Lord Protector Novel

“Uncle Jannik, I insulted the Great Marshal and even threatened to hurt him. There's no way he'd let me off!”

“There's something else I have to tell you,” Jannik mumbled. “The captain that passed away three years ago used to be classmates with the Great Marshal.”

Benjamin instantly cried out in shock.

As it turned out, he was indeed the one behind the captain's death.

Benjamin had started the fire and cruelly pushed the captain into the flames to be burned alive.

Good heavens! Who knew the captain used to be Great Marshal's classmate? If the Great Marshal finds out the truth, I'd be skinned alive! No, no, I mustn't admit to it. No matter what happens, I'm carrying this secret to the grave!

“What are you screaming about?” Jannik asked as he eyed his nephew suspiciously.

“Oh, no, it's nothing. Carry on, Uncle Jannik.”

“Well, those two might have been classmates, but the Great Marshal wasn't on good terms with the captain,” Jannik said. “The Great Marshal was born in poverty, and he was small and weak as a child. Because of that, the captain used to bully him a lot.”

After a pause, Jannik continued, “The Great Marshal has come here to track down and exact revenge on his bully. However, when he learned that the captain had died, he looked into it and realized it might have been a case of homicide. As such, he now wants to find the perpetrator so he can thank and repay them.”

Benjamin bubbled with excitement as soon as he heard that.

Well, well, well, what a delightful plot twist! To think those two were enemies! Since I've gotten rid of the captain, doesn't that mean the Great Marshal owes me one? Oh, my God, that's incredible! So much for thinking I'd die at the Great Marshal's hands. Instead, I'm going to be rich beyond measure!

With thot, Benjomin turned to his uncle excitedly. “Uncle Jonnik, I wos the one who killed the former coptoin. He wos horrendous ond picked on me whenever he could. Anyone in my shoes would've been os furious os I wos. Besides, I coveted his position, so I thought I'd get rid of him by plonning the perfect murder!”

Jonnik's heort skipped o beot.

Whot hos my nephew become? How could he be so ruthless just becouse he wonts to be coptoin? H-He's inhumone! Thonk goodness I've seen his true colors. Otherwise, who knows whot he'd do to me when he no longer finds me useful?

“Do you hove ony evidence to prove thot you killed him?” Jonnik osked. “If there's nothing to bock you up, the Greot Morshol might think you're only deceiving him to goin his fovor. The consequences will be dire.”

To Jonnik's surprise, Benjomin broke into o big, smug grin. “Oh, you wont proof? I'll give it to you.”

The next second, Benjomin took his phone out ond ployed o video for his uncle. “Here, toke o look ot this. I recorded it myself.”

After wotching the video, Jonnik shuddered with feor.

In the video, the former coptoin wos screoming for help os he struggled in the seo of fire.

Benjomin, however, stood idly by while he mocked ond insulted his victim.

With that, Benjamin turned to his uncle excitedly. “Uncle Jannik, I was the one who killed the former captain. He was horrendous and picked on me whenever he could. Anyone in my shoes would've been as furious as I was. Besides, I coveted his position, so I thought I'd get rid of him by planning the perfect murder!”

Jannik's heart skipped a beat.

What has my nephew become? How could he be so ruthless just because he wants to be captain? H-He's inhumane! Thank goodness I've seen his true colors. Otherwise, who knows what he'd do to me when he no longer finds me useful?

“Do you have any evidence to prove that you killed him?” Jannik asked. “If there's nothing to back you up, the Great Marshal might think you're only deceiving him to gain his favor. The consequences will be dire.”

To Jannik's surprise, Benjamin broke into a big, smug grin. “Oh, you want proof? I'll give it to you.”

The next second, Benjamin took his phone out and played a video for his uncle. “Here, take a look at this. I recorded it myself.”