A group of men walked towards the Hogarth House.
"Stop!"
As the group continued to walk in, the guard guarding the Hogarth Household shouted.
"Who are you people? Identify yourself."
The guard ordered.
"Huh?"
"P-Please Identify yourself."
Soon, however, the Guard changed his tone as he noticed the Cultivation of the man leading the Group.
'W-What w-with this group…'
The guard thought inwardly as his body started trembling.
His face was already pale.
To be honest, he just wanted to run away, however, since he was on duty… that was not something he could do.
He couldn't sense the Cultivation level of most of the people in this group.
What does that mean?
It meant that only most of them were stronger than Grand Master Stage Cultivators…
J-Just what the hell is wrong with this group!?
The guard swore inwardly at the same time, he also hoped that they weren't here to cause trouble.
"P-P-Please i-identify yourself a-and state your business."
Since the people weren't answering the guar questioned again.
His body didn't stop trembling, fortunately, these men didn't waste much time on him and did as they were told.
An Emblem appeared on the Leader's hand and seeing the Emblem, the guard's eyes widened in surprise
"We are here under Queen Evane's order.
We demand that you hand over the Pamela Hogarth, or we would need to use force."
The Guard gulped.
These people were definitely here to cause trouble.
And what's worse?
They were under the Queen's order.
The guard then took a deep breath and,
"Please wait here, I will go and report to Lord Hogarth, this is not the matter a mere guard like me can deal with."
The Guard decided to back off.
He wasn't paid enough for this shit.
There was no way he was going to go against a Royal Order.
"We do have that much time. Let us go in."
The leader of the group demanded.
"P-Please go."
The guard simply bowed.
The Group then walked into the House, the Leader of the group stepped forward and shouted,
"Pamela Hogarth, we are the Royal Soldiers, surrender yourself and come with us."
The shout reverberated throughout the house.
Soon, a man walked out and questioned.
"W-Who are you people?"
The leader simply showed the Royal Emblem and spoke,
Hand over Pamela Hogarth."
"L-Lord, Pamela i-is my wife. C-Can you tell me what has she done?"
The man questioned.
"She is suspected to be a Spy. She needs to come with us for further investigation."
The Leader replied.
"A S-Spy?"
The man's face turned pale.
"N-No, that can't be true. Pamela has been my wife for the last 30 years, she cannot be a spy. There must be something wrong with this information."
"There is nothing we can do. Pamela Hogarth is under the List created by the Palace, we need to bring her in. Of course, if she is innocent, we will release her with adequate compensation."
"Y-You think compensation is enough for the mental trauma you will cause her!? Proof! Where is your proof!? How can you capture her without adequ-ugghhh!"
*Bam*
*Smash*
Before the man could even complete his sentence, he was sent flying with just a slap.
The leader's eyes then shined as he glanced at the man.
"Do not test my limit.
Hand over Pamela when I am being cooperative.
Don't push me enough to use force.
It won't be good for your house."
"H-How can you treat an Earl l-like that?"
The man questioned.
The Leader then sighed.
"You forced me then."
Then, he glanced at his subordinates and nodded.
Everyone rushed in different directions.
The leader then turned towards the servant who had gathered, soon, a bag full of silver coins appeared in his hands and he started,
"Anyone who reports where Pamela is will receive this reward.
You do not have to worry, we are from the Royal Palace, if you agree to help, no one would hurt you."
Suddenly, a woman raised her arm.
"I-I know where Lady Pamela is."
"How dare y-Ugghh!"
Before the man could say anything, the leader of the group, Reeve, kicked his face and turned toward the woman.
"Where is she?"
"I-I'll take you there."
The servant nodded and then started walking.
Reeve followed behind her.
The other servants followed as well.
The man, Pamela's husband stood up and followed as well.
However, as they walked into Pamela's room, they saw something that shocked everyone to their core.
Pamela…
She was lying on the bed with foam coming out of her body.
Yes, she had killed herself.
It was now clear, Pamela was actually a spy…
And when she noticed that the guards were there for her, she killed herself.
Seeing this scene, Reeve's face turned solemn.
"A spy manage to kill herself before being captured…"
Reeve commented.
"H-How could this be…? H-How can my wife be a spy?"
The husband, the leader of the Hogarth Household couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Reeve then turned towards him with an annoyed expression on his face,
"Nell Hogarth, you disrupted the Royal Investigation, I hope you are prepared to face the consequences."
"…"
Nell didn't know what to say.
Seeing this scene, Reeve smiled inwardly.
The plan was successful.
Was Pamela actually a spy?
Of course she was.
However, did they actually want to capture her?
Nope.
It was all just a show.
They never planned to capture her, they just wanted to waste time by talking with the people who couldn't believe that their family member was suspected of being a spy, then they would force their way in, only to see that the said member had already taken his or her life.
This wasn't the only house where this was happening.
It was happening all over the capital city and none of the group planned to capture the 'spy', rather, they hoped that the spies would kill themselves in order to protect the information they were holding.
That was all they, and Queen Evane needed.
Why?
Well…
They needed gossips.
