With the two fakes dealt with, this mission had yielded one Imperial Arm and two Ministerial Arms.
It had been quite a haul. As for the identity of the person behind it all, that had also been uncovered.
He was, surprisingly, an official dispatched by the Noble Faction, one of the three political forces in the Imperial Capital.
By the way, this Millennium Empire truly was rotten to the core, but the fact that the court had been shaped into a three-way balance of power was no small feat either.
The Imperial Capital's political arena was divided into three factions. One was the Noble Faction, led by the Prime Minister.
Another was the Powerful Faction, made up of many generals led by General Budo.
The last was known as the Clear Stream Faction. Simply put, most of them pursued clean and upright politics.
What they did in secret, however, was another matter. In Falan's view, the Clear Stream Faction might not be any more honorable than the Noble Faction.
They might even be more detestable than the Noble Faction, since they could kill people while ruining their reputations in the process.
Of course, Falan was merely recalling the contents of the diary while riding in the carriage.
After all, once they escorted the Imperial Arm back to the Imperial Capital, he and Mikael, as the people in charge of investigating the child abuse and murder case, would surely be summoned before the court.
"Isaac, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about how to make trouble for them. That noble went too far when he made his move."
"Mm, he really did go too far. He knew the Justice Department Forces were stationed there, yet he still sent people to impersonate us."
"..." Falan did not reply, because that