"As our friends, they traveled thousands of miles to come to Daqian, only to suffer a tragic death here. As their host, I feel truly sorry for them."

“Executing these murderers at the port is, I think, the best way to honor them.”

Merriel thought to himself that the best way to commemorate them was to pay compensation, not to take away a mere dozen or so lives. Once the fleet arrived, he would make sure to fleece them handsomely, otherwise how could he face those who had died?

However, he did not find anything particularly wrong with Prince Qing's arrangement:

"Very well, Your Highness has considered this very carefully."

“But…” he paused slightly, then said earnestly, “I don’t want any more mishaps to occur during tomorrow’s execution.”

"We absolutely cannot allow any more accidents to happen."

Seeing Mai Lirui's solemn expression, Prince Qing knew that the wedding boat incident had left him with lingering trauma. He immediately said solemnly:

"Sir, don't worry."

“This time, I will personally arrange the entire execution process. Although the execution site is the port, I have ordered the execution platform to be built high, and a large number of soldiers are guarding the platform below.”

"In addition, a curfew was imposed in Nangang City on the night of the assassination, and I have also sent people to strictly guard the main roads in and out."

"Although these Red Tide rebels were to be executed in front of the people as a warning to others, they could only watch from a distance and could not get to the execution platform."

"In addition, Sir Max, please bring your musketeers tomorrow to help us guard the execution ground."

"Well, Sir Mai, with such tight defenses, is there still going to be an accident?" Prince Qing asked, his lips slightly pursed, looking at Mai Lirui with a leisurely expression.