Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 761 - 479: So the Mastermind Behind the Scenes Is You (Part 3)_2

However, he tried every means to investigate the identity of "Master Sliver", so at the very least, he definitely didn’t know about this layer.

But, what about Sophie Scott?

Amy Mansfield asked, "How is your relationship?"

Nora Scott: "Not good."

Upon hearing this, for some reason, all three breathed a sigh of relief.

It was indeed "not good," as she hadn’t even met the other party’s boyfriend.

Otherwise, Nora Scott had a portrait in hand, and when she saw Alexander Vaughn, she would have recognized him immediately, rather than relying on some surveillance videos to identify him.

Barton Mansfield made a call, instructing someone to start with Sophie Scott’s relationships to track Alexander Vaughn’s movements, hoping to seize this opportunity to catch Alexander Vaughn.

Yet, Nora Scott thought of something else—

When Oliver Scott had someone threaten Sophie Scott with photos, she had Rosie Sullivan investigate that group. But at the time, Rosie Sullivan was a step too late, and those people were directly crippled and thrown into the hospital; afterward, when Marshall Ferreira’s final exam results came out, he was crippled in the same manner as punishment.

It was suspected then that Sophie Scott’s boyfriend might have arranged it.

Who would have thought, after such a long roundabout way, Sophie Scott’s boyfriend turned out to be the executioner they had been searching for so long.

Damn.

Thinking about that night in the river, Nora Scott couldn’t help but curse in her heart.

Then, Nora Scott remembered something and told Rosie Sullivan, "Rosie, send Alexander Vaughn’s photo to the batch of drug dealers caught last night, have them identify him one by one. I suspect the contact person behind the scenes is him."

Holy shit!

Rosie Sullivan’s eyelid twitched, thinking this bastard really had a foot in everything. She quickly responded and made a call to have someone investigate.

...

John Durant and Biel Hall conducted the investigation together, and accurate information was obtained before nightfall.

John Durant, exhausted on the other end of the phone, said, "He now goes by the alias Egbert Vaughn, he’s Sophie Scott’s boyfriend, confirmed around May, and has made multiple appearances at Capital Uni, this is confirmed by Sophie Scott’s roommates. Additionally, he mingles in a particularly complex circle, if this guy weren’t on the opposing side, I’d give him a thumbs up."

Afterward, John Durant provided Nora Scott with two clear pieces of information.

First, Egbert Vaughn is intertwined in the Mechanism Arts Circle and antique circles, forming ties with a group of nobility in Fenton City, mostly related to Mechanical Techniques and antiques. This group includes Ethan Scott, Thomas Langley, among others. According to John Durant and Humphrey Jennings, a lot of people found out about "Master Sliver" through Egbert Vaughn, and many "Master Sliver works" were mediated through Egbert Vaughn. However, because Egbert Vaughn tends to hide his presence, they don’t immediately think of Egbert Vaughn first.

Second, Egbert Vaughn is suspected to have connections with CR2. The source of drugs for Ethan Scott’s group is Egbert Vaughn.

At the same time, Rosie Sullivan also received news from the police that among those arrested last night, someone did see Alexander Vaughn, near the designated transaction location. However, whether he is the contact person behind the scenes is unknown.

"Nine times out of ten, it’s him."

This was Rosie Sullivan’s conclusion.

Though they had an inkling, when it was truly confirmed, Nora Scott still took a breath and gave a fair assessment: "He’s a tough one."

Causing such a ruckus isn’t much, Nora Scott could make it even bigger. But to have caused so much trouble while offending so many factions and yet still be able to remain hidden until now, that’s not ordinary at all.

Especially since he’s been living under a different name for so many years.

Living well, even openly dating.

If it weren’t for some lucky breaks stringing together clues, this person probably wouldn’t have been brought to light until now.

In other words, even if he was caught, it wouldn’t necessarily mean every incident could be tied to him, a lot of things they didn’t know... really didn’t know.

After a few exchanges, Barton Mansfield also came in, reporting: "There’s no one at Egbert Vaughn’s residence, his properties are under someone else’s name. Additionally, Sophie Scott stayed outside during the summer; we also had someone check it out, but we haven’t found any trace of her and she doesn’t answer her phone. We checked the residential surveillance, Sophie Scott has not returned since she left last night."

After a pause, Barton Mansfield added, "Egbert Vaughn’s ID is fake, untraceable, no clues of his real ID. We checked Sophie Scott’s spending and itinerary records, and there’s nothing. It’s estimated she’s been taken by Alexander Vaughn. If Alexander Vaughn took Sophie Scott, they might have already left Fenton City."