Someone in the conference room exclaimed in shock. This was not the treacherous sea battlefield. A small scale sea battle could kill hundreds of people.
"New Haven" was not only the first port city in the kingdom, it was also a military port where the kingdom's most elite naval fleet was stationed! It had always been a bustling and open place, and it was also a window for Faletis to the outside world.
The number of victims in one night was as high as 45, and it was enough to cause a huge earthquake in New Haven.
Ignoring the whispers of the audience after hearing the number, Miss Lola continued.
"The victims have no common characteristics. They include workers, merchants, the elderly, children, girls, students, and nobles. They include almost all groups of people.
And the perpetrator was very savage, leaving the bodies on the spot after committing the crime. According to our agents, every victim's body was, uh … how should I describe it, very abstract! "
Hearing her strange expression as she spat out the word "abstract", for some reason, all the important figures in the room felt a chill down their spine.
"Madam, do you have any clues or guesses? Who on earth created such a murder case? "
A representative of the Aristocratic Alliance seemed to have thought of something as he stood up and asked with a serious expression.
At the same time, many of the participants above the age of thirty in the conference room had an unnatural expression.
"I'm very sorry sir, we don't have any witnesses or clues, and we don't know who the culprit is. The culprit is like a ghost, appearing out of thin air and disappearing into thin air after committing the crime. If it wasn't for the lack of clues, the city hall wouldn't have asked for your help! "
Just as he finished speaking, someone had already voiced his opinion. It was the gentleman from the Aristocratic Alliance.
"I think we should lock down the city and find this daring murderer!"
"That's right, no crime can completely leave no traces. We will mobilize all our forces and search every corner of the city. We will definitely find the culprit and avenge the victims! "
“.....”
With the Aristocratic Alliance's representative as the leader, although they were denouncing the culprit, they intentionally or unintentionally determined this incident to be a normal serial murder case. At most, the number of victims was a little more than usual.
Some of the lower ranking participants were encouraged by their words and followed behind to support them.
However, this kind of irresponsible argument caused a person to be dissatisfied.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sound of fingers tapping on the conference table interrupted their next words.
The representative of the Crowmen's army, an old man with a straight back and sharp eyes despite his slightly graying hair stood up.
He placed his hands on the table and looked at everyone in the room with his eagle-like eyes. An indescribable aura rose from his body and enveloped the entire conference room.
Complete silence …
"Heh! Although I don't really want to admit it, as the Crowmen's commander in charge of guarding the dark side of this city, I have to remind all of you who are forgetful.
The tragedy eight years ago will not be avoided just because we are like ostriches, burying our heads in the sand and pretending not to see it!
In particular, some of the gentlemen among us should reflect on their words and actions. Will they mislead everyone and create more trouble for the real solution to the problem? "
Hearing the old man's words, keywords and vivid images instantly popped up in the minds of the big shots present. The things that he had tried so hard to forget quickly resurfaced from the depths of his heart, and they were clearer than ever!
"Eight years ago? Serial murders? Man Killer Fiend incident? "
"Wales Family?"
"Evil God Priest?!"
"The Fallen God of Opera!"
The Aristocratic Alliance's representative took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead and spoke with a bit of difficulty: "Sir Diesel, you must be joking. The Wales family that was connected to the Evil God had already disappeared eight years ago, how could those damned 'Man Killer Fiends' reappear at this time?! "
Diesel, the Crowmen's commander in charge of New Ewen Port, didn't even bother to look at him. As the barrier between mortals and Extraordinary worlds, how could he not know what role those fellows from the Aristocratic Alliance had played in that incident? Now that the same incident had happened again, how could he be nice to these people?
Just as he was about to continue with his deduction, a voice suddenly came from the conference room.
"It's the Box of Dead Souls!
It's the box that the Wales Family held for a short period of time after they worshipped the Evil God eight years ago before disappearing without a trace! "
The one who spoke was the representative of the Royal Naval College, he stood up and bowed to everyone present.
"The principal of Princeton was in our city when he detected the fluctuation of the box's ability, but he was one step too late, even though he continued to track it, he couldn't find it again.
It wasn't until the 'Dead Soul Box' actually released those Man Killer Fiends that we confirmed that it hadn't left, but was hiding in some corner of New Ewen Port. "
As he spoke, his gaze was also on the Aristocratic Alliance's side. Even though the box ran away early, the corpses of the Sea Hunters and the Aristocrats' private soldiers were hard to hide.
It wasn't hard to guess what had happened here …
It was obvious that the Aristocratic Alliance or some of its members knew about the whereabouts of the Dead Soul Box much earlier than everyone else here.
But they didn't report it because they had some selfish thoughts, instead they wanted to secretly take it for themselves. It wasn't a big deal if they succeeded with their ambitions, at least it meant that they had the ability to match their ambitions.
But with the appearance of the Man Killer Fiends, it meant that they had completely failed. This made people a little angry, angry at their recklessness, and even more angry that they had to clean up this mess because of their incompetence!
But now wasn't the time to find out who was responsible, they had to wait until the crisis was over.
For a moment, the large conference room was silent.
Almost everyone in the room knew about the famous "Dead Soul Box". A few people who had personally experienced it eight years ago knew about it in detail.
Because a short eight years was far from enough to erase the damage that strange object had done to the city, and the deep scar it left in the hearts of the people.
"Do you have any proof that the 'Dead Soul Box' has reappeared?
If the 'Dead Soul Box' has reappeared, then it means that this incident involved an Evil God, which is enough to classify it as a 'calamity', we have to report it to the kingdom! "
New Ewen Port's governor, Murdoch, who was appointed after the incident eight years ago and didn't know much about the incident, stood up and asked.
As the city's governor, he had to take responsibility for this incident, so he had to consider it carefully.
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