Work Prophet
Chapter 721 - 47 Who Killed Shajia

Chapter 721: Chapter 47 Who Killed Shajia

Lannita followed Ivan to the outside of Solomon’s study.

When Lannita opened the door, she saw Solomon standing seriously by the window with another Wing Clan member kneeling before him.

"Who is this?" Lannita raised an eyebrow.

"He’s the one I sent to investigate the cause of Shajia’s death."

"So you sent just one person?"

"Because the mission was primarily investigative, not combative, sending too many would expose their identities. I didn’t pick too many people, just sent a small team of four to the west."

"And the other three?"

"They’re already dead."

"Wow, is this Lady Ireya that formidable?"

"It wasn’t Ireya. My three companions were killed by a group of strange guys," the Wing Clan Warrior on the ground said.

"We were gathering information in Lake City when some guy came up to us and said he had seen Wing Tribe people."

"Where?" Lannita asked, suddenly spirited.

"Duolin City, not far from Green Field. He said a Wing Tribe person there killed Hirodod."

"Wait, who is this Hirodod?" the girl frowned.

"He’s the leader of a sect called the Blood Moon Association. They incited a rebellion in Duolin City a few months ago, defeating the Figrola family’s winter Gwen," Solomon explained.

"After that, he arranged a public trial for Gwen, and then he ended up dead himself, killed by a Wing Tribe person in an event witnessed by tens of thousands."

"So it was my brother who killed this Hirodod? Why would he do that? Wasn’t he looking for Ireya?" Lannita raised her eyebrows.

"We can’t confirm yet that the Wing Tribe person was Shajia," Solomon motioned for the Wing Clan Warrior on the ground to continue.

"That guy said he saw the Wing Tribe person again later and that he seemed to be injured."

"We asked him where the Wing Tribe person went, but he clammed up, saying he wouldn’t speak unless we paid him a hundred gold lions."

"We were in a rush to find Lord Shajia and the others, so we agreed to his demands, but we didn’t have enough money on us. We had to raid a rich merchant to gather the sum."

"At the agreed time, we arrived at a small tavern, and then, we were ambushed there. There were at least a dozen of them, ready with nets and crossbow arrows. Two of my companions died on the spot."

"The other guy and I were luckily closer to the door and weren’t caught in the net, and we quickly fled the inn. However, my companion got hit in the calf with a crossbow arrow; we didn’t think much of it at first."

"Later, we found out that those despicable people had coated the arrows with poison, and I was the only one to return alive."

"Ha..." Lannita was somewhat speechless, "So basically you found out nothing, not even who ambushed you?"

"The ones who ambushed them are likely followers of the Blood Moon Association," Solomon said, "I’ve heard that the Association is best at assassination and poisoning, and with their leader just killed by one of our own, it wouldn’t be surprising if they sought revenge."

"So what do we do now?" Lannita asked Solomon, "are we going to declare war on the Blood Moon Association?"

Solomon shook his head, "After Hirodod’s death, the Blood Moon Association has already collapsed, and with many assassins and killers in that church, if they decide to hide, we will have a hard time finding them."

"It seems we must do as I previously suggested, eradicate everyone in the western domain."

The girl paused, then continued her analysis, "Besides my brother and his group, haven’t there also been no members of the Wing Tribe going to the western domain recently? Therefore, the ones who attacked Hirodod, if not Shajia himself, must be his close followers. They definitely have significant conflicts with the Blood Moon Association.

"Even... they might not have reached Green Field before my brother was killed by those from the Blood Moon Association. This could also explain why that Wing Clan Warrior took it upon himself to assassinate Hirodod and then did not return to Lion Heart Castle.

"Because he knew that failing to protect Lord Shajia, even if he returned, he was on a path to death, and would also face my father’s wrath."

Solomon pondered for a moment and felt that Lannita’s conjecture made sense. It was the most likely explanation.

But this made things troublesome. The murderers were from the Blood Moon Association, which has already fallen apart. Not many remnants are left, but God knows where they’ve escaped to.

After all, nobody in the Blood Moon Association, except Hirodod, could tell exactly how many members they had.

And without the ability to exterminate all the members of this sect, it was impossible to provide a satisfactory explanation to Sibulun.

In time, Sibulun might seize the opportunity to act, removing him from the position of commander of the expeditionary army.

Even someone as calm as Solomon now felt this was a tricky situation.

On the other hand, Lannita’s eyes began darting about thoughtfully.

"What idea do you have now?" asked Solomon.

"If you don’t want to kill all the people in the western domain, then Shajia can’t die at the hands of the Blood Moon Association," the girl said.

"You mean to say..."

This time, Lannita did not respond to Solomon but instead stared at the Wing Clan Warrior on the ground, narrowing her eyes, "Can we trust this man?"

Solomon nodded slightly, "He is my man, he will never betray me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have sent him to secretly investigate the death of Shajia."

"Very well," Lannita said to the Wing Tribe man on the ground, "Though you were attacked, you managed to complete the investigation. The one who killed Lord Shajia was that Lady named Ireya, because someone saw Shajia and his men arrive at Green Field."

After speaking, Lannita looked towards Solomon, "Now your problem is solved."

Solomon’s brow furrowed slightly, he did not think there was anything inappropriate about this approach, as they just needed to provide an explanation to Sibulun, and no one cared who actually had Shajia’s blood on their hands.

But there was a flaw in Lannita’s plan.

"The Wing Clan Warrior who killed Hirodod..."

"If he is smart enough, he won’t show himself before my father."

"And as long as he doesn’t show up, no one can disprove our lie. Finish off Ireya and the people on that land, and the matter is settled.

"Of course, to be on the safe side, we can also send people to look for him during this time. If we can find him, all the better, we can simply kill him and end this," Lannita said.

Lannita was merciless not only to her enemies but also to her own people. This woman was a born politician.

Realizing this made Solomon all the more wary of the girl. Lannita could help him today, but of course, she could also betray him tomorrow.

However, since Lannita had volunteered this approach herself, she became an accomplice with Solomon in the matter concerning Shajia, so there was no need to worry about her turning against him midway and taking the matter to Sibulun.

Eventually, Solomon nodded, "Then let’s proceed with that plan. I will tell the nobles of the western domain that whoever kills Ireya and extinguishes the Arias family will become the new Lord of the western domain."

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