A group of men walked towards the Hogarth House.
"Stop!"
As the group continued to walk in, the guard guarding the Hogarth Household shouted.
"Who are you people? Identify yourself."
The guard ordered.
"Huh?"
"P-Please Identify yourself."
Soon, however, the Guard changed his tone as he noticed the Cultivation of the man leading the Group.
'W-What w-with this group…'
The guard thought inwardly as his body started trembling.
His face was already pale.
To be honest, he just wanted to run away, however, since he was on duty… that was not something he could do.
He couldn't sense the Cultivation level of most of the people in this group.
What does that mean?
It meant that only most of them were stronger than Grand Master Stage Cultivators…
J-Just what the hell is wrong with this group!?
The guard swore inwardly at the same time, he also hoped that they weren't here to cause trouble.
"P-P-Please i-identify yourself a-and state your business."
Since the people weren't answering the guar questioned again.
His body didn't stop trembling, fortunately, these men didn't waste much time on him and did as they were told.
An Emblem appeared on the Leader's hand and seeing the Emblem, the guard's eyes widened in surprise
"We are here under Queen Evane's order.
We demand that you hand over the Pamela Hogarth, or we would need to use force."
The Guard gulped.
These people were definitely here to cause trouble.
And what's worse?
They were under the Queen's order.
The guard then took a deep breath and,
"Please wait here, I will go and report to Lord Hogarth, this is not the matter a mere guard like me can deal with."
The Guard decided to back off.
He wasn't paid enough for this shit.
There was no way he was going to go against a Royal Order.
"We do have that much time. Let us go in."
The leader of the group demanded.
"P-Please go."
The guard simply bowed.
The Group then walked into the House, the Leader of the group stepped forward and shouted,
"Pamela Hogarth, we are the Royal Soldiers, surrender yourself and come with us."
The shout reverberated throughout the house.
Soon, a man walked out and questioned.
"W-Who are you people?"
The leader simply showed the Royal Emblem and spoke,
Hand over Pamela Hogarth."
"L-Lord, Pamela i-is my wife. C-Can you tell me what has she done?"
The man questioned.
"She is suspected to be a Spy. She needs to come with us for further investigation."
The Leader replied.
"A S-Spy?"
The man's face turned pale.
"N-No, that can't be true. Pamela has been my wife for the last 30 years, she cannot be a spy. There must be something wrong with this information."
"There is nothing we can do. Pamela Hogarth is under the List created by the Palace, we need to bring her in. Of course, if she is innocent, we will release her with adequate compensation."
"Y-You think compensation is enough for the mental trauma you will cause her!? Proof! Where is your proof!? How can you capture her without adequ-ugghhh!"
*Bam*
*Smash*
Before the man could even complete his sentence, he was sent flying with just a slap.
The leader's eyes then shined as he glanced at the man.
"Do not test my limit.
Hand over Pamela when I am being cooperative.
Don't push me enough to use force.
It won't be good for your house."
"H-How can you treat an Earl l-like that?"
The man questioned.
The Leader then sighed.
"You forced me then."
Then, he glanced at his subordinates and nodded.
Everyone rushed in different directions.
The leader then turned towards the servant who had gathered, soon, a bag full of silver coins appeared in his hands and he started,
"Anyone who reports where Pamela is will receive this reward.
You do not have to worry, we are from the Royal Palace, if you agree to help, no one would hurt you."
Suddenly, a woman raised her arm.
"I-I know where Lady Pamela is."
"How dare y-Ugghh!"
Before the man could say anything, the leader of the group, Reeve, kicked his face and turned toward the woman.
"Where is she?"
"I-I'll take you there."
The servant nodded and then started walking.
Reeve followed behind her.
The other servants followed as well.
The man, Pamela's husband stood up and followed as well.
However, as they walked into Pamela's room, they saw something that shocked everyone to their core.
Pamela…
She was lying on the bed with foam coming out of her body.
Yes, she had killed herself.
It was now clear, Pamela was actually a spy…
And when she noticed that the guards were there for her, she killed herself.
Seeing this scene, Reeve's face turned solemn.
"A spy manage to kill herself before being captured…"
Reeve commented.
"H-How could this be…? H-How can my wife be a spy?"
The husband, the leader of the Hogarth Household couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Reeve then turned towards him with an annoyed expression on his face,
"Nell Hogarth, you disrupted the Royal Investigation, I hope you are prepared to face the consequences."
"…"
Nell didn't know what to say.
Seeing this scene, Reeve smiled inwardly.
The plan was successful.
Was Pamela actually a spy?
Of course she was.
However, did they actually want to capture her?
Nope.
It was all just a show.
They never planned to capture her, they just wanted to waste time by talking with the people who couldn't believe that their family member was suspected of being a spy, then they would force their way in, only to see that the said member had already taken his or her life.
This wasn't the only house where this was happening.
It was happening all over the capital city and none of the group planned to capture the 'spy', rather, they hoped that the spies would kill themselves in order to protect the information they were holding.
That was all they, and Queen Evane needed.
Why?
Well…
They needed gossips.
