Time and again, it has been proven that the butcher's knife might not necessarily solve a problem, but it can assuredly eliminate the person who creates the problem.
Since the Vienna Government initiated a massive killing spree, the strength of the forces resisting the government's investigation significantly dwindled. Conversely, the number of people surrendering to the investigative team surged.
Even the security concerns plaguing the investigation team members were swiftly resolved, as assassins seemed to have vanished overnight.
The astonishing reversal left Franz dumbstruck. After all the bluster over the past half a year, it turned out that their show of strength was nothing but a facade. Once they saw that the government would not back down, they all caved in.
When one thinks about it, it makes sense; although there were many people involved, there were very few who had real power.