So he really hadn't been here before. Didn't that make Hake's actions even more bizarre?
Some things were like a cavity in a rotten tooth—the deeper you dug, the more unfathomable they became.
Jane, the waitress, had lived up to expectations, providing one interesting piece of information after another.
Though the information only made the whole thing seem increasingly strange.
As mentioned earlier, the Old Man's motives had grown more and more suspicious. They had gone far beyond simply distrusting or rejecting a new coworker; something about him was fundamentally off.
Was Hake the Old Hunter?
The possibility came to mind almost at once.
With two people missing, the person with the closest ties to this town's interests might not actually be an ordinary law enforcement officer.
Based on when the mission objectives had appeared, Fu Qian had suspected that the two might be connected to the White Key he was looking for.
The Old Hunter's motive for acting was still unclear, but if he was sufficiently experienced, he might have reached the same conclusion through various means.
Even Mr. Hack was old enough to meet the "old" part of Old Hunter.
And had he already started investigating to get a head start?
He might even be wary of Fu Qian. So if Jane also gave a definite answer, would he try to keep that information secret?
Based on what he knew so far, this theory couldn't exactly be disproved—but it was only one possibility.
One important point at present was the "Inner World" he had discovered after applying pressure.
So he had to consider the influence of the supernatural in those earlier events, too.
To put it plainly, had Hake arrived early and spoken with Jane in the restaurant in reality, or in the Inner World?
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