Decision

When Chairman Brewer entered the meeting room, the eight supervisors were already seated and waiting for him. The moment they saw him, they all rose to their feet.

"Sit down," Chairman Brewer said, waving a hand.

Naturally, the eight supervisors could not sit down immediately. Only after Chairman Brewer had taken his seat did they sit down one after another.

"I called you all here to discuss the matter concerning Duke Arthur," Chairman Brewer said as he looked at the supervisors.

"Duke Arthur is far too arrogant. He should be severely punished!" one supervisor immediately said, making his stance clear.

This supervisor had long understood Chairman Brewer's attitude and knew that he was deeply dissatisfied with Duke Arthur. At a time like this, he needed to step forward and support his superior.

"We are not discussing that today. We are discussing the compensation owed for August and Job's attack on Duke Arthur," Chairman Brewer interrupted him and said in a deep voice.

None of the supervisors here were simple figures. Every one of them had powerful backers, so even if Chairman Brewer was displeased, he would not voice it to their faces.

"But August and Job have already been killed," the supervisor said in confusion.

"Who says they were killed? They are merely missing. Since no bodies have been found, they must have fled in fear of punishment," Chairman Brewer said indifferently.

Only then did the eight supervisors understand that the situation had changed.

All the nobles throughout God's Great World believed that August, a Level 5 Temple Knight, and Job, a Level 5 Temple Knight, had been killed, but Chairman Brewer had simply ignored that conclusion.

On the grounds that no bodies had been found, Chairman Brewer had not declared August and Job dead.

If August and Job were