Harold, already crumbling in chaos at that moment, frantically tried to find an excuse for himself, but Elder Baggin had interjected him with a deep frown and a sharp stare. “Shut up right now! Since Jack is this strong, then all questions have been answered. There’s no black-clothed man, and you were threatened at all. If Jack hadn’t surprised us with his strength, your plan would’ve gone perfectly. Jack would’ve died on Holy Cloud Mountain, and you’d rid yourself of a source of hatred. Since you weren’t by Jack’s side at the time, the higher-ups wouldn’t be suspicious of you at all! It’s just your poor luck that the assassin you sent was no match for Jack, and your plan failed horrendously. Jack, did you deliberately place the corpse where people would pass by?”

Jack nodded. “If I had just spoken the truth, no one would have believed me. It was better if I put the corpse in front of everyone and had Elder Eliot investigate. I was sure that Harold thought his plan was flawless, that it wouldn’t be traced back to him at all.”

Johnson collapsed on the floor as he mumbled, “So there really wasn’t anyone else…”

a long time. Michael’s death had been far too strange. Even after so much trouble, no one else was found

that corpse

had crafted a lie, Johnson had been bogged down with fear, swallowed with his worry that the killer behind the

floor. Even if he tried to give himself any excuses, Harold had no

out a laugh. “Elder Rick, do you have anything else to say? Do you want to

calm smile had disappeared from Elder Rick’s face. He narrowed his eyes slightly as he shot Jack a

Jack, however, could careless.

act against Jack easily. As long as Jack managed to get to a high-enough position, Elder Rick would not be able to

them. They seemed so sincere, so I had thought

just a few words, Elder Rick had wiped his hands clean of any dirt and responsibility. It was as if all those

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