Chapter 455: Peeling Back the Cocoon
From the Doge's Palace back to the Sheriff's Office, Ansel was in a dreamlike trance.
Life is unpredictable.
originally thought that he would be subject to the review and dismissal of the Ministry of the Interior, and even imprisoned, but he did not expect that he was unexpectedly seen by Lord Augsig, the master of Montreis, and entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and the most shocking thing was that the murder case he had been pursuing was related to the wanted murderer!
Although there had been speculation about this earlier, the always steady Ansel would not make assumptions without evidence, and when the news was confirmed by Lord Augsg and the Radiant Sanctuary, one can imagine Ansel's unrelenting mood.
Who is the wanted murderer?
This is a terrifying figure who is ruining a city under the nose of the Radiant Sanctuary!
If not handled properly, maybe Montrés will become the next Port Louis!
A short period of excitement and excitement, rationality and calmness reoccupied the brain's thinking, carefully considered, and thought carefully and was extremely frightened.
However, if it weren't for that, how could the Radiant Sanctuary dispatch an inquisition that was extremely mysterious and terrifying in the eyes of the world!
The Inquisition was founded in the early days of the New Faith Wars era to defend anti-Church heretics and heretical thinkers, and was led by a group of fanatical and extreme clergy.
In the turbulent New Faith War, the Inquisition undoubtedly occupied an important historical position during the period ∞of ♀ the New Faith War, and in order to maintain the authority of the Church, they had wantonly brutalized and suppressed heretics, and finally even those who dared to disagree and oppose within the Radiant Church were punished, according to incomplete statistics. During the New Faith Wars, more than 10 million people died in the Inquisition alone.
Time flies. Time flies.
This inglorious page of the Radiant Sanctuary fades into the dust of history. In particular, the Radiant Sanctuary was aware of the infamous reputation of the Inquisition, and after hundreds of years, it basically disappeared from people's vision and memory, and it is difficult to find specific information about the Inquisition even in historical records.
However, in the epic stories sung by generations of bards, a small number of horrific deeds about the Inquisition have been handed down among the people, but the rumors lack strong information to prove their authenticity.
Ansel had naturally heard about the Inquisition, but his general perception was biased towards the publicity and introduction of the Radiant Sanctuary, and he roughly thought that the Inquisition was a special institution responsible for investigating and adjudicating heresy, after all, hearsay was mostly unbelievable. Moreover, the Inquisition has always been secretive and rarely appears, and they are usually seen only when facing the evil subversive fangs.
The two emissaries from the Inquisition were very reticent, and they would not have spoken at all without someone to talk to them, and they were like completely transparent beings when they stayed with Anse Air.
After inquiring in detail about the situation of the murdered merchant merchants, Ansel's mind was all about arranging the investigation and search, and with the full support of Lord Augsig, he was full of confidence, not only dispatched all the agents of the Public Security Department to expand the search area, but even sent the people of the Military Council to help them block the various roads in Montreis.
It was just dawn. The dawn of dawn broke through the darkness and turned white, and Ansel, who had drunk the first cup of strong tea, stood by the window. His slightly puffy eyes were bloodshot, and his groggy head stiffened his mind.
"Your Excellency, what should we do if we find clues about the murderer on the wanted document?"
In the quiet office, Deputy Maiden had already gone out to direct the investigation and search, leaving only the two inquisition emissaries sitting on the hospitality sofa.
After a little leisure, Ansel's deep worries finally came to light.
"Mr. Inspector, please don't worry, we'll take care of this." One of the messengers said with a blank face.
"Your Excellency, as the magistrate of Monteres, I have an obligation to ensure the safety of the people of Montrés, and the danger of the wanted murderer is well known, if there is a slight mistake......
Ansel sighed softly, the meaning of his words self-evident.
He feared that the other party simply did not have enough ability to subdue the murderer.
"Even if we may fail, don't forget that the owner of this land, His Excellency Augsig, will not let the murderers do whatever they want!" The messenger spoke calmly.
When it came to Master Augsig, Ansel shut up.
He was well aware of Master Augsger's strength, and never doubted his feelings for Montreis.
But.
Thinking back to what happened in the Doge's Palace, Augske didn't seem to like to see these two emissaries from the Inquisition.
He could probably guess the mind of Master Augsig, Montrés has always been known for its order and freedom, protecting every citizen under his rule from foreign aggression, and although the Inquisition entered Montrées with the intention of arresting the wanted murderers, it has actually violated the principles that Montrées professes.
