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Published at 29th of January 2024 06:19:22 AM


Chapter 8

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Eden lifted his shoe and gently pressed the man’s palm.

“Argh!”

“You’ll be handed over to Benton Police Station anyway. If you speak well here, I guarantee there will be no torture.”

I said there would be no torture, I didn’t say there would be no violence during interrogation.

The man groaned in agony. Eden waited calmly until the man’s mouth opened.

Eventually, the man opens his mouth.

“All I’ve heard is that Cherry Sinclair left for Brunel today. I’m telling you.”

‘You left today? I missed it.’

But it’s okay. He’ll go find her himself.

“Where is Brunel?”

“Mo, I don’t know. Except it’s a small town with no train station.….”

After a few more threats and pain, the man could not find any more information. He really didn’t seem to know any more.

Eden was forced to hand him over to the police station and prepare to leave for Brunel himself.

‘Why is the cherry Sinclair going to a rural village where there is no train station? Even this is suspicious.’

Recently, Eden’s entire attention has been focused on “The Monster at 61th Notium Street,” “The Owner of the C.S. Brooch,” “The Smuggling Gun” and “Cherry Sinclair.”

In particular, Cherry Sinclair’s recent move caught his eyes even more because it was so suspicious.

Until then, Eden didn’t know that all the events he was concerned about were intertwined with Cherry Sinclair. He just thought that he would have to check with Cherry herself about this incident in person to be satisfied.

If the heiress of the disappeared Sinclair family really ordered a large amount of guns, wouldn’t I be curious?

To a great extent

* * *

19 days left until the end of the world.

The only restaurant in Brunel village.

Sitting on the terrace, I unfolded the newspaper airborne from the next village yesterday.(Brunell townspeople say they didn’t read newspapers a lot, I liked that fact)

[Exclusive report! Cherry Sinclair, the heiress who lent 100 million gold in the name of overseas business funds! What is an overseas business without substance……!]

Again, my story made headlines in the newspaper. Everyone seems to be wondering why I took out a large loan of 100 million gold.

[Exclusive report! Cherry Sinclair’s absence! Where is she now……? I’m checking to see if she’s on the run or missing…….]

‘Hmm, rather than a disappearance, it’s an escape.’

Newspapers companies must have been bored because I don’t go to parties these days, but it won’t happen anymore.

Go ahead and make a lot of noise! Once the world is over, you will no longer be able to play with your pen in such excitement.

Rather, I already had a headache thinking that Harrison, who learned about the loan, would nag. I folded the newspaper, drank coffee, and looked outside.

I was going to see when Vanilla was coming, but I saw a man in a police uniform first. It was across the street from the restaurant, in front of the Brunel Police Station.

The man who was talking to another middle-aged policeman turned his back on him.

The first thing that caught my eye was the beautiful blonde hair, like a gold thread woven together.

Then came the blue uniform, which looked as cold as a winter lake. Under the sharp nose and red lips, I could see the collar of a uniform shirt that was tightly locked and choked.

He was a sexy man with a navy blue police uniform.

‘ <Crazy Handsome>. It’s totally my style…….’

The face was no stranger to me. It was strange.

Then I remembered the police I saw in front of the mansion at 61th Notium Street.

Aurora’s brother, Eden Duncan Lancaster!

‘Why is he here?’

It occurred to me that he kept calling the Sinclair mansion. Did he find out that it was Cherry Sinclair who killed the monster that day?

‘No wonder I kept feeling unlucky yesterday!’

It was when I, surprised, bowed my head reflexively and desperately thought about why Eden was here. I could see him walking slowly this way.

Straight into the restaurant, he approached me sitting on the terrace.

“Excuse me.”

“What?”

I didn’t expect him to talk to me, so I asked him back like a fool. Eden smiled at my face.

“There’s no place to sit. May I join you?”

I came to my senses at Eden’s question and nodded my head with a puzzled face.

“What? Oh, yes, yes…….”

It was definitely quiet when I came in, but when did it get so crowded?

Then I looked back, and there were no people in the restaurant as when I first came in.

‘XX, what’s this? Is it a hidden camera? Am I the only one who can’t see people?’

I couldn’t even reverse my words when I had already allowed him  to sit down, and I sighed.

‘Get a hold of yourself, Cherry.’

Eden sat down in the seat across from me. Then he crossed his legs crookedly and smiles at me, ominously.

“I’ve always wanted to meet you, but I never thought you’d be in a place like this.”

Eden, who ordered a glass of espresso, looked at me and said.

