From the patterns on these people's clothes and the way they addressed each other, it was clear they were the relatives of Count Reinhart, Baron Fabio, and others.
Their eyes flickered with greedy light as they discussed how to "rightfully" inherit the titles and wealth held by the exiled nobles.
This assassination squad was indeed commissioned by the relatives of the royal capital's nobles to ambush after confirming the whereabouts of these fleeing nobles, with the intention of creating an "accident" so they could then rightfully claim all the inheritance.
When the assassin breathed his last, Jeming also stood up expressionlessly.
The intelligence he had just seen did not surprise him at all; he had already anticipated it before leaving the city.
In fact, it wasn't just Jeming; the moment these assassins appeared, the present nobles all immediately considered this possibility.
