Chapter 1505
“He told me I absolutely had to deliver it to Dilan in person p>
“He also gave me a lot of money and warned me to leave Alerasia and never go back, saying it was very dangerous there p>
“He also instructed me not to tell anyone I knew him, and especially not to mention I was bringing something back for him p>
“He said if he had the chance, he would come back to get it from Dilan himself. If he didn’t come, his son would p>
“He said that no one could take it except you or him p>
“I didn’t know what it was, but he said it was more important than his life, so of course, I swore to protect it with my own p>
“Just as Mr. Bradford instructed, I went to my boss that same day, used the excuse of being homesick, and went through the formal resignation process p>
“Then I took a ship across the ocean. The journey took nearly a month to get back to Border City! We even ran into pirates. I had to give them all the money Mr. Bradford gave me just to get away with my life p>
“After I got back, I took the item to Dilan that very night, handed it over, and repeated everything Mr. Bradford had told me p>
“Dilan and Mr. Bradford were very close. The moment he heard it was something more important than Mr. Bradford’s life, he took it extremely seriously p>
“He guarded that item constantly. It was only on his deathbed that he called me over and told me where it was hidden. He knew I had been faking my madness p>
“He passed the task on to me. He hoped I could take his place and continue to guard it for Mr. Bradford. I promised him I would p>
“I pretended to be crazy to protect myself, and to protect Dilan p>
“He asked me again why I had suddenly returned home, and also asked if I knew a Kendrick and an Elizabeth Gonzalez p>
“I knew something was wrong right away. I lied and said I came back because I was homesick and that I didn’t know them p>
“Because Mr. Bradford and I hadn’t met many times, no one knew we were acquainted p>
“My boss then asked if I had brought anything back to Zhinora for someone else. I lied again and said no p>
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“My boss said that something very important had gone missing back in Alerasia, and they suspected Kendrick and Elizabeth had stolen it and were searching for it p>
“I was shocked. I guessed that what they were looking for had to be the thing I brought back p>
“I asked my boss, why did he think to call me p>
“My boss said it wasn’t just me. The people in Alerasia were questioning every Zhinorian who had returned home around that time p>
“He also said if I had any leads, I could tell him. The reward for information was $10 million p>
“After hanging up, the more I
thought about it, the more nervous I got. If they were willing to spend that much money and go to such lengths to find a clue, it meant the item was vital p>
“I was afraid someone would figure out I was the one who brought it back, so I just
decided to play the part of a madman p>
“If I was crazy, even if someone discovered I was the one who brought it back, what could they do to me p>
“The worst they could do was kill me, but a crazy person can’t answer their questions anyway p>
“And if I was crazy, they wouldn’t suspect the item was with Dilan, and they wouldn’t go looking for trouble with him p>
“Later, before Dilan died, he
entrusted that thing to me. I made up my mind then and there that no e that po matter what, I had to protectat,
protect it for the rest of my life p>
“I had to live up to Mr. Bradford’s trust, and I had to honor my brother’s dying wish p>
“I may not be a scholar, but I know what loyalty is. I couldn’t let my friend and my brother down. I p>