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"That's what we suspected too. When we found them, they were hiding together, so there's a high possibility that someone was manipulating things behind the scenes."
After saying that, Olga Marie's face also darkened.
This isn't a big deal; it's just gossip and rumors.
But if you're talking about small, it's not small either.
To manipulate rumors behind the scenes and criticize the higher-ups of Chaldea, regardless of their intentions, can be considered as sabotage against Chaldea.
Especially when Chaldea detected such a massive event as the disappearance of human civilization, and everyone was busy with preparations, it could even be considered an act of inhumanity, if we're not afraid to exaggerate a bit.
With a formidable enemy at hand, and such internal problems arising, how could Olga Marie, as the administrator of Chaldea, possibly be in a good mood?
She took a deep breath, glared at Ma En, and then slowly said, "The main reason I called you here today is to ask you to recall whether you encountered any other suspicious people when you were investigating the rumor-mongers yesterday."
The person behind this operation was able to react so quickly, they must have received a tip-off, most likely they had contact with Ma En yesterday when Ma En was interrogating and pursuing the murderer.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why this person reacted so quickly. As soon as the investigation began, he dealt with the three "tools" and erased all traces of him.
“Suspicious people? No, even if there were, Reines should remember them; she was with me during the investigation.”
Ma En thought for a moment but couldn't recall seeing anyone suspicious.
After all, I questioned so many people yesterday, practically scouring half of Chaldea. I encountered so many people and was focused on investigating the rumors, so how could I possibly notice everything else?
Seeing that Marne was turning the conversation in her favor, Reines quickly said, "I didn't notice what anyone else was doing. I was focused on investigating the rumor-monger and didn't care about anything else."
Seeing this, Olga Marie couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, and rubbed her temples with a headache.
Seeing this, Ma En also started to help think of a solution, asking, "Are there no clues on those three people either?"
Rafe shook his head: "No, it was handled very cleanly. Not only on the three of them, but there were no clues left at the scene either."
Mar and Eng frowned slightly, suddenly thinking of a method they hadn't considered yesterday.
Have you ever tried divination magic?
Speaking of this, Ma En couldn't help but secretly regret not thinking of it yesterday. What a blunder! Wouldn't it have been much easier to just go and have a divination done instead of running around like this?
Weber, who had been silent all along, spoke up and retorted: "It's not that simple. Not to mention that the results of divination are inherently very ambiguous, if the other party is prepared, it can be defended against."
Divination magic isn't a magic bullet; it's difficult to succeed, and the results are often vague. To find the real answer, you first need to know how to decipher it...
"..." En was speechless. There were no clues, and divination might not work. What was he supposed to do?
However, while most divination magic tricks are indeed unreliable, Mar and Eng were inspired by them.
Previously, when the output of the fantasy build was insufficient, Ma En rarely relied on this cheat, which led him to subconsciously overlook that he had an all-powerful cheat.
Now, he plans to build up his relevant skills in preparation for any eventuality.
For example, the skill "Revelation" allows people to see glimpses of the future.
For example, the "Thousand-Mile Eye EX" has the ability to see the future and the past, and to perceive the present regardless of distance. It's simply amazing.
Of course, the [Celestial Eye EX] might not be able to build such a complete system, but Marx and Engels could add a [All-Knowing All-Powerful Star].
The main function of this thing is to see through information. It is very powerful and can even reveal what has happened to a certain thing in the past.
With this, no matter how cleanly the person behind the scenes handles the clues, it's useless; they can still see through it at a glance.
As Ma En was pondering this, Olga Marie said, "Regardless of whether there are any clues or not, this matter must be thoroughly investigated."
With such a malicious person in Chaldea, she figured she wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep. No matter what, she had to find this person.
Then she looked at Marne.
Ma En raised an eyebrow, a sense of foreboding creeping over him.
Sure enough, Olga Marie said, "This matter is your responsibility, Marne. Put everything else aside for now and make sure to find the guy behind this as soon as possible."
Although she wanted to take charge herself, unfortunately, she was simply too busy. The spirit transfer experiment, the selection and repair of Masters, and a series of other matters were still waiting for her to handle.
Rafe is no good either; she needs Rafe's assistance, otherwise she wouldn't have the confidence to handle so many important matters.
As for Waver and Reines, she couldn't control either of them.
She was now hesitant to trust the other Chaldea staff, fearing that one of them might be the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Chapter 207 Director Mary's Trust, Weber's Suspicion
Olga Marie's suspicions of the staff were not based on mere speculation, but rather on vested interests.
After all, if she steps down, the most likely replacements will be the high-ranking staff of Chaldea.
Therefore, apart from Rafe, who she completely trusts, Olga Marie can only trust Marne, the newcomer.
Because Marx and Engels were newcomers with no established foundation, they had no chance of rising to power.
Although the cause of this matter was directly related to him, Olga Marie decided to trust him, and Marne did indeed seriously refute the rumors yesterday.
