Chapter 621 Investigation and Visit


    Unlike the decaying, beggar''s nest full of rotten smell, the Black Lake District, as a noble district without winter city, looks normal. Except for the large number of soldiers patrolling the streets, there seems to be nothing special. Even the pedestrians on the street looked very calm, as if there was no plague raging in Winter City that had nothing to do with them.


    When Duanmu Huai and his group came to the public security office, they just stepped into the gate and heard an angry roar.


    "You have no idea what I have encountered! Those hateful robbers! Thieves! They broke into my home, beat my guards to the bruised face, and then snatched everything from me. All the treasures in the cabinets, boxes and even on my bookshelf were looted by those hateful robbers! If I hadn''t chosen to beg for mercy, I''m afraid even I would have been killed! This is what you call public security? How do you take this responsibility!?"


    Duanmu Huai looked in the sound, and then he saw a luxuriously dressed man standing in front of the table, staring at the sheriff behind him, who looked helpless.


    "I''m sorry, I will send more personnel to increase patrol efforts later..."


    "But the things I was stolen can never come back!"


    "This...we will try our best to find..."


    “I told you all…”


    Looking at the man who was quarreling with the sheriff in anger, Emilia also said in a low voice.


    "That''s Mr. Hogg, it seems he''s really angry."


    "Ah, hello, Miss Emilia."


    The sheriff seemed to have had enough of Hog''s endless complaints and anger, so when he saw Emilia and others, his eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly stood up.


    "Welcome to Heihu District. Is there anything I can help you?"


    "We have some things to ask Mr. Hogg for advice."


    "Ask a question?"


    Hearing Emilia''s words, Hogg glared at her angrily.


    "I''m just asking! My home is overturned by those **** thieves, and you knights and the guard group are all having a good meal! Tell you, no matter what you want to do, unless you compensate me for my losses..."


    However, before Hogg finished speaking, suddenly, a big hand stretched out from Emilia, grabbed Hogg''s neck and grabbed him directly.


    “Woo…uh…”


    "It seems you don''t seem to understand your situation, Mr. Hogg."


    Duanmu Huai walked out with great strides and stared at Hog who was caught by his neck.


    "We suspect that you have something to do with the plague that is currently raging in Wudong City, so we come... Oh, to be nice, I''m asking for advice, and to put it directly, it''s interrogation. If you can''t give us a satisfactory answer, then I promise you will let you experience the interrogation skills of the Inquisition Court. By that time, you can''t help but stop talking."


    “Woo…uh…help…”


    At this moment, Hog''s face turned pale, and his hands desperately tried to break open the iron-like palms of Duanhuai, but it was futile. When the sheriff saw this scene, he was trembling, and then he seemed to think of something.


    "Ah, I''m addicted to smoking. Sorry, I can''t smoke in front of the lady, so I''ll leave for a moment, Miss Emilia, please give yourself your own care."


    After saying this, before Emilia could respond, the sheriff ran out of the room and closed the door in great thoughtfulness.


    Duanmu Huai just glanced at the door and then let go of his hand.


    “Bang.”


    The next moment, Hog, who was blushing, fell to the ground. He reached out to cover his neck and kept opening his mouth wide and panting.


    "You, you actually dare..."


    “Huh———!”


    The thunder warhammer whizzed past Hogg''s scalp. The sharp airflow made Hogg''s head subconsciously shrink, his legs weakened, and he immediately stopped talking.


    “…Okay, what do you want to know?”


    "You Hogg family has a warehouse in the Beggar''s Nest, right?"


    “That’s right, but that’s something that happened a long time ago.”


    Hogg gritted his teeth.


    "That''s the first warehouse I bought when my ancestors first came to Wudong City when they were doing business, so they have been kept for memorials until now. Besides, the place like the Beggar''s Nest has nothing to do with us now."


    “That is, that warehouse has been vacant?”


    "Of course, it was fine before, but now who dares to put the goods at the beggar''s nest? That''s not waiting for stolen in minutes?"


