"It turns out that Little Xiyu already knows …" Surprisingly, when Ray told Madame Teague about Zesheng, she was not surprised at all. Instead, she sighed sadly. "This child is really … too clever!"
"Ah? Madame Teague, you already know? "Ray was surprised.
"Of course. My husband died inexplicably at sea. As his wife, of course, I should investigate carefully," Madame Teague said calmly. Madame Teague said calmly, "From the very beginning, I was sure that it was not an accident, but a conspiracy. Then, based on the principle of 'whoever benefits from it is the most suspicious', I started to investigate the Church of Noble Maids, and soon found clues."
She smiled slightly. "Although I have retired for many years, after all, I used to be a senior adventurer. Back then, when I traveled the world as a Ranger, I still had some fame. My efficiency in investigating is much higher than that fledgling Xiyu. "
Ray suddenly understood and couldn't help but smile.
For a long time, he had subconsciously ignored the strength of Madame Teague. He never thought that if she was just an ordinary woman, how could she talk and laugh with a group of extraordinary adventurers? Knight Parne was a senior warrior, and Madame Teague was at least a middle-level adventurer. It was very likely that her strength was at the same level as her husband!
"Since you already knew, why didn't you tell me?" He asked with some doubts.
"Who should I tell?" Madame Teague sighed sadly. "The children are too weak, and knowing this kind of thing will do them no good. Those old friends I knew, either died in the sea with Parne, or went to the Church of Noble Maids. I could only hide this secret in my heart. When the children grow up, I will settle them somewhere else, and then find someone to investigate. "
"But you should at least tell me!" Ray said. "Since I have encountered this kind of thing, I can't turn a blind eye to it! And my strength is also good. Even if I can't do it, I still have my companions. If I really can't do it, I can ask our king for help … "
"You are a real knight! But I don't want to put others in danger for my own things. "
Ray couldn't help but laugh. "Madame Teague, since you admit that I am a knight, then you should know that for a knight, whether or not he wants to interfere in a matter is not decided by whether or not he is entrusted by the person involved, but by whether or not he thinks it should be done."
He stood up with a solemn expression: "As a knight, I cannot turn a blind eye to the evil conspiracy that is happening before my eyes! I swear on my honor, I will do my best to expose this possible conspiracy! Give the criminals the punishment they deserve! "
At this point, Madame Teague had no reason to decline.
A knight's oath of honor could not be refused. If she still insisted on refusing Ray's help, it would be an insult to his honor.
Since they had reached a consensus on the most crucial issue, the subsequent matters were much simpler.
Madame Teague told Ray the information she had gathered. Compared to Zesheng, the information she had gathered was much more detailed, especially some key things, which made Ray's eyes light up.
For example, she found out who was in contact with the merchant who initiated the voyage.
That man was called Sean? Riley was the son of the castellan of Garth City, and he had been in charge of the business affairs of Garth City. In order to open up a trade route, he sailed to the Commonwealth of Mifata, and happened to meet the merchant who was doing business in the White Tower Harbor.
If there was a conspiracy behind this incident, Sean was not the only one. Riley was probably involved in this as well. Maybe he was the partner of the officiant.
Ray nodded slightly, "This information is very important! This time, I finally had a breakthrough! Steele and I will set off in a moment to find this Sean. Let's talk to Riley. "
"He is not here. Now he is either in Garth City or the Cloud Pagoda Harbor. "
"The Cloud Pagoda Harbor? Didn't they get in contact at the White Tower Harbor? "
"The White Tower Harbor is the most important harbor in our federation. There are many powerful people and organizations there. In order to ensure their interests and safety, they will certainly not choose this harbor as a transfer station, "Madame Teague said with a smile. Madame Teague said with a smile, "Although the Cloud Pagoda Port is not big, it is big enough for a merchant fleet. More importantly, the ruler of the Cloud Pagoda Harbor is just an advanced sorcerer. Even if something goes wrong, he will be much easier to deal with than a legendary sorcerer. At least, his appetite will be much smaller. "
Ray nodded slightly to show that he had understood, and asked if there was anything else that needed attention.
"There is only one thing left," Madame Teague said with a smile, "My family will go with you."
"What?!" Ray was shocked, "How can we do this! I trust your strength, and Miss Liv can also be counted as a fighting force. But how can Nice participate in such a dangerous thing! "
"You will take the risk to investigate the conspiracy and the cause of my husband's death for us. I can't just sit at home and watch you take the risk, so I must go with you, "Madame Teague said calmly. Madame Teague said calmly, "If I leave, Liv and Nice won't be able to protect themselves. Leaving them here is like giving them to the enemy as hostages or even killing them, so I must take them with me. "
"… You don't have to come with me. Please believe in your strength."
