North America 1849, from Gold Rush to Warlord

Chapter 178 The most poisonous woman’s heart!

"Hehe...!" From another high-backed chair came a sinister, aged voice: "Master Parker, you're still trying to argue!"

"Sean the Hidden Knight stabbed that Chinese guy and seriously wounded him, and also caused significant damage to the China Armory."

"He has demonstrated his absolute loyalty to the organization through his actions."

"Even if they were captured alive, it would be because the circumstances were too unfavorable to commit suicide immediately!"

"Didn't you see that Sean the Hidden Knight in the photo has had all his teeth pulled out?"

The aged voice was icy and chilling: "Even when captured alive, the Hidden Knight Sean did not reveal your and Lilith's identities. This further proves his absolute loyalty!"

“Even Lilith risked great danger to try to get close to that Chinese man several times and obtained a lot of intelligence.”

"In fact, Lilith had several opportunities to assassinate that Chinese man, but under your orders, she had to give them up...!"

The aged voice asked coldly, "As for you... Master Parker, what contribution did you make in this crucial operation?"

"Master Powell...I...!"

Facing Master Powell, the master of Solomon's Temple, one of the thirteen masters of the Round Table, and whose status was even higher than his own, Master Albert Parker, drenched in sweat, wiped his brows with a towel even more frequently.

Master Powell's voice continued, "Master Parker, as far as I know, you made no contribution to this operation. On the contrary, you missed excellent opportunities time and time again."

"Now, you're slandering my disciple. What are your true intentions?"

“I…!” Master Albert Parker was utterly speechless at this point.

At this moment, the voice from under the highest chair rang out again: "Master Parker, I remember when you accepted this mission, you said, 'It's a piece of cake,' right?"

"Yes...yes, Master!"

Master Albert Parker felt like slapping himself in the face.

Why did I have such a brain fart and make such a boast?
The president's voice continued, "Now that the mission has been completed in this manner, shouldn't you, as the person in charge of the mission, take on the responsibility you should bear?"

“But…!” Albert Parker quickly protested, “General, our mission is basically complete! We destroyed the arsenal, assassinated that Chinese guy and seriously injured him, and successfully instigated the Pacific Fleet to attack California…!”

"Basically completed? That means it's not completely finished yet?"

"At least, that Chinese guy isn't dead yet!"

"You also left behind Paparo King, a crucial eyewitness and participant!"

"This has led to a rather unfavorable situation for our organization now."

"The ultimate goal of getting the United States to declare war on California is getting further and further away from us!"

Albert Parker protested again, "Grand Master, this is not my responsibility alone. The Dark Knight Sean and Priestess Lilith, they...!"

"The organization has thoroughly reviewed and reviewed the entire process of this mission!"

The Grand Master interrupted him, saying, "Sean and Lilith did not make any obvious mistakes in this mission; they fulfilled their duties responsibly!"

"But Master Parker, under your command, you have missed one opportunity after another."

"We have reason to suspect that even if you didn't do it intentionally, you are definitely an incompetent mission leader!"

"I……!"

Before Albert Parker could offer any further explanation, the Grand Master's icy voice continued, "I'm sorry, Parker, but the Round Table Masters have stripped you of your Master title and all ranks!"

"From now on, you will be a junior apprentice in the organization. Your membership will be temporarily retained, and we will observe your performance!"

"What……?"

Upon hearing this, Albert Parker was completely stunned; he could hardly believe his ears!

After joining the organization, I worked hard for more than 20 years, overcoming countless difficulties, to finally reach the very important and crucial position of a branch master.

Overnight, everything I had fought for my entire life had vanished into thin air!

Albert Parker stood frozen in place, dumbfounded, for a long time before he came to his senses.

"Guards, take him out. From this day forward, he has no right to appear in this room!"

Two guards immediately stepped forward, one on each side, and dragged Albert Parker out of the sacred room without any mercy.

"Plop...!"

Master Albert Parker was thrown out of the room by two guards like trash.

"Rumble...!"

The heavy stone door slowly closed behind him.

"No...you can't do this to me...!"

"I've shed sweat for the organization... I've bled for the organization... I'm absolutely loyal to the organization... You can't treat me like this...!"

Once he came to his senses, Albert Parker, like a dog abandoned by its owner, lay on the heavy stone door, howling and weeping incessantly…!
"hehe……!"

At that moment, a sarcastic chuckle came from behind Albert Parker: "Isn't this our Master Parker? What's wrong? Now you're begging your master for a few scraps like a dog?"

