章 712: Chapter 285: Life is Full of Hardships

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While the Berlin Government was grappling with the refugee problem, those below had already made a choice for them.

The issue started when too many refugees flooded in, and local government relief efforts were not timely, leading to the desperate refugees looting a nobility estate in Skwierzyna, inadvertently killing the old Earl who was inspecting the estate.

There had been numerous cases of plundering, but killing a high-ranking noble was unprecedented. Perhaps realizing the gravity of their actions, in a bid to save their own lives, these people decisively chose to kill to silence any witnesses.

The refugees were just a ragtag assembly brought together on the fly, and while silencing witnesses and covering up the truth might sound easy in theory, how could they do so without leaving any trace?

What followed goes without saying—the news leaked and caused an uproar, and the nobility naturally sought revenge.