But Lu Ye soon regained his composure.

Just pretend you didn't hear those words.

After a three-hour drive, he arrived at Ringer Manor.

This used to be a plantation, but now it's deserted.

There were overgrown weeds all around, and it was obvious that no one had taken care of it. The stables and rolling sheds had been abandoned for a long time.

In the center of this wasteland stands a Western-style mansion.

Its appearance is neat and out of place in this wasteland, and it looks more like a haunted house.

Standing in front of the door, Lu Ye thought for a moment and retracted his hand from knocking on the door.

"Violet, can you please go and stay up there?"

Lu Ye pointed to the rain cover at the front door.

"That guy may have some adverse reactions when he sees you later... You can also protect me from above."

"Okay." Violet nodded.

She actually didn't understand much about the first half of the sentence, so her focus shifted to the second half.

Lu Ye knocked on the door and waited for three full minutes before the door of the foreign-style building opened a gap.

An old face poked out from behind the iron door.

"Excuse me, are you...?"

"I came to visit Angel Cliff. Is he at home?"

"Not here, please come back."

The moment the old man was about to close the door, Lu Ye reached out and grabbed the door.

"Osinlid, do you know this name?"

The old man's body trembled violently.

"What do you want to do?"

"Old man, I don't mean any harm, I'm just looking for a key."

"key?"

"Yes, the Cliff family once asked someone to make a very strong collar, right? I want to buy a key."

After saying that, Lu Ye leaned on the stone steps, as if he would not leave until he got it.

"Wait a moment."

After thinking for a few seconds, the old man ducked into the house.

After a moment, the main door opened a crack again, and the wrinkled face poked out.

"I have the key, here's the price."

He made a gesture and held out three fingers.

"three hundred?"

The old man shook his head.

"Three thousand?" Lu Ye frowned.

"It's thirty thousand. We won't sell it to you for less than this amount," the old man said.

"Thirty thousand, why don't you go and grab it?"

An unknown fire rose from Lu Ye's heart.

"Poor guy, that kind of collar was priced at 100,000 yuan back then. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Okay, get out of here!"

Lu Ye couldn't help it anymore.

Although the education he received included "respecting the elderly and loving the young", Lao Papi was not one of them.

He held the old man's head down with one hand and suddenly opened the door outside with the other hand.

The old man's neck was suddenly caught in the crack of the door, and there was a clicking sound in his mouth, like old phlegm surging in his throat.

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die..."

"Stop pretending, I didn't use any force at all. You were just slightly stuck. It stands to reason that it won't even hurt!"

Lu Ye looked a little impatient, "Where's Anchel Cliff? Tell him to come out!"

At this time, a young male voice came from behind the door.

"I'm right by the door. Leave my butler alone, sir. It's not a good habit to be so rude to an old man."

Lu Ye let go of his hand and opened the door completely.

A young man wearing a nightgown and with severe dark circles under his eyes appeared in view.

"Mr. Cliff, I need a key." Luye said straight to the point.

"Where did you buy the slaves? That thing is no longer popular now. After the new regulations were introduced, most of the slaves in Leiden redeemed themselves."

"You don't have to worry about it. You can give me a reasonable price. Thirty thousand is too high."

"Okay, take it."

The young man readily handed over a delicate brass key.

But when Lu Ye pinched the front end of the key, a hard gun barrel was pressed against his chest.

"There is no need for money. The reward will be paid with your life." Cliff flashed a fierce look in his eyes, "The price is very reasonable."

"Then shoot."

"What did you say?"

Contrary to what Cliff expected, Luye showed no fear at all.

This made him wonder if Lu Ye had any murder weapon, so he took two steps back involuntarily.

"I told you to shoot. If you shoot first, I can kill you first."

Lu Ye's face was expressionless and his eyes were indifferent.

After coming out of the captain's house, he had actually been in a bad mood.

So much so that when someone pointed a gun at him, even the fear disappeared and was replaced by an increase in anger.

Cliff's face darkened.

The distance between the two sides is less than one meter. Is there anything faster than a bullet in the world?

Cliff didn't hesitate and directly pulled the trigger.

The sound of gunfire echoed through the deserted manor.

Lu Ye remained expressionless, while Cliff looked at his right shoulder in disbelief.

The bullet tore the muscle and blood stained the nightgown red, but the revolver was still in his right hand.

He fired, but the bullet hit his own body...

The girl in front of me was the cause of all this.

Violet's arms hung lightly to protect Lu Ye.

Two seconds before Cliff pulled the trigger, she launched a surprise attack from above, breaking Cliff's elbow as easily as bending a wire, and pointed the gun at his own shoulder.

.

Luye has absolute confidence in Violet's strength, otherwise he would not do this.

"Anchel...are you okay?" The old man quickly took out a handkerchief from his arms to stop the bleeding.

The pain spread all over his body, and Cliff clenched his teeth, sweat dripping from his forehead, but he just didn't make a sound.

He stared at Violet's face, as if he saw some monster, with fear in his eyes.

"So that's it..." Then he sighed slowly, "It's really retribution... I'm sorry."

Luye didn't say anything.

Because he knew that the object of this apology was not himself, but the girl beside him.

Angel Cliff apologized to Violet.

And this made him even more upset.

Because then everything makes sense.

It was precisely for this reason that Violet was asked to stay at the top.

In the evening, it was getting dark.

The previous coachman seemed to be scared away by the gunfire, so Lu Ye had to wait for the return carriage to arrive.
To be continued...