"These damned nobles, each one of them has begun to cause us trouble." Gis sat in his own office, his complexion ugly as if possessed by demons.
Recently, his intelligence network had almost completely collapsed. Those nobles whom he had bribed and who were largely still willing to cooperate now adopted an attitude of outward compliance but inward defiance toward him.
Many people suspected that Fisheo's death was orchestrated by Shireck behind the scenes. Although there was no direct evidence, suspicion did not require evidence.
All the initially suspected parties proved their innocence through their actions: Tang Mo directly helped the heir of the Ronin Family secure his footing, Suthers did not make any moves, and even the royal family of the Leite Kingdom sent representatives to the Earl's funeral.
After going in circles like this, with nobody taking any drastic actions, the Shireck Consortium remained the most suspect.
