Chapter 126

Holy cow, I just came here to “repay kindness,” trying to request the usage rights of an anomalous item, and you’re already plotting against me…

Leaning forward to press against the sheep head, Leon checked the soul state of the female prisoner and found her invitation was genuinely sincere. He couldn’t help but say with a speechless expression: “Forget it, I have no interest in rebels; your methods are way too extreme.”

“…”

After hearing Leon’s words, the number of speechless people in the interrogation room instantly increased from one to two.

We’re too extreme? We’ve conducted over two hundred attacks over the years, killing fewer high-ranking officials than you did in one night! And you still have the audacity to call us extreme? The two individuals who thought the other was absurd sat silently facing each other for a while before Leon finally spoke:

“Since you already know what happened at the Lane family, I’ll be direct… I’m very interested in that bandage, and I want to obtain its usage rights through your acknowledgment!”

“Can.”

Upon hearing this, the female prisoner slightly hesitated but didn’t get angry. She nodded and said: “If you can release me, I’ll immediately give up my rights to the bandage and hand it over to you.”

“That’s impossible.”

Leon shook his head: “Not to mention the charge of assassinating the princess, Isa has shown me part of your file. You’ve participated in numerous attack actions over the years, causing the deaths of at least dozens of innocent people…”

“So… Are you saying I deserve it?”

After hearing Leon’s words, the female prisoner’s eyes suddenly sharpened as she stared coldly at him and said:

“Fine then, if you’re going to calculate it like that, why don’t you take out the kingdom’s noble registry and investigate them one by one according to the laws of the kingdom! If there’s even one major noble whose crimes are lighter than mine, I’ll bash my head against the wall right here!”

“You’ve misunderstood. I have no intention of accusing you; that’s not my job.”

Leon shook his head: “What I’m saying is, your accumulated charges are enough for the death penalty. So, I don’t need to save you. After some time, once you’re executed for these charges, I will naturally gain ownership of the bandage.”

“…”

After listening to Leon seriously explain, the female prisoner’s face turned green with anger.

She had expected Leon to say something about how after harming innocents, victims become new perpetrators, and she had prepared rebuttals for such statements during these days.

But this guy was surprisingly pragmatic. He didn’t argue or debate against her accusations, casually brushing them off, making her feel like she was throwing flirtatious glances at a blind man.

“So why did you come talk to me?”

Looking at the slightly slim handsome man in front of her, the female prisoner irritably asked:

“Anyway, I’m going to die sooner or later, so why don’t you just wait until I’m dead?”

“Because that would take some time.”

Leon calmly answered:

“You’re one of the culprits in the assassination of the princess case. You won’t be executed until the case is fully closed. And those who can close the case now are all preoccupied with the ‘Lane Blood Night,’ and they might not remember you anytime soon. I don’t want to wait that long.”

“So whether I agree or not, it only saves you some time, right?”

“Yes.”

“…”

Staring at Leon, who seemed younger than the female police officer but had an “unshakable” aura, the female prisoner couldn’t help but feel deeply powerless.

After staring at him for a while, she let out a heavy snort:

“I admit, you killed Bobby Lane and destroyed the Lane family, which counts as avenging me. But I’m not someone who repays kindness! Besides, if you hadn’t interfered, I could have killed that female police officer on the carriage back then and stormed into the Lane residence, personally strangling that dog Bobby Lane!”

“…”

As expected, it’s not that simple… Then I’ll have to resort to some tactics! Upon hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but shake his head and then asked:

“Is your daughter… still alive?”

Looking at the female prisoner who suddenly stiffened, Leon softly said: “Even though your daughter’s file says she’s dead due to hunger and illness, when you talk about revenge, you hardly mentioned avenging her. Instead, you talked about ‘my husband’ and ‘our family’s plight.’

So I think either in your heart, your love for your daughter is far less than for your husband, not even worth mentioning, or your daughter is actually still alive, which is why you subconsciously ignored her when talking about revenge. Am I right?”

“…”

Damn you! Knowing she couldn’t hide anything from Leon’s “interrogation,” the female prisoner gave up struggling uselessly. After glaring at Leon with gritted teeth, she directly and straightforwardly admitted: “You guessed right. My daughter is indeed still alive. On the day I joined the rebellion, I managed to send her away without leaving an address.

So there’s no way you can find my daughter, much less threaten me with her! If you join us, I’ll give you the bandage directly. Otherwise, just wait till I’m dead!”

“Alright, then let’s assume I can’t find her.”

After exchanging a glance with the determined female prisoner, Leon silently nodded and continued softly:

“What about your spy inside the Secret Investigation Bureau? Do you think I can find him?”

“?!?!!”

“Don’t deny it. When I first walked in, you already sold him out.”

Taking out the [Bloodstained Epidemic Bandage] and placing it on the table, Leon calmly said: “When I first tried to inform you of Bobby Lane’s death, your exact words were ‘there’s turmoil in the Lane family, almost all the core members of the clan are dead…’ right?”

Repeating her words, Leon lightly tapped the blood-stained bandage on the table and pointedly said:

“I admit, I had no choice but to kill some members of the Lane family, but even I only learned afterward that most of the people I killed were core members of the Lane family.

So can you please tell me, how did you know, being locked up in jail with just a bandage as your ‘eyes,’ that the ones who died weren’t ordinary clan members but core members?”

“You?!”

“You have too many loopholes. Even without checking your soul’s state, I can guess a rough range.”

Secretly pressing against the sheep horn with his pinky, Leon watched the wildly fluctuating soul of the female prisoner and calmly said: “As a key suspect in the assassination of the princess case, anyone who meets you needs to register, and must have someone accompany them; solitary interrogations aren’t allowed.

And sneaking a spy into the Secret Investigation Bureau isn’t easy. To avoid strange behavior leading to investigation and exposure, the spy probably wouldn’t risk contacting you unless he’s part of the investigation team.”

“…”

“Oh, and since you knew about the Lane family situation, the spy must have contacted you after the Lane Blood Night, narrowing down the range further.

I glanced at the interrogation registration form when I came in. In the past few days, you’ve been interrogated about thirty times by four groups, totaling eight names. Excluding Isa, who obviously can’t be the spy, the remaining people are…”

“No! Stop! Stop talking!”

Seeing the name about to slip out of Leon’s mouth, the female prisoner’s psychological defenses completely collapsed as she shouted:

“Shut up! Don’t you want my bandage? Fine! It’s yours! All of it!!!”

(End of Chapter)