Even though she was somewhat dissatisfied with the result, it is undeniable that Maren genuinely wanted to salvage her reputation and was willing to make some sacrifices.
Well, as for Waver and Reines, Olga Marie also had some doubts.
After all, these two were there for an inspection, and this happened right after they arrived. This made Olga Marie suspect that they might have been commissioned by someone else to bring her down.
However, this suspicion was only slight.
Because Waver is one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, and the El-Melloi family is also an old and established family. There are almost no families in the Clock Tower, or even the Mage's Association, that can afford to hire such a lineup.
Ordinary commissions are fine, but for these kinds of troublesome things, nobody really wants to get involved, because it's easy to get into trouble and end up with nothing.
"..." En was speechless for a moment, not expecting that this matter would still fall on him.
"What? Don't you want to?"
Seeing that Marne remained silent, Olga Marie raised an eyebrow and glared at him with a slightly dangerous look.
Judging from her posture, it was clear that if Maren dared to refuse, she would probably throw a tantrum on the spot.
Seeing this, Ma En said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, I'll do it."
He was helpless; since arriving at Chaldea, he hadn't done much proper work, but had been dealing with more of these trivial matters than actual jobs.
However, this time, it wasn't as difficult as he had felt yesterday.
Yesterday, he was misled by habitual thinking, which made him overlook the fact that there was a shortcut. Now that he knows this, he will not make the same mistake again, and he is full of confidence in finding the person behind this.
"Let me help too, I have some experience with this kind of thing."
Weber, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up and made a suggestion.
Olga Marie glanced at him and nodded: "Then I'll trouble you."
Weber waved his hand and replied politely, "No trouble at all. This is also a great opportunity to learn about Chaldea."
After exchanging a few more polite words, Marn and Weber left together, while Reines was kept behind by Weber under the pretext of continuing his inspection.
Neither of them said anything, and went straight back to Mar and Eng's office.
What are your thoughts? Why did you get involved?
Once they were back in a more convenient place to talk, Ma En asked, somewhat speechless.
With Weber getting involved, things became a bit more difficult for him. After all, he and Weber were only barely on the same side, but their goals were different. Marne had many things to keep from Weber and the other two.
Although Weber knew he had a private space where three people were hiding, he was unaware of the magic constructed by his imagination.
Marx and Eng did not want to reveal this information for the time being, otherwise there was a risk that the enemy would find out, which would cause a series of chemical reactions and change the plan to burn humanity.
Marx and Engels did not want too many changes, at least not in the initial stage of making this decision and initiating everything afterward.
Weber silently lit a cigar and asked in return, "Don't you think this troublemaker is suspicious?"
He's been suspicious of everyone lately, and now that there's this guy stirring things up behind the scenes, he's naturally not going to let him get away with it.
"Forehead……"
Marne never expected that Weber had gotten involved for this very reason.
He really wanted to know if Weber suspected that Rafe was the mole, but unfortunately, he couldn't do it.
So, is this yet another case of self-inflicted wounds?
“Let’s not talk about that.” Bo skipped the topic and asked, “How do you plan to find the mastermind behind this? Where do you want to start?”
Ma En smiled mysteriously: "Well, didn't I already say that?"
Weber raised an eyebrow: "You don't actually intend to rely on divination, do you?"
“No, not that kind of low-level stuff like divination.” En shook his head and said, “Wait here for a moment, I’ll be right back.”
Then, Ma En simply disappeared from their sight.
"Space magic, huh? I'd like to see just how good your foreign aid really is."
Seeing this, Weber basically understood Marne's plan and waited silently.
"Um, what are you talking about?"
Rin, who had been silently watching from the sidelines, finally couldn't resist her curiosity any longer.
"It's nothing, it's just that someone is manipulating that rumor, and we're investigating it now."
Weber offered a casual explanation, then immediately changed the subject, asking, "You've been observing him for so many days, have you noticed anything wrong?"
Actually, he deliberately arranged for Rin to be his assistant. The purpose was, of course, to have Rin keep an eye on Ma En, since he didn't trust Ma En that much at the time.
Well, I still don't quite trust him, otherwise he wouldn't have asked that question.
If Marne isn't here, then he'll probably complain that Weber is paranoid.
However, Ma En actually knew the purpose of Waver arranging for adult Rin to be by his side, but Ma En didn't care. With his familiarity with Rin Tohsaka, winning her over would be a piece of cake; it would only take a couple of coins.
Adult Rin shook her head and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. Everything looks normal to me."
Weber nodded and stopped paying attention.
He was just asking casually. If there was really something wrong with Ma En, he was hoping that the adult Rin could figure it out. He just wanted to know Ma En's whereabouts.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Marx and Engels finally came out.
He went to great lengths to borrow the "Omniscient and Omnipotent Star" from his mother, Shanshan, and after studying it briefly, he created a replica for himself using his imagination.
"What about your foreign aid? Or has a decision already been made?"