The Intis Republic's intelligence agency...
Several veteran Nighthawks fell silent. Most of them had served in Backlund for many years and often dealt with the military and even nobles, so they were no strangers to the various "little maneuvers" carried out beneath the surface between great powers. Yet they had rarely come into contact with the name "Bureau 8."
Once a case became connected to foreign spies, even if the other party was also a Beyonder, it had to be handed over to the military's MI9. The Three Great Churches often ended up covered in trouble, yet gained nothing useful from it.
That was also why the Three Great Churches had repeatedly pressured the royal family in recent years, trying to send personnel into the military. Unfortunately, King George III and the forces within the military had always tried to prevent it by every possible means.
Of course, as the church with the closest cooperation with the navy, the Church of Storms still possessed certain intelligence advantages over the Church of Evernight and the Church of Steam.
Leonard and Daly had both been transferred to the Backlund Diocese only in recent months and knew nothing about these internal disputes. Hearing Soest's words, both showed interested expressions.
Soest was very satisfied with everyone's reactions, especially Daly's. He shifted his sitting position and continued:
"Based on our preliminary analysis, Lily Granger was likely targeted because of a box she obtained. Before his disappearance, Sherick Madan, an Intis student at the Technical College, gave the box to her. It was later placed in our custody.
"After investigation, the mysteriously vanished Sherick Madan was likely connected to Beklang Jean Madan, the Intis ambassador who was assassinated two months ago. We wanted to use this matter to lure out those hiding behind the scenes. You