[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 220: The Case (2)

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The situation has become more tense since the explosion appeared.

Passengers who happened to have rooms close to the train began to gather and question what really happened.

The carriage was quite narrow, which is why the guards could not freely take care of the commotion so that the handling of this case became more late.

However, in the end, somehow the situation could be well taken care of. Passengers close to the scene were returned to their rooms, and trains continued to move to the next station.

By now the train had stopped at the nearest station, but it had been almost eight hours since the stop, and the train was still not moving in the slightest.

All because of a murder case and a sudden explosion.

Noelle was sitting on a chair and was directly opposite a man sitting opposite her.

The man wore a dark brown suit, was stern in stature, and had the impression of being an experienced man.

The two of them were in a small room, with only one small table between them.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Can you explain the chronology to me? "

The man sitting in front of Noelle was a local inspector who was called in to take care of the interrogation section. Even though it was not his job, he still did it because this case is not a simple case.

There is a big difference between the security system in the Kingdom and the Republic. If the Kingdom still uses the Knight Order to secure the area, then the Republic has its own unit whose role is similar to that of the police.

Noelle had already been held in this room for two whole hours just to wait for this inspector to come.

First they checked his identity documents, and they did not find anything strange with it. Then they also asked the motive Noelle had for going to Fencen.

Noelle gave the letter Erwin wrote, and all the officers examined it carefully. As a result, Noelle was clean. He was not suspicious at all, and was just a witness who happened to be involved.

One other witness Noelle had protected earlier was also examined, but her examination ended quickly because she was not involved at all. He also defends Noelle, telling the officers that Noelle has been protecting her.

Looking into the interrogator's eyes, Noelle replied, "I don't know much. I intended to go out for a walk and check the cafeteria, but I stopped at the carriage because I felt something was wrong."

"As I was about to open the door, an explosion suddenly occurred. Fortunately I managed to survive with my magic, and I also managed to save another witness."

"We saw him together at the time. Terrifying corpse condition, and traces of blood pooling everywhere."

Noelle delivered the exact same answer as the answer she gave earlier. This makes the consistency of the answer something obvious, and the interrogator will also believe it.

Actually, that's exactly what happened. However, Noelle did not mention the additional details she found.

The first trace he found was a sign that the culprit was more than one person. Then, there are also traces that prove that the perpetrators still did not leave the scene right before the explosion occurred.

Noelle was able to figure it out because she sensed the air of a fairly clear existence before the explosion appeared. However, after the explosion, all of it disappeared without a trace.

Noelle could be sure of that as she did not see any trace of escape from the hole created due to the explosion.

The victim died in a horrible way. Some of his limbs were cut off and hung on a hook that stuck to the ceiling. From this alone, it can be concluded that the perpetrators need a long time to 'finish the decoration'.

They probably sensed Noelle's presence, so they immediately erased any trace of their existence with an explosion.

Noelle was not interested in solving the case at all. However, he was curious about the motive of the perpetrator, so he decided to contribute a little to the officers.

From the way the perpetrator treats the victim, this is definitely not a simple thing. There is no way the culprit is just a strange psychopath who is willing to waste time and energy to hang the bodies of his victims. He or she must have had other motives.

"I've heard that answer. Thank you for your willingness to answer questions. Now, can I ask you one thing? "

"Whatis that? "

The answer Noelle gave would be influenced by what kind of question this person asked.

This interrogator was quite friendly, but Noelle still could not let her guard down because strangely this man had a dangerous impression.

"How do you know that something was wrong before you entered the carriage? "

Noelle was already looking forward to this question, so she already had the answer. Without hesitation, Noelle immediately replied, "I have quite good instincts and smell."

Interrogator nodded. "So your instinct would be danger warning you that something was wrong in the carriage, and your smell reacted to confirm it. What so? "

"Yes," Noelle replied as she gave a short nod.

"You have a pretty good sense of smell."

Most normal human noses will not be able to smell fresh blood. The only thing they could feel was the fishy smell that would appear after the blood touched the air for some time. Knowing this, the interrogator inevitably praised Noelle's sense of smell.

"I accept that compliment. Then ... Is everything done? I have to get back soon."

Noelle had a premonition that things would get worse if she let this interrogator stare at her for longer.

Continued interaction with people like these interrogators could make Noelle's mind slow down. It would provide an opportunity for others to influence him without him noticing.

In response to Noelle, the interrogator stood up and smiled. "Sure, thank you for working together. You can go back and rest now, sorry for taking up so much of your time."

"No problem." Noelle stood up and fixed the folds on her clothes.

He then receives back the identity documents, Erwin's letter, then puts them all in his suitcase.

