Chapter 426 - 8.26 Dear Sister
That was a ruse, Lu Yizhou realized even before Baines finished speaking. For starters, the way he spoke was so familiar as if he had visited — or in his words, checked — this place countless times before. But from the amount of dust on the floor, Lu Yizhou could tell that it had been quite long since someone had stepped foot in here. More importantly, did Baines even know Ella? Did he know that Ella was trapped here or worse... was he an accomplice?
The veins on Lu Yizhou’s head throbbed. What to do? He was oh so tempted to pull open this door and snapped Baines’ neck in one move. It would be so satisfying to see his lifeless body lying beneath his feet. Lu Yizhou could take a bit of his anger out on Baines and help Ella to vent her accumulated grievances.
Slowly, his hand moved to the door handle...
[666: Host, no! D–Don’t do that! You will only make the situation worse! What if... What if the people below are alerted?! You will destroy the game without even clearing it!]
’Daddy, Daddy! Wait a minute, calm down and listen to me meow! This is only our first day here. Baines is one of the key figures in this mansion. If you get rid of him, then you will create unnecessary tension for the next few days. Who knows what kind of reaction the Master and Madam will have when they find out that their head servant is missing. Moreover, you don’t want to kill him, Daddy. Trust me meow! He certainly knows something. We can extort a lot of information from him first. After that, you’re free to dispose of him however you like meow!’
Compared to 666’s flustered persuasion, Ozzie was calm, precise and quick to lay out the advantages and disadvantages. As expected of his and his lover’s beloved daughter. Lu Yizhou slowly felt himself calming down as Ozzie’s words sank into his mind.
That’s right. It would be very easy to get rid of Baines once and for all. But it would be such a hassle to deal with the aftermath. For that reason alone, he would let the man live for a few more days.
But how should he shake Baines off his trail? He couldn’t use Devil’s Whisper as the skill was still in cooldown...
"Miss?" Baines’ voice sounded again, this time closer as if he was planting his face right on the door and whispering right into the little crack. "Miss, if you don’t answer, then I am going to take it as a yes."