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Chapter 564 - 382: The Incident at the East Window_3

Chapter 564: Chapter 382: The Incident at the East Window_3

"Time waits for no one." Owen Bertram worried: "Senior, please head back as soon as possible. There’s no need to worry about my safety... I have other arrangements."

Ferdinand didn’t understand why his lord seemed so deeply worried, but since his lord didn’t want to talk about it, he didn’t ask again: "Alright, I will leave immediately. Please rest assured, my lord. Once I return, I will start working on it right away. If I need more manpower, I will contact familiar artificers and make sure that the Flying Carriage Palaces are forged as quickly as possible."

Owen Bertram bowed solemnly: "I entrust this task to you, senior!"

...

The Emperor was indeed anxious, scratching his head and cheeks, eager to know just how much annual dividends he could get from the Moses Sect in the future—after all, this concerned how much fun he could have in the future.

However, Owen Bertram never returned, and he had sent eunuchs to rush him several times. Owen Bertram always replied: "This humble official is striving to get the most shares for His Majesty. Negotiations are not easy, and it’s not easy to take money out of other people’s pockets. The Moses Sect is not easy to deal with either."

Seeing that the Palace Examination was about to begin, the Emperor was not concerned about it at all. Instead, he was anxious to hear the news from Owen Bertram.

Today, he sent another trusted Great Eunuch out of the palace to urge Owen Bertram. When the Great Eunuch arrived at Owen Bertram’s residence, Owen Bertram said before he could speak: "Lord Porter, your arrival is just in time. I am about to enter the palace to report the good news to His Majesty. Please wait in the front yard, and I will change into my official clothes. Then we will go to the palace together."

The Great Eunuch beamed: "His Majesty’s judgement was indeed correct. Master Owen is a loyal and capable minister. Please take your time, Master. I will wait here."

Owen Bertram went to the backyard, and suddenly a few people jumped over the wall and entered.

These people had decent cultivation levels, landing lightly, and silently, yet they couldn’t sense the presence of the person in the courtyard—Lord Owen’s cultivation level was even higher than they could detect. So, it was quite awkward when they came face-to-face with Owen Bertram!

Both sides widened their eyes in surprise. Donald Lee and his companions were temporarily evading pursuit, looking quite embarrassed. Upon seeing Owen Bertram, Donald Lee immediately saluted him and apologized: "We were in a panic and didn’t realize this was Lord Owen’s residence. We’ll leave immediately, so as not to cause any trouble for you."

Owen Bertram could hear the messy footsteps outside and the urgent gusts of wind from cultivators flying above.

"Wait a moment." Owen Bertram guessed some of the situation and called out to them, "Come with me."

Donald Lee hesitated, but Owen Bertram angrily shouted, "Hurry up! Do you want to be caught?"

Several old soldiers nudged Donald Lee, who reluctantly followed Owen Bertram into the house. Owen Bertram asked, "Who is after you?"

Donald Lee clenched his teeth: "Central Prison Commander, Colby Dominic!"

Owen Bertram snorted: "The Sixth Great Realm, huh. Tell me, what did you do to warrant the Central Prison chasing the Heaven’s Chosen from the Dragon and Snake List?"

The old soldiers looked at each other, hesitating. Donald Lee, however, sighed, "Now that it has come to this, there’s nothing left to hide. My lord, you are also from the Horizon Bureau, and sooner or later, you would find out. The two robberies that happened to Evans Graham were all our doing!

If my lord wants to capture us and claim the reward from the Horizon Bureau, please go ahead."

Originally, this matter wouldn’t have leaked, but as they got their hands on the money, they couldn’t help thinking about their fellow Flying Bear Army soldiers. So, they couldn’t resist buying supplies in the capital, and sending a few people to deliver them back.

That shouldn’t have been much of a problem, but after Lord Porter’s death, the Emperor’s anger led to a strict investigation. Colby Dominic’s Central Prison was forced to exert efforts to investigate.

After all, the Horizon Bureau was not something that ordinary government offices could compare with. Even though Central Prison ranked last among the Five Great Powers of the Horizon Bureau, it quickly found clues.Colby Dominic immediately became suspicious: How could a group of soldiers from the Southern Border have so much money?

Following this lead, Donald Lee was exposed. They escaped from the capital under the secret protection of their well-connected comrades but couldn’t get out of the Capital and were pursued throughout the city by Colby Dominic.

