Molis’s smile froze the moment he saw Li Nuo Er.
The young master of the Blackstone Family had suddenly come to visit, and he had brought along a bodyguard who looked like he wasn’t to be trifled with…
“Molis.”
His Blackstone didn’t bother with pleasantries.
He walked straight to the chair opposite him, sat down, and crossed his legs.
“I don’t feel like wasting words with you. Go get the account books from the last three years and bring them to me.”
“Ac… account books? Young Master His, which specific one do you mean? We have so many ledgers here. If you’d like to see the tax reports, I can have someone fetch them right away…”
“Enough. Don’t play dumb with me.”
Although His Blackstone’s expression still looked relaxed, his tone had already become unequivocal.
“From last fall to this spring, you had three false repair expenses, plus two supply purchases—but I still haven’t seen those supplies anywhere…”
Hearing His Blackstone recite the accounts, Molis’s face turned somewhat pale.
He had originally thought that the young master’s visit to check the books was just a routine matter, something he could brush off with a little deception.
He never expected that this young master, who usually seemed to know nothing, had somehow already thoroughly investigated his embezzlement!
“Young… Young Master His, those accounts were all approved by the finance department. You might not be aware…”
“Approved, huh?”
His Blackstone tilted his head.
“Fine. Since you say so, you must be able to explain it to my father as well, right?”
“!”
At those words, Molis’s legs went weak.
He nearly collapsed on the spot.
That Old Duke, famous throughout the kingdom for his iron hand—if he found out that someone had been lining their pockets on his territory…
“Young Master! Please calm down!”
He practically lunged at the table.
“I… I’ll get the books right now! Please don’t tell His Grace about this!”
His Blackstone leaned back in his chair, watching Molis frantically rummage through cabinets and drawers.
‘He’s caving already? Not even a bit of resistance? How disappointing. He embezzled at least twenty thousand gold coins—couldn’t he at least put on some airs?’
In less than half an hour, Molis had neatly arranged a stack of ledgers in front of His Blackstone.
“Th… they’re all here, Young Master His.”
His voice trembled.
His Blackstone casually flipped through them and made a quick comparison with the amounts given by the System.
It seemed these were indeed the real books.
“Very well.”
He stood up and tucked the ledgers into his leather satchel.
“Molis, I’ll head back now. As for how to handle this, just wait for word.”
“Y… yes, Young Master.”
Molis lowered his head, but inside he breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging by the young master’s attitude, he didn’t seem intent on reporting his embezzlement to the Old Duke.
So why did he come all the way here with evidence?
Could it be that he was looking to split the take?
‘Ah, splitting the take is fine. One more person to cut in is better than getting caught by the Old Duke.’
His Blackstone turned and walked toward the door.
“Stop!”
A gruff voice came from the back of the office.
His Blackstone paused and looked back.
A burly middle-aged man walked in from the rear door, followed by three similarly robust guards.
Judging by their attire, they were private security hired by Molis.
The man looked His Blackstone up and down, his tone dripping with contempt.
“A brat like you comes here to cause trouble?”
“Ka’er! Shut up! He’s not here to cause trouble!”
Molis’s face went pale instantly as he hurriedly tried to stop him.
“Steward, what are you afraid of?”
Ka’er sneered.
“Just a kid with a scrawny little girl. Does he really think he can turn things upside down?”
Hearing Ka’er’s words, His Blackstone raised an eyebrow and glanced back at Li Nuo Er.
Li Nuo Er stood there without any change in expression, but her crimson eyes had already narrowed slightly.
“Li Nuo Er.”
His Blackstone said softly.
“Yes.”
The moment the word left his mouth, Li Nuo Er moved.
The next second, her figure had already appeared in front of Ka’er.
A single knife-hand strike, precisely cutting into Ka’er’s wrist.
A sharp crack rang out as Ka’er’s wrist bone snapped cleanly.
Before Ka’er’s scream could even escape his throat, Li Nuo Er’s other hand had already seized his shoulder.
Using the momentum, she spun—
Bam!
Ka’er crashed onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The remaining three guards finally reacted and rushed at her at the same time.
Li Nuo Er didn’t even bother to look at them.
She sidestepped the first man’s swinging fist, drove her elbow into the second man’s abdomen, and then delivered a spinning kick to the third man’s chest.
In just a few seconds, the four men who had been so arrogant were all lying on the ground.
Li Nuo Er stood still, tilting her head slightly toward His Blackstone.
“Young Master His, anything else?”
His Blackstone looked at the four groaning men on the floor, then at Li Nuo Er, who hadn’t even flinched.
‘Whoa, this kid is actually this strong? Come to think of it, Feng Aotian’s growth progress seems to have slowed down compared to the original game’s storyline. I wonder who’s stronger now, her or Li Nuo Er…’
“Nothing. Let’s head back.”
Molis had already collapsed to the floor, trembling in fear.
“Molis, keep your men in line. Don’t let them fail to recognize even me.”
“Y… yes, yes, yes. Young Master His’s reprimand is well taken.”
As they walked out of the office, the town’s streets were still bustling with people.
But His Blackstone noticed that when the locals saw him, they instinctively lowered their heads and quickened their pace, as if afraid of getting into trouble.
He sighed.
Those reactions probably weren’t because they feared him, but because of the commotion in the office just now.
As His Blackstone was thinking, Li Nuo Er suddenly turned her head slightly, her gaze sweeping toward a small alley beside the street.
“Young Master.”
“What is it?”
“Someone seemed to be following us just now.”
“Oh?”
His Blackstone was taken aback.
“Are they still following?”
Li Nuo Er was silent for a moment.
“…They’ve left.”
***
Around the corner of the alley, Ni Wei leaned against the wall, her heart pounding.
She had only come to the town today under Florin’s orders to buy some supplies, but she had witnessed a shocking scene.
That Li Nuo Er had knocked down four strong men in just a few moves.
And that Young Master His had just stood there, looking completely calm, as if it were all perfectly normal.
That man named Molis had knelt on the ground, shaking, and even the townspeople were too scared to speak…
Ni Wei clenched her fists.
‘Just as I thought. I was right from the start.’
‘This His Blackstone is nothing but a bullying evil young master!’
‘He brought thugs to town, used violence, and even forced people to kneel!’
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