"So this was the image the Sodoma royal family had in the minds of the kingdom's citizens?"
Aaron had never paid much attention to such matters before, and hearing it now truly gave him a fright.
"And although the current king was a fellow with a terrible reputation, he was otherwise fairly normal, so people accepted him... Have the kingdom's citizens lowered their standards this much now?"
At the same time, he roughly understood why the Prophet Daily had not had police officers come knocking at its door.
Because the Sodoma royal family itself did not care much about its reputation in this regard!
"Of course, even so, the force behind the Prophet Daily must be quite powerful, or it couldn't withstand the fallout... Even if the royal family doesn't care, plenty of government departments still do..."
"Thinking more darkly, perhaps some big shot in Parliament is secretly backing it, smearing the royal family's name and striking at its authority..."
Aaron had once been an earl, after all, and was quite familiar with the filthy tricks of political gamesmanship.
At that moment, Balkin brought up the real matter. "'Madman' Carl left me a message. He said there's progress on the previous commission, and he can give you the investigation report tonight."
"That fast?"
Aaron was slightly surprised, then felt the urge to clutch his head.
He had originally thought that William might bring him a little amusement, but he had never expected him to be so careless!
That night, at the Hunter Bar.
Inside the office.
'Madman' Carl strode in. Seeing no alcohol, he could not help looking disappointed. "I thought a bar owner's office would definitely have some good liquor hidden away..."
"Not everyone who sells liquor likes drinking it..."
Aaron tossed over a roll of banknotes. "Did