The night turned into the dawn of a new day as time passed, and the long-lost sunshine reappeared in front of everyone with the heavy rain that had lasted for a month, and the completely disappeared clouds continued to return the warm sunlight to the desolate land inch by inch, but it did not bring the slightest sense of comfort to the people who were working among the ruins. Walking out of the same room, the gray-robed magician named Lin Yuan Shui Breaking then greeted another group of people who were gradually leaving the place, and then he stood there silent for a while, then turned around and walked out in another direction deep in the city.

Because of the need to rest in the real world, Xue Lingphantom Ice at this time has also found a safe place to go offline to rest, and Duan Qing, who doesn't need to rest for special reasons, now has a lot of time to investigate what he wants to investigate.

"You're the patriarch of the Hepp family, aren't you?"

After a period of walking, his figure appeared in a corner of the city that was in ruins, and then a well-dressed man who didn't look like he had much aristocratic temperament walked out of this remote mansion, looking at Duan Qing, his expression was also full of haggard and strong spirit: "I'm Hep, may I ask who you are?" ”

"I'm an adventurer." After briefly introducing himself, Duan Qing, who bowed down, then went straight to the point: "I heard that after Connelly left here, you were in charge of the activities related to the civilian faction, right?" ”

“…… Where did you hear this? ”

The movement that just wanted to sit down stopped for a moment, and the man's grooming movements paused slightly: "Yes...... Did Connelly introduce you to that? ”

"It was someone from the Jianghu Adventure Group who told me."

Showing his smile slightly, Duan Qing's gaze still maintained the calm it should be: "They told me that you had given them a task of 'transporting goods' on the evening of March 23rd, right?" ”

"What? Did you help them come over and ask for debts? Putting away the polite expression on his face, Hepp looked at the magician in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze: "I'm sorry about the salary, but you can see Tania's current situation-"

"No, I don't really have much to do with those people."

Waving his hand to interrupt the other party's words, Duan Qing then said in a low voice: "I just came to ask you a question: What exactly are those goods?" ”

"Do you adventurers like to get to the bottom of it so much?" Taking a sip of the tea brought by the attendants, Hepp's expression gradually hid under his own movements: "This is not within the scope of our original contract. ”

"I won't say what's the point of this, it's a waste of our tongues with each other." Duan Qing put his hands in front of him: "Let's talk about my guess - that's a batch of weapons and equipment, right?" ”

"How-uh." The teacup in his hand almost fell to the ground, and Hepp slowly pressed back the momentary surprise on his face: "Did you disassemble the goods without permission?" I warn you if we find that the goods after that do not correspond to the actual quantity......"

"How could I possibly know if they unpacked the goods or not." Slightly relieved, Duan Qing then showed his smile in the other party's eyes: "I just heard about this from the rivers and lakes, so I just ran over to verify it." ”

"The focus is on where your commission needs to be delivered." His voice paused for a moment, then became dull with the movement of his head bowed: "I heard that it's the small town of Tarador in the northwest, right?" ”

"Did you guess based on this?" There was a look of realization in his eyes, and Hep raised his head to look at the other party's face: "The closest place to Etta County, which is now the closest position to the front line, it is the most appropriate arrangement to send weapons and equipment to that position......"

"The problem is that Tania was in chaos at the time, and the Empire's investigation team was about to arrive." Duan Qing interrupted the other party's words with a low chuckle: "At that time, everyone in the capital city should be gearing up to deal with us, right?" Why do you have the leisure to send these supplies outward? ”

"That's because the Speaker—uh, why am I telling you this?" Standing up with a slap on the table, Hepp's voice was then full of surprise: "You, you are from the Empire?" What are the Imperials visiting my mansion for? Get out! Get me out! ”

I don't know if it's because of the hatred of the empire or because of the anger after the secret was revealed, the simple-dressed parliamentarian then kicked the imperial people in front of him out of his mansion without saying anything, and Duan Qing, who had already received the answer, also showed a disapproving attitude towards the treatment he had suffered, and slapped his ass when he was kicked out and walked slowly towards the next destination. The remnants of the aristocratic mansions in the city were also trampled on in Duan Qing's series of visits, and from time to time there would be conflicts and chickens flying and dogs jumping, and the gray-robed magician who had investigated through the clues of the rivers and lakes finally stayed at a corner of Yar's Street, and the gate of the Valia Tavern that he was once very familiar with was tightly closed: "May I ask if President Hank is there?" ”

"Who are you?"

The perseverance shown by several successive calls finally paid for a response, and a voice from the crack in the door asked in a low and grim voice, "The tavern is closed now, please go back." ”

"I'm Linyuan Broken Water, a member of the Imperial Investigation Team." Not regressing half a minute because of the coldness that appeared inside the door, Duan Qing continued to ask with a smile on his face: "However, our Qingling Adventure Group and the Fool Adventure Group still have some origins, so we specially came to inquire." ”

"You know where they were held and disposed of, right?"

He looked at the still, pitch-black crack in the door, as if he could see through the faces of the people hiding behind the crack, and then the closed door grew slightly larger in the movement of those people in the darkness, and then closed it again: "I don't know. ”

"Please come back."

The cold refusal blew in front of Duan Qing with the sound of Xiao Suo's wind, and then returned the silence to the left and right of this street together with the tavern that was closed in front of him, Duan Qing, who seemed to have received the answer, then also touched his nose and turned around, and Shi Shiran left the place. The cold weather did not show any signs of turning around at this time because of the sun hanging high in the sky, and at the same time, the occasional civilian of the nearby principality became less and less, and the gray-robed magician who looked at the ruins then sighed and slowed his pace, and his fingers passed over the crack-strewn wall in front of him: "Man is not as good as heaven." ”

"Ahh

The voice of surprise came from afar, and then turned into energy fluctuations and quickly came to Duan Qing's side: "Qing-big brother!" Finally found you! ”

"It's Xiaoqian."

