Novel Full Chapter 227 Give an Explanation!_2
Thus, after the incident occurred, Eternal City immediately initiated an investigation, but unfortunately, it yielded no results.
At the time of the assassination attempt on Rocky, Liliya killed two assassins, and the guards killed three, leaving no survivors.
There was no one in the three carriages that caused the accident, and the three coachmen who drove the carriages were found on the evening of that day, but they had already been turned into three corpses. According to the time of death, they were silenced right after the accident unfolded.
With this, all participants involved in the assassination were dead, and the trail was thus cut off.
During this investigation, Eternal City naturally traced the matter back to Karlo’s head. The elimination of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group had made it to the weekly report provided by the Shadow Alliance; it was easy to verify. At the same time, Karlo’s confrontation with Rocky in the Star of the Sky the day before the assassination could not be concealed. Thus, it was clear to everyone that Karlo was the mastermind behind the assassination.
But what good was knowing that?
Was there evidence?
Without evidence, even Eternal City couldn’t do anything to Karlo. Rocky was a City Lord, and Karlo was also a City Lord of a medium-sized Sky City. Without solid evidence, Eternal City was not in a position to take drastic actions against a City Lord of a medium-sized Sky City.
What’s more, the night before the assassination, right after meeting Rocky in the Star of the Sky, Karlo left with his men, directly returning to Wild Horse City, completely distancing himself from the incident.
All these investigations were declared closed the day after the assassination occurred, and the result of the investigation was that there was no result…
“Sigh…”
Upon hearing all this, Rocky, lying on the hospital bed, sighed, obviously feeling somewhat helpless.
One had to admit, Karlo was incredibly cunning.
Looking back, his dramatic confrontation with Rocky, presenting a readiness to fight on the spot, was merely a diversion, designed to focus Rocky’s attention on himself. Yet, Karlo’s real deadly move was employing the assassins; he played it brilliantly!
But perhaps some might wonder, considering the power balance between Rocky and Karlo, where Karlo was stronger in almost every aspect, was there really a need for him to risk assassinating Rocky?
Indeed, there was! At least Rocky felt there was a reason for Karlo to want him dead, and that reason was time!
He couldn’t wait any longer.
Was this really the case?
It indeed was!
As is well known, Karlo had already teamed up with Lexington, which was bad news for Rocky, but it wasn’t necessarily good for Karlo either. Since he could not afford to offend a personage like Lexington, once Karlo promised Lexington he would eliminate Rocky, he had to follow through, or else trouble would fall on him.
The problem was that Rocky was now hiding within Eternal City’s airspace; inside God City’s airspace, not only could Karlo not make a move, but even Lexington wouldn’t dare to act. In this world, no one could provoke God City.
This meant that if Karlo wanted to obey Lexington’s instructions to eliminate Rocky, he had to wait for Rocky to leave Eternal City’s airspace himself, and only then could he make his move.
While others might not know how long Rocky could stay in Eternal City, Karlo knew because he was very aware of how much assets the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group had. According to his estimates, he believed that Rocky could hide in Eternal City for at least three to six months.
For him, that duration was far too long.
To eliminate Rocky, he had to wait for him to leave Eternal City’s airspace, which meant that Rocky’s stay dictated how long Karlo had to wait outside— if Rocky stayed a month, he had to wait a month; if Rocky stayed half a year, he had to wait half a year!
But don’t forget, Karlo was also a City Lord; he had an entire Sky City to sustain as well! Unlike Thunderhawk City, Karlo’s Sky City was a medium-sized one, housing as many as fifteen thousand residents—that’s fifteen thousand mouths to feed, all relying on the Sky City!
In such circumstances, he was not willing to keep stalling with Rocky. The scale of a medium-sized Sky City is not to be compared with that of a small-sized one, and as the City Lord, Karlo had far too many concerns to really afford spending several months to half a year dragging things out with Rocky.
So, to resolve the matter swiftly, he thought of assassination.
If Rocky himself could be killed, wouldn’t this problem be solved once and for all? Although Karlo could see that the enmity between Rocky and Lexington was unusual, in his view, what did their feud have to do with him? Initially, he had agreed with Lexington to annihilate Thunderhawk City, and if Rocky were to die, wouldn’t that mean Thunderhawk City was effectively destroyed?
So he arranged this assassination, and he must admit, it was a beautiful attempt. It was so close, just barely, that Rocky almost died.
Even though the assassination ultimately failed, Karlo suffered no loss.
The assassins he sent were survivors from the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group; dead or alive, it was better if they were dead, to avoid leaving any witnesses. Moreover, Karlo himself had left Eternal City before the assassination began, completely distancing himself from the matter so that whether the assassination succeeded or not, he wouldn’t have to pay any price.
Rocky, being a City Lord himself, quickly understood these things. Hence, when Liliya reported the results of Eternal City’s investigation, he sighed, resigned to his fate this time.
But just then, Liliya spoke up, “You don’t need to worry, this matter won’t end like this.”
“Hmm?”
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Rocky was puzzled upon hearing Liliya, it won’t end like this?
What did she mean by that?
According to what Liliya had just mentioned, Eternal City had indeed made an effort in this matter, launching an investigation immediately and quickly obtaining results. Unfortunately, Karlo had clearly distanced himself so effectively from the assassination that Eternal City could do nothing about him.
If so, this matter would surely fade away, unless there was still a chance?
Thinking of this, Rocky suddenly asked, “Liliya, where is the master?”
He suddenly realized something, that since he had woken up, he hadn’t seen Orton!
Liliya had said that, since Rocky and she were both seriously injured, Orton had taken charge of the big picture in Thunderhawk City and had rushed to Eternal City first. But where was Orton?
Could it be… the turnaround Liliya mentioned was related to Orton?
Indeed, that was the case!
Eternal City wanted to let this incident slide, but Orton absolutely refused.
Liliya then spoke, “Master Orton has gone to meet with the councilor of Eternal City.”
“Ah?”
Upon hearing this, Rocky’s eyes widened!
As a God City, and also as a neutral city, Eternal City has no City Lord. The highest governing body of this God City is the God City Council.
The council consists of eleven members, ten councilors and one speaker. The ten councilors are elected by the residents of God City for a term of ten years, while the speaker is selected by the ten councilors and serves a one-year term.
This was why Rocky was surprised, for the councilors of Eternal City were considered much more prestigious than ordinary City Lords. Orton had actually gone to meet with a councilor?
Indeed, Orton had gone to meet with a councilor!
Upon learning of Rocky’s assassination attempt, Orton immediately dropped his research and rushed to Eternal City. At first, he did not do much, since Eternal City also took the matter seriously and was conducting an investigation.
However, as the investigation ended and Eternal City planned to let the matter drop, Orton objected!
On the very day the investigation results were released, he stormed the administrative office of Eternal City, ranting at anyone he met for over an hour, and still refused to give up. He insisted that Eternal City must provide a resolution for Rocky, or else the matter would not be closed!