In the evening, Matthew came to No. 4 Ping'an Street.

When Duke saw Matthew again, he was in a trance.

"Duke, I'm relieved to see you're okay!"

Matthew, who looked a little haggard, held Duke's hand and said.

"Of course I'm fine, but you..."

At this time, Matthew looked at least ten years older than a few days ago.

Duke even saw a strand of white hair on his temples.

No wonder, after all, he was stabbed in the back by his "good brother".

"I, hey..."

Matthew sighed. He didn't want to say more, but looking at Duke's concerned eyes, he finally explained:

"David and I are actually good friends who grew up together. He is the son of my previous housekeeper. Although he is not as good as me in background, I have never looked down on him. On the contrary, I have taken great care of him, and he is

People are also very hard-working, even harder than the awakened ones my family hired with a lot of money..."

"But it is not easy for an ordinary person to get ahead. My family is not a big family, and the son of the housekeeper is no different from ordinary people. David is not willing to be a small housekeeper like his father in this life. Then, he found me...

…”

"As someone who grew up with David, I am well aware of his ideals and ambitions. If ordinary people want to rise, the fastest way is to become an awakened person. Naturally, he also wants to become an awakened person. But where is the awakened person?

It's that easy. He didn't awaken until he was 18 years old, so the possibility of awakening again in the future is very low. He asked me for help, and I... agreed..."

"So, this group lasted for several years. Of course, David didn't ask me to help for free. He would also do things for me. In his words, what he owed me would never be repaid in his lifetime..."

"I bought him genetic medicine, the kind sold by your Elvis family. Each medicine is very expensive for ordinary people. Unfortunately, his ancestors obviously did not produce awakened ones. He failed. Then, he

Focus on the mechanical sequence..."

"To be honest, I don't really want him to choose the mechanical sequence, because the failure rate of the mechanical sequence's acquired awakeners, that is, the 'mechanically modified people', is too high. Although the price I paid is much less than the genetic medicine, he bet on

Yes, it’s fate…”

"In the end, he carried out mechanical transformation. He succeeded, became an awakened person, and became a mechanical transformation person! Although after becoming a mechanical transformation person, his character has undergone some changes, becoming cold and crazy, but for

I still respect him very much..."

"My wife died unexpectedly early, and I remained unmarried until I saw that woman. In my heart, she was the perfect angel! I knew her hobbies, and I wanted to give her a special gift based on her hobbies, but

, I had no money. So, at David’s suggestion, I sold the baronetcy that my late father left to me in exchange for a large amount of cash. By the way, you may not know that among the noble titles, the title of baron is

It can be sold, of course, but only if a large amount of taxes and fees are paid..."

"I handed over the noble ring, I gave up the privileges of the nobles, and the City of Dawn no longer protected me, but I was not afraid, because I still had David, a good brother of the Awakened, to protect me. However, he betrayed me after I lost his asylum.

I……"

Matthew talked a lot, his face expressionless, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, like an outsider.

Duke didn't say anything to comfort him. He knew that Matthew was not looking for sympathy, he just wanted to find someone to talk to.

"Anyway, he was once my good brother. I'm deeply sorry for the harm David caused you... This is my apology. I hope you can accept it."

Matthew handed over a card. What looked like a map was drawn on the front of the card, and there were a few lines of words on the back. Seeing these words, Duke's pupils shrank.

But he still pretended not to understand and asked:

"This is……"

"This is the key to a ruins. It was originally left by me to David... The ruins are a magical place. There may be nothing in it, or it may have huge benefits, such as the power armor of the Holy Light Cult. It is said that

They are all produced by relics..."

Matthew's eyes were a little yearning.

"According to the speculation of old scholars in the city, this ruins will be opened in about one to three months. With this key, you can enter the ruins. Of course, this key is not the only one, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it...

"

Matthew smiled to himself.

"If you want to enter the ruins, you must either be a well-trained soldier or an awakened person. Ordinary people may go in and never come out again, so for me, this key is of no use anymore. I hope you won't refuse. After all, this key is useless."

This thing cost me tens of thousands of yuan, and the price may have increased now, haha!"

Matthew smiled freely.

Duke wanted to refuse, but in the end he accepted it, not because of the tens of thousands of dollars, but because he was very curious about the relic.

Matthew left. Although he was betrayed by his good brother, he looked a little haggard, but he was not defeated. After all, he still had his own goals, and he still wanted to marry that woman.

Duke knew that the woman Matthew was talking about was Aunt Kathy, but based on Duke's experience of being single for many years, Aunt Kathy was obviously not interested in Matthew.

Not surprisingly, it was difficult for Matthew to achieve his goal.

But Duke did not say that after all, people must have a goal and an idea to strive for.

Before Matthew left, Duke gave him a pot of milk tea prepared by Alyssa. Matthew said he liked the taste very much and drank most of the pot while he was talking.

"He is also a poor man..."

Duke felt a little emotional.

After taking a sip of hot milk tea, Duke rubbed the card in his hand. Duke didn't recognize the map on the front of the card. If nothing else, it should be a map in the wilderness.

Turn it over and there are a few lines of words on the back, written in English - Shelter No. 39.

"Shelter...is this the so-called pre-war ruins..."

Duke rubbed his chin and thought, if he had the chance, he would really like to take a look. He felt that he might have some advantages that others did not have, for example, he could read.

But the premise is that he won't die suddenly when he goes in.

Strength, he needs strength!

Jingle bell——

The phone rang suddenly. It was installed just yesterday.

Alyssa, who was pouring tea for Duke, put down the teapot and answered the phone.

"Hello, this is No. 4, Ping'an Street... OK."

Alyssa covered the phone, handed it to Duke, and whispered:

"Master, he is the head butler of the Elvis family."

Butler? Duke answered the phone in confusion.

"Well, I'm Duke...Family test? Medical treatment..."

After hanging up the phone, Duke frowned deeply.
Chapter completed!