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Chapter 268 - The myriad mask

So let me go over this again . You drank in the bar . But suddenly you lost your money so you tried to flee to avoid paying money , Am I correct.

McElroy:

Yes officer.

? :

How did you get such a bright idea I'm your head . If you just washed a few dishes at the bar . Your debt would have been cleared . Maybe you could have called your friends to help you out .

McElroy:

Yes officer

McElroy was caught and turned in

for not paying his bills due to forgetting to take money from Jay

McElroy thought he was someone similar that he saw him somewhere .

But couldn't remember.

? :

So tell me why have you come here .

McElroy:

I am just a humble merchant , I was attacked by bandits and they took everything so out of desperation to drown my sorrow I drank at the bar .

? :

So you lost all your money and to drown your sorrow you went to a place that requires money to drink .

Do you see your own words .

Do you take me for a fool .

Now one more lie and you go straight to prison .

? :

Who are you ? (slams the desk to create pressure )

McElroy:

My name is McElroy I am from the town of Elba. I word at the guild with my mates .

? :

Now you don't have any answer you start recalling novels . That's it now you're going to put behind bars .

Guards take him and lock him up and question him until he confess .

Why do only I get the weird ones .

Anyway time for my intro .

My name is Evan Swan I work as the chief of security right now . This era is very peaceful and every day beautiful.

I live with my beautiful wife and my 5 year old daughter Grace.

And both of them are very precious to me . I hope she will grow into a beautiful woman someday .

I was offered a high position in the Immortals. But I would rather spend time with my family now .

Though the times I spent with them are invaluable .

So even as chief of security I don't have much work to do . Crime rate is low . And no bandits live here in this hit desert so I don't have to worry about anything.

And now I have a peculiar problem at my hand . This guy tried to enter the city and has been snooping around as it seems searching for someone or something maybe he is an assassin .

But he doesn't look like it .

Because an assassin can lie better . Maybe he has an disorder about identity or maybe dementia . And reading something has replaced those memories . We need to get to the bottom of it since I have nothing else to do .

Well what I heard there was something interesting going to come .

Something related to lightning . That can light a fire without fire .

Seriously the head is a genius . I heard he's collaborating with Phizon to create and underwater hold . That's something. A city under the water what a wild dream . I would like to visit that some day .

Well about the suspect he seems weirdly familiar like we have been side by side for a long time . I clearly remember all the faces I spend my time with .

Evan :

Hey do you know where are your friends .

McElroy:

We were seperated to run errands . But I have a hunch where is one of them .

He must be having lunch somewhere luxurious .

Meanwhile ...

Jay :

This food is so blissful it feels so much better than what I eat everyday .

I feel like I'm heaven .

The police came inside and surrounded the table .

Officer:

Are you Jay Garrick.

Jay :

Umm..yes what is wrong officer ?

Officer:

Your friend McElroy has been arrested to leave without paying. And we would like to ask you some questions.

Jay :

Ok .

Jay finished his lunch in a hurry and went with them . Where he met the chief of police. Evan Swan.

Jay :

Umm sir have we met somewhere .

Evan :

I don't think so . Anyway I need you to answer some questions.

Jay :

Yes I am sorry for any mistake my friend has done .

Evan :

As I said I just want to ask a few things before I release him .

Jay :

Please ask .

Evan :

I'm going to need your name , your workplace , and what you do for a living.

Jay pulled out his revised alibi . In his head atleast

Jay :

My name is Jay Garrick age 23 , I work at the countryside town , I generally transport goods from one to another location. Today we were tasked to bring the materials here but we failed

and only we were left alive in the end .

Evan :

Why do your stories conflict each other . Your friend told me you are a merchant.

Jay :

Ahh he is a novel fanatic so sometimes he think himself as he character of a novel . Please don't worry . I'll talk some sense into him .

Swan :

One last question, do you know the myriad mask .

Jay : No , who is he ?

Swan:

Nothing much just sign here pay the fine and you are free to go .

Jay :

Thank you officer.

Swan : (inner thoughts)

Guess I was wrong. He really doesn't know the myriad mask . Hah what a day .

Several weeks ago we received a letter from an unknown person that the beacon shall be stolen . Within this week sometime.On the foot of the letter the sender's name was written :

The myriad mask .

It was a letter of challenge to the security department.

From that time the crime rate has increased. People getting caught for random errors . Which is just increasing paperwork.

We have increased the security of the beacon . But even the security is lax . They claim who can even take this big boulder back .

This guy met with his friend and was very happy to see him . But everyone knows me . So how does someone

like him doesn't know me. He might have thought that I was someone else .

Jay took his friend and bowed before the officer. And left . But he stopped them .

Evan :

Hey kid do you know who am I .

Jay :

You are an highly respected individual and the pride of the police as an officer.

Evan :

I meant my name .

Jay :

I'm afraid this is the first time we met so I don't know .

Evan :

Very well my name is Evan Swan.

Something clicked within Jay and he remembered everything . The incident that took place in this same desert .

Jay :

I have something to show you .

From the inventory he removed the Hiltless blade which for some reason he didn't throw away .

Jay :

What do you think about this .

Evan examined it carefully and gave his remark .

Evan :

This indeed look like mine but why is it without a hilt. And is a thread attached to it . Where did you get it .

Evan grew highly suspicious of Jay .

Jay had messed up by showing this .

Jay :

It's the only thing I could recover from my escort . Rest all was taken away .

Evan :

Since you've lost everything. I will take that blade of your hands . How much ?

Jay :

Sir this I just a memento from someone I used to know . You can just take it as a token of our friendship.

Evan :

If you say so .

He took the blade off his hands .

And Jay left .

Evan :

Officer take this and my blade to the immortal foundation I need it tested for everything.

Officer,:

Ye sir .

Jay Garrick could he be the Myriad mask.

Its now 6 pm time to leave .

Its now evening . It gets very chilly since we are in the middle of the desert . But I am thankful for the water magicians to create water for us to drink .

I finished my paperwork for today . I glanced at the painting of my mates and me when I was a warrior and I left .

I arrived at my home and when I knocked the door when Grace opened the door and was filled with Joy that she hugged me .

Grace : Welcome back Father .

Evan : I'm home Grace .

I enter the house to find 4 strangers in my living room.

And I recognized 2 out of 4 .

Jay : Hello Mr Swan .