"That alone won't do. Let's be clear. That thing is your compensation for representing us at the conference. It has nothing to do with what's going on right now."
"Hmm..."
Hulim thought about it. She had nothing prepared when she was suddenly asked what she wanted.
Perhaps realizing that Hulim really had no ideas at the moment, Bals offered his own suggestion.
"How about this? I guess you can't think of anything right now. I can, in the name of the White Cat Royal Family, formally invite you to serve as a guest of the royal family. What do you think?"
"What? Mr. Barrs, isn't this too hasty?!"
"Careless? How could that be? If you're worried about the responsibilities of a guest official, then you don't have to worry at all. I'm just letting you join. You don't need to do anything. Of course, you'll be treated as a guest official in full."
"No, that's not what I meant..."
"Alright, no need to refuse. It's just a guest position. Consider it a proof of your friendship with our White Cat Clan. Of course, this is just incidental. If you need anything later, you can always ask for it."
Although Bars said it lightly, being a royal guest is obviously not a simple identity.
Although the Hailar family is a famous family in the empire, it is undeniable that the family’s current situation is not very good. The fact that some of the viscounts’ descendants dared to come out and challenge them is proof of this.
Now, the identity of the guest official of the White Cat Royal Family is a special identity recognition. It means that this person has the friendship of the White Cat Royal Family and has the support of the White Cat Royal Family. Even the upper-class nobles of the empire dare not take such an identity lightly.
After inexplicably becoming a royal guest, Hulim asked about the follow-up of Mire's poisoning.
"...those three will be sent to the dangerous frontier, to work as combat slaves. As for Ciri..."
Bars's face showed difficulty.
"Under federal law, she certainly violated serious laws, but she is also a victim in this incident, and her child was nearly killed..."
Although Bals was very angry because of Mire's poisoning and once wanted to deal with Ciri in the same way, after understanding the specific situation and knowing that the other party was also poisoned because of the child, Bals felt compassion again.
"So what does Mr. Barrs plan to do with her in the end?"
"Whatever the reason, appropriate punishment is necessary."
Bars said affirmatively.
As a king and a federal MP, it is his duty to uphold the rules.
"She was ultimately deprived of her freedom, but due to extenuating circumstances, she will not be exiled to a dangerous area. Instead, she will work for the rest of her life in Hatulu Royal City, with restricted freedom, to atone for her sins."
"In the royal city?"
This place of atonement surprised Hulim a little.
I see... ...
There was nothing wrong with such a punishment from a legal perspective. However, in the royal city, even non-free people who were atonement would normally be treated like ordinary servants. This situation was not much different from what Ciri had experienced before. The only difference was that there were more restrictions on daily actions.
"Mr. Barrs is surprisingly flexible..."
"Hehe, I don't understand what you are saying~."
Bars smiled knowingly.
Looking at the other person like this, Hulim suddenly remembered a question that had arisen before.
"Mr. Barrs... you guessed who was behind this from the beginning, right?"
"Um... ..."
Bars hesitated, then nodded.
"You could say that."
"...is it because of the potion?"
"Ah... yes."
When the doctor told everyone the details of Mire's poisoning, Hulim discovered something was wrong.
If it was poisoning, why did they use a non-lethal poison?
And now Bars has given an answer.
"The safety of parliament members is closely linked to the stability of the entire federation. If Mirei is truly poisoned, this will become a major federal case. The entire federation will mobilize to track down the murderer. No matter who they are, they will find it difficult to escape!"
"But if it's just a potion that puts someone to sleep for a while, and their life isn't threatened... then the Federation won't take it seriously. Some members of Parliament might even take advantage of it to laugh at them, and no one will pursue the person who did this."
This is what is called the behavior looks the same, but using throat poison and laxative will lead to two completely different results. The former will escalate into a case, while the latter will only make the poisoned person a laughing stock.
"So... the real mastermind behind this had already been exposed by then."
If he wanted to prevent the Federation from getting into trouble and at the same time harm the White Cat Royal Family, then his targets could only be fellow members of Parliament.
"...Mr. Bars, do you intend to take revenge?"
"Of course, I won't let it go!"
Bars said with a sharp look,
"When this conference is over, I'm going to let those guys know that we, the White Cat Clan, are not to be messed with by just anyone!"
... ...
A few days after Mirei's poisoning.
The atmosphere in Helinx City reached its peak.
because,
The quadrennial King’s Martial Arts Ceremony officially begins today!
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