Aurelius sat in his study hearing reports from his trusted men, the commander of hounds called number 1 and his personal butler.
The figure of Andrea and Yue Qinglan sat on the couch at the other side of the room silently hearing the same reports. Their posture were too relaxed for the gravity of the situation.
The way they nonchalatly sat There indicated their senority and authority over Aurelius.
"Are you sure there is no one among these people involved with the cults?" Aurelius asked with a conflicted expression. His voice carried disbelief.
He had handed a list to number 1 a few days ago containing the names of almost all the ministers under him and commanders of the imperial army.
Yet the hounds had found no one involved with the cults after investigation. The sheer impossibility of it gnawed at him; either the enemy was far more careful than anticipated or something was being overlooked.
