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I asked you to clarify the misunderstanding, but instead you went and confirmed it.
The thought of Marne's "confession" to her on the Chaldean radio broadcast made Olga Marie feel an urge to just smash her head against a wall and die.
How is she supposed to face her subordinates after he does this?
"Actually, this is much better than before. At least they won't make up stories about you anymore, so all eyes are on me. You can just continue being the person you were before."
Ma En gave her a helpless analysis.
As Marne said, the onlookers in Chaldea no longer cared about Olga Marie; their attention was entirely focused on Marne.
Some were shocked by Marx and Engels's actions, while others were simply happy to watch the drama unfold, and quite a few found it boring and ignored it on the spot.
Finally, these are all people who like to make up stories. They played a certain role in these rumors and are therefore accomplices.
Now that Marx and Eng have come forward with their own experiences, although they have revealed a new piece of gossip, there is no room for them to manipulate it anymore, so they naturally stop paying attention to it.
"But this is completely different from what I expected!"
Olga Marie sat down, feeling somewhat like crying.
Nine.
Chapter 205 After the storm, it's not over yet? Another incident has occurred?
What she meant by clarifying the misunderstanding wasn't like that at all.
Shouldn't we just make things clear and let it go, so that no one will bring it up again?
It can only be said that she is not suitable for managing Chaldea, but she also knows too little about other areas.
There are no rumors in the world that are so easy to deal with. If you want to simply clarify something and make people stop mentioning it, you have to add some embellishment to divert people's attention. It's basically impossible.
Otherwise, why were the methods of debunking rumors in the old days so bloody? They were either imprisoned and given a good education, or they were simply wiped out completely by killing the perpetrators.
The reason is that people's mouths are simply too difficult to control. They are on each person's body, and each person can say whatever they want. Without some violent means, just a few warnings are simply not enough to restrain them.
In this modern information age, the "430" phenomenon is even more pronounced. Countless people on the internet often speak without restraint, daring to say anything just because others don't know who they are.
It is precisely because of this environment that research in this area has been promoted, which is why Marx and Engels are now using this method.
This method may not be foolproof, but at least when it comes to gossip, its effectiveness is undeniable.
Seeing this, Ma En shrugged and said, "You said you wanted to get this sorted out today, so I did it. My sacrifice was also quite significant, you know."
It's quite a big deal. He publicly announced that he 'likes' Olga Marie, and from then on, no matter what he does, he will be labeled as 'the director's suitor'.
As a result, some of Marx and Engels' actions will be criticized by others.
For example, if he gets too close to other women, he might be labeled a 'scumbag' the next day.
"You made sacrifices, that's true, but didn't I make sacrifices too?!"
Olga Marie glared at Marne, embarrassed and annoyed.
Just as Marx and Engels were labeled, she might be labeled too; who knows how they'll perceive her?
In short, the misunderstanding has been cleared up, but things have become even more difficult to handle.
From now on, any slight movement between her and Marne will be the subject of wild gossip among the Chaldean onlookers.
"It's all the fault of those three suspects. If they hadn't run away, I wouldn't have had to resort to this drastic measure."
In response, Maren could only shift the blame to the three suspects who escaped.
To be honest, if the three of them hadn't run away, they would have had enough time.
"Yes! Blame those three guys who spread rumors!"
Olga Marie immediately sided with Marne, and they were furious with the three suspects.
She immediately got up and ran out, gathered people, and began a full-scale search of Chaldea, determined to find those three guys and bring them to trial and punishment!
Maren didn't get involved. He had been busy all afternoon and was exhausted. He hadn't even eaten yet, so he went back to his room to rest.
First, he went into his personal space, ate something, chatted with Nero, the Lion King, and Gilgamesh, and then went straight to sleep in his personal space to find his first wife, Tiamat, in the Imaginary Space for comfort.
This has become his routine lately. Only in his personal space will Maren feel safe using the Soul Magic. Otherwise, he's afraid something might happen if he leaves his body in Chaldea.
The next morning, Marx and Eng's soul returned to their bodies. After washing up and saying goodbye to the three women, they returned to their room in Chaldea and went out to clock in for work.
As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into Weber, who was also just leaving the house and was looking at him with a strange expression.
He naturally heard Marx and Engels's broadcast throughout Chaldea yesterday.
My thoughts on this are...
"What are you doing? Can't you just conduct a proper investigation?"
