Attack on Titan's Silent Watch

We can't catch them all at once, if we have to rely on the royal family's 'ability' to clean up the mess, what do we nobles do? "

Vanessa's words reached Rhode's heart. Now only he and Hystria are left in the royal family. The ancestor giant was snatched away and his whereabouts are unknown.If other people find that he cannot use 'that ability', the rule of the royal family may be shaken.

Rhodes pretended to be calm and asked: "According to your opinion, how should we deal with the Survey Corps now?"

"Although the anti-personnel combat force is composed of elites, it lacks combat experience. Some soldiers of the Survey Corps are absolutely capable of escaping and hiding, and then secretly organize resistance forces. I think that suppressing public opinion on the Survey Corps is a necessary process. Only when their reputation gets worse can they have nowhere to hide when they need to be dealt with, preventing someone from supporting and taking them in."

"Hmph, they won't just wait for us to lay a trap." Then the congressman was very dissatisfied with Vanessa's rebuttal to him.

"I originally wanted to use Delise as a puppet to negotiate with the Survey Corps, so that they could focus on taking back the Wall of Maria, so that we could buy time to study strategies to deal with them. It's a pity..." Vanessa shook her head, "Dairys has already been killed, because she stole the ledger, and was killed by the 'cigarette killer' before me."

"Even the last heir of the Morrison family is dead." Councilor Russell said to Vanessa: "In that case, wouldn't you be able to inherit the property of the Morrison family at the same time?"

Vanessa had a flash of inspiration, and looked up at Rhodes, "Your Majesty, why don't we use our tricks to make them think that Delise is still alive, and use some method to make them think that Delise is secretly funding them. At the same time, the parliament They agree to frequent outside investigations, and then use this as an excuse to raise taxes and make the masses complain about them... With luck, maybe we can find a reason to abolish them when they have established a supply route. If they resist , mobilize anti-human combat troops to suppress, and take the credit for taking back the Wall of Maria by the way."

The air froze for two seconds, and a few clear applause came to my ears. Congressman Russell was the first to react and applaud Vanessa, and others followed suit.In this way, it can not only deprive the survey corps of their mass base and suppress them, but also promote the process of the survey corps to retake the Wall of Maria, and can also make a fortune by raising taxes.

Rhodes nodded appreciatively, "Dolores, you really lived up to expectations. In the name of the king, I hereby exempt you from the inheritance tax of the Morrison family's property, and allow you to continue to operate the Morrison family's weapon supply rights. as your reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Vanessa helped Crick's hand to get up and sit back in the wheelchair.

Coming out of the church, the fiery red sun slowly sank into the horizon, but in Vanessa's view, this round of setting sun was as warm as the rising sun, driving away the darkness in the world.

aftermath (2)

Kenny walked up to Vanessa with his hands in his coat pockets, "How does it feel to win?"

"If my father knew that I ruined the family's 'business' to deal with my stepmother and younger brother, maybe he would be so angry." Vanessa said with self-deprecation, "But thank you very much."

"Didn't I just say that watching you fight each other is also one of my pleasures."

"By the way, can you tell me what your relationship is with Captain Levi?"

"How do you know we're related? I'm not short." Kenny was a little surprised that Vanessa could connect the two of them.

"Because you said that the moves I use are very memorable." When Vanessa was hunted down by the servants bought by Niobe, she used the fighting skills that Daier taught her, and Daier's fighting skills were powerful Will taught.

"It turned out to be like this." Recalling the time when Levi was in the underground street, Levi quickly awakened the fighting power of the Ackerman family, and he looked like he was small but knocked down a big man. "That dwarf is my pride. But if we meet again in the future, I will not show mercy to this nephew."

Vanessa nodded, and finally cleared up the backlog of questions in her heart, "He is also Ackerman, no wonder..."

"I heard that your fellow named Benson was arrested, don't you care about it?" Kenny reminded.

"What? Niobe said he was the one detained by the Central Gendarmerie?"

He just joined the Central Gendarmerie and became a prisoner within a few days. Benson thought it was a bit unbelievable to recall such a dramatic development. What's even more ridiculous is that he was arrested not because he killed Icarus, but because he A pair of three-dimensional mobile devices were embezzled without permission and have not been returned for a long time.It was precisely because of this that Niobe could not send someone to attack him directly.

