Emerald City, Sunset Temple, altar.

Under the solemn and dignified statue of the Sunset Goddess, Tales stood before the altar with his hands behind his back, expressionless as he looked down at a corpse on the floor. ### "This is the assassin himself." ### The coroner crouching on the floor tremulously pulled away the white cloth covering the corpse's face, revealing the unfamiliar face of a middle-aged man. ### "After examining the scene, we deduced that he realized he couldn't escape after the assassination, so he took his own life out of guilt... We're still confirming the assassin's identity and doing everything we can to investigate whether he had any accomplices..." ### Tales said nothing, merely observing in silence. ### Inside the temple, the Star Lake Guards and Emerald soldiers who had accompanied the Prince automatically guarded the key passages and stood watch along the walls. Every one of them wore a solemn expression and a frightening gaze, making the atmosphere even heavier and more murderous. ### Even the Alert Officers, who were in charge of investigating the case and hurrying back and forth, did not dare breathe too loudly. ### "We found a Suicide Note on him, but we didn't dare open it without authorization. We've been waiting for Your Highness to decide," the Head of Vigilant Hall of the Goddess District had personally come to the scene. With reminders from his assistants, he nervously offered up a letter, doing his best to appear neither servile nor arrogant and to demonstrate his professionalism. "However, we have reason to believe that this criminal had been plotting for a long time, came prepared, and had a clear target..." ### Wyatt wanted to step forward, but Tales reached out without hesitation, took the assassin's Suicide Note, unfolded it, and began reading. The more he read, the deeper