If not for the fact that he already knew what had happened, Mikhos would have believed Mitchell's words on the spot.
All of this sounded almost flawless.
Apart from the lack of evidence.
"Oh?" The city lord looked at Mitchell and asked slowly, "Where's the assassin that you got the information on?"
"Dead." Mitchell had already figured out how to respond to that.
"What's the point of keeping an assassin sent by a rebellious clan alive?"
Mitchell spoke boldly and confidently.
This time, the city lord narrowed his eyes in silence.
Even a fool would know that he was lying.
Who would personally destroy evidence of someone committing treason?
However, the city lord couldn't punish them.
Imagine this.
If someone really rebelled in the future, and it was heard by another noble, but he had no concrete evidence.
Should they take action or not?
If they did, the city lord asked them for evidence.
If there was no evidence, the city lord would kill them immediately.
Then, who would dare to interfere again?
If they didn't care, the royal family would be in trouble.
Even if the palace was heavily guarded, who could guarantee that nothing would ever go wrong?
Right now, all the questions were thrown back to the city lord by Mitchell's words.
Now, the city lord was able to make any decision.
If he chose to believe, then the Leon Family would be innocent.
If he chose not to believe it, then the Leon Family would immediately die.
As such, he had to consider the Leon Family's ability to resist.
The disadvantages outweigh the benefits.
Thinking of this, the city lord took a deep breath.
This Leon Family was, in fact, testing his limits.
He wanted to compromise, but he couldn't.
Because he was the city lord.
If he were to announce that he believed Mitchell's words, it would be equivalent to announcing to the entire Storm City:
The Leon Clan had annihilated the entire Kerr Clan in the inner city area without any evidence, and in the end, nothing happened to them. They swaggered back home.
How was he going to command any respect in the future then?
At that moment, the city lord needed a way out to protect his pride.
And then, the city lord who was sitting on the dragon throne and sizing up Mitchell, suddenly saw something.
Immediately, he thought of a perfect excuse.
***
"What's your name?"
The city lord looked at Mitchell and spoke slowly.
Mitchell cupped his hands and said calmly, "Mitchell."
The city lord nodded slightly as he shifted his gaze.
"Is that a silver dragon behind you?"
Hearing that, Mitchell looked back.
Little Mitch was leaning on Mitchell's shoulder and looking around curiously.
Mitchell nodded gently, "That's right. It's the Silver Dragon Clan's youngling."
At that moment, Mitchell had no idea what the city lord wanted to do either.
If the city lord wanted to take Little Mitch away from him, Mitchell would never agree to it.
If the Leon Family wanted it back, they could have it back.
Because it belonged to them.
However, the city lord could not take it away from him!
Even the royal family of Storm City couldn't do that to him!
Mitchell was already mentally prepared to fight to the death now.
However, the city lord suddenly changed the topic and said, "It's reasonable to say that I can't let you off so easily since you've annihilated the entire Kerr Clan without any evidence."
Hearing that, Mikhos relaxed a little.
Generally speaking, there usually would be a 'but' behind these words.
"But, if you do something for me, I will agree to waive the punishment of the Leon Family."
Mikhos immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, City Lord. I will do it immediately!"
The city lord shook his head gently, "It's not you."
He pointed a finger at Mitchell,
"Yes, you!"
***
Mikhos was slightly taken aback and then he hurriedly said, "My lord, he's still a child. What can he do for you? Please let me do it instead."
From Mikhos' point of view, the city lord's request must be definitely extremely difficult.
Mitchell might be in danger if he let him do it.
However, the city lord did not buy it.
"Mikhos, my tolerance has its limits."
Mikhos winced at that.
The city lord's meaning was clear.
The city lord would not be so nice if they continued to push their luck.
By then, Storm City would definitely act according to the rules. They would gather the strength of the entire city to deal with the Leon Family.
Even if the Leon Family was wealthy and influential, they would at most cause serious damage to the royal family of Storm City.
The Leon Family still wasn't qualified to topple the royal family.
Thinking of that, Mikhos turned to look at Mitchell.
Mitchell had no objections.
If he had to perform a task, so be it. After all, it was boring to keep staying at the Leons' mansion.
"May I know what the city lord wants me to do?"
The city lord smiled and gently caressed the armrest of the dragon chair. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's the right attitude. What I want you to do is very simple. You simply need to go to a place to retrieve something for me. However, don't think of getting someone else to retrieve it. You must go and get this item yourself."
At this point, the city lord paused slightly and looked at Little Mitch,
"That's because only Silver Dragons are able to enter that place."
A silver dragon was needed?
Mitchell was startled at that, and then he turned to look at Little Mitch over his shoulder.
Meanwhile, Little Mitch looked puzzled too.
It didn't seem to understand what they meant.
"I'll get Steyr to tell you what happens next. You two can go back now."
***
Since the city lord let them go, they naturally had no reason to stay.
Mitchell and Mikhos immediately left the palace.
After the two of them appeared in the inner city, the expressions of all the nobles became very sullen.
One reason was because they had already thought of how to divide up the Leon Family's influence.
But now, their hopes were dashed.
The other reason was because the Leon Family's power had already made them feel fear.
They could actually leave unscathed after annihilating another family in the inner city?
In that case, wouldn't all the families in the inner city have to be wary of them?
At that moment, it could be said that all the families in Storm City were in danger.
However, Mitchell and Mikhos didn't care what the other families thought now.
What they were most concerned about now was where the city lord wanted Mitchell to go and what he was going to retrieve.
Silver dragons were needed before they could enter that place. Hence, it was definitely not a simple place.
And the thing he needed to retrieve was definitely not something simple.
Soon, the two arrived back at the Leon Family's residence.
Surprisingly, Steyr was already there.
"I have been waiting for a long time for you, gentlemen."