"This has nothing to do with your strength. As a knight, you have your principles and honor. As Parne's wife, I also have my principles and honor." Madame Teague was not moved at all. Although her tone was very calm, it was very firm, and there was no room for negotiation. "If you think we are a burden, we can follow you from afar, and we won't cause you any trouble. But please forgive me, I think it is actually the safest choice for us to go together. "
Ray frowned and looked at Steele, who had been listening quietly, hoping to get her support.
However, Steele supported Madame Teague, "Madame Teague is right, and I agree with her. It is the safest and most reliable for us to go together. "
Ray did not expect that Steele would also say so, so he had to ask Sui Xiong for advice.
"Is there any problem?" Sui Xiong asked confusedly, "Isn't it reasonable for a wife to want to avenge her husband and investigate the cause of his death? It is also reasonable for a daughter to avenge her father and investigate the cause of his death. As for little Nice, are you going to leave her alone at home? "
"But … it is too dangerous! Maybe there will be a fierce fight! "Ray almost went crazy," Why don't you think about the danger! Nice is still so young! "
Sui Xiong finally understood what he meant, and couldn't help but scold, "Damn! Are your eyes on the top of your head? Are you looking down on me? Even if you can't handle it, you still have me! No matter how fierce the fight is, I can even protect a little girl! "
Ray was scolded so harshly that he laughed awkwardly.
So this matter was settled. Madame Teague was also a decisive person, and she immediately started to pack up with Nice. Almost all the valuable or memorable things in the house were packed away. When Liv and a few friends paid off their debts and came back with a smile, they were stunned to see that the house was empty, and they were going to move.
"What … what is going on?" she asked slowly, "Are we going to move?"
"No, we are going to Cloud Pagoda City," Madame Teague said. There was no need for Madame Teague to keep it a secret anymore. "There are some suspicious points about Parne's death, and Mr. Ray has agreed to our request. He and Miss Steele will accompany us to Cloud Pagoda City to look for possible insiders and find out the truth about the shipwreck."
Liv stared blankly at her mother, who had changed into leather armor and was carrying a longbow, a quiver, and a rapier. Nyssa, who had also changed into a small leather armor and was running around with a toy-like shield, giggling. Liv could not help but doubt her own eyes. What the hell is going on? She had never known that her mother was a Ranger! And her sister's leather armor, could it be that she had prepared it for a long time?
"Wasn't the fleet attacked by 'Dark Tide' Tomsar?" she asked.
"It is a bit strange, and there are some suspicious points," Madame Teague said. "Since there are suspicious points, I will continue to investigate!"
Liv frowned. After a while, she nodded and said firmly, "Alright, then let's not delay any further. Let's go!"
Sui Xiong couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up in his heart. He whispered to Ray, "This little girl is also very decisive. She has a good upbringing!"
"Yes, but I am always a little worried," Ray said with a bitter smile. "I don't know why, but I always have a bad premonition."
"Bah! You're a knight, so when did you change your profession and become a charlatan? Bad premonition? Even I don't have a bad premonition, so how can you have a bad premonition? "
Ray was speechless. He laughed at himself and suppressed his uneasiness in his heart.
Just as His Majesty said, with him, what danger could there be? If the protection of a god was not safe enough, then there was nothing in the world that was safe, and no place that was safe.
"Maybe I really think too much …" Sui Xiong said coldly.
"Of course!" Sui Xiong snorted and couldn't help but secretly cast a divination spell.
Unfortunately, because of the conspiracy, the divination spell was interfered with, and he couldn't determine the good or bad luck of this trip.
"The spell is not useful, so inconvenient!" He couldn't help but murmur in his heart. "Alas! When I didn't know divination, I lived a muddle-headed life, and I never felt it was inconvenient. Now that I know divination, I feel a little worried when I can't predict big things … "
He couldn't help but think of the divination he had done before he set off. At that time, he had predicted whether this trip would be successful, and the result was "successful and unexpected gains."
Judging from the current situation, Ray and Steele could indeed be called "unexpected gains," but the original goal of this trip had failed … So, what did the "smooth" divination at the beginning mean?
Alas! Not only mortals couldn't do the job of a wizard, but even gods couldn't do it well!
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