Wizard Earl

Chapter 271 Decisive Action is Key

Before George could finish speaking, Connor waved his hand to interrupt him, then turned to Sophia with a half-smile, under the curious gazes of the surrounding crowd, and said, "Our Ferguson family and the Ranieri family are old friends. Uncle Desilio has returned to the Empire from the continent of Hoy, and as a descendant of the Ferguson family, it is only right that I come to congratulate him!"

Connor's explanation was perfectly acceptable, but Sophia didn't care about it. She was shocked by George, who was sitting next to Connor, his anger blazing as he stared at her. She never expected George to react this way. She couldn't stand Connor's cold and distant attitude towards her, so she wanted to mock and ridicule him, to let him know what was so great about being the heir of a fallen earl family? She had already latched onto George, a wealthy and powerful patron!

Seeing her sugar daddy's reaction, Sophia immediately shut her mouth and leaned towards George with a charmingly ingratiating expression. However, something even more unexpected happened: her usual weapon of coquetry, which had always worked on George, failed her this time. George pushed her away and said coldly in a low voice, "Get lost! Don't bother me!"

George was already very agitated. Connor's second guess had been proven correct: his father, Mr. Harvey, had actually tested his "brother" Olson's wizarding talent. Given Olson's deep hatred for him, if Olson really became a wizard, wouldn't George really be doomed?

Realizing the danger, George immediately felt a sense of unease and wanted to have a serious talk with Connor. If it weren't for his affair with Sophia, he would have already kicked her out. Now that Sophia dared to provoke Connor, she was truly courting death!

Sofia was shocked by George's fury. She had already so humbly submitted, so why was George treating her like this? Sofia, that scheming girl, immediately reddened her eyes, covered her mouth, and ran away…

"There's no need for this..." After finding another secluded corner in the hall with George, Connor, who had witnessed everything, picked up his glass, took a sip, and said calmly to George:

"I'm sorry you had to see what I did earlier, Connor..." George smiled apologetically at Connor.

Laughing, Connor punched George in the chest and chuckled, "You're still being so polite with me!"

Seeing that Connor remained calm and was not angry that he had inadvertently revealed to Sophia in bed that Connor had taken out a loan from Sanchez Bank, George secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tell me, what did you find?" Connor changed the subject and asked in a low voice:

Although Connor didn't explicitly ask him to say anything, George knew exactly what Connor was asking. He glanced around warily, making sure no one else was nearby, before whispering to Connor, "Luckily, Connor, you reminded me to tell my mother the two guesses you gave me. My mother and I then split up to investigate. The day before yesterday, before I'd even made any progress, my mother secretly told me that she'd learned from the old man's secretary that my father hadn't gone to Lecce that day, but had gone to Frye!"

When George uttered the last three words, "Fry Town," a hint of desolation crept into his deep voice. He knew very well that his old man's clandestine actions were not simply to visit Olson. His purpose was very likely, as Connor had guessed, to test Olson's wizarding talent. And once Olson was found to have wizarding talent and became a wizard, what harm would that pose to George? Mr. Harvey, who had been shrewd all his life, would certainly not be unaware of this, yet this old man still did it so resolutely!

"Those knights you keep should be protecting Olson!" After a moment of silence, Connor said calmly.

Although Connor's thoughts and words were somewhat disjointed, George quickly caught on. He wasn't surprised that Connor knew their family secretly kept knights. After a moment's thought, he nodded affirmatively and said, "At least two Grand Knights!"

"I have four thousand gold pounds that I was planning to use to pay off my loan. If you need it, take it!" Connor said in a deep voice, patting George on the shoulder. He knew very well that although George was very rich, much of his money was in the account of their family business, Sanchez Bank.

The old man in their family had arranged for a group of knights secretly kept by the family to protect Olsen. To eliminate Olsen completely, they needed to hire skilled individuals, and hiring such individuals wouldn't just cost a few thousand gold pounds; it would start at tens of thousands of gold pounds…

And most importantly, once Olson dies, without leaving any clues at the scene, George's father, Mr. Harvey, will know that George did it. But before that, George cannot reveal anything, which requires him not to use the money in Sanchez's bank account. Otherwise, if George touches so much money, it will definitely arouse his father's suspicion.

George smiled at Connor and said in a low voice, "Brother, we've been in this business for so many years. We may not have much money, but we can scrape together enough to take down that bastard. Connor, don't worry about paying off the loan. There's a contract, so don't say anything more!"

Just as Connor and George were about to continue their conversation, the welcome banquet officially began amidst much anticipation.

Connor's Uncle Descilio, Mayor Spalletti of Rune, and Bishop Edel of the Rune Storm Church walked into the banquet hall together with smiles. Their positions were quite interesting. Logically, since Spalletti and Edel were the hosts and Descilio was the guest, Descilio should have walked on either side, with either Spalletti or Edel in the middle. However, in reality, Descilio walked in the middle, Edel walked to Descilio's right, and Spalletti walked to Descilio's left.

Although it seemed somewhat strange, Connor, observing these three powerful figures, upon careful consideration of the relationship between the Rune Empire and the Church, was not surprised by their stance. Rune bordered the Storm Ocean, and since the founding of the Storm Church, it had been within the Storm Church's traditional sphere of influence. Although Rune's laws didn't explicitly state this, everyone from small merchants to nobles and wealthy businessmen knew that the Storm Church enjoyed a special status and rights in the Rune region that were impossible to possess elsewhere in the empire…

(End of this chapter)