After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

But this time, compared to the previous two situations, he was actually more like someone lost in thought.

He was thinking about how to answer Murphy's question. As for why he had to think about this kind of question... maybe even he himself was not sure whether his relationship with Patrick was good or not.

Just like Patrick when he first returned to the capital, he also thought that he and Old Jed were just having a disagreement over ideas, and that they had not really fallen out.

Murphy did not interrupt Old Jed's thoughts. He sat quietly in the chair, waiting for the other party to speak.

He didn't have to wait long. Old Jed took a short time to think because when Patrick abandoned their common dream and chose wealth and glory eight years ago, he already had the answer in his heart.

The thinking just now was just to confirm whether the answer was correct.

"I haven't seen that guy for a long time. Now... we're just strangers who know each other well."

Under Murphy's gaze, Old Jed slowly spoke the answer in his mind. However, perhaps because he felt that his previous answer was not quite accurate, he immediately added, "We used to have a good relationship, but later we had some conflicts due to different ideas, and eventually we broke up."

"But if I really say that I have a huge grudge against him... I don't think it's that serious."

A familiar stranger...why does this answer feel a bit weird?

After hearing Old Jed's answer, Murphy couldn't help but complain in his heart.

However, he didn't show it. After a moment of silence, he said, "...I see."

Then he fell silent.

He didn't ask any further questions, so he didn't ask any questions like "How did you fall out? What do you mean by different ideas? How did you meet in the past?"

Because the answers to these questions are actually of little help to him. Although he is certainly a little curious, after all, they are the old man's past events, but now it is more important to talk about business.

Speaking of business...Murphy frowned.

Because Old Jed's answer just now was not a good thing for him, but of course it was not the worst either.

However, the answer "I am a stranger to him now" did wipe out the glimmer of hope in his heart.

He had previously thought that if the two had a good relationship, he could directly ask Old Jed to introduce him to Patrick and allow him to negotiate with him;

Or maybe I could just ask Old Jed to go with me to negotiate. Maybe Patrick would be more willing to talk to me for his sake.

But now it seems that it is no longer possible...

Murphy sighed helplessly, and just before he finished sighing and was about to start thinking again, Old Jed interrupted him.

"So, kid, what exactly do you want to discuss with me?" His tone was very calm, no different from before.

It seemed that recalling that not-so-pleasant past did not cause any fluctuations in his emotions.

No... he was not completely unaffected, because under normal circumstances, the time Murphy took to think would make his tone of voice carry a hint of impatience, just like just now.

But this time he was not impatient...or maybe he was really starting to become interested in what Murphy was trying to do.

Or maybe it's the calm before the storm,

Murphy wasn't sure what Old Jed was thinking, but his intuition told him that the latter guess was more likely, so if he didn't want to be scolded, he'd better make it clear right away.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and said directly: "Master, I want to steal Filia out, I want to discuss this with you."　

He threw away all the reasons he had thought of before, peeled off the shell of formalism, and got to the core of the problem - to steal Filia from Patrick.

Sincerity is indeed the most powerful killer move.

Because old Jed was stunned by Murphy's straight ball, and the dissatisfaction that had been accumulated in his heart was instantly dissipated by this sentence.

Murphy's guess was correct, because his previous inquiries had caused some dissatisfaction in Old Jed's heart, and this emotion was gradually being amplified.

Old Jed just now was like a powder keg filled with gunpowder, ready to explode with just a spark.

But not anymore. His previous words were quite explosive even to Old Jed, an experienced old man, because he even unconsciously shouted, "What the hell did you just say?"

He didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.

Murphy, who heard the cry, repeated what he had just said: "I want to steal her out, Master, do you have any suggestions?"

"Wait, wait, I know what you are talking about. Don't say anything and let me think about it." Old Jed quickly stretched out his right hand and waved at Murphy, signaling the other party not to speak now and give him some time to think.

