After Claude saw clearly what was inside the box, the curve of his mouth grew wider; Xu Ke truly understood him, and the gift was perfectly suited.
"Master, how should we handle this person?" the butler asked.
"Send him to the dungeon for now," Claude said, with a hint of pleasure in his voice.
Xu Ke worked swiftly; over the next three days, Claude received two more boxes, each containing well-preserved, though aged, women. By then, the butler had grown accustomed to the sight of the large boxes and directly sent the contents to the dungeon.
Three children had been brutally murdered in succession; one was dismembered, another was corroded by acidic solution, and the last was burned to charcoal in a fire. Meanwhile, their mother disappeared at the same time.
