Chapter 74 Investigation (Please collect)
Early in the morning.
The fog has not dissipated yet.
A group of people from the Inspection Department arrived at the Lapp Textile Factory early, and the person leading the team was the chief Goff.
“What a great smell!”
Some people in the crowd covered their mouths and noses:
“The nearby river is full of dead fish, and the color of the river water has also changed. Is this a place for people?”
“It is said to be because The latest technology, cloth needs high temperature steaming, dyeing and loading, so the water will deteriorate , The smell is very strong.” One person said:
“Of course, I don’t understand it. I just heard people say that, but it does emit a lot of smoke.”
Everyone looked up and looked. Towards the tall chimneys, thick black smoke was being discharged high into the sky from inside.
These black smoke will eventually become part of the air, covering the entire city of Signo.
Someone whispered:
“No wonder the air quality in the city has gotten worse and worse in recent years. Factories should be farther away from the city.”
“Welcome! Welcome! ”
Before the discussion was finished, someone walked out of the main entrance of the factory and bowed with enthusiasm:
"Goff, my friend, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming so that I could prepare."
"Jack." Goff smiled lightly:
"We are coming this time The investigation may require your cooperation. Can the factory be shut down today? "
" Shut down?" Jack's expression changed greatly:
"Goff, are you kidding me?" br>
"The machines in my factory are different from other places. It takes a long time to get used to starting and stopping. The wages of so many workers and the wear and tear of the machines are at least thousands of pounds. Who pays for this money?"
Thousands of pounds?
Everyone in the venue looked at each other.
They didn’t know that just stopping the machine would have such big consequences.
"Jack!"
Dinah took a step forward and said:
"We are not negotiating with you. Female workers disappear in textile factories every month, and a thorough investigation must be carried out."
"You are..." Jack looked sideways.
"Dina!" Dinah said solemnly:
"Dina Yeager."
"It turns out to be the daughter of the Yeager family." Jack nodded, and his originally kind expression suddenly turned solemn:
"Then you should know, what does this textile factory represent?"
" The clothes it produces are to be sent to the front line. Do you want the clothes from the front line to be sent to the front line? The soldier doesn't have any clothes to change?"
Turn around, he glanced at everyone in the field:
"The Rapp Textile Factory is an outstanding industry in Signo City, Frank and Foss of the Noble Council. The Te family and others all have shares in it.”
"I want to see today who dares to stop it!"
There was silence in the field.
Everyone looked at each other, with flinching in their eyes.
Goff frowned in displeasure, but did not force his mouth to speak.
The person mentioned by the other party carries too much weight, even as the chief of the inspection department, he will inevitably be wary.
"Okay then!"
Sighed, Gove waved his hand:
"Let's go in and have a look, find some people to ask some questions, is there no problem?"
“Of course!”
A smile reappeared on Jack’s face, and he stretched out his hand to draw it inwards:
"Welcome!"
Second floor of the factory.
Caesar Foster held a cane and looked at the inspectors walking around below with gloomy eyes:
"Recently, the city has been very strict with inspections."
" It should be.”
Robert, the pharmacist, appeared behind him and nodded:
"The firebender's suicide attack resulted in heavy casualties among the nobles in the city, and even caused Earl Barrow to lose face in front of Princess Sark, which also affected the morale of the frontline troops. There is some turmoil, this is not a small matter. "
"Not to mention that there are many people on your side. If you take in those people, it is inevitable that some news will be revealed."
Yu. Fire One!
This is the name the Cologne people give to those who control the fire. They are believers in the burning sun, and they are also the fire thieves among the people of Gondor.
Robert, a well-known and successful businessman and pharmacist in Signo City, is actually related to a hostile force.
It’s not just him!
The same goes for the Foster family.
"What should we do now?" Nishizawa lowered his head and asked:
"Will they find that place?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen." Robert smiled and waved his hand:
"The factory machines don't stop, and the passage is blocked by the rotating propellers. No one can get in."
"As for the other things, That secret passage..."
"Not to mention that it is not easy to find, but I have also set up a witchcraft trap on it, making it even harder to get in."
Xizawa nodded slowly.
After a pause, he added:
“But this is not the solution now. The inspector and police officers have already focused their attention on Beicheng.”
“Sooner or later, the problem will be discovered!”
"Yes!" Robert sighed:
"And the time given by that person is too tight, only ten days, it is really difficult for us to handle."
