Chapter 103 Negligence

Taking advantage of the time of distributing pensions and holding funerals, an internal investigation of the Fisher family also quietly began.

Irene asked everyone to come to the room and talk to her in detail.

She was very skilled in guiding the other party's malicious words, and then through the ability to listen to maliciousness, she could sense the deepest thoughts of everyone in the Fisher family.

In order for everyone to accept orders willingly, even Byrne himself accepted her inspection.

Although several servants and guards with some malicious intent or who stole family things were found, no so-called betrayers were found after a whole round of investigation.

A few days later at noon, Byrne kept wandering in the hall, thinking for a long time, and suddenly said to the captain of the guard standing not far away:

"Tio, call your wife over."

Tio was stunned for a moment, and a certain possibility made him feel great fear in his heart, but he still followed Byrne's orders.

"Okay, I know, I'll go now."

He eats and lives in the manor, rarely goes home, basically going back for one or two days a month at most, and in fact, his relationship with his wife is not very good recently.

Although the work was extremely hard, Theo's monthly salary was five times that of ordinary guards, and his annual salary bonus was ten times.

So he had always worked hard and had no complaints about the Fisher family.

He also brought Theo's wife to the family manor. It was her first time to come to such a large manor. She was extremely surprised and stared at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling for a long time.

"It's so beautiful, how much does it cost?"

Seeing the poor look, several servants laughed secretly.

Irene and her communicated alone in the room, using skillful words to try to guide the malice deep in each other's heart.

She did have malice, but it was just dissatisfaction with the Fisher family for always tying Theo up. Apart from that, she had no extra thoughts.

It seemed that Theo's wife was not the one who leaked the secret. Theo and Byrne were relieved after getting Irene's answer.

Byrne really didn't want the problem to be with Theo's wife.

Theo, the man who was nearly fifty years old, was not only his swordsmanship teacher, guard captain, and coachman.

He is also a warrior who has been with Fisher for many years. Like Vanessa and other boys and girls, he is a confidant of the Fisher family who is half a family member.

What if the traitor is his wife? According to the rules of the Fisher family, she must be executed in secret.

But even if Theo agrees with the sanctions of the Fisher family, he will have negative emotions in his heart in the future. Byrne can no longer reappoint him, but he can't let him leave the family.

The worst development is that the marginalized Theo will eventually burst into negative emotions and choose to betray the family impulsively.

Although these are just some speculative possibilities, Byrne's scalp tingles just thinking about it. That is almost the most feared development in his personality.

Theo was really relieved. After his wife went back, he thought for a long time and asked Mr. Byrne for leave, saying that he was really tired recently and wanted to go home.

In fact, the reason he said was true.

Tired.

This small-scale night defense battle only killed seven family guards, which was basically no loss in the eyes of the extraordinary people.

On the contrary, it was worth making a big fuss about. They actually easily dealt with a second-level extraordinary person who came to attack at night!

But Tio's mood was completely different.

He ate with those guards every day. He still remembered that when a young guard first came to the Fisher family, he was very lively and humorous every day, and often made everyone laugh after training.

But Tio heard that after the battle began, he was eaten alive by worms and half of his body was eaten alive. He wailed for a long time in public before being shot dead by his friend.

The guard who was under pressure to make up for the gun also told him last night that he decided to quit and planned to work as a worker in a factory in Fein City.

Not just him.

Tio remembered the name of every dead guard, as well as their faces, personalities and hobbies.

They were all living people.

So he had to attend seven funerals and see the relatives and friends of those people crying seven times.

Tio used to be a boatswain on a merchant ship. The merchant ship traveled around the sea, doing trade most of the time, and occasionally turned into a pirate to plunder.

Killing and robbing didn't feel good, but Theo knew that he was the captain's man, so he had to be loyal to the ship.

Because it was difficult for his wife to take care of his son alone at home, and because he was seriously injured in a naval battle, Theo decided to spend the rest of his life in Nasir Town and never go out to sea again.

But without making a living on the sea, Theo could only make money by doing carpentry, and the family's income level plummeted.

After the birth of the second child, Theo, who was finally unable to get used to poverty and hardship, discussed with his wife that he must find a way to make more money.

Later, through the introduction of Mr. John, a sea merchant, Lucius met him as soon as possible.

"Lucius, Theo is a very capable battlefield commander. I once hoped that he would be the boatswain on my ship. What a pity."

At that time, Theo immediately said: "Sorry, I really don't want to go to sea again."

He still remembered that the lazy man looked at him for a long time, and finally nodded:

"Theo, haha, your eyes are very good, and they are the eyes of people who have experienced hundreds of battles."

"As long as you can take my three swords, you can become the captain of the Fisher family's guard, but you must use actual combat weapons instead of wood. Do you have the courage?"

