Chapter 247: The Night Watch Captain's Investigation

The breeze was blowing gently, and the sun had just risen, casting an orange-red light through the clouds in the sky, illuminating the entire town.

The early risers on the streets hurried on their way, the stalls in front of the shops opened one after another, and the shop owners were busy preparing for the day's business. The birds sang happily in the treetops, adding a touch of vitality and energy to the morning, and the whole town was shrouded in a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

Nasir Town.

A black carriage stopped in the town. A mature man with a straight figure and full of masculine charm opened the carriage door and walked down steadily.

His black tuxedo was neatly dressed, and he gazed at everything around him with melancholy eyes. Three Night Watch teammates of completely different ages followed behind him.

Louis is the captain of the Night Watch in Finn City and a bloodline knight of mid-level qualitative transformation.

He was not from Syat but from Valere. In fact, all the night watchmen in each city were transferred from other places.

In order to prevent local people from having any connection or collusion with local nobles, the church adopted a system that the night watchmen in local cities must not be local people.

Although it was his first time in Nasir Town, Louis could clearly feel the uniqueness of this town as soon as he got off the carriage.

It's developing a little too well.

After just one afternoon of wandering around, Louis couldn't help but marvel at the booming development of this town.

"Among the four eastern countries, I thought Valere and Kania were the most developed countries. I never expected that there are so many good places in Syat."

Because they had been walking around for a while, Louis' subordinates nodded slightly.

"Indeed, Captain, this town called Nasir looks good. Although its population and area are not as large as that of Finn City, it can barely be considered a small city."

Over the years, the population of Nasir Town has grown rapidly and various industries have developed.

Before he disappeared, Byrne had speculated that once the railway was completed, Nasir Town would become a new city in a short time.

Louis took a deep breath, smelled the salty smell of the sea, and murmured to himself: "For an inland person like me, the seaside town is really full of charm. I want to stay here forever."

However, they did not come to this town for leisure and vacation, but because of Colonel Abel's report, they were ordered to investigate the situation of the Fisher family.

At the same time, Director Carly will secretly investigate the Lion Family.

Many people said that Abel's mental state had become abnormal, and the Night Watchmen suspected that it might be related to supernatural powers, or even because of a heretical cult.

"I hope we can find out something on both sides. No, it's better if we don't find out anything."

Louis sighed and shook his head. Unlike Chief Carly who was a bit fanatical and hateful, he actually felt that this night watchman job was just a job.

If he finds any special circumstances, Louis will take it seriously, but if he doesn't find anything after searching, he will leave immediately and will never pester them again.

Arriving at the hotel room, the night watchmen began to discuss what to do next.

"It will take at most a month for us to find out some clues, but if it takes more than a month, we can leave."

“Working overtime is out of the question.”

Louis muttered to himself, and was heard by his only female subordinate.

The female subordinate grabbed his arm and couldn't help shouting, "Captain Louis! We must work hard for God! Come on!"

"Okay, okay, got it."

Louis took a deep breath, then said lazily and helplessly: "We can't reveal our identities. We can't wear uniforms during this period. Everything must be kept secret."

"Let's start with the ordinary people around us and see if they know anything. By the way, we should not contact those extraordinary people during this period of time, so as not to alert the Fisher family."

He paused and continued, "Although among ordinary people, there may also be people from the Fisher family."

"But this kind of thing is unavoidable."

First, Louis started investigating from the hotel where everyone was staying. He gave the waitress a little extra tip at night, and then started asking questions.

"Hello."

The thin and frail woman was a dragonborn. She had a weak face and said expressionlessly, "My name is Lily. I am the waitress of this hotel. You can call me anytime if you need anything."

"Let me make it clear first, I will not have any...physical contact with the guests."

Louis took a big sip of wine and looked at her under the influence of alcohol. He found that there were very few gray scales on her skin and her clean and tidy gray hair reached her waist.

"Miss Lily, I want to ask you something."

Lily's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately:

"What? I'll say anything as long as there's a tip!"

Louis nodded slightly, then narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:

"Well, it's about some things about this town. Have you heard of any strange things, such as if anyone has disappeared, or similar mysterious rumors."

