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Bonnie was about to argue with her when the reward from the Su family came out. Titchie, who originally refused to wash the car no matter what, started washing it without hesitation and found it really delicious!

Tikki's sudden change startled Bonnie, whose emotions were already escalating. The almost uncontrollable magic within her lost its outlet, causing Bonnie to sway uncomfortably, leaning against the car washing beside her, gasping for breath.

Chapter 416 Just because I'm speaking nicely to you doesn't mean I'm easy to talk to!

"Sorry, I'm not feeling well. You can have this car. I'm going to rest for a while." Bonnie said to her companion, then left the venue with a somewhat pale face. She returned to her school locker to get dressed and find a place to rest.

Bonnie opened the wardrobe, took out her coat, and was about to put it on when she heard a thud as something fell to the ground.

"What's this?" Bonnie looked at the yellow crystal necklace she picked up from the ground with a puzzled expression, subconsciously glancing around.

This isn't hers, so why is it in her closet? Or more precisely, among the clothes in her closet?

"Is anyone there?" Bonnie called out, but no one answered.

She frowned as she looked at the crystal necklace in her hand, a strange feeling creeping over her. It seemed that the necklace had some special connection to her, and holding it seemed to lessen or disappear the uncomfortable restlessness she had felt earlier.

After hesitating for a moment, Bonnie took the crystal 397 necklace and prepared to go out and ask, perhaps someone had accidentally put it in the wrong place?

Although she thought the chances were slim, she decided to give it a try anyway.

Bonnie asked around but couldn't find the owner of the crystal necklace. She planned to ask Mr. Su if he knew anything about the necklace, but she couldn't find him either. Helpless, she could only put the necklace away for the time being and look for the owner of the necklace later.

Where did the Su family go?

By this time, he had already returned home.

Although his car wasn't finished washing, the keys were with Elena. Before leaving, he left $10,000 for Caroline to distribute bonuses to the person who washed the most cars, and then he found a secluded spot and teleported home.

The reason she suddenly went home was because Jessica informed her that members of the committee had come to her door.

Upon teleporting home, Sue was met with a surprised Liz and Carol Lockwood.

"You came to ask me for help?" Su ignored Carol Lockwood's surprise and did not explain the meaning of the Flying Thunder God Technique to her. Instead, she looked at Liz and asked.

Liz nodded: "We've confirmed the vampire's identity, Damon Salvatore, who is nominally Zac Salvatore's nephew, but is actually Zac Salvatore's uncle. He also has a younger brother named Stefan Salvatore. I think... you should know them."

"Yes, I know you."

"So you knew all along that Stefan and Damon were vampires? Why? Why didn't you tell us sooner? Do you know how many people Damon killed?" Carol Lockwood, standing nearby, was somewhat agitated. "If you had told us this sooner, perhaps... perhaps my husband wouldn't have been killed by Damon!"

Your husband was killed by Damon?

I was the one who killed him!

Sue raised an eyebrow at Carol Lockwood: "You captured Damon?"

Liz explained, “No, we wanted to deal with Damon as soon as we confirmed his identity, but he was aware of it. They ran away as soon as we arrived. Loganfeld, who is also a member of our committee, chased after them, but we can’t get in touch with them now.”

As she spoke, a look of worry flashed across Liz's face, and she earnestly pleaded, "One of the reasons we came to you is that we hope you can look for Loganfeld."

"There's no need for that anymore. If he goes after Damon, there are only two possible outcomes: either he gets killed by Damon, or he gets turned into a vampire. There won't be a third possibility."

“Maybe he didn’t catch up with Damon?” Liz said.

Su pursed her lips: "Do you believe that?"

Liz hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed. The chances of Loganfeld not catching up with Damon were too small. The magic pocket watch was on Loganfeld; if he wanted to find it, there was no way he wouldn't be able to find Damon.

“We need to see him alive or dead. Loganfeld also has a pocket watch on him that we use to find vampires, so…”

"Jessica, go out and go find her." Su turned to Jessica and gave her an order, which was also a way of assigning her a task.

"What else?"

Finding Loganfeld was only one of their purposes; they came for other reasons as well.

