I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree - Chapter 102

Sherlock sat stiffly in the exclusive booth of the casino. A waiter brought over a drink.

“This is a non-alcoholic special blend of grape juice. Please enjoy,” the waiter said this, and walked out with his tray.

Sherlock nodded, muttering inwardly.

Heaven knows if the other party had poisoned this juice. Anyway, as long as she didn’t drink it, she would be fine.

“So… you really are here to investigate the Duke’s assassination case?” After a few minutes, the woman who had just brought Sherlock back seemed to have finished her business. As soon as she walked into the room, she asked.

“Mm,” Sherlock nodded.

The woman came and sat opposite Sherlock, then crossed one leg over the other.

“It’s alright. Make yourself at home. I have a very good temper. Nothing will happen as long as you don’t talk about topics that easily make me lose my temper.”

“Uh… what topics easily make you lose your temper…?”

“Do you want to try?” the woman said this, smiling at Sherlock.

“Uh… I don’t need to do that,” Sherlock shook her head.

“Alright, I will introduce myself now. My name is Phil, and I am responsible for managing the businesses His Highness the Prince owns. Of course, I only recently took over these things.”

“The fact that you dared to come and investigate proves that you must have already obtained quite a bit of important information, right?”

“Working for the Imperial Family, I think it’s necessary for us to share information first, isn’t it?”

Seeing the other party analyze things so logically, even Sherlock almost lowered her guard for a moment and was prepared to tell the other party everything she knew.

But Sherlock suddenly remembered the other party’s attitude towards her at the beginning, coupled with the guards at the entrance clearly refusing her investigation, and she immediately felt something was suspicious here.

She thought for a while and decided to tell half and hide half.

After all, even if they were both working for the Empire, there were different factions. Even among His Highness the Prince’s subordinates, they were divided into different factions, and mutual struggles between factions were commonplace. Moreover, Sherlock was not even His Highness the Prince’s person.

“I did obtain some information, but… the person I am working for did not tell me I have partners.”

Seeing Phil’s expression instantly turn gloomy, Sherlock quickly said again, “Of course, since you are the person in charge of this casino, I think it is necessary to tell you some information related to this casino.”

In this way, Phil’s expression returned to normal.

“That’s more like it. However, I thought you would be willing to tell me more.”

“Oh dear… after all, our tasks are different. His Highness the Prince probably doesn’t want to see Miss Phil doing things outside of her authority, right?”

“That’s also true,” Phil nodded. “Then, please continue.”

Subsequently, Sherlock told Phil about her purpose in entering the casino.

Phil frowned after hearing this.

“Apologies. When I took over these businesses under His Highness the Prince, this Milton you mentioned should not have come here anymore. Perhaps the change in ownership also made him feel a sense of crisis.”

“Mm, if you, Miss Phil, only recently took office, that is indeed possible.”

“So I was the one who alerted him…” Phil muttered to herself.

“You don’t need to worry. After all, we have already found the other party’s name. We just need to compare it now.”

“No,” Phil shook her head. “How do you know if this Milton used a fake name?”

“That’s also true…” Thinking of this possibility, even Sherlock frowned.

Milton itself was already a very common name, coupled with the possibility of the other party using a fake name. In that case, wasn’t it still like looking for a needle in a haystack!

Thinking this, Sherlock suddenly felt a little discouraged.

The information she had worked so hard to obtain, was it just going to disappear like this?

“However, I do have a few old colleagues here who have worked here for a long time. If it was a VIP, they should have a strong impression of him.”

“I’ll help you ask them in a moment. If we can get detailed information about Milton, it will be easier to find him.”

“Alright, then thank you, Miss Phil,” Sherlock nodded.

At this moment, she thought of something else and then asked:

“Miss Phil, there is something I would like to ask you.”

“Go ahead.”

“I can understand VIP booths in other entertainment venues, but does a place like a casino also have VIP booths?”

“Of course it does,” Phil heard Sherlock’s question and smiled, nodding.

“As soon as a person has money, they start thinking about where to spend it.

Some people choose to save their money and earn interest.

And some people simply enjoy the process of spending money.

For those who do not engage in clean business, their money comes the hardest, and also the easiest.

It’s hard because ordinary people don’t do those things, and easy because one success can earn a large sum of money.

And for this kind of spending, a suitable place is needed, isn’t it?”

“I see…” Sherlock heard this and nodded, half understanding.

She had never saved more than ten gold coins in her life, and more people in the Empire would never see a single gold coin in their entire lives.

In this situation, it was indeed difficult to understand the meaning of spending hundreds of gold coins at once in such an establishment.

And for the so-called “rich people,” this was just a form of amusement.

“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. I need to investigate Milton’s information. Miss Sherlock, are you planning to stay here and wait for the result, or come with me?”

“I’ll go with you,” Sherlock said this, stood up, and followed behind Phil.

…

“Young Master Orson, this is a letter from Young Master Litte.”

Inside the temporarily arranged living quarters, guarded by layers of security, a servant of the Stranick family came before Orson and handed him the letter.

“Mm, thank you for your trouble,” Orson said this, took the letter, and opened it.

Subsequently, upon seeing the content of the letter, the corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards.

In the letter, Litte reported to Orson about her victory in the siege of Florence City and provided a detailed account of the battle to Orson.

Upon seeing Litte’s evaluation of Martin, Orson’s heart tightened.

But upon seeing that Litte later had a hearty meal with Virgil, Martin, and his girlfriend, his mood relaxed again.

He hadn’t even noticed this slight change in his emotions.

After reading the letter, Orson revealed a relieved smile.

“Indeed, Litte, you have grown up,” Orson said to himself.

He had not guessed wrongly. The current Litte was developing and progressing rapidly, just as in the original timeline. She had gradually gathered her own team and was starting to show the potential of a protagonist on the righteous path.