Murphy nodded obediently and looked calmly at the troubled old Jed.

The expressions of the two people now formed an extremely sharp contrast.

After a while, Old Jed, who probably understood Murphy's meaning, hesitated and said his guess: "You want to steal that girl from the capital... away?"

Old Jed didn't use the word "steal". Even he thought it was a strange word to use on a person.

After all, it’s “stealing people”.

"Yes." Murphy nodded very seriously.

Old Jed actually wanted to ask him, "Are you really serious?"

But his serious expression was equivalent to answering the question in advance, which made Old Jed's many questions stuck in his throat and unable to be uttered.

Wood's room fell into silence once again, and the scene in the room was very outrageous:

Old Jed, who was standing there awkwardly, was trying to organize his words, trying to break the strange atmosphere, while Murphy was waiting for his questions with a serious look on his face, as if he would answer every question.

Now the roles of the two seem to be completely reversed. If someone is not familiar with the situation, they might think that Murphy's status is higher than that of old Jed.

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Chapter 101: Heart-wrenching Questions

Wood's room was very simple and very similar to her sister's room, with a bed, a clothes hanger, a table and a few stools, and no other furniture.

Although the restaurant is located in the slums and looks a bit shabby both from the outside and inside, the bedroom where the brother and sister live is in good condition and there are no cracks on the walls.

Although it is not an extremely luxurious room, it still looks out of place in a slum.

These are the things Murphy observed with his peripheral vision during his free time waiting.

Because old Jed was trying hard to organize his words, trying to break the weird atmosphere in the room, but in the end he could only sigh - because he didn't know what to say. Murphy's extremely determined expression had already explained everything, including his determination.

Old Jed felt a little helpless. He had lived for so many years, but this was the first time he felt like... he couldn't keep up with the times.

Stealing women...you're really into it.

He shifted his gaze to Murphy, who was still staring at him, and sighed in his heart.

But Old Jed had seen a lot of ups and downs after all. Although he didn't know how to respond, it was not difficult for him to change the topic that he couldn't respond to or to calm himself down.

In fact, he had already slowly recovered when he was organizing his words, but because Murphy's words were so shocking, his recovery was a little slower this time.

"You go first...first...just tell me the general idea." Old Jed still managed to break the silence in the room. He chose to take the initiative to learn about the matter of "stealing people".

He did not specify what he wanted Murphy to say, because he did not know what the other party could say, so in the end he chose to let Murphy express himself freely.

"Okay, Master, actually this is what happened." Murphy nodded and began to speak slowly.

Murphy told old Jed everything she knew about the engagement between Filia and Kelson and the alliance between the two earl families; and about Patrick training Filia as the next heir to the Reinhardt family.

And regarding the fact that Filia's sword was taken away, Murphy also gave his own guess -

Patrick was afraid of his daughter's talent. He was worried that Filia would defeat him one day when she grew up, so he wanted to destroy Filia's sword.

Old Jed was sitting opposite Murphy, listening, and his expression changed from being nonchalant at first to becoming serious.

In fact, he just wanted to hear why Murphy made that extremely explosive statement, but he didn't expect that he would hear information that the organization had not found out.

He had never received any news about the information that Patrick was training Filia as his heir.

After hearing Murphy's guess, he even sighed in his heart: "It's indeed something that guy can do."

Other than that...that's all. Old Jed didn't have any other feelings.

As the old saying goes: Mind your own business.

What happens here, no matter what the outcome, will not have much impact on him. After all, his base is in Lars, and the war in the royal capital cannot reach there.

As for what Patrick did, he had said it before: he and Patrick are just strangers now.

No matter what Patrick does, as long as it doesn't affect him, it has nothing to do with him.

If Patrick fails, laugh at him as much as you can, as you have done before;

Even if he succeeds, it doesn’t matter. Just treat it as a good show.