"Otherwise..."
"Make some noise to divert attention?"
Nishizawa nodded.
Downstairs.
Dina carefully inspected every floor and every room in the factory, her eyes constantly patrolling.
"Let's go!"
Goff came over and waved:
"Go to the next house."
"Chief."
Dina He followed up in small steps and whispered:
"I feel there is a problem here. Carey has said before that the disappearance of his fiancée is also related to the textile factory."
"Yeah."
Gove can become the chief minister, not only Because of his identity, his acumen for the case is also essential.
"You are right, there must be something hidden in the Lapu Textile Factory, but we can't find it out at the moment."
"Chief..." Dinah's eyes lit up:
"What do you mean?"
"Investigate secretly." Goff lowered his head and said in a solemn voice:
"I feel that the fire thief's suicide attack is just the beginning. It is possible that things are not yet complete." End."
"If my feeling is correct, they must have a stronghold in the city."
"Check!"
"We must find out!"
As he said that, he raised his head and looked towards the second floor. His keen sense made him aware of the inconspicuous murderous intention just now.
The attack by the fire thieves put the entire city of Signo under martial law. People implemented a curfew and all on-duty personnel were not allowed to leave without permission.
Even Karl, who was dawdling around, had to cheer up and check in at the inspection hall every day.
This caused the progress of refining the broadsword to be very slow.
Only after getting off work every day, do I have time to come to the fragments of the God's Domain and beat my weapons.
“Ding…”
“Dang!”
The refining room.
The shirtless Karl held the tongs tightly with one hand and swung the hammer with the other hand, constantly forging the iron plate on the anvil.
Every time a heavy hammer falls, sparks will fly everywhere.
When it is beaten a certain number of times, it will be burned in the forge and something will be blended into it.
The extremely high temperature makes the metal melt.
After putting it into the ice water aside, thick white smoke instantly emerged and filled the entire refining room.
This goes on over and over again.
The iron plate has gradually taken on the shape of a broad sword, and the surface has even been beaten into fish scale patterns.
"Huh?"
Karl suddenly frowned, stopped what he was doing, turned around and stepped out of the God's Domain fragment.
The night was dark, and the waning moon was obscured by black clouds. Although it was not invisible, it was still hazy.
Push open the window sash.
There seemed to be something crawling in the corner.
Karl jumped down from the second floor, came to the shadow, and used the light spell to look at the corner.
“Human?”
It was ‘she’ who triggered the witchcraft trap arranged in the yard and triggered the early warning.
…………
"Hurry!"
"Hurry up!"
Eugene, wearing a police uniform and carrying a long knife, led a group of police officers to the courtyard door and knocked on the door.
“Open the door!”
“Open the door quickly!”
The fierce knocking on the door not only woke up the owner of the courtyard, but also the neighbors lit up their candles one after another.
Many people opened their windows and looked outside.
"What are you doing?" When he was deeply asleep and was interrupted by life, he was inevitably angry. Karl put on a nightgown and opened the courtyard door.
“Is it you?”
He looked at the police officers in front of the door, his face filled with anger:
"What are you doing?"
"I really think that if a noble has fallen, he can be bullied at will. Tell me who your commander is? I will complain to the noble council and I will stop you all from wearing this. Wear a uniform!”
“Baron Carl.” Once, Eugene was not as polite and respectful as last time, but said with a cold face:
"It was just reported that you have a missing little girl hiding here, and we have been ordered to come and search!"
“Fart!” Carl was furious:
"I am a noble. You have no right to search my residence without the permission of the noble council."
"And..."
He said angrily:
"Who said I was hiding a missing little girl here? Call him over. I want him to know the consequences of framing a noble!"
"Sorry." Eugene shook his head:
"We keep the identity of the whistleblower strictly confidential."
"And..."
A hideous smile suddenly appeared on his face:
"Because the fire thief attacked incident, the city lord ordered a strict investigation of any suspicious person, including nobles, so we are now qualified to search your residence."
"Please give way, Baron!"
"What's the point of talking to him!" Police Officer Nelson, who had a bad attitude last time, rushed directly into the yard:
"I've long thought there was something wrong with him, and stopped him from entering. There must be something hidden in the yard. Something shady."
"Search!"
"Watch him, don't let him escape!"
"Baron?"
Turning around, Nelson said with disdain on his face:
“Bah!”
