Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Five

"It wasn't Pracha! He had nothing to do with it!" Kanya yelled into the crank phone jack, but in effect it felt like she was shaking the bars of a prison window.Nalong didn't seem to be listening at all.There was a crackling sound on the phone line, along with the indistinct sound of other people talking and the hum of machinery.Naron seemed to be talking to someone else nearby, and Kanya on the phone couldn't make out what he was saying. Suddenly, Naron's voice grew louder, over the crackling and other noises: "Sorry, we got our own information, too." Kanya frowned, staring at the flyer on the desk in front of him.These were sent by A Pai before, with a gloomy smile on his face.Some leaflets refer to the late His Highness Somdej Chao Phraya, others point directly at General Pracha, but they all mention the killer, the Clockwork Girl, too.Fastest Publishing Tribute to the City of Angels! has spread throughout the city.Kanya read the impassioned text, which accused the white shirts of closing the port, closing the landing field, but failing to protect His Royal Highness Somdej Chao Phraya from an invading creature.

"So you arranged these leaflets?" she asked. Naron's silence was enough to answer her question. "Then why do you still ask me to investigate?" She couldn't hide the resentment in her voice, "You have already started to act." Along with the noise of the line, Nalong's cold voice came into her ears: "You don't need to ask about this kind of thing." His tone made her suddenly have an idea. "Is it Akarat?" she whispered, filled with fear. "Is he the one who is really responsible for this? Pracha said Akarat was somehow involved in this, is he made?"

There was another silence.What is he thinking?She couldn't judge.After a while, Nalong finally spoke: "No. I can swear that we have nothing to do with this matter." "So you think it's Pracha?" She flipped through the various proofs and clearance records on her desk. "I tell you, it wasn't him! I've got all the records about the clockworker. Pracha I ordered me to investigate and trace all traces of her. I have here entry records of her arrival with the Sanxia Machinery people, proof that she was properly processed, visa records. Everything." "Who signed the record dealing with her?"

She suppressed the frustration in her heart, "I can't recognize that signature, I need more time to do a cross-comparison to see who was in charge of this matter at that time." "While you investigate, they are sure to all die." "Then why did Pracha send me to dig up this information? It's not logical at all! I've talked to the police officers who took bribes from that bar. They're just stupid young people trying to get some extra money. " "That's because he was smart enough to erase the traces left behind." "Why do you hate Pracha so much?"

"Why do you love him so much? Didn't he order your village to be burned down?" "He didn't do it out of malice." "No? Didn't he sell the fish farming license to another village within half a year, adding a profit to his pocket?" She has nothing to say.Naron's tone softened: "I'm sorry, Kanya. There's nothing else we can do. We're pretty sure he's responsible for this crime. We've got authorization from the palace to deal with it." "Are you going to use riots to solve it?" She threw all the leaflets under the table, "Are you going to set the whole city on fire? Please don't do it. I can stop this, it's completely unnecessary. I The evidence we need can be found, and I can prove that the clockwork man was not appointed by Pracha. I can prove it."

"You've lost your objectivity, your loyalty has been divided in two." "I am loyal to our Her Majesty. You must give me a chance to stop this madness." Another pause. "I'll give you three hours. If you don't have proof by sunset, there's nothing I can do." "But, until then, will you give your operations a pause?" She could almost detect the smile on the other person's face through the phone line. "I will." Then she hung up the phone and stayed alone in the office. Jaidi sits at her desk. "I'm really curious. How are you going to prove Pracha's innocence? Obviously he was the one who arranged for that clockwork monster."

"Why do you keep pestering me?" Kanya asked. Jaidy smiled. "Because it's fun. It's so much fun to see you running around trying to serve two masters at the same time." He paused, watching her seriously. "Why do you care about General Pracha's fate? He's not Your true master." Kanya looked at him bitterly, and waved at the leaflets scattered around the office, "Everything is exactly the same as it was five years ago." "Pracha and Prime Minister Surawong five years ago, the December 12 rally five years ago." Jaidi looked at the leaflets, "but this time it was Akarat who wanted to deal with us. So we can't say exactly the same. "

Outside the office window, a giant elephant let out a low roar.Jaidi laughed, "Did you hear that? We are preparing to attack. There is going to be a fight between these two old bulls, and there is nothing you can do to stop it. I don't even know why you want to do it. All these years Pracha and Akarat We've been dissatisfied with each other and tested each other. Now is our chance to see a good show." "This isn't a muay thai fight, Jaidy." "Yes, you are right about that." At that moment, the smile on his face turned into sadness. Kanya stared intently at the leaflets and the import records she had collected about the clockwork man.The clockwork man is now missing.Still, she's a creature from Japan.Kanya studied the notes: She had flown in from Japan on an airship as a business assistant...

"As well as a killer." Zaidi cut in. "Shut up. I'm thinking." A clockwork man made in Japan, a piece of trash thrown away by that island nation.Kanya stands up abruptly, grabs her spring-loaded pistol and holsters it, and starts packing the papers. "Where are you going?" Jaidy asked. She smiled slightly at him, "It wouldn't be fun if I told you." Jaidy's ghost grinned, "I like your energy."