William Howard reported the matter to Mr. Alpinus overnight.
Upon hearing the news, Mr. Alpinus remained silent for a long time, as if he had aged by more than ten years within just a couple of days.
"Who could have thought, after knowing someone for twenty or thirty years, that I didn't really know them at all until now," Mr. Alpinus lamented.
The human heart is always unpredictable.
He thought the long-time researcher was reliable, but it turns out desires blinded him.
In these past few days, he watched as familiar, pleasant faces around him revealed rotten cores beneath their intact exteriors.
Listening to Mr. Alpinus's lament, William hesitated for a moment but eventually told Mr. Alpinus about what Miss Hans had mentioned.
It was clear that Mr. Alpinus knew nothing about this, but he had heard of Miss Hans's grandmaster and master.
"I didn't expect that girl has such a background."
