Magellan froze for a moment, then asked blankly, "What do you mean?"
"If that pirate had reached the fifth level and sparked a riot, who would bear the greatest responsibility?" Longinus asked, guiding him along.
"The person in charge of the fifth level... wouldn't that be me?" Magellan suddenly came to his senses, cold sweat pouring down his back.
"Let me ask you this: what happened just now that drew most of our attention away and allowed the pirate disguised among the guards to naturally escape to the next level?"
"The fight that nearly broke out between King and me." Magellan answered mechanically, then abruptly snapped awake. "You mean that pirate was deliberately released by King?"
"That's right. No wonder he deliberately provoked me with his words. He wanted to shift our attention to the fight."
"It's still hard to say, but that is indeed a possibility," Longinus said cautiously.
"Not a possibility—it was definitely him!" Magellan said through gritted teeth. "He's been dissatisfied with me for a long time. He must have wanted to use this chance to bring me down completely."
"That bastard has completely lost his mind! To deal with me, he was willing to incite a riot! No, I'm going to find him right now!"
Seeing Magellan about to storm off in a fury, Longinus grabbed him. "Don't be rash. What would you accomplish by confronting him now? This is only our speculation. Without evidence, Warden Alvis can't remove him just because a pirate escaped."
"Ah! Brother Longinus, you should have warned me sooner. If we had taken that pirate away before King got to him, we might have been able to torture the truth out of him!" Magellan complained, though the way he addressed Longinus kept growing more familiar.
"It would have been useless. Even