His voice rang out, firm and decisive.
The people around him exchanged glances.
Arthur, holding the cat, kept smiling.
"Is it because you swore an oath?"
The old man gave Arthur an approving look and nodded.
"That's right.
This concerns the honor of several nobles, so I cannot freely tell anyone-all I can say is that the way this check was made is extremely similar to the one from back then.
In fact, you could call them identical.
It must be those two fugitives committing another crime.
They've already lost an accomplice, yet they still refuse to repent!"
As he spoke, the old man smiled at Arthur.
Then, without waiting for anyone to reply, he pushed himself up with his cane and slowly headed outside.
"I'm going to get back to my card game."
"You're welcome to join me if you're interested."
Standing in the hallway, the old man extended an invitation to Arthur, but Arthur did not accept outright-he knew that the man had once been one of the Old Lion's financial advisers.
Even retired, he warranted caution.
In fact, his retirement was all the more reason to be wary.
"I'm not very good at cards."
Having learned everything he wanted to know, Arthur said this and gestured for Dico to help the old man.
As the probationary officer escorted the old man out, they passed Andy.
They nodded in greeting, then continued with their respective tasks. Andy did not pause for even a moment. He hurried back into the villa and shouted.
"Fire!"
"Jondis's house is on fire!"
"There are two bodies inside!"
Their suspicions were confirmed one after another, verifying an answer that had already been all but certain.
Just then, Arthur heard footsteps.
They approached rapidly from a distance, carrying a certain urgency, heading straight for