Chapter 384

Now that they had found someone who could temporarily impersonate Crick after his death, the focus of the original plan had to be adjusted.

According to Crick's original plan, it was time to begin drawing in the net. Through several prearranged actions, they would gather all those suitors harboring greedy, venomous hearts and wipe them out in one stroke. Naturally, he had designed several methods for killing them, from explosions to poison to evil sacrifices... In short, once they made their move, they had to do it cleanly and leave not a single one alive.

But now, things were different.

For Crick, the most important matter at present was arranging for Lomon to impersonate him. As long as this was handled properly, Keen Territory would have ample time to buffer itself afterward. And with Lomon assisting her, he would not need to worry so much about his sister being bullied after his death. In that case, there was naturally no need for such drastic measures.

Making enemies was not a problem, but unless absolutely necessary, it was better not to make enemies of those who were especially formidable.

He and Lomon discussed matters in detail for some time, eventually settling on a preliminary plan.

Then he summoned several of the most loyal and dependable senior figures in the territory and introduced Lomon to them.

"This Mr. Lomon is an expert from the Church of Void Mask," he said. "Not only is he highly skilled, he is also good at acting and deceiving people."

"After I die, he will dress up as me and play my role, appearing before people as little as possible under the excuse of 'withdrawing into seclusion to recuperate,' so that no one discovers the news of my death." He spoke calmly, utterly disregarding the horrified expressions