I'm a villain, not a devil

"Your eldest brother knows that I am not dead."

As soon as Sean's words came out, a sharp look flashed in Bai Ye's eyes.

"Has the news of your fake death spread?" she asked subconsciously.

However, before Sean could answer, she asked herself and answered, "No... Your death caused a big commotion, and everyone thought you were dead... and there were only a few people who knew you were alive. Whether it was the Emperor's uncle or Mozacheril and the others, they would not betray you, nor would they make the low-level mistake of accidentally revealing the truth..."

Bai Ye held his smooth chin with a look of doubt on his face. After thinking for a while, he looked at Sean with suspicion.

"Did you leak it on purpose to trick my eldest brother?"

Sean was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "I have to say, your guess is the most likely one."

Bai Ye looked at him suspiciously: "You are indeed that kind of person... But judging from what you said, you didn't reveal it yourself?"

Sean crossed his legs lazily. "It would save a lot of trouble if we don't show up. There's no need to set a trap for now. I don't have to reveal it on purpose."

Bai Ye showed a look of surprise this time: "Could it be that my eldest brother guessed it? Because of the fire at the construction site and the disappearance of the crazy beast? But why is he so sure?"

"If your eldest brother had this kind of brains, would the rest of you brothers and sisters still have the qualifications to fight him?" Sean smiled. "But now, it's not considered a sign of being smart. He knows a little bit. He didn't know much back then."

Bai Ye, who didn't know Jehovah yet, looked puzzled and didn't quite understand what Sean meant by this.

Sean didn't explain much, but just stood up lazily: "Your eldest brother is nothing to be afraid of. The one you need to worry about is the person behind him."

"You mean..."

"if not?"

Sean smiled and looked off into the distance.

After the battle with Jehovah, Sean began to have some guesses.

Jehovah is the leader of the Walkers, and secretly he is also a pawn planted by the Self Religion. Moreover, Jehovah can also take advantage of the characteristics of the people he targets.

In addition, during the battle with him, Sean noticed that the special power called Chameleon seemed to allow him to reproduce the appearance of other people, which means that in theory, Jehovah could have many clones.

So, given Jehovah's character, would he honestly conduct archaeological research all over the world and dig up those hidden things simply by his own strength?

The answer is obviously no.

Another point worth noting is that both Bai Youming and Bai Ye mentioned that there seemed to be a new master behind Bai Zhan, who guided Bai Zhan in doing many things. However, it was just speculation, and no one had ever seen the so-called master.

After seeing Jehovah, Sean began to suspect that the master behind Bai Zhan might be Jehovah.

Another thing you need to know is that many of the things Bai Zhan did were actually secretly pushed by the emperor, which Bai Zhan didn't know - he probably thought he was doing some earth-shattering plan.

So the question is, can Bai Zhan master some plans, including weird rituals, special crazy beasts, etc., alone?

Obviously not.

Otherwise, Bai Zhan wouldn't have to wait until now.

Again, if Bai Zhan really has the ability to scheme like this, even if Bai Ye, Bai You and others were tied together, they would not be enough for him to play with. You must know that Bai Zhan himself is the most powerful one among the princes and princesses who have the right to inherit the throne.

If Sean and Bai Zhan had swapped roles, the throne would have been occupied by someone else a few years ago.

Therefore, many of Bai Zhan's plans were implemented only after he contacted the Self Church and the Tree People, and Sean suspected that it was Jehovah who was giving him advice on the specifics.

Combined with the emperor's secret promotion...is Jehovah the master that Bai Zhan met by chance?

No, that was a "gift" from the emperor to his eldest son.

This involves another point: Is Jehovah completely loyal to the emperor?

Sean thought it was impossible.

First of all, Jehovah's character determines that he will not be a guy who is willing to be inferior to others. Would a man who even dares to summon the body of an evil god willingly work for a dying old emperor?

The other one is Sean.

