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"Relax..."

Fak nodded: "Fourth Councilor, I know the rules... I know what I should say and what I shouldn't say..."

The four cardinals were quite satisfied after hearing this.

"Alright, so you seem to have a pretty good relationship with that Agent Yin..."

After listening to the Fourth Cardinal's words, Fak remained wary and said to him, "I don't know if it's fair or not, but they've trusted me during this time..."

The Fourth Pivot nodded and said, "Very good, then you can continue to stay by their side for now!"

Fak nodded to the four cardinals, saying nothing more, just a respectful nod.

"So what do I need to do?"

The Fourth Cardinal waved his hand: "No need, just stay by their side..."

Fak was a bit lost at this point, and directly said to the four cardinals, "Should we listen to what they say? And write it down? Record all their actions?"

The Fourth Cardinal simply waved his hand dismissively: "No... just stay by their side, observe their needs, and then cooperate with them..."

Upon hearing what the Fourth Cardinal said, Fak nodded again, and after agreeing, he looked at the Fourth Cardinal.

Let's see if the four pivots have anything else to say.

However, the four cardinals remained silent.

"Fourth Councilor, is there anything else you wish to explain?"

The Fourth Cardinal waved his hand: "That's all, you can go now. I'll come find you when there's anything else that needs to be explained..."

Fak bowed again as he left, and then prepared to depart.

After taking a few steps, I suddenly remembered something and stopped walking.

Seeing that Fak had taken a few steps and then stopped, the Fourth Pivot quickly asked him what was wrong.

"Fuck, what's wrong? Is there anything else?"

Fak nodded, then said to the Fourth Cardinal, "Yes, there are other things..."

Hearing what Fak said, the Fourth Cardinal looked at Fak with a similar sense of surprise...

However, the four cardinals did not pursue the matter further.

Fak then wore an embarrassed expression and said to the Fourth Cardinal, "Fourth Cardinal, it's just that I don't have much antidote left..."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Pivot Master nodded: "Don't worry, once the mission is complete, someone will come to give it to you shortly..."

Hearing what the Fourth Cardinal said, Fak said somewhat anxiously, "I was being too hasty..."

The Fourth Pivot waved his hand: "It's only human nature... By the way, is that what you think?"

After hearing the Fourth Pivot's seemingly nonsensical statement, Fak looked at the Fourth Pivot with confusion.

The Fourth Pivot said to Fak, "Is it the same thing you said to Yin Pan'er that you lied about? We controlled the amount of antidote you received so that you could find ways to complete your mission?"

Upon hearing the Fourth Pivot's calm remark, Fak fell silent.

He didn't dare utter a word, his whole body tense as he shook his head at the four cardinals: "No...no, that's not what I think...I just...I just couldn't persuade Agent Yin at the time, and I was genuinely worried that I wouldn't have enough antidote...that's why I said that...I know you four cardinals, you must have your reasons for distributing it this way..."

Hearing Fak's words, the Fourth Cardinal nodded: "That's right! We do have our reasons. As for what those reasons are, I will tell you when the time is right... You should know that we have always considered you all family..."

When the Fourth Pivot said that, Fak didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

It wasn't just disbelief, it was utter contempt.

Although he thought this to himself, Fak didn't show it on his face at all, and still nodded: "Yes, Fourth Councilor... I know!"

After speaking, the Fourth Master didn't waste any more words and simply waved his hand, saying, "Alright, go ahead and get busy... Someone will bring you the antidote later..."

Fak bowed respectfully, then shuffled out...

After Fak left.

After watching Fuck leave, the Fourth Cardinal tapped one hand on the table beside him, seemingly deep in thought.

Because he was wearing a mask, no one knew what he was thinking.

...

After leaving, Fak went directly to the cabin where Yin Pan'er and the others were.

Then he knocked on the door.

Xiaoyue went to open the door and was also visibly surprised to see Fak.

"Fuck? How could it be you?"

Fak smiled and said to Xiaoyue, "Didn't expect that, did you?"

Xiaoyue nodded. In fact, Yin Pan'er and Xiao Ce both felt that Fuck wouldn't be seeing them for a while.

After all, given the association's rigorous approach, they changed ships several times for the same route.

They probably wouldn't let someone follow them around like that.

Yin Pan'er stepped forward: "Although I didn't expect it, I'm very happy to see you again... Are you here to deliver a message?"

Fak shook his head: "Sort of, but not really..."

Seeing what Fak said, Yin Pan'er looked at him with confusion and asked, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Fak looked around, and Da Lei said to Fak, "This area has been checked, there's no one eavesdropping... it should be safe..."

Fak then looked at Yin Pan'er, clearly not trusting Da Lei's words much either.

After all, this ship belongs to the Grand Master, and since we're on his turf, we naturally have to be extremely careful with our words and actions...

Seeing Fak's expression, Yin Pan'er quickly said to him, "Fak, don't worry too much... I absolutely trust Da Lei... If he says there's no problem here, then there's no problem here..."

After listening to Yin Pan'er's words, Fak then recounted what the four council members had just said.

Yin Pan'er and Xiao Ce both seemed to understand.

"He didn't say it, but did he send you to spy on me? Is that right?" Yin Pan'er asked Fak.

Fak listened and nodded at first: "That's what I think, but it seems the Four Cardinals don't mean that..."

Yin Pan'er said to Fak, "Even if he has this idea, he probably won't say it directly."

