"The Contemporary Head of the Pombo Family was assassinated?!"
In the room of Stone Tower, Richard was somewhat astonished even with his usual composure after listening to the gaunt old man. He blinked and asked, "When exactly did this happen?"
"During the night that just passed. It hasn't been more than six hours yet," the gaunt old man replied, then gave a bitter smile. "In fact, we only received the news not long ago."
"The person who assassinated the Pombo Family entered the Pombo Family Residence yesterday, disguised as a Wizard Apprentice just like you. Then he found an opportunity to attack the Pombo Family's head—Donas Pombo."
Hearing this, Richard suddenly understood why the guards had been so wary when they heard he was a newly recruited Wizard Apprentice earlier.
He then looked curiously at the gaunt old man and asked, "Who was it?"
"The name he used was Fording."
"Fording?" Richard repeated it, Fording's image flashing rapidly through his mind. Back then, the unsmiling man dressed all in black had performed exceptionally in the test, surpassing Brando and earning Brando's intense jealousy.
"So it was him. I really didn't expect that," Richard said.
"In truth, no one expected it," the gaunt old man said, tugging at the sparse gray-white hair on his head. "This Fording was sent by Gao Wen. He possessed the strength of a low-level Level 1 Wizard. He wasn't weak, but neither was he particularly strong. The purpose of sending him there was never assassination. It was to drive in a nail and obtain more intelligence."
"Who would have thought that after successfully entering the Pombo Family Residence, whether through luck or misfortune, he would encounter Donas Pombo at close range and even be questioned by him? Unable to hold himself back, he revealed a flaw.