"What exactly is going on?"
This was truly a situation that Annan had never considered.
Surely he couldn't have been talked to death by Annan directly?
Others might kill with their blathering, but Annan killing someone through a chat—that would indeed make Scholar Lu an expert in the field.
The middle-aged man who had come to notify Annan was clearly misunderstanding Annan's intention.
"You've misunderstood!"
He quickly explained, "We're not treating you as a suspect… since after meeting with you, Prince Philip had met with others too."
"… So it was an assassination?"
"That's correct. I can't say much about the specifics for now… but it's safe to say that it isn't the doing of anyone from your country."
The man's attitude was exceptionally respectful and polite toward Annan, "After all, His Holiness the Pope vouches for you. And that condition… I would guess the identity of the assassin isn't hard to determine."
"May I go ask around?"