Buster Trading Company headquarters, Osen City, Lancelot Empire.
In an elegant courtyard residence, Phoebe and Lawrence sat drinking tea. Lawrence looked gloomy. Although his status as a prince had been acknowledged, he did not seem to be doing well.
Phoebe, sitting opposite him, was by contrast graceful and increasingly elegant, though the divine artifact Starry Sky resting in her left hand lent her a touch of cold pride. She fondled Starry Sky, unable to put it down, and her thoughts could not help drifting once again to distant Brettel City.
"Junior sister, your Buster Trading Company is growing bigger and bigger, and Brian is thriving in Brettel City, but my life is getting difficult. Once my father dies, I think Charles will kill me immediately. Have you actually helped me get word to Brian?" Lawrence asked Phoebe helplessly.
"Senior brother, it's not as if you don't have people in Brettel City. You should know better than I do whether Brian is there. Come to think of it, several months have passed without any news from him. Has he gone off to do something bad again?" Phoebe's long lashes fluttered, and puzzlement shone in her bright eyes.
Valklan was someone Lawrence had sent to Brettel City. Afterward, Lawrence had also sent a succession of administrative talents there, and all of them now had positions suited to them. However, they still relayed information to Lawrence, and judging by their reports, Han Shuo really was not in Brettel City.
Lawrence sighed, then suddenly said to Phoebe, "I asked the Dark Curtain to help inquire about him too, but there still hasn't been any news. Do you think something might have happened to him?"
Phoebe smiled proudly and drew Starry Sky, the divine artifact glittering with brilliant starlight. She gave Lawrence a disdainful glance