The conclusions drawn earlier had once again emerged.


    And this time, as opposed to the previous vagueness, they were much clearer.


    ’It wasn’t me who escaped to Ang City.’


    ’It was you who arranged for me to be in Ang City.’


    ’Because here, you have the opportunity for a desperateeback!’


    ’Because...’


    ’Ang City itself was your earliest arrangement.’


    He said, looking up at ’Lawrence.’


    ’Lawrence’ nodded, without objection.’Correct.’


    ’This is my initialyout.’


    ’So guess, where did I ce the opportunity for a turnaround?’


    As he spoke, that habitual malice appeared on ’Lawrence’s’ face.


    ’In the... ’orphanage’!’


    He answered.


    The malice on ’Lawrence’s’ face stiffened a bit.


    ’It’s not hard to guess.’


    ’You were once a high-ranking member of the ’orphanage’!’


    ’Thinking aboutying out a n in Ang City, it’s natural to involve the ’orphanage’!’


    ’Then, what could be more suitable than the ’Ang City Orphanage’ as a stronghold?’


    ’The ’Ang City Orphanage,’ already underground, could just dig a few more floors down or secretly retain a hidden passageway, an elevator leading there; that’s what’s most appropriate for you.’


    He watched the stiffness slowly leaving ’Lawrence’s’ face as he spoke.


    He paused when he got to that point.


    ’Is that what you want to hear me say?’


    He suddenly asked in return.


    ’Lawrence’ kept the stiffness in his face, his eyes filled with shock, seemingly not understanding what he was talking about.


    But he continued speaking.


    ’You would definitely set up the chance for a turnaround within the base of the ’Ang City Orphanage.’


    ’But, this opportunity for aeback would surely not be just one.’


    ’Given your character, you would surely ensure a backup for the final opportunity!’


    He said with certainty.


    The stiffness on ’Lawrence’s’ face, and the shock in his eyes, disappeared.


    Then, ’Lawrence’ scoffed.


    ’So what if you know?’


    ’It’s a checkmate move!’


    ’Even if you know, you can’t change anything!’


    ’Just like the previous two times!’


    ’Lawrence’ emphasized the word ’two times’ in his speech, then stared intently at him, hoping to see pain and sorrow on his face.


    Unfortunately, at that moment, there were no such emotions in him.


    On the contrary, ’Lawrence’s’ words revealed even more.


    ’Sure enough...’


    ’Its appearance was a coincidence.’


    ’And you were merely making use of that coincidence.’


    ’It fits your style well.’


    He said, then paused again, continuing, "So, will that ce make me choose between sacrificingrades or destroying the entirety of Ang City?’


    ’Guess!’


    That malicious smirk reappeared on ’Lawrence’s’ face.


    Then, ’Lawrence’ disappeared.


    He returned to a normal state.


    Edmund rubbed his temples, subconsciously wiping away a nosebleed before picking up themunicator. Find more chapters on empire


    ’Esther?’


    ’It’s me, senior.’


    ’The hidden passage has been found.’


    Esther’s voice came through themunicator.


    ’Good, wait for me, I’ll be right...’


    Before he could finish saying ’there,’ Edmund felt a darkness before his eyes and fell to the ground as everything spun around him.


    ’Chief!’


    ’Doctor! Doctor!’


    The stationed mobile unit members quickly helped Edmund up, shouting towards the side.


    ’Soldier, report on Edmund’s condition.’


    Esther’s voice in themunicator towards...


    ’Report, Chief Edmund is unconscious!’


    Hearing the mobile unit member’s words, Esther, who was at that moment under the ’orphanage’ base of Ang City, furrowed his brows, his eyes full of concern, and directly said to rk and Lites standing beside him, ’Gentlemen, I need you to go back up and look after Edmund while takingmand of the entire base.’


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    ’There needs to be someone with experience inmand!’


    Seeing that the captain and vice-captain of the mobile unit had more to say, Esther spoke quickly.


    Then, he pointed to a recently discovered secret door and said, ’As an investigator, I have more experience in investigation; this is better suited for me.’


    rk and Lites looked at Esther and, in the end, nodded.


    ’Be careful!’


    The two cautioned him.


    Then, they issuedmands to a nearby ten-person mobile unit team.


    ’Temporarily follow Mr. Esther’smands, understand?’


    ’Understood!’


    The members of the mobile unit saluted in response.


    Esther watched rk and Lites enter the elevator, taking a deep breath.


    Inside, he was extremely anxious.


    The calm on his face was just a pretense ofposure.


    Through the descriptions by senior Edmund, he knew very well what kind of person ’Lawrence’ was.


    A smart yet mean-spirited fellow who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.


    Would the ’fallback’ n left by such a bastard be simple?


    In fact, from the moment senior Edmund confirmed that Ang City’s ’orphanage’ had the enemy’s fallback ns, he had begun his investigation.


    A massive deployment of personnel turned the ’orphanage’ upside down, only just now discovering the ’hidden passage’ left by the adversaries.


    A hidden passageway concealed within the orphanage’s emergency evacuation routes.


    The emergency evacuation route, a facility every city’s ’orphanage’ possesses, created for contingencies, and thest escape route prepared by the ’orphanage’ for its members.


    Because of this, under normal circumstances, no one would be here.