For Fang Zheng, the coup d'état initiated by the Intelligence Department came to an end. Although there were other hidden secrets behind it, it was none of his business. He just let Cassius and the others do their work.

So after a few days, after making sure that everything was normal in the capital, Fang Zheng packed up and prepared to return home.

However, at this moment, suddenly, an uninvited guest broke in.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, have you seen Joshua?!"

Estell rushed into the room panting, causing Fang Zheng to be stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong? Estelle?"

"Joshua, Joshua is gone! He, he left us!!"

When she said this, Estelle's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked like she was about to cry. Hearing Estelle's cry, the other girls gathered around her.

"Are you okay, Sister Estelle?"

"Joshua is missing? Did he get lost?"

"How is this possible? Sister Estelle, what's going on?"

Under the girls' questioning, Estell tearfully told everyone what had happened.

After the coup, Estell and Joshua were evaluated as true guerrillas for their efforts as guerrillas. They were both very happy at the time, but what Estell did not expect was that when she found Joshua again that night, he suddenly told her a lot about his past and said he wanted to leave them. He even gave Estell a sleeping pill. When Estell woke up the next morning, Joshua was gone.

She also asked her father, but Cassius told Estelle that this was Joshua's own choice. Estelle certainly could not accept this, so she hurried to find Fang Zheng to see if he had any clues.

"That's it, I still need to go find Joshua!!"

After saying this, Estelle turned around and was about to leave, but Fang Zheng quickly grabbed her.

"Wait, where are you going to look for it now, like a headless fly?"

“I…I…”

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Estelle was speechless for a moment.

"Tell me the whole story again in detail. Stop crying. You want to find Joshua, right? Cheer up!"

“Ah… Yeah!!”

Facing Fang Zheng's scolding, Estelle seemed to have regained her senses. She nodded vigorously, then looked at Fang Zheng and told him again everything that had happened that day.

After listening to this, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"You mean, at the beginning, Joshua told you that he wanted to continue to be with you in the future, right?"

"Um……"

“Isn’t that strange?”

Hearing this, Xiao Hei also spoke in confusion.

"If he had decided to leave at that time, why would he say such a thing?"

"Then you felt shy, misunderstood him, and ran to buy ice cream. What was Joshua's reaction when you came back?"

"After I came back..."

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Estelle's expression gradually changed.

“Come to think of it, Joshua’s reaction was indeed a little strange at that time, and during dinner…”

"Did you find anything else when you came back?"

"Discovered...discovered..."

Estelle clenched her teeth and frowned.

"Oh right, at that time... I seemed to have met someone, but... I can't remember it! I can't remember it at all!!"

"Sister Estel..."

"That's really interesting."

Looking at the painful expression on Estelle's face, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes.

"What now, big brother?"

"Mind manipulation isn't my specialty. It would be better if Shokuhou Misaki was here, but I'm not completely helpless."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng came in front of Estell and pointed his finger at her forehead.

"Estel, close your eyes."

"Um……"

"Now, start recalling what happened at that time."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng snapped his fingers.

The next moment, time began to reverse, and Estel closed her eyes and began to mutter to herself.

"I went to buy ice cream, but there were so many people there that I had to wait for a long time before I could buy any. Then I wanted to go back to the park... Then I took my ice cream to the park entrance, and someone greeted me... It was Professor Yaluwa. I was really surprised because I didn't expect to meet him there... Professor Yaluwa said he had also met Joshua, and congratulated us on becoming full guerrillas... At that time, he looked different from usual, as if he was particularly happy..."

"Very good, the case is solved."

Fang Zheng snapped his fingers again, and Estelle opened her eyes as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"Who is that Professor Yaluwa?"

"He's an archaeologist that Joshua and I met during our travels. He said he was studying the ancient Liberl civilization..."

"It looks like we have a target now."

Fang Zheng nodded to Estelle.

"You probably haven't forgotten that your father reported in the previous meeting that according to the interrogation investigation, Colonel Richard and Mayor Delmont both showed signs of having their memories manipulated."

"So... Mr. Fang Zheng, you mean that it was actually Professor Yaluwa who manipulated Colonel Richard to launch this coup?"

After hearing Fang Zheng's analysis, Estell's face was filled with disbelief.

"But, he is just a professor..."

"If the other party has the ability to manipulate memory, then the impression he left on you is completely unreliable. Besides, studying the ancient Liberl civilization itself is a clue. Didn't we wonder before how Colonel Richard knew that there was a secret treasure sealed in the restricted area under the palace? Now it seems that the answer is very clear."

