The crowd outside the window waved their fists and roared furiously. Seeing their faces filled with hatred, the young man's body trembled slightly.
With a slap, the two federal police officers sitting across the table struck it. "Answer the question. How did you harm those girls, and where did you hide each of their bodies?"
There was more than one corpse. This was a major case. To the federal detectives, some of what had happened in Nagaril had repeatedly shattered the limits of what they thought possible.
Things like paying money to atone for crimes actually happened everywhere so casually. As long as the wealthy paid a fine, they could even escape punishment for murder.
Just like the young man before them—the nominal ruler of Mengwu Province and one of the Joint Council's members. After coming here to turn himself in, his first request had been to pay money to atone for his crimes.
When the police heard that they had killed more than one girl, they were enraged.
The young man suddenly shuddered and raised his head. Somewhat dazed and helpless, he began describing what had happened that night.
"What evil!" The officer taking notes ground his teeth. When selecting the police officers for Nagaril, the Federal Government had screened them with great care. Not a single corrupt cop had been allowed in.
At least from the Federal Government's own perspective, they had kept a close watch on the process. Most of the officers had no blemishes on their records.
This was also to prevent them from slipping toward crime in a place far from the federal homeland.
Having no blemishes naturally meant they possessed a sense of justice. That sense of justice made the two officers wish they could beat the bastard before them senseless.
They even felt