Retaliation of Disabled Girls
Chapter 30 Information Search

After calming Iris down we returned to the Skyrise residence first. We let Iris rest while Keith and I continued our journey to the palace to inform her of the horrific incident. It's late, hopefully Eric's not busy.

During the journey Keith was silent. I know that this really shakes us, because the killer is still alive. We may have been wrongly arrested and this terror is still ongoing.

We have arrived at the palace, asking to meet with the King. The palace guard told us to go home, because the King would not meet any uninvited guests. We insist on not going home, because this is urgent. The palace guards surrendered and escorted us to the King's study.

Eric's still working on his country files. He glanced at us who were standing before him.

"What is the need to come here without prior notice?" ask her in a low tone.

"We were watching the body like a murder victim at that time, Your Majesty," I replied hurriedly.

"What?" Eric kicked his desk. Then stand with a look of disbelief.

"That's right, Your Majesty. We'll take you, " Keith added.

Eric, Keith and I are headed to where the bodies are. We got there already night. Keith and I were watching the surroundings while Eric checked the condition of the body. Eric used fire magic to give him clear illumination. He scrunched his face.

"How, Your Majesty? Is it the same thing?" my many.

"No different culprit. The magic used was indeed an ice needle but the magic power was different. The perpetrator you captured used to have the same magic power as the previous victims. You guys didn't catch it wrong. It's a new murder case" explained Eric, holding his head.

However, why is the way to kill the victim almost the same as ice magic? Are they really in groups? How many members of the assassin are there? No, it's just my assumptions.

"The shredding wounds of the beasts found on this corpse are the animals controlled by the Animal and Nature Witch, Your Majesty?" ask Keith.

I forgot about that. It is possible that there were two witches who attacked the victim, the proof of the wounds suffered by the victim.

"No, this is from an ordinary beast. I can only detect magic from an ice needle" Eric replied furiously.

That means the perpetrator killed the victim and left him in the forest so that his actions can be disguised with the bite of a wild animal. Everything the perpetrator did to disrupt the investigation. Fortunately, Eric was not fooled.

"What's your next order, Your Majesty?" my many.

Eric looked at me with sadness. He was still devastated by my answer at that time. I didn't see him after the incident at Jordy's garden. 

"Please find information about these victims. I'll tell the other Heads of the Family to help, "Acry replied.

"Okay, Your Majesty," replied me and Keith simultaneously.

We returned to our homes with a troubled mind. The peace we felt was nothing but pure. It turned out that the shadows of the commotion were still circling the Kingdom.

***

Keith asked me to accompany him to investigate in the capital. The distance of the capital city with the location of the victim was found quite close when compared with other cities. 

We asked almost everyone who passed by about the abductions or missing people, but they knew nothing. We almost gave up and wanted to go home. Then Keith looked at the person who was in the alley. I'm looking along. That person was very shabby and smelly, his hair was disheveled. Clothes tattered.

"I forgot. Give me food first, maybe my memory will return" he replied, revealing his yellowed teeth.

"All right," said Keith.

Keith went to the bakery to buy bread for the man. I followed him asking Keith, "Do we believe what that guy says?"

"Let's see, then" replied Keith.

We gave people with tattered clothes camping the food they asked for earlier. This person ate voraciously to the point of choking. Keith gave him water. He immediately drank it until he let out a sigh of relief. When he finished, he opened his mouth. "One of the stranded people like me who was in an alley near a men's clothing store disappeared a few days ago I guess."

"That's it, thank you," Keith replied.

We left that guy. I approached Keith to say what was on my mind. "What are we gonna do?"

"We're going to ask the people around the man's specialty clothing store. It's necessary to make sure the person's words were true or not" Keith said looking ahead.

If the man's words were true, we would be greatly helped. Otherwise we have to pry information elsewhere. 

We asked the passerby at the men's clothing store who the man had told us about. Everyone said that indeed the abandoned person in the alley near here disappeared.

"Why not report?" ask those people.

Their answers are almost the same. "I feel disturbed. With that guy gone my life is more comfortable because the capital is not dirty anymore because of that shabby guy."

"When did this happen and did it happen somewhere else?" That's my other question.

They say that a displaced person went missing a week ago. Right said the shabby man earlier. This missing person incident is not only here but in the abandoned people's settlements. 

When I asked when this happened, they answered for about a month.

It's crazy when it comes to kidnapping and killing these people don't want to know, as long as it's not them or their families who are targeted. Just because they don't know the displaced person doesn't report in the palace. This caused the killer to be able to roam around freely.

We passed this information on to Eric. Eric held his head with both hands. He seemed very upset and wanted to be angry at the people who gave us the information. Eric's breath was heard, he was trying to regulate his emotions.

"Thank you for your information. I'm going to ask the palace witch to find out the displaced people who went missing elsewhere" Eric said.

Keith and I answered together, "Okay, Your Majesty." 

"What should we do, Your Majesty?" my many.

"I'll tell you the next step if you get any information from the palace witch" Eric ordered.

I bowed, obeying him. Keith and I withdrew. My mind is floating. What's the reason the killer targeted displaced people? Was that murderer also the one who killed me in the past? This murderous act was clearly very cautious. I'm afraid it's hard to catch him. I hope it's just my feelings.