"Mr. President, the investigation results are in. There were indeed traces of magic arrays outside Qidanlu Town, but they were extremely faint. More than two hundred possible magic arrays could be inferred from them, so we cannot determine which one it was."
"We don't need to know which magic array it was. Knowing there were traces of one is enough." Xu Yi smiled faintly. "You did well, but let's end the investigation here. There's no need to continue."
The man in black standing before Xu Yi with his head bowed looked up in surprise. "We're not continuing the investigation? Mr. President, this is clearly a plot against our guild, and possibly against the foundation as well. Are you really going to let those people get away with it?"
"I never said I would let them get away with it." Xu Yi shook his head. "But as far as this matter goes, knowing that certain people are trying to pull something is enough. Handling the incident itself is something Freya and the others should consider, not me. After all, I'm no longer the president of the Xinfei Merchant Guild, am I?"
"Mr. President, that's not..."
Xu Yi raised a hand to interrupt him.
"Ruo Ke, let me remind you again: I'm no longer the president of the Xinfei Merchant Guild. Don't keep calling me that. It could cause misunderstandings."
The man in black, whom he had called Ruo Ke, pursed his lips. He agreed aloud, but inwardly remained unconvinced.
Although President Freya was the president's own daughter, in his eyes, she could never compare to the president himself.
"Then, Pres... Xu..." Ruo Ke opened his mouth, suddenly realizing that without the familiar "Mr. President," he did not know what to call Xu Yi.
"You can call me Count, too. Whatever else