Chapter 331: The Second Day of the Academy Festival and the Day of Crossbell's Fate (4)

Because of the atrocities of "Red Constellation" against Crossbell, their station will naturally be sealed, and two seals will be specially affixed to the main entrance.

When Lloyd and the others arrived, the seal had long since disappeared, and the iron lock that had been added to it was thrown aside.

In the original long room, Rector was half-lying on the sofa in a beach vacation pose, looking very leisurely. When I saw the "Support Division" and his party, he didn't get up, but just waved his hand casually as a greeting: "Hey, hard work." Looks like you didn't bring the Wehrmacht guys. ”

Lloyd was accustomed to this, and without frowning, he said lightly: "Having said that, please don't conclude that we will let you go easily. What "Red Constellation" does is not unrelated to you. ”

"I'll just get straight to the point." Randy stepped forward and said, "Why are you in Crossbell?" And uncle, where did they go to "Red Constellation"? Since you're an employer, you should obviously know. ”

Facing the stares of the four, the frivolity on Rechett's face was slightly restrained: "Hmm~ Then I'll start with the first question." I came today on the first train from the imperial capital. Naturally, these actions were carried out in accordance with Uncle Gilias's instructions. ”

"What is the purpose of 'Iron Will'?" Ellie asked.

"Before I do that, let me tell you a piece of valuable information." Rector didn't answer directly, and smiled slightly, "This afternoon, the Imperial Army will invade in a big way." ”

“！！！” As soon as these words came out, Lloyd and the others immediately changed their faces.

"It's too much of a joke." The youngest, Tiou, even thinks he's joking as before.

"If that's not the case, it's not surprising even if it's true." Randy looked calm, "You're going to invade from the direction of Belgard Gate, right?" ”

"Well, the Panzer Division has assembled at the Garelian Fortress. Although there is only one division, it is equipped with the latest heavy tanks, and it should be able to easily defeat Crossbell's armored vehicles. ”

"Hmm," Lloyd gritted his teeth when he heard this.

"Yes, you have to report to the garrison, no, it's the Wehrmacht."

Ellie panicked and tried to pull out "Anigema", but stopped at Rechter's next words.

"No, I've already informed them. The Imperial Military first issued a notice to the government of the autonomous region. But Uncle Dita did not retract the IBC's declaration to freeze the assets of the empire and remained president. He should be well aware that it is impossible to stop the invasion of the Imperial Army. Although Claire has doubts about this, I haven't seen anything special about him at the moment, which is why I came to Crossbell again. ”

"Hey, what the hell is going on?" Randy was really confused now, "In this case, what is he going to do to fend off the attack of the Imperial Army?" It is true that Commander Sonia has a good set, but under the fire of heavy tanks, Belgaard Gate will definitely not last six hours. ”

"I don't know." Randy is an expert who doesn't know, and Lloyd naturally doesn't know, "No matter how you think about it, it can only be understood that he still has a killer feature that hasn't been shown yet." ”

"Could it be that he wants to reconcile with the Republic and thus contain the Imperial Army?" Theo spoke his mind.

"That's not right." Ellie shook her head in denial, "If that were the case, Uncle Dita wouldn't have rebuked the Republic like that in the President's speech." He probably intends to go head-to-head with the Republic as well. ”

"Well, that's right." Outside the door, someone answered.

Seeing the visitor, the four of them were stunned again, and the person who came was also their old acquaintance, the head of the Locksmith agency with a similar identity to Rychter, Kirika Loulan.

Kirika nodded slightly at the four of them and walked straight in front of Rect.

"Long time no see, guys. Captain Arandall, sorry to be late. ”

"Where, I've just arrived, don't care." Rector finally changed his position, "How's it going over there?" ”

"Things are going as expected. The airship mecha division has spread out on the outskirts of Altai City. ”

"Republic, republican ****" Hearing Kirika say this, Ellie still didn't understand her subtext - this invasion of Crossbell was negotiated between the empire and the republic at all.

"Is the Airship Mecha Division a mixed unit of chariots and airships?" Randy asked.

"Yes, it's a combination of a new combat vehicle with high mobility and a military airship. In Calvard's army, it was known for its highest mobility. ”

"How can this be," Lloyd paled, "is it a two-sided attack?" ”

"yes, that's obviously not what you want to see. With a little thought, one can expect this to happen. However, Dita Courrois has taken an uncompromising hard-line attitude. What's going on here? Kirika had the same doubts as Rect.

"As for the other question, the second one, I will answer you as a special gift." Rector suddenly said, "As for the whereabouts of Red Constellation, the answer is simple. The Reich Government was completely unaware of this. ”

"How so!"

"The relationship between the two has been completely exposed, how can it be"

"Do you want to say that the contract ends when you hire them to make a big fuss at Crossbell?"

Not only Ellie and Theo don't believe it, but Randy, who was born in "Red Constellation", doesn't believe it either.

"Don't wait." Lloyd thought of a possibility, "At the time of the trade council, the Red Constellation signed a contract with the Imperial Government to annihilate the terrorists who threatened the life of the Prime Minister. That's right, right? ”

"Well, that's what they say, right?"

"Could it be that the contract they signed with the Imperial Government had already ended at that time?"

"Lloyd, you're really good for espionage. However, the character may need to be a little more evil. Rector smiled playfully, "The answer is YES." After the trade conference, the Imperial Government had nothing to do with the Red Constellation. Despite this, they remained in Crossbell, which we also found suspicious. But I really didn't expect them to do that kind of thing all of a sudden. ”

A mystery is solved, but a new mystery is presented.

"Could it be that they signed a new contract with the Society?" Theo guessed.

"No, that doesn't make much sense. In the midst of the mutation that took place in Liber at the time, the Society called a private combat unit called the Enhanced Chasseurs. "If they're going to attack Crossbell, they're going to send that force to carry it out." ”

In other words, there was no need for the Society to hire other hunting regiments at all.

In this way, the scope of suspicion has narrowed, and now the Imperial Government has been identified as the mastermind. The real culprit is, of course, the forces that can gain some benefits by letting the hunting regiment attack the city of Crossbell. In addition, this force has the deep pockets to enter into long-term contracts with the highest chasseurs. ”

Lloyd broke it up, and all the clues in his mind were finally connected. The so-called truth is often hidden in the unbelievable possibilities.

Detective Lloyd stretched out his hand: "There is only one truth - IBC, the Kurois family!" ”

PS: Guy and Arios have almost checked the undercurrents under Cross Bell's table, but they haven't told Lloyd and the others because they don't want them to be too involved. In the original world line, Sergei found out a lot of things but also didn't tell the four of them for the same reason.

PS2: It's not like Attorney Ian hasn't had the idea of killing Guy and Arios, but these two are so easy to kill. At that time in Sergeban, many people wanted their lives but could not succeed. In the original world line, Guy will die, there are too many coincidences: he was exhausted after the duel with Arios, he was pleasantly surprised because Arios was moved by him, and at the moment when his spirit was most relaxed, he was attacked by Ian with a black gun, and none of the three conditions could kill Guy.

PS3: As for why the world line hasn't changed much, because Kempareira is playing against the two. He was able to contain Cassius back then, and now he can naturally contain Guy and Arios.

PS4: On the other hand, the rapist also feels that the above premise may be a bit demeaning to the abilities of Guy and Arios. But the young man has a limited brain, and after thinking about it for a long time, he can't present a different "Independent Event" without the same big framework, and I apologize to everyone here. (To be continued.) )