After the security captain opened the dilapidated door, he casually took the key from the lock, then bowed and stepped aside, showing the scene inside the house to the two adults behind him.
He stood aside, unlike when he followed Steward Li into the room last time. After all, the person who came this time was probably of extraordinary origin, especially that pretty boy. Even Lord Wang Qi treated him with great respect. Could he be a prince of the empire?
Ignoring what the security captain was thinking, Wang Qi and Gu Changqing looked at the scene inside the house behind the dilapidated door.
Just like when Steward Li came last time, there was all sorts of garbage and smells mixed together. The Imperial Finance Vice-Officer was still lying on the messy, old bed with a blank expression, but the pustules on his face had subsided considerably.
This does not mean that the adjutant's illness is about to be cured. On the contrary, it means that his life is like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time. This is just a last gasp before death.
Because of the purification spell, Gu Changqing didn't care about the messy environment inside the house. She simply released her divine sense to investigate the scene inside the house up close.
Unfortunately, just like the situation outside the building, my divine sense was blocked by something unknown, and I could only perceive the surface but could not explore the interior.
"Sir, that item should be in her possession."
At this moment, Wang Qi pointed to the lovely girl leaning against the bedside with her eyes closed as if she had fallen asleep, and said to Gu Changqing beside him.
Gu Changqing nodded slightly, but since this matter was so mysterious, it was naturally impossible to let others know about it, just to be on the safe side.
He gently raised his hand, preparing to use divine intervention techniques to wipe out all the remaining living beings within a radius of a thousand meters.
The crowd outside the building already believed that a strange creature had descended upon the capital because of the destruction caused by Gu Changqing's arrival.
Chaos erupted, and outside the building, numerous imperial patrol guards arrived to calm the tense emotions of the imperial civilians.
Looking at the dense crowd outside the dilapidated building, the captain of the Imperial patrol team, who had been sent by the Empire to appease the civilians, showed a hint of impatience. Today was supposed to be his day off, but this incident had occurred, and all the Imperial patrol teams that were not currently occupied had been dispatched to the various locations where the damage had taken place to appease the people.
Even though he was unwilling, he still had to carry out the orders issued by the empire. He could only suppress his resentment and loudly address the gathered civilians:
"Fellow citizens of the capital, do not be afraid. The anomaly that occurred was due to an accident involving an item being researched at the Imperial Research Institute for Mysteries. The situation has now been resolved, and the personnel involved have been arrested by the Imperial Guards. The Empire will compensate you for your losses."
The civilians, who had been looking fearful and uneasy, finally felt relieved after hearing their squad leader say that it was just an accident. After all, they had come all the way to the capital for this safe environment.
Afterwards, upon hearing that the Empire would provide them with compensation, their expressions of fear and unease transformed into joy, and they all expressed their gratitude to the patrol captain who was shouting ahead.
"Thank you for the Empire's grace!"
"Hahaha, I knew it! How could such a powerful capital city be invaded by strange creatures?"
"Long live the Empire!"
"Praise be to the Emperor! Long live the Empire!"
...
Hearing the praise from the crowd in front of him, even though he knew it wasn't praise, the patrol captain was still filled with pride and vanity.
"Alright, now that everyone knows the cause of this matter, I must return to the army to report for duty."
After saying that, the patrol captain prepared to go back and report that the mission was complete before resuming his vacation.
Above their heads, a huge dark cloud had gathered, and something seemed to be constantly jumping and flashing within it.
The crowd, shrouded in dark clouds, looked up at the massive cloud in the sky, their eyes filled with fear, as if recalling something.
At this moment, the patrol captain looked shocked, his lips trembling as he murmured:
"What...what kind of dark clouds are these! Wasn't it said that the dark clouds above the capital were dispelled by His Majesty the Emperor ten years ago?"
He naturally didn't know that this dark cloud wasn't the cloud from the arrival of that strange creature, but rather a dark cloud that was rapidly formed by the power of heaven and earth after Gu Changqing used the Divine Descent Technique.
Those commoners had all witnessed the black clouds that summoned the strange creatures, and that fear was deeply ingrained in the genes of every human living on the continent of Solo.
Whenever they saw dark clouds, they would involuntarily begin to tremble, their eyes would gradually become unfocused, and even the most basic thought of escaping would be forgotten.
"Aaaaaah!"
At this moment, a civilian could no longer bear the fear in his heart. He clutched his head with both hands, his eyes wide open, blood flowing continuously into his eye sockets, and he screamed helplessly.
This civilian's reaction triggered a chain reaction, with one civilian after another screaming loudly.
"Aaaaah! Liar, you liar!"
"Hahahaha, waaaaah, the monster has returned to the capital! Why hasn't the emperor appeared yet?"
"This person has been deceiving us all. Even if we die, we will follow him."
...
Someone suddenly pointed the finger at the patrol captain, and the crowd, who had been filled with fear, turned their angry and frenzied gazes at the patrol captain standing in front of them, his eyes filled with shock.
Because he was assigned the mission directly during his rest time, he only had time to change into his uniform. He did not go to the army to collect his weapons, as patrol teams do not need to take their weapons home.
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