"This is a big deal. Just think, at that time, Duke Delanck was already close to forty years old. Although his wife was a bit younger than him, but..."

Now Katsuragi Reimi understood.

"His wife was of advanced maternal age? Could it be that she died from a difficult childbirth?"

"Yes, exactly. It is said that at that time, his wife could have been saved, but the doctor said, they could only save either the mother or the child."

"So, that means, that guy chose the child, and that's why his wife died, right?"

Katsuragi Reimi narrowed her eyes involuntarily.

But the other party seemed not to notice the subtle change in Katsuragi Reimi's tone.

"Well, of course. At forty years old, compared to women, children are definitely more important. Isn't it obvious? Women can be replaced, it's not a big deal for them anyway. In comparison, children are obviously more important. And not to mention, for someone who's close to forty and still doesn't have a child, choosing the child is not surprising at all. No, I should say, not choosing the child would be strange."

"Just because of that..."

Not good.

After blurting out subconsciously, Katsuragi Reimi immediately realized she had made a serious mistake.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

The other party also sensed something suspicious. Although the voice just now still belonged to a man, the response was inexplicable, and it was very likely to be found out by the other party.

But she couldn't remain silent, that would only raise more suspicions.

So.

"Ah, it's nothing. I just remembered something."

Katsuragi Reimi replied vaguely.

"I see."

The other party seemed to understand, and did not inquire further, after all...

The other party was not someone who enjoyed touching on others' wounds.

Katsuragi Reimi couldn't help but think so.

And then.

"Let's stop the idle chatter and discuss the handling of the target."

"Oh, right, we've been so focused on the target's father that we forgot about this."

"Anyway, tomorrow at 2 pm, you will deliver the target to us at the designated location. Of course, we will need to discuss the follow-up handling of the target."

Oh no, they only mentioned the time, the location was described in such vague terms, it was impossible to know. Without that information, it would be impossible to go there, risking exposure.

With that in mind, Katsuragi Reimi decided to take a risk, even though she had laid some groundwork before, she still didn't have complete confidence in success.

"Sorry, I forgot the designated location."

"Forgot?"

Came the doubtful voice from the other side.

"Ah, because a lot happened today, so I forgot."

"..."

The other party went silent directly.

Seeing this, could it be that they had found out? After all...

If it was a real person, how could they not know the designated location? This answer was too far-fetched, and even Katsuragi Reimi herself felt it was unconvincing.

Was it really not going to work? What should she do? Should she think of another way?

At this moment, a sigh came from the other end of the phone.

"Sigh… I really can't do anything about you. Let me say it one more time, listen carefully, the location is..."

"Ah, got it."

"If officials find out about this kind of thing, we could get punished. I feel like we're getting along well, that's why I'm making an exception to help you this time. Be more careful next time."

"Okay, thank you very much."

As Katsuragi Reimi finished speaking, the other party promptly hung up the phone.