Early in the morning, the Royal Guard sent someone to [Locke's Weapon Shop] and woke up Ji Lian who was still asleep, hoping that he could go to the Guard Division to identify the body.
Ji Lian went over and quickly recognized that the deceased was indeed her father, Max.
"... The time of death was late last night. The culprits were three undocumented people living under a bridge in the West District. They were caught on the spot by the Guard Division." Ji Lian sat down, but could not hide the grief in his heart. "I heard that it may be because of murder and robbery, but it's still in the interrogation stage... How could this be? Although father is usually not serious, he's not a bad person! He also often goes to Maple Leaf Tavern to support those women who have lost their way... "
Ji Lian mentioned that he was an orphan without parents, and was raised by Max since he was young. There was no need to say much about the relationship between the two... No matter how sad Ji Lian looked at this time, there was nothing strange about it.
"Why did you come specially to tell me this?" Boss Luo suddenly asked, "You should have just come out of the Royal Guard Division, but you came here immediately to find me. Is there a reason... Just to tell me that Mister Max was killed?"
Ji Lian opened his mouth and stuttered for a while before he sighed and said with an ashamed face, "I'm sorry, Mister Luo... Your sword, may have been lost... I'm sorry!"
Luoqiu did not fluctuate much. After calmly pouring a glass of water for Ji Lian, he said slowly, "Can you be more specific?"
Ji Lian had no choice but to continue, "Actually, after you guys left yesterday, Dad couldn't find you … At that time, I felt that it was a little strange because not only did Dad not see you, the sword you left in the weapon shop for maintenance also disappeared … I guessed that Dad must have taken it away, but I don't understand why he would do that. Then, the news of father's death was confirmed this morning, but I asked the Guard Division people, and they said that they did not find a similar sword at the scene... That means, the whereabouts of your sword, Mister Luo, is temporarily unknown. "
With that, Ji Lian suddenly knelt on the floor and said with shame, "I'm sorry, Mr. Luo. You trusted me so much … but … but we lost your important weapon … I'm sorry!"
Boss Luo looked at Ji Lian and suddenly asked, "Which do you think is more serious? Losing my weapon or Mr. Max's death?"
Ji Lian couldn't help but be startled. "It's … it's father."
Luoqiu said softly, "Since Mr. Max's murder is more serious, I think what you need to do now is not to apologize to me … but to find the truth, right?"
"But … but I, I really don't know what to do right now." Ji Lian shook his head. "I have no clue right now."
"As long as something has been done, there will be traces left behind." Boss Luo gestured for Ji Lian to sit up and slowly said, "Perhaps, there are some traces that only you can discover, because to Mr. Max, perhaps you are the person in the world who knows him the best."
"Me?" Ji Lian opened his mouth. "But … but when father died, I wasn't at the scene …"
"Then go to the scene and take a look!"
But at this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded — it came from outside the door.
At the same time, the door opened automatically. Then he saw a young man wearing the uniform of the Royal City Guards Division outside the door. He was holding a sword and leaning against the wall of the corridor. His gaze was like a knife, looking straight at them.
"You are …" Ji Lian was startled. He didn't recognize the Royal City Guards who suddenly appeared outside the door.
At this time, the young man walked directly into the room and said indifferently, "My name is Peace Between Man And Nature, the second chief of the Royal City Guards Division … The murder that happened last night was handled by me."
"But … but why are you here?" Ji Lian asked subconsciously.
The young man … Peace Between Man And Nature looked at Boss Luo casually, then stared at Ji Lian and said, "Since you left the Guards Division, I have been following you, until you came to this hotel and met the people here."
"You followed me … You followed …" Ji Lian suddenly frowned and said with slight anger, "Even if you are from the Guards Division, can you just casually ask about other people's privacy?"
Peace Between Man And Nature said indifferently, "Last night's murder, although I caught three suspects on the spot, they insisted that they were innocent after being interrogated for an entire night … Of course, I caught them with my own hands, and the evidence was conclusive, so I couldn't just let them go because they cried injustice for an entire night … Until you came this morning, I found some suspicious points."
