I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

Andrei walked into the alley not far away, and soon his angry curses could be heard: "Who the hell stole my sword!" followed by a series of curses.

Watching Andre disappear into the mist of the long street, Charlotte didn't rush to close the door. Instead, she called over Vivian, whose face was pale, and whispered, "Clean up the bloodstains at the door, including those extending down the street."

"Mm." Vivian nodded, silently chanting a spell, and the flowing water instantly washed away the bloodstains at the door and on the street.

Charlotte came out with a broom and swept haphazardly, using the dust to cover up the traces of the cleaning magic.

"Come in quickly." Charlotte pulled Vivian inside and then closed the door again.

Vivian's hands were icy cold, and her body was still trembling uncontrollably.

"Don't be afraid, he's already gone, and he didn't recognize you," Charlotte said, gently patting her shoulder.

"He came to arrest me..." Vivian's eyes were slightly red, her right hand gripping the hem of her skirt, her voice trembling as she said, "He said he'd come back for me."

"Don't worry, he won't live past tonight," Charlotte said with a slight smile.

Vivian looked at him in confusion, even though Charlotte had just saved him.

"Walking in the Abyss at night is a major taboo. A seriously wounded man, carrying a bundle and without any weapons, wouldn't be able to get more than three blocks," Charlotte explained.

Vivian seemed lost in thought, but her expression remained uneasy.

"Now we're in the same boat. Unfortunately, that guy named Capas has his eye on both of us." Charlotte looked at Vivian and sighed. "If I remember correctly, his agent in the Abyss, Carol, is from the Judson family, one of the four great families of the Abyss. In other words, we're in for a rough time."

Vivian bit her lip, thought seriously for a moment, and looked up at Charlotte: "Then...should we run away?"

"Running away is a good idea. But where do you think we can run to? A weak human who can't use magic, and a little girl who can only use healing magic, where can we run to after leaving the abyss?" Charlotte asked seriously.

"My father told me to run towards the abyss, saying it was the most chaotic yet safest place. If I ran any further... I didn't know where to run anymore," Vivian sobbed, unable to hold back her tears any longer.

She enjoyed delicious soup dumplings for dinner, and life didn't seem so bad after all.

But Andrei's arrival was like a bucket of ice water being poured over her head, pulling her back into hell.

Even though she had run to the abyss and endured so much suffering, she still couldn't escape Capas's pursuit.

Charlotte looked at Vivian, who had suddenly broken down, and felt a pang of pity for the girl.

At such a young age, he has suffered such hardships one after another.

"Don't cry. At least they haven't found you yet. Compared to them, I, who run a clinic, am an easier target for them." Charlotte pulled out a chair for Vivian to sit down, looking her in the eye with a serious expression. "But from now on, we need to have an open and honest talk. Why are you being hunted by Capas? Why are they so persistent in their pursuit of you?"

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From the moment Charlotte met Vivian, he never asked about her background, after all, everyone can have their own secrets.

But now things are different; they have the same enemy, and that enemy has already chased them into the abyss.

Vivian wiped away her tears, quickly calming herself down. She looked at Charlotte in silence for a moment, as if making up her mind, and said, "I am Vivian Bernice. My father is Frank Bernice, who was once the Minister of Finance of the Lance Empire."

A top-tier second-generation official! Charlotte was somewhat surprised. He knew that Vivian was of noble birth, but having a finance minister as a father was still a bit unexpected.

However, the word "once" is crucial.

"My father and Cromwell have always been at odds. My father once led an investigation into Cromwell's treason and corruption. Half a month ago, my father was falsely accused by Cromwell of corruption, treason, and collusion with the enemy. He was arrested and imprisoned, and many members of the Bernice family were also imprisoned as a result. When the people who were arresting him came to our door, my father told me to leave through the tunnel and escape to the abyss. So I became the only one who was spared." Vivian's expression was somber, and her eyes were slightly red.

Charlotte frowned slightly, puzzled. "If it's merely a power struggle between political enemies, with your father already imprisoned and most of your family members arrested, why is Cromwell relentlessly pursuing you? And why is he having his son lead the hunt?"

