Harold had never felt that time had been so long.

In the lobby of the hotel, he paced back and forth anxiously, waiting for a reply from the staff.

With the help of the Support Section, he was able to find the hotel where the teenager was staying - but the first few times he was in vain. This time he deliberately got up early, hoping not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

But the question is - what if the other party hasn't gotten up yet? If the other party thinks it's too early and refuses to meet with him-

Shaking his head, Harold didn't want to think about it.

Fortunately, his worries turned out to be unfounded. The receptionist who came out of the backstage room spoke to Haliga through the hotel's internal connection, and according to him, although the other party did not appear to be awake, he still agreed to Harold's request to meet. However, the other party asked Harold to wait for a while before he sorted out his image, and of course Harold had no doubts about this. He breathed a sigh of relief, his heart filled with anxiety and antiamation that he was about to learn the truth.

As for Heliga, he knew that Harold himself would be present today, but he never expected that his dream would be disturbed early in the morning. Fortunately, he had already made the relevant arrangements, even if it came earlier than expected, he would not be in a hurry.

"Hmm...... It's all right, and it's still working well. Seeing that the tiny bugging recording device he had bought from an old acquaintance in the Old Town not long ago was still in good working condition, Heliga nodded with satisfaction, "Okay...... Let me hear the truth of the matter. ”

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"Hello." Harold said hello nervously - the boy in front of him didn't seem to be sleeping well at all, although he looked quite energetic, but every now and then a yawn revealed the truth that the other party didn't sleep well.

"Is there anything urgent Mr. Harold?" Hayliga pretended to be curious, "It's surprising that someone is looking for me early in the morning...... But when I thought about it, maybe I really had something urgent......"

"That, it's not ...... urgent" Harold was stunned by this not soft or hard reply, and he didn't know how to say it for a while, but what he had made up his mind and plucked up the courage to say had already spit out to his mouth, and swallowed it back vigorously, and had no choice but to find another topic to forcibly talk about: "Speaking of which, the business you talked about with the people in the village that day ......"

"Hmm...... Business was not negotiated. "So I changed my target...... I've been negotiating with the mine town before, but it looks like it's very difficult. ”

"Hmm...... Is that so? The plan was disrupted, and Harold looked a little at a loss, so he could only deal with it casually, and he was speechless for a while.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling guilty for coming so early? It's okay. Seeing Harold's reaction, Heiliga smiled slightly and said "empathetic" words, "It was almost time for me to get up." ”

"Do you have an arrangement for today?" Hearing this, Harold jerked his head.

"Yes...... It's night, though. Heiliga smiled and said, "I'm going to walk around the city during the day." ”

"That's right......" Harold breathed a sigh of relief.

“…… Do you seem to have something inconvenient to say to me? Harold's reaction could not have been more obvious, and Heliga decided not to tease him anymore, "It's okay, let's get straight to the point." ”

“…… This may sound strange...... "The other party seemed to sense something, and this display gave Harold the courage to move forward, and he gritted his teeth, and bravely opened the conversation: "Actually...... Do you remember the last time we met, the photo you dropped? ”

"Remember...... What's wrong? ”

"In fact...... The person in that picture...... I might ......," Harold pondered his words, "that, if it's convenient, can you tell us who she is?" ”

"Ah...... No problem. That's an acquaintance of mine in Liber. ”

Seeing that Heliga did not deny it, Harold seemed to grasp the hope, and he said eagerly, almost getting up from his seat.

"That...... May I ask her name ......? Is she in Liber now? That picture, can I- ah......"

Slowly, Helliga raised a hand, stopping Harold from continuing. Seeing the other party's movements, he also seemed to realize his gaffe.

"Normally, I would find things strange, but I probably wouldn't refuse your request...... However, what you just behaved was so strange. Are you hiding something from me? "Looks like there's some kind of secret behind this." ”

"I ......" Harold gritted his lip and remained silent, as if engaged in a fierce battle of ideas.

Heiliga didn't speak, just sat there quietly, waiting for Harold's reply. This half minute is as long as a century.

"Looks ...... You seem to know. For a long time, Harold said with a wry smile.

"I don't know what you're referring to." Heliga remained calm.

"This is the end of it...... I'll tell you straight. Harold sighed calmly, as if he had figured something out, "Actually...... We used to have a daughter. ”

"Ever ......?" Helliga pretended to be confused and repeated Harold's phrase - the feelings he experienced were very complicated.

"That's what I've always ...... Unwilling to face ...... Reality. Once the conversation box is opened, it is impossible to contain the flood of emotions - the originally gentle and personable businessman is now like a helpless child, telling such stories intermittently.

- Mr. and Mrs. Harold once had a daughter. Originally, life was quite happy. However, one day a few years ago, unable to resist the high rate of return advertised, Harold got his hands on something he shouldn't have touched - speculation, and was further trapped and saddled with high debts.

The Harolds were horrified by the constant collection of debts from creditors; The two even feared that they would provoke the notorious mafia. Wherever they moved, creditors were always able to come to their door – in which case the couple, fearing that their only daughter would be implicated, entrusted her to a friend's house. They want to work hard to pay off their debts before bringing their daughter home.

They are both fortunate and unfortunate - in Crossbell, the two meet the famous lawyer Ian, with the help of whom they are able to sort out their debts, and then after a year of frantic work, they miraculously pay off the debts, and the two who were expecting to finally meet their longing daughter - almost collapse when they learn that their friend's home has been reduced to rubble due to a fire and the people inside are long gone. At one point, they contemplated suicide to end their thoughtless life – however, Sophia had a pregnancy reaction again.

The two of them found new solace in their pain—but when the wound was torn open again, it was still dripping with blood.

"That's what it is...... The sins that our husband and wife are carrying. Harold was now full of tears, but his tone was surprisingly calm. He quietly recounted the sad story, then stood up in Heliga's complicated eyes.

"Mr. Harold?" Heliga asked hesitantly, such a fact he had expected beforehand, but ......

"I'm sorry for letting you listen to such a boring story." He barely managed to squeeze out a smile, "Excuse me...... and left the room.

Heliga wanted to catch up, but for some reason, he suddenly felt that it was too cruel. Finally after a long time...... With mixed feelings, he silently put away the eavesdropping recorder hidden in the corner of the room.

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