    Speaking of this, Hogg looked at Duanmu Huai in front of him and swallowed his saliva. He was not a fool, and he also heard what Duanmu Huai said just now.


    "You, what do you want to say? Let me tell you, I have nothing to do with that warehouse. I have never been to a place like Beggar''s Nest since I was born! Besides, the warehouse has been transferred to someone else now. No matter what happens, it has nothing to do with me!"


    "Who did you transfer it to?"


    "Master Duzel, he said that the warehouse needs to treat patients. Anyway, that warehouse is idle, so I agreed."


    "Is Master Duzel talking to you directly?"


    "this………"


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s inquiry, Hog looked embarrassed and seemed to be difficult to say.


    “Dong!”


    A loud noise started.


    It was not until a moment later that Hogg realized that the war hammer was hitting his hand at this moment, less than a centimeter away from his fingers! Even now, his fingers were numb because of the sudden shock wave, as if they did not exist.


    "Next time, it''s just a finger."


    "I, I said!"


    At this moment, Hogg was really scared. The hammer really hit his palm directly. Even if he was asked to find a priest, he would not be cured!


    “Yes, it’s Lord Deszel!”


    “Destzel?”


    "Yes, Lord Deszel found me personally and said that Master Duszel needed a place to treat patients in the beggar''s nest. I hoped to use that warehouse as a place to treat patients, so I agreed..."


    "Why is it Deszel? If it is related to the plague, shouldn''t it be Erbis or Vanswick?"


    “How do I know!”


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s questioning, Hogg was almost crying.


    "I just thought about selling a favor from Heim Church and Master Duzel! Besides, that warehouse was useless, so I just stamped it and changed hands! That''s it! I really don''t know anything else!"


    "…………very good."


    Duanmuhuai put away the war hammer.


    "let''s go."


    After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and left the room, while Emilia hurriedly chased after her.


    "Please wait, Mr. Duanmu Huai, what you did just now is really not very suitable, and you threaten innocent civilians like that..."


    However, before Emilia finished speaking, Duanmu Huai turned her head to interrupt her.


    "I understand your thoughts, Miss Emilia, you are the Paladin of Tyre, you have your code of conduct. But our court also has our code of conduct. For the court, protecting human beings is always the first priority. We do not fight for justice, let alone fight for gods, we only fight for human beings. Therefore, for the court, as long as we can achieve our goal, we do not care about means."


    “…Protecting humanity is not contrary to justice, right?”


    "Haha, you''ll know then."


    Faced with Emilia''s puzzled inquiry, Duanmu Huai just smiled.


    "But it''s very interesting. I want to see how this guy Deszel plans to explain."


    In fact, Deszel''s explanation is very simple and clear. “I did it.”


    Looking at Emilia and others in front of him, Deszel was still arrogant.


    "At that time, Master Duzel was suffering from no place to treat patients. I happened to know that the Hog family had a warehouse in the Beggar''s Nest that was not used, so I came forward to find Mr. Hog and asked him to lend the warehouse to us for use. Mr. Hog was also very generous and transferred the warehouse directly to Master Duzel."


    "But Ms. Eribes doesn''t seem to know about this?"


    "snort."


    Faced with Emilia''s questioning, Deszel snorted.


    "She has been busy contacting Deep Water City to find a way to cure the plague. I don''t think she needs to disturb her this kind of trivial matter."


    Looking at Deszell, Duanmu Huai also spoke at this moment.


    "So, are you trying to say that you have no idea about the secret rooms below the warehouse and the plague aberrations inside?"


    “That’s right.”


    "Very good, do you don''t know, or do you don''t want to say... I don''t care about this, but I think you will tell the matter obediently after being tried in the court... I haven''t used the judge''s torture skills for a long time."


    Speaking of this, Duanmu Huaiyu was murderous, and he was like a beast ready to go, while Deszel snorted lightly.


    "It seems that you have a deep prejudice against the Heim Temple, but unfortunately, there is no evidence, you can''t do anything to me."


