Otherworld Girl Development Guide

"This question is irrelevant to the press conference and I have no comment," Queen Estée said gracefully. "But on this matter, I respect Corliss's own opinion."

After the second question was asked, the third question came quickly.

"Your Majesty, what would you like to say about the perpetrators of the Mel Village massacre?"

At this point, Queen Estelle took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "No matter who orchestrated this, the kingdom will hold them accountable to the end!"

After speaking, Queen Estée looked angrily at the camera.

Click, click, click~ Countless reporters captured this scene on camera.

The day after the press conference, the newspapers of the Kingdom of Bel published the story.

If this were on Earth, Meier Village would already be trending on social media. The situation is similar on the mainland, with everyone's attention focused on the "Meier Village tragedy."

The border between empires and kingdoms.

The village of Meier has been destroyed by a fire, leaving only charred wood and the brick and stone structures used to build the houses. A great deal of evidence and traces were destroyed by the fire.

The Kingdom of Bel requested technical assistance from Shangqiu, and Shangqiu immediately dispatched its Criminal Investigation Technology Department.

The village of Meier welcomed a group of special guests. As several police cars crossed the kingdom's blockade and stopped outside the village, a team of criminal investigators from Shangqiu got out and joined the investigation.

In criminal technology, they are the experts!

"Team Leader Zheng, we've arrived..." the driver said, turning around.

"Yes, tell them to take this seriously. Although many days have passed, there is still evidence left."

Zheng Xue, the captain of the criminal investigation team, nodded, picked up the box containing professional equipment, and got out of the car.

After getting out of the car, Zheng Xue looked around the crime scene and frowned slightly. Under the burn marks, some dark red bloodstains could still be seen. She was very glad that the kingdom's intelligence department had not trampled on the scene and had marked the location of the deceased with white lines.

The village floor was covered with white lines outlining human figures, marking the locations where the victims died.

"That's terrible..." a young policeman said with some heartache, "...Luckily it didn't rain heavily, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to find any information."

As Zheng Xue put on disposable medical gloves, she said, "So, we must seek justice for them! Okay, time to get to work and find clues about the murderer as soon as possible."

Criminal investigators approached the scene, taking photos of the crime scene and using ultraviolet light to search for fingerprints left by the perpetrator in the wreckage, especially in the women's rooms, where traces would definitely have been left during the assault.

Several police officers in white coats stepped forward and inserted ballistic indicators into the village ruins and bullet holes fired from the orbment gun. Soon, green lasers pointed in the direction of the incoming attack.

"Team Leader Zheng, attack the direction from the Rebonian Empire..."

Zheng Xue clipped a red hair to her finger, placed it in a sealed bag, and looked at her deputy, saying, "Write it down...go to the woods to collect evidence."

"understand!"

Soon, the traces left by the criminals were identified, and all the evidence pointed to the Rebonia Empire. In other words, the murderers crossed the border from the Rebonia Empire into the Bel Kingdom and carried out the massacre within Bel Kingdom's territory.

This is not just a major criminal case, but also a serious diplomatic incident!

Chapter 117 A Twist of Fate (25/50)

In the conference room of the Shangqiu Comprehensive Command Center, a giant projector displayed the tragic scene of Meier Village.

The massacre of villagers on the border has stirred a sense of anger in everyone!

"Comrades, things have developed beyond our expectations and become troublesome..." the commander-in-chief said after looking at the investigation results of the Meier Village massacre. "...This matter has affected the simultaneous coordination of the three parties in 'Operation Fox Hunt'."

"Based on the current investigation results, the perpetrators are either a hunter-gatherer group or the private soldiers of a nobleman in the Rebonian Empire, who massacred the villagers of Mel Village for unknown reasons..." said the head of the Shangqiu branch of the Ministry of Public Security.

"...This was no accident. The Jaeger Corps deliberately carried out the massacre in Mel Village. According to information provided by the Kingdom, the head of the newspaper that broke the news was also silenced..."

Upon hearing this, the people in the meeting room immediately realized that the Meier Village massacre was unusual; it was a premeditated and purposeful massacre.

What is the reason?

The fact that a private army of a certain faction in the Rebonian Empire went to great lengths to massacre a village in the Kingdom of Bel must have had an ulterior motive, or at least a reason why they had to do it.

"It's unclear at the moment; our criminal investigators are still investigating..."

The Rebonian Empire.

Heimdall, the "Crimson Capital," is the Prime Minister's residence.

The iron-fisted prime minister put down his newspaper and looked out the window.

Among his direct subordinates, the exceptionally intelligent Captain Claire, codenamed "Ice Maiden," is deep in thought, constantly analyzing information from the newspaper.

"What do you think about this, Claire..."

Claire stared at the newspaper, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Lord Osborn, according to the information, it is very likely that it was done by a nobleman of the Empire, possibly one of the four great noble families. Other nobles do not have such power."

Upon hearing this, Osborne gave a light hum, not surprised by Claire's judgment. He knew all too well the nature of those aristocratic factions; only nobles truly understood nobles.

“So what benefits do we gain from this?” Osborne asked softly.

“We can use this diplomatic incident to deal a heavy blow to the aristocratic faction. If it works out, we can at least cripple one of the four great families…” At this point, Claire looked up at the Iron-Blooded Chancellor: “…Didn’t Your Excellency already plan this out?”

"Hehehe..." Osborn chuckled noncommittally: "...How's the reconnaissance going regarding the cult strongholds within the Empire and the Imperial Liberation Front?"