Albert Parker turned around and saw Lilith Campbell, dressed in jewels and exuding elegance.

At this moment, Lilith, with a slender ivory-white lady's pipe elegantly dangling from her cherry-like lips, leaned against the colorful floor-to-ceiling glass window, glancing at him with a mocking and utterly disdainful look.

"You filthy bitch, it's all your fault, it's definitely you...!"

Once he realized what had happened, Albert Parker cursed in a venomous tone, "You wretched bitch, you whispered in the ear of the Grand Master and Master Powell, and they took everything from me...!"

"Hehe!" Lilith chuckled softly, "Congratulations, Master Pike, you guessed right...!"

"Strictly speaking, our mission has been a failure!"

"The organization needs someone to take the blame and shoulder all the responsibility!"

"Hehe!" Lilith said with a charming smile, "Only a big shot like Master Parker can take the blame for this."

"And I only pushed it a tiny bit harder...!"

Facing the elegant and smiling Lilith Campbell, Albert Parker felt that he had never hated anyone so much in his life!

"You damn bitch, I'm going to kill you...!"

Before he finished speaking, Albert Parker stood up and pounced on Lilith Campbell.

"Oh my God...!"

"Master Parker, what do you want to do...?"

Lilith's face paled, she stepped aside slightly, then stretched out her long leg and tripped Albert Parker who was lunging at her...!
"Clang...!"

Consumed by rage, Albert Parker charged too far and couldn't stop. Lilith tripped him, and he stumbled and crashed through the floor-to-ceiling glass window!
"What...Fuck...!"

Albert Parker crashed through a glass window on the top floor of the Freemasonry headquarters, falling high like a dead dog...!
"what……!"

"Plop...!"

Albert Parker crashed hard onto the hard sidewalk, his head smashing into a bloody mess!

"Help! Someone help! Master Parker has jumped off a building and committed suicide!!"

Lilith Campbell's scream alerted the entire Freemason headquarters building.

Soon, the group of masters who were meeting in the marble room also gathered around the broken glass window, looking down at Albert Parker, who was smashed into a pulp below, with indifferent expressions.

"What a damn guy!"

The president, his face shrouded in shadow, muttered a curse: "Even if I die, I'll still cause trouble for the organization!"

"Couldn't this guy just die somewhere else?"

A large crowd of onlookers had already gathered on the sidewalk below.

Moments later, even reporters from nearby newspapers arrived.

Everyone was pointing and commenting on the tall, imposing stone building.

Soon, Freemasons took Albert Parker's body away.

Then someone else washed the bloodstains off the ground.

Once the crowd was dispersed, it was as if nothing had happened.

The Freemasons' high-ranking members only glanced at it briefly before coldly dispersing.

In the end, only Lilith Campbell stood before the broken stained glass window, lost in thought.

“Albert Parker, you are the first, but you will definitely not be the last!” “There are far too many damned people in this filthy and dark organization.”

"I will send even more people down to keep you company...!"

"As for the first task my master gave me, hehe, it shouldn't be too difficult...!"

With that thought, Lilith Campbell turned around, and in her high heels, she gracefully left the broken glass window, swaying like a willow in the wind.

……

A few days later, driven by some unknown force, another extremely important meeting was held in that same marble room in an effort to save the Civil War plan from bankruptcy.

This time, only thirteen Round Table masters were qualified to participate.

This is because the content of this meeting is the most core and top-secret information of the entire Freemasonry.

It was that same voice from beneath the high chair, speaking first in a deep, somber tone: "Now, public opinion is becoming increasingly unfavorable to us!"

"It's fair to say that our original plan for California has almost completely failed."

"And after this failure, we will most likely never have another chance to deal with that Chinese guy."

"California's resources and wealth are crucial to the organization's development."

"And more importantly, we cannot stand by and watch California become independent and turn into a country dominated by yellow-skinned monkeys!"

"Therefore, we must carry out the plan no matter what."

As soon as the president finished his opening remarks, another roundtable master immediately chimed in, "However, given the current situation, it's difficult for us to have a chance to turn things around."

Other roundtable experts also chimed in, saying, "The most important thing right now is that the president and vice president are both on our side."

"Under these circumstances, it will be difficult for us to achieve our goals."

"unless……!"

"Unless the president and vice president die together!"

The one who said this was Master Powell, who controlled Solomon's Temple.

This statement caused an uproar!
"Master Powell, do you know what you're saying?"

"To assassinate the president and vice president at the same time...that's the president and vice president of our United States...!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! What we're doing is no different from treason...!"

