Kapitel 718: Chapter 291: Thought is the Core of Unity

St. Petersburg, with the assassination of Alexander II, the atmosphere throughout the city tightened.

Military police were constantly deployed, everywhere hunting down members of the Revolutionary Party. The prisons were almost bursting at the seams, yet the mastermind behind the scenes still had not surfaced.

Winter Palace, according to the customs of the Russian Empire, began to be presided over by Tsarevich Alexandrovich in the capacity of the Crown Prince upon the death of Alexander II.

Perhaps stimulated by his father's assassination, Alexandrovich went to the other extreme, confining himself at home without stepping out.

Staying at home did not impede official business. Catching the murderer did not require the Crown Prince to take to the field himself; there were plenty below eager to seize this opportunity to soar to the heavens.

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Alexandrovich asked, "Has the person been found?"