Chapter 96 At the same time, I also want justice for them!
Scarlett looked at the white rice in front of her, picked up the chopsticks and took two bites.
She was indeed hungry, and her stomach felt nauseous and empty, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
But when she finished the rice in the bowl in one breath, the discomfort in her stomach did not ease at all.
Her mind was now filled with everything she had seen in the filing room.
The document with black text on a white background kept flashing through her mind.
Lines of similar content overlap.
civilian.
noble.
Resign.
Promotion.
These words seemed familiar to her when read separately, but strange when put together.
She had a bad idea in her mind, a very bad one.
She felt that Christine was not the only one who died in this institute.
Once this bold idea came into being, it became like a nightmare that could not be shaken off, entangling her mind and dragging her into an unknown and uncertain world.
She didn't know whether she should go in.
She just wants to find out who killed Christine.
But now.
“Christine” a lot.
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"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Scarlett didn't know when she returned to Huldah Palace.
When she came to, Lilia was already sitting next to her.
Lilia looked at her with worry in her eyes, a few wrinkles appeared between her eyebrows, and her eyes were wet, so cute and so gentle.
Scarlett looked into her eyes, and sadness suddenly emerged, and she could no longer hold it back.
"Lilia, I'm so sad."
She hugged Lilia, her eyes felt sore and bitter, tears kept rolling in her eyes, about to fall but not yet.
Scarlett wanted to cry, but she didn't know why she should cry.
My heart felt like it was buried in a pile of unripe green plums, surrounded by layers of impenetrable sourness, with a subtle hint of bitterness in the sourness.
By the time she realized it, the bitterness had already taken over her heart, flowing through her blood into her limbs, making her body tremble uncontrollably.
Lilia stroked her back and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Your Highness. I'm here for you. I will share your worries."
Scarlett sniffed, raised her head, and looked at Lilia. "Lilia, if one day, His Highness goes against your family, will you listen to His Highness and help Him?"
Since Lilia can be Scarlett's maid, she must be from a good family.
Scarlett didn't know what was the right thing to do, so she decided to follow her heart.
Lilia didn't hesitate. She looked at Scarlett without blinking, her eyes gentle but firm. "Your Highness, Lilia is your maid, responsible for assisting you. If you do the right thing, Lilia will follow you."
“What if what I did was wrong?”
"Lilia will correct you and put you on the right path."
Lilia held her hand, speaking softly and powerfully, "But Lilia believes that the decision Your Highness has made now must be the right one, because I see a radiance in Your Highness that no one else has. It's brilliant, completely different from the people in the Imperial City."
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At ten o'clock in the morning, Scarlett appeared at the royal court on time and asked to see Catherine.
This time, she didn't wait too long.
Soon I met Catherine.
Catherine was still sitting at her desk, working on documents with her head down. The rustling sound of her writing kept reaching Scarlett's ears.
Like gravel crushed by railroad tracks, it uttered its last helpless groan.
This voice was familiar to Scarlett, but it did not come from the emperor's pen.
But her slum home.
The narrow houses are built on the edge of the railway tracks. Every time a train passes through the tracks, the "clang clang" sound is always mixed with the "rustling" sound.
Interstellar technology is advanced.
Trains, a product of hundreds of years ago, are only available in the poorest places.
She listened for fifteen years.
"Why? What's the matter?"
Seeing that Scarlett was slow to speak, Catherine paused to look up at her and asked.
Scarlett took a step forward and knelt down straight. "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to investigate the 403 Research Institute."
Catherine's eyes paused, and her hand holding the pen tightened a little, "Why?"
Scarlett said, "I have discovered something extraordinary. Although I have no evidence, I hope to gain your Majesty's approval and allow me to send someone to investigate."
The materials Scarlett took in the file room disappeared again after she left the file room.
She had no evidence, so she could only come and beg the emperor.
What she wants to investigate is not one person, but a group of people, and she can only use the power of imperial authority.
Catherine narrowed her eyes, her expression tinged with displeasure, "Scarlett, do you know that what you are doing is unreasonable?"
Scarlett remained unmoved and kowtowed to Catherine. "Your Majesty, I didn't go to the 403 Research Institute this time because of Ashley. I wanted to investigate someone. She was a senior researcher at the institute. The people at the institute said she had resigned, but her sister said she was dead."
"I am puzzled and would like to investigate it carefully. I hope Your Majesty will grant my consent."
"Scarlett, who is her sister? How do you know her? Why should you believe her words?" Catherine asked slowly.
Scarlett answered them one by one: "Her sister is an ordinary person. I met her in the Lost Continent. She said her sister is dead."
At this point, Scarlett's face froze slightly. "Her sister also said that I killed her sister. I want to investigate and clear my name."
Catherine said "Oh" lightly, "So you want to join the institute to prove your innocence?"
"Yes." Scarlett nodded.
"Why didn't you say that before? Why did you use Ashley as an excuse?" Catherine asked her.
Scarlett hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, this, this is not a glorious matter after all. I want to keep a low profile. But after my investigation over the past few days, I found that I am not capable enough. I have no choice but to ask Mother to give me some manpower so that I can investigate thoroughly."
"Yeah?"
Catherine smiled slightly, her light golden pupils were sharp, like two sharp swords, able to penetrate the body and strike the soul.
Although Scarlett was afraid, she nodded heavily and said, "Yes."
Catherine took a new stack of documents and placed them in front of her. Just as she was about to turn to the first page, her hand paused and she wiped them all away.
"Scarlett, what do you think the research institute is? Check it out if you want! I thought you had changed for the better, but you've become even more outrageous!"
"From today on, you are not allowed to go to the research institute!"
The document came to Scarlett along with Catherine's anger.
Although the paper was soft, the edges were extremely sharp and cut the skin on Scarlett's hands and face.
Several red marks appeared on the snow-white skin, the color was very bright and shocking to look at.
These wounds are actually insignificant and can heal quickly with the orcs' self-healing ability.
But the pain of that moment was lasting.
Scarlett endured the pain, gritted her teeth, and didn't flinch. "Your Majesty, I have been wronged and feel resentful. I want to clear my name."
She raised her head, bravely looking directly at Catherine, and said with all her strength, unwavering, "At the same time, I also want to give them justice!"
"I hope Your Majesty will grant me this!"
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