Setting Addendum (It's Free, So Take a Look) / Chapter 125: A Snowflake Beneath the Avalanche

"But later, we noticed that the way those rioters looked at people was off, so we sent someone to infiltrate them and gather information..."

"As a result, someone was actually taking the opportunity to incite public sentiment and stir up their desire to resist..."

Kevin casually crushed the teacup in his hand, his face darkening.

Naturally, he understood why Lara had come to find him. This was no longer a matter of right or wrong...

Because of Soichiro Takagi's reckless gamble, he had offended practically everyone he could.

Although the Takagi mother and daughter had managed to claw out a sliver of survival from their doomed fate by backing the right side again,

Kevin and the others' protection of a war criminal's family had already planted a thorn in the hearts of those routed soldiers looking to shift blame and the survivors who had suffered relentless abuse.

If the mother and daughter had kept their heads down, the survivors would have had no leverage against them and naturally could do nothing to them.

Those resentful survivors had long wanted an opportunity to hold the Takagi mother and daughter accountable.

Yet at this very moment, two hotheaded little brats had caused a murder, voluntarily handing them a knife.

Who struck first? Heh, did that even matter?

Those routed soldiers and survivors who had nearly been driven to death by Soichiro Takagi could easily gather a group of people to testify that Takashi Komuro and Saya Takagi had been the first to commit violence.

Sometimes, the truth was not important. What mattered was what most people wanted to hear and see...

"From now on, separate them for questioning. Check every last one of them and find out who's pulling strings behind this!"

"Whether it's the mastermind or evidence that clears their names,