Chapter 524: Professor
Meanwhile, Charles shook his head and responded politely.
"He said nothing. We are actually on our way to the Airport, Sir."
Just as the silver-haired man was about to ask something, the bracelet in his right hand shone in red light and vibrated all of a sudden.
Then, a young male voice came out of it.
"Did you catch him, John?"
The silver-haired man named John made a forced smile, touched the silver bracelet, and answered solemnly.
"He committed suicide, Professor. But we have some witnesses."
A strange silence appeared for a second, followed by the same voice from the other side.
"Stay where you are. I'll be there in a minute."
The next second, the bracelet let out a dim light and returned to usual.
Meanwhile, John pointed his finger at the coachman, then towards Charles, and ordered.
"Take out your identity proofs and airship tickets. I need to check them."
Saying so, he moved towards the carriage where the linchpin was placed and checked the hole.
After finding nothing inside, he shook his head in disappointment, moved towards the driver's seat, and searched for something.
On the other hand, Charles, Jessie, and the coachman took out their IDs from their space ring and passed them to other security guards.
'Do I have to stay quiet?' Charles felt something was wrong but didn't dare to do anything reckless. The earlier spell descended from the sky was deeply etched in his mind.
'I sensed a strong threatening feeling from it earlier. Most probably a Rank-6 spell!' He thought to himself.
'Moreover, why do I feel like this whole journey is a little off?' A strange thought appeared in his head.
At that moment, one of the security guards asked him about his real name and the purpose of his visit.
While Charles started explaining the reason, John searched the carriage and soon stopped when he noticed something hidden under the driver's seat.
The next instant, he lifted the seat before taking out a silver ring from the seat's gap and soon smiled.
He then hurriedly activated the communication bracelet and waited for the other party to attend the call.
When the bracelet shone in red light, John glanced at the ring with a smile, marked it with his soul imprint, and spoke.
"I found that ring under the driver's seat, Professor. Marvin didn't carry it with him when he tried to attack us."
"Oh? That's good. Check if the Chaos Scroll is still inside or not." Professor responded from the other side calmly.
Meanwhile, John nodded his head, checked the contents in the ring carefully, and soon added while glancing at Charles.
"It's there, Professor. Should I release these witnesses?"
"Wait till I reach there." Saying so, Professor once again cut the call.
On the other hand, John put the ring in his coat pocket and shifted his attention towards Charles.
At that moment, a four-wheeled wooden carriage also came from the right side alley road and soon stopped as it arrived near them.
Then, the carriage door opened with bam, and soon a young man in his 20s walked out from it. He appeared to be around 180 cm high, had an oblong face, and appeared calm as water.
He wore a black double-breasted waistcoat, pince-nez glasses, a hook mustache, and also wore a bowler hat on his head. His black hair was slightly longer, and his wide-set emerald eyes seemed to hold some deep secrets behind.
When Charles saw that young man's face, he strangely felt familiar.
At the same time, a foreboding sensation appeared in his mind.
'He is dangerous!'
He also noticed that the space around him twisted whenever the young man stepped forward and blocked any probing power from getting near him!
'He is the Director of the security forces, Mr. Charles. I already told you about this man when we were on our way to the Museum. If I'm not wrong, he is a dual Class Mystic and also a Legend Rank Powerhouse.' Jessie spoke to him telepathically at that moment.
'I remember his name. Professor, right? Hmm, I think I've met this man before.' While Charles was puzzled inside, the young man named 'Professor' also recognized him and soon broke in a smile.
"Well, well, well, I didn't expect to meet you here of all the places, Charles."
"You know me?" Charles showed a surprised look on his face and soon froze as he realized who he was.
"You are the [Historian] Class mystic who helped me in the Unexplored Forest. Max Fireborn, am I right?"
Indeed, he was the same guy who helped him when Charles confronted the fake Eddie Nightwind in the city ruins and even used a Reverse Spell to counterattack Eddie!
Meanwhile, the young man named himself as Professor shook his head and walked closer towards Charles.
"I've many names, and Max Fireborn is one of them. Now, what are you doing here, Charles?"
While asking, he shifted his attention towards John and talked to him through telepathy.
Two seconds later, he looked back at Charles and waved his hand.
The next instant, the ring in Charles's finger turned illusionary, disappeared from there, and reappeared in Professor's hand.
After that, Professor looked at the ring deeply, observed his soul imprint, and soon widened his eyes in surprise.
"Your soul has already entered the realm of Demigod?" He couldn't help but take a deep look at him in shock.
He gave the space ring back to Charles the next instant, adjusted his glasses, and spoke with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Hmm, you came to the City at 7.00 A.M, visited the Museum around 8 'o'clock, and now returning to the Airport... Something feels off, Charles."
While speaking, he moved his hand towards the waistcoat and took out a rainbow-colored feather.
"I call this feather as 'Truth' Line. We usually use this feather to capture the criminals and learn the truth about their goals." He paused for a moment and then added with a smile.
"We need to check what you have in your space ring, Charles. Please remove the soul imprint."
On the other hand, Charles glanced at Jessie for a moment and soon sighed heavily.
"It seems I've no choice but to co-operate."
In truth, he had long realized that he had already fallen into the enemy's hand but didn't know what to do next.
'I have too little information about this guy. Why did he appear here? Is it a coincidence or under someone's manipulation?' At that moment, he also recalled the earlier system's quest and furrowed his brows.
'The 'Wisdom Link' indeed gave me the warning. It said that Chaos was already brewing inside the City and warned me to be careful of the [Historian]... But I didn't think I would end up meeting this guy. Haa, I have no choice but to place my trust in that mysterious 'Future Time' spell.' Charles nodded inwardly, erased his soul imprint in the space ring, and passed it to Professor.
Meanwhile, Professor caught the ring, checked the contents one by one, and soon widened his eyes in surprise.
"Heh, no wonder you are in a hurry to the Airport. So, you stole the 'Draught of the Phoenix' potion, huh." He suddenly thought of something, turned his gaze towards John, and asked.
"Will he fit for that 'Job,' John?"
Meanwhile, John pondered for a moment and soon nodded.
"He fooled the security of the Museum Hall and even stole the Divine Potion, Professor.. I think he has more qualifications than Marvin."
