Chapter 97: 96 Grandfather and Reconciliation

96 Grandfather and Reconciliation

Although the female police officer said "if," coupled with her slightly dodging eyes, the effect was not much different from a clear hint.

After being shocked, looking at the hesitant female police officer in front of him, Leon couldn't help but ask: 「Did you find something when flipping through the roster? 」

「I did find something… but it's not very certain yet, so it's just 'if'…」

After sighing silently in her heart, the female police officer took the "List of Missing Persons" and "Brief Record of the Lionheart Genealogy," pointed to one of the crossed-out names, and said softly with an ugly face:

「This person… has the same name as your grandfather; he was a rather outstanding mechanic who once competed with the previous family head for control of the Laien Arms Company.

But because his foundation was relatively shallow, after the competition failed, he not only lost his position in the arms company but was also swept out of the house by the previous family head, and finally had to move his whole family away from the Capital to… Laien County…」

「……」

Same name, mechanic, Laien County… it is a bit suspicious, but…

「That doesn't mean I'm a member of the Laien family, right? 」

Leon frowned after thinking for a while:

「Although Laien County is a small county, it has a permanent population of millions, and having a person with the same name and surname…」

「It's not just the same name and surname. 」

Clearly having had similar suspicions, after hearing Leon's words, the female police officer shook her head and brought over the third book she had prepared.

「Look, this is a photo of a dance party at that time, the person on the stage is your grandfather. 」

「Are you trying to make me recognize someone based on a photo? 」

Looking at the high-spirited middle-aged man on the stage, but with very unfamiliar eyebrows and eyes, Leon frowned:

「Because of some things, I have almost no impression of my grandfather, so…」

「Even if you don't recognize him, don't you find this person familiar? 」

After pointing at someone in the crowd under the stage, the female police officer said helplessly:

「This person is your grandmother, her appearance is simply…」

Simply a mature version of Anna!

Looking at the woman in the photo who, apart from some details, had eyebrows and eyes that were 70% similar to his sister, this time even Leon felt that all this was probably not a coincidence.

After taking these three books back to his position, Leon, with his brows locked, quickly flipped through the relevant records, and incidentally looked for the relevant lineage.

Then he found extremely speechlessly that if all this was really true, then he was not only a member of the Laien family, but his seniority was also not low; even the current family head of the Laien family would have to call him uncle when he saw him!

Although he, this uncle, was a distant relative and had no property to inherit, and in terms of the right of succession to the title, he could be ranked behind the thirtieth, he was indeed a member of the Laien family, and could barely be considered a direct branch.

Good fellow, is it this dog-blooded?

And looking at the more and more suspicious points in front of him, Leon, although he didn't really want to recognize these relatives, had to admit that he was probably really a member of the Laien family.

If there were only one or two suspicious points, it could still be a coincidence, but with so many coincidences gathered together, it was a bit unreasonable, especially the grandmother who was 70% similar to Anna…

This is really… recognizing relatives was just an excuse to investigate anomalous objects, but now the sheep's offal hasn't been found, but the relatives have been recognized first!

「Leon…」

Looking at Leon, who was rubbing his eyebrows constantly with an ugly expression on his face, the female police officer couldn't help but ask again:

「What are you going to do? 」

「What do you mean what am I going to do? 」

「It's about investigating the criminal evidence! 」

「These two things are one yard at a time, you just investigate as you please. 」

After waving his hand to indicate it didn't matter, Leon took out a pen and paper, and while copying the relevant records, he thought of Anna's worries.

He was a traveler, not only had no memory of his grandfather, but even things related to his parents were heard from Anna.

But Anna was different from him; although his grandfather and grandmother died early from infection, if you count the age, Anna should have seen them when she was young, and maybe she knew his background.

So… is the thing Anna was hiding from him this?

But if it was this, why didn't she want him to see the photos? And was there really a need to hide this kind of thing from him?

……

With a belly full of questions, after copying the records related to his grandfather, Leon folded the paper and put it close to his body, preparing to go back and ask Anna.

Then he looked at the female police officer beside him who was hesitant to speak, and pushed the other piece of paper he had recorded toward her.

「Here, these are the people I found whose process of making a fortune was very strange and who were suspected of using some dishonorable means; if you want to investigate the Laien family, you can prioritize investigating these people. 」

「Ah? Thank you…」

After taking the "List of Suspicious Personnel," looking at Leon who had returned to calm in front of her, the female police officer clenched her fists and said with complexity:

「I didn't expect you to really be a member of the Laien family…」

「Stop. 」

After raising his hand to make a stop gesture, Leon said seriously:

「My Laien is the Laien of Laien County, not the Laien of the Lionheart Duke… at least I don't have this intention, and my family hasn't said this, which proves that they mostly don't have the interest to recognize these relatives.

So I hope this matter stops here; after that, you can investigate the Laien family however you want, I have nothing to do with this family. 」

Speaking of this, Leon paused slightly; although the female police officer didn't look like the kind of person who talked too much, just in case, he still took out the approval slip book.

「How about this, the matter just now counts as secret content, only you and I know; if I find out that others know about it…」

「Don't write the slip! I'm not that kind of person! 」

After glaring at Leon with dissatisfaction, looking at his appearance of strictly guarding against death and trying his best to distance himself from the Laien family, the female police officer felt relieved for no reason, and then her eyes carried a hint of admiration:

「Although the Laien family's reputation is not very good, it is also a big noble family with a history of more than five hundred years, and your grandfather was a direct descendant; I thought you would…」

「What you think is not necessarily true; besides, how do you know that what I just said was the truth, and I won't go to the Laien family to recognize relatives in a turn? 」

After retorting to the female police officer, seeing that she didn't hide the situation and investigate him secretly after discovering this matter, but told the truth, in order to avoid this guy turning over a big car because of recklessness in the future, Leon couldn't help but advise:

「You are not a bad person, but your personality is a bit too reckless, always making decisions after a pat on the head.

For example, now, since you know that I have a conflict of interest with the Laien family, why did you tell me the situation directly? And before, it was just a misunderstanding, why did you insist that I must be a rebel? 」

「Your judgments are too hasty; in the future, when you encounter similar things, you might as well think more before making decisions; it won't work if you keep being so reckless. 」

「I… I'm not completely brainless…」

After hearing Leon's evaluation of her, being considered reckless and impatient by someone younger than her, the female police officer's face felt a bit hot, and she couldn't help but try to save face:

「I told you the discovery directly because I felt that you are actually not a bad person, and it is unlikely that you would be in the same boat as the Laien family! 」

「As for why I determined you were a rebel… just based on what you said before hitting the editor-in-chief of the 'Daily News', who wouldn't think you were a rebel after hearing it? 」 ===== CHAPTER 98 =====