After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

Although he yelled at Murphy out of momentary anger, after he came to his senses, he naturally would not continue to scold her in order to save his face.

Of course, an apology was out of the question.

Old Jed has a very clear understanding of this.

"Then... thank you for the compliment, Master?" Murphy said half-doubtfully.

After he finished speaking, Old Jed just nodded without responding, and the restaurant immediately fell into silence.

After a while, Murphy finally couldn't stand this strange atmosphere anymore and said, "...Master, there are many things I don't understand about this matter."

Of course.

This incident was full of doubts, and it could even be said that many parts of it were illogical, and he simply couldn't figure out the relationship between the two.

Why did Helena suddenly turn against him? Why did the people organized in the slums suddenly disappear?

There were too many questions that Murphy hadn't answered, but he knew that Old Jed must know something, and he definitely knew more than Celine, who had experienced it firsthand.

Therefore, if you want to solve your doubts, asking him is the best choice.

"What do you want to know? Ask." Old Jed nodded and said.

"That's it...ah!" Murphy just opened her mouth and then shouted as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Master, please sit down and wait for a moment. I have something else to do."

Then, without waiting for Old Jed to put his doubts into words, he said something and ran to Selena's bedroom.

"..."

Looking at his leaving back, Old Jed shook his head slowly, then found a chair to sit down and started smoking.

At the same time, he also began to think about how he should explain to his disciples the role he played during this time.

But as he thought about it, an indescribable bitter smile appeared on his face with gray stubble.

After all, he had done all of this himself.

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In order to solve the doubts as soon as possible, Murphy quickly returned from Selena's bedroom.

He first went back to the room and used the code that had been agreed upon long ago to pick up Selena, and told her that Old Jed had come.

Then he asked Selena to stay in his room first, saying that he had something to discuss with Old Jed.

And because he returned to her safely, Selena was obviously relieved. In response to his request, she just nodded obediently.

It was because of her cooperation that Murphy was able to come back in a short time.

As for now, they have been talking for a while.

Murphy shook her head at Old Jed, who was sitting across from her, and sighed.

Of course there would be no customers in the restaurant late at night, so in this quiet environment, the sigh he made seemed a little ethereal.

Just now, Old Jed explained to him something he couldn't understand - why the organization's manpower in the slums disappeared inexplicably.

And the explanation given by Old Jed made him understand.

That group of people was not wiped out by Helena, but was secretly evacuated from the slums by order of Old Jed.

Because it was late at night and their actions were quick and disciplined, no one noticed their departure.

In fact, this answer did not answer Murphy's doubts, but rather made him even more confused.

"Honestly, Master, I still don't quite understand..." Murphy chose his words carefully and continued, "Helena and I haven't signed a formal agreement yet. In fact... I'm still in the stage of gaining trust."

"Why would you evacuate people in advance under these circumstances? And why didn't you even tell Selena and the others?"

"You're still young, so it's normal that you don't understand." Old Jed said with a smile while smoking a cigarette, "Anyway, don't worry about Helena's affairs. Just do what you want to do."

He did not explain Murphy's problem, but relied on his identity to cover up the matter.

Don't explain things that cannot be explained clearly. This is a very simple truth, and it is also the solution he just came up with. As a disciple, Murphy cannot force him to question and ask for the answer.

Murphy naturally noticed that he was playing Tai Chi to fool her.

At this point, he suddenly felt that he, the master, was as annoying as those people in power.

No, he himself is a person in power...

Murphy, realizing this, sighed deeply.

"I just don't understand this." Murphy resisted the urge to hold her head and wail, and explained to Old Jed.

"Let's put aside the issue of Selena being captured due to her sudden withdrawal from the organization. Anyway, the siblings are fine now. But what's the matter with asking me to leave Helena alone and do my own thing?"

"I don't know why Helena suddenly went crazy, but no matter what, I'm sure she and I have a grudge this time, right?"

Although Murphy used a questioning tone, he was not actually asking Old Jed, but reminding him not to forget the grudge he had with him.

However, Old Jed's reaction made him feel like his fists were hitting cotton.

In response to his reminder, Old Jed just smoked his cigarette and then made a "hmm" sound, indicating that he should continue.

It was this nonchalant reaction that made Murphy feel helpless.

He was originally thinking of a new way, but who knew that Old Jed would suddenly tell him - Helena will help you, so you should proceed according to the original plan.

This kind of... feeling of ups and downs in life has even made Murphy feel numb.

So, he said in a self-deprecating tone, "So... even though it's already like this, Master, why do you still think she'll keep that promise?"

"And after what happened before, I can't trust her anymore."

However, just as he finished saying these words and thought that Old Jed would still brush it off with that nonchalant attitude, the other party reacted completely differently than he expected.

"...So what about next time?"