"Me?" Ji Lian opened his mouth in surprise.
Peace Between Man And Nature said, "Although you were very nervous about Max's murder, you were also nervous when you mentioned a sword … I was a little concerned at that time, and then you left the Guards Division and came here."
Ji Lian could only say, "The sword was given to us by Mister Luo yesterday for maintenance. Now that the sword is lost, shouldn't I be nervous? Losing a customer's weapon is a huge blow to the reputation of the shop. If word gets out, how can Locke's Armory establish itself in the Royal City in the future? "
Peace Between Man And Nature sneered, "As far as I know, this shop has never had a good reputation. If it is not delaying customers' time, it is often arguing with customers. It doesn't seem to have any reputation … As for establishing itself, now that the only qualified blacksmith in the kingdom, Max, has been killed, and according to our investigation, you are just an apprentice, not qualified to open a shop … In other words, this shop, from now on, can no longer operate."
"You!" Ji Lian gritted his teeth and suddenly stood up, but soon sat down dejectedly, looking like he had lost his soul.
Peace Between Man And Nature looked at him and suddenly said, "Although the shop can no longer operate, finding out the truth for the dead is something you can still do as long as you are alive. Since you are Max's adopted son, and the person who knows him best is you, I think you have an obligation to do this. "
Ji Lian looked up at him.
Peace Between Man And Nature took out an item … It was wrapped in a handkerchief. After opening it, there was a small piece of metal inside.
"What is this?" Ji Lian asked, puzzled.
"This was found in Max's palm when we were examining the body." Peace Between Man And Nature said indifferently, "His fist was holding this item tightly. It should be from an accessory or something like that. If we go further, it might be something that Max took from the murderer when he was fighting with him."
"The three people you arrested on the spot?"
"I've checked. They didn't have anything like that on them." Peace Between Man And Nature thought for a while and said, "Even so, it doesn't prove that they are not suspicious … So, I hope you can come with me to the scene to see if there are any new clues. Also, this gentleman can come with us … "
Peace Between Man And Nature looked at Luoqiu and said indifferently, "I've heard. Since your weapon was lost in Max's hands, and the weapon was lost after the crime, you can't be separated from this murder case for the time being. Of course, I'm not suspecting you. I just don't want to let go of any clues and wrongly accuse any innocent people."
It was this familiar smell.
Boss Luo had been listening from the side. From the moment Peace Between Man And Nature came in, he had been looking at the second in command of the King's City Guards Division … This was the feeling he got.
Before becoming a boss, Luoqiu grew up in a family like this. His father was a police officer, and his uncles and aunts were all professionals in this profession.
It was very familiar … from the second in command of the Guards Division.
"If there's anything I can do to help, I'll be happy to." Boss Luo smiled, "My name is Luo."
"Luo?" Peace Between Man And Nature nodded, "Okay, I'll remember … Let's go now. I've already ordered people to seal off the crime scene last night. But we need to move quickly because the Astrology Department predicted a heavy rain later. "
The sky outside was already a little gloomy.
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…
Doctor Görs was staring at the lock of the cell in a daze, frowning from time to time.
It was really miserable … His hands were shackled with special shackles at this time, and his power as a professional was all sealed. The only comfort at this time was that he, Tina, and Snève were all locked up in the same place. Finally, they could share the burden together.
"How can the guy called Peace Between Man And Nature be so powerful?" Doctor Görs suddenly quivered at this time and said incredulously, "In all the novels, movies, and even games, the characters such as policemen are f * cking trash!"
Miss Maid pondered, "Maybe it's because the novels you've read, wait, they're not the protagonists of the police?"
"… That's not scientific!" Doctor Görs snorted twice, "We can't just wait for death … What we're facing now may be murder!"
They were now locked in the cell. If they were convicted in the end, it seemed that if they were not sentenced to death, they would be imprisoned for a long time … In the world of the [Chessboard] game, anything could happen, but if they were sentenced to death or imprisoned for a long time as servants, it would be too tragic.
