AWB Chapter 90 : When the Rabbit Dies, the Fox Grieves
Chapter 90 : When the Rabbit Dies, the Fox Grieves
When the Rabbit Dies, the Fox GrievesCecilia had indeed considered the possibility that it was Dragon Abyss who died in the car accident that happened at dawn.
In fact, she very much hoped that person was Dragon Abyss.
However, what she hadn't expected was that when this hope actually became reality, alongside her joy, an inexplicable, overwhelming chill surged within her, enough to make her shiver all over, as if her whole body was about to freeze solid.
For a life to disappear was actually this simple. After only two days without seeing him, the once ever-opposing Dragon Abyss had already become a cold corpse, placed on a stretcher, covered with a white sheet and carried away. In her relief, Cecilia couldn't help but also feel a sense of "when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves."
No matter how ruthless she was, in the end, she was just a high school student not yet eighteen.
Although, during these past two days, she had constantly thought about how to get rid of Dragon Abyss, when he really died, she was still afraid—not for any other reason, but simply because, as a human, she possessed a fundamental, innate fear of death.
In the face of powers yet unknown, human life truly felt too fragile.
Cecilia knew very well that if Dragon Abyss hadn't offended her, he probably wouldn't have needed to die.
And all simply because, last night, before falling asleep, an absurd and whimsical thought surfaced in her groggy mind.
"It'd be nice if Dragon Abyss got hit by a car and died tomorrow."
Cecilia didn't believe such strange coincidences happened in the world; even if they did, they surely wouldn't happen to her.
So, there was no way this was just a simple traffic accident. Even if, as Yuewu said, Dragon Abyss crashed into a bridge pillar due to drunk driving, she could think of ten thousand reasons to believe that, behind this car accident, there must be another invisible giant hand steadily pushing events, step by step, sending Dragon Abyss plunging into the abyss of death.
It was just that, as for whom this hand belonged to, she already had some initial ideas—but, at the moment, there was still no opportunity to confirm them.
Wandering aimlessly down the Main City street in the early morning, Cecilia noticed that the news of Dragon Abyss's death hadn't spread widely yet. The players around her still wore relaxed, cheerful smiles, and when they saw her, their eyes, as always, revealed a somewhat unconcealed amazement.
Come to think of it, people died every moment in other corners of the world; as long as it didn't happen to someone in your own life, who really cared about the death of a total stranger?
Yet at this moment, Cecilia cared a great deal.
Even if Dragon Abyss's death was fantastic news for her right now, she still wanted to know whether it truly had anything to do with her.
If she didn't get to the bottom of this, she feared she wouldn't be able to sleep a wink tonight.
Stopping where no one was around, Cecilia reopened her private message panel and sent a message to Dawn's Light.
【Cecilia: How did you all find out? Is the information reliable?】
Less than half a minute later, the lower right corner of her vision flashed—Dawn's Light had replied.
【Dawn's Light: Just looking at the car is basically enough to confirm. The deceased was the Dragon Capital chairman's only son, surname Su, given name Long, should be about 27 years old this year. He never hid his real identity—he's Dragon Abyss. Can't be mistaken.】
Cecilia read the message for a moment before typing another question.
【Cecilia: Do you have more detailed info? For example, photos of the victim—best would be the autopsy report or something, I want to have a look.】
Cecilia was usually sparing with her words, so Dawn's Light rarely saw her send so many at once. Combined with the recent tensions between them, it wasn't hard to guess that Dragon Abyss's death might involve something deeper.
But, this was the perfect opportunity for Cecilia to owe him a favor, so Dawn's Light quickly replied.
【Dawn's Light: I don't have anything on hand at the moment. The accident happened early, and the surrounding street isn't that busy. To protect the company image, dragon Capital has already locked down the news—it's hard to find anything online. But I'll try my best to get it for you.】
【Cecilia: Thanks.】
After sending her final message to Dawn's Light, Cecilia opened up Little Persimmon Puppy's message window.
Ignoring the message she'd already read twice, she pulled up the virtual keyboard, typed, and sent a message.
【Cecilia: You're a merchant. Do you have a way to get Dragon Abyss's autopsy report? Even a verbal summary from a doctor would be fine—I want to know if there was anything besides drunk driving that caused his death.】
【Little Persimmon Puppy: The autopsy report?! What do you want that for? I'm just a merchant in the game!】
【Cecilia: Don't ask. I'll pay. Just tell me if you can get it or not.】
A long time passed—long enough for Cecilia to grow rather impatient—before Little Persimmon Puppy finally replied.
【Little Persimmon Puppy: The autopsy report is with the police. It's not that important, but taking it without permission is illegal, so the price goes up.】
【Little Persimmon Puppy: Also, make sure nobody but you ever sees our chat log.】
【Cecilia: No problem. Just state your price.】
【Little Persimmon Puppy: Usual deal—I'll provide the blueprint and materials, you craft two pieces of purple equipment for me, free of charge.】
Honestly, this price was a bit steep. By Legend of Kaloran's current market prices, an epic equipment blueprint averaged about 400,000 to 500,000, and even with materials, the cost didn't exceed 700,000.
Yet as long as Cecilia crafted them into equipment, with Little Persimmon Puppy's channels, they could be easily resold at a profit of over a million.
However, Cecilia was currently short on epic blueprints and materials herself to raise her secondary class skill【Vampire Artisan's Glamorous Forging】. Making a few more pieces was no loss—in fact, it could be considered a tidy profit.
So, Cecilia didn't haggle, and simply replied.
【Cecilia: Deal. When can you deliver?】
【Little Persimmon Puppy: No later than 6pm today. But don't get your hopes too high—I'll have someone try, but if we can't get it, the deal's off.】
After this message, little Persimmon Puppy's avatar went gray—they'd fully logged off within an hour after logging in.
Cecilia pretended nothing had happened, found an inn at random, and exited the game.
Back in her girlishly decorated bedroom, Gu Yanxi was reading at her desk. Hearing sounds behind her, she turned to see Cecilia sitting up from the bed, removing her helmet.
"Didn't you just log on? I thought you'd be playing until noon. Why'd you come out so quickly?"
Gu Yanxi asked, taking off her glasses.
"Something happened. Something big."
Cecilia said, her face serious.
"What is it?"
"You remember that news we saw earlier? The car accident one?"
"Yes. What about it?"
"Dragon Abyss is dead. He was the driver of that car."