Chapter six

They kept coming closer even with what they have said I still feel uncomfortable around them, I tightened my grip around the freeze ray ready to shoot at any moment, the head farmer saw how uncomfortable I was, he told me the person beside him is the escapee and he, my dad and my dad's personal are working and in hand to figure out the truth, so I don't need to feel uncomfortable around him.

We went into the crib then we all sat down, the head farmer told us my dad's personal guard will be coming soon.

After a while, Mars, Stellar and my dad's personal guard came into the crib, then I started asking him questions .

"Who were you planning to give or sell it to?"

"Where did you get the fruits from?"

"Do you know anything or anybody behind the poisoning of the king?"

He began answering my questions, for my first question he told me the general ordered them to deliver it to the MASTER in a specific location in Peninsula.

For the second question, he said the black manbin were gotten from the general.

And for my last question he told me the general was behind the poisoning of the king.

I could not believe my ears, why is the general doing all this??

Stellar also threw her question which was" give or show us evidence that will prove that the general is the culprit behind the poisoning of the king"

He replied her and said he can take us to the general's secret garden.

"Why should we trust you", Mars asked him while staring at him suspiciously.

He replied to Mars and said " The reason why I am revealing all these secrets to you is because the general betrayed me, during my last operation, the soldiers caught my partner, I ran to the general in hope for protection, but he turned up with another thing. He ordered his guards to kill me, as I was trying to escape I fell off a clif and his guards concluded that I was dead, the head farmer found me badly injured and took me in.

The head farmer also made sure my family are safe. I felt indebted to his act but I knew the only way I could express my gratitude is to reveal every secret I knew.

How did the general get mabin plant?, I thought they were all destroyed I said while facing the head farmer.

He answered by saying "My prince when the king gave the order that I should mobilize farmers that would carry out the task of destroying the black manbin trees, the farmers were eager to take on the task, immediately they began the task I started receiving reports that they were being killed by unknown creatures, I could not risk the lives of the farmers so I told the king we could no longer continue the task of destroying the black manbin trees, the project was about to be dissolved but the general stepped in and said that his men could destroy all the black manbin trees in Avalon, after a few days the general and his men were appointed for the task, though some of his soldiers died he was successful in destroying all the black manbin trees, since then nobody has ever been found with any part of black manbin tree until now".

After the head farmer finished talking Mars asked me to the next step, I told them we would infiltrate the general secret garden tonight. My dad's personal guard initially objected, citing the risks, but I insisted on going to clear my name and seek revenge against the general. He eventually agreed, and we began making plans.

I retrieved a location tracker disguised as a wristwatch from the basement and attached it to the escapee's wrist. I gave the head farmer a second tracker and instructed him to go to the palace and mobilize loyal soldiers to join us in raiding the general's secret garden. I told him to meet us at the location indicated by the tracker as soon as I activated it.

After the head farmer left, I asked my dad's personal guard to show Mars and Stellar around the premises. As night began to fall, we gathered essential items, including weapons, preparing for the worst. We set out on our mission, and after a short journey, we arrived at the location. However, we found nothing above ground. The escapee revealed that the garden was underground and opened a secret passageway, leading us inside.

As we arrived at the location, I couldn't believe my eyes. Before us lay a thriving mini village. The air was filled with sounds of people tending to the black manbin trees, harvesting ripe produce and packing fruit into baskets.

Others stood watch, armed and vigilant, their eyes scanning the surroundings ready to put down any threat

But our wonder was short-lived. One of the guards caught sight of us, and his gaze locked onto us like a magnet. He sounded the alarm, and soon, more guards closed in, their weapons at the ready. We had been discovered.