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Chapter 259 - 231: Ancestral Secret Recipe

Chapter 259: Chapter 231: Ancestral Secret Recipe

Upon hearing Carl say so, Xiao Yi was taken aback.

"...Ah? You say the gentleman has long been dead? How is that possible? You must have mistaken someone else for him. After all, there are quite a few people with the same name; it’s just a nickname, and it wouldn’t be strange if other people used it too."

Carl then asked, "The gentleman I know of was the founder of a literary club and usually liked to wear a yellow suit. Xiao Yi, did the person who claimed to be the gentleman introduce himself in the same way?"

Xiao Yi thought for a moment, then nodded, "...Yes."

"Let’s not mention the appearance; these characteristics are unique to the gentleman I knew in the whole town, and this is the only literary club in town, of that much I am certain," Carl said with a grave expression. "But... The gentleman, he died in the sudden tsunami that occurred earlier. I saw his body myself and confirmed his death."

"This..." Seeing Carl’s resolute expression, Xiao Yi found it hard to doubt him and felt puzzled: "Then...who is the gentleman I met?"

"I’m not sure about that. If someone simply claims to be the gentleman, anyone could do it, but he was wearing the yellow suit the gentleman favored and even claimed he founded the literary club. It seems likely that this person was deliberately impersonating... or rather, misusing the gentleman’s name."

Carl lowered his head slightly; he was also pondering.

"I don’t know who would specifically impersonate the gentleman to meet you. But I at least can confirm that he was not sent by me to meet you at the port... No, wait, if he knew something even I didn’t about your arrival today in the town, perhaps it means... your early arrival is related to him."

"Uh..." Xiao Yi, to tell the truth, was completely confused about what was going on.

Nevertheless, there was one thing he could be certain of: it seemed he would need to meet this so-called gentleman.

Whatever the other party’s intentions may be, he needed to meet the person himself and confront him directly to understand the situation.

Moreover, if, as Carl had suggested, his own arrival here was related to the self-proclaimed gentleman, then he must get to the bottom of it.

So, Xiao Yi asked again, "Do you know where that literary club is?"

"I do know, but it has been deserted since the gentleman passed away," Carl paused, realizing Xiao Yi’s intent, "You aren’t planning to go there to find this imposter, are you? I advise you to give up. It’s been abandoned, and the impersonator wouldn’t likely hang around there."

"Let’s find out by taking a look," Xiao Yi said. "Anyway, I’ve got nothing else to do at the moment, plenty of time."

However, Carl said, "Are you sure you have nothing to do? Don’t forget, your purpose here is to cure your hallucinations, isn’t it? Come with me to the clinic tomorrow first, get checked out, and think about what comes after later."

"...You’re right."

Since Carl said so, Xiao Yi didn’t think any further about it. He would rest for today, and anything else could wait until tomorrow.

"But still, just tell me the location first, and I’ll check it out when I’m free," Xiao Yi added.

"Fine, I’ll tell you then."

After getting the address, Xiao Yi planned to rest at Carl’s house and check out the situation tomorrow.

However, in his heart, Xiao Yi wasn’t really worried about his hallucination problem; the strange hallucination had occurred only once today anyway. As long as he could discern reality and control his emotions, it wasn’t something too troublesome and didn’t require hurry.

So, his plan was to just get a check-up and then go find that gentleman.

Xiao Yi had planned just that, but then...

"Speaking of which, where am I going to stay tonight?" Xiao Yi asked.

"At the end of this hallway in the guest room," Carl said, pointing Xiao Yi in the right direction.

Xiao Yi looked in the direction Carl indicated and indeed saw a room door. It looked like that was his place to stay.

But at the same time, Xiao Yi also saw something abnormal.

In front of the room door, stood a strange middle-aged man dressed in a white lab coat, appearing like a doctor... He also clutched a pitch-black handgun in his hand.

He was grinning sinisterly at Xiao Yi, emitting only a mechanical clicking, unsettling laughter, not speaking a word, just staring at Xiao Yi intently, making it impossible to guess his thoughts... or what he would do next.

"...Hey? You... who are you?"

Seeing this strange person appear suddenly, Xiao Yi was taken aback.

Why was there such a person in Carl’s house? Who was he?

"...Xiao Yi?" Seeing Xiao Yi startled, Carl couldn’t help but sound puzzled.

But before Xiao Yi could think further, that man suddenly acted!

He sharply raised the gun, aimed it at Xiao Yi, his finger already on the trigger, ready to shoot at any moment...

"What...!"

Startled, Xiao Yi instinctively wanted to counter, to take down the other party before he could act!

But... Carl’s voice stopped Xiao Yi’s movements.

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi! Are you... seeing hallucinations again?"

"...! Hallucinations?" Upon hearing the word "hallucinations," Xiao Yi calmed down slightly.

His mind sharpened, and the man in front of him... disappeared just like that.

"Really... hallucinations?" Xiao Yi frowned deeply, "You’re right. It’s impossible for a stranger to suddenly appear in your house."