Volume 2 The Triple Trial and the Awakened Magic Eye Chapter 18 A Brother Hundred Miles Away

In Allen's memory, this was the first time old Storey had spoken to them, and in such a serious tone.

Old Storey usually looks drunk, and his daily work is to come out in the morning to open the school gate, and lock the door after school and everyone has finished in the evening, and shut himself in the cabin for a whole day to drink. Occasionally, when he got up too late in the morning and forgot to open the school gate due to a hangover or negligence at work, or was scolded by the teachers and students for locking the students who were still in the school at night, he always looked sleepy-eyed, no matter how others scolded him, he would not return the favor, at most he nodded and scribbled "well, hmm" and other scribbled, so that after a long time, everyone generally thought that he might be a mute.

But this guy is not useless, at least in the few years that Alan has been here, there has been no such thing as losing anything at school. And what makes Allen remember vividly is that once when the rain was too heavy, the stone in the corner of the school gate fell off, and it was about to hit the students who were coming in and out, but old Storey, who had just come out of the cabin, took out his wand in an instant, first caught the stone with a levitation charm, and then used a magic that I don't know what the name of the stone to reset and reinforce. This series of movements flowed so smoothly in just a few seconds that the students present at the time thought they were hallucinating. When they looked at Old Storey again, they found that he had calmly taken out his wine gourd and began to drink.

Thinking of this, and now hearing his words again, Alan realized that this man was not as confused as he seemed on the surface.

Remembering the news he received from Professor Fran that the Storey brothers were one of the witnesses to the murder of the Dalks, and that one of their brothers was named Roy, Allen asked tentatively, "So...... Is your brother's name Roy?"

"Roy?" As soon as he heard the word, Old Storey's eyes looked a little misty under the light in the cabin, as if he was suddenly a little unconscious, "No, I'm Roy...... No, maybe we're both called Roy......"

Alan looked at him a little puzzled, because his expression didn't look like it usually did when he was drunk, but rather a bit like the time when Alyssa had amnesia.

"He's had his memories extracted!" Alyssa whispered.

"Wow, can you even see that?" said Riel.

Alan was shocked, and then remembered that Professor Watson had told them that after that case, almost all the people who participated in the investigation had been treated with amnesia, and it seemed that this was the sequelae left by the extraction of memories at that time.

"Fifteen years ago, you lived in Krivari and were involved in the capture of werewolves, right?" said Allen, who began to guide him little by little.

"Werewolf?" Roy shuddered when he heard the word, and his emotions began to get a little excited, "What is a werewolf? That ugly thing is long dead!"

Alan was stunned for a moment, his reaction seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.

"The word 'werewolf' seemed to be taboo for him. Alyssa whispered to Alan, "Ask something else, like how he got here." ”

"Hmm. Alan nodded, then asked, "So you lived in Krivari fifteen years ago, right? and worked in the Department of Security?"

"Crivary......" Old Storey rolled his eyes upward, as if trying to remember, "I seem to have heard of that place...... It's a big city...... Well, that's right, it's mine too...... My hometown......"

"Then why did you come all the way from here?" asked Alan.

"Why...... I don't remember...... "Old Storey, perhaps thirsty, took out a gourd and took a big sip of wine," yes, why...... I wonder why...... I've also been wondering why ......" for so many years."

Alan couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this, it turned out that there was a reason why old Storey drank all day......

"And how did you get here?" asked Allen, in a different way.

"Of course it's in a carriage, you silly boy......" Old Storey said and suddenly giggled, "so far, wouldn't you break your leg if you don't ride in a carriage?"

"Then why did you come here without stopping all the way to so many towns?" asked Allen.

"I don't know......," said old Storey, stunned, "I just remember that I was walking on the road and suddenly I was beckoned to get into the car, and I got in, and then I went to sleep...... When I woke up, I was already lying in this cabin......"

"What are you talking about...... "Riel said with a look of surprise, "you mean, someone brought you here and got you a job?"

