A few hours ago, when Pedi and Hannina were still on their way to the town of Tyre.

The Chief of Guard, Sir Gus El, realised the gravity of the matter after receiving specific information about the attack on the guards who had been attacked, as well as the news of the attack on the premises of the Tyre Guard.

So, he suppressed this information and asked his assistant to contact the Imperial Prime Minister, Duke Nick.

Before reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, he needed to exchange some views with Duke Nick.

An hour later, in the reception room of the Prime Minister's Office at Lion Castle, Duke Nick and Sir Gus El sat facing each other, with neither tea nor pastries on the iron table in the middle, and no one around.

This reception room is a secret reception room in the Prime Minister's Office, and the walls are surrounded by hemlock wood from the Clan, and the magic runes carved into it can prevent all eavesdropping.

"One of my secret agents was killed while investigating the case of the under-secretary of the military department, along with eleven other guards, including a local chief of the guards. ”

Without fussy politeness or etiquette, Gus El confronted the subject, staring at the dancing flame of the candles on the candelabra of the iron table, his deep words with a hint of anger in them.

"So that secret agent of yours may have found out something, or even touched the truth?" Duke Nick leaned forward with his arms against his knees, his fingers quietly rubbing his temples.

"Perhaps. "And the police station in the town of Tyre, where he went, was attacked by the same gang at the same time, and all the guards in the town were killed, even the guards who were out on patrol and on leave at home were secretly assassinated!"

"Are you kidding?" Duke Nick lowered his hands, the news could no longer make him relax, "they are openly challenging the authority of the Empire..."

"Put that bullshit Imperial authority down for now, Duke Nick. Sir Gus El interrupted the Grand Duke, "Listen to me first, my time is limited, and in half an hour I will have to report to His Majesty the Emperor, and there are some matters to be dealt with within the Guard!"

"You..."

"We have limited time, Duke!" Gus El did not give Archduke Nick a chance to speak, and said in a deep voice, "I must explain to you one thing, before Baron Gordon El was assassinated, he came to me and provided me with some information..."

"What kind of information?" asked the Duke.

"There's no information, well... I mean, he said something to me. Gus El subconsciously lowered his voice, "He told me that there is a group of people in the empire who are planning a plot that is enough to subvert the entire Locke Empire..."

"No one can subvert the Empire, Sir, our rule is as solid as a rock!" Duke Nick couldn't help but interrupt.

"Of course, that's what I thought at first, but now I'm a little shaken!" Gus El leaned back on the couch, "I wouldn't have thought before that someone would openly challenge the authority of the Guards, you know what that means." ”

The Duke leaned back on the sofa unconsciously, Gus El's meaning was obvious, he just wanted to tell the Prime Minister of the Empire that that group of people was not afraid of any means of the Empire at all, and they had a way to deal with it.

"Baron Gordon El said that he was also a member of this organization before, this group of people called themselves 'Tower of Dawn', and the Baron was able to be promoted to the position of Deputy Minister of the Imperial Military Department so quickly, it was this organization that was pushing in the shadows, imagine the power of this organization, they could even decide the position of the Deputy Chief of the Imperial Military Department. ”

Gus El shook his head with a wry smile, "Their plan is almost over, and the Baron told me he'd get to hear everything about the organization's plan, but the day before he was going to report back to me..."

At this, Ser Gus El fell silent.

"Did Gordon Eyre remind you of anything before he died?" Duke Nick had begun to pay attention.

"War with the Orcs, the Baron reminded me that the first part of the Tower of Dawn project may be a war with the Orcs. ”

"War with orcs?" Duke Nick frowned, "How could it involve orcs?"

Sir nodded, "He shouldn't be lying, according to intelligence, the orcs may be waging a large-scale war against the Empire between May and July, and this group of people may want to do something through this battlefield." ”

"This reminds me of one thing, you wait first..."

Grand Duke Nick walked quickly out of the reception room, and five minutes later, he walked in with a stack of papers.

"This was my work schedule half a month ago. "On the afternoon of the 29th, I was supposed to meet with Baron Gordon Ayr, and the discussion was about this war with the orcs. ”

Duke Nick looked down and recalled, "When the Baron was assassinated, my assistant told me that the Baron himself came to me on the afternoon of the 27th, but I was in the military port of Yekjar at that time to investigate the corruption of the fleet, so the time was set for the afternoon of the 29th. ”

"He may have known some secrets at that time, but he found out that he might have been exposed, and I became the object of his suspicion. Sir Gus El analyzed the situation, "Poor Gordon Eyre, he must have been helpless, he didn't even know who he could trust. ”

"Maybe. Nick frowned.

"I think I should leave, at this time His Majesty's emissary should be looking for me everywhere, and I need to appear in His Majesty's presence before he can reciprocate. Gus El stood up, "Maybe the next time we meet, I've been removed from my position as Chief of the Security Service's internal body... I think, you know what I mean by that. ”

"I'll take notice. Duke Nick nodded.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that the secret agent was Sir Pedy's lieutenant... Sir may be working on the case in Tyre right now. Gus El had a smile on his face.

Grand Duke Nick was stunned for a moment, and then said, "This is his duty. ”

Gus El smiled and walked away quickly. He was right, His Majesty the Emperor's Governor Bailly, the biggest intelligence chief of the Locke Empire, reported the news to Emperor Danediv XVI - Laubert Danediv as soon as he received the news.

His Majesty Laubert didn't want to pay attention, but Bailly told him that if you didn't want your Lion Castle to be attacked by a group of people who didn't even know their identities like the police in Tyre, it would be best to listen to Sir Gus El's report.

Although His Majesty the Emperor felt that his steward was exaggerating, he summoned Gus El...

On the other side, Duke Nick quickly flipped through the file he had brought with him after Gus El left, which was detailed information about the case of the apprentice in the blacksmith's shop, including various reports on Pedi's handling of the case.

"Kerman!" said Duke Nick in exchange for his assistant.

The door to the heavy reception room opened, and a lean young man entered.

"Contact the Marquis of Eden, the Minister of War, and Bailly, the Governor of Lion Castle, and ask them to come to my meeting room. ”

Grand Duke Nick was going to try these two first.