Wizard Earl

Chapter 733 Margaret's Dark Side

As for the overall architecture of the Kevin Hotel, it was designed and built entirely by Marotta Construction Company, a subsidiary of the Paratici Foundation, which was secretly controlled by the church. Therefore, there are many unknown secret rooms and mechanisms in the Kevin Hotel. Margaret saw in the archives that there were listening devices in each guest room and a dungeon in the basement.

Why did Margaret, knowing all the details of the Kevin Hotel and how dangerous the place was, still choose to stay there? The reason is simple: there's a saying that the most dangerous place may be the safest place!

As a former high-ranking member of the Storm Church in Rune, Margaret knew very well how strong the Storm Church's intelligence network was, and how shrewd the old woman, Ms. Lena, who was in charge of Rune's intelligence agency was. As long as she continued to stay in Rune, it was only a matter of time before the Storm Church found her.

So to avoid such a situation, Margaret chose to stay at the Kevin Inn, a secret stronghold of the Storm Church, and played a trick on Edel. Even the most insane person would find it hard to imagine that someone like her, who was being hunted all over the city by the Storm Church, was actually hiding in the Storm Church's secret stronghold in Rune.

Furthermore, due to the nature of Kevin's Inn as a secret stronghold, the Storm Church has always tried to avoid any contact with Kevin's Inn to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from noticing it. This also helps Margaret hide and avoid being found by the Storm Church.

In short, it seems like Margaret's decision to hide in the Kevin Hotel was an absolutely insane one, but in reality, the only risk Margaret had to take was whether her true identity would be discovered by Musa Dembele, the experienced intelligence chief, and his intelligence team. Margaret wasn't too worried about that.

After all, although the other side was experienced and had a numerical advantage, they were still just ordinary people at the end of the day. Although Margaret was seriously injured, she was still a high-level wizard apprentice with extraordinary power. As long as the other side showed any abnormality, she could take control of the situation at any time!

Of course, directly taking control of the situation is the worst possible strategy, as it would easily be discovered by the church. Therefore, Margaret would not do this unless absolutely necessary. Before arriving at Kevin's Inn, Margaret made thorough preparations to avoid being discovered. In addition to the compass, boundary bead, and mask that Connor had crafted for her, she also prepared the false identity of Luke Shaw. Although Luke Shaw was a fake identity and no one had ever existed, this identity was more real than the real one!

Luke Shaw's resident card and resident number were officially issued by the Empire, specifically for use by government personnel in covert operations. Because of Cardinal Elena, Margaret also obtained such an identity. So, even if you tried to investigate, you wouldn't be able to find anything unusual about Luke Shaw's identity, let alone record a resident number. With all these preparations, Margaret had no worries whatsoever about Musa Dembele discovering her true identity!

Besides safety concerns, there was another reason why Margaret chose to hide at Kevin's Hotel, and that reason is related to why Margaret stayed in Rune!

If all goes well, three days later, a mole codenamed "Nightingale" planted by the Church of Storms within the Valencia Chamber of Commerce will meet with the former Kevin Inn and the inn's operative, Musa Dembele, who goes by the alias "Kevin Sosa," to exchange intelligence!

Just before taking action against old Victor, Margaret received information from the intelligence network left to her by Cardinal Elena that the church's mole, codenamed "Nightingale," had already secured a core position within the Valenciaga Chamber of Commerce. The main reason for her meeting at Kevin's Hotel was to deliver crucial intelligence to the church.

Blinded by her deep-seated hatred for old Victor, Margaret knew the news was important but didn't care at the time. Now that old Victor is dead and Margaret has avenged herself, she has thought of the news again. Although there is no evidence to confirm that Edel, the current bishop of the Church of Rune Storm, is the spy planted by the Secret Society professor within the Church of Rune Storm.

But at least in Margaret's mind, Edel and the Secret Society, and Connor's mentor, the legendary Professor who was second only to the Duke in the Secret Society, were absolutely connected. And the "Valencia Merchant Guild" that Nightingale was infiltrating had already shown many clues that this behemoth on the surface of Rune had a relationship with the Secret Society that was by no means ordinary, and was even simply a branch of the Secret Society!

The crucial intelligence that "Nightingale" obtained from the Valencia Merchant Guild is very likely related to the Secret Society. If such intelligence falls into the hands of Eder, who controls the Church of Rune Storm, it will undoubtedly pose no threat to the Secret Society. This is something Margaret absolutely cannot allow. Therefore, she risked her life to stay in Rune, precisely to obtain the intelligence directly from "Nightingale" and prevent Eder from acquiring it!

According to the information Margaret received, the person codenamed "Nightingale" was supposed to arrive at Kevin's Hotel in three days to make contact. Therefore, Margaret came to Kevin's Hotel as soon as her injuries had begun to heal, in order to avoid the most sensitive period for Kevin Sosa when Nightingale was about to arrive, so that her arrival would not seem so abrupt.

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"Boss! Is this young man who came today alright?" While Margaret was recovering and cultivating in her private room, in a secluded room of the Kevin Hotel, a young, attractive, brown-haired woman with a good figure approached Kevin Sosa and whispered:

Upon hearing the woman's question, Kevin Souza gave her a scrutinizing look, then said in a deep voice, "There shouldn't be any problem. I've already checked Luke Shaw's identification; it's genuine!"

Having received a positive answer from Kevin Sosa, the brown-haired woman nodded in relief, then whispered to Kevin Sosa, "That's good! Boss, I'll go get back to work!" Without waiting for Kevin Sosa's reply, she gave him a slight bow and walked out of the secret room.

(End of this chapter)