Caterina flipped through the files, which had fallen on yellowed paper, recording every detail of the police department's investigation into the Pesa family seven years ago, and in some places the endorsements left by the Ministry of the Interior.

"On the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the 121 A.D., Lady Mary Noe Pesa, wife of the Duke of Pesa, was on her way to worship at the Grand Church of Garons when she was attacked by a group of premeditated attackers, and Madame Pesa and her daughter Naria Nope Pesa were shot several times in the carriage and were killed, seven of the servants who accompanied her were killed and thirteen wounded, and her son, Alans Noe Pesa, was in another carriage and survived. ”

Looking at the police report, Caterina found nothing suspicious, and the records were the same as what she had heard seven years ago, and what Alans had said to Swain a month earlier.

So she turned her gaze to the record of the Ministry of the Interior, and the eldest princess deliberately glanced at the cover page, which was written with the signature of the unit of the "Third Lesson of the Ministry of the Interior".

"The Duke of Pesa had a wide range of contacts and had good relations with most of the nobles in the imperial capital, and he had no worthy enemies, so the probability of vendetta was very low. Similarly, as a devout believer, Mrs. Pesa often attends charity events and goes to church every Sunday, and has an excellent reputation, and there are basically no enemies with whom she has a deep hatred. ”

Caterina remembered the warm and bold appearance of the Duke of Pesa when she went to Pesa's house that day, although she speculated about the Duke with malice at that time, but the duke's popularity in the imperial capital was indeed very good, which Caterina knew.

Princess Celestia continues to flip back into the police station's records.

"According to the investigation at the scene, through the identification of the bullet casing, it can be confirmed that the weapon used by the attacker should be the Mali Type 77 rifle produced by the Hobarton Company, which was produced in the factory of Mali Province in the Scarland region, first produced in 77 A.D., and installed in the army of the northern provinces in 79. ”

"Since the Mali Type 77 rifle is mainly installed in the armies of the northern provinces, it is very likely that the attackers will obtain guns through the channels of the northern provinces, considering that the Pesa family, as the dukes of Mengmeng Island, is also from the Scarland people of the northern people, and it is initially suspected that the attackers may be an independent organization of the Skalans or Scavanans, and further investigation requires the cooperation of the northern provinces. ”

Seeing this, Caterina couldn't help but rub her eyes, this part of it was something she hadn't heard of. Although there have always been violent groups seeking independence in the northern provinces, especially in the Scarland region, these groups have always been very cautious and hidden in society under the iron fist of the Empire, and the Empire has never officially acknowledged the existence of these groups in the country. If the incident of the Pesa family seven years ago was really related to them, then this matter may be complicated, not only the problem of the Pesa family, but also the face of the empire.

"Is it because of this that the investigation into the Pesa family case has not been made public?" Caterina muttered to herself, and then continued reading.

The Ministry of the Interior's filing reads: "Through intelligence in the northern provinces, no active activities of the Independent Organization of the Skalan have been found, and the Duke of Pesa, who has lived in the imperial capital for many years, has no reason to be the primary target." In addition, after investigation, the northern authorities were able to establish that the guns used by the attackers were indeed from the army, and that the specific source was the army number, which was not allowed to be recorded in the archives due to the secrecy regulations. ”

The eldest princess frowned, because she was in and out of her grandfather's study all the year round, she knew very well that there was no such secrecy regulation, of course, considering that Beria had already taken charge of the Ministry of the Interior seven years ago, she was not unable to guess the thoughts of those people in the Ministry of the Interior. Such a handle can completely threaten an army, after all, it is a felony for the army to leak weapons, and it is enough for the commander to go to a military court. Through this handle, Beria can take the opportunity to coerce and lure this army to join his faction, so it can also explain why the Ministry of the Interior was able to mobilize 50,000 heavily armed troops into the imperial capital, whether it is manpower or weapons and equipment, Beria through these years of operation, he must be able to pick out a lot from those officers who have the handle in his hands.

However, two possibilities have been dismissed, so why did these attackers kill Mrs. Pesa and his daughter?

No, maybe the other party's target was not certain, they attacked the first carriage and spared the Alans in the second carriage, maybe they didn't want to attack a specific person, just to do the thing of attacking that carriage!

Thinking like this, Caterina suddenly felt that her thinking had suddenly opened up, and it seemed that the truth of the matter had new possibilities.

Think about it, think about it, Madame Pesa was attacked while she was on her way to worship at the Great Cathedral of Garons, so where exactly was she attacked, and were there any other characters who were going to pass there that day?

Caterina hurriedly went through the files, and although the table was full of documents, it also recorded all the details of the time.

"The location of the attack...... Less than 300 metres from the Grand Cathedral of Garons, the Lindau ...... The attacker, hiding in the woods, suddenly shot and killed Mrs. Pesa and her daughter......"

