Chapter 357 Questioning and Speculation

"..."

What do you mean by your Emma... Is there really something going on between the two of you...

"What are you thinking about?"

From Leon's shocked and slightly strange look, he vaguely guessed what he was thinking. The red-haired director quickly loosened his collar and said unhappily:
"Emma and I are friends! We are each other's best friends! Well...besides that, she is my biggest creditor. After that, there is no other relationship!"

"Oh……"

"Oh what!"

Seeing Leon's suddenly realized expression, and thinking of the Marquis's drowning incident that had caused a great uproar in the city, the red-haired director could not help but get angry and said with a bad face:
“You bastard, you are a genius at pretending to be confused!
What about 'With William and Melanie's help, there will be no problem'... Bah! Emma almost wrote her thoughts on her face, I don't believe you can't tell what she wants to say!"

"..."

"Hurry up! Give me the answer! What do you think of Emma?

And what about the female police officer from the Secret Investigation Bureau who always eats lunch with you in the cafeteria, and Princess Veronica who is nominally engaged to you? What are you going to do with these?"

"..."

It seems that [Master of Performance] is not very useful to the Director...

After laughing awkwardly, Leon scratched his head and said:
"Isa and I are just friends, the kind that only know each other after fighting. As for the princess, I have always wanted to ask her to cancel the engagement, but she fooled me in the end. I failed to cancel it three times in a row.

The reason why I pretended not to understand just now was mainly because of the princess...

After all, no matter what the actual situation is, there is indeed an engagement between her and me. If it is not cleared up yet... well... I always feel that it is a bit bad..."

Good man, I didn't expect you to be so compatible with the devil and anomaly, and your moral standards are actually quite high in private...

After recognizing Leon's expression and confirming that he didn't seem to be lying, the red-haired director's expression eased a little, and then he squinted his eyes and reminded:
"I don't care what choice you make in the end, but as Emma's best friend, you have to handle this matter properly. At least don't hurt her again, otherwise don't blame me for causing trouble for you!"

"Ah... Although I don't want to hurt Senior Emma, Director, this is abusing your power for personal gain and retaliating, isn't it?"

"I'm just taking revenge on you! Is that not okay? If you're not satisfied, go to the headquarters and complain about me!"

"..."

Let’s not talk about whether it’s useful to complain to you. The headquarters is more than 70,000 kilometers above the ground. Can I go up there to calculate?
After looking at Leon who looked speechless, the red-haired director, who had let out a lot of anger, hesitated for a moment, then whispered:
"Besides...I actually don't really want you and Emma to be together."

"what?"

After hearing what the red-haired chief said, Leon couldn't help but be slightly confused, and then his mind uncontrollably entered the memory mode, remembering the deep friendship with the red-haired chief who had similar interests... uh... toasting each other, and the soft yet hot kiss in the world of the dead.

What this sentence means is...hiss...could it be that the director also treats me...am I actually some kind of peerless handsome man?
“The relationship between Emma and the Dead Realm is actually much closer than you think, and it is not as simple as just the [Sin of the Precious Flower].

She is the only cleaner below the level of a True God who can freely enter and exit the Dead Realm and sign a contract with the True God of the Dead Realm. Even little Ellie actually has some problems..."

The red-haired director frowned and said:
“Leon, to be honest with you, when the Baohua family was in trouble, I paid special attention to the situation over there.

You know, if Emma hadn't entrusted Ellie to someone else and accidentally returned from the dead world, the number of Baohua family members who died under that tree would be exactly 999. This number really concerns me...

"Hmm? What's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking?"

"..."

Because I just had a sudden thought, I thought... I thought you wanted to snatch me from Senior Emma... How can I say that?

Relying on the power of [Performance Master], he suppressed the strong sense of shame that surged in his heart. The self-satisfied lower man Ang took a deep breath and said calmly:
"I just didn't expect there was a hidden story... But Director, whether it's Senior Emma's [Flower's Sin] or Little Ellie's [Flower's Sorrow], I've already come across them, and I didn't see any suspicious records. Are you overthinking it?"

"probably not."

The red-haired director shook his head and said:

“Leon, remember, as a cleaner, you must learn to rely on your own abilities, but you can’t just believe in your own abilities!”

"I have checked carefully. Most of the information you see with your ability is only files related to the anomaly itself. There is little mention of things other than the anomaly. Therefore, it can only be used as a reference and cannot be used as a decisive basis for judgment.

For example, let me ask you, because Emma escaped from the dead world, the [Sin of the Flower] appeared, but the gate of the dead world was guarded by the three-headed dog, how did she pass through the gate of the dead world guarded by the three-headed dog? Do you have any ability to tell me?"

"This... is indeed not the case..."

When he heard this, Leon couldn't help but be slightly startled, and his brows began to frown.

"But I've read in the introductions of other anomalies that the dog god is asleep most of the time when guarding the gate, and occasionally leaves for a short time to find food. Is it possible that this is just a coincidence..."

"Then why did it happen to Emma?"

The red-haired director said seriously:
“Why did the dog leave at such a time, not earlier or later, but when nine hundred and ninety-nine souls with the same bloodline and the same cause of death entered the realm of the dead, with almost the same regrets and resentments, all gathered together?

Also, the number 999 is very concerning!"

At this point, the red-haired director couldn't help but sigh:
"I have retrieved the files. There were about 1,104 members of the Baohua who were imprisoned before the execution. However, within half a month before the execution, exactly 105 of them died one after another, leaving only 999.

Special numbers such as nine hundred and ninety-nine, seven, thirteen, six, three, and one hundred and eleven are often related to rituals in mysticism and should never be ignored.

And nine hundred and ninety-nine happens to be related to "advent". Considering this very deliberate number, coupled with the obviously too close connection between Emma and the world of the dead, I really can't help but think too much.

After all, the Baohua family was destroyed during the invasion of the Ice Country, and the massive deaths brought about by the ensuing war were the best nourishment for the beings descended from the dead world. "

"..."

If you put it that way...it doesn't seem impossible...

After thinking about what happened to the Baohua family, Leon couldn't help but nodded solemnly.

If you don't look into it too deeply, the tragedy of the Baohua family seems to be caused only by Leonard's ambition, and there is no mastermind behind it, but all this is too coincidental.

After all, if someone else was in charge of the trade route, or the Baohua family received the news in time, or it was not Leonard who inquired about the news, or the royal family tried to communicate before taking action, the final results would be different, but the result is always the worst.

So... could it be that there is more to the story behind the downfall of the Baohua family than meets the eye?
"Director."

After calling the red-haired chief, Leon frowned and said:
"Have you talked about these speculations with Senior Emma?"

"How to say?"

After asking a question somewhat helplessly, the red-haired director sighed:

“Not to mention that there is no evidence, should I tell her that there might be a master of the dead world who wants to come and secretly manipulate the ceremony behind the scenes using the lives of all her people?
In this situation, she still has some hope for revenge. If I tell her my guess and let her know that the person behind the Baohua incident might be a master of the dead world, I'm afraid Emma will never be happy in her life."

“Also, although the Marquis of Jinjuan was a complete bastard, he did take little Ellie away and didn’t let her die directly under the redwood tree. Maybe that’s how the Advent Ceremony was disrupted.

So if the situation is really as I guessed, and the Lord of the Dead Realm wants to come here, then he has saved the lives of most of the people in the capital..."

(End of this chapter)

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