Chapter 64: Phantom Thief Dauphin (8). Playing with the Law
The impact she’d braced for never came. Dahlia slowly opened her tightly shut eyes.
The first thing she saw was a man standing between her and the descending blade, having stopped the knife.
“Let’s end it here, shall we? I wouldn’t dare claim to understand the depth of your grief and rage, madam. But placing the blame on this young woman is not just.”
“L-Let go! Let go of me!!”
The old woman struggled with her whole body to break free from the man’s grasp, but all she managed was to make his arm shift slightly.
Realizing brute force wasn’t working, she changed tactics and began shouting at him instead.
“Who the hell are you?! What do you know?! If not for this bitch, it would’ve been over! That bastard would’ve finally been punished! If it’s not her fault, then whose is it?!”
“Madam, you just answered your own question—how can you now ask it of someone else?”
“...What?”
The man calmly replied to her outburst.
“If you’re asking who’s truly at fault, then naturally, it’s ‘that bastard’—the tax officer, as you said.”
There was a collective gasp.