Just like that, Mayor Delmon was arrested by the Royal Guard. Naturally, evidence was also found in his office proving that he had embezzled municipal funds and ordered the orphanage burned down and Director Teresa killed. With all those crimes combined... there was no way he was getting away.
And so, this matter was finally and completely settled. Congratulations, congratulations.
However...
"I still feel like something isn't quite right..."
Watching Mayor Delmon being carried away, Colos wore a complicated expression.
"What isn't right? Isn't this perfectly right?"
Fang Zheng appeared quite calm.
"Look, Delmon has been arrested, and all the evidence has been found. He can't escape this time... What else is there?"
"But... I still feel like this method is a little strange..."
"You're overthinking it."
Fang Zheng patted Colos on the shoulder.
"Look, even though I had you call in the Royal Guard, one of their primary duties was to protect your safety, right? You came here to confront Delmon, so was it wrong to have the Royal Guard secretly protect you? Besides, it wasn't like we forced him to act. He could have broken down in tears, admitted his mistakes, and said he was willing to repent and reform. But he stubbornly refused to repent, released Demon Beasts, and even used his ancient relic to try to kill us. Those are all facts, aren't they?"
"That is true, but..."
Colos still looked strange.
"But I still feel like something is wrong."
"You just hold yourself to standards that are too high. Being flexible in response to changing circumstances is important too. I understand that you don't want to use your authority to interfere in this sort of dispute, but what you want to do and what you can do are two different things. Of course, we could