Five days later, while transporting the goods, Farina and Joe received a message from the liaison officer of the First Army.
The commander-in-chief of the army, Iron Axe, wanted to see them.
They went all the way to the Cage Mountain command post. When they entered the conference room, Farina found that there was more than one person in the room. Judging from the badges on their shoulders, they were all high-ranking officials of the First Army.
Joe swallowed nervously.
Farina looked calm and saluted them. "Farina, member of the No. 2 Transport Unit No. 1, reporting for duty."
Iron Axe and the other officers returned the salute with a smile, without putting on airs.
She couldn't help but feel slightly surprised.
The style of the Church of Hermes had made her used to ignoring the social gap and dealing with things straightforwardly. She did not expect that the high-ranking military officials of Graycastle were the same, or even worse.
She was calm because she had a clear conscience, but it did not mean that she had forgotten that she was once a criminal of the Judgement Army of the Church. It was not surprising that she was slighted.
However, the crowd did not show any signs of contempt. Even the Church could not be so friendly to non-believers.
"May I know why you called me here?" Farina's eyes finally fell on Iron Axe.
"Do you remember the Knight of Everwinter you caught in the Sedimentation Bay a few days ago?" Iron Axe went straight to the point. "We've confirmed their identities and the crimes they committed."
Farina suddenly realized something. "Are they very important to the First Army?"
"Yes and no," Iron Axe said slowly. Iron Axe said slowly, "For the whole war situation, they are not worth mentioning at all, but for those who sacrificed their lives for this war, their capture means that the criminals will not be able to escape punishment after all. In this way, we can finally comfort those who sacrificed themselves."
Then Farina heard a story about bloodstained intelligence.
At first, the news of the intruders did not attract the attention of the higher-ups. After all, there were three or four fugitives who tried to bluff their way through every day. They were either minor nobles or wealthy merchants, and their reasons for escaping were that they had committed crimes or were afraid of being plundered.
According to Lorgar's report, the two Everwinter Knight clearly belonged to the former category. However, due to the complex and strong smell of blood, the interrogators were more meticulous in their investigation.
After a series of psychological games and forced them to confess, the younger brother was the first to succumb. He confessed everything they had done. A few months ago, the two brothers were ordered by the liege to capture fugitives near the city. However, because the eldest brother had a grudge against the people of Graycastle, he bore a grudge against them and turned the capture into a hunt.
If it was just a normal murder case, the punishment would be nothing more than a death sentence or a lifetime of mining. However, the "hunting of fugitives" incident made the higher-ups in charge of approval and filing pay attention to it. In the end, the case was handed over to the intelligence department and investigated by Hill Fox.
However, there were two biggest blind spots in this case. First, the First Army still did not know who the sender of the intelligence was. They only knew that the deceased was from Black Money. Secondly, considering the other party's casualness in killing, even if it was related to the bloodstained information, the two of them might not be able to recognize it. In other words, even if Nightingale was present, she would not be able to determine the relationship between the two parties through the authenticity of their words.
The only breakthrough seemed to be the smell of blood that the Wolf Girl had mentioned.
Unfortunately, Lorgar could only confirm the variety of blood types. It was difficult for her to accurately identify a smell that was too old. After all, her sense of smell was just an additional benefit of her ability to transform. Although she was not affected by the God's Stone, she could not surpass the limits of her physiological structure.
The final decision was made by the assistants sent by the Witch Union, Vanilla and Broken Sword.
With the help of Broken Sword's ability, Vanilla found the same pheromone on Talos Murray's leg armor as the bloodstain on the secret letter. Even though it was only a small amount, it was already conclusive evidence.
If the two of them had never met, how could they be infected with the same pheromone?
Therefore, the Murray brothers must be the murderers of the sender of the intelligence.
"So there are such people among the civilians …" After listening to Iron Axe's explanation, Joe could not help but sigh.
"Currently, the Kingdom of Everwinter is still occupied by demons, so we can't publicize him like other heroic cases. But history will not forget people like him." Iron Axe sighed and said, "You are the main contributors to the arrest of the murderer, but you are not part of the army. So, in addition to informing me of the results of the investigation, I also want to ask what kind of reward you would like to receive."
"But we didn't do much." Farina said bluntly. "The first one to notice something strange was the witch. I only heard the noise of their fight and went over to help."
Her words caused a burst of good-natured laughter.
"Don't worry. His Majesty never misses out on any meritorious person," Iron Axe explained. "The Witch Union and the army are two different departments, so Miss Lorgar's reward will be handled by someone else. In theory, your reward should also be issued by the Administrative Office, but the frontline of the battlefield can only be handled in a simple way, so we will consult on your behalf. "
"I understand …" Farina hesitated for a moment. "I used to be a member of the Judgement Army of the church and was deceived by hypocrisy and lies. But if possible, I hope to get a chance to make up for my mistakes."
"Make up for your mistakes?"
"Yes." She took a deep breath. "Joining the First Army is the reward I want."
The room suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked around and seemed to be exchanging opinions.
After a while, Iron Axe said, "The recruitment rules of the First Army are set by His Majesty. I can't agree to your request."
"Is that so …" Farina slightly clenched her fists and suddenly loosened a little.
"However," Iron Axe changed the topic. "I can write your merits and request in the report and submit it to His Majesty to decide — if you insist."
Farina raised her head and her eyes suddenly lit up. "Yes, please!"
She naturally knew that once she joined the army, all her actions in the future would be more restricted, and the risk of facing the enemy would increase exponentially. But that was the path she longed for — the more thorny the road was, the more she could make up for the sins she had committed.
…
After Farina and Joe left, the other officers also dispersed. Soon, only Iron Axe and Edith were left in the meeting room.
The Pearl of the Northern Region, who had been silent all this time, let out a long sigh. "That's why I said that the Church of Hermes is really terrible … Since they haven't been sentenced, they don't have any crimes or mistakes. I'm afraid only the believers of the Holy City would have such an eccentric habit."
Iron Axe shrugged indifferently. He had long known that Edith was a shrewd egoist who occasionally made concessions in order to seek greater benefits. When their interests were aligned, she was an impeccable partner, but when their interests were opposite, it was hard to predict what she would do. The Pearl of the Northern Region would never make a decision like Farina's, who would sacrifice herself for free.
But Iron Axe did not dislike it.
Compared with those stupid, arrogant, or greedy egoists, the former could at least distinguish their real goals and would not do stupid things because of a moment of shortsightedness.
"So … how do you think we should deal with the two criminals?" Iron Axe brought the topic back to business. In his reply to this matter, His Majesty had mentioned that "if the case is proved to be committed by the Everwinter Knight, he will have full authority to decide." According to the past practice, the two basically had to go to the gallows since they were responsible for nearly 100 people's lives.
"If it's just hanging, I think His Majesty doesn't need to specially remind us." Edith showed a hint of a sneer. "And don't you think it's too easy for them to be sent to the afterlife?"
"You have an idea?"
"Since it can't be used as promotional material, it's better to give it to Black Money as a gift. I think they'll definitely treat them well after paying such a high price."
.。 Vertex m.
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