Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 934 Francis' Sudden Visit

Harper was worried about Felton's condition but unfortunately she and Matthew couldn't get any newsabout him—how he was or even where he was. It was like he vanished from the face of the earth, justlike the rest of the Qin Clan.

The members of the Qin Clan used to contact her through Felton. She wasn't even sure if they reallyexisted, so the only thing she could do at the moment was go to Phoenix City, the known base of theclan, and search there.

Phoenix City was its usual busy, beautiful, and peaceful self when Harper and Matthew arrived. It wasnot Matthew's first time visiting the city, but he still felt a renewed awe when he stepped foot on its landonce again.

After the couple checked in at a hotel, they immediately went ahead and looked for the base of the QinClan. Standing at the gates of the closed orphanage, Harper donned a very complicated expression onher face. 'Why is this closed? Is there anything wrong with the clan? Where are the children?' shethought.

"Little Harper!" A female voice suddenly rang out. The person put her arm around Harper's neck assoon as she was near her and said, "Why are you like this? How dare you not inform me that you'reback here in Phoenix City!"

"Daphne!" Harper tried to shake Daphne off her but she failed. "Daphne, you're strangling me. I'malready out of breath! Please let me go!"

Daphne relented but it seemed to be because she saw Matthew next to her. "Who is this man? Is thisyour man? Doesn't seem so good looking, why?"

Matthew's eyes rolled slightly. His sleeve brushed against Daphne's wrist, and the latter suddenly felther wrist becoming numb. Harper noticed this immediately and was about to say something about it,

but Matthew spoke first. "Why are you making friends with such a slut? I don't want her filthcontaminating you."

"Slut?" Daphne was ready to fight. "Who are you calling slut, boy?"novelbin

Harper couldn't help but face palm. How could she forge? The personality of these two were so alikethat they would clash as soon as they met. "Matthew, stop it. You know we've been friends for a longtime now. Why do you two always argue when you meet each other?"

"It's because of him!"

"It's because of her!"

Matthew and Daphne replied at the same time, both turning away from each other and unwilling to lookat each other's faces. Harper was helpless. Felton had disappeared and the Qin Clan's base wasclosed, but the two were bickering like little children.

"Anyway, Daphne, do you know why the orphanage is closed? Where are the people?" In Phoenix City,if anyone wanted to know what happened, the best people to ask were Daphne and Darren.

Daphne glanced at the closed gates of the orphanage, her face unreadable. "Immediately after Ilearned that you'd come here, I knew this would be the first place you visit. Well, three days ago, thepeople in the orphanage just vanished. No sign of where they went or what happened to them.Disappeared, just like that."

"What? How is that possible?" Harper asked, shocked. This was Phoenix City—one of the mostpopulous city in the world—how could that happen?

"I've ordered my people to search for them far and wide, but after three days, we still haven't had anyleads, clues, whatever. Everyone just... vanished out of thin air I want to have answers for you, but I

just do not right now. I am so sorry," Daphne said, sounding sad and apologetic.

Harper frowned and exchanged a glance with Matthew. After a while, they decided to break into theorphanage. Cautiously, the three of them climbed over its wall and sneaked inside. "There must be aclue here somewhere. No matter how careful and terrible the enemies are, it's impossible that theyhaven't left any trace," Harper whispered.

The orphanage was very clean, as if someone had been there. Seeing the tidy floor, Harper looked atDaphne and asked, "Have you sent someone to clean it?"

"No. When we found that the orphanage wasn't opened, we sent people over to check and found that itwas very clean. Even at that time, the hot water was still boiling on the furnace, as if the people herehad suddenly disappeared from the world." Daphne was very concerned about this issue. It was not asmall matter that the children in the orphanage were missing from Phoenix City, not to mention thatHarper had a special feeling for the children here. "My brother has been investigating this matter inthese days. We originally wanted to send message to you, but we got news that you arrived."

After being silent for a moment, Harper said, "Thank you."

"I'm sorry, Harper. Those kids were gone under our watch..."

"It's not your fault." Although Harper was worried about the children, she wouldn't vent her anger onDaphne. "Daphne, can you help me investigate one thing?"

"What is it?"

"Find out where the Qin Clan is hiding." Harper didn't mind exposing the Qin Clan's traces now. Theyhad been hiding for twenty years, and now Felton and the people of the Qin Clan's base in PhoenixCity had disappeared for no reason. She was afraid that something really happened to the clan, so shemust take action.

"Okay, I'll have someone look into it. You... Where are you staying? How about staying in the lord'smansion?" Daphne asked tentatively.

