Chapter 150: 150 – Speculations
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Ren almost dropped the pictures in shock, but then held on to them tightly. If these were indeed the parents and the older sister of his Fang, then Ren had no idea how to break the news about this to Fang at all.
Ren looked at Wolf. "Are there no records of a second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation?" he asked quietly.
Wolf shook his head. "None at all," he said quietly. "We're still looking, but at the moment, there is nothing at all."
Ren frowned. "It is impossible for Fang not to have a biological connection with the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation – and their daughter – Wolf, you can see clearly that she is almost a replica of Sylvia's human form, and Sylvia takes after Fang. Just from their faces, isn't it clear that Fang is their son…?" he asked in a faint whisper.
Wolf nodded. "That is exactly what I thought as well," he said quietly. "The only issue is that we have not found a single thing about a second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation – there is absolutely nothing, no records, nothing. There aren't even any pictures of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation during that period where the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom would have been carrying a baby that would have to coincide with Fang's birth."
Ren remained silent, thinking that the very lack of any information was suspicious – it was clear that someone had taken great pains to erase the traces of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation and their daughter – and any possible traces of their second child.
Wolf had the exact same suspicions himself, and he understood Ren's thoughts perfectly. It was a little too clean – which meant that information had been redacted deliberately. And Wolf believed that there was yet another party involved in removing this information, because if it had been the royal family of the Valley Kingdom or the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom – some data leak would definitely have been there, for sure, and Wolf's people would have been able to find something or the other about it.
In this situation, the only thing that Wolf and Ren could think of what the old adage – 'When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'
And the improbable truth, in this case, would be that there was another party involved, and this party was also a powerful one.
"Do we know anything else about the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation?" Ren asked, rubbing his temples yet again.
Wolf sighed and shook his head. "The only thing we know is that they were killed soon after Fang's birth," he said. "We know from the Orchid Orphanage that Fang was just a new born baby, barely a few hours old, when he was left with them. We are unable to confirm the exact status of the girl child, because the records of her death appear to be fudged and don't match – but the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation can be confirmed to be dead."
Ren nodded and tapped his chin thoughtfully. "It seems to me that there is definitely another party involved," he murmured. "Especially with the little princess and the second likely child, which would be Fang."
Wolf nodded as well. "The time during which the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation went missing and were rumoured to have – or believed to have – eloped – was probably the time when the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom was carrying their first child – the daughter. It is quite possible that the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were aware of the threat to their child and their own person, and the ambitions of the brother of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and his rich, ambitious main wife, and to protect their first child and give birth to her safely, they hid themselves away voluntarily after facing an attack from the other side, which ended up with the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation being forced to remain overseas. That seems to be the most likely explanation of what happened at the time of the birth of the first child. After the child was born, perhaps they were waiting for a chance to find a way to safely get back to the Valley Kingdom and claim the inheritance rights of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom, but then, the previous empress died under suspicious circumstances – and their plans were probably foiled, either due to a leak or betrayal on their side, or by someone from the enemy camp finding out about them. So, they probably had to hide themselves away again, and it also seems likely that the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation had a powerful supporter with some influence – perhaps not powerful enough to topple the threat they were facing from the current emperor and empress of the Valley Kingdom, but certainly powerful enough to keep them safe from the clutches of their enemies. However, after some time, they probably realised that they needed to go back to the Valley Kingdom and claim the throne – but, by then, the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were expecting their second child, and it is likely that their enemies caught wind of that. So, they could only abandon their plans and try to protect the children. They may have been in Cosmopolis for some reason – or, someone on their side could have either stolen away or fled with their new born second child, and dumped the child at the Orchid Orphanage. It is possible that this was a betrayal instead of a safety measure, because it seems likely that their daughter was left with the powerful backer they had, and that backer managed to fudge the records of the deaths of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation to include the fake death of their daughter as well. They could have tried to find the whereabouts of the second child, but they probably failed."
Wolf sighed and looked at Ren after finishing his long speech. "However, this is all my speculation based on what we have been able to find out so far. I don't know how much of this is accurate – or if there is anything that is accurate here at all," he said to Ren.
