Returning to Edelphite, Evian was warmly welcomed by the villagers. The children who ran out and ran out of the house, and the policeman who brought the two who ran away in a horse-drawn carriage, looked just like a magician.
The grown-ups, who looked at Ellie and Dev, glaring at them, waited for Evian to release them. It seemed like he was thinking of doing a threshing match today after a long time.
But Evian shouted before him.
“Wait. We have found the whereabouts of the Alchemist.”
“Didn’t they steal it?”
“no. There is another person who stole the pension scheme.”
Once Evian drew his attention, he headed straight to Bern’s house. Bern, who had followed without a word until the middle, asked urgently.
“for a moment. Why are you heading to my house?”
“There was a report. I’m going to find it. Please accompany me.”
“… after. I see.”
Bern sighed and followed Evian with a look of giving up on everything.
There was no need for Eli to testify in person. The traces she dug up last night were clear, and the traces covered were clumsy. Evian took a shovel and dug the hole.
And there the bones were found. Evian fiddled with it and looked at the traces.
The shouts of the residents could be heard all around.
“Oh my gosh… . There really are bone fragments in the Bernese field… .”
“Has anyone died recently? ?”
“If there is, there is no way to know. Are you all wearing makeup?”
Evian, who looked at the bones with a serious expression, soon opened his mouth with a hardened face. At the same time, the frightened villagers shut their mouths in unison.
“It is not recent. Roughly 30 years or so… . The body was then buried.”
After observing, Evian slowly got up from her seat. His eyes were shining brightly.
“And as far as I know, there was only one person who disappeared at that time. Before I was born, the only person known to have run away from the village leaving her mother alone. Because Mr. Bern himself testified, everyone believed that.”
Evian muttered, staring intently at Bern.
“My father.”
Bern closed her eyes with a face that gave up everything in the world. Evian stared at him terrifyingly, and returned as a cold-blooded police officer without blood or tears.
“Bern. I’m arresting you for murder and treason.”
The village was buzzing. This murmur was unparalleled before.
The nephew is dragging his uncle, and the police are leading the village chief. Bern was being escorted with his shoulders drooping helplessly.
One of the village elders murmured.
“Well, then, what will happen to Mr. Bern? ?”
Evian replied to that.
“It is not my decision. I don’t have that kind of permission. However, if the criminal admits it and the circumstances are clear, a summary judgment can be issued by a military judge.”
“verdict? The murder conviction… .”
“Planned murder is the death penalty.”
Evian spoke coldly, and a murmur spread through the village. someone shouted
“Evian! He is your uncle!”
“What does it matter! There are only criminals before the police!”
Evian looked around and shouted.
“Obstruction of official duties can be punished by imprisonment for up to three years, depending on the nature of the offense. Everyone get out of the way!”
The weight of the labor type is not normal.
Factories, mines, training camps, logistics.
It is a labor type to belong to such a place and to be treated like a dog except for sleeping hours. There is even a saying that if you serve 6 months, you will get 3 years of bone pain.
Those who realized a little bit of Evian’s authority now groaned and retreated. Evian walked through the people with a terrifying force, just like a military inspector.
However, in front of a woman who stopped him. Evian could not maintain the inspector’s attitude.
“… Evian.”
“mother?”
Evian’s mother approached sobbing and grabbed him. Her hand gripping the collar was trembling slightly.
“Catch me, take me.”
“yes? What do you say?”
“… It’s me. all because of me It’s because of me… .”
“What?”
No matter how much Evian, she couldn’t get away with her single mother. He did not know what to do, disregarding the authority he had established.
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Meanwhile, secret secrets flowed from her mother’s mouth.
“… Your father used to beat me at random when I got married from afar. No one could stop him, who was the eldest of the village chief at the time… .”
“yes?”
“He was violent, even when I had you. Then there was an argument with Bern who just came back, and after fighting, he stopped… .”
“yes?”
“The body was buried by myself. I’m sorry, I’m sorry… . I couldn’t even tell you, I lied that I ran out of town… .”
It was shocking to hear from her mother.
He was the father of Evian, who was not popular because he was so violent. Even the explanation that he had run away from the village convinced people.
In fact, he said he didn’t feel the need to be suspicious. There’s nothing wrong with not having him.
When the military government came in, it became chaotic.
“I don’t want to disappoint you, who misses your father… I adored him a lot, though. Sorry for not telling the truth… .”
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My mother was also an accomplice. Evian looked at her mother’s wrinkled face with a bewildered look.
The military is harsh. Whatever the circumstances, we will not tolerate breaking the law. Evian knew it better than anyone else.
However, Evian couldn’t afford to lock them up with her own hands. As he sat at the police box thinking about it, he immediately got up from his seat.
“The captain said he was staying at the inn… .”
Evian is a problem that cannot be solved. In this case, I had to report it to the superior. Evian headed towards the inn helplessly.
“… It happened.”
Lieutenant Evian went to see him despite his disrespect and reported to the captain.
The blonde officer, who had a bandage on his head, heard the story and responded with a dry voice. It was a voice I had heard somewhere.
“Has confirmed. but,”
Evian closed her eyes and waited for the verdict.
Evian, too, is not inferior to his rank, but that is what is commonly used among the ‘residents’. Since the captain, he has been in a dark position.
‘Soldiers’ who run the military. Monsters with different rules themselves. From the authority he possesses to the power he possesses, it is different from Evian.
‘What will happen? Maybe the bosses look hateful.’
However, what followed surprised Evian.
“We leave it to the discretion of the investigator in charge of cases that occurred before the 25 years of military administration.”