"We are now staying in the Joy Inn. If you have anything urgent, just ask someone to come to the hotelto look for me." Harper didn't want to go to the lord's mansion. Instead of staying there, she preferred tostay in a hotel.

"The inn is much worse than the lord's mansion!"

Harper just stubbornly looked at Daphne. Daphne shrugged helplessly and said, "Okay, it's up to you. Ifthere is any news, I will go to the Joy Inn to see you."

"Okay." Harper stared at Daphne's back as she left, full of worry in her eyes. What happened to Feltonand the orphanage was so strange. They disappeared at the same time without any trace of fighting.Especially the people in the orphanage seemed determined to leave all of a sudden, in a hurry andrash state.

After they returned to the inn, Matthew closed the door. He looked at Harper and said, "The Qin Clanleft willingly."

Harper nodded. "It should be. Otherwise, no one can make a move in Phoenix City and take all thepeople away from the orphanage without disturbing the people in the lord's mansion. But I don'tunderstand why the Qin Clan retreated at this time."

"Maybe we'll know the answer when we find Felton." Matthew had a guess on his mind, but he didn'twant to tell it, which would make Harper sad.

"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?"

"Sir, I am a waiter. I have brought some food here." The waiter's voice came from outside the door.

Matthew walked to the door, opened it, took the food, closed the door, and put down the food. Helooked out of the window and said, "Since you're here, don't hide."

A figure flew in. It was Francis who had disappeared for a long time. Although he was still pale, he wasnot sick. Instead, he looked much more energetic.

"Long time no see, Harper."

Harper sneered. "We have met each other in the Great Jade Kingdom, right? I remember clearly thatyou gave me the Fantasy and poisoned me."

Without feeling embarrassed after being debunked, Francis replied, "I just wanted to see if you wouldtake Rolando as Uncle Matthew when you were poisoned by the Fantasy."

Matthew's eyes narrowed ferociously, as if he wanted to take action. Francis sensed the danger andsaid, "I'm not here for fighting. Uncle Matthew, calm down. I'm here to tell you that I know Felton'swhereabouts."

"Did you take him away?" asked Harper.

"No. I ran into him on the way to Phoenix City by accident. I didn't expect an intelligent person like youto be taken advantage of, Harper," Francis said calmly.

Harper smiled bitterly and said, "I have been used many times. And even you made use of me. Haveyou already forgotten it so soon?"

All of a sudden, Francis felt that Harper became a hedgehog covered with spines, ready to stab anyoneshe met. "Felton was willing to go with others. He was in a carriage with an undisturbed look then, and

the servant by his side drove the carriage."

"Samuel."

"Yes, other four men followed them. But they seemed to be protecting him rather than monitoring."

Harper thought carefully. When the people from the Qin Clan found her, they brought her a HeavenlyBook to show their sincerity, and that was why so many people had spied on her and searchedeverywhere in her residence but hadn't found it. It wasn't with her at the beginning, but in the hands ofthe Qin Clan.

"Why did you tell me this?" Harper asked calmly, staring at Francis. What he had done was trying todestroy her. Why did he come to tell her that the Qin Clan had broken up with her? What was he up to?

"I'm just curious who destroyed the Qin Clan in the first place and affected the four kingdoms," repliedFrancis, looking at Matthew.

"Just that? Nothing else?"

"More than that. Everyone knows that the Qin Clan has a secret. The whole clan was exterminated dueto it. I want to know the secret," responded Francis, turning to Harper.

"The secret about longevity?" Harper asked frankly. "If you want to know the secret about longevity, I'msorry to tell you that there is no such a secret in the hands of the Qin Clan. It's just a rumor."

"If it's really a rumor, would Rolando be so determined to get it and even sacrifice his own Great JadeKingdom?" Francis had believed that there was a big secret hidden in the Qin Clan which could be ableto shake the world. But this secret was well concealed, and he wanted to see what it could be.

Harper's face turned livid at the mention of Rolando. He had been hiding in the dark. She evensuspected that Rolando had attacked the Qin Clan. But outsiders would be closely monitored by the

secret spies as long as they entered Phoenix City, and have no chance to attack anybody. The secretspies in Phoenix City was the reason why the city was peaceful all the time. Any unsafe things couldn'tescape from the control of Phoenix City after entering the city.

"What do you want?" Harper stared at Francis and asked seriously. Francis wanted to seize the thronein the past, but he failed at last. Now what did he want? Still the throne?

"Will you give it to me if I want it?" asked Francis in a sarcastic tone.

"It depends on what it is. If I can, I will give it to you. But if I can't, I won't give it even if you kill me,"Harper answered in a cold tone.

"Rest assured. I don't have any other wishes. I just want to see how you will treat the other members ofthe Qin Clan. That's all!"