The spell casting action that had been tense for a moment quickly relaxed again, and Duan Qing sighed towards the red-haired girl who fell from the sky: "I'm sorry that I haven't been following the investigation team recently, and I don't have time to look for you...... Why, are you still busy repairing the leylines here? ”

"Of course, it's a big job." Frowning and pursing his mouth, the Thousand Fingered Crane who put away his complaining color and then put on a look of embarrassment: "At first, I thought that inviting the entire Sky City might be a bit of a fuss, but now it seems that even with the existing magicians of the entire Mage Council, I am afraid it will not be able to complete it in a short period of time." ”

"Didn't the Mage Council already send out some of the restoration?" Duan Qing set his sights in the direction where the Adventurer Guild was located: "With the help of players, this project should be accelerated a lot." ”

"If I could, I'd like to be able to leave all the problems to those people." Hanging his head in frustration, the Thousand Fingered Crane replied lazily: "But the player's ability is uneven, and the east wall and the west wall are not up to standard at all, not to mention——"

"There are still some people who don't want to give it to outsiders."

As if remembering something annoying, she crossed her waist angrily, and Duan Qing, who was looking at the sky along the other party's gaze, also noticed the figures of several magician-looking players flying by in the wind, and then retracted her head with a funny face: "It's those people from Vizad, right?" ”

"They used this trick in the last battle of Tania." Puffing out his cheeks, the Thousand Fingered Crane rarely showed a girl's unique angry look: "Is that scholar's heart really made of void matter?" Every time I like to make this kind of national disaster! ”

"Maybe it's the Mage Council that pays in the end, so you don't have to worry about that." patted the other party's head with a little amusement, and Duan Qing's expression gradually turned serious: "Then what's next-can you find out where those people are?" ”

"The city in the sky has opened a magical enchantment." As if he understood what the other party was referring to at this time, Thousand-Fingered Crane's expression also became serious: "Several adults of the Council of Seven have also tried their best to search the surroundings of this city, but due to the possible danger, they do not dare to act arbitrarily. ”

"Considering the next actions of the Restorationists and the energy in the hands of those people, this caution should still be deserved." Duan Qing nodded approvingly: "But since the events of that night, these people have all disappeared, so they can't leave no trace at all, right?" ”

"There are very few ways to get out of the city center in an instant, and they may have used means and methods that we don't understand." Saying this seriously, Thousand Fingered Crane's brows suddenly relaxed again: "Of course, this is what I said when I faced those people from the Mage Council, and we all know it ourselves-people have died and come back from the inside, so why do you need any other way to escape?" ”

"The situation is not going the way they planned, and they should not give up easily." Pinching his chin and shaking his head, Duan Qing then replied in a low voice, "But we still have the advantage, that is, they won't find out the fact that Menmorelo is dead so quickly—wait." ”

"If the Pamirs knew about the existence of Menmorelo......"

As if he had suddenly thought of a possibility, Duan Qing's deep tone became deeper and lower: "No, no, if he knew, he shouldn't have taken such a big risk." ”

"What are you talking about?" The red-haired girl on the side poked Duan Qing's shoulder a little confusedly: "Can you make it a little clearer?" Don't always play pantomime. ”

"We preliminarily assume that the Pamir arranged everything in advance."

The movement of holding his chin did not change in the slightest, and Duan Qing's gaze was still fixed on the wall in front of him with his thoughts: "He should have known that someone was going to be unfavorable to him, so he prepared some follow-up moves in advance, according to his original plan, these huge plans should include all the forces and empires of the principality." ”

"Pamir knew in advance that he would be assassinated?" Thousand-fingered Crane widened his eyes slightly: "Then isn't it over if he protects himself in advance?" Why did such an accident happen? ”

"If it's really like the episodes that happened during the Battle of Tania before, then it shouldn't have been able to achieve the purpose of this Speaker Lord." Duan Qing shook his head and replied, "With the consistent methods he has shown for a while, he will definitely use himself as bait, and then make a plan to disguise the illusion that he was assassinated, and then make full use of this matter." ”

"But, but ......" his head seemed to be a little insufficient with Duan Qing's words, and the Thousand-Fingered Crane knocked on the top of his head and said, "But isn't this even more unfavorable to you?" If even the Pamirs were deliberately placing the charge of assassination on the side of the Empire—"

"That's where it matters." His eyes suddenly brightened for a moment, and the corners of Duan Qing's mouth involuntarily pulled upward: "Since he wants to control this 'assassination', his original intention must not be to target the empire, because if he wants to target the empire, he just needs to let the situation continue to progress." ”

"So he was supposed to want to lay the blame on some people in the principality." He turned his head and took the Thousand Fingered Crane to take another slow step of his own pace: "Combined with his previous idea of wanting to make peace with the Empire, most of this person also knows the truth about what happened to Prince Chris. ”

"No wonder this guy who should be most angry has been acting so calmly." The Thousand-Fingered Crane who followed behind also showed a trance-like expression: "Is Chris really innocent?" ”

"It doesn't matter what Chris did, it's come to this point." Duan Qing said thoughtfully: "Use the topic to attract the attention of the empire, and let those principality councilors who use the topic to play a role in the peace of affairs...... All of this was definitely premeditated. ”

"But now, it's all gone up in smoke." He furrowed his eyebrows, as if pulling some thread out of the mess of his memories: "Disrupt the starting point of the plan—"

"I guess it started with the assassination that night."