Abner Lane didn't mind Owen Bertram's clumsy flattery and asked, "Are things really that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid more than 90% of the military funding allocated by the Imperial Court to the Cave Lake Navy went straight into their pockets."
Abner Lane sighed heavily and didn't speak for a long time.
Abner was not surprised, such things have happened many times in the Wood Dynasty and had even become a "normal state". He was even clearer than Owen Bertram that the Wood Dynasty had already reached a point of no return and was just stubbornly trying to turn the tide!
"You contact Lord Dunn." Abner said, "No matter if it's Rod George or Murphy, deal with them as you see fit!"
"Understood."
It took Abner half a day to realize something was wrong: Murphy's investigation concluded that the Cave Lake Navy was innocent. Knowing Owen Bertram's character, if he believed there was a problem with the Cave Lake Navy, why would he quietly accept this result? He would definitely make a fuss.
