While Joet Brown was looking through the interesting medical report in the health room, Merlin, who had eaten and drunk enough, had two days of rare peace and quiet. However, this rare peace and quiet could not last long because an uninvited guest arrived at his door.
Arthur, who had hidden the news of Hull's death, had a sad expression on his face. He held a red nanmu box in his hand and knelt down in front of Merlin's door.
"Principal, Arthur deserves to die! Ahhh!"
If others saw or heard his crying, they would definitely admire Arthur's superb acting skills.
Tears as big as beans escaped from his eye sockets, and the whites of his eyes were covered with tiny red streaks, but if you look closely, you will find that some white powder has been deliberately smeared on his face.
These powders were naturally the cosmetics that ladies often used to whiten their skin, making Arthur's face look more like a lucky person who had escaped a disaster.
The seemingly tattered clothes he was wearing were carefully selected by his servants;
This loose-fitting open-collared shirt allowed Merlin, who was looking down, to inadvertently see the bandage on his chest and the wound that had not yet healed and was bleeding slightly.
The reason why he did so many things was very simple. He wanted to portray himself as a victim.
Judging from appearance and acting skills alone, Arthur's performance so far can be said to be perfect.
There was nothing wrong with her crying, or her shabby clothes, which looked like she had been persecuted.
When Merlin opened the door of his room and saw this scene, a trace of vigilance appeared in his heart.
Merlin smelled blood.
Yes, there was a frightening smell of blood from Hull's head in the red nanmu box.
This bloody smell often symbolizes bad luck, but it rarely appears on Arthur.
Arthur, who had always paid attention to his etiquette, did not have to tolerate any bad smell on his body. He would even spray perfume on himself before and after exercise to cover up the sweat odor.
Even after a battle, Arthur would take a shower immediately if circumstances permitted and maintain his majestic image.
Merlin, who knew Arthur's habits well, felt uneasy at this moment.
"What's up?"
Merlin asked cautiously.
"Master Principal, Arthur deserves to die.
Arthur met the wrong person and failed to judge people by their appearance."
Arthur cried out fiercely, but he knew very well that he couldn't tell the truth on his own initiative, so he could only use trash talk to guide Merlin to continue asking questions.
Arthur, who was well versed in the art of thick black, thought carefully before saying each word. He rehearsed it in his mind many times and only spoke it out when he felt it was appropriate.
He knew that once he confessed all the truth, he would be at a disadvantage in this case.
This will have an impact on the plan he is about to implement, and may even be detrimental to it.
His excuse at this time was for the purpose of attacking later.
Merlin had a headache facing Arthur like this, but seeing Arthur kneeling for a long time and unable to get up was not a solution either.
"Get up and talk."
Merlin said so, but Merlin did not let Arthur in. Instead, he stood inside the door, leaning against the door and pretending not to care.
Merlin's small action made Arthur feel a little disappointed.
This is a defensive body language, and it also symbolizes that everything you have done before is in vain.
Arthur didn't know that Merlin also saw some of the memories of the Mirror Ghost when he was performing magic in Jobtran's dormitory.
Arthur's image in Merlin's heart has long been terrible, but Arthur himself is unaware of it.
Arthur still believed that in Merlin's heart, he was still a textbook model student.
He opened his arms and hugged Merlin's thighs, still shouting,
"No, Arthur needs Principal Merlin's forgiveness before he dares to stand up."
Merlin raised his brows, thinking that this matter obviously could not be resolved peacefully.
If he let him stand up, it would mean that he could accept the evil deeds Arthur had done; it also meant that if Arthur told him other things later, Merlin would have to bear the consequences alone.
But if I soften my heart and let Arthur stand up, I'm afraid Arthur will take advantage of the situation after occupying the high ground of psychological warfare.
Merlin made up his mind, put his right hand on Arthur's shoulder and pushed hard, then snorted coldly.
"Humph! If it was an ordinary matter, you wouldn't have come to me.
I think you know that as well as I do, don't you, Arthur
Arthur fell to the ground after being pushed, and a lot of blood seeped out of his clothes on the right shoulder, which was obviously caused by Merlin's push.
He put his palms behind his back, propped up his upper body, and then used the back of his hands to wipe the tears that were falling from the corners of his eyes in a hypocritical manner.
Arthur stopped sobbing and sighed.
“Principal, Hull is dead.
I killed him.
His head is right here.”
Arthur opened the lid of the red nanmu box with his hands, revealing the head hidden inside.
Merlin saw the disbelief on Hel's face before he died, and his eyes were not closed.
Those eyes seemed to contain many emotions that could not be expressed in words: grievance, confusion, betrayal, etc.
The owners of these emotions are now unable to express them in any way, because all that is left is emptiness.
Without waiting for Merlin to take a closer look, Arthur closed the lid of the red nanmu box again. Then he lowered his voice and said,
"He took advantage of my unpreparedness and stabbed me with his sword.
I believe it was his family's order that ordered him to lurk by my side.
After making me trust him, he tried to kill me and seize the throne of my country.
In addition, he also used my name to murder Sif Sila and Columbia.
As a result, Sif Sila disappeared from the campus. Please understand this, Principal."
His words took advantage of the situation to pin all of Arthur's own planning on the dead Hull.
There was no way for Hull to hide from this basin of dirty water, and he didn't even have the ability to hide.
What Arthur needed to sacrifice were only Hull, a follower who was clever but not very useful, and his family.
By stigmatizing them, Arthur would naturally be cleared of all charges.
As a veteran who has lived for a thousand years, how could Merlin not understand the threats and deeper intentions hidden in Arthur's words
With just a few simple words, Arthur beautifully shifted all the problems onto Hull, and any subsequent events in the future could be distorted into revenge by the Hull family.
