Chapter 227
Maximilian's administrative officer, Hans Wenzel.
He disguised himself as the lawyer "Thomas Idunas." A law office had appeared in Imperial District 23, its interior finished with meticulous care.
Clients came and went regularly. Most were Maximilian's informants, but a handful of ordinary people also showed up seeking genuine legal counsel.
Somewhere in the middle of all that, Hans had started to feel Georgen agents trailing him.
He didn't flinch. If anything, he moved more openly than before.
He visited the site of the Alchemia destruction, gathered testimonies from Nico Beber's hometown, and sent letters up to the Imperial Guard and the upper reaches of the Empire, all the way to the palace itself.
The result finally arrived: a response to his request for an audience.
A formal invitation from Georgen Deputy Director Valerian.
"Whew......"