Ren sighed as well. "I think what you have said makes a lot of sense," he murmured. "I am inclined to believe that this is exactly what happened."
Wolf propped his chin on his hand and looked at Ren. "And? You clearly have some additional ideas, it seems," he murmured, looking at Ren expectantly.
Ren nodded. "You mentioned that the Dragon Queen was very fond of this half brother of hers - the prince of the Dragon Nation, right?" he asked.
Wolf nodded. "Oh," he said. "Do you think that she is the powerful backer that we are assuming?"
Ren nodded again. "If the Dragon Queen was really very fond of this half brother of hers, then wouldn't she have created a ruckus when the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were murdered by assassins? Wouldn't she have tried her best to find out about the perpetrators behind this assassination and tried to get revenge on their behalf? She doesn't seem to be the type to lay down and take this kind of a thing. Unless there was a compelling reason for her not to…" he said quietly.
Wolf nodded thoughtfully. "And the compelling reason would be that she was looking after her niece, the first child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation – and she could also be searching for the second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation. But then, the person who dropped Fang off at the Orchid Orphanage back then, probably disappeared – or, it was possible that the current emperor and the current empress of the Valley Kingdom pretended that the second child was in their clutches and would be killed instantly if the Dragon Queen took any action…" he speculated.
Ren nodded. "I think that is quite likely that you are correct," he said. "It could explain something about the Dragon Queen that has always been a cause of concern for me."
Wolf raised his eyebrows.. "What?" he demanded.
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Ren almost dropped the pictures in shock, but then held on to them tightly. If these were indeed the parents and the older sister of his Fang, then Ren had no idea how to break the news about this to Fang at all.
Ren looked at Wolf. "Are there no records of a second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation?" he asked quietly.
Wolf shook his head. "None at all," he said quietly. "We're still looking, but at the moment, there is nothing at all."
Ren frowned. "It is impossible for Fang not to have a biological connection with the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation – and their daughter – Wolf, you can see clearly that she is almost a replica of Sylvia's human form, and Sylvia takes after Fang. Just from their faces, isn't it clear that Fang is their son…?" he asked in a faint whisper.
Wolf nodded. "That is exactly what I thought as well," he said quietly. "The only issue is that we have not found a single thing about a second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation – there is absolutely nothing, no records, nothing. There aren't even any pictures of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation during that period where the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom would have been carrying a baby that would have to coincide with Fang's birth."
Ren remained silent, thinking that the very lack of any information was suspicious – it was clear that someone had taken great pains to erase the traces of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation and their daughter – and any possible traces of their second child.
Wolf had the exact same suspicions himself, and he understood Ren's thoughts perfectly. It was a little too clean – which meant that information had been redacted deliberately. And Wolf believed that there was yet another party involved in removing this information, because if it had been the royal family of the Valley Kingdom or the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom – some data leak would definitely have been there, for sure, and Wolf's people would have been able to find something or the other about it.
In this situation, the only thing that Wolf and Ren could think of what the old adage – 'When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'
And the improbable truth, in this case, would be that there was another party involved, and this party was also a powerful one.
"Do we know anything else about the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation?" Ren asked, rubbing his temples yet again.
Wolf sighed and shook his head. "The only thing we know is that they were killed soon after Fang's birth," he said. "We know from the Orchid Orphanage that Fang was just a new born baby, barely a few hours old, when he was left with them. We are unable to confirm the exact status of the girl child, because the records of her death appear to be fudged and don't match – but the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation can be confirmed to be dead."
Ren nodded and tapped his chin thoughtfully. "It seems to me that there is definitely another party involved," he murmured. "Especially with the little princess and the second likely child, which would be Fang."