"Regarding Stefan and Zack, what... what do you think? Before we confirmed Damon's identity, it was Zack who provided us with the information. He had one request: he hoped we wouldn't harm Stefan, saying that Stefan doesn't drink human blood and wouldn't harm humans."

After Sue rejected Stefan's request, Stefan and Zack went back and discussed it. The best solution was to expose Damon's identity, which would minimize the impact on Stefan.

Both Zack and Stefan had dealt with the Sue, and Zack said that the Sue had instructed Damon not to harm him; Stefan was no match for the Sue, so Zack hoped the committee would not harm Stefan, nor imprison him.

The committee was initially reluctant to agree, after all, Stefan was a vampire. However, Stefan hadn't harmed anyone in the town, and Zack was one of their own, providing them with verbena, which forced them to reconsider.

Another reason they were willing to consider it was because of the Su family. With the Su family around, Stefan couldn't cause any trouble. As long as the Su family was willing to vouch for Stefan, they were willing to let Stefan go.

"Stephen is a vegetarian vampire who prefers and abides by human rules."

“Can you guarantee that we’ll let him go, and that he won’t hurt anyone like Jessica did?” Liz asked.

"You want me to vouch for Stefan?"

"Yes."

"I reject!"

Su simply scoffed and shook her head: "Stephan isn't one of my people, why should I vouch for him? If you weren't confident and wanted me to keep an eye on Stephan, I might have agreed. But now you want me to vouch for him, to shift this inexplicable responsibility onto my shoulders, what are you thinking?"

“This was proposed by Zack and Stefan.”

“If I were to propose that Caroline must obey me completely, that she be responsible for supervising me, and that if Caroline disobeys, I would cause her trouble, would she have to agree?” Su pointed at Carol Lockwood and said coldly.

"I hope you understand one thing: just because I'm nice to you doesn't mean I'm easy to talk to. If there's a next time, I wouldn't mind letting you experience what it's like to dance on your own grave!"

“We didn’t mean that, we just…sorry!” Liz saw that Sue was really angry and wanted to explain but didn’t know how to say it.

From the committee's perspective, or rather from a human perspective, she naturally hoped that the Su family could vouch for Stefan, since only the Su family had the capability and could put everyone's minds at ease.

But Su was not wrong. Although he had some interaction with Stefan, it was limited to the beginning. He was unwilling to be held responsible for Stefan's actions for no reason. Anyone would be unwilling to do so.

But if the Su family doesn't help, this matter can't be resolved. No one can guarantee that Stefan will follow the rules after being let go, since Stefan is Damon's brother.

If we don't let Stefan off the hook, it's unreasonable and morally against him, especially considering Zach's actions.

Of course, this is why the committee is considering things this way. If it weren't for the influence of Sue and Jessica, they wouldn't care about reason or morality. Vampires are a different species from them; those who are not of their kind are bound to have different intentions.

Chapter 417 Damon Takes the Blame and His Commissioned Mission?

"Ring ring ring..." Liz's phone rang. After answering, Liz answered a few times, then hung up and said, "The police station has another case that I need to go back to handle. We... we have to go now. If you have any news about Jessica, please let me know as soon as possible."

Liz stood up and glanced at Carol Lockwood, who shook his head slightly: "You go first, I'll stay here and wait for news."

Liz frowned, hesitated for a moment, then turned and left.

Carroll Lockwood took a deep breath and looked at Su: "Forgive me for my loss of composure just now. I just couldn't calm down because of my husband's death. Although we haven't found the body yet and there's no concrete information, I know he's probably dead, killed by Damon."

"Why are you so sure it was Damon who killed him? Damon shouldn't have admitted it, right? Besides, Damon isn't the only suspect. Stefan is a suspect, Jessica is a suspect, and I'm even the prime suspect."

"He came to my house to kick me out of Mystic Falls; we had a direct conflict!"

Sue was very curious as to why Carol Lockwood was so certain that Damon was the killer.

Carol Lockwood said, “Zack vouched for Stefan, and Stefan also provided some evidence that he had no reason to kill my husband. As for you… you are indeed a prime suspect, especially after I learned that you can instantly travel from one place to another. Without Damon, I would definitely suspect you.”

“You all said that Damon is ruthless and a mass murderer. He was the one who committed the previous cases. My husband left Mysterious Falls and Damon showed up. What a coincidence!”

