Thalia stared at that man for a while, then narrowed his eyes. “I've always been a person who believes in evidence. Unless you have proof to substantiate your claim.”
“Evidence...” the man murmured, furrowing his brows in thought for a moment. Then, looking at her, he said, “They cover their tracks well, even going so far as to silence my friend for this matter. Where am I supposed to find evidence?”
Thalia, on the other hand, curled her lips into a smile, her expression filled with mockery and disdain. “So, I'm supposed to believe your baseless claims? Do you even know what Lobeck is? Why don't you tell me about it?”
The young man fell silent for a moment, then looked at her and said very seriously, “I didn't know before, but now, I have some understanding.”
“Oh? Is that so?”
The young man looked at her. “It's an assassin organization, accepting all tasks regardless of their scale, never refraining from committing inhumane acts.”
“Since you know, how dare you spout such nonsense?” Thalia retorted, looking at him.
“I'm not spouting nonsense!” The man looked at Thalia, his emotions starting to flare up. “Everything I've said is the truth. You were the one who asked me about this, but now that I've told you, you don't believe me. Is it that you don't trust me, or are you just afraid of offending them?”
Listening to the other party's provocation, Thalia laughed. “Provocation is useless to me. I've said it before. As long as there's evidence, I can accept your claims. Now... why should I believe you just because you say so? What if you hold a grudge against them and want to use us?” Thalia retorted.
“But where could I find the evidence?”
“That's your problem.”
The man looked at Thalia in exasperation, his expression quite helpless.
At that moment, Thalia rose to her feet. “All right. We've asked just about everything we needed to. Let's go.”
Anthony lifted his gaze to glance at Thalia. Upon seeing the look in her eyes, he nodded in understanding. “Okay.”
As she was about to leave, the man immediately spoke up. “Are you just leaving just like this?”
“What else?” Thalia retorted. “What's the matter? Are you waiting for me to sever your tendons?”
The young man looked at Thalia, his brows furrowed, his heart filled with an overwhelming complexity of emotions.
At that moment, Thalia looked at him. “We are here solely to investigate this matter. As for anything else, it's beyond our purview, so don't overthink it!”
Having said that, she rose and walked toward the outside.
“Wait a moment.” At that time, the man spoke while looking at Thalia.
Thalia turned to look at him, her gaze exuding an air of nonchalance. “Is there anything else?”
“Could I have your phone number? If I find any evidence, I can contact you!” the young man said.
Thalia and Anthony exchanged glances.
“Don't worry. Aside from this, I won't bother you,” said the young man.
“What do you think?” At that moment, Thalia asked Anthony, looking at him.
At that moment, Anthony walked over to the man's table, picked up a pen, and wrote down a series of numbers on the paper. Then, he looked at him and said, “We'll only be here for a day or two, but I hope you can find the evidence.”
The man looked at Thalia, nodded, and said, “I will.”
After leaving his phone number, Anthony walked over to Thalia and said, “Let's go.”
Thalia nodded, and the two of them subsequently walked out.
Having walked a considerable distance, Anthony finally glanced back at the house not far behind. He withdrew his gaze, turning his attention to Thalia. “You're quite the actor!”
“You're quite cooperative, too!”
The two individuals looked at each other, sharing a smile.
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