"But we can't do anything now." Tina shook her head and said, "Our power is sealed … Does the King's City's Garrison Division have such means? We didn't know that before … "
"We have to find a way to inform the outside." Doctor Görs said seriously, "Don't count on Snève, his master is just a dog … Now we can only count on Tiff and Nelson. Why did Nelson take so long to cook a meal? Hasn't Tiff woken up yet? "
Miss Maid shook her head.
Right at this moment, a prisoner was dragged past their cell door, leaving behind a long trail of blood … This prisoner's legs had actually been amputated!
The guard who dragged the prisoner glared at Görs and the other two in the cell and said fiercely, "See, this is the consequence of not telling the truth … If you don't tell the truth, you'll be next!"
Dr. Gerls gulped subconsciously. "Don't panic when you encounter a problem … Nelson, you bastard, come back —!!"
"Trash!" The guard snorted coldly and continued to drag the unconscious prisoner away.
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…
It was a cloudy day, on the way to the crime scene.
Because they were in the car called by Peace Between Man And Nature — the car had the badge of the King's City's Garrison Division, so there was no obstruction along the way.
Boss Luo asked curiously, "Since the three murderers were caught on the spot by Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature, why are you suspicious of this matter … Is it because you found an unknown metal fragment in Mr. Max's palm?"
Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature glanced at him indifferently … The Garrison Division shouldn't talk about the details of the case to outsiders.
But for some reason, he just wanted to say … Maybe it was because he found the other party pleasing to the eye?
"According to the confessions of the three suspects that I caught last night, they saw Max's body being thrown off the bridge, so they went up to investigate out of curiosity. As for the act of taking out the weapon from the body, although it was a bit rash, it didn't mean that similar things didn't happen before … In fact, when I was patrolling, I only saw them taking out the weapon, but I didn't really kill anyone — so, if we can't find evidence to prove that they did it, we can't convict them. "
— So, you actually came out to find evidence to convict the three suspects …
Ji Lian looked at the second chief of the Garrison Division strangely … If he was the second chief, his position should be quite high, right? Since when did the Garrison Division of the King's City take things so seriously … What he heard were more stories of torture?
"There's a more important point." Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature suddenly said, "The three suspects that I caught were too weak … They probably didn't have the qualifications to kill Max."
"???" Ji Lian couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.
Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature said indifferently, "Don't you know? Max had already reached the top of the adventurers on the continent twenty years ago because of his amazing hammer battle skills, he was once named the [Explosive Hammer King], a figure on the same level as the few Sword Saints … How could such a strong person be killed by a few petty thieves? Those three trash couldn't even take one hit from me. "
"… The Max you're talking about, is it really the same person as my old man, Max?" Ji Lian couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature said, "At first, I didn't believe it either, but when I checked Max's body, I found the [Saint Mark] on his body. Only a strong person who stepped into the [Holy Realm] can have the [Saint Mark]. Later, I tracked down the files of the Adventurer's Union and confirmed that Max was the [Explosive Hammer King]. "
Ji Lian was completely in disbelief as if he had seen a ghost. He subconsciously said, "What about the mark, could it be that you saw wrongly?"
Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature said indifferently, "No, I've seen the [Saint Mark] before, so I can't be wrong."
Ji Lian still wanted to struggle, he felt that it was hard to match his old man with the all-powerful figure twenty years ago. "Maybe what you saw before … was also wrong?"
Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature snorted, "My teacher is one of the Sword Saints, and what I saw was his [Saint Mark]. Do you have any more questions?"
Ji Lian opened his mouth, "Okay … Anyway, the three suspects last night were trash, they couldn't even beat you, and your teacher is one of the Sword Saints, and my old man is also a figure on the same level as the Sword Saints. Those three trash couldn't even beat them … So the chances of them being the murderers are very small, right?"
Mr. Peace Between Man And Nature didn't care, he just pulled up the curtain and looked outside, "We're here, let's get out of the car."
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