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"Know it."

Melissa reluctantly recounted the events in detail.

Charlotte frowned slightly after hearing this.

After a moment's thought, she made a decision: "Since that B-level player has extended an invitation to you, spend some time getting to know him and try to find out more about him."

"..."

Melissa said, "Mom, it's quite rare for you to pay attention to a B-level player. Is it because of Earl Christie? Back then... what exactly happened? Why would the royal family go against the majority and grant a high-ranking title to a girl of unknown origin?"

“This is not my responsibility,” Charlotte said, looking at Melissa. “You are smart enough to know that I am not the only voice in the family.”

"So... does Mother want me to use the Rice Manor to find out about Earl Christie's situation?"

Melissa was a little unhappy and retorted sarcastically, "You haven't let Nori come back because of this? Humph... Does Mother always only care about profit?"

"Recognize your role and do your job well."

Charlotte gave a somewhat indifferent, almost emotionless, instruction.

Although Melissa's sarcasm made her slightly uncomfortable, she didn't really take it to heart.

She knew her eldest daughter's personality very well.

Despite the sarcasm, Melissa still knows what she should and shouldn't do when it comes to getting things done.

After all, she was a candidate for queen, and she had educated him to be the person she expected him to be.

"Alright, you can go now... huh?"

After the matter was settled, Charlotte was about to ask Melissa to leave when she suddenly sensed someone breaking into the Xilun Palace.

Moreover, the newcomer was very strong, making no attempt to conceal his aura, which spread a tense atmosphere into the air, instantly making the situation extremely tense.

Bang! The palace gates were suddenly flung open by some force, and Ao Cong, with a gloomy expression, slowly walked into the palace.

Outside the palace, a large number of guards in magnificent uniforms surrounded the area, each of them looking tense, serious, and extremely solemn.

They all activated their equipment and prepared for battle, but no one dared to actually make a move.

Everyone watched the situation inside the palace with bated breath.

At that moment, a voice came from inside the palace: "Step back."

Immediately, the members of the guard breathed a sigh of relief as if they had been granted a pardon, and quickly withdrew from the perimeter of the palace.

Although they were a guard, even if they were all together, they couldn't defeat the Queen, who was an A-level player. How could they possibly protect her?

In a way, they are a kind of ceremonial guard serving as a facade.

Since no one dares to cause trouble at the Siren Palace, their main task is actually to restrain tourists from crossing the line, maintain order, and occasionally direct traffic.

Damn it... Ao Cong is an A-level player! Who dares to stop him?

This bastard could easily teleport into the palace, but he insisted on barging in openly... Isn't that making things difficult for the guards?!

Do you really think A-level players need their protection? No way.

Everyone wanted to curse, but no one dared to actually do so. They all held back, only mentally cursing Ao Cong's ancestors for eighteen generations.

On the other side, inside the palace.

Charlotte's face was as cold as ice, her gaze fixed on Ao Cong. She spoke in a slightly stern tone, "Ao Cong, you've crossed the line. I need an explanation."

"Your Majesty, the one who crossed the line and needs to explain is you!" Ao Cong said angrily, "For so many years, I have been working for your royal family, diligently maintaining the security of Division 001, and yet... you actually set a trap and stole the tools our department uses to investigate cases! Your Majesty, don't you think your behavior... is a bit too much!"

Charlotte: "?"

"Ao Cong, watch your tone!" she frowned and said, "Explain yourself clearly, what do you mean by stealing props?"

"Keep pretending! Keep pretending!" Ao sneered, "'Truth Over All' has been in Bai Jianbao's hands for so many years without any problems, but Princess Melissa went out, and I sent people to investigate the intelligence, and that's when things went wrong... Heh, what a coincidence!"

"..."

Charlotte glanced at the head maid beside her.

The latter understood and disappeared from the spot.

Ao was not in a hurry and waited patiently for the other party to give an explanation.

About five minutes later, the head maid reappeared in the palace and used telepathy to report the relevant information to Queen Charlotte.

Melissa was also informed.

After hearing this, Charlotte frowned deeply and subconsciously glanced at Melissa.

Melissa quickly said, "Wait! Mom... His Majesty won't suspect me, will he? I was already back in the palace when the props were stolen."

