After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"Aize, are you asleep now?"

The princess cast her gaze out the window.

It is already late at night, and the first rays of sunrise will appear at any time at the end of the horizon.

No normal person would be awake at this time.

But Aize... Never mind, let's go and take a look anyway.

Heidi nodded, folded up the results of her all-night work, stood up, turned off the lights in the room, and headed towards the study where Aize was.

"Wow—I'm so sleepy..."

The high-intensity pressure that lasted for more than a month, coupled with various internal conflicts, had accumulated fatigue that was even beyond Heidi's tolerance.

Coupled with the high-intensity mental work she had just done for several hours, she was now extremely sleepy.

However, a similar pace of life has been a daily routine for Aize in the past two years.

I couldn't bear it for just a few days, but he had been bearing everything during that period until now.

In fact, now it is still for my own business.

So what right does Heidi have to complain?

Thinking of this, she stopped before reaching the study where Aize was.

With the light streaming in from the slightly open study door, Her Royal Highness looked toward the window nearby.

Reflected in the glass was a tired and sleepy face.

He rubbed here and pinched there with his hands, trying hard to adjust his expression to the same state as before.

"Hmm... that's about it, right?"

I don't want him to see me in this decadent and unbelievable state again.

After completing this step, Heidi finally nodded and walked towards the study.

Earlier, in the study—

"Um... no, no, not here either..."

Aize grabbed a handful of documents and quickly screened them at a speed so fast that it was almost impossible to see with the naked eye.

The search targets are recent expedition commissions related to the Red Claw Wolf, injury assessments, etc.

As long as we find it, we can basically confirm the identity of the half-blood assassin.

However, things went against our wishes. After several hours, there was still no result.

Am I overthinking it? That person has nothing to do with the guild?

Not too possible.

So, the guild was extremely vigilant in this regard, so that not even the slightest clue was left.

"You wiped your butt really clean... Did you find anything over there?"

Throwing the paper on the table, Aize sighed softly and looked at Hecate beside him.

For the past few hours, in the spirit of being here, Hecate had also been helping to examine the pile of paper.

Although the speed was not even a fraction of Aize's, it was still of some help.

When asked, the mixed-blood succubus shook her head:

"No, I did find a few commissions with the Red Claw Wolf, but they happened a long time ago, and there are no matching casualty records. The subjugation personnel don't match that woman at all."

Aize nodded slightly and scratched his hair again.

"If there are no clues here, then there's no point in wasting time. We have to start somewhere else."

"Somewhere else?"

"Um……"

Aize nodded, but did not rush to answer. Instead, he slowly leaned back in his chair.

He closed his eyes and began to think again.

This time, his thinking was quite fast. In just three seconds, he had already opened his eyes again:

"If the guild's approach is blocked, then we'll try the other way."

"The other side?"

Hecate blinked, obviously not understanding what he meant.

Aize didn't say much, but stood up directly, walked around the mountain of papers sent by the guild, and came to another pile of documents.

These were the things Heidi had sent to him when he first arrived in the capital.

Including the situation before and after the outbreak of the blood plague in the royal capital, public security law enforcement, material circulation records, etc.

He found the account book of the Royal Capital Chamber of Commerce's transaction records and began to look through it.

Before a few pages had passed, Aize nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

"Great, I found it~"

Hecate, not understanding what was going on, came over.

"What did you find?"

"Trade records for Red Claw Wolf-related trophies, including furs, tusks, and so on, totaling 97 sets. The transaction date was three days before the official outbreak of the blood plague."

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If you can't make progress on one side, try another.

In this incident, if the guild cannot find any loopholes, then they will start with the Red Claw Wolf, which is the target of the crusade.

In most cases, adventurers are profit-driven and will naturally not let go of the various materials obtained after defeating monsters.

As a social monster, the red-clawed wolves number at least dozens or even hundreds.

The spoils, just the furs, would bring in a considerable income if sold.

Well, if there really was a related crusade being carried out, then the Chamber of Commerce must have transaction records.

