Under Sedene's lead, Lord Yuto quickly arrived at a lounge located at the front of the Opera Epiclese.
"Lord Yuto, Lord Wriothesley is inside. If there's nothing else... then I'll be off? I still have to be on duty at Palais Mermonia."
Hearing Sedene's words, Lord Yuto slowly bent down, rubbed her little head, and softly said:
"Alright~ Nothing else, thank you for your hard work, Sedene~"
"Mm! Then I'm leaving! Goodbye, Lord Yuto~"
Sedene symbolically waved to Lord Yuto, then quickly left the Opera Epiclese.
From her hurried steps, it was clear... she was indeed very concerned about her work at Palais Mermonia.
"She's truly dedicated..."
Lord Yuto smiled and shook his head, then pushed open the door and entered the lounge.
When he pushed open the door, he saw that familiar black figure.
At this moment, Wriothesley was leaning back on the sofa, appearing to be taking a nap, as if he felt Lord Yuto would take a long time to arrive.
Looking at Wriothesley, who seemed a bit sleepy, Lord Yuto sighed slightly, then opened his mouth to ask:
"What's wrong? Did you discover anything?"
Hearing Lord Yuto's voice, Wriothesley instantly opened his eyes, a sharp glint bursting forth from his black pupils, then he slowly sat upright.
After Wriothesley slightly stretched his somewhat stiff neck, he softly said:
"With the help of the Northland Bank... I've already confirmed their specific plan and understood what the newly appointed head of the Noclan Family intends to do."
"Here's the situation: these past few days... my people have been secretly watching everyone connected to the Noclan Family."
"After consolidating the information, we found that they plan to leave Fontaine with a large amount of assets and go to other countries very soon."
Hearing this, Lord Yuto nodded without surprise.
The Noclan Family's reaction was already within his expectations; after all, no one could guarantee what they would experience next.
According to common sense... at this point, they either continue to cut off their tails to survive or take a gamble.
Clearly, they chose to take a gamble.
"From what you're saying... have you confirmed that the previous incident targeting me and Furina was orchestrated by them behind the scenes?"
Wriothesley nodded but then quickly shook his head.
"You could say that, but currently, we don't have decisive evidence to arrest them. This... you should know better than I do."
Lord Yuto shrugged nonchalantly, as if he had long anticipated the current situation.
"It's fine. According to the Law Enforcement Office's rules of operation... they can arrest suspects and implement'suspicion detention' for three to seven days."
"Similarly, the Law Enforcement Office and the Marechaussee Phantom must provide them with a relatively normal standard of living and meet reasonable demands within a certain scope."
"And if after these seven days, the Marechaussee Phantom still hasn't produced corresponding evidence to prove this person's guilt...
Then he will not only be released but also receive a substantial compensation payment according to the relevant rules."
At this point, Lord Yuto paused slightly, then looked at a somewhat surprised Wriothesley and said with a light chuckle:
"It's not your first day knowing me. This backup plan was prepared long ago, originally intended to deal with the Fatui, but..."
"The current diplomatic environment doesn't require me to target the Fatui. You can go ahead and arrest them with confidence."
Hearing Lord Yuto's words, Wriothesley pursed his lips, then spoke as if teasing an old friend:
"Whoever goes up against you... that's truly eight lifetimes of bad luck."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Lord Yuto smiled slightly, then very skillfully changed the subject.
"But more than that, I'm more interested in the Noclan Family's plan that you investigated."
"We cannot let them set this precedent, and we absolutely cannot let them leave Fontaine so smoothly to harm other countries."
Lord Yuto's words resonated deeply with Wriothesley. He nodded quickly, then continued:
"Khaerts Noclan, the son of Sal, whom you personally sent in last time, is also a ruthless individual."
"He first found a playwright named Nelson outside, using him as the first layer of misdirection."
"'Everything was done by Nelson, what does it have to do with Khaerts?' He wants to use this point to make us arrest Nelson first, then interrogate Nelson."
"And he, taking advantage of this gap, will lead his family members to flee separately to other countries, thereby achieving his goal of transferring assets."
"As for the second layer of misdirection... that's also why I say this guy is ruthless."
"The assets he carries are the least, but in a sense... the assets in his hands are also the most."
Before Lord Yuto could even ask, Wriothesley continued:
"The reason why it's said that he holds the least assets is because this guy, as soon as he became the family head, distributed all family assets to the Noclan Family members."
"And the reason why it's said that he holds the most assets... is because he not only divided the property but also the debts."
"This guy secretly did such a thing, making the assets received by each family member roughly equal to their debts, which means..."
"No matter where these people escape to, they are essentially starting over with zero assets."
At this point, Wriothesley paused slightly, then continued:
"From the Marechaussee Phantom's perspective, they will definitely go after those with large assets first, and he, who carries a small amount of money... will naturally not be given much importance."
"This way, he can very smoothly leave Fontaine while the Marechaussee Phantom is busy apprehending other family members and Nelson, and that is his strategy."
Wriothesley spread his hands, indicating that he had finished speaking, and now...
It was Lord Yuto's turn to make a decision.
Lord Yuto pondered for a moment, then softly asked:
"Have you completely locked down the locations of these guys?"
"Of course."
"Including Nelson and this Khaerts?"
"With the help of the Northland Bank, we can quickly obtain evidence and apprehend them."
Hearing this, Lord Yuto's lips curved slightly, and he softly said:
"Then... prepare to close the net."
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