This matter was indirectly caused by Owen Bertram killing Lord Porter, Owen Bertram couldn’t ignore it. Moreover, with war impending in the Southern Border, if Donald Lee and his men were convicted, the only combat-ready army in the Southern Border, the "Flying Bear Army," would be disheartened.

Owen Bertram said in a deep voice, "Stay hidden here, don’t go out. I’ll take care of the situation outside."

"Master Owen..."

Owen Bertram waved his hand, "Leave it to me."

He quickly changed into his official uniform and came out. In the front yard, the Central Prison’s men were already confronting the Military Officer sent by Andrew Oamond.

Andrew Oamond’s men looked down on those from the Central Prison. With their noses in the air and hands on their waist knives, they blocked the entrance, loudly declaring, "Search? Can your Central Prison actually investigate cases? Haha, interesting. I’ve been in the Horizon Bureau for seven or eight years, and this is the first time I’ve heard that you guys can handle cases too!"

The people from the Central Prison were furious, their faces turning blue with anger, and shouted back, "You arrogant scoundrels! Our Commander Lord is personally supervising and capturing the criminals. If you dare to hinder us further, we’ll arrest all of you and have Abner Lane himself come to the Central Prison to pick you up!"

"Your mother’s fart! A few useless fellows like you dare to call Master Lane by his name directly?" Both sides immediately clashed, sparks flying. The people from the Central Prison drew their swords and stepped forward, while South Prison Town Comforting Office showed no weakness.

A cold snort came from the street, like an iceberg falling, quickly cooling the raging fires of both sides. The South Prison Town Comforting Office’s people lined up neatly on both sides, making way in the middle, "Commander Lord, please proceed!"

Colby Dominic walked slowly with his hands behind his back. Even without intentionally releasing his aura, the Sixth Great Realm made the South Prison Town Comforting Office’s people break into a cold sweat, as if a thousand pounds of pressure were resting on their shoulders! From their perspective, the approaching Sixth Great Realm was a terrifying death god who could easily decide their fate.

"Master Lane... really hasn’t disciplined his subordinates properly. The Horizon Bureau is one family, so how could you produce such ungrateful fools!" As soon as Colby Dominic opened his mouth, he wanted to directly call Abner Lane by his full name—however, he quickly realized that Abner Lane had been in the capital recently. With his Seventh Level strength, it was very possible that he could sense someone calling his name within hundreds of miles. Lane wouldn’t care if his subordinates called him directly, but if Colby Dominic kept shouting "Abner Lane," the fellow might stand in front of him with a dark face the next moment.

So Colby Dominic changed his words and emphasized "unity" in his speech! The internal unity of the Horizon Bureau was important.

Commander Lord, when confronting ordinary Military Officers, sought to emphasize his dignity as a Sixth Great Realm. However, when facing Abner Lane, he sought stability!

Owen Bertram walked out of the residence with his head held high and said loudly, "Commander Lord is right, the Horizon Bureau is one family, but why did Commander Lord surround my residence? Is this how Commander Lord promotes unity and friendship?"

Colby Dominic was not surprised, but rather delighted. He finally caught this brat! There were only two days left until the Palace Examination, and by arresting Owen, his son would face one less strong competitor in the exam!

He sneered, saying, "Though the Horizon Bureau is one family, everyone in the bureau still serves His Majesty! Today, I am carrying out this investigation by royal decree, Master Owen, I apologize for the offense!"

Owen Bertram saw through his intentions at once, "Commander Lord, you’re exploiting your position for personal gain, trying to imprison me, causing me to miss the Dragon-Snake Ranking Exam, and clear the obstacles for Wayne Malvin, aren’t you?"

Colby Dominic’s face darkened, and he didn’t argue with Owen, instead shouting, "Arrest everyone in the residence! Go in and capture the criminals! The others who are found will be treated as accomplices!"

"Yes, sir!" Having found a Dependable Backing, the Central Prison’s men were invigorated and were about to rush in. However, a Great Eunuch walked out from inside, impatiently waving a Duster, "Commander Lord, your intentions are too obvious. Even I can guess them. I advise you to turn back at the Cliff. His Majesty is eager to meet Master Owen and has sent someone here several times to urge him. If you insist on arresting someone, go with me to the palace and explain it to His Majesty directly!"

Colby Dominic was taken aback, "His Majesty wants to meet him?"

The Great Eunuch snorted coldly, "Commander Lord, I’m afraid you didn’t get the memo. Master Owen’s status has been elevated recently. Clear the way quickly!"