Chapter 7309

After leading Rachel to Charlie and Maria’s lounge,

The staff tactfully withdrew.

Only the three of them remained in the room.

Rachel strode up to Charlie and Maria,

Knelt on one knee, and respectfully said,

“Greetings, Mr. Chen and Miss Chen!”

Charlie smiled slightly, looking at her and asking,

“The price of crude oil has risen so quickly this time.”

“The Left Army Commander’s Office must be very pleased, right?”

Rachel respectfully replied,

“Reporting to Mr. Chen, the Commander-in-Chief is very pleased.”

“And even specially sent an envoy to deliver a reward to me!”

As she spoke, she recounted the reward Youngheart had given her to Charlie,

And at the same time handed him the dragon-patterned bronze token.

Charlie picked up the dragon-patterned bronze talisman,

Examined it, and handed it back to Rachel, saying casually,

“This dragon-patterned bronze talisman,”

“Along with 180 days’ worth of antidote,”

“Is indeed a significant improvement for you scholars.”

“However, Youngheart is still stingy.”

“At least one dose of this antidote should have been given to your mother.”

His seemingly casual remark struck a nerve with Rachel.

Being a scholar was never just an individual tragedy,

But a tragedy that had plagued a family and its bloodline for centuries.

And she wasn’t the only scholar in her family.

Her younger siblings were still scholars on standby,

And her aunt, uncle, and grandmother were also bound by their scholarly status.

While she herself had gained 180 days of unrestricted freedom,

Her family had no chance to enjoy it.

Charlie noticed the gloom in Rachel’s eyes.

He smiled and said, “I can easily and permanently remove the poison from you and your family.”

“However, as long as you remain under the control of the Warriors Den, even if the poison in your body is removed,”

“The poison in your soul cannot be removed.”

“Once you escape, the Warriors Den will hunt you down.”

“Even if you don’t escape, once they discover the toxins are gone,”

“They will still use the most severe torture to interrogate you about the reason,”

“And finally kill you to eliminate any future trouble.”

“So, normally speaking, the only way for you to gain true freedom is for the Warriors Den to be completely destroyed.”

Rachel nodded emphatically without hesitation and said respectfully,

“You’re right!”

“My only wish now is for the Warriors Den to be destroyed.”

“They’ll perish soon!”

Charlie nodded and said to her,

“I plan to set a trap for Youngheart.”

“Taking advantage of his current high regard for you and his belief that you have a close relationship with the Routhschild family,”

“I’ll gradually lure him into investing more money.”

“First, let him make some money.”

“Once he’s made enough, I’ll trick him into investing all his funds.”

“Ideally, I’ll get him to embezzle public funds from the Left Army Governor’s Office.”

“Then I’ll swindle him out of everything at once.”

“This requires your close cooperation.”

“As long as you can get Youngheart into the trap I’ve set,”

“I guarantee that you and your family won’t have to wait for the Warriors Den to collapse.”

“You can be freed from the shackles of being scholars and live a truly free life!”

Rachel asked in shock,

“Mr. Chen, you…you’re serious?!”

“Of course.”

Charlie smiled calmly and nodded firmly.

He didn’t intend to kill Youngheart,

Or directly target the Left Army Governor’s Office.

The entire Left Army Commandery likely commands tens of thousands of elite soldiers and cavalry.

If Charlie rashly kills Youngheart, given Victoria’s personality,

Even if she doesn’t send men to kill all the elite soldiers and cavalry under the Left Army Commandery,

She will inevitably cut off their antidote supply.

Before long, they will all succumb to the poison.

Charlie wants revenge,

but he doesn’t want his revenge to cost tens of thousands of lives.

Therefore, he wants to turn Youngheart into his dog.

Psychological manipulation won’t work to control Youngheart,

Because as the Grand Commander of the Warriors Den,

He belongs to the core of the society and is bound to have close ties with Victoria.

Victoria might even send a Grand Elder or other confidants to investigate his work and try to influence him psychologically.

The chances of being seen through are high.