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Everyone in the Living Room looked completely bewildered by this.

The elderly man in the tuxedo frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"Still as foolish as ever." Gallows Sauron sighed and shook his head, putting down his wine glass and taking out the Golden Shell Pocket Watch from his pocket.

Snap!

The watch case makes a crisp sound when opened.

The elderly man in the tuxedo glanced over instinctively, feeling a strange attraction to the pocket Pocket Watch that held his gaze captive.

At the same time, he heard Gallows Sauron's ethereal laughter:

"Hehe, still haven't figured it out?"

"Haven't you been tirelessly searching for my whereabouts?"

"Now... I'm here."

Searching for his whereabouts?! That Little Pickpocket disguised himself as Gallows Sauron and infiltrated the area?! The old man in the tuxedo was suddenly startled.

He wanted to call out to remind everyone, but then he heard a crisp "click," and his nascent thought vanished instantly.

At that moment, all he wanted to do was look at that beautiful Pocket Watch a few more times.

"It would be even better if I could touch it..." The elderly man in the tuxedo, sweat beading on his forehead and face, thought to himself amidst the sweltering heat of summer.

Xio Derecha gradually regained consciousness and found himself in a dimly lit but spacious room, furnished like Living Room.

Where is this?

She subconsciously pondered this question, and memories flooded back:

This morning, I took a horse-drawn carriage to the East Borough to inquire about the progress of the commission, and unexpectedly learned that a Vagrant who sold me his nails had died under mysterious circumstances.

Because the Corpse had been taken away by the Police and the investigation and questioning were not very effective, he began to urgently inquire about the current situation of other sellers.

After working until dark, I was about to go home when I realized I was being followed. I found an opportunity to use a trick I had learned to shake them off.

However, he didn't expect that the stalker had accomplices lying in ambush, so he had no choice but to try to escape using Sealed Artifact he borrowed from a friend.

And then...

Hugh frowned slightly in Affliction, trying to recall what happened next.

Suddenly, she shuddered, remembering that after using the "Shadow Ring," her Invisibility had been broken by a man dressed like Peacock.

Swish!

Hugh jolted awake, a chill running down his spine. He quickly turned his head to survey his surroundings, only to be shocked and terrified to find the ground littered with Corpse.

To be more precise, it was a charred corpse.

They were almost burned to a crisp, barely retaining any human form.

Among them, three charred corpses had specks of light surging on their surfaces, constantly converging towards their chests, where deep red, jelly-like substances gradually took shape.

Is this the Law of Indestructibility of Beyonder Characteristic that guy was talking about? And what's going on here? Seeing this scene, Hugh's doubts only increased.

Suddenly, a mocking chuckle came from the sealed window:

"Oh, you're awake?"

Her eyes widened in fright, and as she assumed a defensive stance, she turned her head to look. There, in the shadows where the light couldn't reach, she saw a figure sitting on the windowsill.

He approached steadily, dressed in black trousers and a flamboyant shirt, his right hand, adorned with numerous rings, toying with a Golden Shell Pocket Watch.

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Xiu recalled his previous experience and couldn't help but shudder violently. His body arched slightly instinctively as he pulled out his triangular military dagger from behind his waist.

She used her peripheral vision to search for an exit while gritting her teeth and preparing to fight desperately.

However, the next second, she found that her actions did not elicit an attack from the man, but instead drew several disdainful sneers from him:

"Please use your brain. If I really wanted to do something, I would have done it while you were unconscious. Why would I wait until now?"

I don't know what you're worried about?

"He's short, has bad hair, and looks kind of silly."

Xiu gripped the Mitsubishi military knife tightly, wishing he could stab the other man in the mouth a few times.

Suddenly, she frowned:

"Lorry?"

The footsteps vanished instantly.

Gallows Sauron Lorry was taken aback, his face showing utter astonishment.

Seeing this, Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he had guessed correctly. But then, remembering the other person's earlier disparaging remarks, he couldn't help but angrily curse:

"Asshole!"

"..." Pretending not to hear that, Gallows Sauron Lorry asked speechlessly, "Did I just do anything to expose myself?"

That shouldn't be the case; he barely said a few words.

"No." Hugh shook his head, then changed the subject with a cold laugh, "But you exude an incredibly repulsive aura; there's no need to even look at you."

"You were almost scared out of your wits just now..." Gallows Sauron Lorry thought to himself, and after thinking about it carefully, he could probably guess the reason.

He was probably exposed by that last sarcastic remark.

Fors often said similar things, and Hugh, thinking that he wasn't too strange, combined with the current situation, guessed the correct answer.

Hugh sat down to catch his breath for a moment, then asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Gallows Sauron Lorry glanced at her:

"You guess."

Upon hearing this, Hugh's chest heaved violently, and he exhaled forcefully. "If you ever get beaten to death, it will be because of that mouth of yours."

She stood up angrily, ready to leave immediately.

At that moment, Gallows Sauron Lorry's voice rang out calmly:

"I was previously caught up in a political conspiracy, but survived thanks to MI9's connections, and ended up becoming their Informant, starting a new life."

That guy is as annoying as ever... Why did he have to say it now, of all times, just when I was about to leave? Don't I have any dignity?

Xiu thought to himself, feeling rather annoyed.

Then she pulled up her work trousers and sat down again.

Hugh has a knack for comedy... Gallows Sauron Lorry almost burst out laughing when he saw this, but managed to hold it in and continued:

"I belong to the Victor's camp, but where there are Victor, there must be losers, such as Baron Percival who committed suicide out of guilt."

"The Percival Family's remaining fiefdoms were reclaimed and their assets were seized, but they were still a large family that had existed for hundreds of years, and their influence did not diminish even after death."

Baron Percival had an illegitimate son who was raised by his confidants from a young age.

Before this political conspiracy unfolded, he sold off the few remaining valuables his family owned, bought a Vineyard in Desi Bay as a fallback plan, and sent his confidants there with his illegitimate children ahead of time.

On the night of his suicide, Baron Percival subtly revealed the matter to his butler, a loyal servant who had served three generations of Percival.

"Hehe, actually, Baron Percival's illegitimate son is quite remarkable. If he doesn't do anything foolish, once his illegitimate son grows up, not to mention restoring the glory of his ancestors, he can at least lead the nearly declining Percival Family out of the mire and squeeze back into the power circle of the Kingdom."

Unfortunately, he made the Error choice.

"Do you know what this bastard, no, this last Percival, has done?" he said, looking at Hugh with a grin.

"I don't know," Hugh said in a muffled voice, "But if you dare say 'guess' again, you can forget about ever having any alone time with Fors again!"

"I'll be with her 24/7, eating and sleeping together!"