Karl’s expression was cold, but he did not forcefully intercept him and allowed the police officers in front of the door to pour into the courtyard.
Nelson swapped yards and strode towards the corner.
“Huh?”
The deserted corner made his expression change slightly, and he subconsciously turned around and cast a questioning look at Eugene.
Why not?
“No!”
“Not here either!”
Everyone searched the yard, including the basement, but did not find the so-called ‘missing girl’.
"Hmph!"
Karl snorted:
"What do you have to say now?"
"Sorry!"
Eugene came back to his senses Come, with a flattering smile on his face again, he bent down and spoke respectfully:
"It seems this is a misunderstanding, disturbing the Baron."
"Let's leave now!" "You'd better hope this matter ends here." Karl looked at the other person with an indifferent and cold expression:
“Get out!”
“Yes.” Eugene smiled dryly:
"Let's get out, get out now!"
He waved his hand and left quickly with a group of people, just as hurriedly as when he came.
Karl watched them leave until their backs disappeared, then he closed the courtyard door and dodged back.
Not long after.
He picked up an unconscious little girl from a deserted back alley, came to a house, and placed the little girl in the courtyard.
"Well..."
The little girl opened her eyes in a daze, and saw the familiar environment around her, and her expression of fear and fear turned into ecstasy.
"Father!"
"Mother!"
She shouted in a low voice, struggling to get up regardless of the injuries all over her body.
"Amy?"
In the room, someone hesitated to speak, and as the candlelight lit up, a couple rushed out in a panic.
"Amy!"
"My Amy, am I not dreaming?"
"Mother, it's me." The little girl sobbed and cried:
"It's me!"
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
"Merciful Lord of the Dawn, thank you for sending our daughter back." The father knelt on the ground and kept praising the Lord of the Dawn.
The dark place.
Karl slowly withdrew his gaze.
He knew that some people didn't like him, but such a straightforward frame-up was an eye-opener.
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Night.
Several figures appeared in the night.
This is the Beicheng Industrial Zone, where various textile factories, smelters, and warehouses gather, and the flow of goods flourishes.
"Enlightenment!"
Dina whispered:
"Are you sure the direction is correct?"
"It's definitely true."
Taro Dawu nodded when he heard this:
"I followed Kaili here to investigate several times. If there is a problem, it will definitely be there."< br>
"Lapp Textile Factory..."
"This factory is very abnormal!"
"Sir." Someone whispered:
"Haven't many people been arrested? Many missing girls have also returned to their homes."
In the past two days, strict investigation has been carried out. , and caught many 'suspects'.
Police officers and inspectors were dispatched to find missing girls in many homes and basements based on clues.
In their habitual understanding, there is enough communication, and there is no need to pester the Lapp Textile Factory.
If it weren't for the insistence of their immediate boss, half of the group would not be here.
"It's just that they were caught." Chief Goff looked serious: "It's a bit too coincidental, and several of them don't look like real criminals. They may have been framed. ”
“Not bad!”
Dina nodded in agreement:
"They just don't want us to continue the investigation. The more this happens, the more we must investigate to the end."
"I hope your guess is true." Someone whispered:
"The Noble Council We are asked not to harass the factories in Beicheng so as not to affect the supplies of frontline soldiers. This operation has not been approved."
"Sir!"
"You should know what this means."
"I know." Gove nodded:
"If someone discovers it, he may be condemned by the parliament, but don't worry, I will take care of it if something happens."
"No." A person behind him shook his head and said:
"It means that if something happens to us, no one will know what happened, which is not safe."
"..." Goff's eyes moved slightly:
"Don't worry, although there are not many of us, our strength is not bad. Even the great knights don't have to be afraid."
"No need to be afraid!"
Indeed.
They are all the elite of the inspection hall, almost all knights.
As the commander-in-chief, Goff is a peak-level knight who can fight against great knights.
In Signo City, there is no such thing as going wild, but there are certainly not many things to be afraid of.
“You are so verbose.”
Dawu shook his head:
“It’s right in front, don’t make any noise, go in secretly, so as not to disturb the people inside.”
Hearing this, several people lowered their bodies and swept forward silently.
This is the warehouse of Lapu Textile Factory, not far from the factory, and there are still people patrolling it even at night.
A group of people avoided the sight of the inspectors and headed inside.
Dawu was obviously very familiar with the nearby terrain. He led the people to turn left and right until they came to an underground warehouse.