Wolf nodded as well. "The time during which the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation went missing and were rumoured to have – or believed to have – eloped – was probably the time when the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom was carrying their first child – the daughter. It is quite possible that the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were aware of the threat to their child and their own person, and the ambitions of the brother of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and his rich, ambitious main wife, and to protect their first child and give birth to her safely, they hid themselves away voluntarily after facing an attack from the other side, which ended up with the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation being forced to remain overseas. That seems to be the most likely explanation of what happened at the time of the birth of the first child. After the child was born, perhaps they were waiting for a chance to find a way to safely get back to the Valley Kingdom and claim the inheritance rights of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom, but then, the previous empress died under suspicious circumstances – and their plans were probably foiled, either due to a leak or betrayal on their side, or by someone from the enemy camp finding out about them. So, they probably had to hide themselves away again, and it also seems likely that the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation had a powerful supporter with some influence – perhaps not powerful enough to topple the threat they were facing from the current emperor and empress of the Valley Kingdom, but certainly powerful enough to keep them safe from the clutches of their enemies. However, after some time, they probably realised that they needed to go back to the Valley Kingdom and claim the throne – but, by then, the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were expecting their second child, and it is likely that their enemies caught wind of that. So, they could only abandon their plans and try to protect the children. They may have been in Cosmopolis for some reason – or, someone on their side could have either stolen away or fled with their new born second child, and dumped the child at the Orchid Orphanage. It is possible that this was a betrayal instead of a safety measure, because it seems likely that their daughter was left with the powerful backer they had, and that backer managed to fudge the records of the deaths of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation to include the fake death of their daughter as well. They could have tried to find the whereabouts of the second child, but they probably failed."
Wolf sighed and looked at Ren after finishing his long speech. "However, this is all my speculation based on what we have been able to find out so far. I don't know how much of this is accurate – or if there is anything that is accurate here at all," he said to Ren.
Ren sighed as well. "I think what you have said makes a lot of sense," he murmured. "I am inclined to believe that this is exactly what happened."
Wolf propped his chin on his hand and looked at Ren. "And? You clearly have some additional ideas, it seems," he murmured, looking at Ren expectantly.
Ren nodded. "You mentioned that the Dragon Queen was very fond of this half brother of hers - the prince of the Dragon Nation, right?" he asked.
Wolf nodded. "Oh," he said. "Do you think that she is the powerful backer that we are assuming?"
Ren nodded again. "If the Dragon Queen was really very fond of this half brother of hers, then wouldn't she have created a ruckus when the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were murdered by assassins? Wouldn't she have tried her best to find out about the perpetrators behind this assassination and tried to get revenge on their behalf? She doesn't seem to be the type to lay down and take this kind of a thing. Unless there was a compelling reason for her not to…" he said quietly.
Wolf nodded thoughtfully. "And the compelling reason would be that she was looking after her niece, the first child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation – and she could also be searching for the second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation. But then, the person who dropped Fang off at the Orchid Orphanage back then, probably disappeared – or, it was possible that the current emperor and the current empress of the Valley Kingdom pretended that the second child was in their clutches and would be killed instantly if the Dragon Queen took any action…" he speculated.
Ren nodded. "I think that is quite likely that you are correct," he said. "It could explain something about the Dragon Queen that has always been a cause of concern for me."
Wolf raised his eyebrows.. "What?" he demanded.
Ren almost dropped the pictures in shock, but then held on to them tightly. If these were indeed the parents and the older sister of his Fang, then Ren had no idea how to break the news about this to Fang at all.Ren looked at Wolf. "Are there no records of a second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation?" he asked quietly.Wolf shook his head. "None at all," he said quietly. "We're still looking, but at the moment, there is nothing at all."Ren frowned. "It is impossible for Fang not to have a biological connection with the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation and their daughter Wolf, you can see clearly that she is almost a replica of Sylvia's human form, and Sylvia takes after Fang. Just from their faces, isn't it clear that Fang is their son?" he asked in a faint whisper.Wolf nodded. "That is exactly what I thought as well," he said quietly. "The only issue is that we have not found a single thing about a second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation there is absolutely nothing, no records, nothing. There aren't even any pictures of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation during that period where the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom would have been carrying a baby that would have to coincide with Fang's birth."Ren remained silent, thinking that the very lack of any information was suspicious it was clear that someone had taken great pains to erase the traces of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation and their daughter and any possible traces of their second child.Wolf