Noelle looked at the two worn books in Reed's hands and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Reed?"

Reed told Noelle about what he had just thought of, along with the two books and his guesses.

Noelle held the book "The Little Match Girl" in her hands, recalling the strange, snowy town she had wandered into.

And there's that little girl with bare feet walking through the snow, selling matches to survive...

Noelle was speechless, finding Reed's theory of divine intervention quite plausible.

Reed glanced at the old man lying on the ground. "So, should this old man, Deng, have died?"

Noelle nodded without hesitation. "Damn it, I have no mercy for villains."

The old man's eyes widened. "Wait! You...! Didn't you say that if I told you the truth... you would let me go?!"

Noelle replied, "Yes, I didn't kill you. I just wanted Reed to kill you..."

The old man's blood pressure soared with anger, and he was just about to unleash a torrent of curses.

Noelle coldly retorted, "I say, you old man, you're really shameless..."

Do you really expect me to let you off the hook after hearing about your disgusting behavior?

"A self-righteous hypocrite like you is probably going to get SA? When those guys from 4011 come along, they'll probably choose to attack you first, even if they have to choose between Red..."

The old man could only shout "You! You! You!" as he was being talked at.

Just then, Reed grabbed the old man's hair. "Hey, old Deng! I'm not giving you a chance to say your last words now!"

Seeing the old man's threatening yet momentarily regretful gaze, Reed didn't hesitate to rotate the old man's neck 140 degrees.

With a snap, the old man fell silent like a puppet, his body instantly limp and collapsing to the ground.

Reed grabbed the old man's body with both hands and then tossed him into a corner.

Disrespect for the elderly and lack of care for the young are not behaviors exhibited by everyone in the back alleys of the city.

In order to survive better, Reed was forced to acquire this passive ability.

Then Reed clapped his hands, turned to Noelle, and said, "Tell me briefly what it is that would make Our Lady Noelle confess to the crime of killing an old man."

Noelle pouted unhappily, choosing to ignore Reid's sarcastic remarks. "Hey! Don't fall asleep while listening!"

"I'll start talking now~"

"The elderly woman said it's true she used to have children, and she's deeply grieving because her children died."

"The child was actually beaten to death by this old man. His wife couldn't endure the domestic violence, so she ran away, abandoning the child and staying with the abusive man."

"A scumbag who abused his own child to death... and then lied, saying how sad he was about his child's death..."

"He took Jiajia in purely to satisfy his perverted fetish... He enjoys deriving satisfaction from harming others."

"It means he enjoys domestic violence... not because of his environment or other people, but simply because he gets pleasure from it..."

"Taking in Jiajia was an attempt to become a substitute for the daughter who was subject to arbitrary domestic violence, but the act didn't involve any violence until Jiajia had her eyes gouged out..."

"But that doesn't mean Jiajia was treated well during the earlier stages of the performance... She was fed leftovers by the elderly, and was forced to go out begging every day with her eyes blindfolded."

"Perhaps she wanted to make more money through Jiajia, or perhaps she was afraid of being discovered as a witch, so she went so far as to gouge out Jiajia's eyes."

Reed clicked his tongue, then tossed the tattered book in his hand onto the old man's corpse in the corner.

"I don't even know how to categorize this old man as either crazy or a psychopath."

Noelle murmured, "A combination of a pervert and a madman..."

"Woof woof woof! Woof woof!" The sudden, somewhat urgent, and adorable barking of the dog drew Reed and Noelle's attention.

Bodie, with his small body, pushed Jiajia's heels towards the room, while Jiajia, who was blind, seemed somewhat lost.

Jiajia stood helplessly in the middle. Bodi came out, calling out and shaking his head, trying to make the two of them look outside.

Reid and Noelle pressed themselves against the doorframe and peered outside a few times.

Noelle's heart sank. "We're doomed... Reid, it seems we've been discovered."

Reed sighed. "Didn't you say that most of the elderly people in this area live outside?"

Noelle angrily tapped Reid on the head. "That doesn't mean everyone left! Besides, it was clearly Reid who made the loudest noise when he started hitting the other person, which caused this situation!"

Reid: "Two old men and four men. I'll assassinate them as soon as they get close."

Noelle^?△<^ "Reed, you can't do that!"

