When the Third Prince reached the mansion, he opened all the rooms inside the mansion, trying to find anything useful from them.
But when he reached Count Leinberd's office, he dropped his jaw, realizing what had happened.
The entire room was a mess as if someone had just entered and tried to find something hidden in this room. And seeing how there were no broken windows or conflicts earlier, it was clear that the other party had found their objective and ran away without anyone noticing.
"!!!" The Third Prince gritted his teeth. He was angry at a few things. The first one was the incompetence of his subordinates, who couldn't even find out what was happening inside the mansion.
He also directed his anger at Marquis Walford. Before handling this situation, there were only a few involved parties.
The countess had done her job well. He was supposed to have the book already, but it was stolen by Count Leinberd and Marquis Walford.
Marquis Walford seemed to have understood the importance of the book, so he also conducted a massacre to silence Count Leinberd and retrieve the real book.
And there was someone who was strong enough to do it without his subordinates noticing.
'If I'm not wrong, Marquis Walford has a former knight of the Demon Banner Army. He was once a member of the Demon Beholder Squad's Zero Squad. His current strength should be Spirit Grandmaster…'
The Third Prince fell silent, knowing where he had to go next. Since Marquis Walford tried to take what he wanted, he had to take action personally.
He looked at the subordinates who carried out the massacre. He wanted to kill them right away, but he had lost too many subordinates in the past few days. So, he changed his plan.
"I give you one more chance. Go back and bring two Spirit Grandmasters to me. We are heading to Marquis Walford's territory. Remember, you only have three days. If you fail this time…" The Third Prince didn't finish his words, but the meaning was already clear.
Three days were already close to impossible. They had to run with all their strength tirelessly. But if they couldn't do it, they would die.
So, these four could only obey him just to keep their lives.
They immediately disappeared from the mansion while the Third Prince looked around first to find out what was going on. He also wanted to find something that the other party had missed.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find anything.
And the city was soon shocked by the massacre that happened on this day. However, even if the Royal Family got involved in the investigation, the only trace that remained was that of the Third Prince.
Although the current king had won the throne war, it didn't mean the Third Prince was stripped of all his power. He still had enough power to fight the current king to a standstill for a few years.
So, the current king might have to choose to ignore this fact while trying to find a way to further reduce the Third Prince's strength before eradicating him in one go.
And the marquis, who became the scapegoat, didn't realize that his current life had been targeted by the Third Prince.
Though, there was one thing that everyone didn't know. The real culprit for the count's assassination was not those people. Instead, it was a third party not related to them.
…
Sleeping Flower Brothel.
Anna, who had just finished her job, took off her tight suit that looked similar to the assassins under the Third Prince.
While she was trying to change her clothes, someone knocked on the door.
"Miss Anna. This is Illia."
"Come in," replied Anna while putting on her clothes.
When Illia entered, she glanced at the black clothes on the floor but didn't say anything.
"I have entered the mansion and killed the count. However, not much could be found." Anna sighed while tossing a few scrolls and books. "These are the account books as well as some other important records about the count's transaction. It should be useful for your investigation.
"Though, I don't think Count Leinberd is connected directly to the Supreme Devil Organization. So, we might have to go to Marquis Walford after this."
Illia nodded. "Our people have spotted a few people coming out of the city. Their identities are quite special and they left the city in a hurry as if they were doing something risky. I believe the other party is moving toward the marquis as well. So, I suggest that we should wait for a bit before going there."
"Alright." Anna nodded. "But we don't have much time either. And I don't think we will have a lot of opportunities in Marquis Walford's mansion."
"Actually, Sir Noel has solved this problem." Illia shook her head.
"What do you mean?" Anna frowned, wondering if Noel had told her all the plans or not.
"I might be with you right now, but this entire operation involves our leader as well. He is leading a team to set up an ambush for Marquis Walford's group. We have also sent some fake birds to give information about the massacre. By making it look like multiple organizations reporting about what happened in this city, we could force the royal family to hear about this matter."
"!!!" Anna widened her eyes. "By ambushing them, we could force the marquis to come out of his mansion. And we shall use that time to infiltrate his mansion. Even if he doesn't come out, the biggest threat will be leaving the mansion to take care of this matter personally due to the importance of the task.
"So, we can find more things from the marquis before the Third Prince's group arrives…" Anna looked down, realizing what Noel wanted to do.
She never thought that Noel had prepared everything. And the chaos that he brought wouldn't be small.
"I see. It seems that chaos is necessary for him." Anna nodded with a serious expression. She glanced at Illia, asking, "When are we leaving the city?"
"At dusk."
"Got it. I'll get some rest to recover my stamina."
