Chapter 52: Return to the Shadows

"Once the villain comes to power, it only takes a week, and he can make a mess around him, and there is a miasma everywhere, and the chickens and dogs are restless. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

-- Famous historian, Levin. Emre

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Just as Su Mu and the others were determining the future direction of action, the Inquisition of Heresy from the imperial capital of Farah was on its way to North Star City.

The judge sent by the Holy Dragon Archbishop this time was the rising star in the Holy See, the Inquisitor Talya. She is upright, has a rigorous style, and at the same time understands the "political game" in the Holy See, and can become the judge sent to North Star City this time, her ability and emotional intelligence are quite good.

Escorted by the Knights of the Holy Rose Pegasus, the team marched at high speed towards North Star City. Because it suddenly rained heavily, the visibility was very poor at night, and even if there was a Lingzi lamp, it was easy to have accidents. This made Talia decide to camp for the time being, and seize the time to rest.

As Talia was studying the dynamics of North Star City in her tent as usual, a Pegasus knight walked in, a commander-level knight from the badge on her shoulder.

"Inquisitor, it will probably take less than two weeks for us to reach North Star City."

"I need the exact time, Dali, your mother should have told you that you can't delay a day at this time."

"If there are no obstacles, it will be there in 12 days. As soon as we arrive, we can begin an investigation into the church in North Star City. ”

"Hmm", Talia was meticulous, the expression on her face did not relax as she entered a break, her eyes fixed on the report document in her hand.

After a few moments, she stood up and made a gesture for Dali to take her seat, then poured a cup of black tea and handed it to the young Pegasus Knight in front of her. The white armor and the red robe complement each other, and the perfect combination of the word "holy rose" is vividly embodied.

In the female-only Pegasus Knights, purity and loyalty are important criteria. Therefore, they can become the exclusive armament of the Holy Dragon Holy See, representing the innocent will of the Holy See. The Holy Rose Pegasus Knights are one of the four Pegasus Knights, and this time they sent a team of fifty knights to escort the Inquisitor to North Star City.

Originally, it would take a month and a half for the imperial capital Farah to reach North Star City, but under the high-speed march of the Pegasus, it took them less than a week to complete a third of the way.

"Dali, please forgive me for being more serious and rigorous in my work, if you can become a judge one day, you also need to do this, on behalf of the will of the Holy Dragon and His Majesty the Emperor, investigate and punish heresy, and do justice." Talia quickly switched to life mode, no longer talking to Dali in the serious tone she had just had.

Looking at the girl's hair, Talia was envious, and the Emre family girl's iconic burgundy color looked very gorgeous and beautiful under the reflection of the light.

"By the way, Dali, what about your sister? Did she go out on an adventure? Talia suddenly asked about the daughters of the proprietor of the Yunge Tavern, which was also an interesting topic.

"I haven't seen my sister for half a year, and the last time we met was at Farah's banquet, where she spilled a glass of wine on the face of the nobleman who showed her love..."

"Hehehe, it's really an interesting story, your three sisters have very different personalities, and they are three wonderful and rare flowers. Rest assured, if this mission goes well, you can get an honorary leave. Let's get together with my sister when the time comes. Talia looked at Dali gently, and then turned her gaze to the night sky outside the tent of the rainstorm: "So this time it is necessary to eradicate the source of the disease, so that the light of the holy dragon will shine on the North Star City again..."

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Early the next morning, at the gate of the Laurel Orphanage.

The five people of last night's meeting are ready to go, and they are ready to move towards their goals.

"Then, Jace will be free to move, and I'll be in charge of tracking down the church." Claudia explained her arrangements and walked in the direction of the city center.

Jace nodded at Su Mu and walked in the other direction, he was going to continue to pick up some loose jobs, prepare funds and learn about the recent developments.

Surprised by Jace's behavior, Qinia tilted her head sideways and said to Su Mu: "That person nodded to you, which means that he treats you as his own!" ”

Su Mu was stunned for a moment, and then walked forward expressionlessly, he now had only one goal: to go to the Thieves' Guild to inquire about Blackface and Fante's recent progress and interrogate DeVita.

"Huh! Brother Mu, wait for me, don't stop talking! Why did you just leave on your own! Alec immediately moved his legs and followed Su Mu closely, and Qinia spread her hands helplessly and followed.

On the way to the slums, Su Mu found that after Su Cheng's execution, the situation on the street was gradually changing. More and more mercenaries came to North Star City, and when I asked, I found out that many of them were hired by Ripley, as if they were preparing to deal with some big event, which made Su Mu begin to figure out Ripley's intentions and purposes.

A team of people from the Autumn Wind Chamber of Commerce passed by Su Mu, and the "Autumn Wind" monogram on their bodies made people see their identities at a glance.

