Wayne was still chattering to himself, but Ge Li seemed not to be listening at all. He just took the account book that recorded many shady transactions, walked to the desk and flipped through the pages by the light.
She browses quickly and has a clear goal.
Finally, the turning of pages in her hand slowed down.
Watching her stare blankly at the page, Wayne had no way of knowing what she was thinking right now.
The Edgeworth family was involved in too many financial transactions. Even Wayne had personally seen Song Li sort out the gift lists for dealings with other nobles. Each item was worth a lot of money. But, does Song Li really understand the dark side of the Edgeworth family that is unknown to outsiders?
She was stunned for a while, and then——
Violent wind magic surged from her hands, and in an instant, the pages related to the Edgeworth family she was holding were torn into pieces.
Wayne was shocked when he didn't react for a moment.
"you!"
He never expected that Song Li would do this.
Having finished destroying his own incriminating evidence, Geli expressionlessly threw the remnants of the account book that was still intact at him. "Back to you."
After saying that, she didn't shy away from Wayne being in the room and took out her coat from the closet nearby and put it on.
Wayne didn't know what to do with her almost deceitful behavior.
"Wait, wait a minute, where are you going?!"
Seeing that she was about to go out, Wayne couldn't help but block in front of her.
Song Li said matter-of-factly: "Didn't you say you captured a magician and threw him in the garden? Of course you found someone to move him to another place."
What you said makes sense, I originally thought so too!
"No! I want to ask you what you mean?" He held up the account book in front of her, with two pages obviously torn out, "You are destroying evidence!"
"What evidence?" Ge Li smiled coldly.
"Our Edgeworth family has nothing to do with this matter at all. Master Wayne, don't take the fantasy in your mind as reality anymore."
She refused to admit it.
Wayne suddenly felt that he had been cheated.
He obviously worked hard to please her, but what he got in the end was not at all what he wanted.
Shouldn't you be very moved and praise yourself?
Shouldn’t we express our worries and love to ourselves very gently?
"Ge Li, you have changed." He looked at her with despair.
Song Li's expression didn't change at all.
"Yeah..." she said lightly.
"That's all thanks to you, my dear."
With these words, she left the room without looking back.
…
The estate of Earl Chapman.
underground.
A sudden earthquake interrupted all arrangements.
The only entrance and exit were blocked, and those working underground had to go back the same way they came.
But it was different from the past. The cries of children that could be heard from time to time had disappeared without knowing when, and the entire underground space was completely silent.
The rest of the people also looked ugly.
After checking the passage leading to the inner area, it was indeed blocked by falling rocks.
At first, there were people with slim expectations, leaning on one side of the falling stone and calling the magician's name, but there was no response at all from the other side.
"How could this happen..." Someone sat on the ground in despair.
"So there will be earthquakes in the capital city? I thought only my hometown would be like that..."
The bearded man comforted him, "Just wait. After receiving the news, I will definitely send other magicians to restore the passage as soon as possible."
He walked over to the half-eaten food, cleaned it up a little, and started eating again.
March, who was standing aside, saw this and glanced sideways at Annie who was silent. He couldn't help but gently stretched out his hand and patted her shoulder to express comfort.
"We'll be fine," he said.
In fact, he has liked Anne for a long time.
She is young and cute, hard-working and kind... Although it seems unsuitable for someone like him to like a kind person, he can't restrain his yearning for her.
Under the sunless ground, what he looked forward to most every day was to see her.
For this reason, he even pretended to have a big appetite and worked harder in exchange for the opportunity to eat extra meals. In this way, I can see her four times a day.
Now that everyone was blocked underground, compared to the initial panic, he now felt slightly happy.
If this accident hadn't happened, he wouldn't have been in contact with her for such a long time.
"Hey! Miss Anne." Another person suddenly came over.
"There's dust in my lunch box and I can't eat it anymore. Please give me a replacement!" the man said confidently.
"I'm not a young lady."
After Annie finished speaking, she looked at the barrel next to her.
In order to avoid accidental spillage, she would put a few extra portions inside every time she delivered the food.
So, she opened the gauze covering it, took another copy and handed it to the man.
This was like sending some kind of signal, and the others immediately stood up and gathered around them.
"Ms. Anne, mine is dirty too, give me a new one!"
"How can you eat it if there's fallen soil mixed in it?"
"Hurry up and get one, hurry up!"
Their eyes were fixed on Anne like wolves, and they were swarming towards her.
March immediately stretched out his hand to block Annie behind him, and stared back at them all. "What are you doing! There are only a few boxes to eat and you can get them yourself!"
The two gave up the barrel.
Those who react quickly will immediately put their hands into the barrel.
It’s okay now! It was like sparks were lit in a dry fireworks warehouse. Everyone wanted to grab a good piece for themselves. In an instant, the barrels were surrounded by water and even started fighting.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Annie frowned tightly, wanting to say something but in the end she didn't.
March silently shook his head at her, motioning for her to leave those people alone, and pulled her to a corner to avoid the chaotic scene.
"I feel strange."
After standing a little further away, March whispered in Anne's ear. "Such a falling rock shouldn't be difficult for the magician to deal with, but there's no movement at all over there."
Hearing what he said, Anne was slightly stunned.
"you mean?"
"I think this may not be an ordinary earthquake, but..."
After understanding what he meant, Anne's originally restless mood suddenly calmed down.
Her eyes were slightly dull as she looked at the wall near the magician.
Could all this be the result of the news she delivered last time?
Although it is not incomprehensible...in the eyes of those people, civilians like them are just ants.
——But why, even though she had clearly made an important contribution, the big shot she expected to come to rescue all of this would rather watch her die?