He was sitting at home when this trouble fell from the sky, and the blame was pinned on Damon. It's also because Damon's behavior was too arrogant; he killed people at the drop of a hat, and his ruthless and merciless persona was so firmly established that whenever something happened, people would subconsciously think of him and assume he was the culprit.

To put it simply, if Stefan and Damon were in the same situation, and Stefan got angry and took action, people would subconsciously think that Stefan was just going to use force and not kill anyone. But if it were Damon, he wouldn't even have to lift a finger; just by uttering some harsh words, people would think that he was going to kill the other person.

Like this pot now, even if Damon denies it, no one will believe him. Given Damon's personality, he doesn't care whether he killed someone or not; he might even tacitly admit it or directly confess.

In short, since Carole Lockwood believes Damon did it, the blame can't be easily removed from Damon's head.

This is why Sue prefers Damon and is more willing to associate with him. When problems arise, Stefan only talks and asks Sue for help, while Damon is willing to take the blame for Sue.

Now that Damon's identity has been exposed and his actions have been affected, considering that he took the blame for me, I might as well go back and help him out by putting on an alias. I could also consider making him a member of Akatsuki to confirm the existence of Akatsuki.

Having the Akatsuki, a dark and evil organization, allows them to better showcase their ninjutsu skills, and sometimes they can even take the blame for others' mistakes.

There's no need to specifically develop or manage it normally; as long as we can prove that the Akatsuki organization really exists, that's enough. If Damon really joins the Akatsuki and becomes a ninja, he can still contribute to us.

It's safer to walk on two legs, one of light and one of darkness.

Okay, Su admits that there were some selfish motives behind creating the Akatsuki organization. There's no other way. Whether it's Su the God of Ninja or Su the Tycoon, many people know about him now, and his overall image has to be more virtuous and righteous, since he still needs to increase the number of ninjas.

While it's not exactly wearing a mask, having a disguise certainly allows for more freedom of action. As the saying goes, as long as I lack morality, no one can morally blackmail me.

Even if it's just me!

“Help me capture Damon, and I’ll pay any price—if I have the means!” Carol Lockwood’s eyes were red, filled with a mixture of anger and sorrow as she pleaded with the Su family.

Ms. Su shook her head slightly, refusing.

Carol Lockwood exclaimed excitedly, "Why? With your abilities, capturing Damon would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?"

"First, you are not my friend; second, you cannot afford the price I pay for your help, and even if you could, it wouldn't matter, because next time you won't be able to afford it."

Su looked at Carol Lockwood: "However... I can help you post this mission to other ninjas, and I won't stop anyone from taking it."

“Other ninjas, you mean Elena and Caroline? Can they handle Damon? What… what price will I have to pay?” Carol Lockwood asked hastily.

"Cash, you decide the exact amount. I can only tell you that I have a considerable number of ninjas under my command, and each of them has different ninjutsu skills and strengths. I don't need to tell you why higher rewards are more attractive, do I?"

"I understand. I need to go back and think about it before making a decision."

"of course can."

Carroll Lockwood took a deep breath, nodded, and got up to leave.

Having Carol Lockwood issue missions in the form of commissions was not a whim of the Su family. Ultimately, to develop into a force, one must have a path to development. So far, it's just like playing house, relying entirely on their own efforts to cultivate it.

If Su Shi starts accepting commissions, she doesn't care about the money, but her ninjas definitely need money, since they can get points back for spending money!

Therefore, after having a commissioned project:

Firstly, it would give ninjas a way to make money and an opportunity to put their skills to practical use;

Secondly, it can increase the influence and popularity of the ninja system.

Thirdly, it can gradually become more formalized and develop independently, breaking away from its own training.

Honestly, even with WeChat making it easy to post tasks, it's not actually that convenient, because you still have to come up with the tasks yourself.

Although any mission is acceptable, racking one's brains to come up with these missions every day is a waste of time, and for ninjas, taking on these kinds of missions that seem like a joke every day would dampen their enthusiasm.

The Su family wants to be the god of ninjas, not the god of ninja babysitters. In the early stages, when they can play house, they can rely entirely on themselves. Once things stabilize, they definitely need to be allowed to develop on their own.

One person can destroy the world, one person can rule the world, but one person cannot create the world from nothing!