"Although Charlotte hated evil with a passion, asking her to help avenge someone was truly an absurd idea."
Shen Fei found the author who wanted Charlotte to avenge him utterly speechless. They did not even know each other, and even if they had, asking someone to kill on one's behalf—even if the target was a bad person—was a bizarre notion Shen Fei had never encountered before. Not to mention Charlotte was the Captain of the Special Patrol Unit; even an ordinary person would not agree to it.
However, while Charlotte would not personally take revenge for him, she would not let a criminal remain at large either. She, Lumine, and Paimon investigated the old case, but too much time had passed, and there was no evidence to charge Maurice. Still, Charlotte had not given up on bringing Maurice to justice.
"Strange. Why has the equipment kept malfunctioning today?" As time passed, filming gradually neared its end, with only a few final shots left. Yet trouble arose at that moment. Nearly all the filming equipment developed problems. Fortunately, the backup equipment was unaffected, allowing the production to wrap up successfully.
"Isn't it a little late to start causing trouble now? And the sabotage was hardly thorough."
Shen Fei silently shook his head as he looked at Maurice, whose face remained dark. Before filming began, Maurice had shown little interest. But as production continued, he began showing up over the following days. After all, he was the nominal investor. Although he had not actually paid anything, he kept claiming to be interested in the Moving Picture, so Xavier and the others could not exactly throw him out.
At first, Maurice's expression had been perfectly calm. But as filming progressed, his face grew increasingly unpleasant, though he still had to force a smile.