As for the other two...
"Laques and Lydia, what!? How could they be here!?" Li Zhen widened his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.
Cheng Shi's eyes fixed, but he didn't move. He hid behind Yu Mu and frowned as he asked, "Who are they?"
Li Zhen seemed to have not recovered from the great shock. He pointed stiffly at the old man in the middle of the three people and said in a trembling voice: "Laques, the last Grand Judge of the Grand Inquisition."
Then he pointed to the depressed woman on the far right and said, "Lydjala, the second-to-last Grand Inquisitor of the Grand Inquisition. History records that she was ambushed and killed by the believers of Truth because she was pursuing the invasion of the great scholar of the Tower of Mortality. In the current timeline, she... should be dead."
Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Since the Chief Investigator was not dead and was still locked in this Howling Iron Prison, it meant that her story involved many people and might even point directly to the filth behind the Grand Inquisition.
I didn't expect that I came to the right place today, but things went a little too smoothly.
He raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Zhen's profile and suddenly asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"No! I definitely can't be mistaken. I have seen them in many historical records. As a believer of Order, I know enough about the history of the Grand Inquisition."
"Well, I see. But Li Zhen, I guess you are more than just an investigator, right?
[Order] is your benefactor after all. Even if you suspect that there is something wrong with your benefactor, I don't think you should use such drastic means to investigate [Him].
Your piety is fading, which means your power is likely fading, but you don't seem afraid.
So what is the will that drives you to persevere in investigating Him and even pay the price to hire me?
Faith? No, obviously not.
I've been thinking about it all the way and couldn't figure it out, but now I finally understand a little bit.
Are you from the ... historical school?"
Li Zhen's whole body stiffened. He secretly glanced at Cheng Shi out of the corner of his eye and nodded nervously.
"Yes...I am from the historical school."
"Oh, no wonder, no wonder you hate those shit officials who smear history." Cheng Shi laughed self-deprecatingly, "I should have guessed it earlier. You are smart and know to tell only half the truth."
"Boss, I didn't hide it on purpose. My identity has no impact on our employment relationship and is not important."
“It really doesn’t matter, but I hate being lied to.
Who knows what other half-truths you may have said.
Is the dream-seeing candle in your hand real?"
Li Zhen was stunned. He didn't expect the other party's thoughts to jump so much. Why did he suddenly talk about the Dream-Peeping Candle again?
"Of course it's true."
"Take it out, I want to see it with my own eyes." Cheng Shi said quietly.
Li Zhen did not refuse. After all, he was going to use this thing soon, so he took it out directly from his personal space.
"How to use it? I want you to tell me word for word. Remember, don't try to deceive me."
Li Zhen nodded in confusion and said quickly:
“Light this dream-peeking candle next to the target. When we are enveloped by the candle smoke together with him, we can trace back to the target’s dream and see the most impressive secrets hidden deep in his heart.
This is almost the same as the Dream Peeping Ranger’s talent.”
It was true, the investigator did not lie. This was not said by a master of deception, but Cheng Shi already knew this thing. He wanted to try whether the other party was hiding something, but he failed to find out.
Cheng Shi nodded and pretended to know nothing: "Does this mean we will all fall asleep?"
"Yes, but this place shouldn't be dangerous. What's more, you have a bodyguard. If we ask him to stand further away, he should be able to wake us up before the danger comes.
As for the three in the dungeon, under the suppression of [Order], as long as they are knocked unconscious, I think they will not be able to wake up for a long time. "
"Very thoughtful. It seems you have thought of everything. In that case, let's go." Cheng Shi clapped his hands in appreciation.
Seeing that the big man finally stopped questioning him, Li Zhen's face lit up with joy, which alleviated some of his nervousness. He took the dream-seeing candle and walked into the stone prison.
But before he had taken two steps, Cheng Shi rushed up behind him, slipped a scalpel from his sleeve, held it between his fingertips, and stabbed at the back of the other person's head without saying a word.
The sudden attack was so fast that the hunter in front had no time to react. He saw that his opponent was about to die. But at the moment when the tip of the scalpel brushed against Li Zhen's hair, Cheng Shi frowned and hid the blade, suddenly changing his force into a hand knife, and chopped him on the neck.
"Bang!"
“Plop——”
Li Zhen didn't even have time to react before he fell to the ground.
Looking at the knocked down investigator, Cheng Shi frowned tightly.
Something is wrong. Something is 100% wrong.
This man knew so much. Not only did he recognize the identity, he was also well versed in history, and most importantly, he knew the Howling Iron Prison very well.
This kind of understanding doesn't mean simply knowing how to get there or where the last level of the dungeon is, but... he has definitely done research on this dungeon a long time ago.
Because just now, just now when Cheng Shi asked him to go in, the other party, as a hunter, did not show any caution or fear towards this prison that held three such important prisoners!
Isn't he afraid that there may be some Order trap or Grand Inquisition mechanism in this stone prison?
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