Jeremy pulled out the key that he had stolen last night.
The Duke always kept the key to the safe with him.
The extraction of the key was already a pleasant result, but more.
The lock clicked and Jeremy smiled at thirty-two.
He pulled the papers from the safe and ran his eyes over them.
As expected, the Duke of Drua had information about the sins of the Marquis of Sios.
In addition to tax evasion to the treasury, it included illegal extortions from the residents of the province, as well as theft from the budget.
If this information passes into the hands of the emperor, the Marquis of Sios can be executed without further ado.
Jeremy went through the papers one by one.
"So you are tied up here too."
[Four thousand here, Duke of Drua]
Drua was expected to be a part of the Duke Croft's slander.
The ominous premonition came true.
The Duke of Drua must have struck up a dangerous friendship with the Marquis Sios.
4000 gold, which disappeared from the treasury.
This very money was now kept in the secret vault of the Duke of Drois.
What the hell are you thinking of doing with them?
Jeremy once again looked through the papers with a frozen face, but could not find a word about their future plans.
All that was in the vault was 4000 gold pieces and dirt on Sios.
"What are you going to do with such a pile of gold?"
They were not stolen to simply gather dust at the duke's house.
Parallel to the conspiracy against the Duke of Croft, they probably had plans to spend such a jackpot somewhere.
As his fears raged on, Jeremy heard the buzz outside.
The servants went to their posts.
Jeremy hastily folded the papers back into the safe. However, as soon as he was about to slam the door, he caught sight of an inconspicuous piece of paper that he had not yet seen.
Jeremy picked up the paper like a man possessed.
"Crown Prince...?"
On the paper was a portrait of the prince and the name "Lisa Sios".
"Why is this at all..."
Why is it lying here?
Couldn't he be blackmailing the first prince and Lisa?
When he wanted to look at the last page, he heard a noise right outside the door.
Jeremy hurriedly dropped the papers and closed the safe.
Finally, he left the office without seeing the name written on the back of the paper.
***
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"Hm. And you yourself, what do you say to that?"
Jed's nervous face froze before my eyes.
Although we were partners, until now, new beginnings have been exclusively his task.
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