There was a smile on Fane's lips before he said, "You said he was forced, so who was it who forced him? Why would they force him when everyone knows he has a grudge against me? Harold using Michael to try to kill me is something we all know, so why are you trying to say that he was forced?"
After saying all of that, Fane looked up at Elder Rick with a serious expression. Elder Rick must be Harold's backer, that was something incredibly obvious.
Otherwise, he would not be protecting Harold and Johnson.
He had so calmly twisted the truth, helping Harold shed any responsibility.
When Elder Baggin heard all of that, he nodded as he ran his hand through his beard, "You bring up some good questions, but before he answers you, let me ask you something first. We've not even explained the details of the matter yet, but you seem to know what happened?"
Fane turned to look at Elder Baggin. Elder Baggin had a sharp look in his eyes, but Fane could tell that Elder Baggin was different. He was not helping Harold.
Elder Baggin looked old, but there was an air of sternness to him.
He was obviously someone with a fierce sense of justice. Fane was incredibly confident with someone like that in front of him.
If the three out of the two of them were on Harold's side, then it would be useless even if Fane told the truth to everyone present. Fane nodded as he answered earnestly, "After we left the transfer array, we met Harold. He asked me why I wasn't dead. The moment I heard him say that I was very curious. After mulling over it for a long time, I finally understood why he asked me that." 1
Elder Rick continued to say, "You don't have to be so excited, and you don't have to question me. I'm speaking the truth. You offended someone outside. Harold says that it was a man in black clothes.
"That man suddenly captured Harold when Harold headed out. Harold was fed poison and forced to arrange for someone to kill you. That's because you haven't gone out ever since you entered Phoenix Valley, and the man did not know when you would leave.
"He was forced to try to kill you, which was why everything happened. Harold was helpless to do anything. If he had not been fed poison, he would definitely not have done any of that."
After Elder Rick said all that, Rudy was so furious his whole body was trembling. Even his face was pale. Fane had his eyebrows furrowed as he felt a deep rage in his heart.
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