"Let's go!"

The four of them went straight to the city gate.

Mick slowly pushed the heavy gates.

The crowd finally escaped and ascended to heaven.

But it wasn't safe, so the four of them ran into the woods outside the city.

...........

And at the same time. Inside the Castle Lord's Mansion.

Twenty people sat together in the huge council chamber and studied things.

And the official young city lord Seipur, who sat on the throne, it seems that this meeting was not presided over by the city lord, but by him.

Just as a soldier rushed in in a panic.

"City Lord! Oh no, those four students have run away!"

"What!"

Sepur slapped the table and stood up.

"Then don't send anyone to chase after you!" shouted Seipur!

Hearing this, the soldier hesitated.

"City Lord, but our soldiers ......"

"Catch them at any cost!" shouted Seiper!

"Yes!"

The soldier answered and ran out of the chamber.

Seipur slumped in his chair.

"That's all for today's meeting, it looks like I'm going to have to go there myself. Said Seipur's seat first.

"Are they really going to cause trouble for our plans? We have so many troops out there......." said one of the old men.

"Yes, don't forget, our enemy is not only them, but also Rand's team, if they join forces....... So you're underestimating the students of the Bright Academy, and so am I!" Sepur said silently.

............

Finally, the four of them were exhausted from running, so they sat down to rest.

"I said, why are we running into this forest? Foss asked breathlessly.

"Are you stupid, we don't even have a car, don't we run into this mountain forest, aren't we waiting to be caught up?"

"Well, it makes sense, people say that you have a big mind and no brains, and you have a brain. ”

"Get out. ”

Sumel kicked Foss's ass.

"It's not very safe here right now, so we'll have to rest for a while and keep walking. Mick reminded.

"yes, we're in a bit of an awkward position right now, with Rand in front and Hill City in the back. Marianne was a little embarrassed.

"But the battle just now was a lot easier with a warrior like you. Marianne said appreciatively.

Sumel agreed.

"yes, you also saw just now that Foss is really useless, and he still has to stand behind us. ”

"Hmph, then don't let me treat you if you're injured in the future. Foss turned his head and said.

"If it is not cured, it will not be cured, is there still a shortage of doctors in our guild?"

The two talked again, which also made the atmosphere seem more relaxed.

The group rested for a while and then continued on their way.

The night was dark, and everyone walked aimlessly.

At this moment, a light in front of him attracted everyone's attention.

"Let's go, go over and have a look. ”

When they approached, it was a dilapidated house, and there was a faint light coming from the house, which looked like a family.

Apparently poor, even more dilapidated than Mick's original home, the crowd was knocking on the door to enter, but they found that there was no door at all.

Walking into the room, there was an old woman and a girl in her twenties.

As soon as they saw Mick and the others enter the room, they immediately ran to the corner of the room, looking terrified.

"Don't be afraid, we're not bad people. ”

Marianne hurriedly stepped forward and said.

Marianne still had a good face, which made them let their guard down and walked out of the corner.

"Who are you? The old woman asked.

"We are students at Bright Academy. We had no ill intentions, we just wanted to spend the night here. Ask for a glass of water. ”

"It's not that we don't keep you, but you also see the current state of our family. There wasn't even a place to stay. ”

"It's okay, we just have a shelter from the elements. ”

"Alright then, you can find a place to do it. ”

Mick looked around, where was there a place to sit in the house, almost all the furniture in the house was broken.

However, it can also be seen from the side that this is not the original appearance of the house, they must have experienced something.

The girl brought a jug of water from the kitchen, took a few bowls, and handed them to the people, then added water to them in turn.

Mick noticed that the girl was injured, and her clothes were very torn, and it looked like they had been forcibly torn apart.

Especially at the collar of the chest, a large piece of cloth was torn off.

Seeing that Mick was looking at her chest, she immediately ducked away and then covered it with her hands.

Mick knew that he was a little reckless, and immediately looked away, and quickly apologized.

"I take the liberty of asking, what has happened to you, how can you be so embarrassed?" asked Marianne.

