"Ahem." Interrupting Gville's anticipation and praise for the knight, the investigator asked her about the whereabouts of the knight.
"Lord Wuming left Longjiao Province some time ago and went to other places."
"Other places? Does he have a description?" The man frowned slightly. Such a powerful person would be a destabilizing factor wherever he went.
"I don't know, but before he left, he said he was going to defeat some evil organization in the dark."
"Is there such a thing? How come I haven't heard of it?" As an investigator, he'd heard countless similar stories, but most of them were false. Either the stories exaggerated the enemy to save face, or the inferences were riddled with errors and omissions due to one-sided observations.
"There should be, because my father might have died because of them." Gweil sobbed slightly as she spoke, describing how the evil steward had deceived her father, gradually eroding power in the territory and ultimately leading to a civil uprising.
"Oh, do you still have this potion? Do you have any samples left? I want to take a look."
"I don't know about this either. I usually ask the servants to handle it." Gweil narrated according to the previous instructions.
"What about the butler? Where is he?"
"He's in the dungeon. If you want to see him, I can have someone lead the way for you." Gweil said indifferently.
"Hmph, go meet him. Maybe you can find some clues about your father's death."
Shortly after he finished speaking, several guards, led by Lu Bin, took these men in black to the lower cells.
"The one being held here is the former butler, Buworth." Lubin stopped at the intersection and asked the investigator to take the three of them to face the captured butler alone.
The butler who was locked in the cell saw someone coming and shouted in surprise.
"I'm innocent, innocent. It's all those people's fault. They deceived the young lady and arrested me. I'm the one who is loyal to the Wenlani family."
"Shut up!" A sergeant in black whipped the railing with a whip, startling the butler, and the sound suddenly disappeared.
"I ask, you answer." The investigator, wearing a thick black cloak, stood in front of the iron bars, staring at the butler with cold eyes. Behind him stood a group of black-clad soldiers, and their aura was particularly solemn.
"Yes, yes, you asked." The butler's voice softened and became weaker and weaker.
"Did you use the potion to bewitch the former Viscount?"
"No, I didn't. That's a false accusation, a false accusation!"
"Shut up!" a sergeant shouted again, interrupting his sophistry.
The eerie magical power emanated from these investigators and slowly infiltrated the cell, making the butler feel cold all over, as if sharp knives were scraping across his body.
The few short seconds seemed like ten years, extremely long, and finally he could not bear it any longer.
"I said, I said, I did buy some special spices, uh, perfumes, yes." His voice trembled.
"But those were just to please the Viscount. You should also understand that a servant like me can only survive by pleasing the master."
"I have done nothing to harm my master. I have been faithful."
"You are lying." The investigator looked at the butler with a cold gaze, obviously realizing that the other party was not telling the truth.
As a professional investigator, he has many lie detection skills and abilities. Such a clumsy deception cannot be hidden from his eyes and ears.
"I'll give you one more minute. If you still evade the question, don't even think about getting out alive." The voice was slow and cold, causing the butler's voice to freeze as if stuck, and his body to remain motionless.
Seeing that he didn't answer, a soldier began to count slowly.
“48, 47, 46… 21, 20, 19…”
As the deadline approached, the butler's forehead began to sweat and his hands felt trembling. He began to doubt whether these people really dared to kill him without considering the face of Miss Gweil, the lord.
"No, no, no, I'll tell you, I'll tell you..." He raised his hands in pain and began to explain some things in the past.
For example, how to get in touch with that connection, how to buy the special potion, how to gain the Viscount's trust, and how to start hoarding money, etc.
By the time everything was explained, several hours had passed.
These people walked out of the cell with the prepared records, exhausted, and then asked someone to simply say hello to the lord's mansion before getting on their horses.
"Wouldn't you adults like to stay and rest for a day? It's getting dark now." Seeing these people were about to leave, the butler played by Lu Bin came out to persuade them to stay.
"No, maybe next time." The investigator made a simple gesture, then waved his whip and led the group out of the city again, heading onto another road covered in dust.
The rumors about Viscount Wenlani were nothing more than boasting and exaggeration among the nobles. However, the former steward's account was quite interesting. If they could apprehend that secret organization, it would be a great achievement. As for the nobles' private activities and money-saving practices, those were minor matters.
"Go forward, speed up, and reach the next city before dark!" The leading investigator shouted on horseback, followed by a series of responses from the black-clad cavalrymen.
"Yes, my lord. For the Empire!"
Under the dusk sky, the purple-red sunset stretched across the horizon. Loran Hill sat on the city wall, her legs and skirt swaying in the air. She looked at the departing team from afar, feeling light-hearted.
We were able to send these people away smoothly, which saved us a lot of trouble.
If they really found out that the territory was now organized and managed by the rebels, I would probably have to take action then.
Although they wouldn't be killed entirely, their return would be a real hassle. Loran Hill stuck out his tongue endearingly, indicating that killing people was still too difficult. Then, he lightly leaped from the high tower, landing like a light kite.
Let's take advantage of now to speed up construction and "farming" and increase our troops quickly.
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