"Stop acting!" Ao said unhappily. "That prop epaulette is very important! Give it back to me now, and I can pretend nothing happened."

"Uncle Ao Cong, you... also doubt me?"

Melissa said speechlessly, "I remember quite a few A-level players eyeing that item, right? It hasn't caused any trouble in all these years, so why should I be an exception?"

"Putting aside the question of whether I have the ability to steal the props, Uncle Ao Cong, do you think I'd be so stupid as to deliberately choose the moment when my outing is exposed to steal the props?"

"Do you think I'd want everyone to know I did it?"

"You think I wouldn't think that way? That might be part of your scheme to distract me."

Au said with a sneer, "In this kind of matter, there are too many chains of suspicion. Trying to forcibly distinguish between clever and foolish behavior is foolish in itself! When the evidence all points to your royal family, you are the prime suspects."

"Uncle Ao Cong, I want to ask you, why did you send someone with an A-grade item to investigate my affairs?" Melissa questioned.

"You are a princess, so naturally I am thinking about your safety."

O’s tone was one of “I’m doing this for your own good.”

Melissa was so angry she wanted to punch him to death!

That bastard! He came to investigate her, and now he's blaming her for losing his things... Is that something a human being should do?

Once she becomes an A-level player, she'll definitely get her revenge!

"The intelligence I just received mentioned that the player who stole the items came from Star Memory City."

Queen Charlotte suddenly said to Ao Cong, "Ao Cong, you and I both know that this couldn't possibly have been done by Star Memory City. But according to you, the impossibility actually proves the possibility... Hmph, does that mean that Star Memory City did this, and how can you blame us?"

"I don't care about any of that!"

"Princess Melissa went out, I sent people to investigate, and then this happened... How could it be such a coincidence?" Ao Cong said.

"If the battle at the train station hadn't come to light, no one would have known that Princess Melissa had been out!"

"Your Majesty, you...you must give me an explanation."

"I've already warned you once, watch your tone!"

Charlotte suddenly stood up from her seat, her body radiating a powerful, almost viscous, spiritual aura.

The airflow inside the entire palace slowed down.

Ao snorted coldly and confronted him for a few seconds.

He quickly lost the battle of wills, his pupils contracted, and a hint of resentment showed in his eyes.

“Uh… Your Majesty, I just thought about it, and my judgment was a bit arbitrary. This matter may also be a frame-up by other forces, and we may have all fallen for it.”

Ao Cong's tone softened slightly.

"..." Charlotte's anger subsided slightly: "I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation. It's foolish to let your emotions get the better of you and come here to interrogate me! I don't want this to happen again."

“Your Majesty, I did overreact.” Ao Cong coughed lightly. “The incident happened suddenly, and I am still investigating many things. The person who stole the items may still be lurking in Roman City. I will go back to investigate first.”

After saying this, he politely took his leave and disappeared from the spot.

Melissa glanced at the spot where Ao Cong had disappeared, and pouted, saying, "Mom, it seems Uncle Ao Cong is afraid of you."

"What he shows may not be the truth. There's a rumor circulating among A-level players that Ao likes to pretend to be weak."

Charlotte said calmly, "O is very shrewd in his dealings with people. His behavior of forcibly breaking into the palace to question me is not something he would do. It seems... he is really angry. This also shows that the item, 'Truth Overcomes All,' is really not simple. It may be the rumored Super A item."

"A super A-grade item? That's unlikely, isn't it?" Melissa analyzed. "If it were a super A-grade item, Uncle Ao wouldn't be so generous as to contribute it to White Shoulder Badge to help maintain order in Division 001... He can't really be worried about being attacked after learning other players' secrets through the item, right? That's too far-fetched. For example... Mom, would you go and kill him just because some of your privacy was exposed?"

"There could be many reasons why he gave up the props. Without knowing the details, there's no need to completely deny the possibilities."

Charlotte remained rational: "O'Cong was right about something. This is too much of a coincidence. It's very likely that your trip out was already exposed, and someone is using you to set a trap and steal the white epaulette prop."

"Or... the case of the cannibalistic player attacking the nobles was a setup from the beginning, with the aim of framing the royal family after stealing the items."

"But... how could that prop be stolen so easily?"

Melissa frowned and said, "It's been fine for so many years, but now it's suddenly in trouble... I heard that a very strong Mammon A-level player recently came to node G08. Could it be this mysterious person who did it?"