"That's probably it......" said old Storey, "and a man named Labredo told me to call him uncle, and told me not to go out if I had nothing to do, and that I just had to keep an eye on the gate every day......

"Mr. Labredo is your uncle!?" Rare's jaw dropped in surprise, "Don't talk nonsense! You can fool people with these nonsense, but I won't be fooled like this! The Labredo family is a big family living in Beya, although there are some relatives in other towns, but they are all around Beya, and I have never heard of any nephews in Beya!"

Alan was also a little puzzled, old Storey didn't look like he was talking nonsense at this point, but the chances of Riel being wrong were even slimmer. Because although Riel is not very reliable in his studies, in terms of his understanding of Beya, he may really be second to none when he hangs out all day long.

"Who knows, haha......" Old Storey laughed out loud when he heard this, "Actually, I wonder why I have a balding uncle...... Look at me, how thick my hair is, and my beard......"

"You're not old yet!" riel scoffed, "and when you're fifty or sixty, your hair will probably fall out like your uncle!"

However, old Storey smiled and smiled, but his expression suddenly froze on his face, and then slowly became sluggish: "I really don't have an uncle...... My grandfather only had my father's son......"

"Do you remember something?" Alan quickly asked again.

Old Storey did not answer him, but slowly said to himself: "My brother and I have lived in Krivari since we were children...... Although our family is not as good as the Wagbein family, let alone the Winslow family, it is quite a large family...... Almost all of us in my family have worked in the security department, and all of them are elites, and my brother and I have been working towards this goal since we were children. After graduating from school, we joined the Security Department and became one of the best people there, not only the pride of the Security Department, but also the glory of the Storey family......"

Riel looks impatient and tries to interrupt him but is stopped by Alan. Alan made a silencing gesture to signal him not to rush.

Old Storey didn't see this at all, and let himself get drenched in the rain, and with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he just looked down to himself: "My family and Walker's family are neighbors. His home-brewed wine is really delicious, and his girls are just like those malts, with a fragrant aroma that makes people intoxicated...... My brother and I would go to his house for a few drinks after each mission and have a chat with Julia...... Although my brother liked her too, I knew that she actually liked me more because she never smiled like that to others...... She laughs so sweetly, and I feel like there's nothing in the world more beautiful than her smile...... I told her that I wasn't here just to drink. When she heard this, she covered her mouth and kept laughing, and I could only see her crescent-like eyes...... I told her that I had invented a new kind of magic that only I would use in the entire Hepp continent, and that I was going to name it after her. She didn't say anything after hearing this, but still lowered her head and smiled, laughing so hard that I couldn't blink at all...... I told her that I was about to be promoted, and that sooner or later I would be the head of security...... This time she finally spoke. She said she would marry me when that day ......"

Originally, Riel wanted to walk away, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and stop talking.

"But I have not been able to keep my promise...... Old Storey said at this point, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were staring straight at the ground, "we have run into unprecedented trouble during one mission...... I don't know how, but it was as if someone had quietly taken control of my body and let go of the cunning werewolf, and we lost two of our teammates for it...... I tried to explain, but no one believed me. In the end, the Minister told me that the Department of Security had been devastated by my mistakes and that I had only two options: to start at the lowest level or to leave the Department altogether......"

Alan seemed to understand something when he heard this, and asked, "So you chose to leave?"

"Probably...... I don't remember exactly...... "Old Storey muttered," murmured old Storey, "I only remember that day when the Minister had finished talking to me I suddenly had no memory of anything, and was very drunk, and as I was wandering down the street, I came across the carriage and brought me here...... Although I also thought about going back, I felt that I had no face to go back to my home, and I did not have the face to see Julia again...... Then let her smile stay in my memory forever...... It should be enough to have roots at home, we don't need waste in our house......"

"What did you just say?" Alan was stunned, "You're repeating your brother's name!"

"My brother ......" Old Storey was also stunned, staring at Alan blankly for a while before he said slowly: "My brother's name is ...... Roots Storey ......"