Himeria moved quickly. While Fang Zheng was driving toward the fortress, he received her report—and its contents gave him quite a shock.
"What did you say?"
Fang Zheng slammed on the brakes and stared at the radio in astonishment as Himeria's voice came through.
"I have contacted Philis, sir. According to her report, not long ago, the Intelligence Department publicly declared that the Royal Guard was suspected of treason and arrested them. Some members of the Royal Guard escaped, including Lieutenant Yulia Schwarzer. The Royal Capital is currently under martial law..."
Hearing Himeria's report, not only Fang Zheng but Estelle, Joshua, and Tita were all stunned.
"The Intelligence Department arrested the Royal Guard? What did Her Majesty the Queen say?"
"Her Majesty the Queen has not made an appearance."
"...I understand."
Fang Zheng nodded slightly.
"Keep watching them. Report to me immediately if anything happens."
"Yes."
After giving the order, Fang Zheng gripped the steering wheel and narrowed his eyes at the road ahead. Seeing that he was not moving, Tita was clearly getting anxious.
"Brother Fang Zheng, hurry and save my grandpa!"
"Wait, Tita. Something is wrong here."
"Huh?"
"Do you remember? On the screen earlier, we all saw those people change into Royal Guard uniforms and swagger out of the Central Factory."
"...Yeah."
Though they did not know why Fang Zheng was asking, Estelle and Joshua nodded.
"I kept thinking about something back then. There are so many troops in the Liberl Kingdom. Why did they specifically choose to impersonate the Royal Guard? If they wanted to avoid being discovered, they could have worn ordinary military uniforms. Then we would have had nowhere to start when investigating afterward, wouldn't we?"
"Now that you mention it..."
At Fang Zheng's question, Joshua's eyes lit up.
"Could that have been why