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Chapter 541 Matthew The Demon (Part One)
"Did you mean the organization that would do anything you ask, for the right price?" asked Matthew,feeling uncertain. He hadn't been aware that the Scarlet Devils had a stronghold in the River City aswell.
"Yes." Pearce thought again for a moment before he added, "It's actually interesting that the ScarletDevils has never taken any serious action in the River City. But even if they did commit crimes here,they would leave no incriminating evidence. So this organization didn't occur to me at first, sincethey've always been very low-key here in this city."
"Matthew, I heard that the Scarlet Devils is a self-governing gang from the world of martial artists.Could it possibly be connected to the court?" Harper asked doubtfully. In general, people ororganizations out there would not get involved in court business or politics. On the other hand, ifanyone from the court paid for an assassination, an organization like the Scarlet Devils would be happyto carry out the job.
"I don't know yet," Matthew replied. Suddenly, he recalled that the Scarlet Devils sometimes did theirassassinations with hidden weapons like silver needles. "But still, there is reason to doubt that theScarlet Devils was involved in this matter," he then added.
"You mean the murder might have been done by the Scarlet Devils?" Harper then realized that it wouldmake sense for a group like the Scarlet Devils to utilize such a subtle and sinister method of killing.Indeed, she herself often carried hidden weapons for self-defense, but the assassins among theScarlet Devils would find it useful to kill their targets by such a quiet method.
"Are you sure?" asked Pearce, his face going pale when he heard this.
"No, I'm not quite sure yet. I think I ought to pay the Scarlet Devils a visit." A cold smile found its way tothe corners of Matthew's mouth. "I hope that the Scarlet Devils is not involved in this. Otherwise, I'llhave no choice but to slaughter every last member of that gang."
"What kind of organization is the Scarlet Devils, exactly?" Harper wondered out loud. She didn't have aclear idea of this legendary organization.
"The Scarlet Devils is a band of assassins. For the right price, they could even kill the emperor for you,"explained Pearce. "The leader of the organization is called Marquis Scarlet, and he has six fiercekillers, known as the Scarlet Killers, who take orders directly from him. They are murderous devils, allof them."
"It's really an extraordinary gang. Their leader calls himself 'Marquis Scarlet, ' as if he were truly amarquis of the court," scoffed Harper, unable to hold back her laughter. At her words, Matthew andPearce both stared at her with rapt attention. It had never occurred to them that the leader of theScarlet Devils might be someone from the court!
"What's the reason for that look on your faces?" asked Harper, feeling disconcerted.novelbin
"You might be right! Marquis Scarlet may be an actual marquis from the court," said Matthew, with aglint in his eye. "There has always been an extremely secretive power hiding in the court, which even Icouldn't reveal. But I do sense its existence and its influence, though I couldn't trace any evidence of ityet. Now, it appears that the force finally couldn't keep itself in the shadows anymore."
"Your Highness." It was Fred, who had just come back. He greeted the others politely, and then turnedto Matthew. "It turns out that on the day you checked into the inn, Prince Jason packed up and hurriedout of the River City."
Harper giggled when she heard this news. "Matthew, it seems that you're a truly ferocious man with afearsome reputation. You can not only scare wailing children into silence, but also frighten away theprince."
Matthew, however, said nothing. It seemed to him that he had discounted Jason long ago. If there wereany other princes worthy of consideration, Francis and Lucas were the only notable ones. Unfortunately
for them, Lucas didn't have the support of his mother's clan, and Francis had been weak for a longtime. If they wanted to fight against Felix, they could only rely on Matthew.
"Your Highness, you must know that His Highness built his reputation a long ago! He can scare aprince away as easily as he can blink. Once he even intimidated the emperor of the Great JadeKingdom enough to force him to depose the crown prince appointed by himself."
"The crown prince of the Great Jade Kingdom?" Harper murmured. A familiar face flashed in her mind."What happened at that time?"
"Those events had nothing to do with me," Matthew remarked stiffly.
"If you hadn't led the Black Flag Army to threaten the borders of the Great Jade Kingdom, and forcedthem to render an account, their emperor would not have deposed his crown prince, Rolando, to mollifyyour anger," Pearce told Harper. He wasn't fond of Matthew's sour and cold face, which seemed to sayeveryone owed him a great debt and must follow his orders, so he ignored Matthew and told Harperhow her husband's reputation was built.
"Rolando..." Harper repeated the name. She looked at Matthew and pondered the name as deeply asshe could. Soon, the name rang a bell. Could this Rolando actually be Chodak?
Matthew narrowed his eyes when he returned Harper's glance. That look contained his answer. Harperhad guessed it, and Chodak was indeed Rolando, the former crown prince of the Great Jade Kingdom.However, the truth was not that the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom deposed Rolando at theprompting of Matthew's army, but rather that there was already some serious domestic turmoil in theGreat Jade Kingdom at that time, and their emperor had a long-cherished plot to establish a new crownprince. Quelling Matthew's anger was just a convenient excuse for what the emperor had alreadyarranged.
"So, Your Highness, now you know what a demon he is. It can't be easy for you, being married to him,honestly." Then, as if to further tease them, Pearce added, "I bet a man like him knows nothing aboutromance, does he?"
"Oh, Pearce, I can't compete with you on that score, I admit. Otherwise, how could that lady from thefamous brothel love you so much?" Matthew riposted.
"Who is she?" A voice came after Matthew's words. It was Pearce's wife, definitely. "Pearce, yourexplanation had better be a good one!"
Matthew was chuckling to himself, and he strode out of the mansion with Harper, like a general whojust won a battle. He was rather pleased with his comeback.
Looking at his smug face, Harper shook her head. "You knew that I wouldn't believe him, but you stilltried to stir up trouble between the couple. I don't think that was a good idea. After all, they just losttheir son. Their relationship probably needs repairing now."
"Don't worry. They are overwhelmed by the recent loss of their son. Saying their thoughts out loudwould help them all the better to make peace," Matthew responded thoughtfully. "The most importantthing for us to do now is discover the murderer."