In the end, Wayne was driven out of her [Chairman's Office] by Chris who couldn't bear it anymore.
Wayne just pretended to wander around the publishing house again, and then decisively slipped away to an idle manor under his own name.
The "witness" who was captured by himself has been detained there for a long time.
Fortunately, since taking office as the president of Lily Club, I have gained a lot of money, so it is not difficult to arrange a few of my own people to keep an eye on those two people.
The so-called watching actually means passing some food through a special window every once in a while.
The magician was locked by a special device and could not move, and his magic power could not be used. The danger had been reduced to an extremely low level.
According to the feedback from the servants in the manor, it is unknown whether the two men have recognized the reality, and they have not attempted to escape from prison, such as yelling.
The basement was still dark, but not cold.
Wayne walked in still wearing a mask and took a look at the status of the two of them.
The maid named Anne was curled up and resting on the small bed near the corner. When she heard the noise, she immediately woke up and sat up.
Another man named Ma Qi just looked up at the visitor with an expressionless expression.
It was still filled with vigilance.
"Ahem..." Wayne cleared his throat.
"At present, Earl Chapman himself has been arrested by the City Guards, but the investigation about him is still ongoing." He said, "I promised you before that I can let you return to the Edgeworth house and follow me. Bar."
The latter words were said to the maid Anne.
Hearing the name "Edgworth", Madge looked puzzled.
It seems that he doesn't understand how Anne and Edgeworth are related.
Anne stood up a little excitedly, murmuring not knowing how to react.
But she soon remembered that there was another person locked up with her.
"Your Excellency... I, I would like to take the liberty to ask, where will you arrange for March to go?" Anne asked uneasily.
The face under Wayne's mask smiled, "Him? Don't worry about him. In fact, even if you return to the Edgeworth family, you will probably only be able to take a sum of money and fly away, never to return to the capital again." .”
"If you have money, take it. Remember not to be greedy, otherwise it's hard to say what will happen."
This was not a deliberate intimidation on his part.
"The other witnesses who stayed with you that day, except for a few lucky ones who were hidden with ulterior motives, are almost dead."
The reality is much crueler than I thought.
It was different from what he had planned in the first place, which was for those people to join forces to pull Chapman down. Even though they chose nobles who didn't seem to have much contact with Chapman, many people still chose to quietly deal with the unstable factors and stay out of the matter.
Upon hearing the news, both Anne and Madge became silent.
"Do you want to live?" A pair of faint eyes under the mask looked at Ma Qi.
He was stunned for a moment and replied, "I think so."
"Oh, since you want to, then think carefully about what you can provide me."
With these words, he used a magic power to knock Annie out.
Although I was going to take her out, I couldn't just let her see the place where she was being held, otherwise it would be easy to have some bad associations.
Seeing Wayne's actions, March became anxious.
"what you up to!"
The chains rattled.
"Quiet - or I'll have to manually mute it again."
Madge calmed down immediately.
He knew that he had no power to fight back in front of such a strong man, so if he knew better, he might still be able to turn around.
Seeing that he stopped shouting, Wayne sneered.
"Don't act like you've been robbed of a woman. This was also part of the deal between me and this maid. If the value you can provide is higher than your own life, I can keep you or even let you go free." It’s not a bad idea.”
A piece of pie was drawn.
Whether it is higher than his life or not is ultimately up to you to decide.
Ma Qi was quiet for a while, then whispered: "Can you please take off her cufflinks and leave one for me?"
Hearing this, Wayne looked down.
There are two small wooden cufflinks pinned to the maid's cuffs. They seem to be made by herself, and the pattern is not very delicate.
Without saying anything else, he walked over, pulled off one, and placed it on the table directly in front of Madge.
The basement door was closed again.
…
When Anne regained consciousness, she saw a clean and tidy room.
The wind that came from nowhere blew gently into the room, and everything in the room was so bright.
Is...reborn?
She sat up a little dizzy.
"you're awake?"
At this moment, Anne suddenly discovered that a very beautiful girl was standing by the window, seeming to be admiring the scenery outside.
After receiving no response for a long time, she turned her head slightly confused and coldly.
As soon as her eyes met the girl's, Annie came back to reality instantly.
"Ah, sorry... I accidentally got distracted. May I ask who you are..."
The girl frowned, looking like her patience had been exhausted a little more.
"Didn't you say that you are the spy sent out by our Edgeworth family? - I am Edgeworth Songli."
Hearing this name, Annie's expression became a little uneasy. "It turns out to be Miss Songli..."
"Excuse me, can I meet your father?" She asked weakly, "Before, it was Lord Franz who always contacted me."
"No need." Ge Li said calmly, "Just tell me if you have anything."
Anne hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to react.
"What? Do you think I am not worthy of knowing those so-called 'secrets'?"
Song Li treated this maid with caution.
To a certain extent, she may be a tainted witness who can come forward to testify, but what is the use of this?
My father had no intention of severing ties with Earl Chapman.
He seemed determined that Chapman would never be brought down because of this incident, even if he explicitly opposed it.
The last magician witness brought by Wayne was secretly "processed" by her father. She didn't think that this ordinary maid could be ignored, even if she was an internal agent sent by her family.
This was clearly reflected in the reorganized intelligence document. There was no trace of this maid from beginning to end.
If Wayne hadn't told her personally, and if she had indeed guessed the source of her father's information, she wouldn't have believed in the maid's identity so simply.
"That's right." Ge Li suddenly remembered something.
"Tell me again what you did and how you were taken out of Earl Chapman's estate."
