Chapter 254: Underground Pipeways (2)
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⇐ PreviousNext ⇒ Being able to move as soldiers even while talking of random things showed how thoroughly all of them had been trained. It was almost a delight to watch them move in perfect cooperation as they moved ahead of the mercenaries, going down those dark and unknown stairs.
When the mercenaries followed into the stairs, Mira once again reminded the soldier leader about the badge and clause.
「It’s a bit of a long story,」he began, and by the end, his explanation seemed more like a string of happy coincidences.
The clause stipulated that a person could not refuse a warrantless search if a credible source claimed that a criminal or valuable evidence was located within private property.
This provision was only enacted under very specific circumstances, where the outcome of the investigation had to be certain. Essentially, the authorities required information from an extremely reliable informant before proceeding.
Despite these stringent limitations, the clause held one additional special provision. Neither nobility nor royalty could oppose a search under this clause, and in certain cases, even high-ranking nobles could be restrained with weapons without any repercussions.
The soldier leader continued to explain that the clause had been written during a time when many nobles and even a part of the royal family were gravely corrupted, using their influence and authority to cover all their wicked deeds. So the second special exception clause was written and put into effect, as a law to keep justice and order no matter the position of a criminal.
That had been a rather major event there, so everyone in the whole country was well aware of it.