Chapter XVII: Possession of contraband

The leader was dressed in a black linen uniform, a gold-rimmed black woollen cloak, and black leather boots that stood on the stone slabs.

He walked up to Vane and stopped, looked at Vane, turned his head and talked to the guard behind him, as if to confirm something, then turned around and said, "Your name is Vane, right?"

Vane looked up at him. The man was tall, bald, with a bushy beard and piercing eyes. Vane didn't know what was going on, so he nodded.

"I'm the vice-captain of the Obojar City Guard, Barber. Someone has reported that you have hidden a large number of prohibited items in your hotel room. Come with us to the Guard. Bald Captain Barber said with a blank face and great skill. After saying that, several guards came up and grabbed Vane's arms and shoulders, isolating Vane from the crowd.

"Why did you arrest me, are you mistaken?" Vane was pressed by the two of them on the shoulders, his hands were cut behind his back, and his body was forced to lean forward slightly. This uncomfortable position made his face flush and he struggled twice but to no avail.

"Alright then, I'll make it clear to you, after the clues provided by the informant, we have found a large bag of wisteria flowers in the hotel room where you are staying. This flower has a strong hallucinogenic effect and poses a potential threat to the safety of the city. The evidence is overwhelming, do you have any doubts?" Barber added. His tone was flat, as if he was saying something inconsequential.

"Look, that's Barber Captain Iron Mask! My three-year-old son cries when he hears his name. Someone in the crowd whispered.

"That's right, it is said that he has no feelings, and this young man is probably less lucky. The other chimed in a low voice.

Seeing that the guards were about to take Vane away, Elena had nothing to do, and she and Ise were stopped by the guards and could not get close to Vane.

"Can I give it to my friend?" Vane said to Barber. The latter nodded, and the guard let go of his hand.

"Don't worry, it's clearly a frame-up. Give the staff and this satchel to Felder, he knows what to do. Vane handed the things to Elena and gave her a smile to reassure her.

Elena nodded, looking at Vane and not knowing what to say. Her eyes were red, and she hugged her staff tightly.

The guards "escorted" Vane away, and the bustle in the square resumed. Elena and Ace immediately ran the same way they had come in the direction of the goblin inventor, praying that Felder would not leave the place.

In fact, Felder was indeed still with the goblin inventors, listening with fascination to one strange invention after another. Felder even felt that this should be his pursuit, and that being a knight was not as interesting as being an inventor.

"Field! Oh no......" Elena and Ise stopped in front of Field, panting. Upon hearing the news of Elena's brought, Felder was furious and drew his sword on the spot, scaring the poor goblin into speech.

"This must have been done by that shameless fellow at Brad! No one but him knew we had collected wisteria flowers. I should have cut off his head sooner!" Felder said, gritting his teeth. "We're going to go to the Wizards' Guild, and we can only hope that the old man is the minister, and that he still remembers me or this staff......"

Felder and his party immediately set off for the Wizards' Guild branch located northeast of the city.

At the same time, the minister's office on the second floor of the Sorcerer's Guild.

"Vane was indeed captured by the guards, led by the vice-captain Barber, on charges of possession of a large amount of contraband, and it is said that a large bag of wisteria flowers was found in the room of the inn. The young man with long dark gray hair, Vice President York, shrugged his shoulders as he leaned back in the chair across from his desk and said in a languid tone.

Rostri stood in front of the window without replying, his face covered by a wide pointed magician's hat. After a few seconds of pause, he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I have two doubts. First of all, although wisteria flowers have hallucinogenic effects, they are also one of the medicinal materials used by magicians, and they are sold in every magic drugstore, so there is no reason for the City Guard not to know this. Second, it is not normal for them to arrest Venn directly by only reporting that they found wisteria flowers in the hotel, without investigation or questioning. ”

Rostry's eyes were blazing, and he looked at York and said slowly: "Except for the Mercenary Guild, our Wizards' Guild doesn't deal with other organizations, they seem to have forgotten the existence of the Wizards' Guild, but this doesn't mean that magicians can be bullied at will, let alone Vane'......"

"I see, I'm going to take a trip to the City Guard. The gray-haired young man's expression became serious.

On the other side, on an inconspicuous path in the north-west of the city, a two-story wooden house that looked ordinary was heavily guarded, and at this time, a muffled voice came from a room on the second floor.

"Father, you must execute that evil magician named Vane, who has a large number of hallucinogenic items and is planning to do something shameless! You also know that Elena, a girl from the same mercenary group as me, Vane has wanted to attack her many times!" Brad said with a grim face and a somewhat agitated voice, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Brad, calm down first, I've ordered Barber to arrest him, and it's estimated that he'll be back soon. There is a problem of insufficient evidence in this arrest itself, first of all, it is not clear where those wisteria flowers came from, and that Vane himself is a magician, and the wisteria flowers themselves are also a magical medicine. The reason why Barber can be shot now is the whistleblower-your-side, so it's good to be able to catch him back and lock him up for a while, how can he be executed. A middle-aged man with a big belly soothed.

"Hmph, he's just one of your dogs. You're the one in charge of the Obohar Guard, not to mention Grandpa. Brad snorted coldly, and sat down on the chair after speaking.

"Breed, you're still not mature enough, you have to calm yourself down first, and then think about how to achieve your goals. Brad's father still spoke in a calm tone.

A father and a son discussed in the room.

At the door of the Wizards' Guild, Elena wiped the sweat from her face, her hands on her knees and gasping for breath, she turned her head to see that Ise and Simpson were still not far behind. Felder hadn't run like this in a long time, and he felt his heart beat out, so he took a few deep breaths, straightened up, and walked through the door.

On the days when there was no assessment, the Magicians' Guild was really deserted, and there was no one in the hall. Just as Felder and the others were about to go upstairs, a lazy voice came from the second floor: "I remember that sapphire staff, it's impressive." Come on, the minister is waiting for you. ”

The curly-haired young assistant Bard propped his elbows on the railing of the second-story hallway and looked at them with a smile through his round glasses.