The Secret Heir Of Slytherin Empire

6. Am I, this person?

Do not touch that man!” The police chief yelled at the cops as they took Oscar towards one of the cells.

They all turned to face hi, including Oscar, and the chief looked at his phone again to confirm that the person looked just like him.

The striking resemblance was astonishing, such that anyone would assume that it was a picture of Oscar that was taken a few months back. The only difference was the hairstyle.

Having this knowledge, the chief knew that he had hit the jackpot, because Oscar wasn't just from any family.

“Please Pardon me, sir," He approached Oscar, who was stunned by the sudden remark. Even the cops who had escorted him were confused.

"Your mother must not know that you were arrested, I beg you," he apologized and Oscar frowned. He couldn't help but feel that the chief was mocking him since he had no parents.

“Prepare the car!” He ordered the cops.

"The Slytherin family is about to get some good news.”

At that name, both officers raised a brow, the chief did not say anything specific, just beating around the bush and leaving them confused, but once the name Slytherin is involved, then it must be something big.

They left immediately to do as the chief instructed, while Oscar continued to stare suspiciously at the chief.

"Mr Oscar, have you heard of the Slytherin family?" The chief asked.

"Yea?" Oscar replied still confused. He had come across that name once, and he was told that they were a big family, the richest and most influentialin West Arcadia.

"We are going to their place right now, they live in the neighbouring state, so we will be there in a few hours, they'll be very excited to see you." He said, patting Oscar on the back and smiling.

"I'm sorry, Why?" Oscar asked, nothing was making sense to him. Only a few seconds ago, he was about to go into a detention chamber, now he was being treated like a gem and was going to the Slytherin's house.

"Oh, you will soon know why, please follow me." He uttered and led the way.

In cases like this, the chief ought to have reported to the head station that he had seen someone who looked just like the photo they sent of Mr Slytherin's first and only child. Then a series of tests will be conducted by the Head station on Oscar to confirm that he was truly the son of Aston Slytherin.

But the chief, knowing that he would gain nothing from doing what was right sought to do it a different way. The Slytherin family had promised a large sum of money to whoever found him.

And of course, it has been twenty-six years since they made that promise, but it still stands, and the chief knew that the price would be doubled by now. Another reason was, that he believed that Oscar may not truly be their son, and if they found out, he would gain nothing.

However, because Aston Slytherin went missing two months ago, he knew that doing a DNA test would be almost impossible, and the Slytherin family would believe what they saw.

Oscar on the other hand just followed from behind, he was clueless but chose to listen.

"Maybe the Slytherin family bailed me out?" He wondered,

"But why would they even do that when they don't know who I am? Or?" Oscar almost gasped when she thought crossed his mind,

"Could it be Wade's? That man looked influential."

He quickly paves off that thought as he believed that no one would be that quick to help a stranger.

The chief took him to a well-furnished office and asked him to wait there while he goes out to arrange some things for their trip. He also came back to give Oscar his phone that the cops had taken from him earlier.

At first, he checked his messages and responded to a few, and then he suddenly remembered to search for the Slytherin. He read through the first article he saw about the Slytherin family.

They rose to fame thirty-two years back, when Aston Slytherin took a loan to set up a private equity company called the Slytherin Empire, being the first and only private equity company in West Arcadia back then, his growth was quite rapid, and in no time, the name Slytherin Empire was all over West Arcadia and beyond. He got global recognition as one of the best private equity companies, ranking number nine on the list, surpassing three hundred other companies within three years.

The man himself, Aston Slytherin was recognised after his wedding video went viral as one of the most exotic weddings ever. Three years after being wedded to his wife, now Amy Slytherin, they had a son, and his picture circulated all over social media.

But then, the worst happened, only a year and six months after his birth, he was declared missing. No one knew how, and the Slytherin family did not give any other information to the public.

The search began but he was nowhere to be found. Rumours circulated about how he went missing, but none of them were confirmed to be true. All hope was lost a year after the search. However since the investigation team could not conclude that he was dead, they placed his picture under an artificial intelligence to help keep track of his growth.

The AI was able to generate what he'll looks like every year, and it has been doing so for the past twenty-six years, but not many people cared to check it, because what was the point? If a child at such an age goes missing, what are the chances that he is still alive?

After reading the articles, Oscar began to scroll through the images and couldn't believe what he saw. From the age of seventeen, Oscar noticed that the image looked just like him, but with much darker and curly hair.

"Am I, this person?" He wondered.