Richard relaxed. He took a deep breath, and the things he said surprised Darius. “I know a few things about the person in the black robe, and I think you’d be interested to know more about this compared to what Patricia told you.”

Darius raised an eyebrow and subconsciously straightened up. Tonight was a night of surprises. The first surprise was Richard—Darius didn’t know how old he was, but he’d been forced to act like a fool just to survive.

The second surprise was that Richard had managed to educate himself under such difficult circumstances and had even gotten information on the black-robed person. He didn’t bother concealing his surprise, which made Richard relax even more.

He felt slightly more confident about meeting his objective because Darius was obviously interested in what he had to say. He smiled and said, “Patricia knew about this, but I don’t know what kept her from revealing this information. Also, before we delve deeper, you should know there’s something you’ve mis