Lord Protector Novel

“Okay.”

Lacey was a little disappointed. For every day the enemy remained uncaptured, she would live her life anxiously.

Lacey's office was a suite, and the room inside had been converted into a bedroom. Dawn and Nancy were already sleeping like logs inside.

Lacey then went into the bedroom to sleep. Once Zeke made sure that the poisonous air in the room was gone, he went to meet Sole Wolf.

Sole Wolf had locked the janitor in the utility closet. The janitor was curled up in the corner, and she was shaking and moaning in agony.

When Sole Wolf saw Zeke, he frowned and said, “Zeke, I checked her over earlier, and it doesn't seem like she's anyone fishy. It really seems like she's just a normal janitor.”

Zeke scoffed. “How can a normal janitor get her hands on a chemical component like Acribide?”

A look of shock crossed Sole Wolf's face. “What? Did she use Acribide? D*mn it! It's bad news for Eurasia if Dulliouds have gotten their hands on Acribide.”

Zeke then looked at the janitor with cold eyes.

The janitor seemed like a feeble, ordinary middle-aged woman. However, to Zeke, the more average an assassin looked, the more of a threat they were.

Zeke then asked, “You must not be working alone. Speak. Where are your accomplices?”

The janitor stiffened. “Accomplices? My accomplices? Young man, I don't understand what you're saying. Are you asking me about the other people in the company? They're cleaning on other floors.”

D*mn it!

Zeke gritted his teeth and hissed, “Are you toying with me? Why are you so stubborn even at a time like this? I'm asking where the other Dulliouds are.”

An even more confused look appeared on the janitor's face. “Young man, what are you talking about? What's a Dullioud? Are you trying to rob me? I'll give you all the money I have, so please let me go. I have a very young grandson to take care of. I have to stay safe!”

Huh?

Suspicion entered Zeke's mind.

The janitor's reaction seems genuine. Could it be that she's really innocent? No, that's impossible. She poisoned Lacey. How can she be innocent? Maybe someone used her, or maybe she doesn't even know that there's poison on her mop. She didn't even know that she would leave the poison in Lacey's room after mopping the floor.

Thus, Zeke asked, “Let me ask you a question. Have anyone come into contact with your mop? Is there a chance for others to do something to your mop?”

The janitor replied, “Are you talking about my new mop?”

“I'm talking about the mop you used at the CEO's office.”

The janitor replied, “That's a mop that someone just gave me today. I used it for the first time earlier.”

Hearing that, Zeke promptly figured out that the mop was the key.

Therefore, he quickly said, “Who gave this mop to you? Why did they give you this mop?”

The janitor answered, “Someone came to me today, telling me that he's the founder of a charity organization. They've chosen me as the prettiest janitor, and the reward is this mop.”

Zeke then hastily asked, “Where's the man who gave you the mop?”

“He went home.”