"The President and Vice President represent America, we absolutely cannot do this...!"

……

The group of roundtable experts, in a state of heightened excitement, began to chatter and argue incessantly.

"Shut up, all of you...!"

At this moment, the president's deep voice rang out: "Listen to what you're all saying."

"Our organization represents the fundamental interests of America!"

"Our organization is America!"

"The one who truly represents America is not the president or vice president, but our organization!"

"The current president and vice president were not elected by the people; they are merely acting presidents after President Taylor's death."

"What right do these two temporary substitutes have to represent America?"

"Moreover, what those two guys did went against the fundamental interests of the United States."

"They didn't stand with us, but instead flirted with that Chinaman, which goes against the fundamental national policy of the United States."

"In this situation, can't we, on behalf of America, get rid of these two troublesome guys?"

"According to the order of succession in the U.S. Constitution, after the president and vice president, the president of the Senate is the successor to the presidency."

"And right now, Senate President Roberts is sitting right among us."

"Once those two troublemakers are removed, presidential power will be back in our hands."

"In this way, we will not only be able to smoothly advance the California plan, but it will also have significant and far-reaching implications for the organization."

Do you understand what I'm saying?

The president's words plunged everyone present into silence.

Indeed, it now seems that only by removing the obstructing president and vice president can they smoothly advance their plan and regain presidential power.

Moreover, those two troublesome individuals were indeed just proxies, not elected by the people, and therefore could not represent the will of all the American people.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem like it's impossible to do!
At this moment, Powell's aged and somber voice rang out again: "We have always had people in the Presidential Guard."

"If we decide to take action, we can easily take those two lives."

"The Vice President is currently en route to California. As soon as he sets foot on California soil, our people can take action immediately."

"In this way, we can pin the blame for assassinating the president and vice president on that Chinese man!"

"As long as this plan succeeds, I don't believe there is any force that can stop us from doing whatever we want."

The aging and senile Master Powell swept his sinister gaze across the faces of the Thirteen Round Table Masters one by one: "Once those two eyesores are dead, Master Roberts will become the next president."

"Master Roberts, what will be the first thing you do after becoming president?"

Master Roberts, who had remained silent until now, said in a deep voice, "Of course, it's a declaration of war against that Chinaman and against California!!!"

"very good!"

Master Powell continued, "This is an absolutely perfect plan; we have no possibility of failure."

After Powell finished speaking, the president's voice rang out again: "This plan is so simple, direct, effective, and impossible to fail."

"Such a perfect plan, who approves and who opposes it?!"

Powell, Master Roberts, and the president were the first to raise their hands.

"I agree...!!!"

Then, after a slight hesitation, everyone else raised their hands one after another!
"Excellent! It seems we've reached an agreement!"

The president nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Master Powell: "Master, this mission is of utmost importance and requires your personal involvement!"

“No problem!” Powell slowly stood up. “I believe I will give everyone a perfect answer soon!”

The meeting ended a moment later.

Master Powell, leaning on his cane, walked shakily out of the marble room.

Lilith, who had been waiting outside the room, stepped forward with a smile and helped him up.

"Master...!" Lilith whispered in his ear, "How did the meeting go?"

Master Powell turned his head and gave Lilith, his prized disciple, a cold glance.

“Little Lilith, it seems this mission to California has also tempered you.”

Master Powell's voice remained somber, but it was filled with admiration and satisfaction: "Such a perfect and ruthless plan, did you really come up with it yourself, little guy?"

"Hehe!" Lilith chuckled softly as she helped her master walk forward. "Master, you know I've never been stupid, otherwise you wouldn't have chosen me to train as a priestess."

“In the past, I just hadn’t found the right opportunity to showcase my wisdom.”

"But this time, that guy Parker was so stupid that I had to use my own brain."

"So, I suddenly came up with this plan... I never expected that you, Master, and the Grand Master would both approve of and support my plan...!"

"Ho ho!" Master Powell: "There's an ancient Chinese poem about this."

"The mouth of a green bamboo snake, the stinger of a wasp. Neither of them is poisonous, but the most poisonous thing is a woman's heart."

"It's no surprise that such a vicious plan came from a woman like you."

"Oh dear, Master...!" Lilith said coquettishly, "I wasn't poisoned at all! I was doing it all for the organization...!"

"Hehe, of course I know you're doing this for the organization; otherwise, this plan would never have been approved!"

Lilith's eyebrows lifted in delight: "So, the plan has been approved?"

“Of course!” Master Powell nodded slightly: “And it was personally organized and implemented by me…!”

(End of this chapter)