Yes, Weber said he didn't care whether Marne really liked Olga Marie.
What he really cared about was Marx and Engels' attitude toward 'work'.
what the hell!
I'm seriously conducting an investigation, and you're just messing around?! Can't you just stop now?!
Well, in Weber's view, this farce was entirely caused by Marne's pranks.
Maren rolled his eyes: "What do you mean by 'what the hell'? I did investigate properly, okay? I contacted Hinako Akuta from Group A yesterday. Mary's incident was a complete accident."
Weber gave Marne a deep look.
"It's good that you still know what's important."
After saying that, he left without bothering to argue with Marx and Engels anymore.
Seeing this, Ma En didn't care about anything else and went straight to the office. On the way, he ran into Rin, who was also heading to the office...
When she saw Marne, she immediately gave him a thumbs up.
"You were really brave yesterday. Can you tell me what you were thinking at the time?"
"What you think is none of my business."
Marx and Engels simply didn't bother to explain further.
Seeing this, the adult Rin didn't ask any more questions, but when she looked at Ma En, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
The entire Chaldea was publicly given away; what kind of public execution is this? It's absolutely hilarious.
The two went to the office, and Mar and Eng immediately began building the so-called database.
He compiled a list for the adult Rin.
"Here, this is your part. I don't care how you make things up, just fill it all out according to the format I've given you."
Adult Rin's eye twitched twice: "Making it all up? Is that really okay?"
"What's wrong with that? The situation is still unclear. If we use real information, the enemy might just steal it and use it against us."
"Ok."
Seeing this, the adult Rin stopped talking nonsense, glanced at the format, opened the external network, searched for the legends of the corresponding heroic spirits, and made up some information to fill in the gaps based on these legends.
Marx and Engels were the same; they fabricated information.
In addition to that, he also used the equipment he built to create a real database for future use.
Just as 0.9 was getting busy, Marne's terminal rang; it was a communication from Olga Marie.
"What does this girl want from me again?"
Marne answered the call with a puzzled look, and Olga Marie's cold voice came through.
"Advisor Marx and Eng, come to the director's office immediately."
Marx and Eng had no choice but to go.
Upon arriving at the director's office, they found it fully occupied, including not only Olga Marie, but also Rafe, Webber, and Reines. The atmosphere was somber and oppressive.
Sensing something was amiss, Ma En quickly asked, "Chief, what brings you here?"
Olga Marie remained silent, so Rafe explained, "The rumor-mongers you were investigating yesterday, they've run into trouble."
"What?" En was immediately startled and quickly asked, "How could this happen? What happened to them?"
Chapter 206 Is someone pulling the strings behind the scenes? Ma En: Ah
Ma En really didn't expect that someone who was fine yesterday would disappear for a while, and then be found in trouble today?
Moreover, Chaldea is such an environment that, apart from those areas with very strict controls on dangerous jobs, it is virtually impossible for any accidents to happen in other places.
This person is perfectly healthy, not stupid. They avoided the surveillance cameras and stayed in the safe area. How could something like this happen?
"When our search team found them, they were unconscious. Fortunately, they were not seriously injured, but their memories of yesterday had been deliberately erased."
As Rafe explained, his expression turned somewhat grim, as if he were troubled by the fact that such a thing had happened at this time.
Yes, he was genuinely troubled, or rather, unhappy.
After all, he was still dealing with Weber while preparing for the plan.
And then this happens at a time like this, isn't this just deliberately making things difficult for him!
"Your memory has been erased?"
Upon hearing this, Marx and Engels frowned.
"Could it be that the rumor didn't originate from them, but was spread by someone else through them?"
Otherwise, it's impossible to explain who was so bored as to erase the memories of these three people.
"In that case, everything makes sense."
He was still a little confused yesterday. If the three of them had colluded beforehand, why did the final charges form a loop? Isn't that a contradiction?
It now appears that these three individuals did not collude to give a false testimony, but rather lied simply to evade responsibility.
It's likely that these three guys weren't the ones who actually fabricated this rumor; rather, they heard someone say it together, and then they couldn't resist spreading it.
When questioned by him afterwards, they realized the seriousness of the problem and, without prior agreement, they all lied.
As for why they ran away, they probably guessed that the other two would also shirk responsibility.
Although Rafe didn't know what Marne was thinking, he nodded in agreement with Marne's words.