Carlotta's Daily Report
Chapter 53: Investigation

Chapter 53: Investigation

Viscount Carlisle’s residence.

When Soren’s body was brought back, the atmosphere in the entire viscount’s residence became powerful, as if a heavy stone was pressing on everyone’s hearts, making it hard to breathe.

When Achilles Carlisle saw his daughter’s body, he nearly went mad, his roar like rolling thunder echoing throughout the viscount’s residence.

"Whoever you are, whatever your status, whatever the reason, wherever you are hiding. I will find you, I will make you pay, I will make you wish you were dead!"

Achilles, appearing crazed, roared loudly, a terrifying aura emanating from him, causing Albus and Egon, who were kneeling in front of him, to tremble.

"And you two!" Achilles’ bloodshot eyes glared at them. "Soren is dead, why are you unharmed? Is this how you protect people for me? What use are you to me?"

He raised his hand in a grasping motion, and an invisible force immediately spread out, the surrounding air seemed stilled, making Albus and Egon almost suffocate.

They wanted to beg for mercy, but no words came out, like drowning men, their faces filled with intense pain, desperately struggling but to no avail.

In the next moment...

"Boom!"

Albus and Egon’s heads explode, blood and brain matter scattering all over the floor, causing the others around to instinctively shudder.

At this moment, Achilles was like a giant container filled with gunpowder, ready to explode at the slightest spark, and no one dared to meet the eyes of Viscount Carlisle.

...

The Rose Festival, a holiday representing romance, and the entire capital, Kestholm, was initially submerged in that romantic atmosphere.

Until the afternoon.

The eldest daughter of Viscount Carlisle, Soren Carlisle, was assassinated, her head severed... This news spread like wildfire, quickly circulating throughout the capital in a short time.

This was undoubtedly a very shocking news, the death of a noble’s child by assassination, something that hadn’t been heard of for a long time, it was hard not to pay attention, especially since the victim was the daughter of Viscount Carlisle!

Achilles Carlisle held a significant position in the Wendell Empire, although he was only a viscount, he wielded real power, and even some count and marquises didn’t hold a higher actual status than him.

The death of such an important figure’s daughter by assassination naturally drew a high level of attention.

For a time, in the streets and alleys of the capital, in various circles, people couldn’t help but discuss this incident.

Who was the murderer?

At Caerwyn Academy, Amelia also heard this news, and at that moment, she couldn’t help but show a look of surprise on her face.

Soren was her old rival, but to die so suddenly, it made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Of course, she didn’t pity Soren, their families were political enemies, and she personally had significant conflicts with Soren, so she didn’t care about Soren’s death.

But she cares about the reason behind this incident, who did this? What was that person’s purpose?

Moreover, what will be the consequences of this incident?

Amelia didn’t think of Carlotta, no matter how she thought about it, she would never have imagined that Carlotta was the one who did this.

...

When Carlotta heard the news of Soren’s death from the outside, it was from a newspaper.

The capital had four major newspapers, besides the official Kestholm Newspaper, the other three were Lambert Newspaper, Vochita Newspaper, and Fortress Newspaper.

These three newspapers were able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the official newspaper for a reason, being able to quickly capture topics of interest and publish them in a timely manner was a common strength of the three newspapers.

So what happened today was published in the evening editions of the three newspapers.

After hearing about this incident from others, Carlotta specifically bought a copy of the Fortress Evening News to read.

Her behavior wasn’t out of the ordinary, Soren had studied in Caerwyn Academy, so it was reasonable for her to buy a newspaper to understand the situation out of curiosity.

The evening paper described the tragic state of Soren’s death, mentioned Achilles Carlisle’s anger over the incident, and condemned the murderer.

Carlotta read it with a calm demeanor.

Condemning her?

She wouldn’t blame the newspaper editors, after all, they didn’t know the truth, they didn’t understand that she was just someone forced into a corner.

There wasn’t much useful information in the newspaper, except for the mention of Achilles Carlisle, which made Carlotta pay a bit more attention.

Information about this viscount wasn’t scarce in the capital, and the newspaper even published some of Achilles’s past achievements, allowing people to recognize the significant status of this viscount, and how major it was for such a viscount’s daughter to be assassinated.

The vast capital will be stirred up by this.

After reading the newspaper, Carlotta casually threw it into the trash and then headed to the training ground to start her training, as if none of the external turmoil had anything to do with her.

But as the sky gradually darkened, a group of people arrived at Caerwyn Academy, causing a certain commotion in the entire academy.

The security bureau had come!

An officer, facing the teachers who had come upon hearing the news, said seriously, "Miss Soren Carlisle was assassinated, I believe you all have already heard this news, this academy was once where Miss Carlisle stayed, so we need to conduct a routine investigation, please cooperate."

Caerwyn Academy naturally couldn’t refuse to cooperate.

So the many officers provided a list, with names of people who had been in contact with Soren, hoping the academy could gather these people for questioning.

There were quite a few names on the list, even Amelia’s name was on it, and Carlotta’s name was undoubtedly included.

So not long after, under the academy’s summons, many students gathered at the academic building.

Carlotta, who was at the training ground, was also called out and arrived at the academic building.

Looking at the dense crowd in the corridor of the academic building, Carlotta adjusted her mindset to appear as usual.

She knew she hadn’t been exposed, otherwise it wouldn’t be the security bureau coming to investigate, but Achilles himself coming to kill. So, as long as she remained composed, pretending to be someone who had nothing to do with this incident.

The security bureau occupied several classrooms and would question different students. Before long, it was Carlotta’s turn.

