Chapter 152
I let out a deep sigh, and Evan’s expression shifted. “You’re not going to bring up something trivial like being moral, are you?” he asked.
“I’m sorry, but I have to. Also, excuse my language.” I paused, then said, “You crazy fucktard, why would we kill them when nothing is certain yet?”
“I just explained why,” said Evan, looking rather puzzled. “There are over a thousand students at Kartell Academy right now. If you add in all the faculty and staff, it’s probably half again as many people, if not more.”
“I know.”
“We’re talking about killing two to save well over a thousand. Why shouldn’t we? Unless, of course, you happen to be some kind of diehard devotee of the royal family.”
I cut off Evan’s nonsense with another heavy sigh. “And if neither of them are cultists?” I asked.
“They’re the prime suspects, but I’ve got a list of other suspicious individuals. We just have to work our way down the list.”
“By killing them?”
Evan raised both his hands in surrender, looking thoroughly bored with this conversation. “Look, I admit it’s extreme, but it’s the only way to definitely save everyone within the time we have left.”