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After listening to the prince recount the entire matter, Franklin Clegg fell silent for two seconds.
Then he asked, "How reliable is this intelligence?"
"The issue isn't about how reliable the intelligence is, but about how many options we still have," the prince said darkly.
"We?" Franklin Clegg laughed mockingly on the other end, "Your Highness, if I'm not mistaken, you were planning to kick me aside not too long ago. Why have you come looking for me now?"
When it was time for Princess Abigail to ascend the throne, the prince probably felt that Franklin Clegg was no longer useful. He even thought about assassinating him.
Of course, Franklin Clegg was well-prepared, so the prince's plan came to nothing.
Now, facing a predicament, after much deliberation, the prince realized the only person relatively reliable was Franklin Clegg.
So, regardless of past actions, he had the audacity to seek out Franklin Clegg once again.
