Well……

This feeling seems very familiar.

"I previously ordered the sheriffs of the central cities to arrest the guild leaders without any conditions. The purpose was to warn them that not all business could be accepted. Jagong has been peaceful for years... and many people's awareness of vigilance has begun to decline."

"It is precisely because of the decline that management is more necessary at this time." Mu Dan continued before Sean finished speaking.

Obviously, Mudan wants to tighten the control...

The Sun King then asked for Seria's opinion.

"I think we shouldn't be so strict for now. Although the mercenaries seem to be scattered, they are indeed the largest group in our country besides the civilians. Moreover, many soldiers and civilians have ties with the mercenaries, and may even be family. Restricting the activities of mercenaries will cause great dissatisfaction." Said Seria.

It's rare to see him being rational in this regard...

"Sister, if everyone is like you, then order in the entire country will be impossible to enforce. Give them one chance, and someone will immediately want a second chance. They have endless greed and desire."

"Stability is our most important thing right now."

"Then no one will obey the manager..."

Sean rarely saw the two siblings quarreling, and he would exclude himself from the quarrel.

And I remember that compared to Seriya, Mudan is more of an idealist. I don’t know what happened during this period that made this idealistic prince give up!

Seeing his two children quarreling fiercely, the Sun King threw the problem to Sean again...

Hehe~

Sometimes this triangular relationship really serves to balance forces.

"Our main goal is to find the real murderer, not to hold the current mercenary guild responsible. We should let them redeem themselves from their crimes and start investigating this matter... I've heard of the powers of the Alchemist Stone and the Undying Wine. I always feel that if the enemy is willing to spend such a huge price to snatch these two items, their value far exceeds all the efforts. And these mercenaries are..."

Sean thought about it and realized that he had actually felt this way before. The mercenaries were just pawns used by the enemy to interfere with the Imperial Army's pursuit.

Because after the entire mercenary guild is moved, both the civilians and the imperial army will be affected to some extent... The connection between the three is too close to be completely separated.

After telling his thoughts to the three people in front of him, even Seria and Mudan fell silent.

Although the two of them like to argue with me, they still care about matters concerning the empire!

"So the other party is using mercenaries as a cover?"

"It's just a possibility, and it seems very likely now. We've wasted a lot of time on mercenaries and guilds. We might as well look further ahead."

"Then what should we do?" asked Seria.

Sean hasn't thought about this yet. The only solution he can think of at the moment is to go to the streets in person on the day of the celebration and show off some tributes, or find something similar to say that there are other similar things.

As long as the enemy curiously blends into the crowd, you can find them!

Then we can arrest people...

This was Sean's idea, but the Sun King seemed to approve of his approach.

However, if we take action on the day of the celebration, it might cause a riot.

"Father, I can take responsibility for this together with Commander Oshalia. We will definitely ensure that the capital's celebration is foolproof!"

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. Mu Dan!"

After understanding this method, Mu Dan was the first to step forward and take on the task of protecting the people.

Anyway, they might not know it even if it appeared in front of them. Sean didn't want to take the credit for it, so he let the brother and sister fight over it.

…………

Return to the bedroom.

Sit down for a moment...

Illya, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, prepared some cold tea for herself to quench her thirst. As a palace maid, she could follow her out of the imperial city, but she couldn't go out to fight, after all, Illya was not a combat type.

"Your Highness, do you need me to take a hot bath?"

When it comes to taking care of her own life, Illya is very attentive and a qualified maid.

"Um."

"By the way, Your Highness. Vanir and the others sent a letter just now after hearing that you had returned. I left it in your study. Do you need to see it?"

"Barnil!"

“It’s them.”

"Give it to me..."

Illya has always been the person in charge of contacting Claude's factory and Vanir's investigators, and will inform me as soon as there is any news, but it is not common for Vanir and others to report on their own initiative.

After knowing each other for such a long time, I found that the team was notoriously lazy.

Illya took the letter from the study and handed it to Sean.

Open it and see.

It's about the Capital Mercenary Guild... Among them...

"Mi'erke." After shouting, the vine stretched out its body from outside the window.

"Your Highness, do you have something to ask me?"

"Let me show you."

Hand the letter to the other party.

In Barnil's letter, it was mentioned that the Wild Hunt, one of the best mercenary groups in the capital, once brought many people to the guild for inexplicable reasons, and their leader Oliver, who had not appeared for many years, also came. He secretly met with someone and then left in a hurry.

There wasn't much news to report, but because of what happened in the Mercenary Guild not long ago, people had to pay attention.

"Your Highness, do you think that this Wild Hunt mercenary group has met their employer?"

"Well, didn't we say that the mission can only be given to a famous local group, and if you want to accept it, you need to meet in person to discuss the details." Sean said.

"Wild Hunt..."

Mierke recalled the name.

"Why, do you know him?"

"No, this is probably a mercenary group that has only emerged in the last decade or so. It didn't even have a name in my time. But since they've managed to rise to the forefront of the capital's mercenary groups, that means something's up... How does Your Highness intend to deal with them?"

"It would be great if someone has seen the employer. If you were to catch them, how confident would you be?" Sean asked.

Mierke raised her chin in dissatisfaction.

"Your Highness, do you underestimate my abilities?"

"Hey~ I won't underestimate you no matter who I look down on!"

"They are just a few mercenary groups. I can still defeat them." Thorn gestured with his palm in front of his chest.

"That's good. I need you to capture this Oliver alive... Barnil and the others might not be a match for him. Then, take him to a place close to Barnil, and I will personally interrogate him."

"Your Highness is going there in person?!"

"On the day of the celebration, according to the pre-arrangement, Seria, Mudan and I will lead the parade along different routes. The weather at noon is very hot, so I have prepared some caravans. I just need to let people wear my clothes and continue to complete the mission... I will take advantage of that time to leave and come to find you." Sean said.

Now that the celebration is approaching, the entire capital is probably preparing for it.