The Radiant Sanctuary has a high and prominent position in Eldran and is so powerful that no one dares to attack it, not even the Subversive Fangs that have caused countless troubles for the Radiant Sanctuary, otherwise why would the Subversive Fangs still hide like rats in the sewers?
Augsig was forced by the power of the Radiant Sanctuary to welcome the emissaries of the Inquisition, does this not mean that as long as he is faced with irresistible external interference, Montreus's so-called principles will also succumb?
Distraught, Ansel stopped thinking about Lord Augsger's problems, and for the time being, he honestly devoted his mind to the investigation mission.
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"It's not good!"
Xia Lan, who had just returned from going out to investigate the situation, took off the cloak on her head, sighed softly, reached out and took the tea handed by Adelina and drank it in one gulp.
After learning the urgent information from Dewitt and deciding to leave Montreles, in addition to preparing a series of plans and arrangements, it is naturally indispensable to find out the road conditions, but the response of the Security Department exceeded his expectations, and the roads of various ports in Monterres were blocked by barricades, and the cold streets and alleys were wandering with suspicious searchers.
"What's going on out there?" Adrina, who had returned to her normal appearance, said in confusion.
Xia Lan took out a scroll of maps from the void ring and spread them out on the table, staring at the map and said, "The Sheriff's Department has blocked all the access roads in Monteres, and we are in trouble. ”
“…… Don't we have a disguise potion? Adelina said worriedly.
Xia Lan pointed to his mouth and said, "The disfigurement potion can indeed change our appearance from being recognized, but the accent is a problem, once they have any suspicions, they will definitely have to investigate it strictly!" ”
"Are the people from the Sheriff's Department really so strict?" Adelina worried.
"Don't underestimate them, think about how they tracked us down step by step." Xia Lan shook her head and said. "I'm just very curious, where does the Sheriff's Department have the authority to block Monteres?!"
"The problem is obvious, of course there is acquiescence behind the scenes!"
At this time, Winnie, who had been silently on the sofa in the corner, suddenly spoke.
Xia Lan raised her eyebrows, turned her head to look at Winnie, who was hugging her knees and cowering on the sofa, and said, "Tell me what you think." ”
"If I'm not mistaken, the people of Montres have seen us for what we really are." Winnie said lightly with a cold face: "Otherwise, ordinary suspects and murderers are not worth making such a fuss about them!" ”
"Isn't it possible to rule out other reasons?" Charland Road.
"There may be other reasons, but we have to think in the worst-case direction." Winnie said.
"You're right." Xia Lan nodded in agreement, "The question now is how we can avoid their blockade and leave Monteres. ”
Winnie slowly got up from the couch, walked in front of him barefoot, glanced at the map of Montreis, stretched out her hand and suddenly pointed to a place, "Here." ”
"Here?" Xia Lan couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the location of her point.
Because Winnie Point is located exactly where they are located in the seaside villa.
"I'm talking about this."
Winnie looked away a little, only to realize that the place she had pointed was the sea behind the villa, and this was where Magnison jumped into the sea and fled.
"They can block the port roads of Montreux, but they can't block the sea." Winnie's hand pointing to the sea area of the villa slowly slid in an arc to another place and said: "Don't forget that Monteres is located at the junction of the Duchy of Sivel and Grenada, as long as we bypass Monteres and come to the Duchy of Sivel, we can naturally avoid the blockade of Monteres." ”
"It's an interesting idea, but how do we get through this sea?" Xia Lan chuckled.
"Underwater breathing agents." Winnie said calmly. "As long as we can endure the immersion in the sea for a day or two, we will be able to reach the borders of the Duchy of Sivir."
"Yes, just do as you say,"
Xia Lan pondered for a moment, and then put away the map on the table, and then said directly to Winnie.
"You believe me?" Winnie said a little stunned.
"I believe in your way! Without further ado, let's go to the underground warehouse with me to prepare the zuò underwater breathing potion. ”
As he spoke, he didn't forget to turn his head to Adrina and said, "After the things are sorted out, we will go directly to the underground warehouse, which will be where we left." ”
It was a desperate move to agree to Winnie's approach, because Charan didn't dare to take any chances.
The Sheriff's actions in Montres sounded the alarm in his heart, and there was always an indescribable sense of foreboding that they might be able to evade the blockade with their skills, but how to ensure that there were no accidents?
They must not lightly reveal their identities, unless they want to face the encirclement and pursuit of the entire continent! (To be continued......)