As the man who had brought Mulan from the port city of Valentine to the Imperial Capital of Digo, Owen had always been someone Mulan felt relatively close to. That did not mean Mulan would trust him unconditionally, however, especially under the current circumstances.
Baron Shire had actually been keeping track of Owen's movements all along. Although Shire was no longer the absolute ruler of these lands, he still enjoyed certain privileges. If there was something he wanted to know, even the Shire Police Station had people assigned to pass him information.
By nearly noon, Owen had arrived at the Shire Police Station. With deaths aboard the train and severe damage to the train itself, the station had been swamped these past few days. This was arguably the busiest it had been in years.
Of course, since the train had been attacked by werewolves, the Shire Police Station could hardly go out and arrest the culprits. Their main job was to clean up Baron Shire's mess.
Or rather, because Baron Shire did not want the incident to escalate, the Shire Police Station was doing everything it could to play it down until it quietly disappeared.
As Baron Shire put it, Shire had no resources left, nor did it have an industrial district or any local specialties. Its next step was to try developing tourism, so it would be best to avoid any scandals.
As for werewolves? What werewolves? Weren't all the bodies human? Baseless rumors like that were best suppressed.
In fact, tales about terrifying beasts in the wilderness had long been circulating in Shire. For quite some time now, few people had ventured into the mountains to hunt, since several hunters had already gone missing.
When Owen arrived at the Shire Police Station that noon, he first asked about