you know he's not much better for you, is to avoid dealing with him at all. He'll never be good for you. Sooner or later, death will come to you through him. If this man invites you to collaborate, it means there's something about you that interests him, and it also means you'll be his next target. Partnerships and business ventures are merely a shield for him to prey on and target for whatever he desires, whether it's wealth, DNA, or something unique about you that might interest him."
"Whether I like it or not, I have to deal with this man, because he killed my parents. And I want to know the names of all 13 symbols so I can protect myself and monitor them. Would you be willing to help me find out?"