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"Quick! Hurry!"
"These damned underground rats actually dared to cause such a big commotion in the capital. They must be executed on the spot today!"
"yes!!!"
Hundreds of Knights of the Guard riding on armed Swift-Foots rushed through the streets like a hurricane, heading towards the dock where flames were soaring into the sky.
Hulim, dressed in a black robe, dodged and hid on the side of the street, avoiding the sight of the Knights.
Watching the knights retreating, Hulim did nothing but turned silently and merged into the darkness behind them...
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The dock fire incident spread like wildfire in the capital.
It wasn't the fire itself that caught the attention of the people in the capital. What became a hot topic was the illegal slave trade that the fire had brought to the fore.
It is said that after the garrison knights arrived at the dock where the fire broke out, they immediately noticed more than 200 people who were unconscious. Based on the condition of the 200 people, the deputy commander of the knights who was in charge of on-site command immediately determined that these people were slaves who were illegally abducted.
So protective measures were taken immediately.
During the protection of illegal slaves, a large amount of criminal evidence of underground organizations was discovered.
These evidences directly exposed a criminal trade chain hidden beneath the surface of the empire.
Based on this evidence, the empire subsequently arrested hundreds of officials, nobles, and some illegal businessmen.
This operation was undoubtedly a great relief to the people, but of course the most talked about thing was the mysterious person who defeated the underground criminal group, saved more than 200 people, and made everything public...
"It must have been some passing A-rank adventurer who took action!"
"Not necessarily. I think it's more like a low-key justice organization did it."
"He must be an A-rank adventurer. What kind of organization would do something like this?"
"No, it must have been done by a group of people. Otherwise, how else can we explain how they transported over 200 people to a safe place?"
"Uh, this..."
Hulim was eating lunch quietly alone, surrounded by the sounds of people discussing the dock fire, and even arguing about it.
Although it was a bit noisy, thanks to them, Hulim also understood the follow-up of the incident.
Those slaves have been rescued and have gradually returned home under the arrangement of the empire. Official figures involved in the underground organization have also been severely cracked down by the empire. Although it is not known whether it is all of them, at least, no one will dare to do such a thing in the short term, right?
"... ...Langard's food is really good."
After finishing the meal, Hulim wiped his mouth, got up and left the hotel.
The arguments in the hotel about the dock fire gradually faded away. Hulim looked at the busy street in front of him and thought of the dessert shop that Collette had introduced.
"There's still a few days until school starts... Well, let's just celebrate and go get some dessert!"
After determining the target, Hulim's figure quickly blended into the huge crowd of people in Langard and disappeared.
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This was the night after the dock fire.
The dock was still in ruins, and the city guards had retreated.
Inside a dilapidated building, three figures shrouded in pitch-black robes formed a triangle and stood quietly.
In front of them, Zev, his eyes filled with fear, was kneeling there trembling all over.
His forehead was pressed firmly against the ground, not daring to lift it up even a little.
"I'm so... so sorry! Please... please spare my life!"
"... ...spare your life?"
The black-robed man standing in front of the three spoke calmly.
"We came all the way here, and this is what we see. I'm curious, what happened? Why are all the people dead, but you're still alive?"
Zev's face twisted and his teeth began to chatter.
He is both lucky and unlucky.
Although Zev appears to be a coward, he is not a stubborn fool in most cases. He has long known that there is an escape passage in the organization's underground headquarters, and has figured out the location of the escape passage over the past few years.
Although the black prison has a complete set of strict detention measures, as one of the developers of these facilities, Zev also has a clear way to break through and escape.
When he was thrown into the dark prison, Zev did not think of using what he knew to escape directly, because even if he ran out, he would be caught within two hours, and then he would really be dead without a burial. So he would rather gamble on a chance of survival in the dark prison.
The black prison is located in the most corner and least ventilated place in the underground stronghold, so the volatile gas emitted by the Milong Mengxiang finally spread to the black prison.
Therefore, Zev was poisoned much later than others.
When he saw the members of the organization falling to the ground one after another due to poisoning, Zev immediately realized that something was wrong. Without hesitation, he chose to break free from the prison and rushed to the escape passage hidden in the deepest part of the black prison.
Compared to other members who don’t know the escape route and can only choose to stay underground to resist, the escape route is undoubtedly a better choice.
The escape route from the black prison leads to an inconspicuous house near the dock.
After Zeff pushed open the hidden floor of the house and escaped from the headquarters, he did not congratulate himself. Instead, he immediately took the supplies hidden in the escape house and escaped from the house, because he was likely to be found by the enemy here and he was not out of danger yet.
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