Chapter 543 544. Thorny Rose in the Shadow
The city hall of the plateau city is built on the highest point of the mound.
The elf merchant walked up a long stone staircase, and was stopped by several mixed-blood elf guard warriors before he had gone far.
The elf merchant stood in front of the first step, negotiating with the mixed-blood elf guard warriors.
The Silver Moon Elf merchants tied a mixed-blood elf collector with a rope and escorted him to several mixed-blood elf guard warriors. They pointed at the collector and called him a 'liar'.
Mu Lin originally wanted to go on a routine inspection of the prisoner of war concentration camp, but a guard soldier ran over panting and reported:
‘A group of elf merchants gathered in front of the city hall gate. They said they had caught a liar, and they hoped that the Archon of the city hall could personally order the punishment of this mixed-blood elf liar. ’
Mu Lin frowned and could only postpone the inspection of the concentration camp.
She turned back to the first floor hall of the city hall and asked the guard warriors to take the group of elf merchants to the first floor hall.
When building this hall, Roy asked the construction craftsmen to open a dome transom in the dome of the hall. The morning sunlight passed through the bronze mirror inlaid around the transom, refracted a beam of light and fell on the stone table in the center of the hall. There is a scale on the table. On the left tray of the scale is a scepter, and on the right tray is a sword.
The relief sculpture under the stone table shows a group of mixed-blood elves carrying an incomplete shield with their strong arms.
There was only one stone table in the empty hall, filling the hall with a sacred aura.
Mu Lin stood in front of the stone table and looked coldly at a group of elf merchants who came in from the gate. Among this group of elf merchants were Silver Moon elves and mixed-blood elves. Everyone looked very angry and their steps were very heavy.
Looking at the mixed-blood elf collector who was tied up with a rope, he looked listless at the moment, his face was covered with bruises and scars, and one eye was swollen into a goldfish eye, and he couldn't even open it. There was also a mixed elf girl following, and the little girl’s face was already wet with tears.
A group of mixed-blood elf guard warriors stood on both sides of the hall, immediately filling the hall with a chilling atmosphere.
Mu Lin took two steps forward, and the crisp sound of footsteps made the whispering elf merchants immediately shut up.
The hall was silent except for the little girl's sobs...
"Tell me, what happened? You tell me first." Mu Lin pursed her lips and looked at the Silver Moon Elf businessman standing at the front, her voice full of irresistible intimidation.
The Silver Moon Elf merchant first saluted Mulin very politely, and then said: "Lord Archon, I am a businessman from Padstow City, and my name is Sergei. , I came to the Plateau City just to buy some magic herbs, and then transport them to the Elf Continent to make some small profits."
"Three days ago, I spent 100 magic crystals on the free market to buy a winter thorn grass from a mixed elf collector. However, when I brought the winter thorn grass back, I discovered that this winter thorn grass The thorn grass is a fake, because when I brought the winter thorn grass back to the tent, I discovered that the ice shell on the winter thorn grass had melted, and what was exposed inside was a thorn vine that had been dipped in dye. ”
"So today, several friends and I found the collector and took him to the city hall. We hope that the Archon can punish this mixed-blood elf for selling fake goods in accordance with the laws of the Plateau City."
Hearing the word 'mixed-blood elf', Mu Lin's eyes narrowed instantly, and a sharp look fell on the face of the Silver Moon Elf businessman, making him tremble in fright and take two steps back.
Mulin asked the other elf merchants: "Who else would you like to add?"
A group of elf merchants did not dare to meet Mu Lin's eyes.
Mu Lin walked a few more steps, looked at the mixed elf collector coldly, as if she couldn't see the crying little girl beside him, and asked coldly:
"They said you sell fake goods?"
"Lord Archon, what I am selling is a genuine winter thorn grass..."
The half-blood elf collector, who was still tied with ropes, retorted weakly.
Mulin turned to the Silver Moon Elf merchant and asked: "You said you bought a fake winter thorn grass, where is that winter thorn grass?"
The Silver Moon Elf merchant immediately took out a magic-sealing box. He placed the box in front of his feet, then bent down and opened the lid, revealing a dried magic herb inside.
