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Chapter 43 The Cost of One Mistake

Jessica can swear she wasn't mistaken when she looked at the address last time.

She is nearsighted, but not blind; she can still distinguish between number 001 and number 002.

But now the problem is right in front of her: the address on the doorplate says room number 002.

It's not number 001 as Rhys mentioned.

She was a little confused about what was going on.

If this is house number 002, then which one is house number 001?

The moment the question arose, Jessica abruptly turned her head to look at the house behind her.

At a glance, she noticed a house number hanging on the wall next to the house.

Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately ran to the house and stared intently at the doorplate.

"Number 001? How is that possible? Did someone switch the house numbers of the two houses?"

The murmured sounds could be clearly heard by everyone in the quiet alley.

Standing behind the group, Su Tu's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, but quickly disappeared.

He walked past the crowd and silently approached Jessica's side, pretending to be deep in thought, his gaze also fixed on the doorplate.

"So this is apartment number 001. Are you sure you didn't go to the wrong place?"

The calm voice struck Jessica's ears like a thunderclap.

She looked away from the doorplate and stared intently at Su Tu.

At that moment, she even suspected that the person in front of her was the one who had swapped the doorplates.

But she quickly put the idea out of her mind again.

The Royal Scouts were forbidden from entering or leaving at night, and each person's whereabouts were monitored by designated personnel.

It is virtually impossible for anyone to secretly go out.

Furthermore, Su Tu is the second son of a duke, one of the most powerful nobles in the empire, so there is absolutely no need for him to do this.

Others may not know, but as the third daughter of the Duke, she knew more or less some things.

Purifying the crown is of utmost importance to the king.

The same applies to nobles.

As long as royal power suppresses divine power, these nobles will forever be able to enjoy the benefits that class brings.

Once the monarchy declines, the aristocratic class will inevitably face a major purge, and no one knows what the final outcome will be.

The best approach is to maintain the current situation and prevent the balance between divine and royal power from being disrupted.

Jessica believed that Su Tu, who was also a duke's son, must know these secrets.

There was absolutely no need to do so, neither in terms of whereabouts nor motivation.

So, who were the people who exchanged the house numbers?

Jessica turned her gaze away from Su Tu and back to the nameplate hanging on the wall.

After feeling the gaze that had been on him disappear, Su Tu secretly glanced at Jessica.

Seeing her deep in thought, Su Tu felt that she must have discovered something from the address.

They might even suspect him of being the one who did the tampering.

However, for some unknown reason, she ruled herself out as a suspect.

'Looks like I'll have to be more careful with my words in the future,' Su Tu thought to himself.

It was just a casual remark that almost landed me on Jessica's list of suspects.

If it weren't for some unknown reason that she removed herself from the list of suspects.

That would bring countless more troubles to the main body.

Even a small mistake can really put you in danger.

After briefly reflecting on his mistake, he continued to look at Jessica with a calm gaze.

"Should we go inside and investigate?" Su Tu suggested.

His words also pulled Jessica back to reality from her thoughts.

She gently lifted her thick glasses and began to ponder the dangers of entering the house.

After a long silence, she felt that with her there, the danger of entering the house wasn't too great.

With a little caution, saving the lives of everyone present shouldn't be a problem.

With this in mind, she gently parted her lips and spoke slowly in a calm tone.

"You're in charge of this operation, so you can make the decisions yourself."

Upon hearing this, Su Tu wasn't too surprised; at most, he remarked that the man spoke quite eloquently.

Instead of saying they wanted to get in directly, they first handed over the decision-making power to him, the person in charge of the operation.

If someone else were in charge of this operation, they might actually think Jessica is a good person after hearing this.

Unfortunately, Su Tu is Su Tu, and the others are the others; the two cannot be confused at all.

Ever since witnessing Jessica's abilities, Su Tu has remained wary of her.

No matter what changes the other party may make later, this wariness will not disappear.

Therefore, this artistic remark had no effect on Su Tu.

"Kick the door."

Since Jessica took the initiative to relinquish command, Su Tu naturally wouldn't refuse.

He immediately gave the order to have the door kicked down.

Anyway, this house belongs to Rhys, and that person is still being held in the Imperial Reconnaissance Team's interrogation room.

I wonder what he'll think when he finds out that the doors to both of his houses have been kicked down.

After Su Tu gave the order, Jessica silently took a few steps back.

He then raised his foot and, just like he had kicked down the red wooden door last time, kicked it towards the wooden door of this house.

At the same time, the barely perceptible light on the sole of the high heel shone again.

If Su Tu hadn't been paying close attention, he probably wouldn't have noticed this glimmer of light.

This was evident from the shock on the faces of the others.

Clearly, in their eyes, Jessica kicked open the door entirely by her own strength, unaware that she used magical artifacts.

bang——

Unlike the last time when the red wooden door collapsed to the ground.

The door to the house was relatively old, and it broke in two under Jessica's foot.

Wood chips flew everywhere, getting right into people's eyes.

Su Tu slowly opened his eyes and immediately saw the others rubbing their eyes.

He didn't pay much attention to this, and simply stepped silently into the house.

"Once it's done, come in and search to see if you can find the crown."

Stepping inside and looking at the familiar surroundings, he felt a pang of emotion.

It was his first time here, yet it wasn't his first time here either.

I've only been here in my avatar before; this is my first time here in my true form.

However, the room hasn't changed much; the sofa is still there, and the cabinets are still placed against the wall.

As he scanned the room, the others rubbed the sawdust out of their eyes and went inside together.

"Begin the search, and remember to check carefully."

Su Tu gave some instructions to the group and then casually chose a direction to walk in.

This direction is exactly the opposite of the direction he placed the Purifying Crown last night.

The reason for doing this is quite simple.

By giving credit for finding the crown to someone else, he could extricate himself from some of the suspicion.

Especially Jessica.

Su Tu wasn't entirely sure whether this guy had completely ruled him out of the suspect list.

Time flew by in his thoughts, and half an hour passed quickly.

"I don't think I hid it very well."

After so long, they still hadn't found the crown, and Su Tu began to wonder if he had hidden it too well.

But soon, a slightly excited voice dispelled his doubts.

"I...I've found the crown!"