A few miles away from Oliver's Castle, there is a village that is not marked on the map. This is the place where the Oliver family cultivates secret forces. It has always been hidden and has not been known to other forces.
At this time, there were three people in an ordinary house in this village.
One of them, with purple hair and a cold face, was the purple-haired man who had attacked Fergus Castle.
One of the other two was a man with short brown hair of medium build. The man was muscular and well-proportioned, and did not appear bloated.
The last person is a woman with a tall chest, a slender waist, and a face that can barely be called beautiful.
However, she was wearing an eyepatch over her left eye, which made her barely pretty immediately fall below pretty, and even made her look very uncomfortable.
They are the three captain-level figures that the Shadow Snake sneaked into the Marquis of Sidney this time.
"People from the Oliver family came here just now and asked us if we had any assassination operations last night."
The purple-haired man spoke.
"Assassination operation? What do you mean?"
The man with short brown hair was confused.
They have been dormant since the last assassination, and so far, they have not launched an assassination operation.
"In the territory of Viscount Oliver, a noble family was wiped out, and the method was very similar to that of our Shadow Snake."
The purple-haired man explained.
"Interesting, how dare you pretend to be our Shadow Snake?"
The man with short brown hair looked strange.
"It should be the work of the hostile nobles of the Oliver family."
The purple-haired man concluded.
"Humph, nobles, a bunch of despicable guys."
The blindfolded woman snorted coldly, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
"It's been a few days, should we conduct a second operation now?"
"Second action?"
The purple-haired man shook his head.
"Now that the Marquis of Sidney has organized a special tracking team, our goal has basically been achieved. I suggest giving up the second assassination and withdrawing from the Marquis of Sidney as soon as possible."
"No, this level alone will not satisfy the sponsor. We must at least attract the attention of the Sidney family to us for more than half a month. If we withdraw now, it is difficult to guarantee."
The man with short brown hair frowned.
This time they sneaked into the Marquis of Sidney, partly for revenge, but also with a "commission".
The commission given to them by the financial sponsor behind the scenes was to attract the attention of the Sidney family so that they would have no time to care about anything else.
"Give up? Impossible..."
The woman touched her left eye, which was wearing an eyepatch, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Her eye was blinded when the Sidney family attacked the Shadow Snake stronghold more than 20 years ago.
Unlike the purple-haired man and the short-brown-haired man who came half for revenge and half for commission, her purpose was very pure and she came only for revenge.
She will never leave the Marquis of Sidney until her revenge satisfies her.
"There are informants everywhere in the Marquis of Sidney now. If we take any more actions, our whereabouts are likely to be exposed."
The proposal was rejected by the two of them, and the purple-haired man frowned slightly.
"Then we will carry out another wave of assassinations in a few days, and then immediately withdraw from the Marquis of Sidney. This will be enough time to attract the attention of the Sidney family for half a month."
The man with short brown hair said.
They would withdraw immediately after another wave of assassinations. If the Sidney family wants to confirm that they have withdrawn, it will take at least a few days. In this way, half a month is enough.
"I agree."
The woman nodded in agreement, as long as she could get revenge, she didn't care about anything else.
"All right!"
The purple-haired man glanced at the two of them and nodded in agreement.
According to the rules of the Shadow Snake, the minority obeys the majority, so he can only follow. Of course, the most important thing is to complete the "commission" which is also his purpose.
Viscount Fergus's study, Viscount Fergus, Bernard, and Gray are all there.
"The spies have received news, and it has been confirmed that strangers did indeed visit the Oliver family the day after the Shadow Snake assassination. However, it is not certain whether these people are members of the Shadow Snake."
Bernal spoke.
"These people stayed in Oliver Castle for a period of time and then left with unknown destinations. They were greeted by the personal entourage of the Oliver family."
"Stranger, and the day after the assassination of the Shadow Snake..."
Gray's eyes narrowed slightly.
Under normal circumstances, it is normal for someone from a noble family to visit. After all, nobles also need to socialize.
But the person who visited appeared on the second day after the assassination of the Shadow Snake. At this time, it was rather strange.
After all, many assassinations had just occurred. At this time, the first thought of families who have relations with noble families is probably to keep a distance from the noble families as much as possible to avoid being affected, but not to visit the noble families.
"Also, Keppel left the castle for an hour this morning, but our people did not find him in Oliver City."
Bernal continued.
"The day after the assassination, a stranger arrived. The eldest son disappeared for an hour, but did not go to Oliver City..."
Viscount Fergus held his chin with one hand, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
After a moment, he stood up, pulled out a leather map from the bookshelf on the right wall, which was specially stacked for maps, and spread it out on the desk.
Gray and Bernal were puzzled by Viscount Fergus's behavior and stepped forward, looking at the map.
You can see that this is a very detailed map. On the map, not only are there mountains, forests, rivers, but even villages are clearly marked.
In the center of the map is a building representing the city, with a text logo next to it.
"Oliver City, is this a map of Oliver Viscounty?"
Gray spoke up.
"Yes, this is a map of the entire territory of Oliver Viscounty."
Viscount Fergus nodded, pointed to the side of Oliver City, and said.
"This is Oliver Castle. Centered around this place, what is the approximate range that can be traveled back and forth in one hour?"
Gray and Bernal's eyes lit up and they already understood what Viscount Fergus meant.
"From here to here, to here..."
Looking around the map, Gray and Bernal quickly confirmed the scope of Kepel's activities during this hour.
"Father, I will immediately have someone explore this area to determine where the Shadow Snake is hiding."
Bernal said excitedly.
"No, our mission is over."
But Viscount Fergus shook his head at this moment.
"If you want to explore the Shadow Snake, with the abilities of our spies, they will definitely be discovered. I will report this matter to the Marquis immediately. Of course, I just say it is a suspicion. I believe the Marquis will make a judgment."
"Father is still thoughtful."
There was a hint of shame on Bernal's face.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this, but because he suddenly confirmed where the Shadow Snake might be hiding, he was so excited that he didn't think about it for a while.
(End of chapter)