"Okay." Tio nodded.

Not only did he block Lucius's three consecutive sword strikes, he also suddenly dodged the fourth sword strike from the opponent's attacking arm.

"You are very good. You understand that as long as you pick up a weapon, there are no rules in battle. Our Fisher's shield must not only be tough but also sensitive!"

"You're qualified!"

That Mr. Lucius is really a cunning guy, Tio made a judgment at that time.

In the past few years, Tio has killed some people for the Fisher family. He knows that since he is the captain of the guard, he must be loyal to the Fisher family.

No matter what Fisher's family asked him to do, since he had received money for many years, he could not refuse them.

Tio believes that loyalty and responsibility are the most important qualities.

Training the family guards was a breeze, after all, there weren't many people worse than the group of would-be pirates on the ship.

However, Byrne, who returned from the military academy two years ago, shook his head and said that his method of taming those brats was meaningless.

"I need to turn them into soldiers who can fight low-level supernatural beings head-on."

"Instead of a bunch of idiots who know how to wield weapons."

Mr. Byrne and Mr. Lucius are two very different men.

He was originally a kind and timid smart child who liked to learn and was good at observing and summarizing.

In recent years, Mr. Byrne has grown rapidly, become more and more stable, and is finally able to do things for the family that he was reluctant to do.

In the past two years, Byrne taught him a lot of knowledge in the military academy, which made Tio, who had never received systematic training, suddenly become enlightened.

The originally chaotic experiences in his mind were fully unfolded, and many questions had answers and explanations.

However, many years of working as a guard captain forced Tio to neglect his family.

His home is in the south part of Nasir Town, and the house is not very big.

When Tio returned home, he saw his wife struggling to move things and immediately took them into her hands.

The wife asked in surprise: "Tio, why did you come home today? It shouldn't be your day to rest, right?"

Tio forced a smile, nodded and replied: "Mr. Byrne gave me a holiday today, so I'm back now to take a day off."

"It's really tiring after traveling far away. I really want to take a bath now."

"Um."

The wife nodded, followed him back to the room without saying anything, and silently prepared a bath for him.

After Tio put down her things, she suddenly felt that she was reluctant to pay attention to her. Her daughter was cooking food at home and was surprised to see him back.

"..."

He sat on the chair and couldn't hear his wife say a word for a long time. He knew that the other party was really angry.

Tio didn't feel like she had done anything wrong. Although she couldn't go home often, she got most of her money back.

In order to support his family, he wanders between life and death every day, so it is normal for him to not care about communication with his family.

If they don't serve the Fisher family wholeheartedly, it's impossible for them to make themselves confidants!

When he thought about this, he suddenly became a little angry. He went through life and death for his family, and he didn't have a woman outside and didn't spend money randomly. Why was she still angry?

Obviously when I said I wanted to find a more lucrative job, you agreed!

"Where's my son?"

Tio asked loudly why his eldest son was not at home and where had he gone?

The wife took a deep breath and responded coldly:

"Do you also know that you have a son? He left Nasir with his friends a few days ago. He said he was going to Fein City to find a job and didn't want to sit idle at home."

"What?"

Tio was stunned, surprised that his son would sneak away secretly, and asked in disbelief:

"You said he went to Fein City? When did it happen? Why don't I know?"

"Of course you don't know. You don't know anything. You and Mr. Byrne were outside at that time. By the time you come back, it will be too late. I can't persuade him!"

My wife spoke very quickly and started crying as she spoke. Tears fell one after another.

"If he is bullied outside or something happens to him, I will hate you forever!"

Tio was speechless, and after a while he wondered: "He would never do such a thing before, why is he suddenly so bold...Did those friends lead him astray? Who are his friends?"

The wife finally couldn't help shouting at the top of her lungs:

"The number of times you have met him in the past few years is not as many as the times you have met with those brothers. Do you really know what his character is now and what kind of person he is?"

"If you ask me again now, don't you think it's too late?"

Tio didn't know how to answer at all, but he couldn't apologize or comfort him. His wife cried silently and stopped saying anything. The whole family stayed in silence like this for the whole night.

He understood one thing very well. He already knew too much, and even if he wanted to leave the Fisher family, it would be impossible.

The Fisher family is able to make people who don't have extraordinary powers suddenly have extraordinary powers.

Tio lay on the bed and took a deep breath.

Although the truth of the most terrible secret has not been truly told to themselves, Mr. Byrne and Ms. Irene are both hinting at some unimaginable great power to themselves.

He exists.

It was not until the next morning that Theo, who had not slept all night, learned the news from the guards of the Fisher family.

The person who leaked his and Mr. Byrne's whereabouts was found.