Mu Lin did not look at the magic herb. She turned to the back of the hall and shouted: "Woods, come here and see, what is this magic herb?"
Woods scratched his head speechlessly, passed Roy and Moira, and walked into the conference hall along the arched corridor.
Under the watchful eyes of a group of herbal medicine merchants, they came to the Demon Sealing Box, took out the magic herb from the Demon Sealing Box, and then carefully identified it...
Woods soon gave a definite answer: "This is indeed a thorn vine, and the color of this thorn vine is a little wrong. It may have been dyed for a long time, and some of the obvious features of the thorn vine have been carefully modified. Prune it so it does look a bit like winter thorngrass at first glance.”
Mu Lin frowned, looked at the group of elf merchants, and asked: "Who can prove that this collector sold this magic herb to this merchant?"
After saying these words, several elf merchants immediately took a step forward, raised their right hands and said calmly:
"Lord Archon, I can prove this."
"I can prove this too."
"I can prove that during the transaction, he took out this magic herb. At that time, there was a layer of ice shell on the magic herb. I was also present at the time."
"Do you know that if you commit perjury, you will be whipped ten times?" Mu Lin asked the elf merchants who came forward.
"We know!" several elf merchants replied quickly.
Mu Lin frowned, turned around and asked the mixed elf collector: "Then can you find a witness to prove that the magic herb you sold to this businessman was not this thorn vine?"
"I...I can't!" The mixed elf collector hesitated for a moment and replied with some despair.
Mu Lin frowned again.
At this time, someone among the elf merchants came out and said to Mu Lin:
"Lord Archon, as far as I know, no winter thorn grass has been found on the Pagisto Plateau so far, so we have every reason to believe that the winter thorn grass sold by this mixed elf collector is fake."
Mu Lin paused for a moment, came to the mixed elf collector, untied the rope on his body with her own hands, and asked in a gentle voice: "Then can you tell me where you collected this winter plant?" Thorny grass?"
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Roy, who was hiding at the back of the hall, heard Mu Lin ask the mixed elf collector in such a tone, which meant that Mu Lin no longer trusted the mixed elf collector...
And all the current evidence points to the hybrid elf collector selling a fake winterthorn plant.
Moira held Roy's hand nervously. She was particularly concerned about the debate in the hall. She would never be like this...
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The mixed elf collector said that he accidentally found this winter thorn grass in the valley of the Snowy Mountains in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau. It is said that he also found traces of a big snow monster nearby.
But no elf was willing to stand up and testify for the herb collector that what he said was true...
All the evidence proves that the fake winter thorn grass was sold by the mixed-blood elf collectors to the Silver Moon elf merchants.
These witnesses were herbal traders in the free market.
During the transaction, everyone stood around as witnesses.
Mu Lin pinched her eyebrows. All the evidence pointed to the sale of fake winter thorn grass by the mixed elf collectors.
Moreover, this guy was severely beaten by these elf merchants on the day of the transaction. Two days later, these elf merchants actually found the mixed elf collector's home, tied him up and sent him to the city hall.
Under the gaze of a group of elf merchants, Mulin thought for a moment before saying: "Put him in the prison of the concentration camp for the time being. In addition, the witnesses should not leave the plateau city within ten days. This matter is still The investigation needs to continue, and the results of the investigation will be officially announced in ten days." A group of elf merchants breathed a sigh of relief and frowned at the same time. They were a little surprised that Mulin would not let them leave the plateau city for the time being.
The two mixed-blood elf guard warriors escorted the mixed-blood elf collector and staggered out of the hall of the city hall.
The little mixed-blood elf girl hugged the middle-aged mixed-blood elf's thigh and cried miserably.
"Where are you going to take my father! Where are you going to take him!"
When the guard soldiers walked down the steps, the little girl slumped weakly in front of the steps and fainted.
The middle-aged mixed-blood elf didn't even have a chance to look back...
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Moira finally couldn't help but ran towards the little half-blood elf girl. While running, she complained to Roy quickly:
"Can't you help her?"
In fact, Roy stood at the back of the hall and listened to the entire process of Mu Lin's handling of the case.
Facts have proved that Mu Lin acted very impartially when handling this case, and did not favor the collector because of his identity as a mixed elf. He imprisoned the mixed elf collector based on various evidences.
