"Sigh..."
Ruth sat dejectedly in her prison cell, her face bitter. She was none other than the photographer for the City of a Thousand Joys Morning News, and she had been the first to photograph the scene inside the Empire Embassy that day. At the time, Ruth had thought she had landed an exclusive scoop. The editor in chief had even told her that once their extra edition cornered the market, they would surely become the bestselling newspaper in the City of a Thousand Joys!
And then she could finally go from trainee to full-fledged reporter!
The news had thrilled Ruth.
But the good times had not lasted. Before they had even finished printing the extra edition, the police had arrived. Not only had they smashed their machines and raided their offices, they had even arrested her!
Their reason was that Ruth had trespassed inside another country's embassy and caused a serious diplomatic incident!
The others had not been arrested because they had never gone inside. Ruth was the only reckless fool who had entered, so naturally, she was the one they arrested.
After all, that was the Empire Embassy. Given the current relationship between the Empire and the Sasha Alliance, they might even hand her straight over to the Empire to be executed!
Worst of all, that damned editor in chief had fired her right in front of the police, claiming that Ruth had trespassed inside the Empire Embassy of her own accord, not on the editorial department's instructions, and that it had nothing to do with them. Ruth had ground her teeth in anger. Yes, entering the Empire Embassy had been her own stubborn decision, but if they were so righteous, they should not have used her photographs!
Fortunately, the police had not listened to the editor in