25. Let You Know What a Hidden Hand Is!
If I hadn’t taken the risk to grasp Letty’s already-raised wrist, preventing her from taking further action, I shudder to think what this obviously disturbed little midget was planning to do.
Fortunately, with my grip, Letty seemed to suddenly “wake up” and regained her senses.
After that.
The attackers’ “hostage situation” didn’t cause much trouble; after all, the students in the academy weren’t pushovers. They quickly found opportunities to escape danger and then took down those attackers who still thought they could flee. In the end, aside from a few who had unexpectedly used scroll magic to teleport away at the start, all the remaining criminals involved in the attack on Letty were captured without exception.
At this moment, I was watching the “scene” being cleaned up with Kephiel when Rasputin’s older sister rushed in and fixed her gaze on me.
This Russian sister certainly wasn’t kind enough to offer me a sincere thank you, but this time she didn’t give me the middle finger in a show of friendliness either. Instead, while Kephiel was busy checking the magical traces left at the scene and couldn’t pay me any mind, she gestured wildly, beckoning me over for “a cup of tea.”
“Hey, kid, everyone we could catch has already been taken to the headquarters in the academy’s basement. Lady Reiti is there too, but something seems off with her. How should I put it, Blet? Just hurry up and come with me!”
[Lasputin seeks Oqilid’s help regarding Ivan Reiti.]
With that, she yanked my arm and dragged me out of the venue.
No, don’t pull me like that, sister! If someone sees us, especially Kfeir, it’ll be hard to explain!
Besides, even if you hadn’t rushed over to drag me, I was already itching to confirm Reiti’s current “state.” Because…
[Ivan Reiti shot all the attackers who were arrested!]
This script is no joke about what’s about to happen!
Using Lasputin’s request as an excuse to meet, I didn’t hesitate at all and immediately followed her to what was said to be the “headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs” of the Rosian Empire—located in the basement of a building connected to Lubyanka Academy!
It’s no exaggeration to call this the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; who would have thought that behind this seemingly inconspicuous basement entrance lies a sprawling underground facility comparable to half of Lubyanka Academy!?
“Keep the location of the Ministry of Internal Affairs under wraps, or I’ll pour concrete over you and toss you into the sea tomorrow!”
After giving me a fierce warning in a low voice, Lasputin was about to tell me where the attackers and Reiti were, but the next moment…
“Ah!!!!”
A chilling wail from a small room already gave me some answers! I glanced at Lasputin, whose expression was complicated, and immediately dashed ahead!
I pushed open the unlocked door and saw: in a not-so-closed space, a powerful magic stone lamp was mercilessly shining on a young male student in a school uniform, who was tightly bound to a chair! But this wasn’t the real torture; what truly made this “criminal” scream was the golden electricity that had just surged from Reiti’s sword.
Facing this criminal, Reiti’s profile was now cold and devoid of any emotional fluctuation. Even a fool could see how furious she was; the violent aura radiating from her made even a Rosian man present cower in the corner, too scared to speak.
“Last chance, who’s the mastermind?”
Her words, devoid of any warmth, had already made her attitude clear. However, after being electrocuted, this criminal still stubbornly maintained his “masculinity,” shouting wildly!
“Ivan Reiti! You tyrant! The demon of Rosia! One day you will be nailed to the pillar of shame in Rosia…”
In the next moment, Reiti pulled out a pistol and shoved it into the young criminal’s mouth, silencing him. Without giving him a moment to “regret,” her hand was already on the trigger.
This was definitely not just a scare tactic; the script had already made it clear what Reiti would do next!
Just as Lasputin had said: Reiti was indeed acting “strangely.” At first glance, this little girl still seemed as domineering and irritable as ever, but at this moment, I sensed something… dangerous.
I had never forgotten Reiti’s identity as the BOSS in the script. Recklessly getting involved in Rosia’s affairs and provoking Reiti would definitely not end well, but… my instincts told me I had to stop her now!
Before Reiti could pull the trigger, I grabbed her wrist!
“Ivan Reiti, that’s enough, isn’t it?”
In an instant, I felt a “threat” that nearly suffocated me. Reiti wasn’t throwing a tantrum like usual, but her calm demeanor and decisive actions made her even more dangerous! Even when she turned around and saw that the person stopping her from shooting was me, the indifference on her face didn’t waver at all!
The arrow was nocked and had to be released; Kfeir wasn’t here, and I had no chance to regret it now.
“Are you really going to shoot him without asking anything? Haven’t you really become the tyrant he speaks of?”
In the Rosian Empire, no one dared to call Reiti a tyrant without reason. Although she was indeed domineering, if someone shouted that, she wouldn’t just deny it in a rage; she would definitely stab you with her sword.
But this time…
Reiti finally pulled the gun out of the criminal’s mouth, looking at me with disdain.
“Hum… When did this Emperor ever say he wasn’t a tyrant?”
And then…
She aimed at me!
Accompanied by the long-awaited appearance of the death script that Reiti had prepared for me!
“Are you commanding this Emperor’s actions? Oujili De.”
[Reiti shot Oujili De dead!]
[Zhou Si shot Oujili De dead!]
Hiss… Why is this script…
Danger and confusion surged into my mind! At that moment, Sister Rasputin finally ran over!
“Chirp!?”
Startled by the scene before her, she at least didn’t let down all the help I had given her, and miraculously helped me out of the predicament.
“Rei, Lady Reiti, what are you doing, hahaha~ We have plenty of time to interrogate this criminal slowly~”
[Bang!]
With a gunshot, smoke erupted from the doorframe next to Rasputin.
“This Emperor doesn’t want to waste words on these people. Whoever defends them will accompany them on their journey!”
Having said that, Reiti turned around and aimed the firearm back at the criminal.
It made me realize: I could no longer afford to ponder the contents of the script slowly!
“Ivan, Emperor Reiti!”
“Wait! I have a way to make them spill the situation!”
[Bang!]