The fire spread rapidly.

It was already early morning when the fire was completely put out.

Inspection Hall.

A man pushed the door open, sat down opposite Karl, and handed him a cup of steaming milk coffee.

"This incident has a huge impact. Even the city lord has been alarmed, so I can't help but ask a few more times."

The visitor's voice was gentle:

"You don't have to worry. The whole matter has been investigated. It has nothing to do with you. You should be able to leave soon."

"Alas!" Carl sighed, "Who would have thought that there would be a base for fire thieves there."

He had been questioned individually several times since returning to the inspection hall, and was not surprised this time either.

"yes!"

The man leaned back, half hidden in the darkness, his face faintly visible under the kerosene lamp, and asked, "When Miles died, only you and Dinah were there. Did you find anything on him?"

"Or rather, have you found anything? After all, you will regain consciousness earlier than Dina."

Hmm? Karl frowned and looked up at the person who came.

Under the dim light, the other person's facial features seemed to be covered by a layer of fog, and no matter how hard one tried, one could not make them out clearly.

After a brief pause, Carl spoke, "I fainted after activating my hidden arrow. When I woke up again, a huge fire had broken out nearby. I was in such a hurry to escape that I had no time to search for anything."

"Yeah?"

The visitor held his chin with his hand and said:

"You said Miles's methods were strange, but he was killed by your hidden arrow that shot him in the throat. It doesn't seem reasonable."

"Heh..." Carl chuckled: "I don't think so."

Compared to shooting people to death with hidden arrows, the method used by Miles was truly incomprehensible.

"All right!"

The visitor sighed, straightened his upper body, took out a book and placed it on the table, motioning to Karl:

"Take a look at this book to see if there are any problems. If there are no problems, you can leave."

"Book?"

Carl looked surprised, then examined the book carefully.

This is a two-finger-thick leather book with a brown-yellow cover, bound with two dark red silk threads.

There is a picture on the front cover, but the picture is a little blurry.

Looking closely, the picture seems to be a woman holding a wooden stick, and the faint mist makes the woman's appearance unclear.

Karl did not open the book, but looked at the woman in the picture, lost in thought, his brows unconsciously furrowed.

"call……"

A breeze blew in from somewhere in the closed room.

The light of the kerosene lamp swayed gently, and the woman on the cover of the book twisted her figure as if she came to life.

"Come!"

"come over!"

The murmur sounded in my ears.

Carl's face was confused. In his sight, the woman on the cover took a step and slowly walked out of the mist.

As the distance got closer, the woman's facial features became clearer and clearer, even the tiny pores on her cheeks were clearly visible.

But the weird thing is.

The woman's specific features and overall appearance could not be seen clearly, all I could see was a pair of eyes getting closer and closer.

“Clatter…”

The breeze blows through the mountains, forests and fallen leaves, and a strange sound comes into my ears, while I can smell the freshness of the mountains.

Mountains and fields?

Wasn't he in the room of the inspection hall? "Yeah!"

Karl's body shuddered, his eyes regained clarity, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on his back without him noticing.

"Bang..."

He pushed over the wooden table in front of him and stepped backwards frantically.

"Get lost!"

"Get lost!"

"What is this?"

Carl's breathing was rapid, his heart was pounding, and he subconsciously wanted to find a weapon that suits him.

“Bang!”

“Pah!”

The figure opposite stood up and clapped his hands:

"You are able to get rid of the spiritual influence of the wizard's book. It seems that you are a talented person. No wonder you are resistant to the Banshee's Howl."

"Leave?" Carl hadn't come back to his senses yet: "Where to?"

"Go where you should go." The other party put away the book and walked out of the darkness, revealing the appearance of a middle-aged man: "I forgot to introduce myself, Tim Morton, you can call me Tim, an intermediate wizard apprentice."

* * * In the spacious hall, dozens of candlesticks were placed in order, and the candlelight illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime.

This is the Yeager family's estate.

Dina stood in the middle of the hall with a gloomy face. She didn't remember how long she had been standing there, but she knew that her legs had lost feeling.

"Bang..."

There was a sound of breaking porcelain coming from the inner hall.

"I shouldn't have let her be the chief inspector in the first place. I spent so much effort on this, and look at the mess she caused."

"What's the point of saying this now?"

"How can it be useless? If you had listened to me, you wouldn't be in all the trouble now."

"Okay, okay."

“…”

"unlucky!"

A sharp female voice filled with resentment:

"I'm wasting family resources and can't accomplish anything. I might as well find a man to marry and save myself from being an eyesore."

"That's enough." The man's voice sank: "She is my daughter after all."

"snort!"

“Crackle…”

When the chaos was over, a tired-looking man walked out slowly.

"Father!"

"Why!"

Sassoon Yeager waved his hand: "Don't stand, sit down and talk."

"Father." Dina's cheeks tightened. "I tracked them there while investigating the mummy case. If we hadn't wiped out the group of fire thieves, they might have caused even greater trouble."

"You have a point." Viscount Sassoon did not deny it and said:

"But this operation killed three inspectors and seven civilians, and affected more than a dozen houses."

"These are all your responsibilities."

Dinah lowered her head, unable to refute.

"It doesn't matter if they die. At most, I'll have to pay some money." Viscount Sassoon sighed, " But each of the three inspectors has a background. Their elders have already made trouble at the City Lord's Mansion. I can't say anything."

"You will inevitably be punished."

"Father!" Dina raised her voice.

"You are my daughter, I will definitely help you." Viscount Sassoon raised his hand and interrupted her:

"It is precisely because you are my daughter that I don't want you to take risks. If something happens to you, how will I explain to your deceased mother?"

Dina's eyes turned red.

"remember."

Lord Sassoon warned: "Don't be so reckless in the future, and don't let your relatives worry."

"yes."

Dinah slowly lowered her head.

"I know that you are eager to make contributions in order to obtain a life potion and be promoted to a knight." Viscount Sassoon continued:

"But you were too impulsive this time."

Not only will this action not win praise from superiors, it will even lead to punishment, and is undoubtedly a complete failure.

Dina was able to become the South City Patrol Chief at such a young age. This was not only due to her own strength, but also her family background.

If she fails to do her job well, her family will be implicated.

"And the one called Carl." Viscount Sassoon said:

"Although he has no special abilities, he is a noble after all. He accuses you of framing a noble for merit. You should find a way to appease him."

?

Dina opened her mouth and hesitated to speak, because she knew she was in the wrong.

"In a few days, your cousin Will will come to Signor City to visit. Please take a few days off to accompany him."

Seeing his daughter's expression full of surprise, Viscount Sassoon's voice sank: "This is an order!"

“Must go!”

"Yes." Dina nodded helplessly.

(End of this chapter)