Meanwhile, Sophia, who had been tasked with stopping the spread of rumors in the East District, had already entered the district.

The road leading into Dongcheng District happens to pass through a square with a large flow of people.

So the moment she stepped into Dongcheng District, she naturally saw the sign standing in the square.

The eye-catching words on the sign caught her attention, leaving her stunned and forgetting to move forward.

She struggled to regain her senses, her face grave as she scanned her surroundings. Looking at the terrifying number of heads around her, she felt a chill run down her spine.

At this moment, two words slowly surfaced in her mind—it's all over!

She naturally hadn't forgotten, nor dared to forget, her main purpose for coming to Dongcheng District.

She thought the matter hadn't spread very far, and that stopping it wouldn't be difficult; she could simply arrest all those spreading the rumors to make an example of them.

This is a very common method, but it is also a very effective one.

There are many people in the world who are afraid of death. When a bloody human head is placed in front of them, no matter how powerful the previous atmosphere was, it will arouse their deepest desire to live.

If I kneel even a second later, I fear I'll become the next chicken used as a warning to the monkeys.

This was also the main reason why she was full of confidence before entering Dongcheng District.

But now, she has lost her confidence and doesn't even know where to begin.

It's very simple. Since something that damages the royal family's reputation has spread to this extent in the East District, even if the church doesn't intervene, it will inevitably choose to stand by and do nothing.

She was a member of the Empire and a daughter of an Imperial Duke, so her heart would always be with the Empire, or rather, the Imperial royal family.

I naturally knew a little about the affairs between the church and the royal family.

Especially after she joins the Royal Scouts and becomes a member of Princess Eve's Calamity Squad, she will know even more.

The church's tacit approval means that what could have been easily resolved has become incredibly difficult.

It's like it's covered in thorns; anyone without great strength who tries to touch it will get their hands pricked and bleeding.

Her status as the daughter of a duke was very prestigious in the empire, and almost no one dared to disrespect her.

But the people in the church are among those who dare to disrespect her.

The effect of making an example of someone still exists, but the church will stop it, and the effectiveness of such methods will be greatly reduced.

Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys is very effective.

But if you kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, how effective can that be?

People are squeezed to the back by so many monkeys, they might not even see you killing the chicken, so why would they feel scared?

It's even possible that the random killing of chickens could become another eye-catching hot topic, increasing its reach and popularity.

It's fair to say that this is a problem that Sofia can no longer solve.

All she can do now is report the situation here to Princess Eve and try to find the source of these rumors.

"Hopefully the princess can respond quickly, otherwise things will get really troublesome..."

As Sophia listened to the various versions of rumors around her, her expression changed constantly, and she felt waves of fear in her heart.

There was no way around it; some versions of the rumors were just too... too disrespectful to her.

......

Back at the base, Su Tu naturally received the message from Sophia, and his expression became very serious.

"I didn't expect Sofia to arrive in the East District so quickly..."

Fortunately, the rumors spread quickly enough. If Sofia had arrived in Dongcheng District before the rumors spread widely, it would have been a good thing.

His plan to gain fame would definitely fail before it even began, and it would be even more difficult for him to find other opportunities to become famous in the future.

Putting aside everything else, the mere fact that the imperial royal family is taking some precautions there is enough to restrain him.

When that time comes, the church will probably turn a blind eye and let the people on the empire stop the spread of rumors.

After all, the Church has not completely broken ties with the Empire yet, and on the surface, it still needs to appear to be subservient to the Empire and follow its arrangements.

Fortunately, the time was ripe, and Sofia was no longer of any use.

The only thing we can do is continue as before: report the situation to him and request Princess Eve's reinforcements.

Su Tu didn't intend to dwell on this matter for too long. In any case, as long as the King didn't send high-ranking officials from the Empire to the East District, this matter wouldn't be so easy to resolve.

His first avatar's fame value has now increased to around 60,000, and is steadily moving towards 70,000.

Even if this plan to gain fame is thwarted, the loss to him will not be significant.

Most importantly, stopping this now is definitely not that easy.

The church's attitude has always been a crucial factor in whether Su Tu's plan to gain fame can proceed.

As things stand, the church is currently on his side.

Su Tu silently pondered, then slowly got up and leisurely walked towards where Eve was.

This matter needs to be reported to Eve eventually. Reporting it in person will not only demonstrate my seriousness but also allow me to get firsthand solutions from Eve.

Of course, Su Tu felt that whether he was serious or not was not important, since he still had some minor privileges with Eve anyway.

But now that he thinks about it, he still feels a little guilty.

Eve was so good to him, yet he allowed her to be the subject of countless rumors.

Ugh, I feel so guilty. I'd better not think about it anymore, then I won't feel guilty.

Before he knew it, he was standing at the door of Eve's office.

Since Rhys took the eight corpses away, Eve, who was in charge of investigating the bodies, naturally went into workaholic mode.

I spend almost the entire day in this office, working day and night.

Even eating and sleeping take place in this office.

I don't leave this office all day except when I need to deal with urgent matters.

The rumors circulating in Dongcheng District are probably adding to her burden.

Thinking about it, it really is... sigh, I told myself I wouldn't think about it, so why did I start thinking about it again?

Su Tu raised his hand and knocked on the office door. After a short while, Eve's slightly tired voice came from inside.

"Come in."

Without hesitation, he turned the doorknob and went straight in.

Upon entering the office, he immediately saw stacks of documents piled up on the entire desk, even more astonishing than the piles of exam papers stacked on the desks of senior high school students.

"Su Tu? What brings you here?"

Eve was still somewhat surprised by Su Tu's arrival.

After all, Su Tu's task was quite important in the mission she assigned, as he was responsible for contacting all parties involved.

There are only two reasons for coming here now: one is to slack off, and the other is that there is important news.

Based on what she knew about Su Tu's personality, it was highly unlikely that he would slack off.

So there's only one possibility for his sudden appearance here.

"Is there something important you need to report to me?"

Eve looked at Su Tu with a slightly weary gaze, and silently added this sentence.

The exhaustion of the person was fully revealed to Su Tu at this moment.

This made him raise an eyebrow slightly, and he silently walked towards her.

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