When Felix arrived at Villa No. 7, it was pitch dark inside, as if no one lived there.

But since Kane had said the old man was inside, Felix would like to think he was right.

He rang the doorbell. If he wasn't the one who needed the old man's help, he wouldn't have done so with such patience.

After a full half-hour of ringing the bell, the courtyard gate finally opened, but no one came out. The door to the villa opened only after Felix had walked a few steps further.

It was still pitch dark