With a sound of 'Yiya', the iron door of the cell was opened, and a noble lady in a wheelchair was pushed in.When the visitor approached and the light of the torch shone on his face, Benson saw that it was Vanessa.He smiled wryly, "I should have guessed that you are not an ordinary person."

Vanessa's face was calm, but there was a little guilt in her eyes, "Thank you for lending the three-dimensional mobile device to Dai'er, otherwise I might not be here today."

"Then what happened to Earl Morrison?" Benson was clearly aware of the difference in status, and he didn't dare to call Dai'er by her name directly.

"I am the Earl of Morrison."

With just one sentence and Vanessa's subtle expression, Benson read out all the messages, "So you came today to eliminate everyone who knows 'Vanessa'?"

"No, I just came to ask you, are you willing to serve the Morrison family? If you are willing, you are still a member of the Central Gendarmerie, and you can continue to run the Field Chamber of Commerce."

"What's the difference when I was with my father and brother? Aren't we still 'slaves' of the nobles?" Benson clenched his fists angrily.

"I know it's hard for you, but it's not a deal, it's a partnership. We've been in the training regiment and learned to live together. Don't rely on your brother or anyone else for advice, please tell me what you've seen and heard , do you think you can trust me?" Vanessa asked sincerely as she leaned forward and looked at Benson.

"Sorry..." Benson hesitated, "I don't know what to believe anymore."

Vanessa sighed, "You know what? The first request she made when she found me was to ask me to find a way to save you. Since you don't want to do this, then I'll think of another way."

Leaning back in the chair, just when Vanessa thought she was going to return disappointed, Benson suddenly said: "Although I don't believe you yet, I am willing to see your so-called cooperation with my own eyes before making a conclusion." Although he He didn't want his family to have anything to do with the nobles, but he had to compromise with reality.

Vanessa raised the corners of her mouth in relief, and deliberately said in a commanding tone: "Then start learning how to do business tomorrow, and don't let me down."

aftermath (3)

In a certain room of the Sterling family mansion, the doors and windows were closed, and the light from the outside could barely squeeze into the dark room through the gaps in the heavy curtains.On the chair beside the bed, a haggard lady repeatedly touched her son's clothes before he was alive.

The door opened, and Vanessa walked in calmly wearing a beige high-necked dress. The sunlight outside the door added a layer of hazy aura to her.

"Ma'am, how are you doing recently?"

Niobe didn't raise his head, he just looked at Icarus' clothes, "You don't need to care."

"I'm going to move to Morrison's house next month, so I'm here to say goodbye to you."

"Aren't you leaving next month? Come and say goodbye to me so soon?" Niobe had a premonition, stood up with her clothes in her hands and hurriedly backed away.

Vanessa smiled lightly, "Don't be so nervous, don't you want to know why you got here?"

In this situation, Niobe couldn't help but think of what she said to Vanessa when she came to visit Dai'er. The role reversal is embarrassing.If she had made up her mind to take the risk of killing her at that time, it would not have developed into today's situation.

"Is it your turn to mock me this time?"

Vanessa stood still and closed the door with a slight push of her hand, "You tampered with my volunteer, which forced me to take a detour, but it doesn't matter, because I told His Majesty that I joined the investigation voluntarily. From the moment the Corps gathers intelligence for anti-personnel units, you are doomed."

Although the servant bought by Niobe killed the maid and chased Vanessa to prevent Vanessa from asking for help from the royal family, the version that Vanessa told others afterwards was that she wanted to serve the royal family, In the end, he was blocked by a killer hired by his narrow-minded stepmother.

Even though everyone knew that the truth might not be the case, the impression that Niobe would not hesitate to harm the interests of the royal family for his own benefit was rooted in their hearts from then on, especially Rhodes, after the ancestor giant was taken away, he was very concerned about this kind of people. Things are especially sensitive.

"No wonder you brought out the 'cigarette killer' and the escaped artisan, and you were beaten voluntarily, not only to frame Icarus, but also to show your loyalty. In contrast, what I said, they don't Will accept the letter, and will not investigate the authenticity in detail." Niobe laughed bitterly why he hadn't seen through this layer earlier, no matter how they fight, the outcome depends on who those in power believe.

"You're right." Vanessa turned her head and stroked her shoulder pitifully. Since she was injured, she has never