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Chapter 106 - It’s A Duke, Right?
Meanwhile, after leaving the warehouse, Lodi immediately took another small path, not heading back the way he came.
From the very beginning when the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group sent a newcomer to liaise with him, he had already sensed something was wrong. This feeling of unease was particularly strong inside the warehouse while he was checking the health condition of Andre and Jennie.
Therefore, he abandoned his previous air of superiority and instead adopted an equal footing to appease the rookie mercenary, then found an opportunity to slip away.
No, he had to go to the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group headquarters to see what they were really up to.
After winding through several streets, Lodi arrived at the street where the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group was located.
And at this moment, the building representing the stationed base of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group now had City Defense Force personnel standing guard at the entrance.
“Damn it, indeed, that brat was lying to me!” Lodi said this, a trace of anger in his tone.
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But following that, came fear.
The task he gave the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group was merely to kidnap Litte’s adoptive parents. For something like this, was it necessary for the City Defense Force to wipe out the entire Iron Wolf Mercenary Group?
Even if the Stranick family behind Litte had an extremely close relationship with the royal family, it should be impossible to mobilize the City Defense Force directly.
“Damn it!” Lodi cursed angrily again. “I told them long ago to be careful. Although Litte is fine, Orson behind him is big trouble, but they didn’t listen. Now look, they got caught.”
“If they had listened to me and sent Mudrick directly, there wouldn’t have been so much trouble.”
Lodi waited here for a few more minutes, still not seeing any sign of Mudrick.
Let alone Mudrick, he couldn’t even see a single living member of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.
Mudrick probably received the news and took his brothers to seek refuge outside the city long ago.
Lodi thought this.
However, what he didn’t know was that Mudrick hadn’t gone outside the city to seek refuge at all. He was now a corpse, being studied by experts employed by the royal family.
Then, just as he was about to turn around and report back to his master, he froze.
Standing behind him was none other than the assassin he had greeted just moments ago. And beside the assassin, the young man with black hair, purple eyes, a tall and straight posture, and a handsome face, was Orson—the very person his master had ordered him to eliminate by any means necessary.
“Yo, boss, here’s the person I brought you.” The assassin said this, pointing at Orson beside him. “I helped you capture Orson.”
Lodi glanced at the assassin, then at Orson.
Do you think I’m an idiot? he thought. Then he immediately turned around and ran without looking back.
However, he hadn’t run far before the assassin overtook him with speed, standing before him.
“Boss, don’t be hasty,” the assassin said with a smile. “Didn’t I properly complete the task you assigned me? Look, I even brought the person over for you. Shouldn’t you thank me properly?”
“Pah! You traitor!” Lodi spat, then immediately turned again, but before he could take a step, he stopped once more.
Orson was standing five meters behind him, just quietly watching him.
Knowing he couldn’t escape, Lodi could only turn back to face the assassin, revealing a fierce expression.
“If you still want to survive in this line of work, let me go! Otherwise, once word gets out that you betrayed your employer, the entire industry will scorn you!”
“Don’t say that,” the assassin smiled. “Speaking of betrayal, aren’t you the best at it?”
“??!” Lodi’s eyes widened. “You, don’t talk nonsense!”
How did this assassin know he had betrayed his master?
Lodi had been handling this kind of dirty work for his master for five years. This time, to deal with Orson, his master had specifically given him a large sum of money, telling him to act according to the situation.
In his view, with such a large sum, if he had the connections, he could even hire a Tier 8 expert to deal with Orson.
But he felt that would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. After all, Orson was only Tier 6. Caught off guard, a Tier 7 expert was more than enough to kill him.
And if Orson hid in the academy, there was no need to worry; the people around him were easier targets than Orson himself.
Furthermore, he had always considered himself diligent and responsible towards his family. He thought this sum should be a reward from his master. Therefore, he downgraded the plan and chose to hire a Tier 7 assassin.
Although Tier 8 experts were indeed difficult to hire, there was definitely his personal selfishness mixed in.
And hiring a Tier 7 assassin wasn’t all. To skim off more money, he deliberately bypassed the intermediary, obtained the assassin’s contact information through other channels, and then issued the task to the assassin.
This wasn’t the first time he had done something like this.
In the past, for matters he deemed “not a big deal,” he would always choose to skip the intermediary and issue the commission directly in his personal name.
And indeed, it had never gone wrong before.
He never expected that this time, the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group would mess up, directly exposing all his information.
Seeing Lodi’s reaction, the assassin became even more convinced of his own thoughts.
Indeed, this piece of work just wanted to play both sides and screw him over.
As for the method of playing both sides, he could figure it out with his ass.
First, his master gave him a sum of money to hire him to kill Orson.
Then he would find Orson, reveal the information about the assassination attempt, allowing Orson to be prepared in advance.
Afterwards, as long as he died, the final payment wouldn’t need to be paid, and he could still receive a large sum from Orson.
What a money-grubbing old fox!
Thinking this, the assassin’s goodwill towards Lodi instantly dropped to freezing point.
Previously, he still held some sentiment from their past cooperation, but now the two were completely on opposing sides.
If Orson hadn’t said this person was still useful, he would have already killed Lodi.
“I didn’t expect Mr. Lodi to be quite clever, not going back directly, but specifically coming here to check the situation.” Orson clapped his hands as he spoke, seemingly praising Lodi.
“Hmph.” Lodi snorted coldly.
He certainly knew Orson was mocking him, but as a trapped animal, there wasn’t much he could do right now.
“Alright, tell me everything you know.” Orson extended his hand towards Lodi frankly. “It’s okay, don’t feel burdened. The person behind you will understand the decision you make, because only by doing so can you return to his side and continue working for him, right?”
“What if I say no?” Lodi narrowed his eyes at Orson.
“Well then, how about we play a game? I guess, you confirm, how about that?” Orson looked at Lodi and smiled.
Lodi didn’t speak.
“Let me guess the identity first.”
Orson said this, deliberately pondering for a long time, then spoke:
“It’s a Duke, right?”
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