in2ebook Chapter 137 The Culprit Has Been Caught?
Chapter 137 The Culprit Has Been Caught?
"At noon, sunlight streamed through the window into Navelette's office," a low murmur broke the silence of the room.
At this moment, Navelette, sitting upright at her desk, was staring intently at the report that Sedna had just delivered, her brow furrowed and her expression serious.
"Mr. Navelette, according to the results of our thorough investigation today, the flames burning on that scorched earth..."
It burned all night long and shows no sign of going out. Even more perplexing is that, after repeated confirmation, it is certain that...
There was nothing left to burn on that scorched earth. Yet, the eerie flames seemed to be controlled by some unknown force.
It was still burning there relentlessly, as if it would never go out.
As she spoke, Sedna carefully took a small, delicate, clear glass bottle from her cloth bag. The bottle swayed slightly.
Inside was a leaping, burning crimson flame. This flame emitted a strange light, as if it contained endless energy and secrets.
Seeing this, Navelette reached out her right hand and gently took the bottle from Sedna. The instant her fingertips touched the bottle, a burning sensation spread through her.
But Villette paid no attention, focusing all her attention on the flames within the bottle. With years of experience and keen intuition,
Just seconds later, he noticed something amiss. "This is... the Flame of Two Worlds?" Vilette murmured.
A barely perceptible hint of surprise flickered in her voice. Although Villette was generally perceived as a serious person,
That face, which seemed forever etched with seriousness, rarely showed any obvious emotional fluctuations, but at this moment, even this high-ranking and powerful judge couldn't help but be slightly shocked.
"A relic of the Crimson Moon Dynasty has actually reappeared in modern times," Vilette thought, after examining the flames in the bottle for a while before turning her attention to the report.
His gaze darted back and forth between the report and the flames, as if he were pondering something. (Based on investigations from multiple sources, the location of that scorched earth...)
It's a villa district for the nobility of Fontainebleau. We investigated all the nobles in Fontainebleau, but very few knew anything about this incident.
Furthermore, during our investigation in that scorched wasteland, we also discovered some partially burned human skeletons, judging from the surrounding charred area.
And from these human skeletons, it can be inferred that all the nobles who were present and knew about the situation likely perished here.
Navelette tried to connect all of this with Akikawa, but no matter how she thought about it, she still couldn't convince herself.
"Based on his previous statements, if he were truly an outsider, he shouldn't possess the power of the Crimson Moon Dynasty, the Fire of Two Realms."
Unless they are descendants of the Crimson Moon Dynasty. "Knock knock knock." Just as Vilet was concentrating intently on these matters,
A knock at the door broke his thoughts. "Come in," he said, and before he could finish, a guard from the law enforcement agency hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.
"Your Honor, a few children have come to see you. One of them even claims to be one of the masterminds behind the collapse and flooding of the Grey River that day."
They caught us.
Upon hearing this news, Villette realized there seemed to be some faint noise outside, and then went to the window to look outside.
Upon discovering a large crowd of people and reporters gathered downstairs, Navisette, after a few seconds of thought, followed the guard to the ground floor of the Moman Palace.
When they were halfway there, they bumped into Funina, who had just come out of her room. As soon as they met, Funina asked, "Hey, what's going on outside?"
"What are those people and reporters gathered down there for?" Hearing this, the guard explained, "Ah, it's like this, Lady Funina..."
"The culprit in the Gray River incident that day has been caught." Hearing this, Funina became interested. "Oh? Haha, really? Let's go then."
"I'd like to see what kind of petty thief dares to destroy our national buildings on this deity's territory!" With that, the group headed downstairs.
As soon as they reached the bottom of the stairs, Funina saw a familiar face. "Hey, Qiuhe," she heard the familiar voice.
Qiuhe and his group looked up towards the source of the sound, and just as they saw Funina waving in their direction...
Kree, Lily, Peruvieri, Tian Yaochen, and Cindy all looked bewildered, glancing around, but no matter how they looked at it, everyone seemed to be waving in their direction.
But then they saw Qiuhe walk towards Funinna. Seeing the two chatting and laughing, the five of them became even more excited. They couldn't help but wonder if they had misheard.
"Hey, didn't you bring me anything fun this time?" Qiuhe chuckled after hearing this, and then said:
"Of course, this time I've brought something really fun for the Water God! Please take a look, Water God! Ta-da!"
Furina looked in the direction Akikawa was pointing, and then saw the nobleman bound like a dumpling. "You are... Destroy?"
Hearing a familiar voice call his name, Destriker looked up towards the source of the sound and saw Fryna.
"Water, Water God, Water God, please save me! These guys are trying to harm me! I beg you, Your Majesty, please save me!"
Hearing Destroy's loud noise, Tian Yaochen slapped him across the face and then shouted at the top of his lungs:
"What are you barking about?! Shut up!" As the saying goes, it takes two to tango, but the sound of that slap still caused an uproar among the surrounding reporters.
Everyone was vying for the spotlight, asking, "What's going on with Qiuhe?" Hearing Funingna's question, Qiuhe responded:
"He was one of the participants in the destruction of the Grey River, and also the supplier for the Fools' attempt to put into Fontainebleau's drinking water."
The moment Qiuhe uttered these words, there was a few seconds of silence, followed by an uproar. "What! It's him?"
"Oh my god! They're going to put Less in the drinking water!"
"Damn it, these scoundrel nobles actually colluded with the Fools to harm Fontaine!"
"My God, this is terrifying! If they succeed, wouldn't we all have unknowingly taken Loratadine?"
The onlookers initially gathered here simply because they saw Desterrick, the famous nobleman of Fontaine, bound like a mummy, and that's why they came together.
Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon a truly shocking piece of gossip, and all the reporters' cameras were frantically pointed at Destriker. "Silence!"
Just then, a very authoritative voice rang out, instantly silencing all other voices present. It was Vilette who appeared.
He walked steadily up to Qiuhe and looked at him with a serious expression. "Little Qiuhe, this is a very serious accusation."
"Can you provide any evidence?" Qiuhe replied nonchalantly, "If I didn't have evidence, I wouldn't be here."
But shouldn't the evidence be presented in court? Upon hearing this, Villette spoke to the guard beside her:
"Go and inform Kares, tell him what happened here," the guard agreed and headed towards the Gray River.
At this moment, Destroy, who was bound like a dumpling and kneeling on the ground, also shouted, "No, it wasn't me! The Water God and the others are slandering me!"
How could I possibly collude with the Fools? They made all this up. To be frank, I'm just a businessman. Even if you gave me ten—no, even if you gave me a hundred thousand lives—I wouldn't dare.
I wouldn't dare collude with the Fools to harm Fontaine! Please, God, believe me, I've truly been wronged!"
After hearing this, Funina also spoke with a serious expression: "Ahem, Destroy, I have heard your request, but the truth and judgment..."
All these matters should be resolved in court. If you are truly innocent, then this deity will seek justice for my people. Therefore, if you truly have been wronged...
"Once we're in the courtroom, the truth will be revealed," Destroy said, and his inner turmoil subsided somewhat.
After all, although they were indeed involved in Les's business, even if they were caught, while they would be severely punished, it wouldn't be particularly harsh.
However, their collusion with the Fools to destroy the Grey River was detrimental to Fontaine, and their act of releasing Les into the civilian water supply was considered a serious crime, even though the death penalty was only a legend in Fontaine.
Legends can become reality, let alone these things. I haven't even done them yet, wouldn't I be more unjustly killed than a bean cake?
Finally, everyone present went together to the Opizke Opera House.