“Alexander, this is highly classified information that could put your life in danger if it leaks. You should not tell anyone this name.” Old Walter grabbed Alexander by the shoulders and sat him on the sofa, while David closed the window

"This is all your fault." Alexander looked at them in annoyance. “You would not have believed my words no matter how much I told you that I knew nothing about that man.”

"..." Are we wrong now?

Old Walter rubbed his head. He thought that dealing with Alexander would not be that difficult

Alexander was a noble young man, and given the martial skills he demonstrated in the competition, as well as his adult behavior in giving his prize to someone else, Old Walter expected that Alexander would cooperate with them without hesitation.

But now it turned out that Alexander was a real problem, it was like dealing with a hyperactive child

Is this what Frederic meant?...Old Walter remembered the words Frederick had said at the meeting

“In that case…” Old Walter clasped his fingers. “If you really don't know anything about that man, you can help us by passing on the recipe he taught you.”

Alexander nodded. “Do you want extra fries with your order?”

" What?."

Alexander smiled wryly. “Do you really want me to give you my source of income?”

"I know it will be difficult to do this, but we need any clues. This recipe may be the key to finding Winston Hitler."

"Okay..." Alexander crossed his arms. “If I give you the recipe, how will I live?”

“It's not like you're going to starve—”

Alexander interrupted. “Yes, I will starve to death. You may not know it, sir, but the Ford family has withheld all the money they were giving me. This means that I have to earn money myself or else I will have to beg on the streets.”

Old Walter tried to find an appropriate response, but the situation was not in his favor. First, Alexander struck David, causing David to remain silent helplessly.

Now it turns out that there is a big problem between the Ford family and Alexander, which makes him very stubborn and refuses to cooperate with them

How should he convince him to hand over the recipe with all this?

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Alexander continued to press them with his words. “So tell me, sir, how do you want me to help you when my future is at stake.”

“We can convince the Ford family to return your money.” This is the only solution that old Walter came up with

“Wow...” Alexander widened his eyes in astonishment and responded sarcastically. "I'm sure my life would be better if they would kindly give me some money."

Old Walter blinked in embarrassment

Did he have to mock him in such a direct way?

“The future of the empire depends on this.”

Alexander raised his hand. “Now you are putting me in a position that makes me choose between my future and the future of the world. Believe me, you will not like the answer at all.”

Old Walter tried to say something else, but Alexander got up and headed towards the door. “I refuse to talk about this topic any further.”

Alexander left the room but quickly returned, looking at David and old Walter. “This is my apartment, so you're the ones who should leave.”

Old Walter sighed helplessly and moved towards the door, with David behind him

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“I'm sorry...” David lowered his head with great regret

He should have been the one to try to convince Alexander, but he ended up sitting silently while Old Walter had to lead this conversation instead.

He could do nothing because Alexander knew about the agreement that he had with Theodore, and thus David was certain that his words had lost any influence on Alexander.

“No…” Old Walter looked up. "This is my mistake. I came recklessly to Alexander thinking that I would easily achieve my goal without carefully studying the situation, and this is how we ended up like this."

Old Walter was blaming himself for not taking precautions or trying to get answers to questions that he always checked before investigating anyone.

He underestimated his opponent because he thought he was just a young boy, but it turned out that the boy was skilled. He knew from the beginning about their goal, so he sought to exclude David from the conversation from the beginning

Throughout the conversation, Alexander was trying to make himself appear as a weak person who was subjected to injustice, and thus obtain a suitable excuse to refuse their request, under the pretext that this recipe was linked to his future.

“We should find a place to spend the night here. We will come back to talk to him tomorrow morning.”

David nodded. “There is an apartment I own inside the academic campus. I use it when I visit my daughters.”

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“Why are we in such a hurry...” Lily complained annoyed

"We need to check on Alexander." Ner said nervously

They informed the academy administration of the presence of suspicious people in Alexander's apartment

But the academy's administration reassured them that these were people working with the government and were here to talk to Alexander about an important topic

Ner and Diana used their powers to pressure the academy's administration to reveal the identity of these people

In the end, Joseph had to tell them the identity of the two men

David Medgar

Walter Whistler

They were able to recognize these two men just by hearing their names

David was one of the heads of noble families

While Walter was the head of Imperial Intelligence

Why did these two important people come here to talk to Alexander

They each thought of many possibilities

“I just hope Alexander doesn’t do something stupid in front of the intelligence chief.” Lily said casually

Everyone stopped thinking and looked at Lily

They completely forgot that Alexander might mess it up, especially if he didn't know Walter's identity

They know this man by his name but they don't know what he looks like, so there's a possibility that Alexander might say something unnecessary in front of Walter if he doesn't recognize him.

This is what made them rush to Alexander's apartment to ensure his safety

"Can't this thing go faster?" Diana looked at the driver

The driver was sweating profusely. “This is the fastest car in the imperial car fleet, Your Majesty.”

After several minutes they arrived at the student residence where Leonard was waiting for them

They went up to Alexander's apartment

Ner knocked on the door forcefully

After several seconds, the door opened and Alexander appeared before them. “What are you guys doing here so late?”

“Were there two people here before we came?” Ner asked him directly

Alexander frowned when he remembered that annoying encounter. “David Medgar was here with an old man.”

“…” So he didn’t realize who that old man was yet

“Did you do something that could be considered an insult to that old man?” Leonora asked cautiously

“That insolent old man wants to take my secret recipe...” Alexander said angrily. “Luckily I know how to deal with people like him.”

"Alexander..." Ner didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “That man is the head of Imperial Intelligence.”

“...” Alexander stared at Ner in amazement

Then a smile appeared on his face, but everyone could see that he was nervous

After a moment of silence, Alexander looked at them. “Does anyone know a human trafficker who can smuggle me across the empire’s borders?”

"..." What did you say to that man?