Thomas managed to catch the cultists before midnight. There were a total of three cultists who came from the north and claimed to be believers of Madorak, the God of Chaos. Their creed was to bring chaos to the world. When the Guards broke into the house, they were discussing about poisoning the wells in the city. As a result, they were caught red-handed.
The guards were all very excited because this proved that what their captain had been insisting on was correct. Under the circumstances where others were not optimistic about them, they finally succeeded in solving this big case and arrested the culprits before they could act. The guards could not wait to see the expressions on the faces of the city council officials tomorrow morning.
However, Thomas couldn't feel happy at all. From the moment he caught the cultists, his brows had never loosened. He didn't even hear Daimon's congratulations. His intuition told him that something was wrong. Everything seemed to be going a little too smoothly tonight. After the vicious incident in the restaurant, Thomas speculated that there was a group of cultists hiding in the city. He had been looking for them for a long time, and now that he finally found them, he should be relieved. However, when the Guard captain looked at the three young men who had craziness written all over their faces, he finally realized where the strange feeling in his heart came from.
This group of cultists was too typical. They wore the favorite black cloaks of cultists, painted strange patterns on their bodies, and muttered the names of evil gods that no one knew where they came from. They were planning those crazy and evil things outside the restaurant that night. However, there was caution and restraint behind the craziness. It was like a precise loss of control.
No, they were definitely not the group that he had been tracking in the city. Although he hadn't seen them before, after such a long period of investigation, Thomas had done some profiling on them. Their actions outside the restaurant that night were undoubtedly crazy. However, there was caution and restraint behind the craziness. It was like a precise loss of control.
After that incident, the Guard captain searched the entire city immediately but didn't find any clues. Thomas could accept that Gagarin's whereabouts were unknown. After all, the old magician was considered half a native of Gudilesi. As for the other group of cultists who came from afar, it was impossible for them to disappear so cleanly without the help of the local forces.
At the thought of this, the Guard captain was certain that the three young men in front of him weren't the group that he had been looking for. Thomas had a bad feeling. If the three young men were just bait thrown out by the cultists, what was their purpose?
The other party wouldn't give the Guard a big gift for no reason. After catching the three cultists, the Guard captain's uneasiness grew stronger. The savagery and cunning of these people had exceeded Thomas' expectations. The Guard captain seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed. "Leave two of you in charge of escorting them. The rest, follow me back to the station. Immediately! "
The members of the Second Guard were still immersed in the joy of successfully capturing the cultists. They didn't understand why the captain's expression was so gloomy. Only Daimon, who was closest to Thomas, faintly sensed the uneasiness in the former's words. After that, he heard Thomas say, "No, it's too slow to rush back. Morrel, you're in charge of leading the team. Daimon, you and I will go first."
The deputy captain nodded and didn't ask for the reason. He just followed behind Thomas silently. He could feel the anxiety in the Guard captain's heart. The latter was a grade 5 swordsman. If he ran at full speed, it would be difficult for Daimon to keep up with him. Fortunately, they soon arrived at a main road. Thomas stopped a carriage, and the two of them got on the carriage and rushed back to the garrison.
"I might have just made the worst mistake in my life. Thomas, who was in the carriage, finally spoke after a long silence. "If anything happens in the station, I will resign from my position as captain. At the same time, I hope that you can remain objective and fair and report everything that happened today truthfully to the council."
"Okay." Although he was very surprised, Daimon still agreed. After that, he finally couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened?"
"Do you remember the group of cultists that I have been telling you about? Their target tonight is very likely to be the garrison, "Thomas said with a serious expression.
Daimon frowned. "But I don't understand. Didn't we just capture that group of people?"
The Guard captain shook his head. "No, they are just some insignificant shrimps. It's impossible for those three brats to force Gagarin to this point, and it's impossible for them to do what they did that night. We have also analyzed that group of people before. At that time, you also thought that they had a considerable amount of resources in Gudilesi City. We even suspected that there were nobles involved in it. So, what happened tonight is actually a trap."
Thomas paused and continued, "Those people are really bold. The purpose of that letter was to evacuate our armed forces from the garrison. If their target was the garrison, then everything would make sense. So, tonight's incident was all because of me. You all listened to my orders and followed me, and the other three squads also trusted me. That's why they participated in this city-wide search. This is my fault."
Daimon fell silent when he heard that. After a while, he raised his head with some difficulty. "You didn't have to tell me or anyone else about this. We could have treated this incident as an accident …" The Guard Captain interrupted him calmly.
"A mistake is a mistake. From the moment I received the first letter twenty-six years ago, I shouldn't have taken any chances. In fact, I know better than anyone else that there is no free lunch in this world. However, after so many years, I feel that since no one is injured, the person who sent the letter must have no ill intentions. What's even more ridiculous is that I have been deceiving myself and others to comfort myself. At the same time, I swore that if I found anything wrong with the letter, I would never follow the suggestion from the higher-ups again. But sometimes, bad things don't always appear to be bad. Just like tonight, I thought I was doing the right thing, but in fact, I made a huge mistake and became an accomplice to the bad guys."
Daimon subconsciously wanted to refute, but at this moment, he heard someone shouting from the roadside, "Oh no, there's a fire! There's a fire!"
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