"Listen, take Lord Quade as an example. As the count's younger brother, he definitely knows plenty of secrets, yet he still lives freely. My guess is..."
Kyle put on a curious expression as he listened to the old thug's explanation, sifting out the key information in his mind.
Afterward, he made the rounds through several more places, gathering other bits of information from these idle layabouts.
True or false aside, as local street snakes, they had a thorough grasp of these nobles' backgrounds.
After all, blind gangsters and hooligans did not live to be forty or fifty.
That night, Kyle returned to the residence in the slums, reported the intelligence to Velin, and listed the possible kidnapping targets.
"Quade, Richard, and Arabella."
"One is Count Kaohsiung Frederick's younger brother, while the other two are his close relatives. All of them have participated in family affairs, but they are now peripheral figures. Even if they disappear for a short while, it won't cause any chaos."
After some consideration, Velin ultimately chose the lucky Richard.
"We move tomorrow night. Leave the city at dawn the day after and interrogate him outside."
"Yes."
Inside a magnificent castle outside Kandela City, Count Kaohsiung picked up an exquisite vase and smashed it viciously over a Black Robe's head.
"Useless trash! So many of you, yet you still can't wipe out those remnants. What am I keeping you for?"
"Please forgive me, Master. If not for those Ghouls, I would have slaughtered those remnants without fail." The Black Raven Unit's leader knelt on the floor, hastily shifting the blame onto the Cultists.
Looking at this High-Silver Shadow Infiltrator who had served him for thirty years, Count Kaohsiung's tone suddenly softened. "Take your men and find those remnants."
"Master, the Black Raven Unit has suffered grievous losses.