Chapter 791: Chapter 30: No Need for Assistance (Part 2)

“Do you think I’m powerless?”

“I’m talking about the question of meaning. Does she really need your help?” Kerky drew a question mark in the air, “Jane used to say she wanted to help the Dawn Knight, and then gradually she stopped mentioning it… because she realized that the knight never needed her assistance.”

“Unfortunately, I’m different from Jane Della. See you next time!”

Kerky gazed at his back, slowly chewing on a piece of bloody beef, with a subtle, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth.

“I hope so.”

Gongsun Ce left confidently, retracing his steps back to the café, where the Dawn Knight was still sitting, reading. He sat back at the table and eagerly asked, “Hey, Miss Alandia. Can I ask you a question… on the day the Holy Fire Armor was damaged, what did you see in the secret chamber?”

Alandia was initially puzzled, but then understood something. She closed her book and said seriously, “This is not something you should be investigating, Mr. Gongsun.”

“It’s fine if you don’t answer, your demeanor tells the truth.” Gongsun Ce snapped his fingers, “I fully understand the ins and outs of this case!”

Gongsun Ce spoke animatedly, with a hint of pride. He thought to himself that there are some things that only an outsider like him could say, while Alandia had to keep silent. This advantage allowed him to surpass the Dawn Knight in this round…

He could always make a difference!

·

At 7:30 p.m., in Orianna’s home. After dinner, the four people gathered in the living room, Gongsun Ce stood by the fireplace, explaining his findings from today’s investigation.

“…That is the general overview of the case. What are your thoughts?”

The Dawn Knight remained silent. Orianna’s face was veiled with a shadow, as Mo Yuankai was the first to speak, “I don’t mean any harm, but it sure looks like the Dawn Knight committed the crime…”

Orianna glared angrily, urging him to finish his sentence: “So this must be a premeditated framing!”

“We’ve discussed this many times.” Orianna said irritably, “No Starlight Knight truly thinks it was Alandia’s doing, but if this is framing, then the perpetrator’s plan was too unstable.”

Mo Yuankai was puzzled, “How was it unstable?”

“Think about it, people’s actions at the time of the incident were full of coincidences. Without that traffic jam, Lord Loninlus would have arrived a few minutes before Knight Alandia. And if they had both entered the secret chamber—or if the Mage had entered first—the perpetrator’s plan would have failed entirely.”

“Why do you say that?” Gongsun Ce asked.

“He must have faked the Dawn Knight’s attack! And if the armor was damaged, but the hurriedly arriving people found the Mage at the scene, wouldn’t the event have been a complete failure?” Orianna said, “After all, His Lordship knows not a bit of swordsmanship.”

Gongsun Ce applauded loudly, praising, “Oh Orianna, you really surprised me today, your performance far exceeded your usual intelligence!”

“It’s nothing…” Orianna proudly puffed out her chest, only to realize halfway through, “What do you mean by my usual intelligence?! How do you normally see me?!”

Gongsun Ce quickly hid behind his elder brother, “Let’s not bring that up for now. Anyway, Orianna pointed out a noteworthy point, the sequence of that old fool and the Dawn Knight arriving at the scene. If the old fool hadn’t been late, this framing plan would have collapsed, obviously the perpetrator couldn’t allow that to happen, hence they intentionally caused a certain incident to delay Loninlus’s arrival at the scene…”

Gongsun Ce looked affirmatively at the Dawn Knight, the silver-haired woman still silent. He took this as a tacit agreement to his reasoning, feeling even more confident: “Let’s consider the timeline, when the incident occurred the Dawn Knight pushed open the door and then took strange actions. She used the Impermanence Skill to lock down the headquarters and instructed Jane Della to go find Loninlus. Note that Knight Alandia had already noticed something was wrong, but she did not express her discovery… just as she remains silent now.”

Mo Yuankai glanced at the silent Dawn Knight and asked, “Why, Ah Ce?”

Gongsun Ce clapped his hands, “Because at that moment the perpetrator had just finished damaging the armor and was using some method to escape from the secret chamber. The Dawn Knight immediately locking down the headquarters was to prevent the criminal from escaping, and her silence was because she realized the true identity of the perpetrator. That identity was so shocking that Knight Alandia couldn’t speak it out loud!”

Orianna, feeling dizzy, asked, “Who do you intend to accuse?”

“Leave that as a riddle for now~”

Mo Yuankai felt increasingly confused, “But no one discovered the criminal, right? The headquarters was sealed off, the Dawn Knight was standing at the door, where did the criminal escape from…”

“Think about where we are. This is Supibia, and right beneath us is another capital city.”

Gongsun Ce confidently pointed underground, “When the criminal was discovered, they immediately dove into Shadow Mist City, and the Dawn Knight pursued after sealing the scene. But given the premeditated nature of the Creator Realm Mage, she couldn’t catch up. Helplessly, she returned to the secret chamber in combat mode, exactly as Orianna witnessed.”

“But…but…” Orianna stammered, “We all saw the sword light! The armor was damaged at that moment…”