Chapter 1522
Chapter 1522 This Is A Deration Of War
“Indeed, it was I who poisoned your parents with the wug. At that time, Mrs. Cox was already pregnant
with you, so part of the poison entered your body through her. I thought you would be stillborn, but to
my surprise, she risked her life to safely give birth to you. Even though you didn’t die, your body
remained weak and sickly, always on the brink of death. As the poison from the wug continued to
intensify, Mr. Elias and his wife soon passed away.”
Listening to Albert’s words, Avery’s hand clenched tightly into a fist. The veins on the back of his hand
bulged, and the sound of his bones creaking could be heard.
“Who’s pulling your strings? Or are you the mastermind?”
Albert hastily replied, “No, I’m not the mastermind. I really am not! I was just following Matthew’s
orders. He told me to do it! He assured me that as long as Mr. Elias and his wife were eliminated, he
would support me to take over as the head of the Cox family. But somehow, the Cox family ended up
electing you as the new head, and Matthew didn’t object. He just told me to be patient and wait a little
longer…”
At this point, he became impassioned. Dragging his broken body, he painstakingly crawled towards
Avery.
“I beg you, Mr. Cox. I truly am not the mastermind. I merely followed Matthew’s orders. He coerced and
enticed me. If I did not obey him, he would have killed me. I had no choice but to do as he demanded. I
truly didn’t do it on purpose. Please, spare my life…”
“Spare your life?”
A devious smile suddenly appeared on Avery’s face.
It was an expression revealed only when one reached the pinnacle of one’s fury.
“Because of you, my parents are dead and I’ve been poised. Now, you expect me to spare your life?
Are you joking? Or did I hear wrong?”
Albert looked at Avery’s expression, his body suddenly shaking uncontrobly as he was terrified to the
point of wetting himself.
He opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself further, but found himself unable to utter a word.
His throat felt as if it was being strangled, unable to make even the slightest sound.
At that moment, Avery no longer wanted to see Albert’s detestable face.
He nced at Irwin andmanded, “Take him away and deal with him as you see fit.”
Irwin quickly acknowledged the order and did as he was told.
In less than fifteen minutes, Irwin had already returned.
“Mr. Cox, he has breathed hisst. How should we deal with his body? Should we simply throw it out to
the dogs
or
“Feeding him to the dogs would be letting him off too easy. Since he and Matthew conspired together,
we should deliver such a grand gift to Matthew.”
Irwin understood Avery’s intentions and immediately set out to carry out the task.
The following morning, a parcel arrived at Matthew’s residence.
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@ 96% It was arge, square box. When Matthew’s butler opened it, he was so startled by what he
saw inside that he >screamed. He fell to the ground, scrambling backward in a state of utter panic.
Backing away, he pointed at the box, babbling incoherently, “There’s… There’s a dead person!”
When he heard those words, Matthew’s expression darkened. He walked over to take a look. With just
one nce inside, his face changed instantly.
What was contained within the box wasn’t just a corpse but a dismembered one at that.
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The face that was ring up at him was none other than Albert’s.
Even he, who had been through a lot, couldn’t help but step back a few paces, his face as white as a
ghost. It took him a good while to regain his senses before he asked in a hoarse voice, “Who sent this?
Who?”
At that moment, the butler was drenched in sweat, shaking his head in confusion andpletely
clueless about what was going on.
After some thought, Matthew could only think of one person-Avery.
This box must have definitely been sent by Avery! What does he mean? Is he trying to intimidate me?
Why did he get rid of Albert? Could it be that he knows something? How much does he know?
For a moment, countless questions shed through his mind. He didn’t have the slightest clue, yet he
knew the situation was extremely dire.
During this period, Bartitsu Guild had been on the offensive, while the Cox family was put on the
defensive. But now, Avery signaled with his actions that the tables were about to turn.
This is clearly a deration of war! Dering war with Albert’s corpse implies that Avery must have
learned something. Regardless of what he knows, it’s extremely disadvantageous for me.
Although Avery was young, Matthew knew that the consequences would be unimaginable if such a
person were to
The thought caused his face to darken considerably, while a glint of malice shed in his eyes.
When Neera found out that Albert was indeed the culprit who had poisoned Avery’s parents years ago
and conspired with Matthew, she was not surprised.
She had already anticipated such an oue.
While she felt a sense of mncholy, she also felt relieved for Avery.
In the end, the real culprit from back then had been found and the truth has been revealed. At least
Avery’s parents could now rest in peace, and Avery himself had no regrets in his life.
At the same time, she also knew that because of this, a bloody storm was to sweep across Phison.
Sure enough, the very next day, unforeseen events began to happen across Phison.
The heads of some minor families mysteriously disappeared, and their disappearances were quite
peculiar.
Most of them were from Bartitsu Guild, but a small portion was from Lordsworth Estate which had
engaged Bartitsu Guild.
For a moment, there was widespread panic, and rumors could be heard everywhere, especially on the
inte:
What’s going on? This is terrifying. How did so many people disappear overnight? And they’re all family
heads and elders?
I really don’t know, I’ve only heard such rumors, but I didn’t expect them to be true. What on earth is
going on? Have these people just vanished into thin air? That’s impossible!
I heard they all disappeared in the dead of night. Could it be that the gates of hell opened and the Grim
Reaper came here to take them away?
Hey you, this is not something to joke about, especially at a time like this. If this continues, who knows
who might disappear next time!
Small fries like us should be fine, right? I heard rumors that those who disappeared were all from
certain families, including the elders within those families. But where have all these people been taken
to? Why are these individuals being targeted?
Oh
my, this is so frightening. What’s going on? I feel like the Phison is in an upheaval. Is the previous
illusion of peace about to end? Could it be that a war is really about to break out on both sides?
Don’t jump to conclusions. Nothing is certain about this matter yet, and we don’t have any leads. It
might not even be rted to Bartitsu Guild or Lordsworth Estate. Let’s just wait and see.
On my God! ording to those in the know, the heads of those minor families all had a finger severed
before they disappeared. When people discovered they were missing, they would find a severed pinky
on the bed.
Oh my, it has suddenly became so terrifying!
I hope this case is solved quickly. If things continue like this, we won’t be able to stay in the Phison,
anymore…
When Neera saw these messages, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease, an inexplicable
tension rising
within her.
“Could this be the work of Bartitsu Guild?” She turned her head to look at Jean. Her first reaction was
to suspect Matthew.
Jean was quite surprised and asked her, “Why do you suspect Matthew? Haven’t you ever suspected
that it was Lordsworth Estate? After all, it’s hard to say in such matters.”