The classroom with the lights on at night feels completely different from during the day.

When Carlotta clicked, she scanned the room and saw the security officers sitting in various positions, including Gavin Fanello, the security officer captain who had shown up when she killed Bram and others.

Seeing Carlotta walk in, Gavin naturally recognized the girl who had killed several fifth-level apprentices on the street.

Carlotta said, "I’m Carlotta White, what do you all want to ask?"

The security officers exchanged a few glances.

"I’ll ask," Gavin said, holding a lot of documents, the top one of which belongs to Carlotta.

Looking at the documents, he asked, "Miss White, you already know about the death of Miss Soren Carlisle, what are your thoughts on this?"

"I’m shocked, that’s all, after all, I didn’t have any relationship with Miss Carlisle," Carlotta replied.

"We think you might have done it, after all, you seemed to have had a conflict with Miss Carlisle, you have both motive and ability."

As Gavin spoke, he looked carefully at Carlotta’s face, trying to see if he could find any clues.

Many criminals, when facing interrogation, even if they don’t admit to certain things, subtle changes in expression can still reveal some information, so for a security officer, careful observation is an essential part.

Carlotta said indifferently, "The conflict I had with Miss Carlisle refers to the master-servant magic incident, the Carlisle family has already given me satisfactory compensation, I have no reason to keep thinking about Miss Carlisle. Besides, I don’t think I have the ability to deal with Miss Carlisle."

Gavin said, "You once killed five people on the street at the third level apprentice, three of whom were fifth-level apprentices. Miss Carlisle is only a sixth-level apprentice, so you naturally have the ability to kill her."

Carlotta denied it, "I don’t think so, the people I dealt with on the street through self-defense were very weak. Miss Carlisle comes from a good background, at the same level, she is not comparable to others. So, I think I can’t beat her, of course, this is just my speculation, I haven’t really had a life-and-death duel with such a noble lady."

As Carlotta spoke, the surrounding security officers recorded her words.

Gavin didn’t see any fluctuations on Carlotta’s face and asked again, "As far as I know, on the morning of the Rose Festival, you left Caerwyn Academy and went to the Cross District, right? The Warrior Shooting Club, where Miss Carlisle had an accident, is in the Cross District, don’t you think this is too much of a coincidence?"

Such a question, Carlotta had already anticipated, and there was not the slightest tremor in her heart.

She answered with a calm expression, "The Cross District has the most flower shops, going to the Cross District on the Rose Festival is not strange, right? And I was recommended by my classmate Miss Clarke to go to the Cecily Flower Shop to buy flowers."

Gavin continued to ask, "You seemed to come back after dawn, does buying flowers take so long?"

Carlotta spread her hands, "That can’t be blamed on me, the people at the Cecily Flower Shop said that to ensure the quality of the roses, the transportation must be careful, so when I went there, the roses hadn’t been delivered yet, I had to wait, but I didn’t know how long I had to wait, so after making a reservation, I booked a room at a nearby hotel and rested for a while. Then, I fell asleep and went back to the Cecily Flower Shop during the day to pick up the flowers I had reserved."

Her actions were traceable, and there were records at the Cecily Flower Shop and the hotel, which could be checked.

Gavin pondered, "I heard you finally gave the flowers to the young lady from the Fenwick family?"

Carlotta nodded, "Yes."

This part of the news could also be checked, Gavin also knew that Amelia threw the flowers sent by others into the trash, only Carlotta’s flowers were kept in the room.

Carlotta’s behavior, Amelia’s attitude, and the rumors circulating at Caerwyn Academy all indicate that the two were dating.

Amelia, from the Fenwick family, was not someone these small security officers could afford to offend.

So after thinking for a while, Gavin thought it would be better to ask less, asking too much and making the other party dissatisfied would not be a good thing for him.

Mainly, he also believes in his heart that Carlotta did not do it, who assassinated Miss Carlisle is although still uncertain, but it is generally believed that the killer has a level far higher than Soren, otherwise it would not have been completed without a sound.

"The things I need to know, I have already understood, thank you for your cooperation, Miss White, you can go."

In response to Carlotta’s inquiry, this is all.

As for Amelia’s inquiry, it was even simpler, just a formality.

When Carlotta left the classroom, Amelia also finished her inquiry in another classroom and walked out, so the two left the teaching building together.

"Did the security bureau give you a hard time, Miss White?" Amelia couldn’t help but ask, looking at the girl beside her.

She knew about Carlotta’s conflict with Soren, and the security bureau must know too, and might make a fuss about it.

Carlotta smiled and said, "They didn’t ask too many questions, probably thinking I couldn’t be the murderer."

"Of course, you wouldn’t be the murderer," Amelia couldn’t help but smile, "With Soren’s temper, she must have offended many people intentionally or unintentionally, those who want to kill her are not few, this case probably won’t have any results in the short term."

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with us," Carlotta said.

Amelia nodded.

The two didn’t talk much, and after leaving the teaching building, they returned to their respective dormitories.

Back in the dormitory, closing the door and turning on the light, Carlotta let out a long breath.

Only at this moment did her heartbeat speed up a bit, she pressed her chest, feeling the beats one after another.

She knew that after the security officer’s inquiry, Soren’s matter would no longer be connected to her, and she could live her life in peace.

But just in case, Carlotta didn’t plan to sleep normally today, she planned to wait until early morning to see what the updated information was.

Before that, she took out some books and read them slowly.

The hustle and bustle of Caerwyn Academy didn’t last too long, around ten o’clock at night, the security officers left after asking what they needed to ask, and the large academy fell into silence again.