"The entire city is under martial law. No one is allowed to enter!"
Arthur, who had successfully invited the former minister Joly, was stopped at the city gate.
"What happened?" Arthur asked.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. The entire city is under martial law. Don't stay here!”The city gate guard said impatiently.
Arthur winked at Natala, who understood and took out a few gold coins and quietly stuffed them into the guard's hand.
" Hehe, you're quite smart. Since that's the case, there's no harm in telling you." The guard chuckled and moved closer with a mysterious expression." Let me tell you. Not long ago, last night, Governor Cardet was killed! His head was cut off."
"Oh? " I see." Arthur nodded in surprise. Cadet had been the prefect of the territory for a long time, and Aiders was not in charge. Cadet was the king of the territory and had a lot of guards around him. He did not expect to be assassinated not long after he left. However, this was good as it saved Arthur a lot of trouble.
"Can we enter the city now?" Arthur was more concerned about this. Who knew how long the martial law would last? Arthur did not have much time to waste here.
" Young Master, the higher-ups have ordered that the entire city is under martial law. No one is allowed to enter. You see..." The guard said with some difficulty.
"What about now?" Arthur took a bag of gold coins from Natala and shook it in front of the guard. The sound of metal scraping could be heard.
"This…is easy to say, easy to say! The young master looked dignified, so he would never have anything to do with an assassin. Besides, assassins wanted to leave the city, so why would they enter the city? Hehe!" The guard was all smiles as he hurriedly took the bag of gold coins.
With that, the guard ran to the city gate and said a few words to the other guards. The fence blocking the way was removed, and Arthur's group entered the city.
There weren't many people on the street. From time to time, there would be people dressed like soldiers running around, searching for something. When they went to the roadside stalls, they would even take something away, causing the streets to be in chaos.
"How can a search be like this! How was this a soldier? Bandits are more like it." Joly frowned.
"What the superior does, the inferior does. Sir Joly shouldn't expect these hooligan-like soldiers to do anything good.”Arthur smiled and said," However, with Cadet's death, Lord Joly will be able to take over as the prefect.”
"Yes, I have long thought of a way to reorganize the territory. However, he did not expect to have such an encounter. It was really retribution!”Joly smiled and nodded.
"Capture her, she's a maid from the government office. She disappeared last night, and her actions are suspicious.”
"Don't let her escape!"
"I caught it!"
Suddenly, there was a commotion in front of them. It turned out that a group of people were chasing a girl. The girl was quite agile and dodged many of the soldiers who pounced on her. However, there were too many people chasing after her, and in the end, the girl was still pressed to the ground.
The girl was wearing a black vest and a long dress. She also wore an ear-mic-like accessory on her head. The girl was pinned to the ground by two soldiers. She struggled in vain, and her clothes were stained by the dust on the street.
So many familiar faces! This was also a blessing brought by the system. Was it profitable? I didn't expect to meet you here, Chelsea!
It seems that the person who killed the prefect and saved me a lot of trouble is you! Since you helped me, I'll save you this once. Arthur thought.
Of course, the main character's biggest motive for saving people was that Chelsea was a girl, and a beautiful girl at that. You can try it on a bearded uncle or a burly woman and see if Arthur will still make a move.
"Stop! Let her go!" Arthur stepped forward and shouted majestically.
"Who are you? Don't interfere with official business, or you'll be punished as a suspect! Move aside!" The leading officer did not even care about Arthur. He picked up Chelsea and was about to leave.
"Look at what this is. I have been ordered to reorganize Gomir City. Even if the prefect comes, he will have to obey my orders.”It wasn't to the point where he could solve the problem just by brushing his face. Arthur helplessly took out the handwritten order that Aiders had given him.
He had come under orders, and it was under Aiders 'orders. He was a man, and he definitely wasn't living off a woman. When he returned, he would definitely teach his first wife a lesson in bed! Arthur thought with grief and indignation.
" Sir…This…" The officer took the order and looked at it carefully. He looked at Arthur with a troubled expression. He could not confirm whether the order was real or not. If he made a mistake and let the assassin who killed the Mayor go, he would definitely lose his life. However, the order was very likely to be real. He could not offend Arthur.
"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Bring her to the official hall with me. I happen to be going to the official hall to take over the territory!”Arthur saw through his thoughts and said.
" Alright, since the lord has spoken, I'll let them go. We'll just follow them." The officer nodded and bowed. He turned around and said," Let them go!" Since Daren has spoken, hurry up!”
"Yes, sir! Sir!"
"Why did you save me?" Chelsea, who had been released, walked up to Arthur and asked with a puzzled look. This person should be an official of the Empire. There was no reason for him to let go of the suspect.
" What if I said it was because you killed Cadet?" Arthur smiled when he saw Chelsea's little face was covered in dust.
"I didn't kill Cadet!" Chelsea denied flatly, and then saw Arthur's smiling face." Hey, what are you laughing at?”
"Here, this!" Arthur pointed at Chelsea's face and showed her his dusty fingers.
Chelsea's face turned red. She quickly turned her face away and wiped her face with her small hands.
"Alright, follow me to the official hall. When you get there, you can wash up properly. Moreover, when you get there, you will know why I saved you.”
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