With the mentality of giving it a try, I actually found it.

Aize couldn't help but sneer.

"Hmph, such a large-scale subjugation commission, and there's actually no record at all. This is just a guilty conscience. All we have to do now is... hm?"

Before he could finish his words, the study door was pushed open with a creak, and Aize and Hecate's eyes naturally turned there.

For some reason, Heidi came over at this time, holding a stack of papers carefully in her arms.

Aize glanced at the sky outside which was almost beginning to turn white, and then exchanged glances with Hecate.

Then he asked:

"What's wrong? It's so late and you haven't rested yet?"

Heidi nodded, walked up to Aize, and handed the plan in her arms to Aize.

"Well, this is what we agreed I would do. It's basically finished, but I still want to... hear your opinion."

Aize did let her do it, but she didn't expect it to be completed so quickly.

Observe her current state again.

He held the report in both hands and handed it over properly, his eyes full of anticipation.

But on this basis, the outstretched hand was trembling slightly, as if he was nervous?

The whole person looks like a primary school student waiting for his teacher or parents to check his homework.

If Aize saw this scene a year ago, he would probably slap himself in the face to make sure he was awake.

But no matter what, this is the situation now.

Aize took the report in confusion and began to read it quickly.

The content is pretty good.

Not only did he take into account all the issues he mentioned earlier, such as the placement of children and patients, but he also used his connections to deploy the right people and resources to ensure their completion.

In areas that may cause unrest, he also plans to personally step in and use the royal family's remaining influence in the capital to solve the problem himself.

If this were the Heidi of the past, would we expect her to use the royal family's influence in this regard?

Want to eat fart.

Of course, there are still some problems with the details, and some considerations seem too idealistic.

But this was her first time dealing with related work, and she couldn't expect to get it done in one go.

After taking a quick look, Aize nodded affirmatively.

But he did not rush to give his opinion. Instead, he turned back to the beginning and planned to read it more carefully.

After all, even Heidi is so serious, so I have to respond, right?

However, at this moment——

Bang! ! ! ! !

The window behind Aize was suddenly smashed to pieces by external force.

Several figures dressed entirely in black emerged from the pitch-black darkness and rushed into the room amidst the flying glass fragments.

"Varied--"

The three people in the room, even including Hecate who was acting as a bodyguard, were all focused on each other and were caught off guard by the sudden attack.

In the chaos, Aize was hit in the chest by three darts thrown by the opponent. He fell straight back and fell to the ground.

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Chapter 80: Concern leads to chaos

In the palace, he assassinated the famous hero Aize, who was protected by his subordinates and had become suspicious of him.

Such a commission was extremely outrageous, even compared to the various assassinations involving nobles that the Adventurer's Guild had carried out in the past.

But no way.

At this point, the guild and Arthur were already tied to the same rope.

No matter how idiotic the request made by Party A is, they have no choice but to do it.

That's why they sent out such a team to monitor Aize's situation.

Then, while everyone in the room, including Aize, was focused on the report, they took action.

The three well-trained and experienced adventurers worked together with exceptional tacit understanding.

The hidden weapon thrown by one of them directly hit the target Aize's chest.

When Aize fell to the ground and Hecate finally came to his senses and rushed over, the other two immediately threw out the smoke balls they had prepared long ago.

The small sphere exploded the moment it touched Hecate's body, and thick smoke quickly spread, filling the entire room in an instant.

Not only does it block vision, the pungent smell can also cover up one's breath, and the special drugs mixed in it can make those who inhale it feel weak all over.

It is a special tool used by the guild's senior assassins to escape after a successful assassination.

Tried and tried.

"withdraw!"

After confirming that the goal had been achieved, the leader waved his hand and turned around to leave with his men.

however--

Swish! ! !

"Varied--"

In the smoke that was so thick that he couldn't even see clearly, a hand suddenly stretched out and pierced his chest with astonishing force.

The leading assassin immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, lowered his head, and looked at his bloody and hollowed-out chest with a look of disbelief.

Just like that, he lost his life in shock and severe pain.