Chapter XII: Investigation
The Cankula Port Governor's House is located south of the city, which is a certain distance from the downtown area, but it is not far away, and it is suitable as an office space. The three-storey building www.biquge.info is not only an office, but also the residence of the Governor, with a reception hall on the first floor, several offices on the second floor, and the Governor's residence on the third floor.
From Hisari's point of view, her new home is just too big...
In addition to the room of the housekeeper Zor and more than a dozen servants, the area allocated to Hisali reached more than 300 square meters, with two living rooms and four rooms, and the governors of previous generations often brought their immediate family members to take up their posts here, but Hisali was different, she now needed someone to 'enjoy' such a large space, this feeling was really laughable, perhaps in the eyes of many people, the bigger the house, the better, but Hisali was used to living in her own small room at home and the collective dormitory of the college, and it was inevitable that she would not get used to it.
But it's not good if such a big place is wasted.
"Two rooms, a living room for the library, one for the laboratory, and one for the bedroom, I want to see what else... Oh yes, the shelves don't need to be expensive, ordinary wooden shelves will do, I have written back to ask my father to transport all my books, fortunately I didn't bring it with me before, otherwise it would have been destroyed, it should be here in a few days, Uncle Zorno, you send someone to receive it. ”
"Got it, Miss. Zorno gracefully bowed and stepped back, although it was not convenient to give a salute with a broken arm, but Zorno was not rude at all, the education of aristocratic etiquette had long been ingrained, after these things, Hisali was already very tired, Zorno also wanted to give Hisali some personal space, the inauguration ceremony was held tomorrow, and now the governor's work is still represented by him.
On the bedroom table, a copy of the daily newspaper of Cankula was neatly placed, which Zorno had put down when he helped Hisari tidy up the various rooms, as a newly appointed governor, it was necessary to know the place he was in charge, and although the port city was much smaller than the average city, the governor's job was no easier than that of the city lords.
"The daughter of the Duke of Chelsea is about to become the new governor, and the life of Hissally Cherver... I'm only twenty-two years old, and there are so many things that are better, but they are all true, if not a big deal, at least much better than some newspapers. Hisali looked at the front page and flipped back, there was nothing worth noting on the first few sheets, and Zorno would also make a report on the daily management of the port, which was more intuitive, and she couldn't afford to take the time to look at these second-hand materials.
However, there was a piece of news that caught Hisari's attention when she turned to the back.
"The Silverstone archipelago is infested with sea monsters attacking passing ships, but this archipelago is on our way to the open seas, and it is close to the port, so it needs to be dealt with quickly. "Hisali got up and went to the garrison headquarters, it was the garrison's job to deal with the security of the port, and she wanted to confirm the situation of the sea monster through Grant.
"Sea monsters? Do you mean those sea serpentine monsters that have plagued the Silverstone Islands during this time? I sent troops to clean them up, but they didn't find any sea monsters, and the ships that escorted us didn't find anything after that, probably rumors. Grant wasn't at all surprised by Hisali's problem, he had dealt with it before, and had never found the so-called sea monster.
"Is that so?" Hisali's brows furrowed, and she said apologetically, "Sorry to disturb you on official business, I'll investigate again, if it's really a rumor, then you have to refute it immediately, it's not good to cause panic." ”
"It's okay, I won't refuse if you have anything you need to consult. ”
After Grant finished speaking, he continued the work at hand, and after Hisali walked out of the garrison headquarters, she did not stop the investigation because of Grant's words, she knew that there was no wind and no waves, maybe the troops responsible for cleaning up and escorting the sea monster did not find the sea monster, but it was also possible that the sea monster deliberately avoided them, you must know that many Warcraft wisdom is not inferior to humans, and if you find that you can't resist the enemy, you will naturally not come out.
The next place where Hisari arrived was the Information Agency, since the news was posted in the newspaper, there must have been some basis, at least she didn't see any exaggerated news in the newspaper, and her father also told her that the reputation of the "Cankula Daily" was quite high, and she wanted to find clues about the news and that coming to the Information Agency was the best choice.
"You mean this news," said the Director of Information, Hegman Soulit, who quickly welcomed the new Governor in when he saw him, and was immediately excited to learn that Hisali had come to learn about the sea monster. Some time ago, there were a lot of people who witnessed the sea monster, Lord Grant sent people to clean up and escort but did not find them, but the merchant ships that were not escorted will still be attacked, you said that this monster is too good, and you know that it is temporarily out of the limelight, we have been contacting some witnesses during this time, if we really can't find more clear evidence then we can only release news to refute rumors, but we don't want to do that kind of thing that is unconscionable, you must help us. ”
"I know, but you didn't write in the newspapers about the garrison not finding the sea monster. Hisali took out the newspaper, the news was from yesterday, but it did not mention the garrison.
"We wrote it a long time ago, but unfortunately yesterday's news only mentioned this incident, and did not describe it in detail," Hegerman sighed: "The Silverstone Islands are on the road leading to the high seas from our Cankula Harbor, and there are huge storm belts on both sides, and ships can only pass through the interior of the islands, and the people who have gone to sea since the outbreak of the sea monster incident can be said to be panicked, and we have no way to prove the existence of the sea monster, even if there are more witnesses, they are hiding when the garrison passes, we can't convince Lord Grant." ”
"No, I suspect that Grant believes in the existence of a sea monster in his heart, but he has repeatedly sent troops out and has not seen anything suspicious, so he can't let the troops leave other tasks to busy with the sea monster, after all, it takes a lot of materials to go to sea, and it's too wasteful to do meaningless things... Of course, this is necessary, but for them to go out again, at least there must be more reliable evidence. ”
Hisali muttered that she had already figured out a way to tell Hegerman about it.
"No, it's too dangerous, what if you have three longs and two shorts?" Hegerman immediately dissuaded.
"Don't worry, I've even defeated the Void Beast that can release sixth-order magic in the Elsa Magic Academy, if this sea monster is as strong as the Void Beast, then these passing ships won't be able to come back for a long time, now what we need is the body of the sea monster, but it's impossible to let Grant dispatch, I'll go and discuss with Manov and ask him to send someone to help me, it's much safer." ”
"That's true, but you have to be careful, now that you're the governor of our Cankula port, you can't take too many risks. As Director of Information, Hegerman had no right to influence the Governor's decision, and although he was not at ease, he knew that no amount of eyewitness testimony would compare to a sea monster corpse or a body piece.