Blackmail Material!

"I know you're in a hurry, but you'll have to wait." Sipping his drink, he pulled up the system interface.

[Host: Leon Carlisle]

[Age: 25 years old]

[Collapse Points: 2500]

[System Inventory: Starter Gift Pack]

"Huh?"

Leon raised an eyebrow.

"Starter Gift Pack?"

He hadn't noticed it earlier. Curious, he tapped into it.

"Open the Starter Gift Pack."

[The Starter Gift Pack has been opened. Congratulations, Host, you have acquired the passive skill: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing and the title: Modern-Day Villain.]

Leon frowned.

"Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

[Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Charisma +10. Minimum charisma threshold -100.]

[Modern-Day Villain: Equipping this title increases the probability of encountering Destiny's Protagonists. Additionally, those related to or near the title bearer are immune to the "IQ Suppression Aura" of Destiny's Protagonists.]

The title made sense to him, but the passive skill felt downright insulting.

"Seriously? Lowering my charisma threshold to negative? That's just mean."

Leon grumbled under his breath as he pondered how to deal with Ethan Vaughn, the so-called protagonist of destiny.

Ethan, as a protagonist, was practically untouchable. The police could hold him for a few days at best, but he'd inevitably be released.

Once out, Ethan would definitely come for revenge.

Leon's lips twisted into a smirk. He clearly remembered that one of Ethan's three mentors was a world-class assassin. That meant Ethan himself wasn't weak.

Most importantly—he knew how to use poison.

Poison was tricky—unpredictable and hard to defend against.

With that in mind, Leon decisively opened the System Store, his gaze sweeping over the dazzling array of bizarre items and flashy skills. Every single one of them looked tempting.

Unfortunately, he was poor.

At the moment, his wealth amounted to a measly 2500 Collapse Points.

He began browsing.

[Power Booster: Temporarily triples the user's strength for three minutes. Side effect: extreme exhaustion and permanent shortening of the user's… ahem, "manhood" by one centimeter. Price: 500 Collapse Points.]

"Interesting. I'll buy it and gift it to Ethan."

[Misfortune Talisman: Causes the target to be plagued by bad luck for 24 hours. Price: 500 Collapse Points.]

"Perfect. I'll send it to Ethan, too."

[Gender Swap Pill: Physically transforms the user into the opposite sex for three days. Warning: Prolonged usage may cause gradual psychological alignment with the new gender. Price: 1000 Collapse Points.]

"Oh, now this is gold. Definitely buying this for Ethan."

[Overpowered Pill: Permanently doubles all of the user's abilities. Side effect: as described by the name. Price: 2000 Collapse Points.]

Leon's mouth twitched.

"What the hell is wrong with this store? Are there no normal items here?"

….

While Leon was busy scrolling through the System Store and its absurdly eccentric products, his assistant, Victors, returned after finishing up some errands.

"Sir, the hospital's surveillance footage for that time frame has been completely erased. Additionally, Head of The Kleinberg's condition remains critical. If you wish, his health could worsen at any moment. With a case of illegal medical malpractice causing death, Ethan Vaughn could be looking at a minimum of ten years in prison," Victors reported.

After a brief pause, he adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and continued, "Furthermore, Kleinberg Family eldest son, Logan Kleinberg, has already expressed to the hospital that they're ready to withdraw treatment."

The implications were clear—if Head of The Kleinberg died, Ethan Vaughn would take the fall for everything.

The Kleinberg family, in fact, had been waiting for their old man's death to divide the inheritance. And as for Ethan? Aside from Sera Kleinberg, every other member of the family despised this outsider who'd entered their lives uninvited.

Hearing this, Leon's lips twitched slightly.

"Damn, that's ruthless." He'd only wanted Ethan to spend a few days in lockup, but now Victor was ready to have the guy framed for murder and thrown into prison for life.

Still… Leon found himself smiling. "Why does this heartless plan seem so appealing?" He couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Sera Kleinberg, though.

Before Leon could say anything, Victor spoke again. Pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose, he added, "While I was investigating Sera Kleinberg, I uncovered something else. Her parents didn't die in an accident. Some of the evidence suggests it was her uncle, Logan, who orchestrated their deaths. However, the clues aren't complete enough to bring charges against him."

Leon nodded in understanding.

In the original storyline, Sera's parents were outstanding individuals, highly regarded by the Head of The Kleinberg Family as the prime candidates to inherit the family fortune. Naturally, this made them targets of envy within the family.

The tall poppy gets cut down first.

In the internal power struggles of the Kleinberg family, her parents had died in a car accident meticulously arranged by the eldest son Aka Logan.

"System, do you have evidence of Logan Kleinberg hiring someone to kill them?"

The evidence had long since been buried, and even the police couldn't dig it up after all these years. Leon could only turn to the system.

[Yes. Price: 1000 Collapse Points.]

The cost wasn't cheap, but Leon figured he'd make Logan pay for it in the end.

"Buy it." The next moment, a small white USB drive materialized in Leon's pocket.

"Victor, take this and print out the contents," Leon said, handing over the USB drive.

"Understood, Sir."

"As for the Head of The Kleinberg…" Leon paused, considering his next steps.

"Life is sacred, and we should respect it. Head of The Kleinberg could have been saved, but critical medical equipment was damaged by Ethan Vaughn, which caused his condition to deteriorate. I'm sure the Kleinberg family will decide to discontinue treatment themselves."

Head of The Kleinberg could die in many ways, but it couldn't be by Leon's hands.

The difference between an unfortunate decline in health and a direct murder was very big. Though now protagnist would have to bear the consequences.

"Understood." Victor nodded without hesitation.