In order to avoid the possibility of townspeople reporting the incident, Louis did not point the finger directly at the Fisher family, but first asked about the various special circumstances in the local area.

That is something I speak from experience. Often where heretics have taken root, there will be eye-catching incidents such as missing persons or strange phenomena.

In order to obtain sacrifices and perform various rituals and spells, the heretics had to plunder and kidnap the local people and create all kinds of mysterious events.

Therefore, experienced people will start with these things when investigating heresy.

"Why do you ask such a thing?" The waitress was stunned.

Louis laughed and took out a booklet with a lot of random drawings on it, and then said, "Because I am a scholar who is very interested in extraordinary events, and I have been pursuing mysterious phenomena."

The waitress thought for a moment, and finally said carefully:

"People are missing? There haven't been any in recent years. As for the strange things you mentioned, they have happened. Flesh and blood disappear from the bar next door every night."

"The disappearance of flesh and blood? Go on?"

Louis wrote down a lot of things Lily said, and then before it was time to get off work, he took a subordinate to the bar next door to investigate.

However, they soon discovered that the culprits were just the cats and dogs nearby. But investigations were like that, most of the time they came back empty-handed, and the few people were not too discouraged.

In the next few days, the night watchmen inquired about the situation from the surrounding townspeople and even tried to bribe them with money.

Louis's female subordinate disguised herself as a homeless woman begging at a meeting place. Innocent women disguised as such are actually the easiest targets for heretical cults.

Simply put, it's fishing.

However, the night watchmen searched for half a month and still found nothing.

They also accidentally solved a murder case in Nasir Town and almost exposed their true identities.

"Let's finish it and go back."

One night, Louis looked at several people and suddenly spoke.

The female subordinate was a little excited and asked, "There is nothing wrong with the Fisher family? Mr. Lewis, do you want to draw a conclusion so quickly? We have obviously made a lot of efforts."

Louis shook his head slowly and said calmly:

"No, I don't know if they have any abnormalities, but investigating like this won't yield any results."

"It can be one of two things. Either they have run the whole town perfectly and are playing tricks on us, or they really don't have any problems."

"But no matter what, our investigation should have been known. There will be no results from now on, and it may even lead to misleading and dangerous situations."

Louis pondered silently. There was a most dangerous and terrifying situation. The Fisher family might have been targeting them from the moment they entered here.

Moreover, everyone's actions are controlled by that mysterious family, and they will not easily reveal their flaws.

Louis laughed and said:

"Anyway, conventional investigations will not lead to any hope. Only by raiding the manor and checking to see if there are any strange basements or heretical relics, may there be some results."

The female subordinate was no longer excited. She took a deep breath and said:

"But we need evidence before we can launch a raid, right? Even if we are the Night's Watch, we can't do such a thing just because of a report. The other party is the actual ruler of the Four Towns."

Louis raised his eyebrows and smiled:

“Hehehe, if it were those people who are the condemners, they would dare to do that.”

The female subordinate's face changed slightly. She had heard that many of the condemners were clergy who had committed sins in the past, but now they were approved to work for the churches to atone their sins.

Louis put his hand under his chin and said slowly and calmly:

"There are many rumors about the Fisher family. They rose to prominence very quickly, and their members have demonstrated many different kinds of extraordinary powers."

"For decades, anyone who crossed them died one by one. This family is terrible, perhaps even more terrible than a lion."

“We have to be fully prepared to confront it head-on, otherwise the best thing to do is to leave.”

——

In the basement of the Fisher family, family members watched the night watchmen leave the town of Nasir through the barrier "Black Mirror", and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Lily, who plays the role of the hotel waitress, is actually Licia, who has been in charge of monitoring those people during this period of time.

Vanessa frowned and said, "The night watchmen finally left. I have been worried for the past half month."

Darren shook his head slowly and said, "Don't worry. There will be various investigations on us in the future, so there is no point in worrying."

"But compared to those things, the most important thing is that we can find our own way."

A very subtle smile appeared on his face.

"I can feel that the third-tier sequence power is being digested very slowly. I need to do something, hehe."

(End of this chapter)