In Leone's bedroom, Sayu watched the three of them suddenly vanish, knowing that Uchiha Madara had instantly teleported them away. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
However, a lingering doubt still remained in Sayu's heart. She looked at Uchiha Madara and asked:
"'Lord Madara, where did you send those three?'"
Uchiha Madara replied expressionlessly:
"'I sent them to the toilets in their respective bedrooms!'"
"'Toilets?'"
Before Sayu could fully process this, Uchiha Madara and Sayu simultaneously heard various indescribable sounds emanating from the nearby toilet. These unpleasant sounds even needed to be muted.
They were currently in Leone's bedroom, so it was self-evident who was in the toilet connected to this bedroom.
Through Leone's miserable state, Uchiha Madara and Sayu couldn't help but imagine that the toilets in Sheele's bedroom and Mine's bedroom, on either side of Leone's, were likely in a similarly wretched state.
Sayu's face showed some distress. Although she didn't detect any smell, she pinched her nose and exclaimed after imagining the scene:
"'Hmph... If Lord Madara hadn't teleported them away in time, then right now, in front of us...'"
Uchiha Madara also couldn't help but follow Sayu's train of thought, and his face instantly turned grim:
"'If something like that really happened, I would flatten this entire house and rebuild it somewhere else!'"
Sayu nodded knowingly, indicating her agreement.
After a moment, Uchiha Madara, helpless, turned and left the room. He instructed Sayu:
"'Sayu, call a few maids to help them. Those three probably won't be able to leave the toilet today. Furthermore, after they leave the toilet, make sure to boil some ginseng soup or something to replenish their vitality. Otherwise, those three might truly collapse and die.'"
"'Also, even after today, those three will likely remain weak for the next week, and frequent trips to the toilet will be commonplace. Add some nourishing ingredients to their meals from now on...'"
Sayu nodded sympathetically, committing all of Uchiha Madara's words to heart.
Then, they no longer paid attention to Leone and the other two.
In the following days, Leone, Sheele, and Mine indeed nearly collapsed, just as Uchiha Madara had predicted.
In short, due to their own self-inflicted actions, the three of them became extremely weak, spending the entire day confined to their bedrooms, unable to leave their beds. They had no strength left to play tricks on Uchiha Madara as they had before.
They didn't escape; staying quietly in their rooms was the right decision. Because if the three of them had truly tried to escape, they would have undoubtedly met a miserable end.
It had been a full week since Prime Minister Honest's mansion was destroyed that night.
For a full week, the Imperial Capital had been under Prime Minister Honest's bloody and tyrannical search and suppression. In this urgent upheaval, countless people had died.
During this week, the Imperial Capital was tightly sealed. Night Raid members couldn't enter, relying solely on Akame to infiltrate and gather information. Yet, there had been no news they desired.
Finally, a week passed, and neither Prime Minister Honest nor Night Raid had gained anything.
Honest himself, the one who caused this upheaval in the Imperial Capital, was furious at not finding the culprit.
Angry as he was, Honest also knew that if the culprit hadn't been found within a week, it would be even harder to find them in the future. Moreover, there was a crucial point: the entire Imperial Capital had maintained this terrifying state for a week. If it continued, order in the capital would surely collapse, and at that point, some things might happen that even Honest couldn't salvage.
Although very unwilling, Honest temporarily relaxed the various strict orders and forced searches within the Imperial Capital.
The Imperial Capital's city gates were allowed to open, but only for four hours a day, and strict inspections were set up at each city gate. One could only pass after each inspection was completed.
The army was withdrawn, and Honest ordered the army to reinforce their defenses, leaving only the security forces and their underlings to continue openly and secretly searching the Imperial Capital.
The situation eased slightly, which made everyone in the Imperial Capital breathe a sigh of relief. Although they were still afraid, they still had to go to the streets, still had to work, and those who did business still had to do business. Gradually, the Imperial Capital slowly regained its former liveliness.
It was amidst this situation, relaxed outwardly but tense inwardly, that an uninvited guest visited Uchiha Madara's estate.
This person was the Imperial Grand General, Budo.
Although Budo had initially agreed to Honest not to interfere, recalling the attack that completely destroyed such a large prime minister's mansion still left Budo uneasy.
With an extreme sense of crisis, Budo couldn't help but wonder: if this terrifying person had rebellious intentions, what would happen if they launched such an attack on the Imperial Palace at some point in the future?
Thinking of this, Budo couldn't sit still.
He decided to privately investigate Uchiha Madara.
Under the guise of official business, Budo took off his armor, changed into civilian clothes, and walked through the main streets and alleys of the Imperial Capital, conducting his investigation using his own methods.
Later, by checking the Imperial Capital's household registration, Budo discovered something amiss with Uchiha Madara.
Originally, this Uchiha Madara was not a local. Later, he used unknown means to kill the original estate owner, occupied the place, and lived in seclusion in the Imperial Capital.
Budo immediately found this household registration information suspicious. To be cautious, Budo then privately checked the results of the security force's previous search of Uchiha Madara's estate.
The security force's search records were also ambiguous, which further deepened Budo's suspicions.
This person, who possessed strength but whose origins were unclear, made Budo extremely suspicious. He decided to personally go to Uchiha Madara's estate to conduct a probing investigation.
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