Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 3410

For a moment, Hepburn was in a state of turmoil.

She stuttered, “He... He...”

Upon seeing her in this state, Nathan understood everything.

As expected, Havik was someone sent by the Curia.

At that moment, he couldn't help but feel his heart turn cold.

He said slowly, “So it's true. He is a member of the Curia. His intentions are probably the same as yours—both of you are here to investigate me, aren't you? You're playing good cop bad cop. One uses a polite facade, and the other employs ruthless methods. But your ultimate goal is the same—to probe into my background.”

Hepburn's expression changed when she heard Nathan's words, and she was overcome with panic.

Unable to contain herself any longer, she quickly explained, “Mr. Cross, it's not that I'm taking advantage of your trust in me. There are rumors in Adrune about you being a vampire king. They're even going so far as to claim that you are the newly ascended vampire lord. Even our Pope is having doubts. I am firmly against believing in such rumors, but he insisted on sending me to investigate. I also came with the intention of uncovering the truth, to vindicate you...”

Nathan coldly asked, “What about the Havik? He barged into my lab and killed my people. How do you explain that?”

Hepburn was at a loss for words. She couldn't explain that people like Havik were the Curia's Shadow Guards. They usually did the Curia's dirty work and were accustomed to using any means necessary.

She couldn't defend the actions of Havik and the others now that Nathan had gotten his hand on them.

In the end, she apologized with immense guilt, “I'm sorry, Mr. Cross, I took advantage of your trust. The Curia has also wronged you, and I apologize to you on behalf of the Curia.”

Nathan replied coldly, “You are you, and the Curia is the Curia. You are not yet qualified to apologize on behalf of the Curia. Even if you do, it won't settle this matter. This time, you don't need to apologize to me because I believe you accepted Eugene IV's mission to investigate me in an effort to prove my innocence. Instead, I should be the one apologizing to you.”

Hepburn looked at Nathan in surprise, not understanding why Nathan was apologizing.

With a poker face, Nathan said, “I lied to you just now. Havik doesn't bear the Curia's insignia. I deliberately said that to deceive you.”