In the end, Clorinde remained at Lin Qiu's home.
He did not fight Lin Qiu for the bed and truly slept in the living room.
A few days later, with everything prepared, Lin Qiu woke up very early and set off for Vacher's factory.
On the other side, Clorinde also found Marcel (Vacher) with the Gardes.
"Mr. Marcel, President of the Cabaret Association, you are accused of being the true culprit behind the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls. Please come with me," Xie Ni said.
"Is that so? Then let's go," Marcel (Vacher) had no intention of escaping.
He was just an ordinary person, and trying to escape from the Gardes, especially under Clorinde's nose, was nothing short of a pipe dream.
Everyone escorted Marcel (Vacher) to the Opera House.
Now Marcel (Vacher) knew who had accused him.
Standing opposite him was Navia.
The audience was exceptionally excited.
The Cabaret Association and the Spina di Rosula were brother organizations.
Now, a scene of brothers turning against each other was playing out, which was truly delightful.
Furina looked at Clorinde behind Marcel with some confusion.
I told you to protect Lin Qiu, so why are you here?
"This is quite sudden, Navia. Did you misunderstand something? Uncle, I…" Marcel said with a smile.
It was as if everything truly was just a misunderstanding, and he was still that benevolent elder.
"Silence!" Neuvillette directly interrupted Marcel's words.
"Both parties are present. The accuser may now present their viewpoint," Neuvillette said.
"This matter needs to be traced back three years ago to the Affair of Unrighteousness case."
"There is a crucial clue in this case that is key to solving the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls," Navia said.
At this point, the Lyney Magic Case had not yet occurred, so everyone was unaware that people from Fontaine could dissolve into water.
Navia wanted to use this case to inform everyone of this important information.
Lin Qiu had already told Navia about this case a long time ago.
She already knew the truth; now she just needed to convince others.
"Before that, shouldn't we help everyone recall that case?" Furina asked.
"Then allow me to explain."
Neuvillette took out the investigation report from the Lawful Court at that time and explained the details of the Affair of Unrighteousness case to everyone.
The general content was that two gunshots were heard, and there were only two people at the scene.
Callas held a firearm, Jacques was dead, and it was raining at the time, but there was no trace of a third person leaving.
"In that case, the culprit can only be Callas, right?" the crowd discussed animatedly.
"Yeah, there's no one else there."
"He usually acts so righteous, but he ended up shooting his friend. No wonder it's called the Affair of Unrighteousness."
Whispers rose and fell.
Before knowing that people could dissolve into water, it was indeed impossible for a third person to appear, unless that person was Kaito Kid.
Navia had now clarified the case.
"A pile of clothes was left at the crime scene. The Gardes believed it was a prop Jacques used to conceal his identity."
"But in reality, those were the clothes of a third person!"
"A third person!? How is that possible!?" the audience wondered.
"Yeah, how is that possible? How could anyone just disappear without a trace?" Others also disbelieved.
"Silence!" Neuvillette struck his staff, and the scene immediately quieted down.
"Ms. Navia, if the clothes belonged to a third person, how did he disappear?" Neuvillette asked.
"It was Primordial Seawater. It causes people from Fontaine to dissolve into water," Navia said.
Neuvillette was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected Navia to know about Primordial Seawater.
However, humans only experience discomfort when exposed to Primordial Seawater; they don't turn into water.
Unless people from Fontaine… are not truly human?
Neuvillette seemed to realize something and fell silent.
So, the prophecy of Fontaine was about this; it wasn't simply being submerged by water.
Then how should I save Fontaine? As a not-quite-complete Dragon, I cannot control Primordial Seawater at will.
Does Furina know something? She has been investigating the prophecy.
Hmm? Wait, why am I thinking about how to save Fontaine…?
The audience was full of confusion. How could a person dissolve into water? Who would be convinced by such a reason?
However, to everyone's surprise, Neuvillette did not refute, and the scales of justice also tilted slightly towards Navia.
All of this proved that what Navia said was very likely true.
People really can dissolve into water!
In fact, even without this proof, Navia had already prepared Primordial Seawater and relevant information.
However, it now seemed that it wouldn't be needed.
The people of Fontaine greatly trusted Neuvillette and the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale.
Panic began to spread, and the previously disregarded prophecy started to gain attention.
"This, this, this, how can this be possible? Can people really dissolve into water?"
"Then the prophecy about Fontaine being submerged… No! I don't want to die!"
The crowd became chaotic.
Looking at the noisy crowd, Marcel's lips curved into a sneer.
Arrogant people of Fontaine, I told you long ago that people would dissolve into water, but you paid no attention.
You don't believe human words, but you believe a mechanical judgment.
How ridiculous!
"Silen—"
Neuvillette hadn't finished speaking when Furina stole his line.
"Silence!" Furina stood up and shouted.
The crowd quieted down, all looking up at the high platform, at their Hydro Archon.
"Do not panic. I already have a plan for the prophecy!"
"I! Furina de Fontaine! Queen of all waters, all lands, all peoples, and all laws! I will never let the prophecy come to pass!"
"Ms. Furina!"
"Hydro Archon!"
"That's great, truly great."
"Fufu, my Fufu!" Lin Qiu shouted.
Yes, he had already explored the factory and obtained the evidence.
The crowd gradually quieted down. Furina's influence on them was still very great.
The people of Fontaine also greatly trusted their Hydro Archon.
They believed that since the Hydro Archon said so, there must be a solution.
Furina's hands were trembling as she looked at the crowd below, thinking:
"I must save Fontaine. Is the me in the mirror… truly reality?"
"Lin Qiu, please tell me you have a way to solve the prophecy!"
Neuvillette looked at Furina. This Hydro Archon truly made him unpredictable.
She usually seemed so idle and ignorant, but at critical moments, she could burst forth with powerful charisma.
Neuvillette truly didn't know if she was genuinely ignorant or if she knew everything.
Even Navia had a change of heart towards Furina. Previously, she had always seen the Hydro Archon as an idle deity.
After all, it was always Neuvillette who handled Fontaine's affairs, and Neuvillette was responsible for judgments when anything happened.
Furina was like a mascot, only listening in during trials and meeting with different people.
"The trial continues, Ms. Navia, please continue your statement," Neuvillette said.
"According to the information we collected from Jacques's family, Jacques had no intention of killing Callas."
"The mastermind had already anticipated this, so he sent another person, the third person."
"The third person first shot Jacques, then tried to kill Callas, but Callas seized the gun and killed him in self-defense. This is the origin of the two gunshots."
"The mastermind dissolved the third person into water and framed Callas for the crime. This is the truth of the case."
"Charlotte has already identified the third person."
"This is enough to prove the existence of the third person."
Previously, people had not considered the possibility of a person dissolving into water.
So, the investigation direction was still normal thinking, and they didn't find the third person's body or traces of departure, thus denying the third person's existence.
How could they have thought that a person would dissolve into water and then be washed away by the rain?
Charlotte, knowing that people could dissolve into water, investigated the people who went missing that day.
Following this clue, she found the identity of the third person.