Chapter 35: Interrogation—The Cause of Suspicion

Not the steward of the God Association?

Wow! What a super-high-level big shot!

I remember that Asa once said that the Non-Divine Association does not have a leader (as if it was because they all think that they are not qualified to lead everyone), so the Association has the position of steward - that is, Mr. Fan, who is now in the restaurant, is the de facto leader of the Non-Divine Association. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In a way, maybe it's higher than the pope, right? After all, the members of the Non-God Association are the guardians of the world.

That...... Why would a big man like Mr. Fan disguise himself as a homeless man? And as Bai Suiyun Gongzi said, first observe me, and then follow Bai Gongzi?

Kindness...... It must be - it has something to do with Lacey, right?

After all, they've been paying attention to Lacey...... Whether Lacey is alive or dead......

So if Mr. Fan asks about the discovery of Northridge, how would he answer?

I'm really afraid that I accidentally said it.

Woo! Headache! Such a powerful big man (still good at tracking and observing), it's hard to hide it if people want to!

With a nervous and nervous mood, I hurriedly freshened up and pushed open the door of the restaurant.

In front of him, Bai Suiyun and Mr. Fan sat face to face.

Bai Gongzi still smiled kindly, holding the teacup slightly, as if he was drinking tea wholeheartedly.

But Mr. Fan looked hungry and anxious, and hurriedly stuffed the cutlet on the table into his mouth.

On the surface, it seems that both of them are the same as when they first entered the house, and neither of them cares about the other.

But...... I still feel that the atmosphere between them is so tense to say!

"Yo! Sakura-san! It's coming! Seeing that I pushed open the door, Mr. Fan hurriedly swallowed the meat steak in his mouth, wiped his greasy hands on his body by the way, and then saluted me slightly, and at the same time did not forget to praise, "The schnitzel is delicious!" ”

"Thank you!" I hurriedly saluted him back—

"Sakura, don't salute him!" Bai Suiyun put down the teacup with a smile, and then explained, "It is said that this housekeeper hates etiquette the most. ”

"This ......"

How can you not return the gift? So big people with status?

"Bai Suiyun told you not to return the gift, so you don't need it!" Mr. Fan waved his hand indifferently. "If you think you're embarrassed Sakura-san...... Then I'm the same as Bai Suiyun, just call you Sakura? May I? ”

I nodded submissively.

"Okay, now that Sakura is here, you don't need to be polite. Mr. Fan! Please! After I sat down, Bai Suiyun made a gesture elegantly, "I know that Mr. Fan has a lot of questions, right?" ”

"There are indeed a lot of questions......," Mr. Fan frowned, as if he was a little dissatisfied with his current passivity, hesitated a little and then said, "But before that, should I explain?" ”

"Explain? Oh! Are you trying to explain to Sakura why you're here? That's not necessary—Sakura, do you say? ――You can guess why they didn't come to us as a sorcerer, right? ”

"Yes...... Because of Lacey? I asked tentatively.

Bai Suiyun smiled and nodded, and then made a "please" gesture to Mr. Fan.

"In that case, I'll just ask." As he spoke, Mr. Fan, who had a wry smile on his face, simply propped his right arm on the table, and at the same time a small cyan magic array appeared in the palm of his raised hand, "-This is used to confirm the truth of what you said, Mr. Bai Suiyun," he explained. Then he asked, "Now, Mr. Bai Suiyun, please tell me: 'Do you have anything to do with Thresten's death?!'" ”

This!! I didn't expect to hear this question so directly, I reflexively straightened up, and at the same time looked at Bai Suiyun with some nervousness.

Indeed, under the guidance of so many clues, as Mr. Nabal said. Whether it's the Dao Fu Zombie, or the Mask Man, and the Dao Mausoleum - it seems that everything is related to Dao Arts, so Bai Gongzi, the only Dao Master who came to our continent from the East, is the most suspicious...... Even though, he is my master.

To be honest, although Bai Gongzi is my master. But...... I do have a knot in my heart about Lacey, and I always say it with some skepticism.

"Huh! It's really straightforward......" Bai Gongzi still smiled unmoved, and at the same time took a sip of black tea elegantly, "Sakura, you have the same suspicions, right?" …… Don't be embarrassed! Frankly. Even if you are below, you will doubt yourself! ”

"Huh?" Bai Gongzi, how could he know that I was suspicious?

"Actually...... When the Dao Fu Zombie appeared in the Battle of the Plains of Shaylis, and Thresteen was attacked by the Masked Man, I already knew that you would definitely suspect Zai Xia - after all, there is only one Dao Wizard in the entire Western Continent, ha-, but you can clearly tell Mr. Fan that 'Threstin's death has nothing to do with Zaixia'! ”

In response to Bai Suiyun's words, the cyan magic array flashed slightly.

