After completing the treatment, Hudson slipped away at once, giving no one a chance to ask him to stay.
Reason told him that the royal family was nothing but a huge trouble at the moment.
On the surface, Caesar IV had been cursed, which settled the earlier events. But political struggles had never been something that could be calmed by a reasonable explanation.
The Conservative Faction had lost its grounds to challenge the emperor, but they could still target the emperor's underlings. Those who had participated in the coup did not have "curse protection."
The assassination attempt that had just occurred was an even deadlier weapon. If they dug deep enough, they would certainly drag a whole lot of people into it.
The lost Caesar IV might not care about the consequences, but once he regained his senses, he would immediately realize how many foolish things he had done recently.
Out of a monarch's instincts, he would also find a way to protect his underlings.
Looking across the entire Alpha Empire, aside from the emperor himself, only Hudson had the ability to confront the Conservative Faction head-on.
Hudson naturally wanted nothing to do with such a thankless task that offered no tangible benefits and merely offended people.
Besides, the royal family itself was far from peaceful. Alpha I had not appeared during Caesar IV's treatment.
It was practically as if the word "suspicion" had been written directly across his face.
If Caesar IV had died, then without evidence, the royal family's leading figures would most likely have chosen to let the matter rest.
After all, Alpha I was no longer alone. He had a group of followers under him, and if they truly came to blows, the royal family's strength would inevitably suffer greatly.
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