Chapter 510: Someone with Enough Weight

Critic Newspaper: "Bobby Laien Blood Night, over a hundred casualties in nine departments!"

New Industry Newspaper: "Large number of middle-level members of the Bobby Laien family killed, arms company suspected to be stalled!"

Royal Post: "Deeply mourn the deceased members of the Bobby Laien family"

Corner Alley Newspaper: "Lionheart Fallen? Kingdom's Twin Pillars may withdraw from the stage of history"

Sun Newspaper: "Shocking! Bobby Laien family suffered a massacre last night, the murderer is actually..."

"..."

An investigation mission almost wiped out the whole family? Is this how you make me feel at ease?

After reading the front-page headlines of more than a dozen newspapers, the red-haired bureau chief only felt a wave of hot blood rushing to her brain, feeling that her whole person was floating.

It's the end of the year! It's the year-end inventory!

Appearing in a large-scale casualty incident in the capital at this time, and the dead are big nobles, the performance of the Cleanup Bureau, which had just improved a little this year, would definitely dive straight toward the last place!

And besides the performance collapse, there seemed to be even more unlucky things...

Looking at the back photo of Li Ang on the front page of the Sun Newspaper, who was lying on the ground covered in blood but still reaching out toward Bobi Bobby Laien's corpse, and the bold and enlarged murderer identification under the photo, the red-haired bureau chief couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, feeling that one head was two big.

Although it was only in the "Sun Newspaper," not the "Capital Times" or "Royal Post," but you just went out on an investigation field mission, how did you get yourself into death row?

"What? The Bobby Laien family is gone? And it was done by that... that bastard rebel?"

"Sit down, sit down!"

Hearing the news, the scarred strong man frowned as the female police officer bounced up from her chair, and raised his hand to press down.

"The Bobby Laien family is still there, but nearly two hundred middle-level members and some clan members with high status died at once, and the old Duke is also seriously ill from the blow. It is estimated that it is not far from collapse.

As for the murderer... it's not necessarily that rebel. This Bobby Laien family matter is very strange."

After taking a hard puff of the cigarette in his mouth, the scarred strong man said thoughtfully:

"Although that rebel did appear at the scene and killed the first heir, Bobi Bobby Laien, there were no signs of other intruders in the entire manor. Relying on him alone, it is unlikely to kill all the middle-level members of the Bobby Laien family in one night.

Also, according to the old Duke's testimony, he was stabbed awake in the middle of the night by a maid. That maid held scissors to his throat, forcing him to abdicate early and give the position to his younger brother, Bobi Bobby Laien, so if you ask me, what happened to the Bobby Laien family yesterday is more like an internal strife."

"I see..."

Hearing this, the female police officer breathed a sigh of relief and asked with flickering eyes: "Since it is an internal strife, why not investigate clearly who the murderer is, but instead lock that bastard rebel in death row?"

"Isha, get used to using your brain more when encountering things!"

After pointing to his forehead with his index finger, the scarred strong man leaned against the window, smoking a cigarette, and said calmly:

"Whether that guy named Li Ang is the murderer doesn't depend on whether he did it, but on which of the two situations—'Rebel attacks Duke family' and 'Duke family has internal strife'—is more suitable."

"I don't understand..."

"Simply put, the truth is not important; benefits and stance are what matter."

After crushing the cigarette butt on the glass plate of the table, the scarred strong man pointed his smoke-stained fingers at the pile of newspapers on the table and explained patiently: "Did you notice? Except for the Sun Newspaper which is treated as a joke, other newspapers are either mourning the deceased, describing the situation, or focusing on the impact of this incident, but none of them have given a clear answer as to whether it was internal strife or an attack.

These newspapers are not unwilling to grab this news, nor are they waiting for our investigation results, but have been reminded by the people behind them not to rush to take sides, and to wait until the wind direction is determined."

"Wind direction?"

"It is the ideas of the loose alliance composed of the old nobles represented by the Bobby Laien family, the reformists represented by the Princess, and the new nobles, big merchants, councilors, and the Prime Minister.

These three forces are the true masters of the kingdom. The consensus reached after their contention and fighting is the only correct wind direction."

After explaining the meaning of wind direction, the scarred strong man lit another cigarette and said slowly:

"Among them, the reformists represented by the Princess hope more that this incident is an internal strife of the nobles, so that they can have an excuse to take action against the old nobles and help the Minister of Defense reduce the pressure on the military.

And the loose alliance hopes that this incident is a rebel attack, because the rebel's behavior of destroying stability everywhere has the greatest impact on merchants, which in turn affects the councilors supported by merchants and the Prime Minister who needs the councilors' votes.

So if this incident is defined as a rebel attack, they can urge the other two parties to cooperate and prioritize dealing with the rebels who are destroying everywhere to keep the business environment stable."

Seems to understand, but also seems not to understand...

After pondering for a while, the female police officer asked:

"Then what about the old nobles? What do those old nobles think?"

"They don't care."

Hearing the female police officer's question, the scarred strong man couldn't help but curl his lips, revealing a strange smile.

"Whether it's internal strife killing people or being attacked by rebels, it's equally shameful to them, and 'internal strife' will be used by the Princess as an excuse to cut meat, while 'attack' will be because of the inability to deal with rebels, leading to more seats being snatched by councilors.

In short, no matter what situation the 'Bobby Laien Blood Night' is finally defined as, they are already the biggest losers."

"..."

Who cares about losers or winners!

After listening for a long time and still not knowing what would happen to Li Ang, but not wanting to ask directly, the female police officer, who was anxious, couldn't help but clench her fists again and again, then tried to test as tactfully as possible:

"So, Chief, how do you think this matter will develop? What will be the end of that bastard rebel?"

"This is not something I can decide."

Glancing at the clothes corner that the female police officer had crumpled, the scarred strong man turned and leaned against the window, smoking a cigarette and saying carelessly:

"It mainly depends on the Princess's side. Although the councilors and merchants have quite a bit of weight, their minds are too mixed, leading to a very loose alliance. If the reformist faction led by the Princess insists, they will definitely retreat in the end.

So how this matter develops depends on whether there is someone in the Princess's camp who has enough weight to stand up and express their stance, firming up her belief in taking action against the old nobles."

Someone with enough weight... I know!

Shortly after, when the scarred strong man finished smoking and turned back after crushing the cigarette butt, the female police officer had already disappeared.

But for the dashing departure of his capable subordinate, the scarred strong man didn't seem to care much, but walked slowly back to his desk and opened a map of the capital.

Let me think... next month's plan should be to blow up the theater in the southeast of the capital, so when deploying, I'll draw toward the west first~

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 511 =====