"Thatch, what's going on?" said Mrs. Hudson's voice, filled with disappointment and anger.

At this point, Thatch picked up the whiskey he had in hand and drank half of the bottle with a clatter. Eric saw that the desperate head of the Sixth Special Intelligence Division and the commander of the Ministry of Security of Country E showed the ferocity, viciousness and all kinds of terrifying demeanor of the Dog of Purgatory at the moment of the final trial.

"You have betrayed the Nicholas School. Leonardo suddenly appeared at the door of the study. His face was still pale, but there was a surge of anger in his eyes.

"Y-why are you doing this?" Caitlyn was in a complicated mood.

"Who are those two people, and why did the woman in the audio lead us to country E. Eric felt as if he was being fiddled with all the time.

"Do you know that woman?" asked Mrs. Hudson.

"We recognized her voice. As he spoke, Qianzi recounted the story of their coming to country E as it was.

"Detective, it looks like you've been tricked all the way. Leonardo scoffed.

"Thatch, who the hell are they? Mrs. Hudson's eyes showed a rare murderous intent.

Thatch gave Mrs. Hudson a cold look, but did not confide in the answer: "I won't say it." ”

There was a sudden silence in the study. Chiko could feel that the air in the room was rapidly becoming very oppressive, as if the two powerful auras of Mrs. Hudson and Thatch were violently rubbing and colliding. Before they knew it, Chiko, Caitlyn, and Leonardo's foreheads all began to ooze fine sweat.

Chiko glanced at Eric expectantly, but Eric seemed to sink into his own silence, as if his mind and soul had long since drifted away from this study.

"Remember when I said that the Balde Bank affair and the Chase on the Airport Highway have proven that there should be two forces within the Smiley Legion. Eric suddenly spoke, breaking the silence of the study.

"There's nothing wrong with that. "Chiko is a little confused.

"Herein lies the problem. Eric frowned, as if blaming himself.

"What's the problem?" Caitlyn saw Eric's chagrin, and wanted to comfort her, but now her situation was too delicate to say more.

"It's a preset question. Eric explained, "We assumed that the two forces in the Smileface Legion were divided by the death of old Puffre, but maybe not at all!"

"You mean, the Smiley-Faced Legion was already divided into two forces?" Mrs. Hudson looked at Kailath with an inquiring eye—perhaps only he knew these things best at the moment.

Kairas sighed softly, and his otherwise unfathomably calm eyes revealed a kind of unwillingness to blink. He said slowly, "Only a fool would believe that Felix could kill old Puffre. ”

Kailas's words undoubtedly caused a shock in the crowd. Mrs. Hudson lay back in her chair with a complicated look on her face, and she had just opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but she closed her lips again.

"Old Puffer was killed by the man in the video?" said Eric what Mrs. Hudson wanted to ask.

"It's still Felix who does it, but he's the real black hand. A murderous aura appeared on Kailas's face.

"Who he is. Eric asked.

"Puffel Derick. Kailas uttered the name word for word.

"The Nicholas School also has its own intelligence network, why have I never heard of such a person in the Smiley Legion or the Puffre family. Mrs. Hudson seemed reluctant to believe it.

"Ma'am, perhaps I didn't tell you the truth at first, which made it difficult for you to accept. Kailas apologized sincerely, "But Puffer Drake does exist, and it was he and Paffre Sr. who founded the Smiley Legion." The difference is that old Puffle has been standing in front of the stage, while Drake has been hiding behind the scenes, and even I have not seen his real face. ”

"I understand, from the moment I took you in, I knew that although you gave up the life of a professional killer, your obsession with revenge for old Puffer has not been let go, I originally thought that the object of your revenge was Felix, but I didn't expect that there was a more terrible Derek. Mrs. Hudson began to regret that she hadn't intervened in Kailas's paranoia about revenge sooner.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, but I took advantage of your leniency. Kairas bowed his head guiltily.

"Thatch, for Jefferson's sake, for the sake of the Nicholas school that has survived to this day, tell me everything you know!" Mrs. Hudson did not blame Kellas, but stared at Thatch sternly.

Thatch snorted coldly, a scornful smile on the corner of his mouth: "For Jefferson's sake, for the sake of the Nicholas School, Mrs. Hudson, I will never give up our true ideals because of the losers you call them." ”

"Loser?" said Mrs. Hudson, "you say Jefferson is a loser, and the Nicholas School is a loser now?"