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Fak smiled and said, "No, the Fourth Director is the one with supreme power in the headquarters... so he shouldn't. He just asked me to cooperate with you alone..."

Hearing what Fak said, Yin Pan'er quickly asked, "What do you mean? I still don't quite understand... What kind of official position is this 'Fourth Councilor' you mentioned...?"

Fak explained to Yin Pan'er, "Reporting to Acting Director Yin, there are four Principal Directors in the General Association. These four Principal Directors are the ones who oversee the entire General Association; they are the most powerful people in the General Association. They can do whatever they want, so they wouldn't beat around the bush with a nobody like me... They'd definitely ask me to do something, and they wouldn't boast about it..."

After hearing Fak's words, Yin Pan'er quickly said, "Fak, what you said makes sense. So you mean, he just wants you to be by my side? Just to get you familiar with him... Maybe there's nothing he needs you to do now, but in crucial moments, there will be times when he needs you... He's just planting you around in advance so that whenever he needs you, he can call you out immediately..."

After listening to Yin Pan'er's words, Fak nodded: "Agent Yin, what you said is very likely..."

At this moment, Xiao Ce asked Fak, "You mentioned the Four Council Members. These four names don't sound like they belong to any leader. Do you think there's a higher-up above the Four Council Members?"

Fak shook his head: "No more!"

Seeing Fak's certainty, Xiao Ce asked with some surprise, "Are you so sure about this?"

Fak nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Sir, because we live over there... if it were true, we would definitely know..."

Xiao Ce smiled helplessly; this guy was really naive...

"Is it possible that it's somewhere you can't see it?"

Just then, Fak smiled and said, "That's possible... I don't know... but at least, in our eyes, we haven't seen it, nor has it appeared..."

Yin Pan'er suddenly remembered what Fak had mentioned about her father, Zhuosi.

"You mean, someone as powerful as the Fourth Pivot is able to know about your father and your identity? Your father must be a very important figure in the General Association."

Fak shook his head: "No... My father was just a servant, like us. He didn't even work at Radiant Castle. I've never heard my father mention to me that he was familiar with the Director... so I'm quite surprised..."

Xiao Ce listened and then asked, "How did your father die?"

Fak's face showed resentment: "What I knew before was that he died from poisoning after failing his mission, and never came back. I never even saw his body..."

Xiao Ce said calmly, "Clearly, that's not the case right now..."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Fak nodded: "That's what I suspected too... but it seems that suspicion is useless now..."

Xiao Ce patted Fak on the shoulder: "If I have the chance, I will find out the truth for you..."

Fak looked at Xiao Ce gratefully: "Sir, I would be extremely grateful if you could cure me of the poison..."

They then chatted for a while longer.

Xiao Ce and Yin Pan'er continued to ask Fak if he knew if there were any other people on the ship.

Fak shook his head and said he didn't know either.

He was brought here after he left that fourth councilor.

Seeing this, Yin Pan'er said, "So, if you're here to take care of me, does that mean you have the right to move around freely?"

Fak shook his head awkwardly: "That's what I thought at first too... but that's not the case... What do you need from me that I should go to them?"

Da Lei couldn't help but retort, "Isn't this like taking off your pants to fart? It's really unnecessary..."

After listening to Da Lei's words, Fak smiled broadly and said, "I think so too... However, as you all said, perhaps the Fourth Cardinal has some deeper meaning, but we just don't know it..."

"But Agent Yin, you can rest assured. I sensed from the Fourth Council Chairman that he doesn't seem to have any ill intentions... You won't be in any danger..."

Yin Pan'er nodded: "I'm not worried either..."

I thought their ships would leave one after another, but this ship just stayed here and showed no intention of leaving.

The sea was calm that day, and so was the sea on their side.

It wasn't until the next day, after they woke up, that they found out.

Fak said that while they were sleeping last night, the twelve families under the Illuminati arrived one after another.

The Brad family arrived first.

The Brad family was the former royal family of the British Empire. After joining the Twelve Houses, they abdicated the throne of the British Empire, and their influence within the British Empire also withdrew.

Hearing what Fak said, Yin Pan'er directly asked Xiao Ce in Xiao Guo language, "Your Highness, did the Brad family come to contact you in the early days of Lingas City?"

Xiao Ce listened as Yin Pan'er nodded: "That's right, it was at the arena, when we had a conflict with Targaryen Isa and William Cam. A man from the Brad family named Nova came to see us... However, he didn't say much, just had a simple meal, exchanged a few pleasantries, and talked about completely trivial matters..."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er nodded.

As the two were talking, Fak, who was standing to the side, got used to it.

Along the way, they often communicated in languages ​​he couldn't understand.

Yin Pan'er asked Fak, "Is anyone else coming?"

Fak shook his head.

Before Fak could finish speaking, Da Lei, who was sitting by the window, said, "Someone else is coming..."

At this moment, Yin Pan'er and Xiao Ce both leaned against the window and started watching.

Although we saw quite a few ships coming, and all of them were flying flags.

Xiao Ce had been here for quite a while, but he genuinely didn't remember many of the twelve families...

Xiao Ce glanced at Yin Pan'er, whose expression mirrored his own; she seemed to understand nothing at all.

He glanced at Xiao Ce and asked, "Your Highness, do you know who these people are?"

Xiao Ce shook his head, then looked at Fak.

Fak stared for a while before noticing that everyone around him was looking at him and asked, "Don't you all know who they are?"