Forensic Imperial Concubine

Daphne closed her eyes and didn't say anything. She was afraid that if she kept asking, she would get an answer she couldn't
accept, so she chose to be silent. Now that her brother was taken care of by Harper and would be fine, she wouldn't give this
man any chance to threaten her brother with her.
"My Lord, the old lady is here." The voice of a secret guard sounded outside the door.
Derrick stopped cultivating and said slowly, "Let her in."
The door was opened. It was an old woman with grey hair. She walked in on a crutch and looked energetic. It was Victoria. She
greeted, "Lord Derrick."
"The plan has changed. We have to take action in advance. We have investigated about Matthew's base outside the city. You
send some people to destroy this place. Then lead your soldiers to join me and attack Phoenix City," Derrick said in a deep
voice.
Victoria was surprised. "We seem to have no enough people to surround Phoenix City."
"Don't forget that I am the lord of Phoenix City. Without me, the soldiers of Phoenix City cannot be mobilized by Darren. Now that
we have fallen out with Matthew, I have to completely control the city before his Black Flag Army arrives," Derrick slowly
responded.
"After all these years, Lord Darren has grown stronger. It's not easy to get the city back from him." Victoria laughed in a
triumphant way. After all, Darren was not a fool. How could he not know what Derrick could figure out? Perhaps, a trap had been
set in the city, waiting for him to step in.
"He doesn't dare to act rashly." Casting a glance at Daphne who was thrown in the corner, Derrick continued, "After all, they are
siblings with deep affection. He will not give up his sister."
Daphne gritted her teeth and thought, 'You really want to threaten Darren with me, but I won't let you get what you want.'
Victoria glanced at Daphne, a complicated light flashing in her eyes. After all, the old lady and Derrick were the same sort of
people. In their eyes, children were pawns. If they could exchange their children for benefits, as long as the chips were enough,
they would not hesitate at all.
"Lord Derrick, now that things have become like this, I think we need to revise our cooperation." Victoria was a sophisticated old
woman. She had planned to take advantage of Harper to get the Heavenly Books and Sacred Seal. But unexpectedly, Harper

was useless, for Rolando had got them.
Fortunately, Rolando had other intentions and irritated Matthew. Thus, his empire was destroyed by the prince and he fell into his
hands again. This meant that the Heavenly Books and Sacred Seal had been given back to Harper again. All the old lady
needed to do was lower herself and apologize to Harper. And then she would find a good excuse to cheat her into opening the
secret realm first after sending people to lurk around in advance. After the secret realm was opened, they would just capture
Harper. With such a good plan, there was no need to cooperate with Derrick.
How could Derrick not understand Victoria's intention? "Do you think Harper will believe you again?"
"After all, we are family."
"Do you think Darren will believe me again?" Derrick asked faintly. Darren would not believe him anymore, and he would do
whatever he could to make his father pay back what he had suffered.
Victoria didn't change her face. She also had doubts on her mind. 'If Harper refuses to believe me, and I have no more chips, it
would be extremely difficult to get things from her.'
"I have my own way."
"You have no way. Even after the Chu Clan, which had brought her up, angered her, she did not hesitate to destroy it, not to
mention some distant relatives by blood. Believe it or not, as long as you show up in front of Harper, she will kill you!" Derrick
sneered.
Of course Victoria believed that. She had witnessed how ruthless and vicious Harper was, so she was afraid that Harper was too
sensitive and found that they were just using her. That was why she cooperated with Derrick, aiming to use him to deal with
Matthew. But now Derrick had lost his controlling power of Phoenix City, so he couldn't be a good partner.
"If I escort you to cooperate with Harper, will she agree?" asked Victoria softly.
Hearing that, Derrick burst into laughter. Then he said, "That depends on whether you have the ability to capture me."
Victoria looked at the sedate Derrick with some hesitation. Beside him was Daphne lying on the floor. For these years, under the
protection of Darren, Daphne was not a person easy to get along with. If the father and daughter worked together, as well as
Derrick's people, perhaps they would both be injured.

"Don't you think my suggestion is a good one?" Victoria thought quickly. She had already figured out how to restrain Harper, or
how to make her cooperate with them.
A trace of confusion flashed on Derrick's face. He thought carefully about what Victoria said, and immediately understood what
she meant. She would use him to deceive Harper, and then keep Daphne in her hand as a hostage to suppress Harper. If
Victoria proposed to cooperate again, a war would be avoided.
"Yes, it's a feasible idea," Derrick said slowly. He was willing to achieve his goal without resorting to forces. Although he was the
lord of Phoenix City, he had been outside searching for the secret of the Qin Clan during the past ten years. Darren had long
controlled the whole city. Now, probably very few people in the city were willing to listen to his words. Therefore, Victoria's
suggestion was worth a try.