"We've roughly pinpointed the location of the cult. As for the Imperial Liberation Front, they're too cunning; what they've revealed is just a deliberate attempt to lure us in..." Claire said expressionlessly, "...The Imperial Liberation Front seems to be brewing an even bigger conspiracy."

"In the end, they're just a bunch of clowns."

The Imperial Liberation Front ultimately couldn't withstand the pressure. How far could an organization without a logistical base, industry, or follow-up personnel supply go?

The only reason the Iron Chancellor is keeping them around is to have a target so he can use the pretext of fighting the Imperial Liberation Front to do other things.

“Your Excellency…the noble faction is our enemy. Recently, the imperial nobles have made a lot of profits from trade with the Shangqiu people, and their private armies are growing stronger. We must take action as soon as possible,” Claire said with some concern.

"Yes, indeed... People from Shangqiu have made a lot of money lately, I have a feeling, Claire..."

Claire blinked, waiting for the prime minister's next words.

"...Perhaps, our opponent is not the Republic of Kalva, but these Shangqiu people who emerged from the Abyss Sea. They are the Empire's greatest adversary."

Claire opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. From the current perspective, the people of Shangqiu only wanted to do business and had not shown strong aggression, but it was undeniable that their influence was rapidly increasing.

Should we take action?

"Hehehe..."

The Iron Chancellor swirled the wine in his glass, offering no answer to Claire's question.

"Emerald Capital" Balyahat, the Duke of Elbarea's family.

Duke Helmut glared angrily at his subordinates: "Useless! You are all useless (queenly face)!"

“Duke, the situation is not as bad as you think. At least we haven’t left any obvious traces, and the other side can’t find us by following this line.”

Upon hearing this, Helmut's expression calmed down, and he got up and paced around the room.

"Don't treat everyone else like fools! Others may not dare to say it, but I guarantee that Osborn has definitely already suspected us... No! We absolutely cannot give the Iron Chancellor any chance!"

"What do you mean?" The assistant looked at the Duke with some confusion.

"Strike first, clear away all the evidence before they suspect us, and frame someone else..."

At this point, a ruthless glint flashed in Helmut's eyes. He pulled a dagger from his pocket and stabbed himself in the shoulder.

Helmut's face contorted in pain, blood staining his robes and dripping onto the ground, starkly visible on the marble tiles. Yet, a sinister smile played on his lips.

"Your Grace, this..." Then the assistant seemed to realize something and pointed at the Duke: "...Your Grace...Hel, Mut, you! You!"

"Guards! There are assassins! They're from the Imperial Liberation Front!"

Duke Helmut's piercing screams immediately echoed throughout the entire ducal mansion.

In a flash, the guards rushed into the room and saw Duke Helmut pointing at his assistant with a look of horror on his face.

"He was killed by an assassin from the Imperial Liberation Front!"

"male..."

Without hesitation, the guard stepped forward and plunged his sword into the assistant's chest. The assistant's eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground, his pupils slowly dilating.

Duke Helmut stepped forward, bent down, and coldly looked at his helpless assistant. He said in a low voice, "Don't blame me. Blame yourself for knowing too much. Don't worry, you did all of this. It has nothing to do with me, Duke Helmut!"

Helmut breathed a sigh of relief after his assistant took his last breath. Now all he had to do was pin the blame on his assistant and push the Imperial Liberation Front under attack...

Even if Osborne knew he was behind it, without absolute evidence... the aristocracy would definitely protect themselves!

"Someone, prepare the orbal chariot immediately! I need to see the Marquis Rogner and the Marquis Haynes!"

Chapter 118 A Smell of Eagles~

Shangqiu Comprehensive Command Center.

"Miss Yuri, there's new progress in the Mel Village massacre..."

The personnel in charge of the criminal investigation department handed the document to Yuri. After taking the document, Yuri glanced at it and put it down, her face full of anger.

After a professional criminal investigation team conducted an on-site investigation and visited several surrounding villages, they obtained an important piece of information: many villagers from Mel Village were serving the nobility in the Rebonian Empire. This was a crucial clue.

"We will contact the Rebonian Empire and follow this lead..."

"No need!"

The sound of the door opening was accompanied by an extremely gloomy voice, and the director of the criminal investigation department slammed the newspaper on the table with an angry expression.

"See? We didn't even need to look for them; they admitted it on their own!"

Those present picked up the newspaper and glanced at it, immediately feeling their blood pressure rise.

The four major families of the Rebonian Empire jointly issued an official response to the "Meer Village Massacre": the mastermind was a confidant of a certain nobleman.

A nobleman's confidant used the nobleman's name to act as a "middleman," trading with the "Imperial Liberation Front" and thus reaping huge profits.

To ensure that his secret cooperation with the Noble Liberation Front was not exposed, his confidant issued an order in the name of the nobles, commanding his private soldiers to enter the Kingdom of Bel to silence them. After the plot was exposed, he even tried to kill a nobleman, but was stopped in time by the bodyguards who arrived in time. He then "stabbed himself in the back five times and committed suicide."

On the Imperial side, the aristocratic faction has characterized the incident as a "private matter" and announced that, due to a private mistake, they are willing to compensate each victim of the "Meyer Village Massacre" with 1 Mira...

boom!

Yuri slammed her fist on the table in anger. Anyone could see that the murderer the Empire was talking about was a scapegoat, but there was nothing they could do about it.

"A certain nobleman is very clever..."

The head of the criminal investigation department frowned and said that with the collection of information, it was only a matter of time before the suspect was identified, but the suspect readily admitted that he had done it.

It seems that even if someone were to jump out and admit that what they did was foolish, they would need to consider the other party's status... The noble faction of the Rebonian Empire, this is the ruling class of the empire!