A few miles away from Oliver Castle, there was a village that wasn't marked on the map. This was the place where the Oliver Family cultivated their secret forces. It had always been hidden and wasn't known by other forces.
At this time, in an ordinary house in this village, there were three people.
One of them had purple hair and a cold face. It was the purple haired man who had attacked Fergus Castle.
The other two were a short brown haired man of medium build. The man was muscular and had a well-proportioned body. He didn't look bloated.
The last one was a woman. She had a big chest and a slender waist. Her face could barely be called pretty.
However, she wore an eye patch over her left eye, which made her pretty face fall below pretty. It even made people feel uncomfortable.
They were the three captains of the Shadow Serpent who had infiltrated Sidney Marquis territory.
"Someone from the Oliver Family just came and asked if we had any assassination last night."
The purple haired man said.
"Assassination?
What do you mean? "
The short brown haired man was puzzled.
Since the last assassination, they had been dormant. Until now, they hadn't carried out any assassination.
"In Viscount Oliver's territory, a lord's family was destroyed. The method is very similar to our Shadow Serpent."
The purple haired man explained.
"Interesting. They dare to impersonate our Shadow Serpent?"
The short brown haired man had a strange expression.
"It should be the work of the Oliver Family's enemy nobles."
The purple haired man concluded.
"Hmph. Nobles. A bunch of despicable people."
The woman with the eye patch snorted. Her eyes were full of killing intent.
"It's been a few days. Should we carry out the second operation now?"
"Second operation?"
The purple haired man shook his head.
"Now that the Sidney Marquis territory has organized a special tracking team, our goal is basically achieved. I suggest we give up on the second assassination and withdraw from the Sidney Marquis territory as soon as possible."
"No. Just this alone won't satisfy our employer. We have to attract the attention of the Sidney family for at least half a month. If we withdraw now, it's hard to guarantee anything."
The short brown haired man frowned.
They had infiltrated the Sidney Marquis territory for revenge. On the other hand, they had a "commission".
The commission given to them by their employer was to attract the attention of the Sidney family so that the Sidney family wouldn't have time to care about anything else.
"Give up?
Impossible … "
The woman touched her left eye that was covered with an eye patch. Her eyes were full of killing intent.
Her eye was blinded by the Sidney family's attack on the Shadow Serpent's territory more than 20 years ago.
She was different from the purple-haired man and the short-brown-haired man, who had come here partly for revenge and partly for the commission. Her purpose was very pure. She was here only for revenge.
She wouldn't leave the Sidney Marquisdom until she was satisfied with her revenge.
"Now, there are spies everywhere in Sidney's territory. If we make any more moves, our whereabouts will likely be exposed."
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"Then let's assassinate them again in a few days, and then immediately withdraw from the Sidney Marquisdom. This should be enough to distract the Sidney Family for half a month."
. '' The short brown haired man said.
The Sidney family would need at least a few days to confirm that they had left, so half a month was more than enough for them to do so.
"I agree."
The woman nodded in agreement. As long as she could get revenge, she didn't care about anything else.
"Okay!"
The purple haired man looked at the two and nodded in agreement.
The Shadow Serpent's' rules were that the minority followed the majority, so he could only follow. Of course, the most important thing was to complete the 'commission'.
Viscount Fergus's study. Viscount Fergus, Bernal, and Gray were all present.
"The spies have confirmed that there were strangers visiting the Oliver family on the second day of the Shadow Serpent's' assassination, but we can't be sure if these people are from the Shadow Serpent."
Bernal said.
"These people stayed in the Oliver castle for a while and then left. Their whereabouts are unknown. They were received by the Oliver family's' entourage."
"Strangers, and the day after the Shadow Serpent's' assassination …"
Gray narrowed his eyes.
Under normal circumstances, it was normal for a noble family to have visitors. After all, nobles also needed to interact with each other.
But the visitors appeared on the second day after the Shadow Serpent's' assassination. This timing was rather strange.
After all, there had just been many assassinations. At this time, the families that had relations with noble families would first think of keeping a distance from them to avoid being implicated, and definitely wouldn't pay a visit to a noble family.
"Also, Kepel left the castle for an hour this morning, but our people didn't find him in Oliver City."
Bernal continued.
"The day after the assassination, there were strangers visiting. The Eldest Son disappeared for an hour, but he didn't go to Oliver City …"
Viscount Fergus supported his chin with one hand, a pensive look in his eyes.
After a while, he stood up and took out a leather map from the bookshelf on the right side of the wall that was used to store maps. He spread it out on the desk.
Gray and Bernal were suspicious of Viscount Fergus' actions. They walked forward and looked at the map.
They saw that it was a very detailed map. Not only were there forests and rivers on the map, but even villages were clearly marked.
And at the center of the map was a building that represented a city. There were words beside it.
"Oliver City, this is the map of Viscount Oliver's territory?"
Gray asked.
"Yes, this is the map of Viscount Oliver's territory."
Viscount Fergus nodded and pointed to the side of Oliver City.
"This is Oliver Castle. With this place as the center, what is the approximate range of an hour's round trip?"
Gray and Bernal's eyes lit up. They already understood what Viscount Fergus meant.
"From here, to here, to here …"
Looking around the map, Gray and Bernal quickly confirmed the range of Kepel's movements in the past hour.
"Father, I'll immediately send people to investigate this area and confirm where the Shadow Serpent is hiding."
Bernal said agitatedly.
"No, our mission is already over."
However, Viscount Fergus shook his head at this moment.
"If we want to investigate the Shadow Serpent, with the abilities of our spies, we'll definitely be discovered. I'll immediately report this matter to the Marquis. Of course, it's only a suspicion. I believe the Marquis will make a judgment."
"Father is still the most considerate."
Bernal revealed a trace of shame.