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Chapter 655

"Kevin Voss, 876?"

As soon as he heard those two names, Mo Jinhao's demeanor immediately changed to a gloomy one. This was especially so after hearing 876's name.

Mo Jinhao still couldn't hide the shame that he had suffered at his hand in spite of the many years that had passed since the events that led them to sign a truce with the Union.

"Are you saying that the ones that are responsible for all of this are either one of these two?"

Mo Jinhao's voice turned ferocious as he gazed at Hemlock's back.

The burning anger that he had been hiding deeply came rushing out all at once. Hemlock turned around before he could say anything else.

"Calm down. It's still a hypothesis, and even so, I believe that the one that is most likely the culprit is Kevin, not 876."

"Uh?"

Mo Jinhao tilted his head when he heard Hemlock's words.

"Why do you think so?"

"By now, we both know 876's real identity. Ren Dover, right?"

"Correct."

Mo Jinhao calmly nodded his head as his face turned expressionless.

The rage that had just a few seconds ago been bubbling to the surface of his body had already subsided and retreated to the depths of his being once more.

Hemlock secretly nodded his head when he saw this.

It was this particular trait of Jinhao that made him an especially scary individual. He was someone capable of holding a grudge for a very long time without losing sight of himself. A very important trait for someone so high up in an organization.

"According to the information we have, Ren Dover is the rightful successor of the Keiki style, and based on the reports you've shown me regarding the demons whose contractors have been killed, the demons' injuries do not indicate that their attacker was a practitioner of an incredibly fast sword art."

"At least, from what I've figured, the demons did not experience a sharp, singular pain, a trait that symbolizes the essence of the Keiki style. Furthermore, with someone who is now ranked 18, killing a bunch of rankers should be a trivial thing."

Hemlock perfectly laid out his train of thoughts to Jinhao who further questioned.

"So you think it's because of this that it isn't 876?"

"Not quite."

Hemlock shook his head.

"876 may be employing a different art on purpose in an effort to erase his traces."

"That makes sense."

Mo Jinhao's body relaxed further onto the sofa he was sitting on as he asked.

"...If that's the case, why do you think that it's more likely Kevin Voss who is the culprit?"

"Simple, really."

a thin smile the moment the question reached his

Voss. If I were in his position, I would have known that by concealing the

claim, he would never do this; therefore,

said

brows relaxed after hearing Hemlock's train of

expected of him, he isn't the

were still a few things that did not make sense, but compared to his previous hypothesis, this one seemed the most

case how should we

Knock━! Knock━!

soft knock on the door abruptly cut him off in the middle of his sentence. Both his and Hemlock's heads turned to look in the

was croaky and raspy rang in

I have

changed the moment he heard the voice while

the direction of the door

anything

"I do. I do."

the room slowly and greeted Jinhao, who promptly ignored him. Smiling, he walked up to Hemlock,

very interesting idea, do you want to

***

was that of defeat as he

lose so badly to a human, and not only that, but he also never

could end his life in

going to let the human walk all over him just because his life was in his hands. He wasn't like the other traitorous bastards who would do anything for the sake of their lives, even if it meant killing their own

you need,

inquired in a chilly tone as he

the human opened

name. It's Ren. I would much

Suriol heard the human's voice, the pupils in his eyes began

were consumed by nothing but rage. Suriol's face twisted with rage as he recalled the fact that

if he can kill me on the spot? When the time comes and he lowers his guard,

mind, his life was

he could kill Ren,

hand, didn't appear to care about his thoughts as he pointed in the

reason I called you is because I want your

"This is…"

was back in his own castle until Ren pointed it out to him. To be more specific, he was standing next to his

"Ah, I see."

As he tried to think of something, a plethora of different ideas

want to enter the treasury, don't

"Isn't that obvious?"

look. When their eyes met, Suriol felt a chill run down his body, and behind his closed lips, he clenched his teeth in

the human had figured out whatever it was that he was intending to do just by

.

knows, I might as

teeth and decided

"If I tell yo—"

"No."

off before he could even

all knowing look, Ren spoke

a contract that will stop you from taking revenge on me, it would honestly be

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