Chapter 107 A Person of Importance

Critic's Daily: "Bloody Night in Ryan, over 100 people were killed or injured in nine departments!"

New Industrial News: "A large number of middle-level members of the Ryan family were killed, and the arms company is suspected to be shut down! "

Royal Mail: "Deeply mourned the death of the Ryan family"

Corner Alley News: "Lionheart Falls? The Kingdom's Two Pillars May Exit the Stage of History"

The Sun: "Shocked! The Ryan family was brutally massacred last night, the murderer was actually..."

"..."

An investigation mission almost wiped out their clan? Is that how you can make me feel at ease?

After reading the front-page headlines of more than a dozen newspapers, the red-haired director felt a rush of blood to his head and felt a little dizzy.

It’s the end of the year! It’s almost time to review the year-end!

At a time like this, there were massive casualties in the capital, and those who died were great nobles. The Virgin Bureau's performance, which had just started to improve this year, would definitely plummet to the bottom!

And compared to the collapse of performance, it seems that there is something even more unfortunate...

Looking at the photo on the front page of The Sun, with Lyon's back showing him lying on the ground covered in blood, still reaching out his hand towards Bobby Ryan's body, and the bold and enlarged murderer's logo under the photo, the red-haired director couldn't help but sigh to the sky, feeling overwhelmed.

Although it was only published in The Sun, not the Capital Times or the Royal Mail, but why did you end up on death row when you were just out on an investigation?
……

"What? Ryan's family is gone? And it was...was it done by that bastard gang?"

"Sit down, sit down!"

Seeing the female police officer suddenly jump up from her chair after hearing the news, the scarred burly man couldn't help but frowned and raised his hand to press down.

"The Ryan family is still there, but nearly two hundred core members and some high-ranking clansmen died at one time. The old duke was also seriously ill and is estimated to be on the verge of collapse.

As for the murderer...it may not be that rebel. The Ryan family's case is very strange."

After taking a deep puff of the cigarette in his mouth, the scarred man said thoughtfully:
“Although the rebel did appear at the scene and killed the first heir, Bobby Ryan, there was no sign of other people invading the entire manor. It is unlikely that he could kill all the middle-level members of the Ryan family in one night if he relied on himself.

Also, according to the old duke's testimony, he was awakened by a maid in the middle of the night, who held a pair of scissors to his neck and forced him to step down early and give his position to his brother Bobby Lane. So if you ask me, what happened in the Lane family yesterday was more like a civil strife. "

"I see……"

Upon hearing this, the female police officer breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked with a flickering look in her eyes: "If it's a civil strife, why don't you find out who the murderer is, instead of putting that bastard in death row?"

"Isa, you should get used to using your brain when encountering problems!"

After tapping his forehead with his index finger, the scarred man replied calmly while smoking:
"Whether the rebel named Leon is the murderer or not does not depend on whether he did it or not, but on which of the two scenarios, 'the rebels attacked the Duke's family' or 'there was a civil strife in the Duke's family', is more appropriate."

"I do not understand……"

"To put it simply, the truth is not important, the benefits and positions are important."

After extinguishing the cigarette butt on the glass plate of the table, the scarred sturdy man stretched out his yellowed fingers, pointed at a pile of newspapers on the table, and patiently explained: "Did you notice? Except for the Sun, which was used as a joke, other newspapers either mourned the dead, described the situation, or paid attention to the impact of this incident, but none of them gave a clear answer as to whether it was a civil unrest or an attack.

It’s not that these newspapers don’t want to grab this news, nor are they waiting for the results of our investigation. Instead, they have been reminded by the people behind them not to rush to take sides now and wait until the wind direction is determined. "

"wind direction?"

"It's the idea of a loose alliance consisting of the old nobility represented by the Ryan family, the reformists represented by the princess, and the new nobility, big businessmen, parliamentarians, and the prime minister.

These three forces are the real leaders of the kingdom, and the consensus they reach after fighting and scrambling is the only correct direction."

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

"Among them, the reformists represented by the princess hope that this incident is a civil strife among the nobles. This will give them an excuse to take action against the old nobles and help the Minister of Defense reduce the pressure on the military.

The loose alliance, on the other hand, hopes that this incident is an attack by insurgents, because the insurgents' behavior of causing chaos and disrupting stability has the greatest impact on businessmen, which in turn affects the MPs supported by businessmen and the prime minister who needs the MPs' votes.

So if this is classified as an attack by a rioter, then they can urge the other two parties to cooperate, give priority to dealing with the rioters who are causing damage everywhere, and maintain a stable business environment.”

I seem to understand, but I also seem not to understand...

After frowning and thinking for a while, the female police officer asked:

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

“They don’t care.”

After hearing the policewoman's question, the scarred burly man couldn't help but grin, revealing a strange smile.

"Whether it's the death of a person in a civil strife or an attack by a rebel, it's equally shameful for them. Moreover, if it's a 'civil strife', the princess will find an excuse to kill them, and if it's an 'attack', the congressmen will lose more seats because they are unable to deal with the rebels.

All in all, no matter how the "Lion Blood Night" is finally characterized, they are already the biggest losers."

"..."

Who cares about the winners and losers?

After listening for a long time, she still didn’t know what would happen to Leon, but she couldn’t ask directly. The anxious female police officer couldn’t help but clench her fists again and again, and then tried to probe as tactfully as possible:

"So, Director, how do you think this matter will develop in the end? What will happen to that bastard gang?"

“That’s not something I can decide.”

After glancing at the wrinkled corners of the policewoman's clothes, the scarred man turned around and lay by the window, smoking a cigarette and saying nonchalantly:
"It all depends on the princess. Although the opinions of the congressmen and businessmen carry a lot of weight, their minds are too mixed, which makes the alliance very loose. If the reformists led by the princess insist on it, they will definitely back down in the end.

So how this matter will develop depends on whether there is someone in the princess's camp who has enough weight to speak out and strengthen her determination to take action against the old nobles."

Someone whose words carry weight... I get it!
After a while, when the scarred burly man finished smoking, extinguished the cigarette butt and turned around, the female police officer had disappeared.

However, the scarred burly man did not seem to care much about his capable subordinate's sudden retreat. Instead, he slowly walked back to his desk and opened a map of the royal capital.

Let me think... Next month's plan should be to blow up the theater in the southeast of the capital, so when setting up defenses, we should draw westward first~
(End of this chapter)

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