A list of several hundred people isn’t much; for the most part, the cause of death is listed for each. This is a list of account cancellations. Next, Henry Thompson still needs to exclude some, and then combine it with other information to determine whether any of the Zheng family members he’s searching for are among them.

The best outcome, of course, would be a direct note: died by self-immolation—that would be the easiest and most convenient.

Henry Thompson has come to realize that when the Red Shadow kills—or if there’s some force behind the Red Shadow—when they kill, when they target the direct descendants or sole heirs of the Eight Families, they always use self-immolation as the method.

If not for this, Henry Thompson wouldn’t have been able to identify the previous few people.

There may be some secrets hidden within all this, but for now, Henry Thompson can’t uncover them.

“In 1720, there was a self-immolation case, then another in 1723, so the earlier intervals should be equal or even longer. Most likely, it happened before 1717.”

Henry Thompson walked as he read. He had to confirm whether this Zheng family member was dead.

If they were dead, it would mean his previous suspicions were correct.

If not… if the Zheng family member was still alive, that wouldn’t be a loss either. If the person was alive, they might provide Henry Thompson with more clues. In fact, he thought it might be even better if the Zheng family member was alive—there was a good chance they were directly connected to the Red Shadow.

“In the folk song, it’s sung that the Zheng family’s young master was a drag on the others, which is a bit different from the other families… Maybe the Zheng family is a little different.”

As he was thinking, Henry Thompson turned to a page.

“Eric Green, died September 12, 1715. Cause of death: gas explosion…”

Henry Thompson’s eyes instantly sharpened. Gas explosion?

In that case, the body might have been destroyed, which is very similar to dying by self-immolation.

And such a cause of death wouldn’t attract much attention.

“Is it him?”

Henry Thompson muttered. A gas explosion could have killed more than one person; if so, the entire Zheng family could have been wiped out at once!

Looking through these hundreds of names, this person was the most likely candidate for the Zheng family member in the folk song.

“Maybe… I should go take a look.”

Henry Thompson thought. The address was listed above, but of course, after fifteen years, who knows if the place still exists.

Today, Anna Brooks’s folk song had instantly given Henry Thompson a lot of clues.

In his mind, he was gradually piecing together the key to the self-immolation cases.

If this Eric Green was indeed the Zheng family member Henry Thompson was looking for, then among the Eight Surnames, he might be the only one left alive.

“Revenge? Or something else?”

“Is the Red Shadow a man-made creation, or a special ability, or just a trick of the eye?”

Henry Thompson touched the jade sword at his chest again. Was this ancestral jade sword simply a family heirloom, or did it have some other purpose?

“All seven families are dead, so the next one must be me. But how did they find me, or the others? There’s nothing special about us. How can the Red Shadow lock onto us?”

The threat of death seemed to be drawing near.

At this moment, Henry Thompson could already feel the storm approaching. He quickly checked the communicator in his hand—he needed to see which day would be rainy soon. According to the pattern, the next rainy day might be when the Red Shadow appears.

“July 18th, overcast!”

Henry Thompson’s expression changed slightly. Today was the 12th. The next few days would be good weather, but on the 18th it would turn overcast, and after that there would be a period of rainy days.

“So, at the earliest, the Red Shadow could appear again in six days? Even if not in six days, the Red Shadow could show up on any of the upcoming rainy days.”

At this moment, Henry Thompson felt as if his heart was being squeezed!

Before, he wasn’t sure if he was the target, if the next target would be him. But now, he was certain—the Red Shadow’s next target was him.

“Did Xiaoyuan tell me to run at the end because he guessed it, or did he learn from the Red Shadow that I would be the next to be killed?”

“Then why didn’t the Red Shadow kill me last time? Why wait a year to come after me?”

“Maybe the Red Shadow’s killings are limited, or maybe the self-immolation method can only be used once, and to kill me, it has to be by self-immolation?”

Rubbing his temples, Henry Thompson suddenly laughed.

“I feel relieved!”

The fear of the unknown is actually worse than the crisis itself.

Before, he knew too little about the Red Shadow—its purpose, origin, target… Henry Thompson knew nothing, so for the past year, he had been very afraid.

However, now that he had figured out some clues and knew for sure that he was the target, Henry Thompson wasn’t as afraid anymore.

All that was left was anger, hatred!

A blood debt must be paid in blood!

This time, if the Red Shadow really appears, even if it means exposing himself, he will go to the Night Watchers, find them, and tell them that he can see the Red Shadow!

If he can kill the Red Shadow, even if it means his own death, it will be worth it!

“Xiaoyuan… and Mom and Dad, if you were also killed by the Red Shadow, this time, I will definitely avenge you!”

Henry Thompson clenched his fist, a fierce expression appearing on his usually gentle face!

Chapter 005: Tug on One Thread and the Whole Body Moves

6:00 p.m.