“yes?”
It’s a murder case, discretion? Evian asked stupidly.
“Are you saying that there is a statute of limitations?”
“There is no statute of limitations in the military. However, there is only discretion.”
The captain spoke only in a hard voice. As if it were his only duty.
“This is because the implementation is easier when the application is flexible. However, for what happened before the military administration, we are not held responsible even if we do not arrest them. Because it was a period of administrative vacancy.”
It’s a military country. It would be nice if the number of workers increased. There is a lot of work to be done, but there are not enough workers.
So it doesn’t create any aging. It also gives you a lot of discretion. If you are arrested, you can go to labor as it is.
Even the law can be applied retroactively. Even if you commit a crime before the law is enacted, you will be arrested if you fail.
However, it does not ask about the administration before the military government, so it is at Evian’s discretion whether or not to ask about what happened at that time.
“Why didn’t I know that?”
“It is better not to announce the statute of limitations. Because it relieves the tension of those who have committed the crime. So, while the authorities have such guidelines, they do not inform them. Even if it’s an investigator.”
Arresting less is a problem, but arresting more is no harm. It was truly a military move.
Evian, understanding this, saluted the captain with a dismayed face, and withdrew.
“Loyalty. Sorry for the break. Then I will leave the jurisdiction alone!”
Through the closed door, the captain’s small sigh could be heard.
“… What the hell are you doing?”
“… It is said that the military does not ask about crimes during the kingdom period. Lucky for you, Mr. Bern.”
The lucky one was Evian, who didn’t arrest her mother, but Evian didn’t show up. Instead, he freed Berne in front of the crowd.
Bern, who had taken off the handcuffs packet, rubbed his wrist and said mournfully.
“… sorry. Whatever you say, I love your father… .”
“Noisy.”
Evian said bluntly.
In fact, there was another reason that made him dislike Bern.
The single mother and Berne, the two of them, would sometimes mumble, leaving Evian alone. He also had a guilty look on his face.
Young Evian at the time hated Berne because of his arrogant jealousy, but if it were really about his father… .
“Good job, Inspector Evian.”
At that time, Sgt. Bero, an administrative assistant, came to him. Evian greeted him warmly.
“Sergeant Bero. Thank you for your convenience. Without you, I would have been in trouble.”
“It’s up to the captain to decide.”
“I just want to thank everyone. Whoa. anyway. That’s it.”
“At the end of the day?”
It was an ominous voice suggesting that the problem was not over yet. Bero tilted his head and took out the business.
“… So, where are the pension funds recovered? We have to clear our inventory in an hour.”
Evian immediately kicked the ground and ran.
The village was small, and the culprit was quickly found because he had just been buzzing around. My neighbor, Aunt Malfort, who was in urgent need of an emergency, confessed the truth.
For some reason, he said that, in fact, it has become a common practice among the people at the inn to cut alchemy fabrics little by little. However, when Eli ran away, things got bigger, and this also came to light.
Since there was no room for dozens of people, large and small, involved in the incident, Inspector Evian ordered the custodial sentence. After finishing her work, Evian was exhausted and sat down on a chair at the police box. His whole body was wet with sweat.
“Whoa. It seems like everything that would have happened for decades happened in one day… .”
-And I leaned against the wall of the police box, listened to his self-talk, and smiled inwardly.
That’s not natural. I’ve been all over the place.
There are bound to be a few veiled incidents in such a quiet rural town, and I read the memories from around him step by step and prepared the stage for him. And dozens of clues were scattered throughout the village.
There are only a few that were actually used there, but I was satisfied enough that I got the biggest case out of it.
“It was the worst day… . It was like hell.”
That’s the policeman’s hell I prepared for you.
By the way, you’ve endured it quite well, Lieutenant Evian. It’s a gift I put a lot of effort into.
“Hey, take good care of that epaulette until the next time you pass by.”
This time, I didn’t have enough time to prepare, so I only touched the big ones. There are still cases of affair and the identity of the criminal stealing pumpkins from the fields.
And, in fact, between your mother and Bern… . Hmmm. doing this up to here
Well, anyway. That’s enough. Maybe next time I pass near Edelphite, I’ll show you another hell. ha ha ha!
It was when I passed the police station with a deep smile.
‘… what. That man. It’s a silhouette I’ve never seen before.’
Inspector Evian, who was exhausted, suddenly grabbed the steel bar and strode out.
No, wait. what’s the matter.
I was the one who went down the street without doing anything wrong. But why are you suddenly coming to catch me with a steel rod? No evidence or anything?
But the one who runs in fear here is a third-rate. As a first-class criminal, I act calmly, even when under suspicion. I walked with a steady gait without paying any attention.
There’s no evidence or allegations, so I’ll stop with a moderate suspicion… .
“there. stop.”
what? Why did you pinpoint me?
It should actually stop here. And be polite and avoid doubts. If you run away like a beginner, it’s like admitting your guilt.
But why? This strange conviction from Inspector Evian… !
‘It resembles the back of a criminal I’ve seen before. I can’t be confused I don’t know anything else, but my senses are not wrong.’
No, you could be wrong.
For now, I’m not wrong! If you’re so sure, you might even catch someone! The military’s motto is not to miss a single criminal even if you make a hundred unjust people… !
well guarded
‘Once suppressed and started.’
great. let’s run away
I ran away.
“Stand there!”
Evian roared the whale and swung the steel bar over his head.
The setting sun was red. Darkness came again in Edelphite, where the old secrets were uncovered in one day.
Curtains closes.
facepalm… and I was almost impressed
Great story.