It might have been worded as a question, but Elder Maurice’s expression clearly said that he knew what went down.

Jack, not bothering to hide the truth, nodded. “Yes, we had some conflicts before. There was an alchemist who felt like I insulted him after I didn’t give my task to him at the task hall, so he arranged for an assassin to kill me. After the matter was exposed, he tried to have Elder Rick speak for him, and to fulfill his promise to that person, Elder Rick twisted the truth completely. I exposed him in the end. However… The two alchemists who tried to have me killed are already locked up, leaving Elder Rick rather humiliated by the matter. Having lost whatever good things and benefits he had due to that stunt, he decided to trouble me.”

Mr. Zayne had briefly gone through this matter with Elder Maurice, so Elder Maurice more or less knew what had

resort to favoring anyone like this, even if there was some competition inside. It looks like I was far too naive. I feel like someone like Elder Rick doesn’t deserve the position of an elder at all. His moral

that. Even Claude and Benedict widened their eyes and looked at Jack in shock. Truthfully, they shared the same

Jack actually dared to voice it out, which surprised them. After all, Jack was still an alchemist in Phoenix Valley, but he had just voiced his displeasure and even questioned the higher-ups. He even questioned their moral compass, something

he would never question

still, Jack spoke so confidently, so boldly, and

frowned. “Jack, how dare you? Even if an elder does something wrong, it’s not

holier-than-thou when this doesn’t even concern you. If it weren’t for the evidence I had in hand, the attempt to assassinate me wouldn’t have been cleared, and I would’ve been the unfortunate one! This

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