Chapter 541 Matthew The Demon (Part One)


    "Did you mean the organization that would do anything you ask, for the right price?" asked Matthew,


    feeling uncertain. He hadn''t been aware that the Scarlet Devils had a stronghold in the River City as


    well.


    "Yes." Pearce thought again for a moment before he added, "It''s actually interesting that the Scarlet


    Devils has never taken any serious action in the River City. But even if they didmit crimes here,


    they would leave no incriminating evidence. So this organization didn''t ur to me at first, since


    they''ve always been very low-key here in this city."


    "Matthew, I heard that the Scarlet Devils is a self-governing gang from the world of martial artists.


    Could it possibly be connected to the court?" Harper asked doubtfully. In general, people or


    organizations out there would not get involved in court business or politics. On the other hand, if


    anyone from the court paid for an assassination, an organization like the Scarlet Devils would be happy


    to carry out the job.


    "I don''t know yet," Matthew replied. Suddenly, he recalled that the Scarlet Devils sometimes did their


    assassinations with hidden weapons like silver needles. "But still, there is reason to doubt that the


    Scarlet Devils was involved in this matter," he then added.


    "You mean the murder might have been done by the Scarlet Devils?" Harper then realized that it would


    make sense for a group like the Scarlet Devils to utilize such a subtle and sinister method of killing.


    Indeed, she herself often carried hidden weapons for self-defense, but the assassins among the


    Scarlet Devils would find it useful to kill their targets by such a quiet method.


    "Are you sure?" asked Pearce, his face going pale when he heard this.


    "No, I''m not quite sure yet. I think I ought to pay the Scarlet Devils a visit." A cold smile found its way to


    the corners of Matthew''s mouth. "I hope that the Scarlet Devils is not involved in this. Otherwise, I''ll


    have no choice but to ughter everyst member of that gang."


    "What kind of organization is the Scarlet Devils, exactly?" Harper wondered out loud. She didn''t have a


    clear idea of this legendary organization.


    "The Scarlet Devils is a band of assassins. For the right price, they could even kill the emperor for you,"


    exined Pearce. "The leader of the organization is called Marquis Scarlet, and he has six fierce


    killers, known as the Scarlet Killers, who take orders directly from him. They are murderous devils, all


    of them."


    "It''s really an extraordinary gang. Their leader calls himself ''Marquis Scarlet, '' as if he were truly a


    marquis of the court," scoffed Harper, unable to hold back herughter. At her words, Matthew and


    Pearce both stared at her with rapt attention. It had never urred to them that the leader of the


    Scarlet Devils might be someone from the court!


    "What''s the reason for that look on your faces?" asked Harper, feeling disconcerted.


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    "You might be right! Marquis Scarlet may be an actual marquis from the court," said Matthew, with a


    glint in his eye. "There has always been an extremely secretive power hiding in the court, which even I


    couldn''t reveal. But I do sense its existence and its influence, though I couldn''t trace any evidence of it


    yet. Now, it appears that the force finally couldn''t keep itself in the shadows anymore."


    "Your Highness." It was Fred, who had juste back. He greeted the others politely, and then turned


    to Matthew. "It turns out that on the day you checked into the inn, Prince Jason packed up and hurried


    out of the River City."


    Harper giggled when she heard this news. "Matthew, it seems that you''re a truly ferocious man with a


    fearsome reputation. You can not only scare wailing children into silence, but also frighten away the


    prince."


    Matthew, however, said nothing. It seemed to him that he had discounted Jason long ago. If there were


    any other princes worthy of consideration, Francis and Lucas were the only notable ones. Unfortunately


    for them, Lucas didn''t have the support of his mother''s n, and Francis had been weak for a long


    time. If they wanted to fight against Felix, they could only rely on Matthew.


    "Your Highness, you must know that His Highness built his reputation a long ago! He can scare a


    prince away as easily as he can blink. Once he even intimidated the emperor of the Great Jade


    Kingdom enough to force him to depose the crown prince appointed by himself."


    "The crown prince of the Great Jade Kingdom?" Harper murmured. A familiar face shed in her mind.


    "What happened at that time?"


    "Those events had nothing to do with me," Matthew remarked stiffly.


    "If you hadn''t led the ck g Army to threaten the borders of the Great Jade Kingdom, and forced


    them to render an ount, their emperor would not have deposed his crown prince, Rndo, to mollify


    your anger," Pearce told Harper. He wasn''t fond of Matthew''s sour and cold face, which seemed to say


    everyone owed him a great debt and must follow his orders, so he ignored Matthew and told Harper


    how her husband''s reputation was built.


    "Rndo..." Harper repeated the name. She looked at Matthew and pondered the name as deeply as


    she could. Soon, the name rang a bell. Could this Rndo actually be Chodak?


    Matthew narrowed his eyes when he returned Harper''s nce. That look contained his answer. Harper


    had guessed it, and Chodak was indeed Rndo, the former crown prince of the Great Jade Kingdom.


    However, the truth was not that the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom deposed Rndo at the


    prompting of Matthew''s army, but rather that there was already some serious domestic turmoil in the


    Great Jade Kingdom at that time, and their emperor had a long-cherished plot to establish a new crown


    prince. Quelling Matthew''s anger was just a convenient excuse for what the emperor had already


    arranged.


    "So, Your Highness, now you know what a demon he is. It can''t be easy for you, being married to him,


    honestly." Then, as if to further tease them, Pearce added, "I bet a man like him knows nothing about


    romance, does he?"


    "Oh, Pearce, I can''tpete with you on that score, I admit. Otherwise, how could thatdy from the


    famous brothel love you so much?" Matthew riposted.


    "Who is she?" A voice came after Matthew''s words. It was Pearce''s wife, definitely. "Pearce, your


    exnation had better be a good one!"


    Matthew was chuckling to himself, and he strode out of the mansion with Harper, like a general who


    just won a battle. He was rather pleased with hiseback.


    Looking at his smug face, Harper shook her head. "You knew that I wouldn''t believe him, but you still


    tried to stir up trouble between the couple. I don''t think that was a good idea. After all, they just lost


    their son. Their rtionship probably needs repairing now."


    "Don''t worry. They are overwhelmed by the recent loss of their son. Saying their thoughts out loud


    would help them all the better to make peace," Matthew responded thoughtfully. "The most important


    thing for us to do now is discover the murderer."