Old Jed's tone was no longer as nonchalant as before, although he was still smoking and still did not answer Murphy's question.

But unexpectedly, Murphy could feel his seriousness.

But to be honest, he didn't understand the meaning of this.

So he asked, "What next time?"

"What will you do next time you encounter something like this?" Old Jed still didn't look over here, but continued to ask back.

"...I still don't understand." Murphy shook his head. He still didn't understand, even though he had been thinking about it for a while.

For this reason, Old Jed could only sigh and explain to his foolish apprentice: "Do you think Helena is trustworthy?"

Murphy shook her head slowly but firmly: "...Of course not, of course I can't trust her. She casually abandoned her credibility, betrayed my trust, and hurt my friends."

In contrast, Old Jed nodded and continued, "So, if you once again have a goal that you must accomplish, and you need someone's help, will you still blindly trust them?"

"Even if that happens again, like Wood getting injured, or Selena being kidnapped."

Murphy seemed to understand a little bit of the true meaning of what Old Jed said.

The other party seemed to be preparing to use this incident to teach him a lesson, but... he was not speechless either.

"I didn't trust her completely, and I think this change happened because..."

Murphy hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't say it. That wasn't something he could say, but he believed that since he had said this much, the other party would definitely understand.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Old Jed looked over here for the first time.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "So you think this incident happened because I arbitrarily transferred people?"

Murphy didn't answer, but the expression on his face said it all - if it weren't for this, this cooperation with Helena should theoretically be no problem.

Old Jed naturally understood it, but his reaction was different from what Murphy expected.

It should be said that it was completely different. Old Jed suddenly laughed and said, "That's why I said you are too young."

Then he shook his head and pointed the pipe in his hand at Murphy.

His sharp gaze made Murphy feel uncomfortable all over.

But before he could get rid of this strange feeling, he heard Old Jed ask in a cold voice.

"Let me ask you a question, little one."

"Do you think I'm worthy of your trust?"

Murphy was stunned.

Old Jed, is he worthy of my trust?

Honestly, I've never thought about this question.

No...this is actually not a problem for me at all.

Because I have always had the highest trust in him, I can even say that I have never doubted him.

Not once.

After all, he was... the one who gave his life to save me in the past.

At this moment, Murphy, who lowered his head and fell into deep thought, heard Old Jed's voice again in his ears.

"After all, you're not so stupid that you can't understand what people are saying."

"So you don't have to answer this question, just understand it."

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Old Jed left.

"Patrick will take action in three days. Helena will help you then. Just do what you want to do."

After leaving these words, he left without looking back.

But Murphy still sat there, organizing his thoughts and what the other party said before leaving.

To be honest, ever since he first heard Old Jed's explanation, he was certain that what happened this time was definitely related to the old guy in front of him.

After all, there are so many doubts here that it is hard not to notice them.

The members of the organization who were evacuated from the slums by him in advance, and the only forgotten ones were the Wood brothers and sisters and the group of confidants they trained.

I'm afraid these things were done intentionally by Old Jed.

At some point, Murphy even had such a suspicion—perhaps this incident was actually planned by old Jed.

But he couldn't figure out why this happened. He couldn't figure out why Old Jed did this.

Is it to get rid of Selena and her siblings? It can't be to kill me, right?

Both Selena and I are absolutely loyal to him, and there has been absolutely no betrayal. What he did was only harmful and useless, and was destroying his own roots.

That's why Murphy couldn't understand it. After all, old Jed had no motivation or reason to do this.

Besides, even if he really had reasons to get rid of himself and Selena, why didn't he choose to do it himself instead of letting Helena do it on his behalf?

If he were to take action directly, Selena and I, who had absolute trust in him, would definitely not be able to escape.

Because of this, Murphy had no idea what Old Jed was trying to do.

Maybe he did have his own purpose for doing this, but he didn't want to tell me, and I didn't see it either.

But now, Murphy doesn't really care.

After hearing Old Jed's question, he understood everything.

Well... I can't say it so absolutely. He probably understood about 70% of it.

This incident must be some kind of plan by Old Jed, and it was a plan aimed at him.

But it was obvious that the other party had no intention of hurting him.

On the contrary, maybe he was trying to help me, or maybe he was trying to teach me something.

The reason why he secretly withdrew the members of the organization was, on the one hand, to show Helena his sincerity in cooperation.

On the other hand, it was preparation for this plan.

Including the deliberate omission of Selena, Wood, and their cronies, for the same reason.

Although the evacuated subordinates wondered why their person in charge in the slums was left out, they had no choice but to do as they were told in order to obey the orders of Old Jed, the biggest boss.

They didn't even know why Old Jed did it, they just followed orders.

The Selena siblings and their close associates who were deliberately left out were even less aware of the situation because they themselves were part of the conspiracy.