"Since Su Cheng was imprisoned, this guy Ripley has been invincible, he jumps frequently, and he can intervene in any big thing in the city!"

"Isn't it, I've heard that he's a frequent celebrity at the town hall now. This nouveau riche, phew! When he did this, our president was left out in the cold! ”

"Alas, what kind of world is this, just this old stubbornness who is closed in thought, can't keep up with the transformation of the spirit son, and still wants to surpass our Chamber of Commerce, it's really delusional!"

These people commented all the way, venting their dissatisfaction and disgust with Ripley. Ripley started in a traditional industry, and in the era of Reiko Change, he always adhered to his old path, and he did not plan to change it when many chambers of commerce began to switch to the business of Reiko technology and Reiko equipment.

Now, Ripley is ready to sabotage the Autumn Wind Chamber of Commerce's Lingzi equipment business, completely destroy this First Chamber of Commerce, and make himself the business master of North Star City.

This information was all remembered by Su Mu word for word, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention that the Autumn Wind Chamber of Commerce was also an ally of the Su Chamber of Commerce.

After a few hours of walking, Su Mu and the three of them once again walked into the black street of the slums, once again coded, once again through the tunnel, and once again entered the hall of the thieves' union.

"Hey, Kinia, you didn't even say, 'Oh, it's so dark!' It's dirty! "I don't think you're surprised!" Along the way, Alec was very curious about Qinia's familiarity, and in his impression, a beautiful young lady with fine skin and tender flesh like Qinia should be fuss and whispering when she walks through this kind of underground pathway.

Instead of answering Alec directly, she ran to the bar, made a dark world gesture very skillfully, and ordered two beers, and the barmaid behind the bar winked at her. Looking at this skillful stance, Alec remembered the scene when he was in Yunge and had a secret word with the masked Chenia.

He patted his head and took a sip of the beer from the bar. "Whew! Refreshing! I just remembered that you are a sophisticated masked woman! ”

"Thanks for the compliment." After Zinia finished speaking, she also took a sip of beer, which once again made Alec's face appear surprised.

"Let's go, let's go see Blackface." Su Mu completely ignored the interaction between the two and walked directly upstairs.

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Blackface in the room.

Su Mu told Blackface all what he had seen and heard in Jenny's Rose Workshop and the Cathedral. The black face crossed his hands, thinking about the information brought by Su Mu in his head.

Looking at the black face of thought, Su Mu smiled slightly, he propped up the table, and said the open mouth he heard on the road just now: "Blackface boss, I heard the discussion of the Autumn Wind Chamber of Commerce on Ripley on the road. Ripley has been jumping on his feet lately, for fear that the people of North Star City don't know him. He now wants to sabotage the business of the Autumn Wind Chamber of Commerce and take charge of everything himself. ”

The words reached the ears of Vante next to him, and as soon as he heard Ripley's ambition, his eyes were on fire, and he knocked his hands on the table: "This old guy is really getting more and more excessive, if he is allowed to monopolize the business of North Star City, how many people will have to die!" ”

Chrissy was also in the house, and she moved to Lafan to calm him down, with a tenderness in her eyes, and she was like the charming Chrissy.

The black face who had not spoken spoke at this time, he stared at Su Mu, and asked first: "The information you just told me basically indicates the movements of Ripley and Su Lun, and their purpose can basically be determined." Su Mu, there is something next, I don't know if you can grasp it. There's a good chance you'll be able to penetrate their seemingly tight defenses directly. ”

"Say, I'm interested." Su Mu sat down and pricked up his ears with interest.

"Half a month later, this stupid B Ripley wants to feel the feeling of being in charge once, and will hold a banquet in the manor of the former Li Chamber of Commerce, where he wants to become the boss of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. When the time comes, the Locke Chamber of Commerce, the Crado Chamber of Commerce, etc., will participate in the support for him, and there are a lot of his conspiracies in it. Saying that, a smug smile appeared on his face, and he knew that the next news would be more tempting to Su Mu.

"According to our investigation, this Locke Chamber of Commerce was originally a loyal ally of your father, but later because he owed Ripley a huge amount of money, he turned to help Ripley sell drugs, if you can get Boss Locke done..."

"Keep talking, I know you have other news." Su Mu didn't blink, he waited for the black face to continue to break the news to him.

"Hmph, in addition to this, Ripley should also let a large number of mercenaries guard the door at that time, so that not a single mouse can slip in. Any idea why? Our little brother DeWitt was put back by us, it should be said, by "Suren's men". The smile on the black face began to look a little weird, and he seemed to be satisfied with the layout.

Then, a sneer also appeared on Su Mu's face, and he stretched his head forward: "Then, let's talk about the story of my "good friend", DeWitt's interrogation..."