In fact, Mu Lin also said on the spot that there will be a ten-day investigation period for the subsequent city hall...
In fact, Mu Lin still needs to understand the whole matter objectively, which is exactly the opposite of the judgment steps of the Elf Elders Council Tribunal.
If it were the trial court of the Council of Elf Elders, the punishment results for the mixed-blood elf collectors would have just been announced.
In fact, Mu Lin wanted to continue investigating and collecting evidence...
So Roy felt that he had no reason to intervene. He couldn't have to take care of everything.
…
Moira just begged Roy to help the little half-blood elf girl, but Roy ruthlessly refused.
This made her very angry, and her little face bulged with anger.
Moira ran to the little half-blood elf girl and saw her lying unconscious on the stone slab. She quickly gave her some water. Thinking of the way she saw her in the alley yesterday, she felt even more sorry for the little half-blood elf girl.
The little half-blood elf girl was very thin, lying in Moira's arms and slowly opened her eyes.
"Besides your father, do you have any other relatives?" Moira asked the little half-blood elf girl in a low voice.
The little mixed-blood elf girl's voice was hoarse from crying. It was very difficult to speak, and she even lost her voice: "There is also a brother who followed the mine guard group to Sun Island Bay to help the mixed-blood elves there... …”
Roy also walked over quickly, took out a pot of diluted tree sap of life from his magic waist bag, and gave the little mixed elf girl a sip.
The little mixed-blood elf girl drank the sap from the Tree of Life and immediately gained some strength.
She struggled to stand up from Moira's arms, bowed deeply to Moira, and then said:
"I'm going to prepare luggage for my father, so I'll say goodbye!"
The little mixed-blood elf girl did not pray to Moira for help, but said goodbye to Moira very politely. Her sensibleness made Moira feel a little distressed.
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Seeing the little half-blood elf girl running down the stone steps quickly, Moira's expression became even more ugly.
"I want the truth, Roy, and you have to help me."
Moira was a little angry, pestering Roy and saying unreasonably.
Roy was a little helpless. Mu Lin handled this matter without any problems.
He wanted to bypass Moira and go to the residence to get the horse.
Today he wanted to visit the blacksmith's workshop. He wanted to know what was the reason why the blacksmith's workshop failed to produce the chains as scheduled...
At this time, Moira stood in front of Roy again, unreasonably raising her hands, raising her head, and staring at Roy unblinkingly with a pair of clear, bright black eyes.
"You must help me!"
The corners of Moira's eyes were a little moist, but her tone was extremely firm...
Sabrina and Miss Tiffany just watched from behind, neither of them came close.
Roy stopped, twisted Moira's face dotingly, and responded softly: "I know! You are really annoying."
After saying that, Roy walked into the city hall to find Mu Lin...
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The magic airship that was originally parked at the airport terminal waiting to be loaded with iron chains flew to Sun Island Bay in the morning. It did not carry any supplies from the Plateau City.
Moira and Miss Tiffany stood on the deck of the magic airship.
Miss Tiffany held the bronze argali horns on the bow of the boat with both hands, looked towards the other side of the clouds in the distance, and asked Moira curiously: "Just to give you a clear explanation, I want to Accompany you on this magic airship to make a circle between Sun Island Bay and Plateau City. By the way...if Roy is not the governor of Pagisto Plateau and he has no power to help you like this, what will you do?"
Moira, standing on the deck, narrowed her eyes.
At this moment, she was like a night saber crouching in the shadows.
"Tiffany, have you forgotten my profession? I am an assassin! My teacher told me that when I can't find the answer, I will look for it one by one, and then ask again. Someone will tell me."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when Miss Tiffany heard Moira say these words, she always felt chilled all over her body.
Miss Tiffany turned around, looked at Moira and asked:
"If...I mean if Roy hadn't intervened in this, would you really have done this?"
"I can!"
Moira replied without hesitation.
"..."
Miss Tiffany wasn't saying anything.
The sweet, cute, and introverted mixed-race elf girl in front of me is finally like a thorny rose hidden in the shadows. While blooming beautifully to the surroundings, she will also show her sharp thorns...
(End of chapter)