Super Righteous Player
Chapter 275 - 273 Ferdinand Geraint_1

Chapter 275: Chapter 273 Ferdinand Geraint_1

After shoving the man into the barrel filled with fish, Annan began to rummage through his personal belongings.

In his pockets were only a dagger, a lockpick, and two silver coins—clearly not the possessions of a respectable person.

Additionally, inside his clothes was a piece of paper folded twice.

On both sides of the paper were two sets of orders:

[At ten o’clock in the morning, bring the Leystone to the kitchen. Under the guidance of a "tall," "black-haired and red-eyed" heavyset man, enter the kitchen basement. Hand over the Leystone to the person inside and leave the basement at three in the afternoon. "Cross your arms over your chest" and stand "impatiently" by the kitchen door, preventing anyone from entering the kitchen basement.]

[Someone will take over for you from four to four-thirty in the afternoon. He will come "alone," characterized by "black hair and black eyes," and you won’t recognize him. If no one enters the basement during this time, you can leave directly; if someone does enter, tell him not to go in and to leave immediately, while you leave twenty minutes later.]

The handwriting on the note was sloppy, with evidence of the paper being repeatedly folded and unfolded. Under several words, double lines were drawn as an emphasis.

If nothing else, these should be the so-called "characteristics."

Fortunately, there was no need to strip his clothes...

Annan immediately took up the position previously occupied by the red-haired man. He crossed his arms over his chest and surveyed the passersby at the door with impatience.

It wasn’t even two minutes before Annan noticed a man hurrying over.

Just as described in the note, black hair and black eyes, coming alone... but what was different was that he seemed vaguely familiar to Annan. He couldn’t quite place why he felt this sense of recognition.

Seeing Annan standing impatiently at the kitchen door, the man quickly approached.

Annan frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, "Why are you so late? Princess Kafney just passed by here... luckily she didn’t go inside, otherwise, what would we do?"

He slightly modified his speech, removing himself from the picture.

The man just chuckled lightly, "As long as you, a stranger, are standing here, Princess Kafney will not enter.

"Alright, leave the rest to me."

As he spoke, the man took out a pocket watch and checked the time: "It’s almost five o’clock... hurry up and go, take the back door. If you don’t leave now, you won’t be able to later."

"I understand."

Annan nodded subtly, passing by the man without a sound.

His pupils contracted slightly.

—Because at that instant, Annan had uncovered the man’s identity!

Annan recognized the pocket watch.

It was an intricately decorated silver pocket watch with a three-eyed bird resembling a feathered dagger engraved on the outside.

It was the same style as Tan Juan’s pocket watch.

This was the emblem of the Geraint family!

The young man’s age seemed to be just over twenty years old.

... Most likely, this was Tan Juan’s elder brother!

After passing by him, Annan silently came to a halt, turned back immediately—the first to do so—and extended his left hand, darting towards the young man’s mouth like lightning.

However, at that moment, the young man seemed to have eyes in the back of his head.

He bent down, rolled forward swiftly, and while doing so, pulled out an exquisite silver ladies’ pistol from his upper garment, spinning around to point it at Annan.

"Don’t move, friend. Stand right there."

The young man from the Geraint family calmly and in a low voice asked, "Tell me, why are you attacking me?"

—He didn’t want to cause a commotion.

Annan immediately understood his implication.

This suggested that the guards bribed by these people might not be as numerous as Annan had thought...

Facing the young man’s allegation, Annan slightly pressed down with his left hand, revealing the silver ring between his fingers, and defensively counter-accused with suspicion, "Because you are a member of the Geraint family.

"And that does not align with the orders I received."

Seeing the silver ring deliberately shown by Annan, the young man’s pupils contracted slightly.

He fell silent for a moment, then slightly lowered the muzzle, making his tone as gentle as possible: "That’s not possible—what exactly does your task description say?"

"The task says that I won’t recognize you... but clearly, that’s not the case,"

Annan said slowly: "Because you are the eldest son of the Geraint family—I recognize you. Therefore, you’re not the person I’m supposed to wait for."

He wanted to see if he could bluster some information out of him.

And to his surprise, it worked...