    "That''s true, I''m very sorry, Mr. Duanmu."


    At this time, Arribes also stood up.


    "Destzel is someone that Lord Lord trusts very much. If you do anything to him, it is equivalent to being an enemy of Wu Winter City..."


    "cut."


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai stuttered, and the murderous aura disappeared.


    "I actually trust Heim believers. It seems that the lord is also Alzheimer''s disease."


    "Sorry to disturb me."


    At this moment, Van Swick, who had been listening silently, suddenly spoke.


    "The responsibility lies with me in this matter."


    “Vanswick?”


    Seeing his subordinates and lover suddenly speak, Eribes was also shocked and looked at him in surprise.


    "Actually, Deszel did talk about this to me at the beginning, and I also handled the procedures..."


    "Why didn''t you tell me??"


    Looking at Vanswick, Erbis looked a little surprised, while Vanswick lowered his head.


    "Sorry, Iribeth, I had to be busy with too many things at that time, so I forgot..."


    "That''s it... I''m sorry, I made you take too much responsibility at that time."


    Hearing Vanswick''s answer, Arribes''s eyes became much softer.


    But Duanmu Huai was very upset.


    "So, you know the situation, but you still have to see us going this trip? Do you think we are playing with monkeys?"


    "I''m so sorry. I just think it''s hard for people to believe it just by saying it..."


    "That''s all for this."


    Eribes forced her to interrupt, then she sighed and looked at Emilia.


    "Master Duzel''s disappearance is indeed a worrying thing. As a great druid who is respected by Nedvand City, we also need to know his situation. Next, this matter will be left to you. Emilia, go find Master Duzel and find out his situation."


    "yes……"


    A waste of time also made Emilia a little depressed. She took Erbis'' instructions dejectedly and then left the temple.


    "Are we leaving Wudong City?"


    Luo Qixi asked with some anxiety, holding the staff and holding it in a slightest.


    "Well... I''m afraid we will investigate the whereabouts of Master Duzel..."


    "Of course we need to investigate that, but we can''t let go of the matter about Deszel."


    “Mr. Duanmu.”


    Hearing this, Emilia finally couldn''t help but retort.


    "You have no evidence of your suspicion of Deszel, just speculation!"


    “That’s why we need to find evidence.”


    "But...what if there is no such evidence at all? I know you have prejudice against Heim believers..."


    "Haha, guess why I have prejudices against them?"


    "this………"


    "When you see the cultists, isn''t your first reaction not to these **** planning to cause trouble? Do you think you have prejudice against cultists?"


    "No, but the Heim believers are not cults..."


    Facing Duanmu Huai''s answer, Emilia looked speechless.


    "Maybe you and the gods you believe in see this, but the Inquisition does not think so. To be honest, we think that Heim believers are more dangerous than those demon worshippers - after all, everyone knows to hide from demon worshippers, but no one will be careful of Heim believers behind them."


    For some reason, Emilia thought this was very reasonable.


    “…Then what do you plan to investigate?”


    In the end, Emilia chose to surrender.


    "It''s very simple. Didn''t he say he was the commander of Heim Fortress and came to Wudong City after the outbreak of the plague?"


    "Yes."


    Emilia nodded.


    "Mr. Deszel is the commander of Heim Fortress, which is why Lord Nashel trusts him very much. After learning that the plague broke out in Wudong City, he brought several Heim believers back to Wudong City to assist in the treatment of the plague."


    "But I see that those believers don''t seem to do anything else except wandering on the street all day. The priests on Tyre are almost overworked."


    "Well………"


    Emilia has to admit that Duanmu Huai is right. What those Heim priests mainly do is to calm people on the streets and calm everyone down. Although this is also very important, but...


    "You are going to interrogate those Heim believers, are you?"


    "Of course not, I''m not that stupid to alert the enemy."


    Duanmu Huai shook his head, but his answer shocked Emilia.


    "Let''s go directly to Heim Fortress!"


    (This chapter ends)