I Am the Ruler of All (Kingsley) novel Chapter 428

The corner of Kingsley's mouth twitched. "That's because I've been calling you by that name since childhood. Besides, Miss Albright is a few months older than me. So, it doesn't feel appropriate to call her by a pet name…"

Elaine understood Courtney well, so she knew that Courtney was just teasing Kingsley. Thus, she covered her mouth and laughed coquettishly before finally saying to him, "Okay, that's enough. I'll just take the loss. You can call me 'Elaine', Kingsley."

"What! Elaine, are you thinking about becoming my sister-in-law?"

"That's so annoying! Court, what nonsense are you spewing? I won't be your friend anymore!"

"Hahaha…"

The three of them joked around for a while. Afterward, Courtney invited Kingsley to dinner so that they could spend more time together. "Kingsley, do you want to join us for dinner tonight?"

"No." Kingsley shook his head. "I want to go back and start reading Professor Albright's book."

She raised an eyebrow at him. "Why are you suddenly showing interest in Professor Albright's research on information and intelligence?"

"I… I'm just curious." He grinned and lied, "It's just curiosity!"

"Is that so?" She stared at him intently with her almond-shaped eyes. "Don't tell me… Do you have a different purpose for coming to Solaris University and looking for Professor Albright?"

While he mulled over these thoughts, he unknowingly arrived at the gates of Solaris University. His stamina was excellent, so his complexion remained almost unchanged even though he had been running for so long. In fact, he was only slightly out of breath.

He did not waste any time as he immediately returned to the hotel on the commercial street and began reading the book that Vincent had written. In the beginning, the contents of the book were very mundane. It was similar to the dissertations written by other professors. However, his eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper as he continued reading!

Vincent had mentioned something in his book. It was an incident that occurred seventeen years ago when the internet was just becoming popular in the Empire of Qustia. He once used his hacking skills to obtain information on an intelligence organization known as 'The Nightingale Intelligence Agency'. The NIA Agency was centered around an intelligence broker, and their influence radiated across the entire Great Xia Empire!

Vincent was only in his early thirties at the time, so he was young but short of money. Hence, he sold the information on the intelligence broker to the black market. However, he never imagined the consequences of his actions! It didn't take long before the entire family of the intelligence broker was brutally murdered! The husband and wife, as well as their son, who had only just turned five years old, were tragically killed in a sea of fire!

Thanks to this incident, Vincent suffered heavy emotional damage. He had been on the verge of a mental and emotional breakdown! He believed that he caused the tragic deaths of that family of three! If he had not sold the information for money, then the originally happy family would never have been reduced to ashes!