It didn't take long for Sean and group to break the encirclement of the city guards before they split into the same 5 teams and went in different directions. The teams did not return to Carmella's mansion as there would be even more city guards coming towards the southern part of the city as reinforcement and worst of all the city enforcement squad would probably investigate this matter as well, after all they had wreaked havoc in this mission.
Meanwhile within Faulen family headquarters the Merlin family, Blackwood family and Wilson family's city enforcement squad heads met with Golem family's enforcement squad leader who is also the captain of the enforcement squad and waited for their men to return with the information about the current situation on the southern are. Each family's enforcement head had sent a team consisting 5 members as scouts immediately after recieving the news about an attack in the southern part of the city and moved a team of 10 members, all proficient in combat to Golem family's headquarters to wait for the information.
"Damn, the city has been chaotic for a while. First, a prick has been kidnapping Academy students and now this. What do they think of us enforcers? as jokers!! Are they not afraid of facing the wrath of large clan? shouted the head enforcer of Wilson clan.
"Calm down Damien!! let's just wait for our scouts to return with the news" said Merlin family's head enforcer. While these two were talking, the blackwood clan's head enforcer just leaned against the wall and had his eyes closed and Golem clan's head enforcer was drinking coffee while waiting for his scouts. The enforcement squad was created by the four large clans in the city consisting of warriors who were either ex-mercenaries or ex-soldier and the heads of these enforcer squad were level 8 warriors with the exception of Golem clan's head enforcer, who is also the captain of all enforcement squad who is at level 9.
The enforcement squad are present in all large cities and is usually under the control of the large clans who hold power within the city. They were formed to protect the law and order within the city as well as protecting the city from invasion, identifying spies etc.
Soon a scout returned to the hall where the head enforcers were waiting and announced "Captain, the attack was on the Sapphire restaurant. Though we could not estimate the number of casualties, the entire Sapphire restaurant has been burnt down and the entire southern area patrol guards as well as the guards who were sent as reinforcement are dead. By the time the rest of the guards arrived, they only saw the dead guards littered on the floor and no signs of the criminals".
The head enforcers of Wilson, Merlin and Blackwood clan remained silent while looking at the man who was drinking coffee. "Damien, kampos bring your men to investigate the situation and check to see if there are any trail left by the culprits. I want clues within 24 hours. We are in charge of the safety and security of this city but these two months has raised doubts bout our efficiency. Don't forget that we are answerable to our clan and if they are not satisfied with our work, then we might as well kiss goodbye to our position as the head" said the head enforcer of Faulen clan, who is also the captain of the city enforcement squad.
Meanwhile, Sean and Lucy retreated through the pre planned route towards the eastern side of the city. Soon they arrived at a residential area where normal civilians lived before entering a two story apartment. "Lucy, where are we?" asked Sean to which Lucy brought Sean to the first floor and said "This is my home which I use when I am in the city. Come in make yourself comfortable" said Lucy as she was about to opened the main door.
"Wait a moment, Lucy. I need to remove my dress before entering the room. It has been exposed to poisonous gas. It will contaminate the room if I enter without removing them" said Sean as he proceeded to remove all his dress and stood in his shorts while Lucy turned towards the door hurriedly while thinking ' Damn does this guy have no shame. He is removing his clothes before a girl without any problem and most importantly his skin is so white and soft which is rare for a warrior '. Sean stood in his shorts as he moved the clothes to the system while asking it to dispose it of internally before proceeding to say "We can go in".
Sean entered to see a simple room with two sets of furniture with a coffee table in the center. Lucy switched on the lamp to brighten the hall as she went towards the room while saying "Wait a moment Sean, I will be back in a moment". Sean waited in the living room while wearing nothing but a shorts. Within a few moments Lucy returned while wearing a blue robe and said "Are you not going to change your dress" while looking at Sean who was still in his shorts. "I need to take a bath since there could be traces of the poisonous gas exposed to the skin. It's part of the protocol" said Sean as he looked at Lucy expecting her to show the way to the shower.
"Ah, I see. You can use the shower in my room" said Lucy as she pointed to her room. Sean moved towards the room and quickly took the shower and cleaned himself while wearing a black T-shirt and a pant before coming out of the room. Sean saw Lucy sitting in her couch while waiting for Sean to return from her room.
"Do you want to have a cup of coffee?" asked Lucy as she looked at Sean coming out of her room. Sean did not intend to sleep, so he nodded his head and watched Lucy head towards the kitchen while saying "We will lay low for the next three days as there will be city enforcers conducting investigation. Their targets would be those who are new to the city as well as the mercenaries. The enforcers are not idiots. Once they know that no one breached through the border, their suspects would be bandits dressing as mercenaries or greedy mercenaries who are looking to earn a quick buck. However this is also in our favour. So long they think that the motive is
money and do not find out about the gas leak or murder of Bernard we will not fall under their radar. We need to come up with an excuse for the massacre we caused, if Carmella finds out, she would not be happy about it".
"Rather than hoping that the enforcers don't find any clues, we could always set someone up. Of course we need to be thorough in all aspects while setting up someone. The clues should not be obvious as well" said Sean after hearing Lucy's suggestion.
"A fall guy? it is a good idea. But who? " asked Lucy while coming out of the kitchen with two cups of hot coffee.
"Rutherford!! maybe him? if we can somehow set him up, then not only can we escape the scrutiny of the enforcers we can also use the enforcers to finish him off" said Sean while taking a sip of coffee.
"Though the idea of setting up Rutherford sounds good, don't expect him to be caught. After all he his the heir to a medium level clan, he could always pay enough to the guards to make evidence disappear" said Lucy as she sat beside Sean taking a sip from her own cup.
"So long it causes problems to Rutherford, it will be of benefit for us. He would no longer have enough energy to scheme against us and would be busy dealing with his own mess. During this period we can create even more problems between the guards and Rutherford causing a strain in their relationship and if possible set him up against a large family. I doubt his family can protect him from the wrath of a large family" said Sean with a smile showing that he was clearly enjoying this conversation.
Lucy wasn't far behind as she seemed to also be enjoying this conversation with someone who had a similar level of intellect for the first time in her life and said "We have to be subtle in our moves. The leaders in the large clan are not idiots. In fact they are much more intelligent than us. They could spot a set up".
"No, even if we are subtle about our scheme and even if we hide our set up among layers of strategy it wouldn't work. People from large clans are generally used to this level of scheme. We are simply inexperienced to out fox them. But it doesn't matter, though they know that it is a set up, they won't have any other option other than to target Rutherford. After all by the time they find out about the scheme things would have already gotten way out of hand. Besides, did you forget? Bernard is dead. In other words Rutherford, who is known for his obsessive, arrogant and aggressive behaviour is much more easier to manipulate than a leader of a large clan. We need to start by cornering Rutherford and make him doubt his own people and thereby making his behaviour more violent and erratic than he already is. We need to make him always be on his edge and if possible we can have him get addicted to drugs and pleasures. Are there any spies of yours among Rutherford?" asked Sean for which Lucy said "No we don't have one. Carmella did not allow anyone to act as a spy for Rutherford. She said it was too dangerous. Rutherford has a violent behaviour and will most likely kill the spy along with his family once he finds out his/her identity".
"Seriously!! How did Ms.Carmella expect to win against an enemy with equal position without having spies. Didn't you tell the importance of having one?" asked Sean with a surprised tone.
"Don't hurry, I never said I did not have suitable candidates for this job. I have complete information on Rutherford's men including materials, if used, would make them do the bid for us".