NOVPUBChapter 1283: 580 Ghost Path_1 Chapter 1283: 580 Ghost Path_1 The Police Department’s interrogation room was dark and suffocating, psychologically exerting a tremendous oppressive force on the prisoner.
The squeaking iron door was pushed open from the outside, casting a faint shadow in the dim light.
Rafferty, his head drooped, lifted his eyelid and curled his dried, parched lips in a slight smile.
Aubree Groove walked up to Rafferty, twisted open a water bottle, and handed it to his lips.
Rafferty hesitated for a moment.
“Afraid I might poison it?”
Rafferty let out a cold laugh, and with a few glugs, the whole water bottle was finished off.
With hydration, he seemed to regain some vitality.
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“The hidden agents that Virginia Frost planted in Pethkids have almost been dug out.
Don’t worry, I won’t ask you about it.”
Rafferty’s eyelid twitched.
“You’ve been hiding in Skyla Mountain for years.
If it wasn’t for Virginia Frost’s incident, you probably would never come down the mountain.”
Rafferty squinted and stared at the youthful girl in front of him.
“What is your relationship with Aurora Brun?”
“I am Aubree Groove, outsiders all say that I am Aurora Brun’s daughter.”
Rafferty’s pupil trembled in disbelief as he looked up.
And sure enough, he saw a familiar trace in her eyes.
“You’re really Aurora Brun’s daughter?”
The young girl gave a light-hearted smile: “Whether you think I am or not, I will always be Aubree Groove.”
Rafferty snorted coldly: “Playing mysterious.”
“Now that I am a prisoner, ask me what you want.
If you are truly Aurora Brun’s daughter, I would willingly sacrifice my life to repay her past kindness.”
Aubree Groove showed sympathy in her eyes.
All those who joined the WT Organization had no control over their fate.
Their lives were solely devoted to Madam, and they had no other choice.
“Did Virginia Frost hide private soldiers in Skyla Mountain?”
Rafferty pursed his lips and the interrogation room fell into a drawn-out silence.
Aubree Groove was unfazed and showed immense patience.
After a long while, Rafferty shook his head.
“There are not many, just ten.”
“Ten people?”
Rafferty thought for a moment: “Nineteen years ago, the Madam chose ten youths from within the organization, none older than fourteen, I was one of them.
We were blindfolded and didn’t know where we were going.
We rode in a car for a whole day and night until I felt we had entered the mountains.
When I took off my blindfold, I found myself surrounded by mountains.”
Rafferty lost himself in the memory.
“I saw an old man in a Taoist robe standing on a giant symbol.
We ten boys each stood in different positions.
The old man recited chants I couldn’t understand then I saw clusters of fire light up on the ground.
Our task was to keep the flames from extinguishing, protecting them day and night.”
“The disobedient ones would die, and then new people were sent in.
Do you know what kind of life that was?”
Rafferty’s eyes were exhausted and empty, falling into a great panic.
“There was no tomorrow or hope, we became walking corpses.”
“And then one day, the flame went out.
Madam flew into a rage.
She shot and killed a man with her own hands.
His body was cast in the wilderness, devoured by wolves without a trace left.
Seeing my loyalty, Madam decided to keep me by her side.”
“One day, the Madam heard a soul-conjuring method from an old Taoist priest and sent me back to Skyla Mountain…
She was a very cautious person, she didn’t trust anyone, including me and Night Hawk.”
Aubree Groove said nonchalantly, “With that settled, let’s talk about Nikita Parker.”
Upon hearing this name, Rafferty visibly faltered, pursing his lips stubbornly.
“I don’t know.”
“Thirteen years ago, Nikita Parker was imprisoned by Virginia Frost.
You were her confidant at the time.
How can you not possibly know?”
Rafferty’s face showed suppressed pain.
“Ms.
Parker was pitiable, but I couldn’t save her.
However, there is one thing I can confirm.”
Rafferty suddenly looked up, “She escaped.
Virginia Frost didn’t catch her.
She might be living in some corner of the world.”
Aubree Groove squinted her eyes.
“Why are you so certain that she escaped?”
Rafferty sighed.
“At this point, there’s nothing to hide.
That night…
the snowy night…” 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
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Aubree Groove walked out of the interrogation room, and Peter Aria immediately walked up.
“What happened?
Is there any news of Fanny?”
Aubree Groove quietly looked at the man in front of her.
He had just performed two surgeries and was exhausted, yet he stayed up waiting for an answer.