The young man frowned slightly, but did not deny it: "I think there’s been a misunderstanding, friend. I am indeed Ferdinand Gerant, but I have never seen you before. I am, like you, a believer of the Rotting Father... otherwise, I should be shouting for the guards right now.

"Can I see your list? As a gesture of good faith, I will show you mine as well."

As a sign of sincerity, Ferdinand returned the pistol to his waistband.

He then took out the "task list" from his bosom.

Annan revealed a hint of hesitation on his face, and slowly took out a list that had been folded many times from his own bosom. The two men tacitly exchanged their lists.

There were also two commands written on it:

[Before four o’clock in the afternoon, go to the kitchen and meet a man who stands at the door "with arms crossed" and "impatiently." If he informs you that no one has entered the basement, then proceed into the kitchen’s basement; otherwise, immediately stop the conversation and return, ensuring safety.]

[Conceal the linked leystone on your person, attend the banquet, and sit in the southeast corner of table number three, and destroy the leystone at the first moment after the explosion.]

... Explosion?

Annan was slightly taken aback.

He certainly knew what a leystone was—these were components commonly used in large ceremonies, functioning similarly to a remote control.

The purpose was to allow the ritual’s conductor to initiate some of the more dangerous ceremonies from a safe distance.

In other words, the Husband wants to... cause a huge explosion?

Annan suddenly felt a shock run through him:

He seemed to realize something.

Tan Juan initially seemed to have offended someone and was banished to the frontier... but in reality, it was protection from his father because the Gerant family was facing political persecution.

At first, Annan thought the Gerant family was innocent.

They were persecuted because the Gerant family supported the Eldest Princess... so they were suppressed and persecuted by Prince Philip.

But according to Annan’s recent understanding of the Eldest Princess... she was not the type to step back in weakness; she would not let Prince Philip attack her power without saying a word.

Unless...

She herself was doubting the loyalty of the Gerant family. That’s why she remained silent when the Gerant family faced ostracism.

If the Gerant family faced doubt, what is the biggest possibility? If the Gerant family really wasn’t loyal, would they only face exclusion?

The Annan of the past didn’t understand the cause behind it.

But the Annan of now, might just know.

If Tan Juan was protectively exiled and then immediately assassinated on the road by Prince Philip’s men; if the loyalty of the Gerant family was doubted by the Eldest Princess, and even connected to the succession of accidental deaths among other royal family members over the years... Could it all be a premeditated design?

Previously, Annan had always wondered if this was part of a bigger conspiracy, a bigger game.

And now it seems everything is quite simple...

Ferdinand had just said it himself.

—He is a follower of the Husband.

So, what do followers of the Husband most desire? Where did the Husband fail before? How do followers of the Husband please their deity?

Annan lifted his head and looked at Ferdinand.

The answer is now self-evident.

From the beginning, Ferdinand was Prince Philip’s man. He had been trying to set up the assassination of his siblings... to seek his own immortality.

He was trying to arrange the killing of other royal offspring, thus seeking immortality for Prince Philip.

The immortal master and servant... This seems to be the Husband’s greatest regret. If they could achieve it, they would certainly gain the most powerful strength...

Now thinking back, the status of the Crow family in Noah was roughly equivalent to the Winter’s Hand.

If there were frequent "accidental deaths" without evidence that always remained unresolved in the investigation...

The Eldest Princess’s intuitive suspicion was indeed correct.

Ferdinand Gerant is a traitor!

But the traitor isn’t the entire Gerant family... but just one of them!

But now is also an opportunity...

"You see, what’s mentioned here on this..."

Ferdinand frowned after reading Annan’s task list and looked up at Annan trying to explain.

But at that moment, he suddenly noticed that Annan’s pupils had turned a dim gray without him knowing.

Just as he sensed alertness, an incredibly strong and irresistible wave of fatigue infiltrated his mind. Being not a Transcendent, he almost instantly lost the ability to resist.

In Ferdinand’s half-asleep state, he saw the black-haired, black-eyed middle-aged man step forward, showing him a dangerous smile.

"I have some questions to ask you shortly."

Annan whispered, "Before that, please take a nap with the salted fish..."

Then he swung his extremely heavy True Marble Fist, aiming a punch right at Ferdinand’s temple!

Ferdinand’s vision instantly turned black, and he passed out on the spot.

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