As night fell, Lookout Fortress, in a guest room of the lord's residence.
Xu Nan sat quietly on the edge of the bed, unable to sleep.
What had happened today was simply too bizarre. The members of Ninth Manor, whom he had been quietly watching and guarding against, had never appeared from beginning to end.
If Black Cat and Ge Lei had not given him information about Jerome and Quillras, he really would have been kept in the dark the entire time.
"Did the people from the Shadow Realm attacking Jerome mean they really were targeting Quillras?"
"According to Ge Lei, that letter asking for help was actually highly suspicious in terms of motive. Black Cat also said that Jerome's meeting with my teacher had not gone well. They had originally intended to leave, but because I sent Ge Lei to handle something, they were delayed."
"Why did they kidnap Jerome? To threaten Quillras? But he's only a student. Was there really any need to go to such lengths?"
Xu Nan could not make sense of it.
Still, he was not in a hurry. Green Light and Ninth Manor had clearly been plotting this for a long time. The difference in information was Xu Nan's greatest difficulty.
There had to be something he did not know, yet was extremely important.
For that reason, he had Ge Lei keep an eye on Quillras. This time, Ge Lei, who reportedly had not slept for two days, went without a word.
He did not ask Xu Nan for more money.
Clearly, the man truly regarded Jerome as a friend.
That was actually very rare. Xu Nan had worked with Ge Lei for a while, and he knew perfectly well what a worldly, calculating man Ge Lei was.
This high-ranking mercenary might still possess