Chapter 117

After hearing the words of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon couldn’t help but slightly staggered, then asked somewhat reluctantly:

“Director, back then the Holy Spirit from the Scale Gold Religion was invited down by the Marcellini Family. Their relationship with the Scale Gold Religion is quite close. With such a good opportunity, shouldn’t we…”

“Hold it! You stop right there!”

Seeing that Leon was actually plotting something underhanded, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but shiver and forcefully made a “STOP” sign with his hands.

“This time, just rescue people! Don’t get involved in anything else! Especially with the Marcellini family, the less you interact with them, the better!”

After making his demands to Leon, the Red-haired Bureau Director reminded him with a headache-stricken face: “You don’t really think the Lane family’s matter is over, do you? You haven’t even entered the observation period yet, let alone the review period. The investigators from the General Bureau will be here in a few days.”

“If you have any contact with the Marcellini family and someone from their family has an accident, even if it’s as trivial as choking on water, the intensity of your review will increase!”

“…”

After experiencing the powerful effect of the gold-level [I Am Demon], Leon naturally became more eager for the Saint Spirit series badges which were quite similar to the demon series.

But as the director said, his suspicion hasn’t been completely cleared yet. It’s better to be cautious lately, so as not to attract the suspicion of the investigators and cause unnecessary trouble.

Anyway, the investigation would probably end in about a week. The Scale Gold Religion won’t fall apart anytime soon, and the Marcellinis won’t run away either. Just wait a week before doing anything! “I’ll be careful.”

After listening to the Red-haired Bureau Director’s advice and promising not to cause trouble, Leon was about to leave with the mission form when he seemed to remember something. He hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth somewhat shyly:

“Director, can I take a leave next week?”

Although he had only been employed for a little over a month, Leon had already taken more leaves than he had worked. Moreover, he had just messed up a task and skipped work for over a week. Now, after being back for less than an hour, he was asking for leave again, which made him feel a bit embarrassed.

However, regarding his “frequent-leave condition,” the Red-haired Bureau Director was surprisingly accommodating. He directly took out a notebook and pen from the drawer and replied indifferently: “Go ahead, go ahead. Your injuries aren’t fully healed yet, and you haven’t been home much during these days of investigation. Taking a leave is normal… How long do you want to take off?”

“Well… I’m not quite sure…”

Leon hesitated for a moment, then counter-asked:

“How long does a typical ennoblement ceremony usually take? Do you know?”

Ennoblement ceremony?

The Red-haired Bureau Director thought for a moment and answered:

“About one to four days? For titles below Count, most properties are relatively scarce and without real power, so they generally don’t last too long. A banquet to entertain guests is enough, and it can be over in half a day.”

“For higher ranks, they are mostly large families. Changes in noble titles affect many things, and even the Royal Family may send ambassadors to attend the ceremony. There are also internal announcements of family history, handover of property holders, and meetings of clan elders, which might take at least three or four days.”

That troublesome…

Upon hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but frown.

“What if we chase away relatives and guests, simply report to the Royal Family, and most of the important members of the family are dead anyway? How short can it be?”

“That should take about a day… But which high-ranking noble would do that?”

Somewhat surprised, the Red-haired Bureau Director blinked and looked up from writing the leave slip with a puzzled expression.

“And why are you asking all these questions? Could it be that you’re taking leave to attend a ceremony of some noble family?”

“Eh… kind of…”

Scratching his head awkwardly, Leon didn’t know how to explain the situation, so he tried to be as tactful as possible:

“Director, do you remember the excuse I used when investigating the Sheep Heart?”

“It wasn’t much… I successfully found my relatives, and it was a particularly successful kind of success…”

Clutching his fists hesitantly, looking at the confused Red-haired Bureau Director across from him, Leon said with a rather helpless expression:

“To put it this way, I am now recognized as the 29th Duke of Lionheart. My ennoblement ceremony is next Tuesday.”

“…”

“???”

“!!!”

Shock! The rookie who just got confirmed in the bureau last month is asking me for leave because he wants to inherit a ducal estate?

And worse still, the original first heir was personally eliminated by Leon himself! Was it for the sake of inheriting the title…

No, that doesn’t make sense! Leon isn’t that kind of person. And because of his “untimely rescue,” the Lane family lost a bunch of important members and won’t last much longer. Destroying the Lane family and then inheriting an empty shell of a dukedom? Who would do that? But… but…

How did you even recognize relatives and become a duke?

Faced with this sudden plot twist, even the experienced Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock, unable to say anything for a while.

After a brief pause, recovering from the shocking news, the Red-haired Bureau Director said with a strange expression: “You’re not joking with me, right?”

“I’m not joking with you at all. I really am going to inherit the title…”

After briefly recounting what he knew, Leon said helplessly:

“I have no interest in the Lane family’s title, but no matter how I refuse, it’s useless. They’ve already submitted my name.

Because they were worried I wouldn’t cooperate, they even added anesthetics to my hospital food and had over twenty soldiers guarding outside my room. I managed to escape only after I got a little better…”

“…”

Wow, that’s why you came back so quickly. It wasn’t because Lao Chaer released you, but because you escaped after inheriting the title…

Shaking his head speechlessly, the Red-haired Bureau Director said with a complex look: “Why didn’t you tell me about something so important earlier?”

“I wanted to tell you earlier, but when I came back, I didn’t even get a chance to speak. You kept asking me about the Blood Night incident. After explaining the Blood Night incident to you, Tom (Senior) walked in.”

“Then you had me check on Tom (Senior), scolded me for taking risks by contacting Bobby Len, and assigned me a task. I never got a chance to talk…”

“…”

It seems… that’s true?

Recalling the previous situation, and realizing it was indeed the case, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but open his mouth, then asked perplexedly: “Since you escaped, why are you asking me for leave to attend the ennoblement ceremony? And what do you think about this title of Duke?”

“I already told you, I really have no interest in this title. As for why I’m asking for leave, it’s because I think participating in the ennoblement ceremony is the only way to directly get rid of this trouble.”

Pausing slightly, Leon continued:

“Director, what do you think would happen if I announced at the ennoblement ceremony that, as the Duke, I would donate all the Lane family’s assets to the Royal Family?”

(End of Chapter)