“I don’t know what’s going on ahead.”
Stop walking, Dawu shrugged his shoulders:
"It's up to you what to do next."
Goff pulled out his sword, stepped forward, and appeared behind an inspector in a flash.
The sword spine tapped lightly.
“Pa!”
The other party felt his neck go numb, rolled his eyes and fainted.
"Let's go!"
Goff waved his hand and accelerated forward.
The group of people knocked open a wooden door and froze suddenly.
Ahead is an area similar to a square, with torches on the surrounding walls illuminating the square.
A short, ugly man in a purple robe stood in the middle with his hands behind his back, looking towards the group of people.
It's like waiting for a long time.
"Robert!"
Goff's eyes contracted:
"Why are you here?"
"Of course I'm waiting for you." Robert said Putting his hands on his chest, he bent down to salute a few people and said slowly:
"My friend, you are here after all!"
"Well..." Gove looked around cautiously:
"You knew I was coming?"
" Guess." Robert paced in the field:
"People like us are very sensitive to the emotions of ordinary people, so I saw the doubt in your eyes and guessed that you would not let La La go easily. Pu Textile Factory will definitely investigate secretly.”
"Alas!"
He sighed, with regret in his voice:
"You shouldn't have come!"
"So what if you come?" Gove said:
“Is it possible that you are really related to the fire thief in Cologne?”
"What do you want to ask from me?" It is difficult for ordinary people to hide their thoughts from a wizard apprentice, even a scheming chief inspector. When Robert heard this, he chuckled and shook his head:
"There's no need to bother, I can tell you directly, firebending The ones who do have something to do with me."
"Not only the firebenders!"
"There are also followers of Elise, who are also related to me."
"You. What a courage!" Gove's expression changed drastically:
"Aren't you afraid of the laws of the Kingdom of Gondor?"
He didn't take action directly. The other party appeared here alone, and there was no way he didn't have a trump card.
He even bluntly told the secret. It is more likely that...
He is confident!
Thinking of this, Gove couldn't help but tense up, and his heart was full of warning signs.
"Law?"
Robert shook his head:
"This thing only protects the strong and is never useful to the weak."
"Boom!"
He stamped his feet lightly, and there was a dull sound on the ground, and there was also a rustling sound in the darkness.
"I hope you won't come, but it's a pity that you come, and you should bear the price for the path you choose."
The words have not yet finished.
‘Humanoid spiders’ emerged from the darkness one after another, surrounding the group of people.
“A follower of the Spider Goddess!”
“It’s the Spider Woman!”
The crowd was restless, and many people had panicked looks in their eyes.
They had heard of this half-human, half-spider existence for a long time, but today was the first time they saw it.
“Up!”
Someone growled:
“Get Robert first!”
The person controlling Spider Woman is obviously Robert. As long as he is taken down, the current crisis will definitely be solved.
“Whoa!”
Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed over.
The sword on his waist was unsheathed, and the long sword was pointed at Robert. A fierce murderous intention locked the target first.
This is a knight!
"Be careful!"
Goff yelled:
"Don't be impulsive!"
"Huh..." Facing the incoming sword, Robert's expression remained unchanged. He just shook his head slightly and held his left hand.
Magic item - Ring Star Sword!
The starlight gathered and formed, turning into six three-foot-long thin swords that appeared around him out of thin air.
The Star Sword trembled slightly and suddenly shot out, sweeping towards the oncoming knight, like six gorgeous galaxies.
"Puff!"
"Puff!"
The starlight flew through the void at an astonishing speed, ignoring the intercepting weapons, and penetrated the knight on the spot.
knight!
Death!
A formal knight, in front of the mysterious Robert, has no power to fight back, and cannot even get close.
…………
A courtyard somewhere.
Police Officer Nelson looked horrified and backed away:
“No!”
“Don’t kill me!”
His mouth was covered with blood, and the long sword in his hand had already been cut. The man flew out, his eyes full of fear.
"Huh..." Karl was wearing a black cloak, with all his facial features covered, and he shook his head slightly when he heard the words:
"Where is your companion?"
"The name is..."
"Eugene?"
He was not sure about the name.
“I don’t know, I don’t know.” Nelson shook his head repeatedly, suddenly turned around and ran outside.
He shouted while running:
"Here comes someone! Someone..."
"Poof!"
Before he finished speaking, his body was already split in two from his abdomen.
(End of this chapter)