“Y-yes, that’s true, but…!”0

Wiggins’ expression stiffened after he realized what Kang Jin-Ho’s intentions could be.0

“M-my lord, eliminating that politician is out of the question! Needlessly killing him can lead to a horrifying catastrophe.”0

Eliminating Seok Dong-Su from the picture was certainly an option. But it'd be a terrible option, all things considered!0

The Martial Assembly could engineer an “accident” of some kind to get rid of Seok Dong-Su, and that would allow a replacement to take over his position. That should take care of this problem quite quickly.0

However, such a solution would inevitably cause the government to become vigilant toward the Martial Assembly.0

After all, no self-respecting government would want to cooperate with an organization that summarily executed a government minister it didn't like!0

Killing Seok Dong-Su might work in the short term but it would most likely cause the relationship between the Martial Assembly and the government to eventually break down.0

Kang Jin-Ho dismissively waved his hand. “I’m not that thoughtless, you know.”0

Thankfully, it seemed he wasn’t interested in shedding more blood this time.0

“Then… what do you have in mind, my lord?”0

“Before that, let’s summarize the situation first.”0

“Of course.”0

Kang Jin-Ho furrowed his brow. “So, in short… Cai Kechang is behind the weird situation in our political scene.”0

“Yes, the odds of that being true are uncomfortably high, my lord...0