"Night Guild Master. I received a tip that you're harboring criminals here."
"Harboring criminals? Our guild is a legitimate guild formally appointed by the government!"
"To prove that, we'll need to conduct a search—can I count on your cooperation?"
I applied subtle pressure. The guild was most accustomed to pressure from the Finance Department, but the problem was that the duchy troops and I belonged to the Military Department, which was at odds with Finance. Meaning, tactics like passing the buck by telling us to get Finance's permission didn't work on us.
If he refused my request?
It would go from a polite recommendation to a forced execution.
"You're aware the slum organization disappeared overnight, aren't you?"
"Who doesn't know that?"
"Is there any guarantee the prostitution guild won't meet the same fate?"
