"Mr. Fang Zheng!!"
When Fang Zheng and Fie left the inn again, Colos hurriedly followed them out.
"Do you know something?"
"Hmm?"
"Mayor Delmon seemed rather off just now. You said those things under those circumstances... did you figure something out?"
"Oh? As expected of Her Highness the Princess. Your powers of observation are quite sharp."
Hearing Colos's words, Fang Zheng chuckled, while Colos frowned unhappily.
"Please don't tease me! Don't tell me you think Mayor Delmon was the one who planned it..."
"Just a guess."
Naturally, Fang Zheng would not be foolish enough to tell her the truth. He merely shrugged.
"According to Starlight Technology's intelligence, the mayor recently planned to develop a luxury villa district along the coast. He had invested a great deal of money in it himself. Well, to be fair, if I were developing a villa district specifically for nobles and the upper class, I wouldn't want a filthy, run-down orphanage sitting right next to it either—it would obviously affect property values."
"How could this be..."
Colos's face immediately turned pale. Then she bit her lip.
"Can we ask the Bracer Guild to handle this?"
"I'm afraid not. The reason the Bracer Guild can exist is precisely because it has no law enforcement authority over sitting officials. That is also why governments in every country permit it to exist. After all, an organization like the Bracer Guild can easily help cover up certain private crimes."
Fang Zheng was not exactly wrong. The governments of various countries were not idiots. From Fang Zheng's perspective as a ruler, the Bracer Guild weakened the close connection between the state and its people. But on the other hand, its existence also created a gap in national law enforcement—the Bracer Guild protected civilians, while the military mainly maintained national stability