By the time Xiao Ran finished the work in his hands, he stood up from his chair and shook his slightly aching wrists. He smiled and shook his head at Cruze. "I never expected that after only two years away, so many matters would have piled up within Orb that needed handling. So many documents that Cagalli should have dealt with long ago only ended up in my hands now. I really have no idea what this cabinet and this country have been doing for the past two years."
"I have a general understanding of what has been happening in this country, especially during the period when Cagalli and the Ceran father and son ruled together. You could say that everything the princess was able to come into contact with was what the Ceran Family wanted her to see. What a carefree princess, living in a fairy tale." Cruze smiled faintly and sat down on the sofa. The two were already very familiar with each other, so Cruze naturally understood that Xiao Ran's words were merely a dissatisfied complaint, though they also revealed the discontent and faint anger in his heart.
What Xiao Ran had just dealt with was not merely the postwar report Bargyll had brought back for him. There had also been accumulated matters concealed by the Ceran Family, as well as the division of the Ceran Family's assets—some confiscated, some used to compensate those who had suffered losses or harm because of them.
The Ceran Family had done quite a lot over the past two years, yet those matters had only been uncovered and delivered to Xiao Ran's desk after the family fell from power. What he saw truly angered him, while also giving him a deeper understanding of Cagalli's ability to govern.
After Xiao Ran sat