<h4>Chapter 173: The Reason for Starting a War?</h4>


    [Alex’s P.O.V.]


    “Alpha Roger, ording to the records, you stated that you started the war against Southern Wilderness Pack because thete Alpha Austin had tried to assassinate you?”


    When the investigator asked this question, I noticed a slight change in my father’s facial expression before it returned to normal.


    “Yes, Mr. Investigator,” said my father.


    “But you had only provided the investigator the assassin’s tortured body and the murder weapon he used to assassinate you – a silver Damascus dagger made in Japan.”


    “I don’t know where that dagger came from. I only know that it was the murder weapon that almost killed me.”


    “Alpha Roger, that is a very expensive dagger but it was wielded by a mere Omega from Southern Wilderness Pack. And from what I know, you also happen to have a hobby of collecting knives.”


    “What are you trying to say, Manel? The Omega must have been bewitched by Southern Wilderness Pack’s Alpha Austin! Alpha Austin could have given the Omega the weapon or that lowly assassin could have just picked it up from a pawn shop.”


    “Let’s put this question aside for now. Did that Omega tell you that it was Alpha Austin who sent him to assassinate you?”


    “Of course, and I was pissed when I learned of it.”


    “Before killing him, do you have a record of his confession? A voice, video, or written note, perhaps?”


    “How could I have such a thing? If someone tried to assassinate you, your first thought as an Alpha would be to kill him, not get a recording.”


    “So you’re saying that you have insufficient evidence to prove that the Omega had attempted an assassination on you or that he was sent by Alpha Austin to do so? Based on what I’ve gathered, you seemed to have simply picked up an Omega from Southern Wilderness Pack and murdered him.”


    “Why do you always refute me instead of seeing the truth? D*mn it, are all investigators sent by the Council of Elders this terrible?”


    I looked at my father, finding it funny that my father was angry when what the investigator was implying didn’t seem too outrageous.


    “Alpha Roger, when the Council of Elders was reviewing this case, guess what we discovered? The autopsy report and partial photos at that time showed that the wear and tear on the left hand of the Omega far exceeded the wear and tear on his right hand. There were thick calluses on the palm of his left hand and below the fingernails of his middle finger. The Omega was left-handed. And while the dagger had his fingerprints on it, they were from his right hand.”


    “Well, the Council of Elders could have tampered with the evidence too. It has been eight years. If what you said is the truth, why didn’t anyone refute the conclusion of this case back then?” My father had no intention of backing down.


    “I will remember every word you said and pass it on to the Council of Elders. But I am not done. Did you start a war with Southern Wilderness Pack because of the assassination attempt?”


    “Why else would I start something so resource-consuming? It was that b*stard Austin who wanted to kill me first!”


    “ording to the records, ever since you became the Alpha of New Moon Pack, you had immediately changed the rtionship between your pack and Southern Wilderness Pack from ‘neutral’ to ‘hostile’ So, why do you despise them so?”


    “I do not hate them. They’re not even worth my time. I had only changed the status of our rtionship to start a war with them. Isn’t that a rule of the Council of Elders, anyway?”


    “So you have always wanted to fight against Southern Wilderness Pack?”


    “I simply wished to expand the territory and membership of my pack. If Southern Wilderness Pack wasn’t the target, then any other pack we have a hostile rtionship with would have sufficed.” My father kept emphasizing the legality of his starting a war.


    “Is that so?”


    The investigator said as he continued to write in his notebook. “If that’s the case, why did you ughter all the people of their pack instead of converting them into your pack members and taking theirnd?”


    “Oh, that’s easy. I simply noticed that the members of Southern Wilderness Pack were arrogant and ignorant. They had refused to submit to me, stubbornly resisting my rule. Some even tried to start a riot against me. For my safety and that of my pack, what else could I have done other than to kill them?”


    “Really?” The investigator continued jotting down notes, but he did not seem to believe my father’s words. “Next question, Alpha Roger, is it true that you had been infatuated with the Luna of Southern Wilderness Pack?”


    “What?” My father and I shouted out in bewilderment at the same time.


    “You heard me. Do you admit that this rumor is true?”


    “I didn’t admit anything!” My father denied warily but I could tell that he was not telling the truth because his left index finger would continuously tap his right hand whenever he was nervous. And that was exactly what he was doing now.


    I felt very puzzled as I had never heard such a rumor. My mother was clearly his mate so how could he like another woman? And Rose’s mother at that too?