“Do you know me?”

“Cherry Sinclair, aren’t you famous? There’s never a day when your story doesn’t appear in the newspaper.”

People in Brunel don’t read newspapers often, so they don’t recognize me, my picture doesn’t appear in the newspaper every time on the cover.

“……I see. I’m kind of famous.”

If this guy spreads rumors that I’m here, it will be pretty annoying.

‘Do I have to find another village now?’

But there wasn’t much time left for that.

Eden, who was looking at my face, suddenly reached out his hand and introduced himself.

“I’m late in introducing myself, lady. Eden Duncan Lancaster, an investigative agent with the Benton Police Department.”

‘Yes, I know you very well.’

He is a man with a tenacious disposition that once he is hooked on something, he never lets it go. In Benton, there was also a saying that no criminal was caught unhsrmed  by him. That’s why he got this nickname, “Benton’s Crazy Dog”.

Maybe that temperament didn’t kick in on me, did it?

Did he realize that I was the owner of the brooch?

“Oh, my God, that’s amazing. Eden Duncan Lancaster? You’re the person I know, right? frequently appearing in newspapers.”

I put my hands over his hands, trying to look as nonchalant as possible. I thought he would kiss the back of my hand with aristocratic manners, but Eden shook myhand up and down.

I showed a little embarrassment, but Eden didn’t care.

It’s too bad for me, but he never had a good personality. Even in the original work, it was described as easily hated by people because of its dirty temper. It is also specialized in survival and has high combat power, saving many people’s lives.

“I wonder what the famous Lord Eden is doing here.”

“It’s no match for Lady Sinclair’s reputation. Lady, what are you doing in this country town?”

Eden turned the question over to me very naturally. I had a quick brainstorm.

“I’m looking for a villa.”

And I answered after finding a suitable excuse.

Eden’s eyebrows wriggled. It would have been out of the blue to hear of finding a villa in a village with nothing like this. Again, he looked at me with a slightly absurd gaze.

“Then now you have to explain why Lord Eden is here.”

“I’ve been ordered.”

“What? An appointment? To this country town?”

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t control my expression for a moment. That’s because it was a worse excuse than mine.

“Sir Eden is a member of the Lancaster family. Why is a person who is scheduled to have a solid elite course to become the head of the National Police Agency assigned to a rural village like this? What happened to the people of the National Police Agency”

If it’s true, it’s a big deal. I mean, I might have to stay in this town with him until the end of the world!

‘There was no such thing in the novel.’

Eden had to be quiet next to Aurora in the capital and face destruction. You have to be next to Aurora, the main character of the novel, so that you can safely survive and make a cure.

‘Did it happen because I made a different move from the original?’

If that was the case, I would be responsible for sending Eden back to the capital. Or I’ll protect him myself until the scientist male lead shows up.

‘… No, wait a minute. Are you crazy, Cherry? The latter is really not. Protecting Eden Lancaster? How can you imagine such a terrible thing.’

You can’t take such a bother to protect Eden until you find Ezra, the main characterscientist. Let’s not even imagine protecting Eden.

I slapped myself in the face. Then Eden opened his eyes wide as if surprised and looked at me.

“You must have been very surprised.”

I answered with an embarrassed look on my face.

“Hmm, it’s weird anyway. That you’re here.”

“I don’t think it’s more strange than Cherry Sinclair coming to get a vacation home in a rural town like this, which isn’t even a resort town.”

I had nothing to say because it was true. Still, I answered with the most obtuse face.

“More than that, you didn’t answer my question. Why were you assigned here?”

“I want to build up some results?”

“In this small town? I don’t think there will be any incidents.”

Is it like the son of the chairman who joined the company by parachute(*) because he wanted to learn practical work from the bottom?

n/t: Someone being hired or promoted through the influence of a high-ranking official.

“It remains to be seen whether there will be any incidents. I’m patient. I’m good at waiting.”

Then Eden stared me in the face.

Damn, maybe it’s because I’ve been stabbed lot, but every comment felt like there was a bone in it. It’s like you know something. I have no idea what’s going on.

‘…Yes, let’s not panic too much. Anyway, he’ll be back in the capital before it’s destroyed. Aurora is still there.’

After making such a tentative conclusion, I’m still looking at him with a puzzled face and someone came toward us.

“You bought the mansion on the hill, right?”

Mie: pleaseee the koreans hate Eden lmao, the most liked comment is from someone begging the author for Eden to not be the male lead lol, but let’s be fr Cherry is really suspicious.

Kofi ^^





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