I rely on myself

Chapter 185 Investigation and Suspicion

Although they already knew that someone had led them here on purpose, there had indeed been cases of someone violating taboos here, so of course the Grey Cross Forces immediately launched an investigation. In addition to some people staying here to guard and investigate, another group went to investigate the situation of the God's Workshop which was still burning.

Soon, the Gray Cross troops here achieved initial success in the investigation.

Apart from the children placed here and a group of dogs that are obviously automatons, there are almost no useful clues left here.

A preliminary examination revealed that the children and dogs had been cast under a sleeping spell and had fallen into a deep sleep that could not be easily awakened.

"It seems that we can't get any useful information from these little guys, so..."

Before the Gray Cross woman could finish her words, another Gray Cross member came over with a stack of information and said anxiously, "Comrade Ying, take a look at this!"

As he spoke, he handed a stack of information to the woman, and the woman called 'Ying' showed an interested smile, took the information and read it quickly, and soon finished reading the information in her hand. Although she only read it roughly because of time constraints, she had already figured out the main content.

"Ah, everything recorded in this document is very detailed. It is more than enough to prove that Bronson violated the taboo. Where did you find this document?"

The Grey Cross female codenamed 'Ying' asked with interest, and the Grey Cross member who found the information immediately replied.

"We found it next to the dogs. We didn't notice it right away because it was surrounded by several dogs. We only found the information when we carefully checked it."

"Oh, then it seems that this information and the previous anonymous report letter should have been given to us by the same person. How interesting! From the looks of it, they want us to help clean up the mess and hide our identities. In return, they want us to take the credit for getting rid of Bronson."

Ying showed an extremely gorgeous smile, and the Gray Cross member beside her also agreed.

"That should be the case, but to be on the safe side, it's not too late to make a judgment after checking the situation reported by the comrades in the workshop."

"That's right, let's wait."

Not long after, the team investigating the God's Workshop also had preliminary results of the investigation.

Ying looked at the results of the investigation and couldn't help but mutter to herself, "The God's Workshop was almost completely burned down. But even so, based on the remaining traces, it is still easy to see that there were traces of human experiments inside. And the bodies of Bronson and the others were also found, right?"

"Yes, although there are many incomplete parts due to the burning, their identities can still be barely recognized. The burned bodies in the God's Workshop should be Bronson and the staff of the God's Workshop."

A Gray Cross member who had just returned from investigating the situation at God's Workshop with the results answered.

Ying held the information in one hand and rested her chin with the other hand in deep thought. After a while, she spoke up: "In short, it seems that this matter can only end here. After all, apart from the information about Bronson and others, there are basically no clues left. It can be said that we have no way to track down the mastermind behind this matter. It's a pity." At this time, another member of the Gray Cross standing aside suddenly said hesitantly: "Not necessarily. If you talk about clues, there are still some."

"Oh, what is it?" Ying smiled curiously.

Although the Gray Cross member was a little hesitant, he finally spoke up: "Although there are basically no useful clues left at the scene due to the fire, how can this fire not be a clue?"

"Well, you continue." Ying listened to the comrade's words and nodded in approval, signaling the other party to continue.

After receiving support from his comrades, the Gray Cross member who proposed the hypothesis continued without hesitation: "From the situation at the scene, the battle is likely to be one-sided. Although Bronson is not the Demon King, he is also known as a man who has touched the Demon King's throne. In addition, there are so many guards, so the hidden person should be someone with the strength of a Demon King."

"Adding the person who could have caused such a huge and serious burn mark, the scope of the search has been narrowed down a lot. As far as I can remember, there is only one person, and that is Raikkonen, who is known as the Burning Demon King."

————Raikkonen
The commander of the British Empire's 3rd Mecha Division, the Demon King three generations ago, the most feared "Burning Demon King".

He is a young man in his thirties with blond hair who looks like a nobleman. He holds the military rank of lieutenant general. He was ordered to establish Britain's foreign intelligence department and served as its first head. He is a highly valued talent in Britain.

As his name suggests, he has mastered fire magic to perfection and can easily burn a town to ashes.

It is said that his automaton is a legendary puppet made in the late Renaissance. It seems to have no solid body, just like the burning "flame itself". The name of the magic circuit is unknown, but it is known that it can manipulate heat energy and release powerful flames.

It is indeed as the Gray Cross member said, a person who meets the requirements.

But Ying did not directly agree with this view. Firstly, this view was entirely based on their personal speculation, and there was no evidence to prove that it was the "Burned Demon King" who caused this incident.

Secondly, if the God's Workshop was really destroyed by Raikkonen, then he would definitely not leave the aftermath to the Magicians' Association, because this would not be of any benefit to Britain.

So even though the other party does fit the description of the person who caused the current situation, it can be basically confirmed that it is not him.

After hearing Comrade Ying's rebuttal, the Gray Cross member who proposed this hypothesis realized that his hypothesis was somewhat presumptuous. Although the other party did have the ability to do this, without motivation and interests, it was basically impossible for the other party to attack a workshop in their own country.

After investigating for a while, Gray Cross confirmed that there were basically no clues to be found here, so he took the information he found, the child placed here, and the dog that served as a forbidden doll, and began to return to the Magician's Association.

Soon peace returned to the place, leaving only a burnt ruin to prove what once existed here.

(End of this chapter)