The light in the study was a little dim, and the stained glass paintings looked gloomy and silent under the light, no longer as magnificent and lively as they were during the day. Grand Duke Mauville sat at the desk, his old and turbid eyes looking at the statue of Catherine the Great on the table with a little sadness, thinking of the glory of the Mauville Palace during the Renaissance.
However, no matter how glorious the past was, it has now become history.
Today, the Moville Mansion is gradually declining and has long lost its former glory.
Ever since he inherited the title, he has made it his mission to revive the family's glory. Despite his painstaking efforts, he still has not been able to save the Duke's Mansion from decline, which makes him feel very frustrated.
Now, the Ivanov family, on which he relied, has been hit so hard that it is no longer of any use. He wants to use marriage to try to manipulate Lucifer, but a stumbling block named Bella appears, who takes advantage of Aurora's stupidity and destroys all his plans.
Thinking of that woman, who relied on Lucifer's power to act recklessly, challenged the authority of the Grand Duke's Mansion, and played Aurora in the palm of her hand, the cold light in his eyes was like a tangible blade, and he wished to cut her into pieces. Thinking of Rex's protection and appreciation for her, the aura on his body instantly became gloomy, and he hoped that tonight's operation would go smoothly.
There were chaotic footsteps at the door of the study, and then the door was pushed open, and Amo Gong and Anatoly strode in.
A hint of coldness flashed across Grand Duke Moville's cloudy eyes: "Is this how things are going?"
Amo Gong bowed his head and replied, "Tonight's operation failed. None of the forty-eight members who participated in the attack survived."
Grand Duke Moville's gray eyes suddenly became sinister and poisonous: "The personnel we sent are all elites who have undergone brutal training. How could they fail?"
He was a little bit in disbelief. These people were all retired soldiers who were recruited by him and trained as killing machines with the help of mercenary organizations. No matter in terms of skills or quality, they were the elite among the elites. It was impossible for them to be wiped out.
Anatoly said, "Grand Duke, Rex sent people to deliver all the bodies of those people to the Grand Duke's Palace."
When he saw the corpses lined up in front of the gate of the mansion, he was stunned. He couldn't believe that all this was true. A total of 48 elites, not a single one was alive.
After hearing this, Grand Duke Moville sat down on the chair with a limp body: "Bella was not killed, and the documents were not retrieved. The operation failed..."
Having lost this opportunity, it would be extremely difficult for him to get the documents back.
Amogong and Anatole were both silent.
Grand Duke Moville calmed down his somewhat depressed mood and said, "Come with me to take a look."
The two followed Grand Duke Moville out of the study.
Although he had been prepared, when Grand Duke Moville saw the corpses lined up at the door, he was still shocked and his whole body shuddered. How cruel could someone be to kill so many people
He looked at the corpses one by one. All of them had been shot in the head with a fatal blow. Apart from the bloody holes on the foreheads, there were no other injuries. This was a one-shot kill. The people who were shot didn't even have a chance to struggle or feel any pain.
All this shows that he, who thinks he is an elite, does not even have the slightest chance to struggle or resist in front of Rex. He can only wait to die, and he does not even have the right to choose how he dies.
His teeth couldn't help but chatter, and a chill ran through his body.
He suddenly regretted his decision to send people to attack Rex.
Grand Duke Moville's voice became extremely old: "Deal with these bodies immediately, and don't let the news leak out."
Anatoly went down to deal with the matter.
Grand Duke Moville said with a somewhat weak voice: "Fortunately, I handled the attack personally. Even if Rex knew it was the Moville Mansion, he couldn't find evidence to prove it. The Moville Mansion could find all kinds of excuses to shirk responsibility. The Moville Mansion and Rex will at least maintain superficial peace and will not tear each other apart for the time being."
Truly realizing Lucifer's strength, he didn't want to be an enemy of Rex at all.
Amo Gong asked in a low voice: "Grand Duke, what should we do next?"
The Ivanov family and the Duke of Moville have a relationship of shared interests. The Ivanov family has been hit hard and its strength has been greatly weakened. It still needs the support of the Duke of Moville everywhere.
Grand Duke Moville said exhaustedly, "After two days, when the storm has died down, I will go to talk to Rex in person. No matter what, the privileged documents must be taken back."
At this point, the only option for the Grand Duke of Moville is to show weakness.
The aristocratic authority on which the Moville Mansion relies for its existence is meaningless to Rex. The strength he is proud of is like an egg hitting a stone in front of Lucifer.
Under the lights of the night, Lord Amo's face looked somewhat gloomy: "Grand Duke, this is absolutely not possible. The Moville Mansion is the oldest noble family in Country E. How can you lower your status..."
Grand Duke Moville held out his hand to stop him from speaking: "I know what you mean, but I have no other choice now. There is an old saying in Country Z: If you make a mistake in one move, the whole game will be ruined. If we make a mistake in this game, we will make mistakes at every step."
From the very beginning, the move of Duke Moville to use the yellow kid to attack Rex was extremely wrong. Duke Moville was at a disadvantage in the confrontation and was controlled everywhere.
Amogong wanted to say something else.
But Grand Duke Moville whispered, "Remember what Miss Bella said when she punished Anatoly at the banquet?"
Grand Duke Moville was immediately embarrassed and speechless. Anatoly was a mixed-race person, and Grand Duke Moville didn't like him very much. But who knew that somehow he got in touch with Miss Aurora and caught the Grand Duke's eye and was appreciated by him. Gradually, he realized that this grandson was indeed capable, so he began to use him.
Who would have thought that this time he would be humiliated by that yellow woman.
Grand Duke Moville continued, "I remember she said that the people of Country Z are superstitious. They believe that blood is ominous. There is a saying that harmony brings wealth. Actually... she is right. When dealing with people of Country Z, you must believe in this saying to the end."
Amogong was speechless.
Grand Duke Moville sighed slightly and said, "No wonder the Ivanov family failed in the battle with Rex."
The ambiguous words made Amo Gong panic. He quickly changed the subject and asked, "Grand Duke, Rex has always been cunning. Even if you come in person, they probably won't easily take out the privileged documents."
With the privileged documents, their status among the nobles of Country E would be more secure. He didn't believe that Rex would miss such a great benefit and hand the documents to the Grand Duke.
Grand Duke Moville rubbed his aching forehead and said, "Of course I know. I just wanted to go over and test his mind."