29 Chalice the Troublemaker (1/2)

”My lady, here. I thought you might want to see this.”

Chalice took the stack of papers that Levi handed to her. The more she perused it, the deeper the furrows of her brows went.

A few minutes later a lound bang was heard as Chalice slammed her fists on the table. Even Luke's face turned grim as he read the papers she hurled in a corner.

”It is as you have feared my lady. A syndicate has taken root at Wyndham. We aren't able to gauge what exactly this organization is. Though, it is pretty much set in stone that they are responsible for the abductions. It is comforting that they have been complacent and slipped up. Giving us a starting clue.”

Luke said as he flipped through the documents. Chalice took in deep breaths to calm herself. Being an agent in her past life enable her to see the horrors that humans are capable of doing. And human traffickers were high up on Chalice's kill list.

She had seen how these horrible people treated their 'commodities'. She had seen how vicious the deaths were. She had seen how broken the victims have been, despite being rescued they were never the same again. Who would be able to stay sane being subjected under countless torture and abuse?

It seems that anywhere, no matter what world,humans will always be capable of such macabre deeds. This time, Chalice is taking it personally. No one commits such atrocities in her fief, to her people.

”Janus Street. Hmm. So all the missing people either went to Janus Street once or they were abducted right at that street. Are there any witnesses?”

Levi shook his head. Aside from Janus Street, he hadn't found any more substantial evidences. Whatever they were up against was rooted quite deep for them to fathom easily.

”I'm afraid none, my lady. It's either they were paid not to say a word or they are too scared to do so.”

Chalice stood and walked to the little window of the room. It hasn't been long since she had come to Amaranth as the proxy Fief Lord. Yet, she's already facing an unexpected quandary. Worse thing was, she had to deal with it elegantly and with every bit of a noble lady's flair.

Frankly, if Chalice had a choice she'd rather raid those bastards nest, rescue the victims and beat them all up to death. The route to being the ultimate Fief Lord truly isn't easy. There were a lot of danger flags she had to face. Can't she just get rewards instead? Possibly another unlimited treasure chest?

She sighed before turning to her two aides.

”We wouldn't be able conduct an extensive investigation during this time. It will be foolish for us to do so. This incognito situation is truly starting to irritate me. Luke, what do you think we should do?”

”It would be best if we wait and observe for now my lady. Being hasty might just aggravate our enemy. We can't let them do anymore damage than what they have already done. I'll send a missive to a few trusted men to search for the missing people. If they had been sold, then we might have a chance on that end. We may be able to rescue them. As for dealing with the syndicate, we will move after the inspection ends and we're back to Amaranthia.”

Chalice pinched the bridge of her nose. She doesn't have any choice but go along with Luke's plan. She is well aware of how sensitive this case was. Their enemy was still cloaked by anonymity.

Although, there was always that other option.