Edward trusted the judgment of the professor's butler, Old Victor. After some thought, he said, "It's not difficult to mobilize the Arbiters to search the entire Loen, but I need time to coordinate with the Metropolitan Police Department. It will take three days!"
Upon hearing that it would take "three days," Old Victor's aged face clearly revealed a look of difficulty. However, he also understood that although Loen was within the traditional sphere of influence of the Church of the Storm, it didn't mean that the Church of the Storm could do whatever they wanted in Loen. Ever since the chaos caused by the Loen Secret Society, the Metropolitan Police Department was very displeased with the Church of the Storm's random large-scale searches. This time, Edward wanted to mobilize the Arbitrators to conduct a large-scale search of Loen, so he definitely had to report to the Metropolitan Police Department and coordinate with them!
"Then, I'll leave it to you, Sir!" Old Victor hesitated for a moment, but he didn't ask Edward to hurry up. After all, it wasn't appropriate for him to say such words with his status.
"Is there anything else?" Edward glanced at Old Victor and said indifferently, "There's a safety risk.
"Due to the safety risks, the professor personally decided to stop the production of that thing for safety reasons. All the production steps have been stopped. This is your share for this month. The professor has given you an extra 50%. Please count it!" Victor took out a small black box from his pocket and handed it to Edward.
Upon hearing that it was his share, Edward's eyes flashed with a glint. He took the small box from Old Victor and gently opened it. He used his mental strength to check the "item" in the small box. Immediately, a look of satisfaction and greed appeared on Edward's face. After confirming that there were no problems, he slowly closed the small box and placed it into his interspatial ring. After pondering for a moment, he said to Victor, "How long has Professor decided to suspend the production of that item?"
Victor shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Professor didn't set a specific time limit. He only told me to resume the production after confirming that there are no risks! The reason why I increased your share by 50% is because we're going to stop production! "
Upon hearing Victor's words, Edward narrowed his eyes. Moments later, he said to Victor indifferently, "The Arbitrators will begin a search of the entire Loen City a day later. Get your men to be careful. Don't let the cat out of the bag. It'll be difficult to handle if something happens!"
"Understood! I'll make the necessary arrangements! " Old Victor replied respectfully, but he was sneering in his heart. He knew very well that pleading with a sly old fox like Edward wouldn't work at all. He could only resort to coercion and bribery. Didn't he just say that he would need three days to coordinate with the Metropolitan Police Department? Now that he heard that the production was going to stop, he only needed one day to coordinate with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Seeing that Old Victor had no other questions, Edward nodded slightly, got up, and walked out of the noisy tavern. The men and women reveling in the tavern had no idea that the person walking beside them was the bishop of the most powerful Church of the Storm in Loen.
Watching Edward's departing figure, the hunchbacked Old Victor sneered. He had always looked down on Edward, who was a despicable person who would betray anything for the sake of power and benefits. He always believed that the Secret Society could only rely on itself to realize its ideals. Unreliable fence-sitters like Edward were completely unreliable. Who knew when such a person would betray you?
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"You said that someone is looking for me again?" Late at night, in the luxurious condominium at No. 16 Lander Street in Loen's East District, Marguerite gently swirled the gin in her glass as she casually asked Connor, who had a serious expression on his face.
Sensing Marguerite's nonchalance and indifference, Connor was anxious in his heart. As a member of the Secret Society, he knew very well how terrifying the Secret Society could be. Back then, when the Celta Sect came to Loen to cause trouble for him, he used the Secret Society as a shield. The Secret Society directly destroyed the Celta Sect's lair in Loen, leaving only Lindelof, who escaped with serious injuries.
Now, it was Reyes, a professor of the Secret Society, who had personally given the order to track down Marguerite. It was obvious that he was determined to capture Marguerite.
Taking a deep breath, Connor suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Marguerite in a deep voice, "Marguerite, I don't know what you've done, but I hope you can understand that you're now in a very dangerous situation. As long as you're in Loen, your life could be in danger at any time. The upper echelons of a very terrifying Dark Sorcerer organization have given the order to capture you. This organization is definitely not comparable to the Benfica Secret Order that you and I have previously faced! Do you understand what I mean? "
Looking at Connor, who had a look of disappointment on his face, Marguerite suddenly smiled. She smiled very happily and hooked her finger at Connor, gesturing for him to come closer to her.
Marguerite's happy smile that didn't seem to be fake baffled Connor. He didn't know why his words made Marguerite so happy!
Seeing that Connor wasn't moving, Marguerite blushed for the first time. Then, she took the initiative to go to Connor's side. Then, under Connor's incredulous gaze, Marguerite gently kissed Connor's chiseled face.
Connor's mind was in a mess after being kissed. He didn't know why Marguerite would do that.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. Consider this a reward for you! Don't worry, I know very well that I'll leave the country myself. The Church's Arbiters will conduct another large-scale search of Loen tomorrow! "Marguerite said meaningfully.
Upon hearing that the Church would conduct another large-scale search so suddenly, Connor turned his gaze and subconsciously focused on Marguerite. Reyes was looking for Marguerite, and the Church of the Storm had suddenly launched a large-scale search without any warning. If there was no connection between the two, Connor would be the first to refuse to believe it.
Under Connor's gaze, Marguerite pointed at her head and said to Connor with a flowery smile, "Connor, although I know that you're so nervous because you're afraid that I'll implicate you if I'm caught, I'm still very satisfied with your attitude. Don't worry, I won't let them catch me. Besides, there are many restrictions in my Divine Sea. Even if they catch me, they won't discover anything."
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