Chapter 1245
Seeing Dole's unusually solemn expression, Aphelius roughly guessed that the other man must have noticed something. Otherwise, he would not have said such things.
His expression likewise turned grave. As he intensified his senses to survey the surroundings, he began to think.
"Judging from when I first came into contact with that unknown item, the diary and that divine item were sealed away. No one should have known about them. I only broke open that box by using the law ability I obtained myself. From the moment I opened it, it has remained in my hands. Only the divine item was taken out. Perhaps the box's former owner knows something. He must be holding secrets. And when I left, I did so quietly, without alerting anyone. If you are certain someone is there, how did they track me?"
Aphelius found it rather strange. He had slipped out silently, and back at the First Auction House, he had even left a clone wandering about to throw people off the scent.
If someone had still managed to follow him, then their methods were indeed quite formidable.
Dole was no longer so certain, because Aphelius sounded too sincere.
After thinking it over, Dole suddenly asked, "Who delivered this item when you acquired it?"
Aphelius frowned deeply. He controlled the small sailboat as it flew onward while considering the question. A moment later, he came up with a guess.
He told Dole what he suspected.
Aphelius's guess was simple: the person who had sold the box was suspicious.
Dole was not surprised in the slightest upon hearing that.
That box might have been bait cast by someone, and the notebook clearly had problems as well.
Aphelius had used a special method, employing his own law, to crack open that box. Clearly, the