"You mean that Yaluwa?"

Hearing this, Xiao Hei asked in surprise, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"It's very likely that he discovered something after his investigation, so he carried out mental manipulation on Colonel Richard, hoping to use him to do something. Well... according to what Estel said, if Professor Yaruwa was happy at that time, then it means that his plan may have succeeded."

“Well, now that you mention it… it is true…!!”

Hearing this, Estell also shouted out hurriedly.

"At that time, Professor Yaluwa did say that there had been some breakthrough in the research...!!"

"Very good, it seems we have found the mastermind behind this."

Fang Zheng nodded and then looked at Estelle.

"Notify Mr. Cassius of this matter immediately and have the Liberl Royal Family conduct a direct search."

"OK!!"

After hearing Fang Zheng's message, Estell nodded, then turned around and ran. However, at this moment, Fang Zheng called her again.

"etc."

"Anything else, Mr. Founder?"

"As for Joshua, it's his business if he wants to run away, but you can also chase him back. If you are unhappy, just catch him, bring him back, and beat him up. I will also let my little ones keep an eye on him, and if there is any clue about Joshua, I will notify you as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, big sister."

At this moment Ling also spoke with a smile.

"If we find Brother Joshua, we will tie him up and bring him to you."

"Well, I'll leave it to you then."

Hearing this, Estell burst into laughter.

"But... please be gentle and don't hurt him..."

"Swish! We haven't even gotten married yet, and your elder sister is already protecting her husband?"

Facing Estell's request, Ling immediately spoke with a smile, and Theo next to her also started to make a fuss.

“Swish, swish—!”

“Woo…”

"Hahaha, alright, alright, go and do your thing."

Seeing Estell's face flushed with anger due to the teasing of the little girls, Fang Zheng just chuckled and helped her out, and Estell quickly turned around and ran away as if to escape.

Only after Estell left did Ling look at Fang Zheng again.

"Big brother, are we going to find that professor?"

"Don't worry about these things. This is something that the Kingdom of Liberl and Cassius need to worry about. We are just a multinational company. Don't rashly interfere in the investigation of national security issues."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

"Now that peace has been restored in Liberl, it's time for us to go back to our own business... Let's get ready and go back to Chase."

At the same time, in the sealed ruins below the royal city, Dr. Russell was also studying the ancient devices inside.

"Are these the remains of a civilization from the end of ancient Cymria, 1,200 years ago?"

"Did you find anything, Dr. Russell?"

Looking at Dr. Russell who was analyzing the device with a serious expression, Lieutenant Yulia - no, now it's Captain, asked.

In response to Captain Yulia's question, Dr. Russell shook his head.

"Analysis of ancient relics is almost impossible with modern technology. Although it is also driven by the force of the orb, its structure is very different from that of the orb device... Well, perhaps we can seek assistance from the Seven Lights Church or... Starlight Technology."

"You mean Mr. Fang Zheng?"

Captain Yulia was somewhat surprised to hear Dr. Russell's proposal, and Dr. Russell nodded.

"Yes, to be honest, I have a feeling that the technology mastered by Starlight Technology is very similar to that of ancient civilizations."

"You mean, Starlight Technology has the technological heritage of ancient civilizations?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant."

This time, in response to Captain Yulia's question, Dr. Russell waved his hand.

"I just have this feeling. You see, we know nothing about ancient civilizations and cannot understand them because they have a completely different system from modern ones. And Starlight Technology also gives me this feeling, especially the Blizzard... To be honest, although I don't think it is a relic of ancient civilization, it still confuses me."

"The Buran is indeed impressive."

Captain Yulia nodded.

"But couldn't this be a brand new development of Starlight Technology itself..."

"Haha, Captain Yulia, that's not how technology progresses. I can see that the various designs used on the Blizzard are all quite mature products. It doesn't look like it was built from scratch, but more like a product that has been improved and optimized based on existing technology. And if I remember correctly, Mr. Fang Zheng also said that the Blizzard was used in the first place to prevent the phenomenon of guide force stopping, because the Blizzard itself is not driven by guide force..."

“…”

"So, I think if we can let Starlight Technology come to conduct research and investigation, we might be able to get some intelligence or clues."

Captain Yulia was silent for a moment after hearing Dr. Russell's suggestion.

"I will convey your advice to Her Majesty the Queen."

Then she spoke.