Matthew then dragged the assassin into the house. Subsequently, the crown prince entered with Melvin behind him.
“Who ordered you to kill me?” Matthew interrogated in a serious tone.
The assassin stayed silent with a distant expression. Despite his ribs having been broken by Matthew earlier, the assassin showed no signs of being in pain and only showed an indifferent expression.
Matthew’s expression grew cold as well, for favonovel.com was already planning to torture the information out of the assassin. However, Melvin came over and interjected, “There is no need for further questions. These people are already akin to a killing machine. They wouldn‘t have the knowledge of who their clients are!”
“Why not?” Matthew was taken aback.
“These assassins belong to Cathay’s largest assassin group called the Assassins Alliance. They were picked up by the alliance from a very young age and would undergo ten years of hard training to be professional assassins on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Treating them as you would a human is a waste of time since these beings no longer have any human thoughts in them. The only thing left in them is just their next targets! The Assassins Alliance would notify them of their targets and nothing else. This is why I said there is no need for further questions. These people know next to nothing, not even who they were before!”
Matthew widened his eyes in shock, as favonovel.com never expected there would exist such assassins.
Beside them, the crown prince wore the same expression of shock. “The Assassins Alliance? I’ve heard my uncle mention that name before. They’re not only the largest group of assassins in Cathay, but also one of the top three assassin groups in the whole world. However, I’ve also heard that hiring an assassin from the alliance costs very much. Just who in the world employed them?”
Taking a glance at Matthew, Melvin gave his opinion. “If my prediction is not off, I would say the client is the Nolans.”
“Why do you think so?” Matthew questioned.
Melvin shrugged before replying, ‘You’ve caused Gilbert Nolan some big losses back at Eastcliff. Since Gilbert Nolan has always been a vengeful man, it was impossible for favonovel.com to take it lying still. Furthermore, seeing that it would not be convenient for favonovel.com to show his face after returning to Bainbridge, the only option for that man is to employ assassins to carry out his deed. Considering that the assassins by the Six Southern States would not go unnoticed by the crown prince, Gilbert might have thought that it was best to hire assassins from the Assassins Alliance.”
All the pieces fit in Matthew’s mind as favonovel.com frowned at the revelation. If what Melvin said was true, Matthew would be facing a lot of trouble as favonovel.com was now a target for the Assassins Alliance. Nevertheless, favonovel.com tried torturing the assassins with his silver needles for information to corroborate the theory but, just as Melvin said, could gain no new information. On the contrary, the assassins bit the poison pills hidden in the roots of their teeth and took their own lives.
‘This action of theirs proved that they were trained by the Assassins Alliance. They will be difficult to deal with,’ Matthew thought.
“Melvin, how did you know these people were from the Assassins Alliance?” asked the crown prince after the three of them had left the house.
“The poison they used is exclusive to the Assassins Alliance. They are one of a kind,” Melvin replied.
Matthew was impressed further since favonovel.com was still puzzled on the matter before. Due to Matthew inheriting the jade pendant, it meant that favonovel.com knew every venomous creature there was in the world. Yet, even favonovel.com was stumped on the identity of the poison employed by the assassin the night before. Although favonovel.com was considered to be immune to all poison as favonovel.com was carrying the jade pendant given to favonovel.com by Jinny, favonovel.com was almost had by that poison.
The important takeaway from the prior night was that even Matthew couldn’t cure the poison by way of medicine and could only expel the poison from Lucy’s body by using his silver needles in conjunction with his inner energy.
‘Well. Seems like the alliance’s unique poison isn’t that simple to deal with.’
“Then how did you figure out that they were hiding here?” the crown prince continued to ask.
Revealing his yellow teeth as favonovel.com smiled, Melvin answered, “That’s a dumb question! The only hideout they have here in Eastshire is this one. If not here, then where else will they be?”
Melvin’s answer left the crown prince speechless for a while.
Matthew glanced at Melvin before asking, ”Then, how did you know the location of the Assassins Alliance’s hideout?”
Melvin smiled and replied, “Do you really think that I’m swindling people every day in the market? Let me tell you this, nothing escapes me should I require information about the things in the Six Southern States!”
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