The information reported by Shadow happened to match most of what Sean had in his hands. If Sean didn't think carefully, it would be easy for him to go check the situation - Sean was almost certain that that place was a trap.

The premise for setting the trap is that Sean is not dead. Apart from the trustworthy people, the only one who knows that Sean is not dead is Jehovah.

But Jehovah had guessed it before, because of the special nature of the original power, he always believed that Sean was faking his death - but Bai Zhan didn't know this before, and he didn't have any precautions against Sean.

Does the emperor know?

Most likely, I don’t know either.

This time, Jehovah suffered a great loss at the hands of Sean, so he revealed the news that Sean was not dead to Bai Zhan and the Emperor, which was enough to prove that he had ulterior motives.

Of course, it is unknown whether the emperor and Jehovah were using each other or someone was ahead of them.

On the other hand, Bai Ye, who lacked key information, thought for a long time but still couldn't find the key to the problem. It was not because she was not smart enough. The key information gap was often fatal.

Since Sean traveled through time, countless people have suffered losses at his hands, and the big names among them basically all fell because of one word - information asymmetry.

Even now, the information gap still exists.

Bai Zhan thought that his secret plan was proceeding as usual and he only needed to hide it from his father.

In fact, his most trusted military advisor was the emperor's man, and everything he did was pushed by the emperor behind the scenes.

The emperor thought that no one knew all this except Jehovah. However, Jehovah also had ulterior motives and he was bound to use the emperor's hand to gain considerable benefits.

As for Jehovah, he thought that his biggest secret had not been discovered yet, but he didn't know that Sean had already located him.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. However, when the oriole was staring at the mantis wholeheartedly, it failed to notice the hunter's gun barrel staring at it from behind.

Sean couldn't help but smile. This feeling of mutual calculation was really interesting.

Of course, who will have the last laugh depends on who has the deeper thoughts.

On the other side, Bai Ye, who had not found the answer, frowned and looked at Sean: "If that's the case, it means that this is a trap for you - should we just pretend that it didn't exist?"

Sean narrowed his eyes and said, "They set a trap, so they want me to die. How do you think they want me to die?"

Bai Ye frowned, "It's a special location. Since the monster is imprisoned in the palace and has revealed a lot of information for you to spy on, there is naturally a way to catch you on the spot. If a stranger breaks into the palace without permission, the eunuchs and guards can kill him on the spot."

Seeing that Sean didn't seem to care, Bai Ye said with some dissatisfaction: "You don't take them to heart?"

Sean spread his hands innocently: "Really? I'm such a coward."

Bai Ye rolled his eyes at him: "Arrogant bastard..."

Immediately, Her Royal Highness' tone became serious again: "I know you have many tricks, and you probably have some special abilities that I don't know about, but the empire is an empire after all, and the accumulation of so many years is definitely not something that can be underestimated."

"If you are indeed hiding in the dark, then there may be no problem, but since there are traps set for you, there must be a lot of defense. The empire's background is far beyond your imagination, and my father's terrifying degree is also beyond your imagination."

"Just to tell you one thing, the imperial capital has never had a Crimson-level leader in all these years. Have you ever thought about where those Crimsons who might have been promoted went?"

After hearing what Bai Ye said, Sean became interested: "I've thought about this question before. From what you said, all those who had the potential to advance were taken to the palace?"

Bai Ye's face didn't look good: "I just discovered it recently... I originally thought that there were many Crimsons among the eunuchs and guards, but later I found that there might be many more strong people in the palace than I thought."

"How did you find out?" Sean asked curiously.

"Military merit..." Bai Ye said calmly, "After I won the military merit, my father asked me to go to the third floor of the Imperial Treasury to choose an item I like. Because I have exhausted my qualifications, I need my father's private seal before that."

"While I was going to get it, I suddenly realized that my moonlight reacted when it passed by many empty houses... I didn't notice anything when I was still at the King level before, and since I can make Crimson react, the other party can only be Crimson. This is probably my unique detection method. The number of Crimson in the palace is far beyond our previous imagination."

