321, Tax Investigation Case (Another 11,000-word update today, working so hard, asking for monthly votes)

The Military Enforcement Department of the Central Government Office would not halt an investigation simply because the dispatched Knighthood was completely annihilated; instead, they'd send out a second Knighthood and resume the investigation—along with an inquiry into the details of the previous team's destruction.

Forewarned by Earl Brittany, Charles had prepared himself.

A fortnight later, he welcomed the second investigation!

This time, the enforcement officer leading the Knighthood was indeed "fair in handling affairs," and after a round of investigation, found no evidence that Charles had been "harboring" wounded soldiers from the Army of the Black Phoenix. He wrote a truthful report and submitted it to his superiors.

After this enforcement Knighthood left, Charles thought the matter should be behind him and had just breathed a sigh of relief,

when, unexpectedly, a third enforcement Knighthood arrived.