Chapter 62 No?
How could Mu Lin be a fugitive?
Tuttle's first reaction was that the city government had made a mistake. His tense muscles immediately relaxed and he opened his mouth to explain: "But this fluctuation—"
Edith spoke forcefully, her voice louder than Tuttle's, "No."
She repeated in the other party's puzzled eyes: "We have never seen anyone with this kind of magic fluctuation, and none of our classmates have it, so could you please release them first? We still have classes tomorrow."
She seemed a little anxious after she mentioned "I still have classes". The negotiator sighed in his heart, feeling that the student was indeed a student, and would actually get entangled in such a matter. "No, even if the fugitive is a student, we will not show any mercy. We will not let anyone go until the fugitive is found."
"However, you can help me persuade the inn owner to open the door as soon as possible, which will also help your classmates leave as soon as possible."
Edith and the negotiator looked at the protective shield in front of them.
The faces of Hedda and Bell appeared through the transparent protective shield. They seemed to be able to cope with it and did not show any signs of exhaustion from running out of magic power. They also saw Edith. Hedda was about to speak when she saw Edith's fingers hanging by her legs gently shake.
"Or you can just come out and get tested!" Edith shouted in a pretentious manner. Hedda understood what she meant and immediately started to curse, "I am the eldest daughter of the Turner family, and no one dares to slander me as a fugitive! And who gave you the authority to conduct an inspection?"
The hands of the people who released the attack spells paused slightly.
Amy, who was lying on the ground, also reacted. She straightened her clothes and raised her chin with a cold expression: "And me, you can ask who I am - my aunt is Joyce Walker."
"Does the City Hall want to openly become an enemy of the Magic Association?"
The negotiator's face changed.
He turned his head and said something to the person next to him. Edith didn't hear it clearly, and only vaguely heard a few words in response.
“It seems so.” “There is a member of the Walker family in the first team. It is confirmed that his name is Amy Walker.”
The negotiator lowered his head and cursed bitterly.
Damn it, why did these young ladies and young masters come here to play today?
The City Hall and the Magic Association have been in opposition for many years, and have finally eased their relationship in the past two years. They really don't want any inexplicable misunderstandings to arise.
But the order from above is really urgent...
The negotiator gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and asked the few team members who were still attacking to stop: "Let them out."
"No inspection?" Hedda asked.
"No check." The negotiator swallowed all his dissatisfaction.
Hedda was relieved, but Mulin didn't show any surprise.
She looked back at her parents with some concern, as if she was afraid that she would be bullied if she left them.
But the two men pushed her out firmly, and even Bell and Hedda couldn't help urging them and pulled the girl out.
"Don't worry, since your parents are sure that they didn't take in the fugitive, there can't be a problem." Bell whispered, "Although the City Hall is arrogant, this is the capital after all - they dare not wrongly accuse a few civilians when there is such a big fuss."
"If they are really caught and put in jail, I can ask my aunt to help get them out." Amy wiped the last bit of the magic circle exposed on the ground with her foot and raised her hand actively in response, "Don't worry, it will be okay."
Mu Lin lowered his head and hummed.
She had sensed something was wrong the moment the City Hall released the magic wave to inquire. The box clearly contained her magic power. Although she was sure that she had not done anything illegal, she was afraid that they had ulterior motives.
As the first commoner to be admitted to Beaujunes College, he must be a thorn in many people's eyes.
It would be fine if they were just being pulled around on the spot, but if they were really arrested - it would be hard to explain.
Edith took a cautious step forward, her hand on the wand at her waist, ready to respond at any time. Bell stood in front and left the defense shield first as a protector, followed by Hedda, but just after taking half a step, she suddenly felt a thin magic power coming from the left.
It's a spell that draws away magic power!
Bell reacted quickly, backing away violently, knocking Mulin, who was standing behind him, back into the hotel. Heda turned and ran, and Amy, who was the last one, walked to the edge of the protective shield, cursed for being unruly, and then retreated back inside.
"Idiot, why are you casting a spell so early?"
Seeing that his plan had been exposed, the negotiator angrily slapped the person next to him. The city hall member who raised the magic wand covered his red face and lowered his head: "I'm sorry."
He was too nervous, fearing that the men would retreat again and he would miss the opportunity.
Edith secretly withdrew her hand holding the wand and sighed.
It is really difficult to influence other people's minds quietly - unfortunately, I am still a step slow.
I had wanted to peacefully expose the other party's inconsistency and accumulate some reasonable reasons for their refusal to be inspected, but now it seems that this approach is not feasible.
We have to try a different approach.
"Neither of them." The team member who was still being scolded by the negotiator quickly told the information he had collected, "I drew the magic fluctuations of these two people, and they are inconsistent with the evidence you provided, captain - according to the clear instructions of the 'female' above, does it mean..."
His eyes glanced at Mulin who was hiding behind.