If we think about Arthur's words from another perspective, we will come to a different conclusion.
“I killed the man and I did the crime, but I need a scapegoat.
Hull is my scapegoat, are you convinced
If you don't obey, I will kill everyone in his family."
This is the knife that Arthur hid in his words.
Arthur was a thoughtful man. Before setting out, he had already thought of all the possible reactions of Merlin.
It is certainly not enough to just play the victim, and this soft knife hidden in the words is now on Merlin's neck, forcing Merlin to accept what Arthur said.
“Even if you don’t believe me, you have to pretend that you believe me.
Even if you know the truth, you have to pretend you don’t know.”
This is the real purpose of Arthur's trip.
In the eyes of others, they would see Arthur going to Merlin's residence in a high-profile manner as a victim to confess.
If Merlin refuses, others will subconsciously think that Merlin is a narrow-minded person.
If Merlin accepts, he will also gain a reputation for being tolerant and generous.
All the interests surfaced under Arthur's calculations, and Merlin's every move was like a fly caught in a spider web, played in Arthur's hands.
Merlin might not care about being stigmatized. After all, he has been famous for many years. Although he rarely takes action in front of the public, his prestige remains.
But Arthur calculated that Merlin would definitely compromise, because it was impossible for Merlin to abandon the lives of more than 500 people in the Hull family.
Just for Hull's death, Merlin would certainly have to spend a lot of effort to give an explanation to Hull's family. He couldn't let Hull, a top student with excellent grades, die in obscurity.
Merlin understood all these complicated logics and reasons.
Merlin didn't say anything, but took a step back, stared at Arthur's face with a cold and sharp look and said,
"I see."
Then he closed the door tightly.
Arthur smiled as the door in front of him slammed shut.
He won the psychological warfare, achieved the result he had envisioned, and completed one part of his plan.
His ambition is not just to conquer.
Arthur knew that he had to become the king, and today he would begin to conquer the most prestigious institution of higher learning in the world.
Conquest symbolizes complete control.
Arthur won the battle today, which also means that he will be able to use various methods to slowly erode Merlin's position, and finally take control of this institution of talent in his own hands, and continuously supply talent and the latest technological support to his country.
When the national strength of the Daying Empire becomes the top country, he will surpass the legendary King Arthur!
Use force and all the resources at hand to conquer everything.
And Jobtran was just the first step in his plan for fun and entertainment.
He thought about the airtight plan in his mind and roared a few times arrogantly.
But he didn't know that Merlin behind the door had already clenched his fists tightly, revealing an expression that was inconsistent with his always cheerful and indifferent image of Buddhism - gritting his teeth.
"I can't let him go like this anymore."
Merlin thought to himself.
Arthur thought he could use political tricks to make Merlin surrender, but he forgot that his ancestor King Arthur could only become a true legend under Merlin's guidance.
This time Arthur made the wrong move, and this time Arthur offended someone he shouldn't have offended.
Merlin, he wanted to kill.
Will Merlin commit to doing it himself
He wouldn't, but he had the perfect person to do it for him.
And this person didn't mind getting his hands dirty and having his hands stained with Arthur's blood.
That person was Jobtran G. Rossat.
Arthur, the black sheep, has shown his ugly fangs, and now Merlin needs an occasion and reason to kill him in public with justification.
Merlin's thoughts turned, and the next second, he appeared in the conference room where the board of directors was meeting, and sent an emergency meeting signal to all parts of the world.
One after another, figures appeared in the conference hall, with a hint of confusion and surprise on their faces.
In the past, they were the ones who initiated meetings, but this was the first time that Merlin took the initiative to invite a meeting, and it was even an urgent meeting invitation.
They all temporarily put down what they were doing and came to participate immediately. No one dared to be negligent.
"Old man, what's going on? Your invitation has wasted my two thousand gold worth of potion materials."
"I was just studying the material of the meteorite I bought yesterday. If there is nothing urgent, I will go back first."
The top executives of Miskatonic University chatted among themselves, but they gradually quieted down.
For the first time, they saw Merlin's face take on such a serious expression;
It was as cold as a glacier and as hot as purgatory.
Merlin looked expressionless, something no one had ever seen before;
They all knew that even when he was fighting, Merlin was usually laughing and talking trash.
They gradually quieted down, naturally noticing Merlin's strange behavior at this moment, and already had some vague guesses in their hearts.
"The old man is angry, and very angry."
The directors all complained in their hearts, and at the same time silently lit a mourning candle for the unfortunate guy in their hearts.
What made Merlin, who was known for his good temper, so angry was obviously not an ordinary matter, but something that violated Merlin's moral bottom line.
The directors looked at each other for a few times, exchanged glances, and reached a consensus.
"Whatever Merlin says, agree to it!"
If you disagree, you will probably run into Merlin's gun and be scolded. I believe that the old foxes present will not do such a tactless thing.
Merlin lowered his head with a droopy look, his eyes sharp as an eagle's. He looked at everyone and then slowly said,
"I will compensate for the losses caused by temporarily summoning you. This can be deducted from my offerings. I am even willing to give double the resources to express my apology to you all."
As soon as Merlin said this, the sensible directors waved their hands, saying that such a measure was not appropriate, but Merlin insisted on doing so, obviously showing a tough attitude and not giving the directors any way out.
Merlin's words startled many directors.
"I want to change the rules for this competition."
The rules of the ranking competition have been set for many years, and temporary changes are unprecedented.
The next two words caused an uproar in the audience.
"Death fight."