"Of course, Your Highness, I will immediately instruct my men to find out where that person is."
After saying this, the minister took his leave from the second prince and left his palace.
Watching his trusted minister leave, the Second Prince turned to look at the vice-captain of the S-rank Weird Squad, who had been standing in an inconspicuous corner of the palace since the beginning.
Pulling the still-frightened beauty back into his arms, the Second Prince asked her with some curiosity:
"Does Captain Wang know who is qualified to be protected by the entire S-class supernatural squad?"
As he spoke, he comforted the glamorous woman in his arms, who was still somewhat dazed.
Upon hearing the Second Prince ask him a question, he realized that he had just received the information that Marshal Morris had sent to this strange team to collect strange objects.
This order might be related to the person the Second Prince mentioned, but as a member of the S-class Mysterious Squad, and even a vice-captain, he naturally couldn't tell the Second Prince about it.
This secrecy system is a necessary test for entering and passing the Mysterious Squad, which is why Marshal Maurice felt at ease letting the members of the Mysterious Squad carry out various protection and secret missions, and was not worried about being captured by the enemy or having their information extracted by hostile forces.
Thinking of this, Captain Wang spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice to the Second Prince, who was sitting on the sofa:
"Your Highness, I am only responsible for protecting your safety; I know nothing about other matters."
Although theoretically, these members of the S-rank supernatural squad shouldn't need to be so subservient to anyone other than Marshal Morris and the Emperor, the person before them was, after all, the Emperor's second son born after the founding of the empire, and some respect still had to be shown.
The Second Prince was not surprised to hear that Captain Wang was unaware of the matter, since this man would never take action except when he encountered assassins from opposing forces outside his home, and he had never uttered a single unnecessary word.
Even when he was seeking out women of all kinds, or when he was in a bad mood, he would secretly slaughter civilians in the capital to vent his anger, and this person would just watch silently from the sidelines.
Shaking his head, the Second Prince casually said:
"Alright, if Captain Wang doesn't know, then forget it. But Captain Wang, don't you get bored standing there like a block of wood every day? How about I find you a woman? Trust me, the ones I find will definitely be top-notch."
After saying that, he raised an eyebrow at Captain Wang, his eyes showing a hint of amusement.
Seeing the Second Prince's attitude, Captain Wang, who already had an indifferent expression, shook his head slightly and declined the Second Prince's offer.
"No need, Your Highness. I was only sent by Marshal Morris to protect you. Other trivial matters are outside of my mission and would distract me while I am on duty."
Seeing this, although Captain Wang rejected him, what he needed was someone who only cared about the mission and not about anything else, because only such a person could better protect his safety.
The Second Prince smiled and ignored Captain Wang, who stood like a statue in the corner. Looking at the alluring beauty in his arms who had recovered her senses, a wicked smile appeared on his face.
...
Meanwhile, the minister, who had already left the palace and returned to his residence, despite his very high position within the palace, was now at home.
However, they still could not obtain the right to live in the royal palace, and could only choose a place in the capital near the royal palace as their residence.
Unlike the retro palace complexes of the royal palace, the capital city outside the royal palace seems to be in a modern metropolis, with various high-rise buildings standing like a forest on the ground.
The minister's residence was like a super-large villa. Moreover, the villa's backyard and front yard had various decorations, gardens, swimming pools, and other recreational facilities.
As the minister walked into his villa, an elderly man with short white hair, a somewhat aged face, but exceptionally clear eyes, dressed in something resembling a suit, approached him.
"Lord Wang Qi, is there something important that brings you back to the manor so early today?"
Hearing the old man's voice beside him, Wang Qi responded:
"Steward Li, arrange for some of those who have just entered the palace and are still hoping to be promoted to go inside the palace to find out about someone who has the protection of an entire supernatural squad."
After saying that, Wang Qi seemed to remember something and continued, "..."
"By the way, don't use my name. Use the name of my old, dying imperial finance adjutant who always has his family with him. Just say whoever finds out can inherit his position."
"Yes, Lord Wang Qi, I will make the arrangements immediately."
Butler Li agreed and then walked out of the villa to complete the task assigned to him by Wang Qi.
Watching Butler Li walk away slowly, Wang Qi nodded in satisfaction. Butler Li had been with him for more than ten years, almost from the moment he first entered the capital.
I can rest assured that this matter is entrusted to this person. After all, there are quite a few people eyeing my position as Minister of Finance. I can use that old, mentally unstable adjutant who can only lie at home as an excuse. Even if I upset that person, I can shift the blame onto that adjutant.
Anyway, it wouldn't be surprising if someone who is mentally unstable did something.
He trusted his steward, Li, to handle the matter well, since this wasn't the first time he'd gathered information like this.
After thinking it over, Wang Qi looked into the depths of the villa and remembered the few orphans his men had sent over a few days ago to curry favor with him.
A strange expression appeared on Wang Qi's face. He rubbed his large, thick hands together and impatiently headed towards the room where various subordinates were imprisoned as tribute to humans.
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