"I see..." Sean nodded thoughtfully, "I see."

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's make some plans. Anyway, the monster is making a lot of noise, so we should be able to find a lot of information."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

After coming out of Bai Ye's residence, Sean walked towards his own residence. As soon as he passed the corner, he turned into an unknown passerby.

Having said that, Sean's personality is there, he is not a simple person.

The small handle flashed, and a wire automatically extended to Sean's ear.

Mio Shisan's voice rang out: "Didn't you say you wouldn't go?"

Sean said with a smile as he strolled down the street, "Did you hear everything?"

Mio Shisan said as a matter of course: "You yourself gave me the power to freely enter and exit the small handle, so of course I have to use it."

Sean's eyebrows slightly raised: "When Bai Ye and I were happily fighting on the bed, you wouldn't be blushing when you heard it, right?"

The voice in the headset was silent for a moment, and then it sounded with a hint of disdain: "Do you think I haven't seen this? Many missions of the Walkers require lurking. I have the ability to hide. Where have I not been?"

After that, she did not forget to mock Sean: "But, if that's the case, do I still have to call that princess "little mother"?"

"Then you'll have a lot of people to call mom."

Sean made a casual joke without exposing the other party, but just continued walking in a certain direction.

"Do you really want to go?" Mio Shisan asked again.

Sean said as a matter of course: "Why not? They are waiting for me."

Mio Shisan's voice was filled with suspicion: "The Lord knows that you are not dead. If he has informed the eldest prince and the emperor of this news, then under normal circumstances, all areas near Princess Baiye's residence will be monitored."

"There may not be surveillance inside, but there must be undetectable people outside keeping a close eye on everyone. Are you sure Bai Ye's residence is safe?"

Sean shrugged. "It's definitely safe, but it's probably not secretive. Look at the vendor eating watermelon at nine o'clock."

"I saw it, it seems to be fine."

"So you have to learn more. It's not easy for small people in the imperial capital to make a living. It's normal for a small vendor to eat a melon. But, if you are extremely poor, what will happen when you eat the melon?"

Mio Shisan was stunned for a moment, then replied, "They will eat all the edible flesh... but that vendor left a thick layer."

Sean snapped his fingers and said, "Bai Ye's residence is also under surveillance. Someone was watching me when I came out just now. However, if these little shrimps can easily see through my illusion, I will just find a melon to kill myself in the future."

Sure enough, looking further back, there were a few seemingly normal people waiting at the end, but there was a flash of anxiety in their eyes, as if they had missed something.

Sean swaggered through the street where a large number of monitors were located and continued walking forward.

Mio Shisan asked curiously, "The surveillance here is indeed useless to you, but if it is a trap set in the palace, it will be different. Jehovah knows a lot of your tricks, and he will definitely let the eldest prince and the emperor be on guard. It is not impossible for your illusion to be discovered."

Sean switched interfaces and said, "Of course, I don't think that no one in the world can see through my disguise. Since they set a trap, it proves that they have the ability to catch and kill me. They must have taken my illusion into consideration... So, I will go, but not now."

"So where are you going now?" Mio Shisan asked curiously.

During the conversation, the surrounding scenery retreated faster and faster. When it stopped again, Sean had arrived in front of a huge villa.

Mio Shisan didn't recognize this place, so he just asked, "I've never seen this place before, but judging by the architectural style and the area it occupies, the people who live here are not just rich, they must be important people."

Sean smiled and said, "His Royal Highness, the First Prince Bai Zhan, is naturally an important figure."

The place he came to was the manor of the eldest prince Bai Zhan in the imperial capital!

"You want to capture the leader first?" Mio Shisan asked in surprise.

Sean yawned and observed his surroundings.

"There is no such thing as catching the leader first. It's just about finding the right person first."