Wizard Earl

Chapter 498 Catching a Adulterer in the Middle of the Night?

"You're right, and I've also planted spies among them, otherwise I wouldn't have known about Lenglet's movements so quickly. But Edel, you need to understand, just because they are few in number doesn't mean they're incompetent!" Ms. Lena answered Edel's question very seriously, word by word.

"Besides, the Black Organization is the Black Organization. Although I may have the upper hand, I never dare to cross their bottom line. But what you're doing now, Edel, is crossing their bottom line. If they get the crucial evidence, they can bypass us and directly submit it to the Black Organization's headquarters. You should know better than I what the consequences will be then!" Looking at Edel, who was deep in thought, Ms. Lena continued meaningfully:

"Lena, just tell me straight, what are you planning to do?" Unable to come up with a good solution, Edel decided to consult his reliable ally in the church.

Faced with Eder's inquiry, Ms. Lena did not hesitate and said directly, "First, we need to apply for a city-wide martial law. If the Rune City government doesn't approve it, then we should at least impose a martial law on the northern district where the Zaka Textile Factory is located. The Black Organization is currently lying in wait. Based on my understanding of them, once martial law is imposed, I think they will only surface if they have obtained evidence. If they don't have evidence, they will continue to observe!"

"Regardless of whether any evidence was left behind at the Second Zaka Textile Factory, we must destroy it completely as soon as possible. We can accept finding nothing there, but others must also be unable to obtain any evidence from it. Thirdly, we must reach an understanding with Margaret. To achieve this, we can make certain sacrifices, but if Margaret insists, then we must eliminate her immediately and prepare for the worst!"

Ms. Lena stated three points in a row, clearly indicating that she had already prepared and thought of a solution before coming to Edel.

Having listened carefully to Ms. Lena's suggestions, Edel quickly made a decision. He took out a bronze token engraved with his own name from his spatial ring and solemnly handed it to Ms. Lena, saying, "This is my personal token. Holding this token is as if I were present in Rune. All the arbitrators in Rune will be at your disposal upon seeing this token. Lena, I entrust this matter entirely to you. I hope you can help me resolve this trouble!"

Lena glanced at the bronze token in Eder's hand, then at the earnest Eder in front of her, and felt utterly helpless. She knew that Eder was trying to drag her into this mess, but even though she was well aware of his intentions, if Eder, as the bishop, were to fall from power, it would be of no benefit to her. So, even for her own sake, she had to help Eder clean up his mess this time.

"Leave it to me!" Lena nodded in agreement as she took the personal token from Edel's hand.

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16 Land Street, East Loen, Ferguson Apartments.

"What brings you here?" Under the cover of darkness, Connor, who sensed Varga's presence with his mental power, opened the apartment door and welcomed Varga, who had come to visit late at night, into the apartment.

"Why can't I come here?" Varga asked Connor, looking at him with a hint of sensitivity, as she took off her black robe.

"Varga, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. Didn't we agree to meet at a safe house whenever possible..." Connor quickly explained, realizing that Varga seemed to have misunderstood something. For some reason, Connor felt that Varga was acting strangely today.

"May I look around?" Varga asked Connor expressionlessly, glancing around the somewhat messy apartment lobby.

"What happened?" Upon hearing Varga's question, Connor confirmed what had happened to Varga, something he didn't know. Connor quickly grasped Varga's soft hand and asked earnestly.

To Connor's surprise, Varga shook off his hand, looked him in the eye, and asked the same question she had just posed: "May I look around?"

Looking into Varga's stubborn eyes, Connor seemed to realize something. He paused briefly, then smiled at Varga and said, "Of course! But I had some things to take care of the other day, so I only just got back. I haven't had time to tidy up the apartment yet... so Varga, please don't laugh at me."

Varga didn't get Connor's humor. She glanced at Connor and went straight up to the second floor of the apartment. Watching Varga's back as she went upstairs, Connor gradually lost his smile and leaned back on the sofa in the living room.

Since killing Paredes a few days ago, Connor had been staying in his safe house on Ramsay Street for the past few days as a precaution. In fact, three hours before Varga arrived, Connor, sensing that the situation had calmed down, quietly sneaked back to his apartment from the safe house.

Connor finally understood Varga's current actions; she was clearly there to catch them in the act of adultery. This infuriated Connor, but not to Varga herself; it was directed at that gossipy Martina. The day they trapped Martina in the Castia magic circle, Connor and Margaret had forced her to sign a series of "unequal treaties." These treaties mainly stipulated that Martina could not reveal her relationship with Margaret, nor Margaret's identity, to anyone else, and were bound by the oath of the Eye of Arbitration and the Shadow Blood Oath!

However, judging from Varga's behavior today, it seems that Martina, that gossip, has been playing some tricks on him behind his back!

Just as Connor was leaning back on the sofa, his face dark as he pondered how to cause trouble for Martina, Varga, whose expression had softened, came down from the second floor of the apartment. Upon seeing Varga come down, Connor instantly composed himself, and a smile returned to his angular face as he looked at Varga.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have doubted you!" Looking at Connor's smiling face, Varga, who had found nothing in the apartment, lowered her head and spoke softly to Connor, her voice full of apology.

(End of this chapter)