Wizard Earl

Faced with Bernardo's questioning, the burly man in black hesitated and did not speak immediately. Just then, Jack Ferguson, who was also eager for an answer in the study, shouted sharply, "Speak! Is that old dog Martinez dead or not?!"

Seeing that Domenech had vanished without a trace, the burly man in black swallowed hard and whispered, "A few of my brothers spotted Martinez in the junkyard in the northeast of the manor and called for backup. But just as we were surrounding Martinez, a great knight suddenly appeared from the manor, came to his aid, killed several of our men, and then released a cloud of gray mist..."

Upon seeing the burly man in black suddenly stop talking at the crucial point, Jack Ferguson, already harboring a sense of foreboding, abruptly pulled a fully loaded revolver from his pocket, pressed it against the man's temple, and like a gambler who had lost all his chips, clinging to a last shred of hope, glared menacingly at the man in black and said, "Keep going! A puff of grayish-white smoke appeared, and then what happened?!"

Under the threat of Jack Ferguson's revolver's dark muzzle, the muscular man in black finally dared not hide anything any longer. He lowered his head and said, "After the grayish-white smoke cleared, we searched the entire junkyard. Aside from finding a large, unopenable iron door behind the wall of the tool shed in the garbage dump's toilets, we didn't find Martinez or the knight who was supposed to meet him. We speculate that there should be a secret passage behind that iron door, and Martinez should have already used that passage..."

Before the muscular man in black could finish speaking, Bernardo, the short, stout old man with a receding hairline who already knew what had happened, was overcome with anger and his vision went black. He collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Jack Ferguson, who also knew what had happened, pulled the trigger with a look of utter despair. A bullet shot out of the muzzle at high speed and pierced the temple of the muscular man in black. The unfortunate fellow didn't even have time to let out a scream before collapsing to the ground.

After shooting the innocent, muscular man in black, Jack Ferguson seemed not to have vented his anger enough. He continued to furiously curse, "Useless! Trash!" while firing five more shots at the man's corpse.

After emptying his revolver, Jack Ferguson clutched his head and collapsed to the ground in agony. The fact that Butler Martinez had left Ferguson Manor through the secret passage meant that their plan had completely failed. This gamble, which he had risked his life for, had ended in utter defeat!

This time, to lower the guard of his butler Martinez and make him believe that he had really committed suicide by poisoning himself, Jack Ferguson really risked his life by actually taking the Croton Fruit. However, the dosage was controlled very precisely, making Jack Ferguson appear to be seriously ill, but in reality, his condition was not that serious. However, doing so would put a great burden on his liver. Although there was no immediate danger, it would be a very big hidden danger in the future!

If this high-stakes gamble of rebellion at the manor had paid off, these costs would have been insignificant. But now that it has failed, it means Jack Ferguson has completely botched his scheme, losing everything. Within the Ferguson family, Butler Martinez will no longer give him any chance to turn things around…

Eugenia glanced disdainfully at her husband, who sat slumped on the ground, utterly dejected. Although she looked down on this good-for-nothing, Jack Ferguson possessed vast wealth that only he could access. Even though Eugenia was her wife and Henry was his son, they had no right to use it under imperial law. So, no matter how much Eugenia despised him, she couldn't abandon Jack Ferguson now so that the wealth could be successfully transferred to Henry.

Although the Ferguson family lost their gamble on an armed rebellion, life had to go on. The Ferguson family could no longer stay in Frosinone, but as long as they had money, they could be the boss anywhere and live comfortably anywhere.

Moreover, neither she nor Jack Ferguson appeared in this armed rebellion from beginning to end. Even if it failed, they could completely shift the blame to Domenech, who recruited the Men in Black, and Bernardo, who hid them at Ferguson's estate. Even if Butler Martinez knew they were involved in the rebellion, there was nothing he could do. Besides, his maternal family, the Da Silva family, were not to be trifled with. Perhaps, under their intimidation, this old dog Martinez would have no choice but to swallow his pride and suffer in silence...

Thinking of this, Eugenia felt a surge of pride for her d'Silva family background amidst her disappointment. She walked to Bernardo, who was lying unconscious on the ground, took out an exquisite ladies' revolver from her bag, aimed at Bernardo's head, and fired. Bernardo, still unconscious, hadn't even figured out what was happening before he was already dead.

Jack Ferguson, in despair, watched in shock as Eugenia killed Bernardo. He frowned and asked Eugenia, "What are you doing?!"

"What am I doing?"

Eugenia smoothed her hair and, with a cold smile, retorted to her husband:

"My dear Jack Ferguson, haven't you realized what's going on yet? Domenech and Bernardo's plot to coerce you into luring Butler Martinez into a trap and launching an armed rebellion at Ferguson Manor has failed. My wife and I have defeated Domenech and killed Bernardo!" Eugenia said calmly.

Upon hearing Eugenia's words, Jack Ferguson's eyes showed surprise, but he was not stupid and quickly understood what Eugenia meant, realizing that she was cutting ties with Domenech and Bernardo.

After a few seconds of contemplation, Jack Ferguson asked Eugenia, "That old dog Martinez is very shrewd; would he believe this excuse?"

"snort!"

Hearing her husband ask such a stupid question, Eugenia couldn't help but snort coldly, then said in an angry, chilling voice, "Jack Ferguson, don't you have a brain? If Martinez had any sense, he wouldn't believe that excuse!"