"A group of people came before, and they also said that they wanted to rest here, but after they entered the house, they smashed and robbed all kinds of evil, and gave my granddaughter ......."

The old woman and the girl burst into tears.

Hearing this, Marianne gritted her teeth.

"Damn orcs, do you know where they've gone?" asked Marianne.

"Orcs, what orcs!" asked the old woman.

"Didn't the orcs attack you?"

"Not orcs, but a human army. ”

"The army of men?!"

"Yes, they look like they're from Hill City. The old woman said.

"Could it be the army that went out of the city that day?" asked Sumer.

"There is no one else but them. Mick said firmly.

"What a bunch of brutes," Marianne

"Then you didn't see any signs of the orcs?" Mick asked.

"No, the orcs are so obvious, how could they be here so casually!" said the old woman.

After the old woman said this, it was like a gust of wind that blew away all the doubts in Mick's heart.

Mick slapped his thigh.

"Smack!"

This made everyone jump.

"What are you doing!" said Foss.

"I see!"

"You know you're slapping your own thighs, you're slapping mine!" and so hard!" Fox complained.

"You know what!" asked Marianne.

"Do you remember the day we came out of the City of Light to fight? I said this case is very strange, but I don't know what the strange point is?"

"Yes, now you have it figured out?"

"Yes, my aunt's words just now reminded me that I should have thought of it a long time ago. ”

"Tell me, what is it?"

"It's easy!, how can an orc be a robber!?" said Mick.

Hearing Mick's remarks, Foss was a little incredulous.

"What? Aren't most orcs robbers?"

"You're talking about being in the middle of nowhere, or in the wilderness. But where is the Imperial Treasury? in the city. Mick explained.

At this time, Marianne seemed to suddenly understand something.

"I understand what you mean, our kingdom of light is already a hostile camp with orcs, if an orc appears in the kingdom of light, he will definitely attract the attention of the city defense troops and the people, so it is almost impossible for them to rob the city. Is that what you mean?" asked Marianne.

Mick nodded.

"But it's an inherent fact that Rand has robbed the Imperial Treasury. Fox asked.

"That's the crux of the matter. I suspect someone is secretly helping Rand!" Mick speculated.

"Could it be Hill City?" asked Sumer.

Hearing Sumel ask this question, Mick took a sip of water and continued.

"This is the second question, the distance between the Imperial Treasury and Hill City is not close, why was Rand able to escape so far away from being captured by a small city like Hill City, which is short of soldiers. ”

You continue. Marianne said.

"So if my speculation is correct, the whole case should be like this, the lord of Hill City instructed and helped Rand to rob the Imperial Treasury facts, and then fled back to Hill City to share the spoils, but there was a conflict between the two sides in the process of dividing the account, Hill City directly arrested Rand, and Rand was prepared, he hid those treasures in a place that only he knew, so Hill City deliberately exposed flaws to let Rand escape, Rand will definitely go back to get those treasures, and then Hill City will send troops to arrest it, so that you can get both people and money, so that as long as you report to the kingdom that Rand was killed because of resistance, the whereabouts of the treasure are unknown, so that no one knows that this treasure is obtained by Hill City, even if someone would doubt it, there would be no evidence. ”

"Wonderful! Mick, if I didn't know you were analyzing the case, I would have thought it was you. ”

"Actually, the case is very simple, it just depends on whether you dare to think in that direction. ”

"The army that went out of the city before that......"

"That's right, they went out of the city to find Rand's army, but Sepur didn't expect us to come so quickly, so he stayed behind and slowed us down. Mick explained.

"So what should we do next?"

"We must be the first to find Rand, if we can capture him and learn the whereabouts of the treasure, if not, we must also make him a witness to prove the crimes of the Lord of Hill, and finally return to the academy so that they can send someone to find the treasure. ”

"That's a way to do it, too!"

At this time, the old woman and the girl listened to what they were talking about, but they did not understand it at all. All they know is that they are going to fight against the city of Hill.

So the old woman hurriedly ran to Mick's feet and knelt down.