Chapter 44 CASEFILE·4: Night Bandit (11)
"The latest secret order is to secretly search the warehouses and stores under the name of the Drodana Chamber of Commerce!"
"Our target is the Chena family's eldest daughter, Kirsina, and the Chena convoy's lost cargo. We are focusing on searching for Baron Neumann's black accounts and any criminal evidence that may be hidden in the cargo!"
"These locations may harbor masters of the Evil Eye Moon. They're skilled in using wire-like weapons and can be extremely dangerous! They may also be set with traps, so please be extremely careful! If you find Qiersna, try to keep her alive! She may hold important intelligence!"
"yes!"
"Yes, sir!"
The secret order was delivered, and a group of black-clad men dispersed like shadows. They were shadow spies assigned by His Majesty the King. Their primary mission was to assist the "Master Clerk Winchester" and "Deputy Commander Andrei," who were lurking within the Kingdom's Eston West City branch of the Knights of the Kingdom, in searching for any evidence of illegal activity by the local lord, Baron Neumann.
This was the first time they were so close to the target, and all the scouts were fully focused and ready to make a great achievement.
As long as they can get the evidence, maybe this time they can bring down Baron Neumann! After completing this task, they can go home for the holiday!
This mission has lasted for too many years, and the detectives are eagerly awaiting a perfect ending.
However, precisely because the shadow detectives had been lurking in the city for a long time and knew everything about it, they were able to sneak into the various properties of the Drodana Chamber of Commerce without any effort, almost without making a sound.
Most of the properties were assigned two shadow detectives to provide mutual support, while the three most suspicious properties closest to the crime scene were each assigned five shadow detectives.
The results of their investigation were quickly reported to the 'Winchester Clerk' who was in charge of the coordination through the latest contact book issued by His Majesty the King.
"The shops at Team 1 are still operating normally and no suspicious persons are seen."
"Team 2's warehouse is empty."
"Team 3 has completed the investigation, everything is normal."
The shadow detective, disguised as Winchester's clerk, crossed out the red-circled locations on the map, his brow furrowed. "Could the intelligence be wrong?"
All the Chamber of Commerce properties in the north of the city have been checked, and the first warehouse closest to the crime scene has also been inspected by the shadow detectives, and they did find something.
"Team 5 reporting in! We found abandoned vehicles and the remaining horses in this warehouse. The rest of the goods and people have been moved. There are traces of hemp rope and blood on the ground. It looks like someone has been imprisoned and tied up."
"A step too late." The Winchester Clerk gritted his teeth, "But at least the direction is correct. Keep searching and find their whereabouts!"
The shadow detectives of Team 5 quickly asked the neighbors about the movements of the people in the warehouse, but before they could follow the clues, Team 7 sent them better news.
"Report! Team 7 has detected enemy activity at the target location. There are ten suspects, all in this courtyard. The leader is wearing a masked robe and armed with extremely thin steel wire, matching the description! The Chena family's eldest daughter is also present. She is tied up inside the house, with bruises and a swollen face, but her life is not in danger for the time being! Requesting urgent reinforcements!"
"Everyone, immediately go to Team 7's target to reinforce them!" The Winchester Clerk was overjoyed and immediately issued instructions on all the contact books.
At that moment, he almost wanted to kiss this wonderfully designed contact book! They, the Shadow Detectives, had never handled cases so easily before. Orders were transmitted silently and swiftly, even across half a city, as convenient as a face-to-face conversation.
"Brilliantly done! Viscount Andre!" he exclaimed. "The fate of this city... no, perhaps I should say, the fate of the Duchy of Huntington will change today."
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Kirsina trembled as she looked at the prisoners who had killed the coachman and guards and kidnapped her all the way here. She tried her best to use all her brain cells to try to find a way to survive.
These people wanted the goods that Baron Neumann had entrusted their family to transport. Qiersina was no fool. When she got on the baron's line, she knew she was dancing on a tightrope.
The Baron had his own soldiers and men, but he wanted the Chena family to secretly help him transport the "goods" out of the city. This was naturally not a glorious business.
Qiersina had privately checked those "goods", boxes and crates, with thick documents underneath and some gold, silver and gems on top as a cover... As the daughter of a businessman, she guessed what they were at once.
——Black account.
A few days ago, she was still smug about being valued by the Baron - it was such an honor to be entrusted with such an important and private task by the Baron. With her own abilities, she had helped her family climb onto the Baron's big ship.
She attached great importance to this task and even escorted the goods personally. Unexpectedly, something went wrong on the third trip.
Qiersina was regretting it now, very regretful! Why was she so stubborn as to board the Baron's pirate ship?
"Where were the previous batches of goods shipped to?" the question came from the leader of the black-robed group. He wore a mask that was distinctly different from the others, and his voice was metallic and hoarse, sounding more like a demon from the netherworld than a living being. "If you tell the truth, we'll let you go."
Qiersina naturally didn't believe what he said. She knew that her only value was knowing the whereabouts of those boxes. Once she told it, she would really be dead.
But keeping silent wasn't an option. The bandits had already beaten her several times that night, and her once beautiful face was now swollen and burning with pain. The leader was still toying with a sharp knife. "If you don't tell me, don't blame me for being unkind. You know, the human body has over 600 muscles. As long as you avoid the major blood vessels, you can scrape them off piece by piece without necessarily killing them."
Qiersina was terrified. In that instant, she seemed to have used up all her IQ in this life. "Wait! Wait a minute! It's not that I don't want to tell you, but that place is very hidden! Yes, I can't explain it clearly with just my mouth! How about this, you stay with me, I'll take you there directly. I've been to that place several times, and I'm the only one who knows the way!"
The sharp knife that was almost touching her neck was moved away again. A light flashed in Qiersina's eyes, and she felt that there was hope.
She spoke more and more fluently, as if she had grasped the correct train of thought: "Think about it! Why should a woman like me, who can barely even tie a chicken, follow the caravan to transport the goods? It's because I'm the only one who knows the way to that place! Please don't use the knife, if you really chop me up, I won't be able to lead you!"
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