Robert let out a deep sigh after Leila left. His mind was in turmoil. At the same time, he felt guilty for what happened with Leila.

"She must have figured it out," he thought.

The orders from his superiors were simply to assign Arcangelo a task and attach a female investigator to the case. Choosing Leila, his own person, was his own decision.

In the end, Robert was responsible for creating this situation.

"There's no point in meeting with the old man and the woman. There never was," he said.

There were other things he didn't say to her. He told Leila that he was only suspicious, but Robert was certain that there was a connection between 121 and the Ursei family.

He took out the document he had hidden deep in the drawer. It was the result of analyzing Arcangelo's blood that had been exposed to 121. More accurately, it was data analyzing the residual components of 121 in his blood.

"It reacts more strongly to the wavelengths of wolf shifters and snake shifters than to those of other shifters...and the fact that this toxin causes such a phenomenon in attacking wavelengths, there must be a reason."

Deeper investigation was needed. However, he couldn't entrust it to Leila. Leila Cassilia was not only Robert Pandea's accomplice, but also someone he had to protect.

"Who should I write to? Even if I suspect him, Ursei must know that I am suspicious of him."

The phone in the room rang. He picked it up. The person on the other end of the line told him what he had expected.

"Detective Urseau has taken Detective Cassilia's files."

"I expected as much, but when did he take them?"

"The superintendent seems to have taken it as soon as he left the Urseau’s mansion," said the Korean translator.

That meant that Detective Urseau had learned the secret that she had been hiding. Robert rubbed his tense head.

It seemed that as time passed, he only had more things to feel sorry for Leila about. His face darkened.

"Well, thank you for letting me know," he said.

He hung up the phone. There was nothing left to do but keep an eye on the Ursay family. He had instructed Leila to investigate Arcangelo, but that was only one part of the puzzle.

The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.

"If I keep watching, something will come up for sure. At least it's clear that the creator and the werewolf clan, the Urseau family, are involved."

Several thoughts came to his mind. Much was still unclear, but one thing was certain.

"At least the Urseau family will suffer a great deal from this incident."

Robert stood up from his seat. There was still much to be done.

* * *

At that moment, Leila found herself in an unamusing situation.

"Madam Kae would like to meet with Detective Cassilia," the messenger said.

"Do we need to go right now?" Leila asked.

"Yes. We will move your luggage to the room where you will be staying," the messenger replied.

Leila knew that at least one confrontation was inevitable since she arrived here. But she was still surprised by the sudden announcement. She rolled her eyes.

"I'm glad we didn't bring anything weird in our bags," she thought.

Fortunately, their bags were filled with harmless items. If that were not the case, things could have gone much worse. While Leila would do anything to save Arcangelo, Robert would have been subjected to a political attack.

"Please show us the way," Leila said.

"Of course."

Leila handed the messenger her bags and followed him to the private study on the third floor.

Inside, Detective Urseau was reading through some documents.

"Get yourself together," Leila reminded herself.

He was cold and serpent-like as he studied her.

"You're later than expected," he said.

"We took longer than expected to pack our bags and had dinner on the way here. I apologize for the delay," Leila replied firmly. She did not want to show any weakness.

"Does the chief investigator have that much to say?" he asked.

She folded her eyes delicately.

"Of course, I haven't written it off completely. But I'm only staying at the mansion of a member of the ruling council until the antidote is produced."

"He seems to have a long tongue. And he seems to be good at greasing the wheels."

She smiled gleefully and muttered to herself.

"Wow, she really has a bad personality. Compared to her, Arcangelo has a good personality."

He looked at Leila as if he didn't think she was worth much. It seemed like he didn't even consider her his equal.

"You were close with the head of the investigative agency since you were young, right?"

"That's right."

"And you're also the second-best investigator in the agency's history, right?"

"That's correct."

He's a sour person.

"Not bad, I guess."

On the other hand, he seemed to be evaluating Leila in his own way. Leila kept her lips tight and listened closely.

"Your background is also good."

His chilly gaze met mine. However, there was no trace of emotion on Leila's face.