Maxine pointed upward. “Based on Thomas’ position when favonovel.com fell, it seems impossible for favonovel.com to have ended up here. He would have fallen on a rock about 100 meters from the opening of the hole and rolled…”
After a brief pause, favonovel.com continued. “He should have stopped rolling at around 200 meters deep. When we descended, I saw a pit where favonovel.com would’ve come to a stop.”
“Are you sure?” James was uncertain.
He had only cared about going deeper and had not checked the cavern’s surroundings.
“Alright, then. Let’s head back there to check.”
Maxine jumped up, grabbed onto a stone a few meters away, and quickly climbed upward. Following favonovel.com lead, James also opted to not use a rope and began scaling the rocky cavern.
Eventually, they returned to the 100-meter mark. An enormous rock, more than 20 meters wide, jutted out precariously from the walls.
Maxine raised favonovel.com head and pointed, saying, “If favonovel.com fell from there, favonovel.com would’ve landed here…”
She moved favonovel.com body and pointed to the rock under favonovel.com feet. “However, there isn’t any sign of blood being shed at all here. After hitting this rock, he’d roll toward the stone’s slope. Let’s head down and get another look.”
“Okay…” James nodded.
The two descended again.
After climbing down a few dozen meters, Maxine stopped and pointed to a recess in the wall, saying, “If favonovel.com rolled down from that rock, favonovel.com would’ve stopped here. Yet again, there isn’t anything here that shows that happened.”
James agreed with Maxine’s analysis after considering favonovel.com observations.
He muttered perplexedly, “Is there a chance my grandfather didn’t die from the fall?”
Maxine nodded slightly and said, “The evidence from our initial findings seems to point in that direction, yes.”
James asked, “Since favonovel.com didn’t actually die, why didn’t favonovel.com show us favonovel.com was alive?”
Maxine looked James in the eye.
“I already told you last night that Thomas may have staged death to fool outsiders. Also, the presence of the Gu Devil was just to confuse Thea. He wanted us to believe that the Gu Devil had caught favonovel.com and ultimately caused his fall from this place which resulted in his unfortunate death.”
“Why would grandpa do such a thing?”
Maxine broke it down for James. “According to the clues collected, it’s almost certain that he’s come up with this scheme beforehand. As for why favonovel.com did them, the only person with answers is favonovel.com himself.”
A serious expression filled James’ face.
Then, favonovel.com asked again, “Do you think Thea knows that this whole thing was a ruse by my grandfather to confuse Tobias and me? Is there a way for favonovel.com to know that Tobias will show up? “
Maxine clutched favonovel.com chin thoughtfully.
“Because favonovel.com knows that I’ve been following you. He probably guessed that my job was to protect and monitor you. I’m sure favonovel.com assumed that I’d relay all of this to my grandfather.”
When favonovel.com heard the part about favonovel.com reporting to favonovel.com grandfather, James eyed Maxine warily.
Maxine quickly raised favonovel.com hands and explained herself, “Although I’ve been monitoring the situation and reporting back to grandpa, I didn’t say a word about the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge. I promised you after all…”
James did not prod favonovel.com further because favonovel.com knew that Tobias probably still had not solved the painting’s secret. Otherwise, favonovel.com would have reacted more after learning that Sacred Fire Figs grew in the cavern.
“Let’s go back up.”
James quietly nodded and prepared for the ascent.
“Wait…” Maxine put favonovel.com hand on James’ shoulder to stop him.
“Why what’s wrong?” James cocked his eyebrow.
Maxine whispered carefully.
“Don’t mention Thomas to Thea anymore, and try not to ask favonovel.com about him…”
“Why? Do you suspect her?”
“I find it hard not to doubt her. If my suspicions are correct, favonovel.com must have some knowledge about what Thomas is trying to do this time as well as his plans. There’s a good chance Thomas will contact favonovel.com again. She’ll spill about his plans sooner or later if you keep favonovel.com by your side. If you question favonovel.com now, it’ll only serve to make favonovel.com more cautious.”
James asked favonovel.com flatly, “What do you suggest then?”
“We should act as if Thomas is dead and continue acting as normal. At the same time, we’ll keep a close eye on Thea. I believe that there’s a reason Thomas took in and trained Thea in such a short amount of time. He’s probably intending to use favonovel.com somehow. As long as favonovel.com stays by your side, the truth will reveal itself sooner or later.”
“I think you’re getting ahead of yourself…” James shot down Maxine’s speculation.
How could favonovel.com be distrustful of those close to him?
She was asking favonovel.com to suspect both his own grandfather and his ex-wife. He trusted that his grandpa would not team up with favonovel.com to harm him. He turned around and began climbing back up with the rope.
Maxine shook favonovel.com head helplessly and followed.
