Attack on Titan's Silent Watch

His eyes could not help showing disgust.

trial (2)

Since Niobe was involved in a lot of cases, Rhodes reviewed the ledger handed over by Vanessa, his expression became more and more strange, and he finally closed it forcefully.

"It seems that it is an indisputable fact that the Sterling family monopolizes the mining revenue and instructs the chamber of commerce to launder money." Rhode lowered his head and asked Niobe, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Niobe used tears to decorate herself pitifully and helplessly, "The mines in the territory were discovered by my husband during his lifetime, and I just continued to operate in his way."

"All resources within the walls belong to the royal family, even our territory, not to mention the mineral veins that are closely related to human interests." Councilor Russell took the opportunity to add insult to injury, "I don't know if Mrs. Sterling really doesn't have this common sense or deliberately doesn't Know this common sense?"

"The mistake has been made, and I will not justify the mistake I made." Niobe knelt straight again, folded his hands on his knees, and looked straight at the steps ahead, "I am willing to accept the punishment and hand over the mine and all property acquired in profit."

Confessing such a crime and taking responsibility, in normal times, taking into account the face of the royal family and nobles, Niobe would at most suffer some monetary losses and be grounded for several years.So in order to "cut the grass and root out the root", the crime that Vanessa wants to expose is far more than this one.

After clearing the matter of the mine, Rhodes continued to interrogate Niobe: "Now, explain why you mistreated Dolores and attempted to kill her."

Niobe's eyes were instantly filled with anger, "Because she killed my son!"

"What? What's going on?" Everyone present showed shocked expressions. Icarus died?No wonder he wasn't present at the review meeting yesterday to restore the Survey Corps funding.

Rhodes' eyes turned to Vanessa.She was lying weakly on the back of the wheelchair, looking tired and pale, with a sick but energetic look.After bowing, Vanessa said calmly, "I haven't done these things, Madam, do you have evidence?"

"Do you dare to tell where the ledger in your hand came from? Who else would tell Delise the location of the ledger except you? Who else would tell the story about Icarus and the maid besides you? Icarus How could he run away from home? The person who brought my son into the slums and killed my son with hooligans is your contemporary Bensonfield. How dare you say that none of this has anything to do with you?" Niobe complained tearfully road.

"Do you have evidence?" Vanessa repeated what she said just now with a blank face, and then refuted one by one, "First of all, Delise and I only met once, and it was after your servant checked your belongings. and under full surveillance. If I leak even a single word, you should be aware of it. The biggest possibility is that you let Delice know the location of the ledger without your knowledge. As for this This ledger was intercepted by Crick when he went to the Orford District Gendarmerie to check the files, and in order to end the mistakes our family committed, I decided to make it public."

"The relationship between Icarus and the maid is no longer a secret. You knew about it but didn't stop it. That's the root cause of his death. As for your claim that I ordered Benson Field to kill Icarus with a gangster, it's even more nonsense. , who can conclude that Icarus will definitely run away from home to the capital, and then go to a suspicious place with a person he has never met? Shouldn't you find the reason from yourself?"

"You..." Niobe was furious, and it was only then that she suddenly thought of why Rhodes summoned her so quickly. The reason was that Vanessa, who was behind the scenes, didn't want her to have time to find out the flaws.

Without any solid evidence, Niobe could only stare at Vanessa viciously, "You have been scheming since you were a child. In order to win your father's praise, you will use all means to win your father's praise. You even used sweet words to defraud your father of a large amount of inheritance. And you also colluded with the Survey Corps Staged a bitter plan to tarnish my son's reputation. Except for the Investigation Corps, all witnesses are either missing or detained by the Central Gendarmerie. To avenge you, it is natural to use extraordinary means."

Vanessa shook her head and sighed softly: "Ma'am, your unreasonable accusation makes me very sad. If it is not to prevent them from discovering the secrets of the royal family, I would not rather be beaten than reveal my identity. I did help the investigation corps , but that's just to gain their trust. If you've finished speaking, can I also say a few words?"

trial (3)

Looking back, he exchanged glances with Crick, and Crick put his hand on Vanessa's shoulder to signal her peace of mind, and then walked outside.After a while, Creek and Kenny walked in, and the people behind them carried a charred corpse and escorted a man whose nail had been pulled out.

