After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Why……

"No matter what happens over there, what's more important right now is you, the president."

Aize slowly raised his head with a cold smile.

"Do you know why you were tied up?"

The unusually sharp gaze made the president swallow his saliva.

But he still made up his mind and decided to ignore Boris's affairs and deal with him as he pleased.

He nodded.

"Yes, it's because of the assassination attempt on you by adventurers from the Gongyou Guild that took place in the palace last night."

Such straightforwardness made Aize raise his eyebrows.

"Why? You know about this?"

"Yes, but I only found out about it an hour ago."

The president raised his head and said shamelessly:

"Last night, three adventurers, hired by the Duke of Auchinleck, attempted to assassinate you, but failed. One was killed, one was captured, and the third, out of fear, fled back to the guild and confessed everything to me."

Aize glanced at him and threw a blood-stained confession in front of him with an expressionless face.

"Duke Auchinleck? But according to your subordinates, it was you who gave the order."

The president shook his head violently:

"No, absolutely not! Why would I do such a thing?"

"Then this confession..."

"A confession is just a confession after all. Perhaps Lord Aize was too harsh during the interrogation, so he just randomly accused someone to exonerate himself?"

Gregory was very satisfied with his prepared speech.

Yes, that's right, someone wants to kill you.

But that was ordered by the Duke of Auchinleck outside the city, and I was completely unaware of it.

What? You said the captured assassin identified me?

That was a confession you made under torture, so it doesn't count.

Anyway, you have no evidence other than your confession - unless you actually run out of the city and confront the Duke of Auchinleck who is surrounding the city.

If Aize could really do such a stupid thing, then Auchinleck would probably laugh wildly and let his subordinates arrange a plan for him to disappear from the world.

Can't do it?

If you have no evidence, just wait and see.

He used the conflicts among the nobles to divert the focus of the matter, muddy the waters and make it come to nothing.

The president has repeated similar practices many times before, and it has always worked.

He firmly believed that this time would be no exception.

As long as Arthur, the Regent who was tied to him by the same rope, came out and played dirty, everything would go smoothly as planned...

Boom! ! !

The door of the study was suddenly kicked open, and Heidi, the princess, appeared there.

Compared to when they parted a few hours ago, her eyes were bloodshot and her face was unusually pale.

Coupled with the expression of wanting to eat someone, it looks extremely terrifying.

She rushed straight to Aize's desk and took a few glances at the tied-up president.

Then he turned to Aize and asked:

"Can I ask him a few questions?"

"light."

The moment she got Aize's permission, Heidi's suppressed emotions completely erupted.

She grabbed Gregory, who was much taller than her, and pulled him up from the chair, pulling him in front of her, and yelled in a voice that was almost a roar:

"Arthur ordered you to do this, right? Tell me! Where is he now?!"

For the past few hours, Heidi has been looking for the whereabouts of her uncle Arthur.

Holding on to the only bit of hope, she expected the other party to prove his innocence in the name of the Arte family and prove that he had nothing to do with the assassination and the tragedy in the royal capital.

However, it backfired.

Not to mention proving his innocence, he has even completely disappeared, which almost confirms the worst guess once again.

Therefore, Heidi, who was oppressed to the limit by various emotions, came over as soon as she heard that the guild president was arrested by Aize.

I look forward to venting my emotions while also finding the answers I want here.

In the face of the princess's anger, Gregory still tried to hold on to the end.

He still brought out the same rhetoric as before:

"Princess, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! What happened last night was done by my subordinates under the orders of Duke Auchinleck. Of course, even so, I am indeed responsible for not supervising strictly. The guild is willing to... Ahhhhhhh——"

Halfway through the words, they turned into miserable cries.

This set of rhetoric, which embodies all the elements that Heidi hates the most, is like adding fuel to the fire for her.

The princess and hero, who had almost lost her mind, broke several of the opponent's ribs with a single punch.

"Don't say these useless things! I'm telling you, even if you're not the mastermind, the fact that your bastards are involved in the assassination of Aize is enough for me to shatter you ten times over! Tell me! Where is Arthur now!?"

