CH780 Alex's Scheme III
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"Thanks to that, we obtained three invaluable lists: the five clans' opponents, their supporters, and—through the garrison work logs—the identities of their most capable combatants," Zora stated.
Milton sighed inwardly in admiration.
It turned out those seemingly simple requests had concealed remarkably profound intentions.
"With those three documents—particularly the latter two—we were able to narrow our investigation to a very specific group of people.
"By keeping watch on the right key individuals, especially those who were clearly strong enough to have been members of the garrison but, for one reason or another, weren't, we eventually uncovered the true source of Castin Town's wealth."
Zora looked at Milton solemnly.
"As we suspected, the five clans jointly operated not only a smuggling ring, but also a bandit organisation."
"What?!" Milton was stunned.