Reed: "What else can we do?! If they find out, we'll probably be wanted again! It's not like you're going to kill someone yourself, why are you so afraid?!"

Noel: "But these are all people unrelated to this matter. Although I'm used to fighting and killing, this kind of behavior that harms innocent people..."

Reed watched as the men with wary eyes slowly approached in the distance, and prepared to throw his pickaxe to hook one of them.

Noelle pressed her hand against Reid's, shaking her head to calm him down. "No...! Reid, I can think of a way!"

Reed: "Don't press my chest. You're going to be racking your brains trying to come up with a solution in such a short time! It has to be simple and straightforward!"

Reed and Noelle were pulling at each other, or rather, Noelle was interfering with Reed.

Reed swung the rope, trying to hook an old woman with a cane leading the way.

Noelle's right hand remained firmly on Reed's rope, pulling him back to prevent him from being thrown off.

Just as the two were struggling, the somewhat nervous men started talking as they walked away.

Man 1: "I think I smell blood... I'm a little scared, should we tell the patrol officers?"

Man 2: "You're such a coward! The old man asked us for help, so we'll just go and see what's wrong with him! Maybe he's just old and misheard..."

Man 1: "Who has ever heard anyone screaming? And I could even smell blood!"

Man #3: "Five grown men like us can't catch a murderer? Besides, what are you afraid of in broad daylight? If all else fails, we can just yell and call some more people."

"And if you catch us, you'll get a reward! What's that saying again?"

Male 2: "Eliminating harm for the people... You haven't even read many words, yet you want to use idioms?"

Man 1: "Hey, did you buy today's newspaper? I heard they're going to start publicly executing death row inmates tomorrow morning."

"Not only that! Queen Olivia Garvis will also personally deliver speeches or carry out orders."

Male #2: "The Queen herself is involved! And it's a death sentence, so exciting! I have to be the first one to get to the front tomorrow morning!"

Reed, who had been swinging the hook, stopped after hearing these faint conversations.

The sudden relaxation of the force caused Noel, who was pulling backward on the rope, to fall backward to the ground.

"Ouch! That hurts... Reed!!" Noelle rubbed the back of her head, glaring angrily at Reed.

Meanwhile, Reed was pondering the conversation between the men he had just heard.

Death row inmates, public executions, Olivia Garvis present at the scene

These words echoed in Reed's mind, and he arrived at the answer: shortcut!

Rhett, who was initially troubled about how to storm the palace, was overjoyed to hear that Olivia Garvis would be present at the execution.

Reed's almost rusty thinking finally lit up again.

Reed glanced back at Noelle and said, "As long as I don't kill those people outside, it's fine, right?"

Noelle nodded subconsciously, then blinked in confusion. "Huh? Why is Reed suddenly so calm? What are you going to do, Reed...?"

Reed walked to a corner and picked up the old man's body with one hand. "I've got a great idea. You heard their conversation, didn't you? That queen with the long name will make a personal appearance."

Noelle looked at the old man's corpse in Reid's hands and a bad feeling immediately arose. "Wait a minute! Reid, you're not going to deliberately let yourself be caught, are you?!"

Reid chuckled and nodded. "Of course, not only will she be arrested, but she'll also be sentenced to death! That way, I can finally have a word with her face to face tomorrow!"

"You, that stupid dog Bodie, and that little brat Jiajia, stay right here."

Noelle grew anxious. "Kreid, you...you! I want to go with you!"

Reed reached out and pressed Noel's head down, shaking it a few times. "Are you out of your mind? You're just a burden, don't worry about me."

Noelle clenched her little fist and pushed away the hand that was pressing on her head. "It's not that I'm worried about you! I'm just afraid that with a brain like yours, what good ideas could you possibly come up with!"

"You actually came up with such a terrible idea! You're in a dangerous situation!"

Reed carried the corpse to the door. "Just come to the execution ground and watch me do it! Talking to you is such a hassle..."

"Anyway, those organizers are probably dead somewhere, so be it~"

Noelle tugged at Reed's sleeve, but in the end, Reed carried the corpse outside.

Noelle stared blankly at Reed walking outside, then angrily slammed her fist on the doorframe. "Idiot Reed! You came up with some stupid idea and went out on your own without even asking my permission!"

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