had the exact same suspicions himself, and he understood Ren's thoughts perfectly. It was a little too clean which meant that information had been redacted deliberately. And Wolf believed that there was yet another party involved in removing this information, because if it had been the royal family of the Valley Kingdom or the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom some data leak would definitely have been there, for sure, and Wolf's people would have been able to find something or the other about it.In this situation, the only thing that Wolf and Ren could think of what the old adage 'When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'And the improbable truth, in this case, would be that there was another party involved, and this party was also a powerful one."Do we know anything else about the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation?" Ren asked, rubbing his temples yet again.Wolf sighed and shook his head. "The only thing we know is that they were killed soon after Fang's birth," he said. "We know from the Orchid Orphanage that Fang was just a new born baby, barely a few hours old, when he was left with them. We are unable to confirm the exact status of the girl child, because the records of her death appear to be fudged and don't match but the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation can be confirmed to be dead."Ren nodded and tapped his chin thoughtfully. "It seems to me that there is definitely another party involved," he murmured. "Especially with the little princess and the second likely child, which would be Fang."Wolf nodded as well. "The time during which the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation went missing and were rumoured to have or believed to have eloped was probably the time when the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom was carrying their first child the daughter. It is quite possible that the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were aware of the threat to their child and their own person, and the ambitions of the brother of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and his rich, ambitious main wife, and to protect their first child and give birth to her safely, they hid themselves away voluntarily after facing an attack from the other side, which ended up with the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation being forced to remain overseas. That seems to be the most likely explanation of what happened at the time of the birth of the first child. After the child was born, perhaps they were waiting for a chance to find a way to safely get back to the Valley Kingdom and claim the inheritance rights of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom, but then, the previous empress died under suspicious circumstances and their plans were probably foiled, either due to a leak or betrayal on their side, or by someone from the enemy camp finding out about them. So, they probably had to hide themselves away again, and it also seems likely that the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation had a powerful supporter with some influence perhaps not powerful enough to topple the threat they were facing from the current emperor and empress of the Valley Kingdom, but certainly powerful enough to keep them safe from the clutches of their enemies. However, after some time, they probably realised that they needed to go back to the Valley Kingdom and claim the throne but, by then, the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were expecting their second child, and it is likely that their enemies caught wind of that. So, they could only abandon their plans and try to protect the children. They may have been in Cosmopolis for some reason or, someone on their side could have either stolen away or fled with their new born second child, and dumped the child at the Orchid Orphanage. It is possible that this was a betrayal instead of a safety measure, because it seems likely that their daughter was left with the powerful backer they had, and that backer managed to fudge the records of the deaths of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation to include the fake death of their daughter as well. They could have tried to find the whereabouts of the second child, but they probably failed."Wolf sighed and looked at Ren after finishing his long speech. "However, this is all my speculation based on what we have been able to find out so far. I don't know how much of this is accurate or if there is anything that is accurate here at all," he said to Ren.Ren sighed as well. "I think what you have said makes a lot of sense," he murmured. "I am inclined to believe that this is exactly what happened."Wolf propped his chin on his hand and looked at Ren. "And? You clearly have some additional ideas, it seems," he murmured, looking at Ren expectantly.Ren nodded. "You mentioned that the Dragon Queen was very fond of this half brother of hers - the prince of the Dragon Nation, right?" he asked.Wolf nodded. "Oh," he said. "Do you think that she is the powerful backer that we are assuming?"Ren nodded again. "If the Dragon Queen was really very fond of this half brother of hers, then wouldn't she have created a ruckus when the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation were murdered by assassins? Wouldn't she have tried her best to find out about the perpetrators behind this assassination and tried to get revenge on their behalf? She doesn't seem to be the type to lay down and take this kind of a thing. Unless there was a compelling reason for her not to" he said quietly.Wolf nodded thoughtfully. "And the compelling reason would be that she was looking after her niece, the first child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation and she could also be searching for the second child of the crown princess of the Valley Kingdom and the prince of the Dragon Nation. But then, the person who dropped Fang off at the Orchid Orphanage back then, probably disappeared or, it was possible that the current emperor and the current empress of the Valley Kingdom pretended that the second child was in their clutches and would be killed instantly if the Dragon Queen took any action" he speculated.Ren nodded. "I think that is quite likely that you are correct," he said. "It could explain something about the Dragon Queen that has always been a cause of concern for me."Wolf raised his eyebrows.. "What?" he demanded.
