Rhemic Empire (2)

"Wait," Altina crouched down next to the remains and, with an unusually serious expression for her, began to examine them, paying particular attention to the victim's bones. "I think this is a woman, around 20-30 years old. This may not mean much right now, but it's possible that this information will be useful later. As for the clues, I agree that 'Grace' is a good place to start the search. However, it might not be a bad idea to thoroughly inspect both sections of this sewer – you never know what the killer or killers might have left behind."

Can you roughly determine how strong the person must have been (or what tools they used) to disfigure the remains so badly?

Having some skills in handling cold weapons, Alaria could assume that the possible tool, if not for the murder, then for the dismemberment, was a simple axe, which is commonly used for chopping wood.

And can Alaria strain her memory and recall if there are any cults (or something similar) that are known for such practices?

There are no cults that specifically practice something like this, although many undoubtedly engage in similar activities.

Added 9 minutes later

- Mayvin, Melissa," Nano smiled and nodded. "Nice to meet you too. I'm from Lycoris, here for an interview for the radio. About politics and life? I'm your interviewer. I'd like to clarify the details of the work. What specific questions would you like to raise in the material I'm gathering for you? Perhaps you would prefer to focus on a particular segment of the population, or do you need the opinion of an ordinary citizen? And a more delicate question – do you offer a monetary bonus in addition to the minimum number of respondents? But perhaps there is some limit? A determined person can gather quite a lot of material. Is there anything else I should keep in mind?" She paused, raised her hand in the air, and smiled apologetically. "I apologize for bombarding you with so many questions right away; it's just a very busy and energetic day."

"On the contrary, I should apologize," the student said, lowering her head apologetically. "I should have written a more detailed request for 'Lycoris.' Our radio station needs to conduct this survey to prepare material for a new radio program that we plan to launch in the coming days, and we would like at least one representative of the authorities to be among the respondents – it doesn't matter who, someone from the government, as well as at least two store owners, of which there are countless in the capital. As for what specific questions you should ask... well, questions about what they think about the government, about the current situation in the country, how they see the future of the empire, and so on, nothing specific... As for the additional reward," Shizune became a little confused and awkwardly took some document from the drawer of her desk, carefully studying it, although it seemed that she had read it before, and not just once, "... let the maximum limit be 20 people."