"I remember him, yes. First time I saw such a foolish person. Speaking of which, wasn't he locked up?" Kanna had also asked Tatyana about the fate of that wealthy merchant representative.
At that time, Tatyana told her that the man was temporarily detained in prison, and Sephyrin publicly announced that he had been stripped of his representation rights. They were just waiting for the Wolumonde crisis to completely pass and for the high-ranking officials to return before the law would determine his guilt.
Kanna was quite satisfied with this outcome. There were so many pests in the world; as long as they didn't bother her, there was no need to chase them to the ends of the earth to eliminate them one by one.
Considering the crimes he committed, he would be in prison for at least ten years... After ten years, I won't remember you, and you won't recognize me... Kanna didn't want to waste a single brain cell on such an insignificant person.
"He's been released. Do you know who released him?"
"You mean Thorwald released him? How do you know?" Connecting it with Nian's words from earlier, Kanna naturally understood why her attitude towards Thorwald had suddenly changed so drastically.
"During the confrontation earlier, I subtly placed a spell on him, intending to monitor him for other accomplices after he was captured. It turned out that guy was unlucky; after being locked up, he was also found to be Infected with oripathy.
For the past few days, apart from his crazy ramblings, there was nothing else. No one came to look for him, and I was about to remove the spell. But just now, I heard that Thorwald not only privately released that guy but also told him about Reunion Movement's settlement outside the city and about us treating the Infected at Swing Plaza."
"What a clever way to kill with a borrowed knife. Wolumonde has no other military force apart from some militiamen. Isn't he afraid of starting a fire that will burn him? Uh, well, maybe he really isn't afraid."
She was originally puzzled by Thorwald's motive, but then, suddenly recalling the background of the matter, Kanna immediately understood his intentions.
"What do you know?" Seeing Kanna's expression, as if she had finally understood who the murderer was, Nian became even more curious. After all, Kanna hadn't left the plaza during this time, so how did she get the information?
"How do you think we, and the administrators of Wolumonde, have handled this natural disaster?" Kanna retorted.
"Hmm, if you ask me, it's been pretty good. For such a sudden natural disaster, the actual death toll is much lower than expected. I believe that after everything is over, that Captain of the Guard will be promoted to mayor based solely on this achievement." Nian had witnessed the swiftness and efficiency of the rescue efforts after the Wolumonde disaster, and she had to admit that Wolumonde's disaster response and subsequent management could be written into textbooks.
"Yes, many people have been saved through everyone's efforts. This is a glorious political achievement, but what if this achievement actually brings negative consequences for the current Wolumonde?" Kanna sighed, looking at the Infected coming and going not far away, their faces rekindled with hope.
Nian frowned, "How is that possible? Although not perfect, Wolumonde's post-disaster treatment can be considered excellent. How could such a thing be negative...?"
"Haven't you noticed? The food distributed per person at the official relief point not far away is almost a quarter less than on the first day." Kanna continued speaking while Nian was arguing about it.
Upon hearing Kanna's words, Nian's eyes widened. At that moment, she vaguely guessed what Kanna was trying to say.
"How is that possible? All mobile cities have their own independent, protected agricultural zones. These areas are specifically designed to provide food to the city in emergencies."
"That's the most unfortunate thing about Wolumonde. If you talk to a local for a while about Wolumonde's situation, you'll know that the agricultural zone here is in the east..."
Everyone knew how severely the east side of Wolumonde had been damaged by the natural disaster, but Nian had never realized that the only place damaged was the very granary of Wolumonde.
"Now, we don't know when help will arrive, the eastern exit is blocked by the Great Rift Valley, and the mobile modules were severely damaged in the previous natural disaster. With the city's food supply running low, what do you think is the fastest and most effective way to solve the current problem?" Kanna ticked off the difficulties Wolumonde was facing on her fingers.
"Reduce the population!" Nian closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time before uttering the result, word by word.
"Yes, with a fixed amount of food, the most effective way to survive longer is to reduce the number of people eating. So, what do you think would happen if the officials ordered people not to eat?" Kanna now felt that Thorwald had the style of the Doctor from her memories before he lost them—achieve the goal by any means necessary.
However, just as many old-timers from Babel didn't like the Doctor, Thorwald's reputation would be completely ruined if his actions were exposed.
"So, he's using our hatred for that representative to lure Reunion Movement into the city? Are the Infected destined to be the abandoned ones?" Nian felt her eyes had been opened. She never expected that following Kanna would lead her to encounter a plotline she wouldn't even dare to imagine when writing stories, and it once again refreshed her understanding of the bottom line.
"Not just the Infected, perhaps even ordinary people. After all, no matter how many Reunion Movement members there are, facing so many Infected here, even if you and I weren't present, they would have difficulty completely breaking through the plaza quickly. If they can't break through here, they will naturally target the ordinary people around. To avoid being purged by the officials later, Reunion Movement won't stay in the city for too long, and ultimately Wolumonde will still return to official control.
This way, Wolumonde's population is reduced, Reunion Movement, after obtaining sufficient resources, will inevitably choose to flee, and the city will ultimately remain in official hands. Although an accident occurred, there were no Guards defending it to begin with, so the higher-ups can't blame anyone. Isn't this killing multiple birds with one stone?"
Kanna basically saw through Thorwald's scheme. Even though she could understand that the ultimate goal of all this was Wolumonde's stability, voluntarily giving up after being informed was called sacrifice, while this kind of behavior could only be called naked murder.
"Don't sigh. Let's be careful these two days. If I'm not mistaken, their operation will definitely take place at night. Then we'll have to show our strength and let those with ill intentions know that people from Rhodes Island are not to be trifled with." Kanna spread her five fingers in front of her, then clenched them tightly as she finished speaking.
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