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    After he arrived home, Friedrich could no longer keep the big secret he knew to himself. If the Alchemists want to get rid of many humans ... don''t humans have the right to know and defend themselves?

    "There is one very important thing I want to convey to you," Friedrich said to Charles and Hannah. The three of them gathered in the living room. Charles and Hannah''s faces were covered with question marks. They had never seen Friedrich''s expression so serious.

    "What''s that?" asked Charles curiously. The teenager was now nearly 17 years old and the harsh life of the past had made him much more mature than boys his age. Seeing his brother''s face like this, he was anxious.

    He was afraid that something terrible happened to Friedrich. Were the symptoms of the disease getting worse? Oh ... no ...

    Didn''t the doctor say he still had a year and a half left?

    "I''m going to tell you a secret," Friedrich said in a chilling voice. "Sam told me everything before he died."

    In a firm voice, Friedrich then told Charles and Hannah about the Alchemist people. He wanted them to keep that knowledge and do what they think was good with it.

    He did not want, after he died, that information would be buried with him ... and humans would never know there was a group of immortals who wanted to rule the world and kill humans, leaving only certain people who they deemed worthy of living.

    When Charles and Hannah were listening to Friedrich''s story, they both gasped. Jeez ...! They had no idea that Sam had been keeping such a great secret all along!

    There were immortals on this earth? It was so hard to believe! If they didn''t hear this from Friedrich, neither of them would believe the story.

    However, they knew how much Sam and Friedrich loved science. He could not possibly be deceived by the untrue fairy tales of immortals.

    "Then? Can we ask them for an immortal potion to cure your illness?" asked Charles quickly. His chest suddenly filled with new enthusiasm and hope. If there really was an immortal clan who had the immortality elixir... then there is hope for his brother''s recovery.

    Friedrich shook his head, "They only accept outsiders and give the potion to them if they married a member of the Alchemists clan. That had been their rule for centuries. Sam tried to beg the clan leader to give me an exception ... so that I can survive. . But he refused."

    "Shit!" said Charles furiously. He clenched his fist tightly. He felt outraged by the people who didn''t want to show mercy to his brother. Friedrich obviously would make many important contributions to mankind if he could stay alive.

    Why were they so arrogant?

    "How about ... you look for an Alchemist girl and marry her?" Hannah asked in a low voice. "You''ve already investigated them. I think, you must already know about the people you can approach to find one..."

    Friedrich looked at Hannah with a frown. "Do you want me to marry another girl?"

    Hannah bit her lip. "For the sake of your recovery. Even without love, I''m sure we can find an alchemist girl willing to be paid for her services. It can be some kind of contract marriage between you .. as long as you get well first. You can pay her money. I''m sure we can find an Alchemist girl who needs money ..."

    Charles wanted his brother to marry Hannah, but the girl''s suggestion seemed reasonable. The important thing was that his brother got well first.

    He knew that Hannah was saddened by the thought of the man she loved having to marry another woman to get the elixir of immortality and stay alive.

    But right now ... it seemed like there was no other choice.

    Friedrich shook his head. "I ... don''t want to be a part of their clan. Even just to stay alive. I''d rather die than be like them."

    With a deep sigh, he finally told them what he heard in front of Alaric''s office this afternoon.

    "Oh, my God ... how evil!" Hannah held her breath with a terrified expression. She did not expect to hear that a human being could be so cruel to other people. She was immediately reminded of Hitler.

    After hearing Friedrich''s story, Hannah and Charles fell silent. All this information was shocking. It was enough to make people feel terrified and helpless. What if the Alchemist people would really dominate humanity and kill anyone they deemed unworthy of life?

    Charles and Hannah felt like they just received the news from the future about the coming third world war or a massacre, but they couldn''t do anything about it.

    "We have to do something ..." Hannah whispered.

    The two men in front of her raised their faces and studied the girl.

    "What can we do?" Friedrich asked sadly.

    "I ... I can go back to Moravia and tell my parents. They can talk to the world''s leaders from other countries and do something," said the girl. "They could bring this up to the UN forums."

