Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1199

Carissa felt an overwhelming sense of guilt deep in her heart. For the past few days, with everything going on at

the gentlemen's retreats, she had been out late at night, barely giving any thought to the matters at Gracewood

Women’s Academy.

Kyle had warned her earlier to be extra cautious with the academy. Had she sent even just one more person,

none of this would have happened.

The Royal Citadel had been swift to respond. Anthony himself led the investigation, which showed just how

seriously the Royal Citadel took this matter.

Six men were captured, all tightly bound. After a few hard slaps, everyone was awake except for the one who

had assaulted Rosalind.

After revealing their identities, it turned out that all six were laborers from the docks. They worked long hours

unloading cargo and carrying heavy sacks of copper coins, barely earning enough to survive each month.

The night before, their foreman had gathered them for a meeting. Nine men sat down to eat and drink, and the

foreman told them about a job that would pay fifty silver coins once completed. The task itself, seemed simple-

sneak into Gracewood Women’s Academy, cause at little commotion, and then slip out through the back door.

The men, accustomed to tough work at the docks, were no strangers to trouble. However, they knew something

didn’t sit right with this “easy” job. Still, the promise of fifty silver coins was hard to resist. It would take them

over two years of hard labor to earn that much. Who wouldn't be tempted by such an offer?

Everyone was tempted, but two of the men declined. The foreman himself naturally opted out. He was only in

charge of passing on the message. The remaining six, after shesitation, accepted the offer.

Before they set off this morning, the foreman gave them a glass of wine to steady their nerves. After all, none of

them had ever done anything this wrong before, and they were all nervous about what was to come.

One man, named Hank Carter, drank the entire glass. Normally timid, he had a sick dad at hand a wife who

had just given birth to their third child. He desperately needed the money, so he gulped down the drink to gather

the courage to go through with it. The others sipped at their drinks lightly, but none of them seemed as affected

as Hank.

Hank was the one who had assaulted Rosalind and had both his legs broken by Claire.

By the tIvy arrived, all the interrogations had been completed, and a thorough examination revealed

something even more troubling-all six men had been poisoned by aphrodisiacs of varying degrees.

It seemed the foreman’s instructions had not simply been to cause a disturbance-he had

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intended for the men to assault the students, even go so far as to violate them.

Anthony immediately dispatched men to apprehend the foreman. When they reached the dock, however, they

only found his body. It was said that he had drunk too much and fallen into the sea. When someone managed to

fish him out, he was already dead.

The officers questioned the dock workers about anyone the foreman might have been in contact with recently or

if any unusual visitors had clooking for him. But no one knew anything, and the workers didn’t know of

anyone the foreman had made dealings with.

As for the cause of his fall, the dock workers explained that the foreman often drank, and falling into the sea

wasn't a first. The only difference this twas that no one had noticed him in time. Everyone had been busy,

and by the tsomeone saw him in the water and tried to help, it was already too late.

It seemed like a tragic accident.

With everyone so busy, if someone had cto pick up their goods and accidentally knocked him into the

water, no one would have noticed.

When the officers returned with the news, the six men, already shaken from the events, trembled even more at

hearing that their employer was dead. They were also chilly from the earlier splash of cold water.

Anthony was experienced in handling

cases. He immediately suspegted

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But identifying the mastermind wasn’t going to be easy. The man who had been responsible for making contact

was dead, leaving the trail cold.

Anthony took Carissa aside and explained the situation, asking if she had any suspicions about who might be

behind the plot.

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fourth branch seeking(oveade for

whathdd Kappened to Jocelyn. But

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For now, she had no solid answers. She had suspicions, but the pieces didn’t yet fit together.

Anthony sighed.

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