Chapter 268 - 113. Moderation_2
Fisher raised his eyebrows but didn’t immediately respond to Dexter’s question. Instead, he smiled and said,
"Since the Prince has confirmed that your brother is involved in terrorist acts, couldn’t you simply place him under house arrest and interrogate him yourself for more clues?"
After hearing this, Dexter sighed, leaned back in his chair, and held up a finger to Fisher,
"Mr. Fisher, let me talk to you about the current situation in the Golden Palace. First of all, my father’s health is in very poor shape; he hardly deals with political matters anymore. But as long as he lives, he remains King Gedelin IX of the Nali Empire, and he is also my father."
"The King’s recent behavior has been strange, his lifethreatening condition has greatly altered his temperament. He shows no interest in the political matters I report to him daily, and he stays shut in his sleeping quarters all day long. He used to join us for dinner, but now we hardly ever see him. I have no idea what he’s doing in his chamber..."
"Elizabeth can’t be involved in political affairs and though she doesn’t communicate with me a lot, she is faithful to her duties; Isabella and Serek are still young and their influence on political affairs is negligible; only Lunxis dares to take an alternate path, pinning his hopes of ascending the throne on such disreputable methods. Although I hold complete financial power now and will continue to be the one who takes over the great control in the future, after all, my father is still alive..."
Dexter let out a sigh, propped his chin with his hand, and looked at Fisher with a hint of lament,
"People often say that the story of a hero ends in middle age, because once you reach old age, illness, and death surround you like Bone-attaching Maggots, perverting any noble will the hero once had, turning him into the very thing he once despised... I cannot believe that Lunxis would act in such a way without the King’s will backing him, especially after hearing the content of his earlier conversation. Mr. Fisher, I don’t want to be an unfilial son, so it would certainly be best to deal with Lunxis’s matter quietly..."