The negotiator was silent for a few seconds and nodded thoughtfully.
The trouble with the whole thing lies here. The higher-ups should know who the fugitive is and maybe even have a portrait of him, but they refuse to tell them directly and only give them evidence and general gender characteristics. Otherwise, they could just arrest him when they see him.
However, this attitude is very intriguing. Not giving a clear portrait is because they are afraid of being caught?
The negotiator shook his head. This was not something he could consider.
"The fugitive is the last girl. Break the protective shield immediately and bring her back to the City Hall!" He gave the order simply and neatly. The support he had called for earlier also arrived. Now they all went into battle and began to destroy the already fragile protective shield.
Amy stretched out her hand calmly, lowered her head and activated the magic circle on the ground.
"boom--"
Edith had noticed something was wrong two seconds ago, but she managed to suppress her urge to run away, and with her mouth shut, she put up a few protective shields for herself and Lynch Tuttle.
Sure enough, accompanied by a loud bang, all the attack spells were bounced back, blowing a big hole in the door of the hotel opposite and leaving countless potholes on the wall.
The houses are happy because it is the town hall that stands in their way and they are the ones who face all the magic directly.
"Ahhh! My eyes!"
"It hurts so much! Who is attacking?!"
"Blood, it's blood!"
Chaotic voices rang out, drowning out the voices of the negotiators who were trying to regroup. Everyone was panicked for a moment, not because they were attacked by the curse, but because they didn't understand where these attacks came from.
The unknown is the most terrifying.
"Amy learned your magic circle?!" As a witness to the power of Edith's entrance examination magic circle, Lynch quickly determined who created this magic circle.
Edith nodded and looked at Amy, who was staying in the hotel, with some surprise. "He hasn't seen it with his own eyes. He must have learned it from the video released by the academy later... It's amazing. That thing can probably only record a side angle, but he can actually dig it out bit by bit."
Thanks to the existence of this rebound shield, the people inside don't have to worry about being threatened for the time being.
But this can't last long.
Edith frowned and began to communicate with the person in the shield through mouth shapes.
She asked Heda first: "Do you think your family is reliable?"
Heda shook her head decisively.
What a joke! If her father knew that she might be a fugitive, he would definitely celebrate by throwing his arms and legs together and sending her away.
Amy shook her head before Edith could ask.
It was precisely because his aunt was the president of the Magic Association and her every move was under surveillance that she could not be allowed to show leniency for the sake of blood relationship. If she came, she would definitely ask everyone to cooperate with the inspection. As for whether it was unjust or not, she would know after explaining it in the prison.
The behavior is fine, but it's not very friendly for them now.
Edith bowed her head and thought for a few seconds.
Should we look for Bell's temporary guardian, Grand Mage Gray? No, he is still in Oliver City.
Is there anyone else who is not only related to the people in the hotel now, but also has the ability to intercede for them?
...The principal of Beaujunes College!
Edith suddenly figured it out, slapped her head, and turned to share her thoughts with Tuttle and Lynch. Lynch seemed to agree, but Tuttle frowned and questioned, "We don't have the ability to ask the principal to come here."
“What’s more, although the education sector is independent of City Hall, it is still under its control, and normal law enforcement should not be denied.”
Edith didn't explain much, just stuffed a letter into his hand and raised her chin in the other's confused eyes.
"I heard that after the quarterly exams, the principal will stay at the school for three consecutive nights to encourage the many teachers who are grading papers urgently?"
“…That’s right.”
"That's fine."
Edith pointed at the letter in the other person's hand and said, "Use your magic to speed up, quickly run back to the school, find the principal's office, and personally hand this letter to him. Tell him that Meili's students are trapped in the hotel by the city hall."
"Have him come as soon as possible."
Tuttle: “?”
What did he hear?
…
Ten minutes later.
The people injured by the rebounded magic finally recovered. The healing spells and potions repaired their wounds, but they could not heal the fear in their hearts. Several people hesitated and stepped forward under the repeated urging of the negotiator, trying to figure out what went wrong.
The braver ones cast a small fireball spell, which quickly bounced back, landed on his collar and burned, burning his beard in the process.
The man howled and slapped his collar, but he didn't care about his neck. It was a water balloon shot by his teammate that saved him.
"It's a rebound magic circle." A team member reported to the negotiator cautiously, "We can't attack directly, otherwise it will all backfire."
The negotiator narrowed his eyes and said, "Then go back to the City Hall and find someone."
"But in this case, the danger level of this fugitive is expected to rise another level - and the punishment he will suffer will be uncontrollable."
“——Wait a minute!”
A strange yet familiar voice came from the door of the alley. The negotiator frowned and looked over. A few seconds later, a man with disheveled clothes, who obviously came out in a hurry, appeared in his sight.
Tuttle followed the man and looked at Edith in a trance.
No, we can really call the principal!
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