The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 107

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Renji's jaw dropped. "How large? Not a simple calculation error?"

"Given that they are large sums that have been broken up into smaller mounts and moved around? The sums are too large and too secretive to be that."

He opened the ledger. He scanned the entries, his eyes widening as he saw what I'd already discovered. He opened the records he'd been looking at. His throat bobbed as he swallowed, clearly unsure of what to say.

"I... I don't know how this could have happened," he stammered, his voice weak. "We've been following all protocols. No unauthorized transactions... at least none that I've seen

I raised an eyebrow, leaning forward slightly. "And yet, there's money missing."

Renji's hands shook as he fumbled with the papers, his panic rising. He wasn't the thief. That much was clear from the way he seemed confused. He checked and re-checked numbers, but he looked just as confused as he should be. Stop applying pressure on him, Tarofu said.

He's the first stop.

Tarofu sighed. So much was lost... Look at his hands, Tsuneo.

dropped my gaze to his hands and were shaking, but then I could see the faint lines of what ooked like light there. It was in a pattern. I could almost read it.

What is that?

Jaths of loyalty. He hasn't broken a single vow. Remind him of that. We are a reasonable man, we lways have been.

I know that you have done all that you should have," I said. He raised his head. "I did not come ere to cast doubt on you. You are the expert, however, and I need your help uncovering the how nd the who."

enji's shoulders slumped and he grumbled, shaking his head.

no longer handle the day-to-day, Your Highness. His Majesty asked me to take on a higher level

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He needed more support with the war

eyes bulged. "What

on the borders. We found them to be bandits and mercenaries, but he never uncovered who was behind it, n what they

Care to explain.

We need to speak with my Pyra before

we start with

and then rang a bell. A younger man came in, one I recognized

the treasury accounts," Renji said, his voice cold.

his hands trembling as he turned. "I'll get it to

the palace's memories about what had transpired in his office. Then,

I walked through the palace, a

""Tsuneo!"

to slow down, though he seemed amused and far less stern than he had been earlier. Kai reached me, breathless but grinning, holding

in colorful

proudly, waving the paper in

It was a crude drawing, the

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clearly meant to be me, and the other smaller, with a

this for me?" I asked, surprised by the

You're always so busy, so I thought I'd make you something fun... I couldn't

me learn."

from the ledger, the theft, and the scheming faded into the

smiling. I'll keep it, and I'm sure my wife won't mind being left

one."

in a hug. I hugged him back. My eyes burning a bit. I remembered being his age and knowing that only my parents would ever hug me until I

how lonely that felt seeing

that Kai had ever been able to even hug

his back.