The charred bodies were unrecognizable, with cracked skin and elbows and knees curled from the heat, as if ready to wrestle.But it is not difficult to see that the body is wearing a pair of anti-personnel three-dimensional mobile devices, but the weapon is not a pistol, but a recyclable double dagger.Compared with guns, cold weapons kill more silently.

Before everyone could get sick, Vanessa began to explain: "He is the one who wanted to kill me last night. He is wearing a three-dimensional mobile device used by anti-personnel combat troops. But if it is only used to deal with me Mrs. Sterling seems to let him go to town and kill people who are not good for her."

Crick distributed the dossiers he had brought from the Alford district to the congressmen present. These dossiers were carefully investigated and preserved by Durand for future testimonials against the 'cigarette killer'.

"If others see this improved three-dimensional mobile device, the existence of anti-personnel combat troops may be exposed. I think it is extremely undesirable to put the royal family's secrets in danger for their own selfishness." Vanessa stated. road.

Niobe looked at the dossiers and wanted to cry. She clearly wanted to use Durand to help her handle the 'cigarette killer' case and cover up the truth. She didn't expect that guy to investigate and collect evidence carefully but kept silent. Give her a fatal blow at this time.

But soon, Niobe was shrouded in a sense of fear. Why did Vanessa know that Durand had a dossier there?Could it be that they are also in the same group?Since when have you been counted against?

Rhodes was really angry this time. He looked at the person Kenny brought and asked, "What's the matter with him?"

Kenny dragged the man in front of him, kicked him down and stepped on his feet, "This guy was ordered by Mrs. Sterling to let go of an engineer who designed an anti-personnel three-dimensional mobile device. The engineer's son happened to be investigating the Corps. Fortunately, we were in time. Discover."

"I've said everything I need to say, please let me go." The man trembled and burst into tears begging for mercy.

Kenny raised his chin to his subordinates. The subordinates understood and dragged the man out. His fate was self-evident.

"Didn't you say he was dead?" Niobe didn't expect that even Kenny was fooling her.

"Your stepdaughter told me it would be fun to do that, so I gave it a try." Kenny shook his head regretfully, "Unfortunately, it's not as fun as I thought."

"Fortunately, Captain Ackerman came forward in time, otherwise it would be very detrimental to suppressing the investigation corps in the future." Vanessa said slowly, staring at Niobe's tear-washed makeup.

When she heard Fitch was captured, she knew it was Niobe's fault.If the Survey Corps discovers the truth, they will have to be wiped out immediately, making Vanessa lose the help of the Survey Corps.If she is not found, bet that she dare not kill Fitch or Fitch's father with her own hands, as evidence of her disloyalty to the royal family, and then drive her out of the Central Gendarmerie.It doesn't matter even if she does it, with this handle, she can use this to make the investigation corps break with her.

Fortunately, Vanessa made Niobe think that he had lost the inheritance rights of the Morrison family and the support of the Russell family and could not make trouble, so Niobe did not inform the survey corps of this news.Otherwise, she would not just be whipped.

There were all witnesses and evidence. After discussion, facing Niobe who disregarded the interests of the royal family, Rhodes announced, "For the sake of the Sterling family's assistance to the royal family for many years, this time only part of your property will be confiscated. It has been decided. Since Icarus has passed away, Dolores, the only remaining blood of the Sterling family, will inherit the title."

Enduring the pain and getting up from the wheelchair, Vanessa was supported by Crick and knelt down on one knee, vowing to be loyal to the royal family forever.

This time she won the contest, but fortunately, the quick victory did not give her time to catch the loopholes in the layout.If Niobe finds the witness that Benson had met her in private, then Icarus' death may not be cleared by her jumping into the river.

aftermath (1)

The general situation is over, and Niobe was taken away by two central gendarmes and imprisoned. Rhodes said to Vanessa: "This time the Sterling family's plan to deal with the survey corps failed. How do you plan to make up for the problems left by your brother?"

After a little thought, Vanessa said methodically: "According to what I know about the Survey Corps, their strength should not be underestimated, and they should be considered in the long term."

"Now that their reputation is increasing day by day, sooner or later it will affect the stability of 'Paradise'. Should we let it go?" A member of parliament suggested: "I think we should order the anti-personnel combat troops to annihilate them directly, and then..."

"Then, let His Majesty use 'that ability' to brainwash the masses? After all, if a regular regiment is wiped out overnight, it will cause a lot of panic." Vanessa interrupted the MP, "Let's not talk about the right human combat force