Chapter 12 01.0012: "Eight years ago..."

Horatio captured the key information and fished out a dusty memory deep in his mind.

That was two years ago, when he had just arrived in Zhongchao and was asking around in order to find out his true identity.

In the port area adjacent to the PW-P-15 giant starport cargo area, the port area called 'Vegas', Horatio learned a strange story from a mysterious psychic fortune teller -

(The following is the fortune teller’s original words, asked two years ago, so it was six years ago.)
six years ago.

When a man was just an auxiliary police officer in the Ministry of Justice, he followed his master to Xiachao to investigate a terrorist attack against important military, political and civilian officials in Abyss Port.

But it was too late.

That year, after the grand Gothic War victory memorial ceremony, a transport plane loaded with important officials from the Abyss Port at the time exploded in the atmosphere as it returned to the planet from the Star Ring Space Station.

In addition to the vehicles used by military, political and civilian officials, it even includes the planetary governor's private plane.

The mother of a girl, who was also a political officer widely loved by the people of Abyss Port, was on one of the transport planes. After the explosion, she was like a meteor in the sky, passing through the huge crack in Abyss Port that looked like a giant mouth, falling into the lower nest and turning into scorched earth.

The Ministry of Justice's investigation team was led into an ambush by a defecting informant. The man lost his master and all his fellow marshals.

When he returned to the Ministry of Justice fortress alone and covered in blood, he learned that the wreckage of a transport plane had crashed into a prison of the Hive Law Enforcement Department, causing heavy casualties.

Among them were his parents, who were serving as hive marshals there.

Since that day, Abyss Port has changed.

In the absence of the planetary governor, the president of the Guild Alliance obtained the commission from the Hazy Star Field through a lot of means and became the new governor of Abyss Port. From then on, Abyss Port became a paradise for the oligarchs of the Guild Alliance.

Another inappropriate riot by Chaos Cultists in the Lower Nest was suspected to be related to all the crimes of this terrorist attack. It was then hit hard by the law enforcement forces of the entire planet until it was eliminated.

The man entered Zhongsi Academy, and with his achievements in dealing a heavy blow to the Chaos Cultists, he was promoted to a senior arbitrator in the Ministry of Justice. He put on the silver helmet of the judge and never took it off in front of anyone again.

During the long battle in Xiachao, he lost all trust in the people of Xiachao and deeply hated this corrupt and smelly place where the law did not set foot.

To him, any Downnester is a potential criminal, and decent people would not live in the Downnester. He believes he has the right to shoot these dirty guys before they commit any possible crimes.

The girl's father, a heroic captain, became radical and violent after losing his lover, and was even called the "mad tyrant king on the battleship".

Thanks to the favor of the God-Emperor, he eventually became a legendary lord captain by virtue of his bold actions that were even considered death-seeking in the eyes of others.

It is said that he once executed more than half of the crew on the warp voyage back to Abyssal Port. Anyone who was inferred by the priests of the Church of England to be contaminated by the warp was executed without any hesitation.

After arriving at the port, the captain's warship was like a purgatory, with corpses and blood everywhere in the cabins, but this was still not enough to quell his hatred for Chaos' corruption.

The girl lost her smile the day she learned of her mother's death.

On a stormy night, she was called to the fireplace by her father who had just returned from a long voyage. Under the witness of the flames, she got her first gun in her life and became a hunting vigilante to avenge her mother.

The investigation of the entire incident was fruitless for eight consecutive years due to the many obstacles after the political change in Abyss Port, and finally came to nothing.

What is the truth? I'm afraid no one knows.

Eventually, fate began to intertwine, and the girl became the student of the loyal arbitrator, turning into a hammer with the flame of revenge burning in her heart, swinging towards the enemies of the empire.

The girl's father appears crazy, but in fact he lets the invisible enemy relax and secretly searches for the truth tirelessly.

Until a soul symbolizing change comes into this world, everything will begin to spin, reverse, and break.

But the ultimate fate of this soul, will it be a longer night after its fall, or will it tear through the darkness and bring light... everything is still uncertain.
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At that time, Horatio Cochrane did not feel anything after hearing the story told by the fortune teller. He just thought it was a bunch of weird and long-winded nonsense that was wasting his time.

He only wanted to find clues to his life experience that had been buried due to amnesia in a plane crash eight years ago. He didn't care whether those people who had nothing to do with him were dead or alive, or what kind of mental journey they had.

So he put the story behind him.

Now that I think about it... this story is actually the whole course of events, and the soul that symbolizes the variables is probably myself.

[This is really weird.] Horatio frowned, and felt an inexplicable chill in his body.

The story told by the mysterious fortune teller pointed all the core clues to the girl beside him without exception.

The whole story basically showed him the original appearance and many details of the terrorist attack eight years ago.

It is even clearer than the joint investigation results of the Imperial Navy, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Inquisition. It is like having a God's perspective and being a witness to the entire incident. It is terrifying when you think about it carefully.

Also, what exactly does she mean by falling or tearing through the darkness?
[This is too much of a riddle. I'll go ask that weird fortune teller next time... But this matter is as weird as the conspiracy of old T (Tzeentch), which actually overturned the entire planet's politics in one day, and it was the home port of the Gothic Fleet.]
Horatio recalled and thought in his mind whether his plane crash happened on the same day. If so, he must be the offspring of an important official of the empire, and the girl beside him was probably the only one who could help him.

He glanced again at the Lady Huntress who was concentrating on driving the shuttle with a serious expression on her face.

[I have decided to hold onto the thighs of this famous lady!]
[+Unknown source shuttle, please slow down immediately. You are approaching the surface nest area. We cannot verify your identity remotely. Please cooperate with our nest police to check your identity. +]

An instant announcement was forcibly inserted into the communication array, pulling Horatio back to his senses. Then, the roar of engines could be heard outside the window. Two black and white police shuttles surrounded his shuttle from the left and right, with the heavy logging gun turrets on them aimed at the body of the shuttle, keeping alert.

The Huntress motioned Horatio to keep silent and put on her helmet. She then pulled out a golden chip from her arm armor, stuck it onto the NFC-like device, and connected the holographic signal.

"I am Farida Hood, a vigilante hunter from the Ministry of Justice. I have seized a shuttle involved in the case and am heading to the Ministry of Justice fortress."

"Received! Identity verification completed. On behalf of the Hive Law Enforcement Department, we salute the glorious Hood family! Let them go immediately!"

The two police shuttles dropped in altitude instantly, and let the shuttle driven by Miss Farida pass in a low posture.

"It's great to be treated like a noble."

"If you have the ability, you can join the Imperial Navy and make military achievements like my father did."

Horatio raised his eyebrows and said with a wry smile, "I am still a criminal. I am afraid I will not be a contract worker on the ship."

Farida chuckled at Horatio's self-mockery, and her tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a little.

"So, how did you get that ring?"

"I had a plane crash eight years ago and hit my head. I don't remember anything. This ring has been on my hand all this time. It's enough to prove that I'm not a Down-Nest person."

Horatio said confidently, with a natural and credible expression and demeanor.

"If you're not lying." Farida glanced at him and said calmly without any emotion.

The attack eight years ago was so famous that almost everyone in Abyss Port knew about it. Many scammers who claimed to be amnesiac nobles or distant relatives of a noble who died without children and came to inherit the estate emerged from all corners. She had seen a lot of them as she had served in the Ministry of Justice for several years in her spare time.

"I can help you, but you have to owe me a favor."

The Huntress made her request:

"Before, I only agreed to provide you with witness protection, but helping you find clues about your background is two different things. The latter is obviously more difficult."

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