"...I don't understand why you're asking me that."0

I was right. The Paladin Order had called me because they suspected there might be a spy from the Satanists or Voodoo Cult among us. If that were the case, all I had to prove was that I wasn't a spy—or so I thought. But Joseph's question had caught me off guard.0

He was asking my opinion on who the spy might be. I pondered why Joseph would ask such a question. He wouldn't have asked questions like this if he really wanted my cooperation in the investigation. He was trying to gain clues from my reaction because he suspected me.0

Suspected me? But I’d never left any clues that would expose my true identity to Joseph. Was he just going off of a hunch?0

If that were the case, knowing what he suspected me for would be essential. Did he suspect me as a spy for the Voodoo Cult or a spy for the Satanists? Joseph had met and tried to use Jin-Seo by lying that I had a Satanist among my relatives. If he had suspected me to be a spy for the Satanists, he wouldn't have resorted to such lies.0

He wouldn't have asked questions like this if he had suspected me of being a Voodoo Cult spy, either. Instead, he would have cleverly interrogated me to reveal ‘facts that only Voodoo Cult members knew.’0

No, it could be the opposite. He might have asked this question because he suspected me of being a Voodoo Cult spy...0

"You helped me before. I highly value your insight and information. I want to ask for your help," Joseph said with a smile.0

I stared at him. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking.0

I lowered my head. "I'm sorry, but I don't think...0