Chapter 600
In the early hours of December 3rd, a disturbing discovery was made: the remains interred within the underground tomb belonging to the Order of the Holy Knights had been stolen.
Later that evening, the administrators of the national cemetery noticed signs of tampering at several graves which hinted at an attempted robbery.
In response, the cemetery tightened its security to fend off further intrusions.
The timing of these incidents was suspiciously close, raising the question: if the same culprit was involved, had their plan failed at the national cemetery?
“That’s the place we just visited,” Louise remarked.
“Yes.”
The four of them left the administration office and headed back into the cemetery. This time, however, they weren’t going to Ashir’s grave.
After verifying the location of the disturbed graves with the director, they set off to investigate.
The director had offered to guide them, but Ellen declined. ‘Sometimes, you have to see things for yourself to truly understand.’
After all the time that had passed and all the snow that had fallen, they did not know what they might find. Yet, just as they had uncovered insights by visiting the tomb beneath the temple of the Order of the Holy Knights, they hoped to discover something by examining this other site directly.
“What on earth... What happened?” Ludwig wondered aloud, feeling overwhelmed by the complexity of the case and the drastic shift in their investigation.
“Whatever happened, one thing is certain,” Heinrich said, biting his lip. “What we dismissed as the ravings of a lunatic wasn’t just that.” He muttered this in self-reproach, regretting having ignored Dettomorian’s earlier warnings.