Chapter 423 Act as bait
The sun was bright the next morning even though last night had been so dark.
There were even more guards that had been sent to the residence during the night.
It seemed that the king was taking this event very seriously.
Whether it was because it was related to the dwarves or to me, it was hard to tell, but at least he was taking it seriously which was a good sign.
I saw no sign of Shadow Five, but Shaka had stayed in the residence and was having breakfast with us.
When we sat down, I asked him, "Did you get any more information about who attacked us last night?"
Shaka slowly shook his head before saying, "We're still investigating it, but…" He couldn't help pausing as if he was hesitating to say something, but he still spoke in the end, "According to my sources, we might be dropping this investigation."
I couldn't help revealing a surprised look when I heard this before quickly asking, "Shadow Garden, the biggest information organization in the kingdom is dropping this case?"
Shaka took a deep breath before saying, "It's said that it's an order from his majesty."
I knitted my brows, but I didn't keep questioning him.
After all, I could make a few guesses as to why this was the case.
The biggest one was that the king didn't want to make too much noise.
If this made too much noise, it would be troublesome for not just the king, but the entire kingdom because it would ruin the new relationship that they were building with the Dwarven Kingdom.
There was also the fact that this was a slap to the king's face…
He most likely would send his own people in to take care of this, people that he trusted more than Shadow Garden.
Shadow Garden was a large organization with different people that had different agendas, so it was hard to control sometimes.
Sending a small group of trusted individuals would always be better.
Since they had decided not to push this matter, there was nothing that I could do about it.
All I could do was try to keep myself as safe as possible so that nothing else like this happened.
The dwarves were naturally concerned about me as well when they came in for breakfast, but they didn't get any time to talk to me about this.
That was because the fourth prince had come back.
The fourth prince had come in right after the dwarves, so there was an awkward moment before they went to eat.
I was surprised that the fourth prince was here as well, but I still said, "Your highness, are you here for a special reason, or are you here to just check in?"
The fourth prince didn't answer this question and instead looked at the breakfast on the table. He then said with a smile, "I haven't had any breakfast yet, do you mind if I join you?"
I was caught off guard by this sudden question, but since he was the fourth prince…it wasn't as if I could say no.
"Please help yourself. I just hope that you will not mind this poor selection."
The fourth prince waved his hand with a smile before saying, "No such thing. This is a fine breakfast."
All during breakfast, I kept watching the fourth prince, waiting to see just what he was here for.
But the fourth prince didn't do a single thing as he just ate.
From time to time, he would chat with the dwarves, but it didn't seem like there was much in common for them.
The dwarves were more open and free while the fourth prince…well he was sly by nature that it just seemed like there was a natural repulsion between the two sides.
After we had finished breakfast, that was when the fourth prince finally made his move.
"Count Zwein, if possible, may we speak alone?" The fourth prince suddenly asked as the maids were clearing the dishes away.
I narrowed my eyes a bit as I looked at him, but I slowly gave a nod.
I couldn't read what the fourth prince wanted, so the only way to figure it out was to go along with him.
The fourth prince gave a nod before saying, "Is there a place where we can talk in private?"
He looked at the dwarves when he said this.
Once again, I gave another nod before standing up.
As I stood, Shaka was about to follow me until the fourth prince said in a firm voice, "There's no need for you to come. This is a private conversation."
Shaka was taken aback when he heard this, but he was about to say something until the fourth prince took out something.
It was a piece of paper that he showed only Shaka and not me.
Shaka's eyes narrowed when he saw this, but he backed down in the end.
I tried to sneak a peek of that piece of paper, but the fourth prince put it away before I could.
He turned back to me and said with a smile, "Shall we?"
I looked at him with a strange look, but I still turned around and led him out of the dining room.
As we left, there were some concerned looks that were pointed in our direction. However, the dwarves didn't stop him since they knew who he was and they knew that this was my decision.
We came to a room on the side which was used as a sitting room.
I was about to go in, but the fourth prince suddenly stopped me.
He looked around and said, "Where are you?"
As soon as he said this, Shadow Five appeared out of nowhere.
As I had expected, she had been hiding and watching over me.
When she appeared, she fell to one knee and bowed her head to the fourth prince.
He just said, "Stand by the door and keep guard."
Shadow Five gave a nod before standing at the door without moving.
The fourth prince ignored her and walked in.
As I walked past, I couldn't help looking at Shadow Five with a strange look.
When the two of us were seated, the fourth prince suddenly said, "I want you to be bait."
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