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Chapter 1213: Chapter 113 Inside Help
When he heard these words, Julius Reed’s fingers twitched slightly.
"Is the news accurate?"
he asked coldly.
The maidservant and the North Sea King had colluded, plotting to seize Demarco Mount?
"My father... my father is the Left Minister of the North Sea. I heard all this from him. There shouldn’t be any mistakes..." Bright King knelt on the ground, hesitated briefly, and then decided to reveal his identity.
His dealings with Dominic Pendleton had been purely financial.
Bright King rarely discussed matters of Neolle Leocadia.
Dominic Pendleton only knew that he was an influential person in the North Sea but did not know that he was the son of the Left Minister who controlled the entire North Sea’s purse strings.
Now, by revealing his identity, Bright King seemed to be harboring intentions of self-preservation.
Mingling in Neolle Leocadia, he knew one truth well.
The higher your status, the less likely you were to die.
"Left Minister..."
Julius Reed leaned back in his chair, touched his nose, and then asked, "Then do you know which maidservant has colluded with the North Sea King to initiate this rebellion?"
Eliezer Pine had once rushed to the Wolf Cavalry camp, carrying the heavy weapons of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance to repel the North Sea, theoretically ruling her out.
But for the remaining three...
"I... I really don’t know. This matter is a top secret of the North Sea. If my father hadn’t mentioned it to me while drunk, I wouldn’t even know what’s going on now."
Bright King seemed worried that the man before him wouldn’t believe him and quickly added, "When Neolle Leocadia came to Star City, I was only in my teens, not at all involved in the core group. At that time, I only knew that Everton Davenport had slipped away unnoticed by all and came to Star City, and I knew nothing else!"
"I believe you." 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Julius Reed stood up, grabbing his Longsword.
His right hand gently caressed the blade.
"Don’t... don’t kill me!" Seeing this, Bright King tensed up, his eyes blinking rapidly.
His heart leapt into his throat.
"You’ve already said it yourself. You’re the son of the Left Minister of the North Sea, how could I just kill you carelessly?"
Julius Reed had not finished speaking when the Longsword in his hand shot out!
Click!
The Longsword shattered the wooden door of the private room, pinning a man against the corridor wall.
The man twitched, blood pouring from his mouth, and he died instantly.
"Your man?"
Julius Reed walked straight out of the private room, his right hand resting on the hilt of the sword, quickly drawing the Longsword.
The blade was still covered with blood.
Scalding blood.
Thump.
The man’s body fell to the ground like a heap of sludge.
Gone cold.
"No... not my man!"
Bright King quickly scrambled up from the floor, trembling as he stood in the doorway.
"I remember now!"
Upon seeing the man’s face, he took a deep breath, pointing at the corpse on the ground: "He... he’s from the Donovan Family! He seems to be one of Finnegan Springs’s people!"
The Donovan Family, as one of the prominent families in Star City, had close ties with the imperial court.
And Branley Sinclair, every year, supplied a massive amount of money to the imperial court.
As Branley Sinclair’s husband, Finnegan Springs often interacted with Bright King.
The treasurers usually have a good memory.
Even if they had only met two or three times, Bright King recognized the man’s identity instantly.
"Finnegan Springs!"
Julius Reed crouched down and wiped his blood-stained sword on the man’s body.
"Are you sure you’re not mistaken?"
Finnegan Springs and Branley Sinclair had joined forces, undermining Dawson Carmichael.
Julius Reed was deliberately making Finnegan Springs uncomfortable today, actually intending to reassure Dawson Carmichael by clarifying his own stance.
Unexpectedly, Finnegan Springs could no longer contain himself and was ready to take action.
"It’s impossible that I remembered incorrectly! Although I have no other skills, when it comes to recognizing people, I am first-rate!" Bright King clenched his fists and then slowly relaxed them, seemingly not wanting to get too worked up.
"It doesn’t matter."
Boom!
Julius Reed closed the door.
"What else do you know about the matters at The North Sea?"
He walked back to his chair, sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Top hotels truly deserve their reputation!
Even the tea was delicious.
"I heard that the Northern King had already formed an alliance with Pendleton. Pendleton is..."
"I know Pendleton, and I know about the Seven Veins. Just speak directly," Julius Reed interrupted Bright King, "Focus on the main points."
"You..."
Bright King’s eyes widened!
Did he know everything about Pendleton’s affairs?
"The Northern King has sent the command of The North Sea to Andrew Pendleton, the current hierarch’s adopted son of the Pendleton Alliance. After receiving the command, Andrew will personally kill his father and ascend to the position of the Alliance Hierarch! At that time, The North Sea and Pendleton will gather at Demarco Mount."
As he spoke, he observed Julius Reed’s expression.
To his disappointment, Julius Reed’s face remained unchanged throughout.
Very calm.
And seemingly, he already knew everything.
"Andrew, originally the hierarch’s adopted son of Pendleton."
Julius Reed remembered the letter he saw at the Shadow Gate headquarters.
He couldn’t help but sigh, "The Northern King, finally can’t restrain himself."
Bright King’s words carried a lot of information.
Had he not heard this, he really thought Everton Davenport had been replaced by Kyler Reed and died unjustly.
So it seems, The North Sea is not innocent at all!
Thinking of this, a figure emerged in Julius Reed’s mind.
Ian Jorden!
If Everton Davenport could feign death, could Ian Jorden possibly...
"I want to ask you something."
Julius Reed leaned towards Bright King, his arm resting on the table, and asked with a smile, "Since Everton Davenport isn’t dead, then what is Baylor Davenport doing stirring things up in Gonzalez City?"
Baylor Davenport appeared in Gonzalez City, along with the support of Elders Kyler Reed and the Town North King leading The North Sea Cavalry, forming a remarkably strong force!
This force, under the banner of restoring the country, caused Julius Reed a lot of trouble in Five-river Province.
He even once believed that Everton Davenport truly died and Baylor Davenport was the orphan left by The North Sea.
But he never expected the situation to take another turn.
"Creating confusion... I heard from my father that it meant both training Baylor Davenport and confusing the ’Holy Leader’s sight,’ letting him focus all his attention on Gonzalez City, while we took a detour from Star City to Demarco Mount to seize power!"
Bright King didn’t dare to hide anything, he told everything he knew.
In such circumstances, he didn’t have a choice.
Since his counterpart knew even about Pendleton, he must be an important figure.
Making a wrong statement and losing his life would be utterly unworthy.
"Demarco Mount? With its tight security and the Wolf Cavalry there, are you sure it’s feasible just with The North Sea and Pendleton?" Julius Reed raised an eyebrow, finding it somewhat ludicrous.
Even if he wasn’t there, Demarco Mount’s millennia-old foundation and the Wolf Cavalry in residence, how could history repeat itself?
In the past, The North Sea had exhausted the country’s resources, barely reaching the threshold of Demarco Mount.
And that was with a turncoat leading the way.
When the Wolf Cavalry made their move, The North Sea was directly repelled.
"Last time, you mentioned having a maid as an inside collaborator. But this time, the Northern King’s court has long been in decline, and teaming up with a crippled Pendleton is like throwing eggs against a rock!"
Julius Reed shook his head with a smile, "Your information might be inaccurate."
"I... I didn’t lie." Bright King muttered softly, "What if this time, there’s still a maid acting as an inside collaborator?"
