Chapter 170: Violation during sleep (1/2)
Chapter 170: Violation during sleep
When Emily saw that Han Shuo and Belinda were actually having a conversation when she returned to the secret room, she was flabbergasted and looked suspiciously between Han Shuo and Belinda. She pulled Han Shuo aside and asked with a disbelieving voice, “You didn’t really sleep with her, did you?”
Han Shuo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he quickly shook his head. “Of course not. Miss Belinda’s goal is also to kill the chief of the Gryphon Legion and can fully forgive all our past transgressions. She’s willing to cooperate with us against Bob Ascher. I felt that there was a benefit in cooperation between our two sides, so I agreed to her proposal.”
“You agreed just like that and even released her from her bonds?” Emily was startled and stared fixedly at Han Shuo as she interrogated him.
Throwing a significant look at Emily, Han Shuo smiled openly and said to Belinda, “We havea special relationship. Although we are cooperating with each other, there are still secrets between us. If you don’t mind, I’d like to blindfold you before we let you go.”
“Of course, I understand.” Belinda accepted readily and forthrightly.
Han Shuo blindfolded her again and had also placed the veil back over her face. He led her out of the Dark Mantle stronghold beneath Emily’s taken aback gaze and only let her off a carriage when they were a far ways away. He said, “You can come find us at the agreed place after you make contact with your people. We can talk about the details of our cooperation then.”
“Okay, it was very nice to meet you.” Belinda responded softly and left after alighting from the carriage.
Emily hastened to ask after her figure had vanished, “Just what is going on? Why did you let her go just like that?”
Han Shuo quickly summarized what had happened. “There wouldn’t be much of an effect if we tried to force the truth out of her, but we can get a lot more information out of her if we let her go like this. I can take her life immediately if she tries to do anything disadvantageous towards us, so there’s no need to worry about anything. “
“She’ll reach out to the Calamity Church after she leaves and we’ll obtain more information from her if we work together. We can also team up against Bob Ascher together. Isn’t this killing multiple birds with one stone?”
“Do you know that you’re engaging in very dangerous acts? The Calamity Church isn’t an ordinary faction. If we aren’t careful, not only will we lose everything we’ve worked for up until now, we’ll lose even our lives as well! You’re playing with fire!” Emily still found it hard to accept his actions even after listening to his explanations and sighed with emotion.
“Alright alright, I know my limits in this matter. Taking risks is necessary sometimes. Only with great risk comes great reward. We can handle it.” Han Shuo paused here and asked Emily, “Right, you went out just now… did you get any useful information?”
“The Phoebe that you accompanied to the finance minister’s banquet last time just arrived in Valen City. You’ll never guess what she’s here for.” Emily frowned when she saw Han Shuo ask about business.
Starting, Han Shuo asked, taken aback, “What’s she doing in Valen City?”
“Because the McGrady Guild failed their mission halfway through last time, Bob Ascher no longer trusted them, but approached Phoebe instead. As the owner, she was tempted by the high price that Bob Ascher offered to transport the siege weapons and used the channels of her guild to bypass some cities and bring them to Valen City. I didn’t think that she’d actually do it, and now that she’s arrived in Valen City with them. If nothing goes wrong, she’ll hand them over to the Gryphon Legion tomorrow.” Emily smiled ruefully as she explained.
Han Shuo’s mind spun rapidly after he heard these words and suddenly ask, “Will this matter bring Phoebe down as well?”
“It’s difficult to say. If she helped Bob Ascher even after knowing what this equipment was, then I’d be hard pressed to cover up this matter, but if she had no idea and was kept in the dark, we may have some wiggle room then.” Emily thought for a moment and responded.
“Where is Phoebe staying now? I’m going to find her immediately.” Han Shuo’s forehead creased as he looked at Emily.
Pouting, Emily glared at Han Shuo and said huffily, “And you say you have nothing to do with her! Look at you, all worried when you hear that she’s in danger!”