"Isn't it?" said Thatch, "you, and the Nicholas school you lead, and Jefferson, are cowards in the garment of mercy. Do you think that forgiveness can redeem the world? In my eyes, this is a joke!"

"Thatch!" Leonardo rushed over like an angry bull. But Caitlyn immediately stood in front of Thatch and pushed him back onto the couch.

"Oh-forgot-" Thatch looked at Leonardo with disdain, "and you, Leonardo, do you think you'll be able to make yourself a genius scientist by unlocking a few of the admonitions of the Book of Abraham?

"But these noble mysteries have become the butcher's knife for you butcher. Leonardo gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Butcher's knife, the world needs butcher's knife!" said Thatch, ripped off his shirt. Everyone was stunned by Thatch's bare skin. At a glance, not a single piece of Thatch's bare skin was intact, burns, bullet holes, whip marks, and scars...... It seems that all imaginary torture can find traces on this skin.

"All my agent careers have taught me plainly that the world needs a whipping, even a butcher's knife hanging over everyone's heads, you, you, and Thompson, and the dead Jefferson, and your so-called leniency is nothing more than an excuse for your incompetence. Thatch pointed at Mrs. Hudson and Leonardo with a fierce look.

While everyone couldn't understand Thatch's dramatic transformation, Eric didn't show the same complicated expression as the others, especially when he heard Thatch say "The world needs a whiplash", and there seemed to be a strong voice in his heart that resonated with this almost irrational monster.

"So, how did this Puffel Drake convince you to join them, or more directly, what was Drake's plan of salvation?" Eric had to use words to cut out the resonance, because few people could escape Mrs. Hudson's eyes.

"Eric, aren't you the Sherlock Holmes disciple that Jefferson has always relied on?" Thatch seemed to suddenly come to his senses again, "then, you can find the answer yourself, the answer you want." ”

"Answer?" Eric felt Thatch mean, "Do you know what kind of answer I want?"

"Ask yourself, Eric. Thatch sneered, "Also, you can survive until now, in addition to your self-knowledge, you should also thank Drake, without his restraint, Hudson Castle would be the last stop of your detective career!"

"That's enough, Thatch. Mrs. Hudson stood up from her desk, "I don't know why you've changed so dramatically, but you've betrayed the ideals of the four of us since childhood, the country E, and the Nicholas school, and I must do something about you." ”

Thatch chuckled grimly. Caitlin, who was standing beside him and guarding, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and when she touched her waist, she found that her matching gun was gone. Caitlin hurriedly looked back, but Thatch had already pulled the insurance open and aimed at Mrs. Hudson.

"Be careful—" Before Caitlin's warning could be uttered, Kelas's knife was already fired at Thatch. But what Kairaz didn't expect was that Thatch suddenly let go of his right hand holding the gun and took the initiative to meet his chest towards Kairaz's blade.

"No!" Caitlyn's struggling voice still didn't save Thatch.

Thatch clutched his chest, faced Mrs. Hudson, and said word by word: "I have never betrayed our ideals, nor have I betrayed Country E, nor have I betrayed the Nicholas School, I, I just chose another path......"

Mrs. Hudson rushed to Thatch's side, shouting "Thatch's" name over and over again. Leonardo stood beside Mrs. Hudson, trembling slightly, as if his hatred for the vicious dog had turned into inexplicable grief.

At this time, Chiko couldn't help but snuggle up to Eric's shoulder, desperately holding back the tears in the corners of her eyes. Eric gritted his teeth and patted Chiko on the shoulder comfortingly, silently reciting the name "Derek" in his heart. As Thatch said, the answer, the answer he really wanted.

"Kailas, did you already know Thatch's secret? Eric asked, "If you had warned Mrs. Hudson earlier, it wouldn't have ended like this." ”

However, Kailas still doesn't seem to regret this, and he says slowly, "I promised old Puffer that no matter what's in this USB stick, nothing can come out of my mouth. ”

So, the last question, is what meaning Puffre Sr. interprets from the Book of Abraham. Eric asked.

Kailas shook his head, "As Thatch said, this answer is up to you. ”

Eric looked out the window at the pouring thunderstorm, and if he wanted to find the answer, he would have to solve the mystery of his memory, and the key to solving the mystery lay in that man, Aris.