harleyscars Chapter 340 The Rat's Intelligence and Lament
Chapter 340 The Rat's Intelligence and Lament
Chapter 340 The Rat's Intelligence and Lament
Heyle was stunned when she saw that familiar monocle!
She remembers, of course she remembers!
This is one of the two things she stole from Scott's friend!
What does he mean by that? Is he bringing up old issues again?
Was it meant to remind me, to make me realize what I had done?
Hazel's body trembled slightly, and her initial excitement at being "trusted" instantly plummeted.
"Looks like you still remember. I went out of my way to borrow it." Lorne observed the other person's sudden change in reaction, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
"I remember you said you stole things to complete a certain mission, right?"
"Yes—so what if I am!" Hazel's voice trembled with a hint of insecurity.
"I'll take all those things to the police station later! That day—that day it was just because of you—" Hazel tried to explain, somewhat agitated.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Lorne put his index finger to his lips, signaling for the other person to be quiet. They were still in a busy coffee shop.
Although there weren't many people in the store at this time, there were still some customers.
Hazel realized her reaction was a bit too extreme and quickly covered her mouth with both hands.
Seeing that the other person had finally quieted down, Lorne shook his head slightly.
"I just wanted to ask about the person who issued that task, who is also your teacher—"
How did you know he was my teacher?
"I guessed," Lorne said bluntly.
"Uh—" Realizing she had fallen into the other person's word trap, Hazel's cheeks instantly turned bright red.
"I'm not going to tell you anything about the teacher!" she said, embarrassed and annoyed.
"Hmm—aren't you going to tell me?" Lorne leaned back in his chair, watching her with a leisurely air. "Does your teacher know how protective he is of you?"
"Do you really think he's simply teaching you as a student?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Lorne didn't explain directly, but instead asked a different question.
"Do you know why you were given the 'theft' assignment?"
"I—" Hazel was taken aback at first, then shook her head blankly. She asked, "Do you know?"
"Of course." Lorne nodded firmly.
"What is it?" Hazel couldn't contain her curiosity. After all, it was this damned mission that had given them leverage. Lorne didn't reply, but just smiled and looked at her with a knowing look.
"Hmph, don't try to get anything out of me. I will never betray my teacher—" Hazel stubbornly turned her head away.
"Hey, how can you call it betrayal?" Lorne looked helpless. "I don't want to do anything to your teacher."
"I just wanted to get to know you."
"Do you really think I, a hero of the East District recognized by both the authorities and the newspapers," would lie to a young girl like you?"
"I—" Hazel lowered her head, speechless.
What official certification? Your statement is just implying that my teacher and I are "bad guys" who can't be brought to the light of day.
Although her teacher had indeed warned her that wild extraordinary individuals were not considered benevolent by the authorities—
"Alright then," Lorne said, seeing that the time was right, and began to coax him gently, "You don't need to tell me your teacher's specific identity, just tell me about some of the things that happened between you two—"
"Now that you've decided to work for me, as your boss, I naturally need to assess the risks around you—what do you say?"
"In return, I can tell you why your teacher made you steal in the first place."
Lorne's tone was relatively polite. What he said wasn't wrong; if Hazel hadn't been working for him and if he had those incriminating details, he could have asked her more directly and bluntly.
"You—you speak first—" Hazel's defenses finally showed a slight wavering.
Lorne pursed his lips, looking like he couldn't do anything with her.
"Alright—"
"You mean, your teacher—is a mouse?"
After explaining some basic acting techniques, Lorne successfully extracted some information he wanted from Hazel.
"No, it's not a rat!" Hazel didn't quite understand the concept of "parasite" and could only explain it to Lorne in a way that she could understand.
"But—the teacher has turned into a mouse."
Since they both resemble rats, she didn't think there was much difference between them.
"Heh—" Lorne suddenly chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Now I finally understand why you were so adept at crawling through the sewers." Lorne's face revealed an undisguised mocking smile.
This expression made Hazel blush. As the daughter of a senator, a lady, crawling through sewers was hardly a glorious experience.
"Sewers and rats, aren't they a perfect match?" Lorne said with a double entendre.
"You—" Hazel turned her face away in anger, deciding to ignore him.
"Your teacher has gone missing?"
"On the very day I caught you—"
As the conversation continued, Lorne gradually obtained more useful information.
Hazel's teacher was indeed an extraordinary individual in the "Thief" pathway. Judging from the abilities Hazel described, he was at least Sequence 6 or higher, or even higher.
No, just considering the ability to maintain the "becoming a mouse" state for an extended period of time, it is very likely that it will be Sequence 5 or higher.
The other party was very knowledgeable and seemed to come from an ancient and extraordinary family. According to the description, the other party should be able to know about the "playing method" but did not pass on the relevant knowledge to Hazel.
Moreover, the opponent seemed to be in a bad state, as if they were avoiding something and constantly gathering strength.
Most importantly, ever since he caught Hazel in his last sting operation, this mysterious teacher has disappeared and her whereabouts remain unknown.
"Could it be that our enemies have come knocking on our door?" Lorne guessed.
He couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. This meant his plan to obtain information about the Amon family from them had fallen through.
Oh well—it's not necessarily a bad thing that a high-sequence extraordinary individual with obvious shady dealings and an unknown origin would choose to stay away from me.
After the conversation, Lorne and Hazel attended the foundation's opening ceremony together.
Lorne met with every staff member of the foundation and greeted them warmly, showing the approachable side of this "Eastern Hero".
Heyr attended as the daughter of investor and congressman Macht.
Because of the good relationship between MP Macht and the Church of the Night, and with the help of Bishop Elektra, she naturally stayed on to participate in the foundation's day-to-day management.
This matter was taken as an arrangement by the church. With Director Lorne's approval, none of the other employees in the foundation naturally objected.
After arranging the basic tasks, Lorne could then comfortably become a hands-off manager.
After participating in all the activities with a smile throughout, and seeing Hazel off in a carriage with mixed feelings and seemingly still preoccupied, Lorne walked alone through the streets of Backlund.
He reached out and touched his cheeks, which were already stiff from smiling, and suddenly felt a pang of emotion.
"Scott's identity has become somewhat of an idol image for him, and his potion digestion process has slowed down considerably—"
They're clearly the "winners"!
Should I indulge myself a little?