Caterina pursed her lips, the expression on her face becoming more solemn. Unlike the Cape Cathedral, which was built in the Imperial City, this ancient church is located on the eastern outskirts of the Empire, and if it were a previous era, it would not even be a suburb. And there is indeed a forest in front of the Garons Grand Calamity, which Caterina is also very clear, she has been to the Garons Grand Sanctuary several times, so she knows even more that the sparse trees on both sides of the forest road there are actually not enough to hide a group of attackers, even if you want to hide one or two people, it is a little difficult.

Princess Celestia opened the file again.

According to the testimony of the servants of Pesa's family, the attackers were numerous and had green branches and leaves tied to them as a disguise, so the unwary team did not detect the attackers. The attackers retreated as soon as they succeeded, and witnesses were not sure how many attackers there were. ”

Literally, everything makes sense, and although Caterina has doubts about whether the assailant's disguise can be so effective, since it is the record of the police department, she can only believe that after all, seven years have passed, and it is impossible to investigate on the ground.

Celestia, who could not find any clues in this regard, turned her attention to the list of people who might go to the Grand Temple of Garons that day, if those attackers did not target the mother and daughter of Pesa as she thought just now, then it is very likely that they were going to attack someone who was going to the Grand Chapel of Garons that day, and the carriage of the Pesa family was a zombie and suffered in vain.

"Mrs. Owen...... The Inglin family...... Mrs. Phil...... "Her gaze swept over the long list, and finally Caterina focused her gaze on a single name, "Lady of Ernest No. Jericho, Commander of the Imperial Capital Garrison......"

"Jane Knee-Jerichault......"

Caterina shook her head, telling herself that it couldn't have anything to do with Swain. Seven years ago, Swain was only ten years old, and he hadn't yet left Midnight Castle, which was a pure coincidence, simply because he had been overly sensitive to the last name Jericho had been seeing her all the time lately.

If this point aside, most of the people on this list are some noble ladies, or people who do not have much power, even compared to the Duke of Pesa's family, there is a certain gap, the only one with a more special status is the wife of Lady Wood, the Imperial Court, Lady Ellen, but she had arrived at the Grand Sanctuary a few hours before Lady Pesa left for the Grand Sanctuary of Garons, and the target of those attackers could not have been, and if they were mistaken, these attackers would be too unprofessional.

"If this possibility is not true, then why did the attackers kill Lady Pesa?" Caterina rubbed her eyebrows and leaned back in her chair tiredly, "Is it just that I am too careful? No, Alans went to Swain for help in this matter, whatever he was for, it means that there must be something behind this matter." If it was just an ordinary case, with the intelligence capability of the Ministry of the Interior, there was no reason why the case could not be solved at that time, there must be something wrong with it!"

Caterina took a deep breath, maybe this is a woman's intuition, once she finds something that doesn't make sense, she will cling to this point and delve into it, and will never let go until she gets an answer.

She had taken the police station's search record of the attacker, which was much thinner than the other documents, with a few pages in total.

"Searched the area around the Grand Cathedral of Garons...... Strictly inspect the transportation channels of the imperial capital...... No signs of any suspicious persons were found...... No eyewitnesses witnessed the group of attackers......"

Caterina had a headache, and the attackers seemed to be invisible, and the police station couldn't find even a clue. Not only were these people nowhere to be found, but there were no traces left behind by them, including the channels through which their weapons were transported.

"Could it be ......," Caterina gritted her nails, and had a guess in her mind, "are these assailants, like Sven, capable of magic?"

This is the only explanation that seems plausible for now, and while Caterina is still skeptical about why a group of magic-able assailants would kill people with guns, this is perhaps the most likely explanation.

"What about the file of Lesson 13?" Princess Celestia rummaged through the table again, looking for Lesson 13's record of the case, but it was not known if Lesson 13 did not participate in the investigation of this case, or if Franz did not bring her the file, Caterina searched through the documents on the table, and did not find any file with the imprint of Lesson 13.

......After confirming that there was no record of Thirteen Lessons on the table, Caterina couldn't help but wrinkle her face, she understood that if this information was not in the stack of documents that Franz brought her, then it would be useless to ask Franz to get it, and as the head of Franz's court, she was not qualified to access the secret level of Thirteen Lessons.

"Can I only go in person......" Princess Celestia sighed, she didn't know whether she was looking forward to it or scared now, and the thought of meeting Swain again, especially after the other party said something like that that day, Katerina's heart was always a little uneasy.

She looked at the drawer of the bedside table, where the pistol Swain had given her was placed.

Caterina stared at the handle of the drawer, as if in a trance, and her body involuntarily took a step.

When she kicked the cabinet down with her toes, she suddenly woke up again, and before she knew it, she was walking to the cabinet with her hand already on the handle of the drawer.

"Do you have to let me see him?" Caterina couldn't help but smile bitterly, and the corners of her eyes showed an inexplicable sourness, "Maybe it's fate—"

Pulling open the drawer, Caterina pulled out the silver pistol that Swain had given her.

Because the dress she was wearing was not suitable for holding a pistol, Caterina thought about it, took out a silk scarf from her closet, and tied the pistol to her thigh.

Lowering her skirt, Caterina let out a sigh of relief.

"Send me something like this...... Swain, you're really a very over-the-top person!"