Chapter 70: The Sacrifice That Must Be Made
Leon was left speechless.
This situation was not something he had never imagined.
He had even discussed it with Rena before.
“Next, I’ll use my connections to help you confirm whether there truly is a Supreme Investigation Warrant application sent to the central authority. If there really is one, then you need to face reality. In the end, you’re just a mana dealer from some backwater place. What you’re facing is the Church’s top-tier power and the largest giant of the underworld. No matter how mad you go, what kind of waves can you possibly stir up? The fact that you can still walk away unscathed now is already incredibly lucky. What more do you want?”
Father Auden continued his efforts to persuade Leon.
“You’re doing a business that costs heads. You’ve been fishing for gold in a sea of blood from the very beginning. That Witch is already destined to die. Kill her now, end everything, take your one million, and enjoy your victory. Oh, right—aren’t you quite taken with that mother and daughter? I’m still handling their debts. You still have a chance to buy them.”
At those last words, Leon, who had been standing there in a daze, finally reacted.
“The Potter family is already dead. Do the Hesh family’s debts still exist?”
“If debts disappeared just because someone died, then the line of people wanting him dead would stretch all the way to his winery. A man like him naturally has to make arrangements for after his death early on. After he dies, someone will inherit the assets, and groups will take over the business. Those debts actually left his name a long time ago and were legally transferred under other interest groups. His death doesn’t affect anyone coming to collect.” Father Auden replied.