Chapter 578: Identity Confirmation and Investigation Begins

"I know it sounds unbelievable, but I do have a way to prove it."

Not knowing that Leon had already verified the truth of her words through another method, in order to prove her identity to the Cleanup Bureau, the Princess, who had thought for a whole night yesterday, raised her hand to untie her old shawl and place it on the table, introducing it earnestly:

"The wool used for this wool shawl comes from Merino County; it is the wool of the Merino Bai Yan Sheep unique to that place. This wool is extremely fine, not easily soiled, and has a pure color that is easy to dye, so it is highly sought after by nobles.

But because Merino Bai Yan Sheep grow slowly and live on rocky cliffs, making them very difficult to collect, the wool production is extremely low, so the price is exceptionally expensive. Even among nobles, few can afford it, and most of it is blended when used to make clothing.

And this shawl was a gift from my father on my twelfth birthday. It is made entirely of Merino Bai Yan Sheep wool, and the feel is completely different from those blended wool fabrics. The print on it is the royal Red-Collared Robin, and the flower net woven from the tassels was also woven by my personal lady-in-waiting. There won't be a second shawl like it in the entire Wang Dou."

"But in the end, this is just a wool shawl. It wouldn't be that difficult to imitate, 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 explaining the origin of the wool shawl, Senior Jie Rui frowned and asked in return:

"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 approaching the realm of gods.

Not to mention the entire world, even if the scope is just the kingdom, or even narrowed down to the entire Wang Dou, finding such an anomaly... um... thing, is not generally difficult.

So compared to a Princess being forgotten, I would rather believe this is the raving of a madman. After all, compared to erasing the existence of a Princess, it's 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 that belonged to her, Princess Veronica had made quite sufficient preparations. She wasn't anxious after being questioned by Senior Jie Rui, but instead pushed the shawl on the table toward Leon, saying calmly:

"Mr. Leon, you have a magical broom that can fly into the sky, am I right?"

The hangover after a night of binge-drinking, the news of his own early marriage, plus the discrepancy between memory and reality, almost caused Leon's brain to crash. But out of trust in the badge system, he still cooperated with a soft 'hmm,' then rubbed his temples and looked at the Princess, hoping she could really provide sufficiently powerful evidence.

"Then that's right. Yesterday, I was held by you and rode on that broom."

Under the gaze of Leon and the other, Princess Veronica unfolded the shawl on the table, pointed to the exquisitely woven tassel net, and said with a hint of relief in her eyes:

"At that time, my personal lady-in-waiting felt my attire was a bit revealing... um... in short, she temporarily used the tassels of the shawl to weave a net. And when I rode on your broom, the shawl's tassel net scraped against your broom and happened to be torn a little.

So if you haven't used that broom since noon yesterday until now, it's very likely that a wisp of white-and-red wool is still hanging on it—from the only pure-spun Merino wool shawl in the entire Wang Dou."

?!!!

After hearing Princess Veronica's words, Leon was slightly stunned, then immediately took out the Witch's Broom and checked the branches at the tail of the broom.

Leon and the other were surprised to find that although some 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 regardless of the feel, color, or thickness, it was exactly the same as the wool of the shawl on the table.

"Phew... I think this evidence should be enough to prove something, right?"

After Leon and Senior Jie Rui finished comparing the wool, the Princess, who had faintly let out a sigh of relief, loosened her palm that she had been clenching unknowingly, and said calmly:

"Regarding the situation of the Merino wool, you can ask someone who understands textiles to see if I lied. And if what I said is true, it proves that Mr. Leon and I did indeed have contact yesterday and had ridden on his broom.

Although it sounds a bit boastful, I believe Mr. Leon definitely wouldn't have no impression of a woman like me sitting behind him. 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 confirmed!

"Find the Director!"

Realizing that there was a ninety percent chance that what this woman calling herself Princess said was the truth, Senior Jie Rui couldn't help but take a deep breath, looked at Leon with a serious expression, and soul-transmitted:

"If it is confirmed that someone used an anomalous object to attack a Princess of a kingdom, then things are going to be big. 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 the Director of the local branch will take over and preside over the investigation. From now on, this matter is no longer for us to handle!"

"So... it's clearly the year-end audit next week, but the Princess was attacked by an anomalous object at the Evil God level?"

After listening to the report from Leon and the other with drunken eyes, the red-haired Director, who had been forcibly dragged back from her sleep, couldn't help but let out an extremely helpless sigh.

I don't want that kind of thing!

Such a deadly situation occurred before the year-end audit. Even if it was solved beautifully afterward, a rating of poor supervision was unavoidable. The rating of the Virgin Branch this year would probably be unprecedentedly low, directly becoming the last among the eighty-seven branches.

What? Since the Laien Blood Night, our branch has already been locked in last place, and even the four big characters "Olivia" have already been carved on this year's pillar of shame in advance?

Ahahaha, then it's fine, then it's fine...

After leaning against the back of 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 deadly problem as soon as possible.

First, it must be to find that anomalous object, or the person using the anomalous object!

"This... um... how should I address you?"

Hearing the red-haired Director's question, Princess Veronica, who was observing her lips, blinked and nodded slightly:

"Veronica, just call me Veronica, Your Excellency."

"Alright, Princess Veronica."

The red-haired Director, who had entered "work mode," swept away the decadence of her drunken state just now, promised with a serious expression:

"I promise you in the name of the Director of the Virgin Branch of the Cleanup Bureau that from now on until this matter is over, you are absolutely safe, and no one can hurt you.

In addition, I hope you can seriously cooperate with our investigation. Our Virgin Branch will definitely do our best to restore everything to normal in the shortest possible time!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 579 =====