Actually, there's another detail in Ned's case, which is the reason Ethan could ultimately help him exonerate himself.
This detail was also corroborated after Solomon's people thoroughly searched Sandro's castle.
The detail is—
Sandro was the real man in the black robe.
The black robes found in Principal Loren Rose's office were all planted by Sandro.
Ned said, "…You know Loren's public identity is the King of Winster. According to the original plan, he was supposed to disappear and kill Sandro so that our new member Ethan could rise to power. But Sandro didn't die, and he vanished, and even Solomon's investigation turned towards me..."
"Based on this, I suspect Sandro killed Loren and then misled everything towards me..."
After hearing Ned's words, the puzzle of the events starting from Saint Kuanti was nearly complete.
After the Saint Kuanti event, Loren prepared to leave Winster to prevent their organization from being exposed.
