Chapter 176: 175 Confirming Identity and Investigation Begins
"I know it still sounds a bit unbelievable, but I do have a way to prove this point."
Not knowing that Leon had already verified the truth of what she said through another way, in order to prove her identity to the Cleaning Bureau, the Princess, who had thought for a whole night yesterday, took off her old shawl and placed it on the table, introducing it seriously:
"The wool used for this shawl is produced in Merino County, and it is the wool of the Merino Bai Yan Sheep unique to that place. This wool has excellent fineness, is not easily soiled, and has pure color, making it easy to dye, so it is very sought after by nobles."
"But because Merino Bai Yan Sheep grow slowly and live on rocky cliffs, making collection very difficult, the wool production is extremely low, and the price is abnormally expensive. Even among nobles, not many can afford it, and most of the time it is blended when used to make clothing."
"And this shawl was a gift from my father on my twelfth birthday. It uses all the wool of the Merino Bai Yan Sheep. The feel is completely different from those blended wool fabrics. The print on it is also the Royal Red-Collared Robin, and the flower net woven from tassels was also woven by my personal attendant. There won't be a second shawl like this in the entire capital."
"But this is just a wool shawl after all, imitation is not that difficult, right? And we don't understand wool, so we can't judge whether what you said is true or false."
After patiently listening to the Princess finish the origin of the wool shawl, Senior Jie Rui frowned and asked rhetorically:
"Do you know how difficult it is to forcibly erase the existence of a Princess from everyone's memory? This kind of ability is already close to the category of gods."
"Let alone the whole world, even if the scope is just the Kingdom, or even narrowed down to the whole capital, wanting to find such an an... mm... thing is not generally difficult."
"So compared to a Princess being forgotten, I would rather believe that this is the ravings of a madman. After all, compared to erasing the existence of a Princess, it is more realistic that someone imitated a shawl."
"Your questioning is completely reasonable, but please don't be anxious, I haven't finished speaking yet."
In order to retrieve everything she had, Princess Veronika had already made quite sufficient preparations. She didn't get anxious after being questioned by Senior Jie Rui, but pushed the shawl on the table toward Leon's direction, and said calmly:
"Leon... sir, you have a magical broom that can fly into the sky, I'm right, right?"
The hangover after a night of drinking, the news of his early marriage, and the difference between memory and reality almost caused Leon's brain to crash. But out of trust in the badge system, he still cooperated and gave a light "mm," then rubbed his temples and looked at the Princess, hoping she could really provide enough powerful evidence.
"Then that's right. Yesterday, I was held by you and rode on that broom."
Under the gaze of Leon and the others, Princess Veronika unfolded the shawl on the table, pointed to the exquisitely woven tassel net, and said with a hint of celebration in her eyes:
"At that time, my personal attendant felt that my attire was a bit too... in short, she temporarily used the shawl's tassels to weave a net. And when I got on your broom, the shawl's tassel net scraped against your broom and happened to be torn a bit."
"So if you haven't used that broom from noon yesterday until now, it's very likely that there is still a wisp of white-with-red wool hanging on it - from the only pure-spun Merino wool shawl in the entire capital."?!!!
After hearing Princess Veronika's words, Leon was slightly startled, then immediately took out the Witch's Broom and checked the branches at the tail of the broom.
Leon and the others were surprised to discover that although it seemed to have been blown away by the wind, there was indeed a small amount of wool hanging on the tail of the broom, and whether it was the feel, color, or thickness, it was exactly the same as the Merino wool shawl on the table.
"Hu... I think this evidence should be enough to prove something, right?"
After Leon and Senior Jie Rui finished comparing the wool, the Princess, who was slightly relieved, let go of her clenched palms and said calmly:
"Regarding the situation of Merino wool, you can ask someone who understands textiles to see if I lied. And if what I said is true, it proves that Leon and I did indeed have contact yesterday and had ridden on his broom."
"Although it sounds a bit like boasting, sitting behind a woman like me, I believe Mr. Leon definitely wouldn't have no impression at all. So the only explanation is that except for me, the victim, everyone else's memory has gone wrong. Do you agree?"
"..."
Agree... this should be considered completely hammered!
"Find the Director!"
Realizing that what this woman who called herself Princess said was 90% likely to be the truth, Senior Jie Rui couldn't help but take a deep breath, looked at Leon with a serious expression, and transmitted sound to his soul:
"If it is confirmed that someone used an anomalous object to attack a Princess of a country, then the matter is huge. According to the agreement between the Bureau and the Twelve Kingdoms, this level of matter must be reported to the General Bureau immediately, and then taken over and presided over by the Director of the branch Bureau. From now on, this matter is no longer our responsibility!"
"So... despite the year-end review coming next week, the Princess was attacked by an anomalous object at the level of an Evil God?"
After listening to Leon and the others' report with blurry eyes, the red-haired Director, who was forcibly dragged back from her sleep, couldn't help but let out an extremely helpless sigh.
I don't want that kind of thing!
If such a fatal situation occurs before the year-end review, no matter how beautifully it is solved afterward, a rating of poor supervision is unavoidable. The *** Bureau's rating this year will probably be unprecedentedly low, directly becoming the last of the eighty-seven branches.
What? Since the Laien Blood Night, our Bureau has already locked in the last place, and even the four big characters "Aoliweiya" have already been carved on this year's pillar of shame in advance?
Ahahaha, then it's fine, then it's fine...
After leaning back on the chair with a somewhat desperate look, the red-haired Director cleared the remaining alcohol in her body with a wave of her hand, then, with a belly full of resentment that had nowhere to vent, began to ponder how to solve this fatal problem as soon as possible.
First, it must be finding that anomalous object, or the person using the anomalous object!
"This... mm... how should I address you?"
After hearing the red-haired Director's question, Princess Veronika, who was observing her lips, blinked and nodded slightly:
"Veronika, just call me Veronika, Your Excellency."
"Okay, Princess Veronika."
Entering "work mode," the red-haired Director swept away the decadence of her drunkard state just now, and promised seriously:
"I promise you in the name of the Director of the *** Branch of the Cleaning Bureau, from now on until this matter ends, you are absolutely safe, and no one can harm you."
"In addition, I hope you can cooperate with our investigation seriously. Our *** Branch will definitely do our best to restore everything to normal in the shortest possible time!" ===== CHAPTER 177 =====
Also, I hope you can cooperate seriously with our investigation; our *** branch will surely do its utmost to restore everything to its original state in the shortest possible time!"
End of Chapter
