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122. Alben Benito

The entire Capital of the Apollonia kingdom was in an uproar as King Reinal directed his many Soldiers to besiege the territory of the Eagle Knight Group.

Earlier King Reinal had announced that the disappearance of important evidence from the Palace. At the site of the disappearance of the evidence, the intruders left something before they brought the evidence.

After a long meeting and negotiations by King Reinal and other high-ranking officials. Finally they issued an important decision to pick up the Eagle Knight Group Leader and bring him to the Palace to explain the incident last night.

With a heavy heart Alban Benito as the Leader of the Eagle Knight Group joined the Warrior to fulfill the order of the King.

The door of the meeting room of the Palace was opened and revealed the person who had been eagerly awaited by everyone. Alban Benito immediately knelt down as he reached the King.

"Mr Alban Benito can you explain what this all means?" Asked King Reinal then threw the emblem identification marks of the Eagle Knight Group.

Alban Benito was surprised to see something thrown by King Reinal. "Nor Your Majesty ... I don't know what happened." The answer.

King Reinal throws a few more things in front of an angry Alben Benito. "Last night important evidence was lost from the Palace ... Some of the soldiers said they had seen the intruders come in and knock them out. Where the evidence disappeared, we found items belonging to your group. Don't you want to explain what really happened here?"

"Nor Your Majesty ... Last night we did nothing but remain in our residence. We really are not the culprit ... There's someone trying to frame us." Answer Alban Benito.

King Reinal smiled cynically. "With all the evidence you've got you still don't want to admit it? Who will bring you down if you've been framed?" Showing his cruel face.

Alban Benito swallowed hard to see the look on King Reinal's face. "The progress of our group's development is very rapid, Your Majesty. Most of the Royal Warriors come from the upbringing of our group, some even have important positions in the Palace. With such an achievement then there will be many people who want to bring us down."

King Reinal laughed loudly at the words from Alben benito making the atmosphere in the meeting hall stiffen. "You want to affirm that your people are numerous in the Palace? If you want something, it will be easier to get. That's how you mean?" Ask.

Alben Benito held his breath at King Thanos. "Nor Your Majesty ... Ms. .. That's not what I mean." Nervously.

"Then what do you mean?" Asked King Reinal in a loud voice.

The higher-ups of the Apollonia kingdom could only fall silent at the anger of King Reinal. They believe that the evidence that has been stolen is very valuable to him.

"Nor Your Majesty ... We really don't know about the theft. I beg Your Majesty to give us some time to prove that our group is innocent!" Please Alben Benito.

King Thanos smiled again. "Give you time to escape or lose track of you?" Angry asked.

Alben Benito shook his head quickly. "No, Your Honor ... As long as this case is not over we promise not to leave the Capital or this kingdom." Her speech.

King Reinal looked at Benito. "Saying such a thing will not foster my sense of trust in you. The evidence is very important to me ... Thieves instead entered the Palace and stole it while I was still in the Palace!! Or ..." His words paused while staring at everyone sharply and looking back at Alben Benito. "The thief was in the Palace, didn't you yourself say that your group of people were many Soldiers and important people in the kingdom?" Ask with a sharp look.

Alben Benito clenched his hands tightly. "Please Your Majesty investigate in more detail!" Her request.

King Thanos nodded slowly. "All right ..." He paused while closing his eyes to think. "I'll give you one last chance. The palace will intervene directly to investigate the theft. During the investigation, your group should not conduct any activities outside of your own territory. You are only allowed to carry out activities within your group and do not allow you to leave the residence during the investigation process." The King Reinal's.

"I'm not making an offer for you. But this is my decision ... If you are innocent then I will release you and if you are found guilty then your group will only remain in the kingdom of Apollonia." The Reinal King.

Alben Benito closed his eyes to King Reinal's decision. "All right, Your Majesty." His resignation.

King Reinal nodded slowly. "Please return ... The investigation will begin today. Do not perform any activity as I have explained before."

After saluting Alben Benito back with a grim look. While the Reinal King looked at his back with a gaze that was very difficult for others to understand.

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After the meeting at the Palace, Alben Benito still held back his anger because the Palace began to search their residence. Initially, Benito was worried that the Palace investigators were inspecting the building behind their property, but the investigators did not do what he was worried about.

After the investigators' departure, Benito gathered the Elders and key people for a meeting to discuss his departure at the Palace.

After everything was collected Alben Benito still remained silent did not issue as much as a word because he still had to control his anger that would explode at any time.

"Chairman, how was the meeting?" Tanya Bannes one of the important people in the Eagle Knight Group ventured to ask.

Alben Benito let out a rough breath. "It looks like we're being framed." Annoyed annoyed.

Everyone looked seriously at the Leader to listen to his meeting in the Palace earlier.

"One of the pieces of evidence in the palace was stolen last night. The intruders left a trail before leaving the Palace. But the trail they left behind was an identifying mark, some arrows and poison coming from our group." Alben Benito.

Everyone was shocked to hear the explanation from their Leader. "Why did this happen, Chief? Last night we didn't do anything after the attack that day." Said Jonas one of the other important people.

"That's what I was thinking about ... After the attack that day, we did not appear again and scapegoated Mr. Martin. But today even we are made a scapegoat by the other party." Alben Benito.

"Could it be that this is only the King's Majesty's plan to frame us? Our people who gave us the information in the Palace said that His Majesty the King has withdrawn all the Soldiers from our group and sent them far away. Besides the last piece of information we got, the disciples we last sent to attack the Crown Princess that night could not be found. Either they're still breathing or they're dead." Obviously one of the elders of that group.

Jonas shook his head quickly to hear the opinion of one of the Elders. "I don't think it's His Majesty the King but the other party. That night Lord Marquis Gaustark and Lord Viscount Pavel had a chat with the Crown Princess. Their faces changed after meeting him, the night attack was also planned by them. If we don't make additional plans, of course the one being punished right now is us. We framed Mr. Martin into engaging in the assault and made him a scapegoat to cover our existence." Evidently.

Frans, who had been listening, commented. "Mr Jonas is right ... If we do not protect ourselves then we are the ones who are currently being punished. Lord Marquis Gaustark and the other higher-ups do not care about our security. Hasn't it been just our side doing a lot of dangerous things. They just sit there and wait for news, if we get arrested then they'll let go easily." Evidently.

"Yes ... Their residence even looks calm now. They were even silent after hearing the chairman being summoned to the Palace." Say one of the other elders.

Alben Benito clenched his hands strongly hearing the opinions of his people. Not long after a disciple knocked on the door of the meeting.

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