Andrei abruptly raised his head, his eyes as sharp as blades as he stared straight at Avery. "Don't tell me you had nothing to do with that incident?"
"That's right. I did it! From the moment you arrived, I had no intention of denying it!" Avery nodded slowly. He had known that Andrei's appearance here meant more than a simple visit to share some wine. Nor did he believe that, with the Saint Family's influence, they would fail to uncover the truth if they truly put their minds to investigating.
"Then what exactly did you mean when you said you didn't know?" Andrei was instead somewhat taken aback by Avery's frank admission.
"I don't know whether that brat is alive or dead, because he escaped from me!" Avery drained his cup of wine in one gulp, a wry smile on his face.
"Wh-what?" Andrei's voice rose as he fixed his gaze on Avery. "Are you sure you're not joking? As the Divine Guard Captain of the Fifth Division, I know exactly how strong you are. Brian is just a mere lower god. If you went after him personally, you would either have captured him alive or killed him. How could there be a third possibility?"
Faced with Andrei's questioning, Avery's smile grew even more bitter. He shook his head and said, "Believe it or not, that brat really did escape from me. I couldn't tell what power he used, but I had struck him hard beforehand. By all rights, he couldn't possibly have survived, yet I couldn't find his body. That's why I said... I don't know..."
Andrei's expression shifted as he kept staring at Avery, as though trying to determine whether he was lying. After a long while, Andrei chuckled. "I find it hard to believe he could have