The president boasted that he was familiar with the nobles' rules of the game and used them as a bargaining chip to please everyone.

But he forgot one thing.

In this royal capital surrounded by blood plague and where rituals and music have collapsed, there are no rules anymore.

Confession? Evidence? Legality?

Not required.

I'll kill you if I say so. There's no need to cause so much trouble.

Aize originally wanted to play with him in this way, but this role was obviously more suitable for Heidi.

It was a blessing in disguise.

The president, realizing his own stupidity, finally came to his senses after hearing that his biggest backer, Regent Arthur, was missing, and realized what kind of situation he was facing.

After a painful struggle, he finally replied in a trembling voice:

"Yes... He ordered us to do it! The incident in the capital, the assassination of Lord Aize! But I don't know where he is now!"

Chapter 84 The Facts Are Like a Mountain

For the guild, no matter what they did specifically in this disaster, it would not change their status as tools.

Gregory, the president, was well aware of this and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

After all, this is how so-called adventurers have always survived and made money.

But on the other hand, since it is a tool, it must be used by people in order to play a role and have value.

And now, Arthur, who was the tool user, actually ran away first, so there was naturally no need for Gregory to persist.

The most reasonable option right now is to say everything that needs to be said as soon as possible and put all the responsibility on Arthur.

"Last night... No, no, no, not last night, it was a few days ago. A few days ago, when Lord Aize just arrived in the capital, the Regent ordered us to teach Lord Aize a lesson."

"But we... uh, we know how powerful Lord Aize is. How could someone like us be able to scam him? So we never took action..."

He never forgets to flatter the other person in his words and deeds, and at the same time makes excuses for himself.

"Besides, Your Highness, Princess, went through so much trouble to invite Lord Aize here. You also gave him the command of the royal capital. We definitely can't..."

Bang!!!!!!!

Impatient Heidi slapped the other person hard, which made Gregory dizzy and even flew out, hitting the chair and falling to the ground.

"Stop chirping and get to the point!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Gregory endured the dizziness brought about by the brave man's angry attack, struggled to stand up, and nodded and bowed to Heidi in fear and trepidation.

"Last night, Lord Arthur suddenly came to us, scolded us, and blamed us for not taking action against Lord Aize earlier... We had no choice but to... do what we did last night..."

The so-called art of language.

When the facts are set in stone, they use certain rhetoric in other places to make it seem like they are forced to collude with the government and have no choice.

Before I knew it, I had thrown half of the pot away.

However, Heidi now has no energy to care about these details.

The assassination of Aize last night was planned by Arthur.

Your closest relative is actually suspected of murdering the person you work with most and the one you love most.

This fact alone was enough to make her collapse.

Heidi took two steps back, her body trembling, and she almost fell to the ground - this was the number of times she had almost fainted in the past day.

But she grabbed the table beside her and supported her body before falling.

Because it’s not time to lose consciousness yet.

There are more important things to figure out.

"I understand this, what else?"

Heidi held her burning forehead and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

"What exactly is the matter of the royal capital you mentioned..."

"Stop asking!"

Aize spoke up, interrupting Heidi.

At the same time, he stood up and blocked her way, reaching out and grabbing her shoulders to prevent her from falling to the ground.

He knew exactly what Heidi was going to ask, what the answer was, and what the answer meant to Heidi.

It could lead to her complete breakdown.

Even collapse.

It would be better to let her take some time off first.

"You've exhausted yourself. Go take a rest first. Leave the rest to me."

"Thank you, Aize, but no..."

Heidi forced a smile and shook her head:

"I must know the truth. This is my responsibility as a princess and a member of the royal family!"

In the past, I always avoided problems and threw them all to Aize.

Now that she's determined to change, Heidi will never make the same mistake again.

Whatever this means to me.

After saying that, she gently pushed Aize's body away, stared at Gregory and continued to ask:

"What did you just say, that Arthur ordered you to do the things in the capital? What did you mean?!"

"It's referring to...it's referring to the blood plague!"