Over the next few days, Kyle changed his appearance and disguised himself as an inspecting knight, wandering between the Blackrock Army, Thousand Forts Army, and New City Construction Labor Camp.
Five days later, using reconnaissance methods, Kyle secretly arrested eighteen suspects.
At night, accompanied by Kyle, Velin arrived at an underground prison.
This place had originally been a castle. Due to the impact of the Floating City destroying the Abyss Gate, followed by an earthquake, it had fallen directly into a deep pit. Since it happened to lie within the main camp's boundaries, it was renovated and turned into a prison.
Standing beside the cells, Kyle pointed at the eighteen people inside the iron cages and introduced them. "My lord, these eighteen are the suspects I arrested."
"The three on the far left are soldiers of the Thousand Forts Army. They passed information outside through a cook, so their suspicions are relatively minor."
"The seven in the middle are administrators from the New City Construction Labor Camp. They were originally nobles who defected to us. Because they performed well, they were appointed as labor supervisors. Recently, they have been frequently entering and leaving the labor camp, and their behavior has been strange."
"The eight on the right are somewhat special. Their backgrounds are complicated, but they all share one thing in common: they are mistresses kept by the sons of Thousand Forts Army nobles."
Velin walked up to one of the iron cages and crouched down, looking at the woman imprisoned within. She was around twenty years old and very beautiful.
Inside the cage, the young woman had intended to seduce the Black-haired Youth before her, but when she saw the icy look in his eyes, she froze on the spot.
"Have they been interrogated?"
"Not yet."
Seeing this, Velin