“Understood!” Elder Rory nodded in response.
“Oh, by the way, I heard there was some trouble at the duke’s mansion these past few days,” Arian Tran suddenly remembered.
He had been in the alchemy room for the past few days and just came out today, so he wasn’t very clear about it.
“Yes,” Elder Rory responded respectfully.
Then he reported what he had heard.
Arian Tran was stunned after hearing his words.
“When I first heard about it, I found it hard to believe, just like you,” Elder Rory responded.
“What happened afterwards?” Arian Tran continued to ask.
“It is said that the duke personally executed Mekhi Drake in front of the duchess and many ministers,” Elder Rory spoke again.
“Originally, the duke was going to execute the duchess together with Mekhi Drake, but later, under the persuasion of the ministers, he gave her a chance to end herself.”
“I never expected such a thing to happen, he…” Arian Tran expressed his emotions.
Just then, urgent footsteps sounded, and a black-robed man quickly walked over.
“Lord Arian, Master Sullivan has encountered trouble!”
“Hmm?” Arian Tran’s hand holding the herbs trembled slightly. “What happened?”
“He… He killed Chad in front of everyone at the Heavenly Scent Pavilion,” the black-robed man replied with difficulty.
“What?” Arian Tran stood up abruptly. “What did you say? Say it again?”
Not only him, but Elder Rory’s face also showed a trace of shock.
Both of them knew exactly what this meant!
“Today, Master Sullivan went to the Heavenly Scent Pavilion to drink with Chad. During the process, they had a dispute over a woman,” the black-robed man responded respectfully.
“It is said that Master Sullivan drank a lot of alcohol at the time and accidentally killed Chad…”
“Damn it, he deserves to die!” Arian Tran cursed angrily.
“Where is Master Sullivan now?” Elder Rory asked.
“According to the people at the scene, after killing Chad, Master Sullivan ran out of the Heavenly Scent Pavilion. We don’t know where he went,” the black-robed man replied.
“Send people to search. We must find Master Sullivan before the Praetorian Guard does!” Elder Rory instructed.
“Yes, sir!” After the black-robed man finished speaking, he turned and quickly left.
“What a bastard!” Arian Tran cursed again.
“Lord, Westin Ayala should have received news of this matter as well. We may need to plan ahead,” Elder Rory spoke.
“The people from his faction have been eyeing your position as Prime Minister for a long time. I’m worried they might take advantage of this situation.”
Arian Tran let out a heavy sigh, not saying a word, his face turning pale.
“Lord?” Elder Rory spoke again.
“Elder Rafael, you personally lead people to find that rebellious son. Don’t let him fall into the hands of the Praetorian Guard!” Arian Tran took a deep breath.
After a moment of thought, he continued, “I’ll go find the duke immediately.”
“Understood!” After Elder Rory replied, he quickly left.
Then, Arian Tran exhaled another breath and walked towards the gate.
From this point on, with the actions of Arian Tran and Westin Ayala, the entire imperial city officially entered a state of chaos.
Meanwhile, Billy was chatting with Casey and others in the City East Manor.
He had roughly explained the situation to them.
“Boss, I think both sides should have taken action by now,” Azure Dragon looked at Billy and said, “How should we handle Sullivan?”
Shadow Ten and Shadow Twenty had brought the unconscious Sullivan Tran and two girls to the manor.
“You and Vermilion Bird and White Tiger, go out and get some Praetorian Guard uniforms!” Billy instructed.
“Praetorian Guard uniforms?” Azure Dragon and the others were surprised.
“Boss, why do we need Praetorian Guard uniforms?” White Tiger asked.
“Don’t you understand such a simple thing?” Opal glanced at them.
“Sullivan publicly killed the son of the Praetorian Guard commander. Naturally, it’s appropriate for him to be killed by the Praetorian Guard!”
“Understood!”
After Opal’s explanation, Azure Dragon and the others naturally understood.
Boss wanted to make the situation even bigger; he needed to stir things up again.
Then, Azure Dragon and the others left.
“Boss, what about the two women from the Heavenly Scent Pavilion?” After the two left, Frostblade asked Billy.
“Leave it to Stout!” Billy replied.
“Boss, why leave it to me? I’m not interested in them!” Stout shook his head vigorously.
“Why are you all looking at me like that, I’m serious!” Stout added.
Night Orchid chuckled lightly.
“Stout, do you think Boss asked you to take care of the two women for what?”
“I don’t know!” Stout shook his head vigorously. “Anyway, it’s not suitable for me…”
“You’re overthinking it!” Night Orchid smiled again.
“Boss wants you to keep an eye on them. Until the situation is settled, don’t let them leave this yard. It’s best to keep them unconscious the whole time.”
“Uh…” Stout’s mouth twitched. “Boss, why didn’t you say so earlier!”
“Haha…” Everyone burst into laughter.
“By the way, Boss, Zain Guthrie will definitely come looking for us, right?” Bob then asked Billy.
“If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely come,” Casey replied for Billy.
“After Sullivan Tran killed Chad, Westin Ayala will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble for Arian Tran.”
“With his ambition, he may covet the position of Prime Minister, and as a member of the imperial family, naturally, Zain Guthrie won’t let him succeed easily.”
“After all, if both the position of Prime Minister and the commander of the Praetorian Guard are taken by people from Northfortia, then the entire palace will be basically under their control.”
“That’s true!” Bob nodded.
After chatting for a while, Shadow Eighteen hurriedly walked in.
“Mr Billy, Westin Ayala has taken action!” Eighteen bowed after approaching Billy.
“What action?” Judge asked.
“If I guess correctly, he should have led soldiers to surround the Prime Minister’s mansion, right?” Billy smiled faintly and asked.
“Exactly!” Eighteen nodded.
“How many people did he bring?” Billy continued to ask.
“About ten thousand or so, all from the Praetorian Guard!” Eighteen replied.
“What’s the situation at Prime Minister’s mansion?” Casey asked.
“There were about two to three thousand guards stationing at both gates of Prime Minister’s mansion, but Arian Tran hasn’t shown up.” Eighteen replied.
“Just a standoff? They haven’t fought yet?” Azure Fang asked.
“Before Arian Tran shows up, Westin Ayala probably won’t take action for the time being. After all, that’s Prime Minister’s mansion, not an ordinary residence,” Billy responded lightly.
“He needs Arian Tran to give him an explanation first before deciding whether to take action.”
“Mr Billy, should I go and spark some fire?”
“Don’t go, Westin Ayala is very skilled, it’s dangerous for you to go,” Billy shook his head.
“I’ll go!” Opal stood up at this moment.
“Opal, you stay home and rest, I’ll go!” Billy spoke up.
“It’s just a small matter!” After Opal finished speaking, she looked at Shadow Eighteen. “Lead the way!”
Then, she swiftly disappeared.
Shadow Eighteen nodded to Billy and the others before following suit.