So Old Jed actually didn't care about what happened in the royal capital. Whether it was Leyden XIII, Patrick, or Filia, no matter what their endings were, it had nothing to do with him, because he just came here to watch the show.

But out of concern for his apprentice, he finally chose to ask, "What does this have to do with you? In the final analysis, why did you want to help that little girl?"

This time it was Murphy's turn to be silent.

It was difficult for him to answer this question. All the reasons he had thought of before were useless because they were completely inconsistent with his personality. Old Jed would definitely not believe them.

However, his real thoughts were untenable in the eyes of others, and even Old Jed was probably no different.

There was no other way, so Murphy chose the lesser of two evils. She finally expressed her thoughts: "Filia... I think her talent should not be wasted. She deserves to achieve higher achievements."

In response to his confession, Old Jed simply asked, "What does that have to do with you? Are you close to that girl?"

Murphy could only shake her head: "...Ordinary friends."

For people like Old Jed who didn't know his past, he and Filia were indeed just friends now. After all, even if you count from the day he first met Filia, it has only been a month.

Old Jed sighed deeply and said earnestly, "That's why I can't understand your stupid intentions. What does it have to do with you what happens to her in the future? What does it have to do with you who she gets engaged to?"

He paused here, as if he had thought of something, and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you like her?"

"...No." This question made Murphy stunned. He pondered for a while, then shook his head firmly.

His feelings for Filia probably didn't rise to the level of a man and a woman.

I think the reason why he cares so much about Filia is probably because of his past admiration for Filia's powerful strength.

"I guess so, after all, there is another——"

Old Jed paused here. He calmly changed the subject and said in a tone of disapproval, "Since you don't like that girl, why do you care about her?"

"Think about it, if you took that girl away, what do you think her petty father would do? And can you guarantee that he won't notice you when you leave?"

"Although I know you're not a bad person, but... you're not good enough to risk your life for a woman, right?"

As if he could see through Murphy's heart, the questions raised by Old Jed hit Murphy's sore spot, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Father, like son.

Now old Jed is that bystander, and he is very sober.

And he also knew what Murphy wanted to do represented - if it was not handled properly, it would inevitably be the worst outcome.

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Chapter 102 If you don’t do this, you will regret it in the future

Just like Murphy said before, his relationship with Filia might be considered okay now.

But what they had experienced did not make their bond so deep that they would sacrifice their lives for each other.

If the target had been Ella, Sharon or Selena, perhaps old Jed wouldn't have had so many questions.

In response to these questions that hit his heart, Murphy could only remain silent. He didn't know how to answer.

Now he has his head down, and a low-pressure atmosphere is spreading around him. He looks extremely depressed.

Seeing his expression, Old Jed didn't press the issue any further. He just sighed and said, "Of course, all of this is just my suggestion. It's up to you to decide what to do."

"But before you decide, I still hope you can think clearly about whether it's worth doing this and what you can get from it. There has to be some profit, right?"

Perhaps feeling that his words were a bit too harsh, or perhaps simply wanting to change the atmosphere around Murphy, Old Jed smirked and joked with him, giving him a way out: "If you can make that girl fall in love with you, then I will definitely support it with both hands."

Murphy understood the meaning of his words and said with a wry smile, "Forget it, Master. I can't enjoy such a blessing."

If Murphy really had to choose someone he knew to spend the rest of his life with, Ella would definitely be his first choice, not Filia.

Compared to a guy like Filia who likes to use violence, he prefers a gentle girl like Ella.

Putting aside the relationship between him and Ella, for someone with Filia's personality and abilities, it would be better for her to be a partner who can fight side by side rather than a companion.

In Murphy's mind, even if Ella was not an option, Candice or Selena would probably be better than Filia.

He was really scared of being beaten in the past.

Old Jed shrugged noncommittally. "Don't be so hasty. Think about it carefully. Judging from the current situation, this matter probably won't be resolved anytime soon. It seems that old man Patrick has used some method to hold Old Leighton back."