(I also secretly breathe a sigh of relief)

"Well, then the next question!" Probably confirmed that Bai Gongzi was telling the truth, right? Mr. Fan asked again, "How much do you know about the Dao Fu Zombie and the Masked Man who attacked Threstin?" ”

"The principle of the Dow Fu Zombie? This is really clear below, as for the masked man...... If only I could know more clues - after all, I haven't met them in person. ”

"This ...... I know some! Because I've met them so many times. I couldn't help but say, "It feels like those masked people are being manipulated by the sound of the flute, well...... They should be covered in the Dao talisman used for self-immolation, and, ...... I have a feeling that they might all be dead......" (I don't know why, I ended up hiding the details of the masked man leader's name Qingyu)

"That's ......" Bai Gongzi listened patiently to what I said, and stroked his palm slightly, "Then you know what the masked man is." ”

"What is it?!" Mr. Fan asked.

"I can't say this for the time being!" Bai Gongzi deliberately stretched out his fingers to make a "shhhh ”

"It's your Bai family, right?!" Mr. Fan snorted in dissatisfaction.

"The same, the same - although there are too many branches of Taoism, after all, in the East, our Bai family is the head of Taoism, and ...... In this western continent, the Taoist sorcerers are only below--right? ”

"And the man who manipulated the masked man! And Sakura-san! ”

"We'll eventually find out who the masked manipulator is, and as for Miss Sakura-Mr. Fan, you won't know that she learned her Taoism, right?"

"But she's one of us! Her father was a paladin! Her grandfather is a great sage! Mr. Fan couldn't help but yell.

"She's also a student below." Bai Gongzi's tone also began to be a little tougher, but he still had a leisurely smile.

"That...... Can I say a word? The ......," I asked, inexplicably raising my hand, "the ...... How did it get to me? Aren't you talking about the Masked Man? ”

"Silly girl!" Bai Gongzi smiled, "Why do you think Mr. Fan has been waiting for you to come before he starts asking?" - They really want you, a Western Taoist practitioner, to join the Non-God Association. ”

“…… So does this have anything to do with Lacey's death? "I still don't quite understand.

"It's not about it! ――Can you pour you a cup of tea? Thank you! - There have been too many things happening in this western continent recently, and they are all related to Dao techniques that the Non-God Association does not understand, and for Mr. Fan and the guardians of the world, there is nothing worse than now--I don't understand at all, and there is no way to control it--So the Non-God Association needs you as a Daoist! - Mr. Fan, is that right? ”

"Yes!" Mr. Fan readily admitted.

"But what did I say to Cardinal Frank last time? I don't want to join the non-god association! - And Mr. Fan, if you don't understand, you can also ask Bai Gongzi? ”

"Hah! How could they trust this Oriental under the non-divine association? ――Mr. Fan has been suspecting that all the changes that have occurred so far, as well as the unknown disaster that is about to occur, are all planned! ”

"That's right! I'm still doubting you! Mr. Fan did not shy away from saying, "Although you said that you had nothing to do with Threstin's death, I still suspect that you manipulated everything behind the scenes!" ”

"It should be, it should be," Bai Gongzi didn't mind, "If you were in Mr. Fan's position, you would think the same way in Xia-right?" I'm willing to tell you everything I know - so you don't have to look for a chance to 'ask' Sakura-sama, okay? ”

"And then?"

"And then? Oh - correspondingly, Mr. Fan, you non-god associations have to agree to the request that my father once made. ”

"The Bai family's borrowing of the Holy City Scrolls?" Listening to Bai Gongzi's words, Mr. Fan couldn't help frowning, "You should know that it is the top secret of our association. ”

"It's because it's confidential that it's worth borrowing."

"It's not for me to decide alone!"

"I know this too! But after all, Mr. Fan, you have some access rights, right? ”

"What do you mean?!"

"I don't want to borrow all the scrolls—I just want to see the part that you have the right to access, Mr. Fan."

"En......" Mr. Fan pondered for a long time, and finally asked with doubt, "Why?" ”

"Because of the disaster, right? I believe that Mr. Fan, your part of the right to access at any time has to do with the prophecy of the catastrophe - so that you, as the guardians of the world, can easily prevent the catastrophe, right? ”

"Yes."

"I'm also interested in this - the Eye of Destiny, Mr. Fan, have you heard of it?"

"The Eye of Fate? Isn't that a peep-?! Mr. Fan was slightly taken aback, "Could it be—"

"Yes, you guessed it right. The identity of Xia Nan, the successor of the Holy Wind, is the same as the 'World Listener', and below is the 'World Peep'! ”