Why it never ends

Chapter 295
Villefort let out a wry smile, and the air gushed out of his throat, turning into asthmatic breathing.

"...I don't remember how many times I heard this question." He lowered his head and clenched his hands dangling on his legs, "but I never intend to answer it."

"Even at this point?"

"Even at this point." Villefort whispered, "I know that my life is long out of my hands...but I can still guard my conscience."

"Conscience?" Si Lei repeated the word, and she raised her voice in disbelief, "Someone died, duke, in your palace, who died, and who died...you don't know Do you care?"

Villefort stood up wearily, "I'm sorry, Officer Sulei, I really don't have the strength to accept any more questions... Either you handcuff me to the police station, or you let me go back to rest, I don't have any complain."

After a brief silence, Su Lei patted his sides with both hands, "Forget it, let's go."

Villefort nodded to Su Lei, and left the room without looking back.

……

This morning, Villefort stayed alone in the bathroom for a long time, and Alvira kept guarding the door, unwilling to leave.Whenever there was a period of silence in the bathroom, Alvira would call Villefort's name to make sure he was okay.

But this peaceful atmosphere was quickly broken—there was a terrible cracking sound in the bathroom, and a mercury needle directly kicked the bathroom window and broke in.This turn of events frightened Alvira, and it was not until Villefort was carried out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel that she cried out of fear.

The arterial blood gushed out of Villefort's wrist, but was quickly stopped by the mercury needles. Others rushed over when they heard the movement, but they were immediately dispersed by the butler guarding the door.

Villefort looked at his wound in horror the whole time, and he was not relieved until Zoe told him "no serious problem".

Alvira held her husband's other hand tightly, crying uncontrollably, "Why do you..."

"I didn't, I didn't..." Villefort anxiously argued, "Believe me, I didn't want to commit suicide, I... would never do that kind of thing—"

"You really don't have to worry too much, ma'am." Zooey said coldly, "He did this to pick out the chip."

Alvira raised her head in confusion, "...a chip?"

Only then did she notice a small piece of metal on Zoe's hand, about the size of a quarter of a fingernail.

"The Duke probably cut an artery accidentally during the process of removing the chip...Is that so?"

"...Yes." Villefort's face was pale, his breathing was faster than before, but also shallower, "I don't want to wear this kind of thing."

"This is to protect you."

"I do not need."

"So far, everyone killed by the assassin was not killed on the spot." Zoe ignored Villefort's whispers, "She always spends a while torturing her prey to the point of death before Kill them by attacking, if you are also taken away by the assassin this time, the chip can tell us your location, which will greatly improve your chances of survival—”

"I, no, need, need!" Villefort replied again in a trembling voice. Several veins protruded from his forehead, and the wet hair stuck to his forehead, making his already pale face look haggard.

"This kind of electronic shackles... I've only seen it on criminals. Who do you think I am? I'm innocent, I... don't need this kind of protection."

"It's not up to you—"

"Then you tie me up and knock me out," Villefort turned his head to one side. "As long as I have a little consciousness and a little ability to act, I will never accept this kind of indignity." Safeguard."

"You are courting death!"

"...I would rather die innocently." Villefort poked his neck, "An innocent death is far better than...a humiliating life."

……

After confirming that everything was a false alarm, Endai and Si Lei went downstairs together and sat down in the living room.

"Are you going to stay here for the next few days, Officer Su Lei?"

"Yeah." Su Lei replied absent-mindedly. She recalled Villefort's reaction just now—this man must have other plans in mind.

"I found that I couldn't understand the people in Habitable Land," Ende propped his chin, "Rich was before, and so was Tanglar later. I didn't expect the duke to be talking now—he was clearly the last one at the beginning. A calm one."

Su Lei leaned back on the sofa, "Facing death, it's not surprising how people react."

"But his current appearance is very similar to Tanglar before," Ende added. "Of course, the Duke is not as fierce as Tanglar—"

Si Lei looked sideways, his eyes suddenly widened when he looked at Endai.

"...Officer Su Lei?" Endai blinked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I suddenly thought of a possibility... But it seems meaningless to talk about it now."

Ende was a little curious, "What's possible?"

Su Lei's voice paused for a moment, "Villefort...is he really on the list of assassins?"

"what?"

"After the assassins attacked Schmidt and Richie, Victoria confirmed to the assassins that there were two other targets for her afterward—we directly defaulted to Tanglar and Villefort, because from here From the moment Xi received the death notice, the five of them were firmly bound together."

"Yes...ah no, it's not just our acquiescence," Ende shook her head, "On the night in the hospital, Victoria directly reported the names of the viscount and the duke to the assassin, and asked if her target would be this one. Two people, the assassin did not deny it."

"But she didn't admit it either, did she?"

Ende was stunned for a long time, "But...if it wasn't the Duke, who would the rest be?"

"Where are the rest?" Su Lei raised his right hand to Ende, "Hoffman, Rich, Schmidt..."

Every time Si Lei said a name, he bent one finger into his palm, and Endai followed her voice and read out the name of the deceased. When Si Lei retracted his ring finger, Endai subconsciously said "Danglar".

"No," Su Lei interrupted Ndai's voice, and she slowly withdrew her fourth finger, "Grey."

Ende gasped.

"Finally," Su Lei slowly lowered his fifth finger, "Danglar."

"...So, the assassin's revenge is likely to be over?" Ende blinked, "But Gray didn't receive the death notice at all?"

"Don't be distracted by the death notice," Su Lei said in a deep voice, "We now know that Gray died at the hands of the assassin, if the twelve blank photo papers were given to the Viscount by the assassin, then Gray didn't take them. As for the death notice, if it was for the Duke, then the Viscount did not receive it—after all, the notice is not a prerequisite for the assassin to kill."

(End of this chapter)