Several acquaintances looked at one another and began discussing in low voices.
Everyone knew that something had happened to the Investigation Corps, and that the King had urgently recalled the two of them to answer for it. Who would dare walk straight into the line of fire?
Wouldn't that be courting death? Seeing them turn and leave, they were completely different from before.
"I never expected that once those profit-driven old fools decided we were no longer useful, they would stop fawning over us like they used to." Captain Levi snorted coldly and did not bother arguing with them. When the King learned of their return, his face had been full of shock, yet he still urgently summoned several nobles and elders.
Several nobles and elders hurried over, fully aware of the situation, yet they did not expose the King's little schemes.
The King looked down at them from above, a calculating glint flashing through his eyes as he effortlessly shifted the responsibility onto several elders and Father Nick.
Father Nick had never been satisfied with the Investigation Corps as a whole. Now that they had made a mistake, he naturally refused to let it go. His words and manner were exceedingly arrogant, completely unlike before.
Captain Levi was about to make a move when Su Yang stopped him at the critical moment. Su Yang stepped forward neither humbly nor arrogantly and spoke with the King. The King regarded him with a hint of appreciation, seemingly not expecting him to have matured so much and become even more composed than before.
"I do not know what exactly happened to you this time. I entrusted the entire unit to you, so do not make me worry about such matters again!" the King said calmly as he set down the object in