He walked out guided by a man in a formal guard uniform. Right after, the interrogator who spoke to him earlier now shouted in a friendly manner. "Your train is leaving in three hours, get ready! "

Noelle stopped, then turned around and bowed briefly in response. Then, he again walked out of the interrogation room.

While Noelle was already outside, the man who was Noelle's interrogator earlier sat back down and sighed tiredly.

"Is that not a problem? "

A woman's voice came from behind him.

The man turned his head and looked at the figure that was the source of the voice.

She is a beautiful woman. Black-haired with short cuts, in formal guard uniform, and had a cold expression as if his facial muscles were extremely stiff.

"Whatchu mean? " ask the man with a confused expression.

For a moment the woman did not answer. He looked at the notebook in his own hands, then spoke in a flat voice.

"He was the only witness here. From my observation, he also already had some conjectures for the related situation. Taking him with us for an investigation is the right thing."

"I don't think it will work" the man replied quickly.

"Why? "

"Little bit. He's not the kind of person you can work with. I know that he already has a guess for this situation. But, the fact that he's only giving us minimum information is proof that he doesn't want to get too involved."

"But … "

The woman did not continue her reply. He just kept silent while staring at the handstreaks on his notebook.

"I knew. This is the fourth case this month. We have other witnesses, but none of them have good deductions. So far, Noah Ashrain is our only chance. Monica, send some members to mingle with her."

Before trying to bring Noah Ashrain to his side by force, he wanted to use safe means first.

By sending several agents who will mingle with Noah, there will be an opportunity where Noah can be invited to discuss the prospects of this cooperation.

About what advantage they could give Noah, this man had not thought about it. But, if he could fulfill Noah's request, then it would be enough payment to receive cooperation from him.

"We really lack clues. The headquarters has not given their attention at all to this case, so we cannot expect more for help. But ... If we can accept help from Noah Ashrain, then it might be an opportunity for us to uncover the perpetrator and the motive for his actions."

The assistance of one capable person was more than enough to replace the assistance from the headquarters that was out of nowhere to come. That's how this guy's mind is.

The woman behind him did not speak anymore, and she started to analyze the victim's self data this time.

Due to the condition of the body, the victim was barely recognizable. However, they were lucky to find items that could be clues as to who the victim was.

Apparently, the victim figure was a member of the People's Council who came with the aim of routine inter-regional inspections.

The time he was killed was about half an hour before the explosion. Which means, the victim was dead before the witnesses even found out something was wrong.

There was no trace to be investigated, but they suspect that the perpetrator of more than one of these men was still on the train when the victim was found.

The woman turned the pages of the book, and found a more detailed account of the figure of the victim.

The victim, Marco Yanger, was 47. He has a pretty good reputation, but sometimes has an unpredictable nature. He did not leave any clues, and there were not many voices when he was executed. Which means, he died quickly, too quickly so he didn't have time to scream.

He was on his way to the city of Fencen, paying rent for a first-class room. He had only two servants with him, and both of his servants were asleep as Marco roamed the carriage.

No one knows the reason why Marco left his room, but they suspect that Marco intends to meet someone in one of the carriages.

They found this answer when they saw the burned letter sheet in Marco's torn clothes.

The person he was going to meet was a woman named Feran Cerses.

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After Noelle left the security office, she immediately returned to the station, which was a ten-minute walk away.

On the way, he went to one of the convenience stores and bought some food and a newspaper that was published on a limited basis.

Noelle returned to her room on the train, and immediately put all her belongings on the table.

The train would leave in three hours, so he still had time to do things.

This case really makes everything hampered. Some people started to get upset about having to wait a long time, and they decided to spend more money to continue the journey with another train.

Noelle didn't do that because she didn't want to throw away the first-class ticket she had already paid for.

Noelle sat down and leaned against the sofa, then lifted her leg and put it on the table. After that, he opened the newspaper he bought.

There was a lot of content listed in the newspaper. Although the sales rate is lower, many ads are still placed there because the target is indeed rich people who can afford to buy or subscribe to newspapers.

Noelle flipped through the pages of the newspaper to find interesting content, but she found nothing. The only thing that caught his attention, was the news of a great fraud.

A socialite woman, who often acted as a comfort woman for nobles and wealthy officials, managed to reap huge profits that could hardly be counted.

As far as one would expect, the woman had obtained over two million Lunar, which if converted into the Royal currency would be over two thousand White Gold.

It was a huge sum, even for a wealthy businessman or official.

The woman had taken all the treasure for herself, and now she had fled. He becomes the one who gets on the search list, along with the other criminals.

In the paper there is an illustration of the woman's face in question. Although it was only a hand drawing, the resulting detail was enough to make the reader remember his figure.

Under the illustration of the woman's face, there was a name.

"Ferrant Cerces."

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