    "Do you think they''ll believe us?" Friedrich asked, shaking his head. "Anyone who hears about this will definitely think we are crazy. You better not get yourself into trouble. Not only they won''t believe us, but if this leaks into the ears of the Alchemists ... they will definitely not remain silent.

    Sam told me that they were all over the world and ruling behind the scenes. Even the British empire was actually ruled from the background by the Alchemist royal family in the past. We can''t act rashly ..."

    Hannah fell silent at Friedrich''s words. The man was very logical and could always think ahead. She realized that Friedrich was right. Who will believe them?

    "Alaric Rhionen is very powerful, other important people in the Alchemist clan are also very influential. I don''t even know for sure who are included as part of their community. What is clear, they are the real economic and political rulers in the world. many of their people are in the entertainment industry," Friedrich continued. "Jean-Pierre Wang and Billie

    Yves, the two celebrities are part of the clan. We can''t be careless."

    Hannah was utterly shocked to hear the two names. Jean-Pierre Wang was a very famous actor. His girlfriend, Billie Yves, was a genius musician who was arguably a living legend.

    Both of them were reported as plastic surgery fans. That''s why they still looked really young when they were already close to 40. Apparently ... they didn''t get any plastic surgery. They always looked so young because their cells regenerated continuously since they were immortals.

    Oh ... how lucky ...

    "Then ... what can we do?" asked Hannah. She really didn''t know what to do. What was clear, she felt she could not let the Alchemists get away with their crimes.

    "We can gather evidence first," Friedrich said. He took out his laptop and opened several folders to show Hannah and Charles. "I''ve been investigating them for the last few months, ever since Sam told me this secret. I hired a few hackers to find the information I needed. They don''t know anything, I asked them to check random things for me. Let me show you their findings."

    In his folder, Friedrich showed several photos, captions, and other information about several people he suspected of being part of the Alchemists.

    "The first person I investigated was Caspar Schneider. He is the owner of the Schneider Group and had a right-hand from the Van Der Ven family. I''ve investigated this and found that apparently, the Schneider family and the Van Der Ven family have had a relationship for generations.

    Usually, the male descendants from the Van Der Ven family will take over the business during Caspar''s retirement from the world. Then he would come back 20 years later as a new person, with a new name."

    He showed Caspar Schneider''s handsome face on the screen and continued his analysis. "Before Caspar Schneider, who now led the business, the Schneider group was run by Stanis Van Der Ven. Before Caspar, his ''uncle'' was in charge of the family business. His name was Heinrich Schneider."

    Friedrich opened another photo. "This is Heinrich Schneider. Although 20 the pictures 20 years apart and are said to be of two different men, you can see that this Heinrich and Caspar are actually the same person."

    "Ah .. Brother, you are right. They are the same person," commented Charles.

    "They never appear together, and usually a new leader of this family will ''appear'' every twenty years, people have nothing to connect them to. The similarities between them are only considered family likenesses.

    The public has no way of knowing that they are actually the same person. Caspar Schneider confessed to Sam Atlas that he has been living since 1480. Imagine .. how many identities has he been using all this time?" Friedrich continued his words.

    "There must be a lot ..."

    "That''s right. After I found out all the identities Caspar Schneider had used in the past, I started investigating the people he was in contact with. The Schneider Group used to invest in many big Hollywood studios on the condition they hire Jean-Pierre Wang in their high budget movies.

    That''s why, even though Jean was still a new actor at the time, he immediately appeared in many successful films, and his popularity skyrocketed. Then there''s Billie, and there is more, person after person who''s involved with them here."

    Friedrich sighed. "I will not be in the world much longer ... but I hope, what I know, will one day be known to the world. Let them be vigilant."

    "Brother, I will continue what you started ..." whispered Charles in a hoarse voice. He tried hard to hold back his emotions so that he wouldn''t cry when he remembered how his poor brother was going to die soon. "I''m going to reveal the secret about those Alchemists so they can''t treat other people like trash..."

    Friedrich looked at his only brother sadly. Charles was only 17 years old.

    What can this child do? he thought.

    "I''m still a kid now ... but I will try hard. I will grow up to be a smart person like you," said Charles with full determination. "You can rely on me."

    Friedrich rubbed his younger brother''s head and nodded.. "I believe in you."