Chapter 72: Are you really that incompetent?
His speech seemed perfect. From his words, he didn’t shirk responsibility for the situation, however, he still highlighted his various efforts to resolve the issue.
Such was the wisdom of someone who was over a century old. However, Bella wasn’t one to be fooled by his silver tongue.
"So what you’re trying to tell me is that after almost a month of investigation, you still haven’t found a sliver of evidence?
Are you really that incompetent, Mr City Lord?"
Bella’s icy words plunged the room into an awkward silence. The city lord, a man of dignity and respect within Stonehold city, was now being questioned on his competence by a child, now even a quarter his own age.
Any other person would have flown into a rage and would have sought to teach Bella a lesson. However, the City Lord didn’t harbor such thoughts.
Putting aside her noble background, he had a feeling that if he released even a sliver of malicious intent, the mature-looking woman sitting beside Bella and quietly sipping tea wouldn’t let him off the hook.
It would be a miracle if he could walk away while only losing a layer of skin.
After taking a deep breath, in order to organize his thoughts, City Lord Richard responded in a tentative manner.