"I have already had someone investigate the person you mentioned in detail."

Charlotte dismissed the guess: "That was a very arrogant player, and he had the right to be arrogant."

"Putting aside the fact that he's new here and unfamiliar with the G08 node, he might not even know that Star Memory City exists. Even if he did know, given his style of doing things in the G06 node... he dares to openly extort numerous A-level players, so he certainly wouldn't stoop to pinning the item theft on someone else."

"If you steal it, you steal it. Why bother explaining so much?"

“Hmm…that makes sense.” Melissa analyzed, “Unless he has some concerns about node G08. But he should be a top-tier A-level player who came here from a higher node, so he shouldn’t have any concerns here. It shouldn’t be related to him.”

At this point, she asked Charlotte, "Mom, who do you think did it?"

“Node G08 is the node with the most A-level players among the G-letter nodes. Its power at the top even surpasses that of node G01.” Charlotte turned to Melissa: “Do you know why?”

"What is it?" Melissa asked curiously.

"do not know."

"..."

Melissa really wants to be an unfilial daughter—a teenage girl beating up her 40-year-old mother!

Of course, she could only think about it in her heart.

If a real conflict breaks out, she'll definitely be the one who gets hung up and beaten.

At this moment, Charlotte looked out of the palace, her eyes inexplicably deep: "Before, a large number of nobles died, and now A-level items are being stolen... The situation is getting more and more chaotic lately. This may be an opportunity for our Xilun royal family to regain its former dominant position."

"Melissa, remember to keep in touch with the Rice Manor."

"The opportunity may be hidden there."

……

Roman City.

After modifying the memories of Svina and the onlookers, Fan Xiao took Yin out for another night before returning to Rice Manor... He meant the kind of fun that involves sightseeing, not some unhealthy kind of fun.

The other members of the court branch have not yet returned, and only Nori, who is almost turning into a recluse, remains at the manor.

Fan Xiao wasn't in a hurry. After having the maids arrange a guest room for Yin, he began to study the props he had just acquired.

[Rank A Item - Truth Surpasses All]

As the 67 criminals involved were led to the execution platform and burned to ashes by the flames of justice, a national annihilation case spanning 50 years was finally brought to light, and the buried truth was revealed to the light of day. Hilsheim thus became the greatest detective of this century.

However, people don't really care about the truth and details. The Kingdom of Langsa has been extinct for 50 years, and the infamy of the wronged royal family members has spread throughout the continent, even being adapted into satirical fables about foolishness and absurdity. The victims have long since become dust of history, and some of the murderers have long since been buried. What meaning does the truth have for people today? People are only intoxicated by the frenzy of the topic and amazed by Hissheim's seemingly supernatural abilities.

[Until one day, someone interviewed Hilsheim about whether the truth about the Kingdom of Langsa was meaningful. He gave his answer—he was the last surviving member of the Langsa royal family. He grew up amidst the world's ridicule, and the desire to clear his family's name and shame was ingrained in his genes. He couldn't control or force others to care about the truth. But for him, this truth transcended everything.]

The God of Law, moved by Hissheim's persistence, bestowed upon him a divine artifact and granted him one wish.

Twenty years later, on the site of the former Kingdom of Langsa, the continent's largest detective capital was born, named Hissheim. A divine artifact bestowed by the God of Law, it became a beacon for all who thirsted for the truth.

[Note 1: After equipping this item, as long as you go to the correct location, you can see the past records you want to see. As long as the records still exist on the timeline, they will be presented to you in the form of animated metaphors.]

[Note 2: This item can actively collect important past information related to you and itself within a world partition, and inform you at an appropriate time.]

[Note 3: This item refreshes the active observation opportunity once a day, allowing you to forcibly observe any event that has occurred within the same partition, with a success rate of 80%]

[Note 4: This item can activate the voice communication function under certain conditions.]

"Dear Master, you may affectionately call this prop Xiao Zhen. Xiao Zhen will dedicate all her sincerity to providing you with the most considerate service."

Fan Xiaogang had just put the props into the prop slot and put the monocle on his right eye socket when he heard the sound transmitted through bone conduction.

It's still that pleasant electronic female voice.

Loli voice.

"..."

Ah this?