According to the general routine, it would be the trapped man's turn to look up to the sky and scream, and then the small universe would explode, save the girl he likes, and press the villain Wayne to the ground and beat him to death.
However, the reality was that, other than wailing in agony, he was powerless to do anything that happened in front of him.
Wayne was made uncomfortable by his extremely painful howl.
"Quiet! Otherwise I will mute the sound manually." He threatened in a vicious voice.
But at this time, Ma Qi couldn't hear any words, and just stared at him with red eyes, as if he wanted to carve this masked figure deeply into his heart.
So, in the end, Wayne punched him, causing him to lose consciousness.
——In the end, it turns out that communicating in this rough way is the most efficient.
He rubbed his fists, turned around and motioned for the maid to follow him out.
The maid didn't dare to disobey and followed him, but her whole body was trembling slightly.
Wayne took her into an empty room.
"There's no need to put on an expression that says you're about to die heroically... I just want to ask you a few questions." Turning around, Wayne said slightly speechless.
"Of course, if you deliberately conceal or deceive, it will only make you pay for the sins you have committed earlier."
Hearing his expression, the maid calmed down a little.
"name?"
"My...my name is Annie."
"How long have you been a maid in the Chapman household?"
"Five years."
"Oh, that's quite a long time... What are your daily responsibilities?" Wayne asked again.
"Recently, I am responsible for delivering meals...but every once in a while, the work content will change." She lowered her head and answered.
"Are you close to Chapman?"
Wayne originally wanted to find out if she could know some private secrets about Chapman.
However, upon hearing this question, the maid fell silent.
He seemed unwilling to answer directly.
Um? There is a situation.
"Master Magician, can I ask you a question?" She struggled for a moment, and finally asked.
Wayne's voice was as calm as ever, "Say."
The maid mustered up her courage and even moved forward a little undetectably. "Are you—are you sent by the Edgeworth family to rescue the trapped people?"
Wayne:? ? ?
"Why do you ask."
He took another serious look at the maid.
It was a bit unexpected to hear the Edgeworth family's name from her mouth.
It was obvious that she had been hesitating whether she should reveal everything. Probably her will to survive took over, so she took out a badge from the inner pocket of her skirt.
"I, I am actually the agent of the Edgeworth family." She carefully handed over the golden badge.
"At a banquet before, I disclosed some inside information to Minister Franz. Do you... have any friendship with that Excellency?"
When she tentatively asked this question, Annie looked very nervous.
She's gambling now.
Judging from the conversation after the meeting, this mysterious magician is most likely not a friend of Mr. Chapman.
Then, letting him know that he is not of the same mind as Mr. Chapman may help him gain favor.
Not to mention, if the other party happened to be sent by the big shot that he had high hopes for, he might really be able to get rid of all this nightmare.
Wayne glanced at the badge he took in his hand.
It is the crest of the Edgeworth family.
There is also a seven-digit number engraved on the back. I don’t know what it means.
Although Wayne had never seen this kind of thing before, he thought it should be some kind of certificate used to prove his identity.
Hiding it under your skirt and carrying it around is really... quite thoughtful.
Wayne said slightly coldly, "The Edgeworth family alone is not qualified to have any friendship with me."
"However, I can indeed arrange for the Edgeworth family to take you away, as long as you tell me all the information I want to know."
…
Surprisingly, this maid's understanding of the inside story was much deeper than she imagined.
After receiving the guarantee that she would be allowed to seek refuge with the Edgeworth family, she no longer concealed anything and confessed everything.
"Over the years, Mr. Chapman has used various means to search for children under the age of six or seven throughout the kingdom."
"Every time a group of children of unknown origin are obtained... they will be imprisoned underground in the manor, and they will lose themselves through training and torture, and they will never dare to mention that they want to go home... In addition, there will be The results will be tested by issuing orders..."
"A child who has received 'training' will not hesitate even if he is given a knife to hurt himself."
Anne's expression was one of fear and sympathy.
"After success, those children will be taken to other places." As she spoke, she lowered her voice unconsciously.
"Master Chapman is very wary of us servants and never says anything to us. I don't know where they were taken."
"However, there was only one time when Mr. Chapman got drunk in private and cursed angrily in front of the mirror: 'Give me some and you will die. If you don't have them, you will ask me for them. I will do all the dirty work.'" '...I don't know if it has anything to do with this."
Under the mask, Wayne's expression was slightly startled.
All the children sent away died? Who is looking for him behind the scenes?
However, Anne, as a humble maid, was destined to be unable to answer these questions, so Wayne stopped asking further.
After digging out all the clues she could provide, Wayne locked her back in the basement and said that he would let the Edgeworth family come to meet her, and he would only let her out when the storm outside calmed down. .
As for whether she was willing to believe this promise, Wayne no longer cared about it.
A man returned home, and Wayne was worried.
This does not seem to be a simple abduction incident. Otherwise, such brainwashing-like "training" would be time-consuming, laborious, and risky.
And if the maid is telling the truth, it seems that Chapman did not do these things purely to satisfy his own selfish desires.
In this royal capital, who could force Earl Chapman so much that even if he was dissatisfied, he would only dare to complain vaguely after being drunk?
He had a very bad suspicion.
If that's the case, maybe just revealing the news won't change anything.
Judging from that kind of training method, it is more like training assassins or dead soldiers.
However, no matter how we carry out training in this area, we must pay attention to the benefits.