Vivian was silent for a moment, then said, "It's a fact that Cromwell embezzled hundreds of thousands of gold coins from the national treasury, colluded with orc tribes on the imperial border, carried out large-scale massacres to claim credit, and defrauded military funds. The evidence was recorded in a book by spies, but before it could be handed over to the king, he was arrested by Cromwell, and that book is now on my person."

"If that's the case, why don't you hand the booklet over to the King? The farther you are from the capital, the farther you are from the King, and the higher the risk of being dealt with privately by the Duke of Cromwell." Charlotte looked at Vivian and pondered, "Besides, given your father's status, even if he were framed and imprisoned, he would still need to undergo a complicated trial and conviction. During that process, he should have had the opportunity to pass this information to the King, right?"

"My father was killed in the chaos by Cromwell under the pretext of arrest." Vivian clutched her dress, her face pale.

This guy has some nerve! He killed the Chancellor of the Exchequer just like that! Charlotte was shocked. This shows how powerful Cromwell is in the Lance Empire and how arrogant he is.

No wonder Vivian's father made her flee the capital and escape into the abyss.

If she rashly handed over the manual, the chances of it reaching the king were extremely slim, and she might even be sold off.

"May I take a look at that manual?" Charlotte asked.

"I'll go get it." Vivian got up and went upstairs. A moment later, she came downstairs with a small booklet wrapped in gray cloth and handed it to Charlotte.

Charlotte opened the black cloth to reveal a small booklet with a black cover, the soft leather cover stained with a few drops of dried blood.

Charlotte opened her diary and began to carefully read through the contents, her expression gradually becoming serious.

About half an hour later, Charlotte slowly closed the booklet.

"That bastard duke's crimes are too numerous to count!" Charlotte said angrily.

The embezzlement of state funds was done in collusion with officials in the Ministry of Finance, and the amount involved was enormous, but it still falls under the category of corruption.

However, by creating conflicts with orc tribes on the border, massacring border villages, escalating the conflict, and exaggerating the threat of orc tribes, they aimed to defraud huge sums of military funds. Their shameless methods are outrageous!

In addition, he withheld relief funds during several major disasters, resulting in the starvation of many civilians.

The King of the Lance Empire was heartbroken by the amount of money Cromwell embezzled from the national treasury; Charlotte had no right to condemn him.

But his massacre and plunder of civilians stemmed from a human being's anger out of conscience.

This booklet meticulously lists Cromwell's numerous crimes committed over the past thirty years, with the time, place, and victims clearly documented, demonstrating that Vivian's father had indeed conducted a very thorough investigation.

Judging from Cromwell's persistent attitude towards Vivian, this booklet must have been able to cause him some damage, otherwise he wouldn't have been so nervous.

"Your task tonight is to handwrite this booklet and give it to me. Such an important thing is easy to be stolen by bad guys if it's not backed up," Charlotte said to Vivian.

"Huh?" Vivian was taken aback.

"The important thing isn't this bloodstained booklet, but its contents. If the contents are all true and verifiable, we just need to hand it over to someone capable of bringing down Cromwell, and our mission will be complete," Charlotte explained.

"But who can bring Cromwell down? Even my father..." Vivian bit her lip. In the Lance Empire, Cromwell held absolute power, his influence so immense it was despair-inducing.

Charlotte remained silent. Cromwell had killed a sitting Chancellor of the Exchequer without hesitation, demonstrating the extent of his power.

He even doubted whether the king was on his side.

If that's the case, then the existence of this booklet is meaningless.

Charlotte knew very little about the Lance Empire, and the original owner's memories contained only scattered information about the medical field.

There was absolutely no useful information, not even a 'hidden secret of the King and Duke' or a 'map of Cromwell's power distribution'.

Perhaps we can get some information from Harry; he's very well-informed.

But even if we know this information, who should we contact to deliver this booklet?

At his level, he has no way of getting in touch with those at the top.

and many more!

Speaking of social class, Charlotte suddenly remembered the black stone that he had wrapped up and stuffed into the corner of the cabinet.

The members of the Red Moon organization might be able to provide him with some useful information!