Chapter 3
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In the dimly lit cell, a figure dressed in black night attire was tied to a chair, while Cain and his two companions stood in front of him, conducting the interrogation.
Katherine put down the t*****e device in her hand, waiting for Marcus to continue speaking.
"Let me think, which nobles in the northwest region would hire an assassin like you?"
"Mott territory? Oder territory? Or Charsky territory?"
The aforementioned territories were all closely related to the Osos people, either being Osos noble territories or having close connections with Osos nobles.
While Marcus spoke, the shadow lowered his head deeply, making it difficult to see his expression.
Unable to bear it, Katherine immediately grabbed the short hair of the person and lifted his head.
"Didn’t you hear Knight Marcus talking to you? Know your place, boy."
It was obvious that the territories Marcus mentioned had nothing to do with the shadow. The shadow coldly glanced at the three of them and then averted his eyes again.
"Being stubborn, huh? There are ways to make you talk." Katherine, impatient, raised the t*****e device to strike.
Suddenly, Cain, who had been silently listening to the conversation, spoke up, "Manvido Earl's territory."
The shadow's body froze, his pupils involuntarily dilating. He couldn't understand how Cain guessed this place.
"As expected..."
Cain thought for a moment, then spoke to the butler, Jess, who had appeared outside the cell at some point, "Jess, go investigate anyone in the Manvido territory who might have connections with our family."
"Yes, sir."
Receiving the order, Jess immediately got up, ready to investigate.
"Wait."
At this moment, the previously motionless shadow suddenly spoke.
"Hmm?" Cain turned to look at him, waiting for his next words.
"Give me a quick death."
Cain shook his head, "That depends on whether the information you provide is worth it."
"I, Chorson Bex, swear on the honor of the Bex family that from this moment, everything I say will be true, without any falsehood."
Hearing this, everyone present became solemn.
You might not believe a noble swearing on his life, but you could not doubt a noble swearing on his family’s honor, as his life was worthless compared to his family's honor.
"I also ask Baron Cain to swear not to harm my family."
"Chorson, out of respect for noble honor, I can indeed swear. But you must understand, if someone from your family seeks revenge..."
Seemingly understanding Cain’s concern, the shadow explained, "Rest assured, Baron. Besides me, my family consists only of the old, weak, and sick. The only young person left is my sister. Moreover, I did not inform them about this matter."
Cain nodded, then raised his left hand and swore, "I, Cain Gerard, swear on the honor of the Gerard family not to harm the Bex family."
"Thank you, Baron Cain."
After expressing his gratitude, Chorson, the shadow, took a deep breath and said, "Brunei Castle Knight’s territory."
"Brunei Castle Knight’s territory?"
The Brunei Castle Knight’s territory was a region under the Manvido Earl’s domain, historically ruled by the Earl’s knight commander.
"That's right. The Baron should know who it is."
Cain frowned slightly, "Of course I know who it is, I just didn’t expect it to be..."
"Everything is possible, Baron Cain."
Sighing, Cain said, "Katherine, give him a quick death."
"Yes, Lord Cain." Putting down the t*****e device, Katherine took a dagger from Marcus’s hand.
"Do you have any last words?"
Hearing Katherine's question, Chorson suddenly straightened his back and stared at Cain, "Please, Baron, keep your promise."
Cain fearlessly met his gaze, "Of course."
Immediately, Katherine gripped the dagger tightly and swiftly stabbed it into his heart.
Without any struggle, blood trickled from Chorson's mouth. Like falling asleep, he closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
"Jess, take care of his body."
"Yes, sir."
"Marcus, Katherine, thank you for your hard work tonight. Rest well. We will discuss this further tomorrow."
"Yes, Lord Cain."
After giving his orders, Cain returned to his bedroom alone. Sitting by the fireplace with its ever-burning flames, he silently pondered.
Morning.
As the rising sun illuminated the entire castle, the barony began a new day.
The cooks were busy in the kitchen preparing the baron’s breakfast, the maids were cleaning the castle, gardeners were pruning the flowers in the outdoor garden, and soldiers were gathering in the training ground for their morning drills.
As for the castle's master, Cain, he was still sitting by the fireplace, deep in thought.
Soon, his personal servant led him to the dining table for breakfast.
Preoccupied, he skipped his usual morning training and stayed in the study, waiting for Marcus and Katherine.
"Knock, knock, knock."
It seemed Marcus and Katherine had arrived outside the door.
"Come in."
"Lord Cain." After entering, the two greeted Cain with a bow.
"Sit down." Cain pointed to the chairs in the room, inviting them to sit.
Once they were seated, Cain took the map from his desk and placed it at the center.
"What do you think about the Brunei Castle Knight’s territory?"
After a moment of contemplation, Marcus cautiously said, "Lord, the Brunei Castle has a well-trained and ample force, and its master, Knight Horst, is your uncle..."
Horst Gerard, Cain’s uncle and the younger brother of the late baron, Rachel Gerard.
His experience was quite similar to Marcus’s, being entrusted by his father to a noble ally with a title. The only difference was that Horst served an earl.
Therefore, his advancement in the ranks of superhumans was faster than Marcus’s. The earl valued him highly, and in less than a decade, he became the earl's knight commander.
Shaking his head, Cain said self-deprecatingly, "Yes, my kind uncle. He deceived me all these years. I never thought he would covet our barony."
"But thinking about it, it makes sense. If I, the current baron, die, the next heir would be him, right?"
"Then he could come and investigate my death, find a scapegoat, and smoothly take over the barony."
After talking to himself for a while, Cain realized his lapse and, seeing his silent subordinates, coughed lightly, "Marcus, Katherine, don’t mind his identity. When he decided to target me, he was no longer my uncle."
"Yes, sir."
Immediately, Marcus looked at the knight’s territory on the map and continued, "Sir, as the knight commander under the earl, his force surpasses other knight territories, almost equal to our barony."
"Moreover, as far as I know, Knight Horst places great emphasis on training his soldiers. They are very brave and good at fighting. If our soldiers face them, it would be a tough battle. Most importantly, Knight Horst is a second-tier early-stage superhuman. Even if the three of us join forces, we can't defeat him."
Cain nodded. Marcus’s points were valid. All three of them were first-tier superhumans. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't defeat a second-tier superhuman.
"So, Lord Cain, my suggestion is to temporarily endure and wait until we have enough strength before challenging him."
"Bang!"
Katherine slammed her hand on the table.
"I disagree, my lord."
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