"What a miserable end!"
Deep in the forest, an Imperial Guard shook his head as he looked at Jaz's head and spoke to his companion:
"He would have been better off if we had captured him."
When the Silent Prayer Mercenary Group left, they did not bury the bodies of the Golden Eagle Mercenary Group members.
As a result, the scene had long since been ravaged beyond recognition by monsters.
The monsters had torn the severed limbs and entrails everywhere. It had taken the two Imperial Guards quite some effort to barely locate Jaz's head after it had been gnawed on by monsters.
"I didn't expect us to still arrive too late."
The other Imperial Guard shook his head helplessly, crouched down, and stared at Jaz's deathly, unclosed eyes before saying coldly:
"Left Thousand-Household, who was secretly investigating Embiid, has already been placed under house arrest by the Shadow Moon Azure Wolf.
"The Imperial Forest Guard, Soaring Dragon Guard, and Golden Guard are unwilling to help us either.
"Now our only lead has been severed. Investigating the identities of the people behind the scenes will be extremely difficult."
The mosquitoes attracted by the stench buzzed chaotically, making the two Imperial Guards even more irritable.
With Left Thousand-Household captured, their unauthorized investigation outside the city might already have been exposed.
If they could not obtain valid evidence, they would return only to be held accountable and suspended.
For the Imperial Guards, who were already being targeted and whose reputation was worsening by the day, their situation would become even more unbearable.
Hearing Qiao Geng's words, the Imperial Guard asked in confusion:
"Qiao Geng, Embiid has already confessed, and the people from the Mage Association verified what he said. Why does the branch still want to investigate the Golden Eagle Mercenary Group?"