Chapter 123: The Ring
According to the clues provided by Cezel, Dictor and the others immediately launched a city-wide search for strange people, especially the two characteristics of small sarcomas all over the face and the recent arrival in the imperial capital.
Of course, this will take time.
In the process of chatting with Dickle, Cizer learned of several tragedies that had occurred in the imperial capital in the past few days, and couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with the upper-class nobles who covered up this matter.
It would have been a dereliction of duty to let such dangerous people go in the imperial capital, but they didn't even remind the people to be careful when traveling, this is simply murder!
As if sensing Cezel's thoughts, Dictor patted him on the shoulder and handed him a pipe.
Cizer shook his head, saying he didn't like it, the choking smell of tobacco had always made him feel bad.
Dictor was not angry when he was rejected, and smiled as he put his pipe back in his jacket pocket.
"You don't think those high-ranking people don't care about human life, do you? ”
Hearing this, Cizer looked at his playful gaze, paused, and nodded.
Dictor grinned, revealing a rather meaningful smile.
"A long time ago, I thought the same as you, that the big men held on to countless resources and curbed the way of the common people. Then I vowed that one day I would overthrow them all, just as the first kings did. ”
Cizer looked at him in amazement, unable to imagine that this guy was so open-mouthed that he dared to talk about such things everywhere.
You know, this is in the military department!
One of the several concentrations of power in the Empire!
What Dictor had just said was clearly a dissatisfaction with those who held power, and if that radical was probably already planning how to overthrow the empire.
Cizer looked Dictor up and down, and began to wonder if this was some radical trying to win him over, and if he refused, he would be killed or something.
It's not impossible!
Dictor looked at Cezel's uncertain expression, as if he had seen some interesting toy, and stared at him for a long time without blinking before speaking.
"Okay, don't think about it, it was a long time ago, wasn't it still ignorant at that time. Dictor sighed, a complicated look appeared on his face, "Later, I became a detective, and I came into contact with a lot more things and people, and gradually understood that those big people who seemed to sit in the clouds also had times when they were worried about a grain of wheat on the ground. ”
Cizer thought for a moment and spoke.
"For example?"
Dictor looked at Cezel's questioning gaze and couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, okay, the same as when I was younger. Let's take a brief
For example, what do you think is the most important thing for a big man to do about a black magic incident? ”
Cizer scratched his head, he didn't know much about these things, and he didn't bother to think about it, and if he really wanted him to say it, he could only answer it head-on.
"Hmm...... Evacuate the people? Let the people in the military department seize the time to catch the murderer?"
Dictor nodded, and just as Cizer was glad that he had answered correctly, Dictor suddenly asked a question.
"Nice offer. So...... Where are the people evacuated? Where are the necessary daily necessities drawn? What if the matter is too big and the people panic? If someone takes the opportunity to incite the people, who will suppress the civilian riots? What if the murderers infiltrate the civilians and flee, or even create an even bigger tragedy?"
A barrage of questions made Cezel's head swell, and all he could think was a few birds circling around his head, making a shrill chirp.
"I ...... I don't know. Cizer was defeated, and could only shake his head to indicate that he did not know the answers to these questions.
Dictor patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "Don't be discouraged, young man! I don't know about those questions, not even even His Majesty, who lives in the palace. Who knows what didn't happen? I just want you to know that maybe there was something wrong with the Senate or the military decision, maybe they didn't think it through, and you didn't think it was fair, and that's understandable.
However, the world is inherently unfair, and these big men are not gods. They can only try to do better, and if something goes wrong in it, they can only try to make amends. Maybe many of them have left a bad impression on you, but you must know that there are many responsible people in the upper echelons of the empire, who have been working hard to make life better for the people of the empire. ”
Dictor said so much in one breath that Cizer could tell that he was talking to himself. Although he couldn't say it, he probably felt that he had a kind of hatred for the nobles.
Indeed, Cizer always had an indescribable dislike for the aristocracy because of his poor background and the unfair treatment he suffered.
Dictor sent him to the door of the room, patted Cizer on the shoulder again, said "get some rest", and turned away.
But when Dictor left the apartment building and walked through a bush, the sound of the leaves shaking came and stopped him.
"Come out, don't hide. Dictor looked at the shadow behind the bush and whispered. He knew that this voice could also be heard by that person, after all, he was a shadow of "that person".
The sound of the murmuring voice came, and a figure gradually walked out, and the black tuxedo looked so inconspicuous against the dark night.
It's hard to imagine that someone still wears this kind of formal dress at night, but for this person, if he doesn't wear formal clothes, it will seem even more wrong
A few.
"Hey, are you here to invite me for a drink this time?" Dictor greeted the man in the black tuxedo as if he was familiar with it.
The man in the black tuxedo didn't heed his familiar greeting and went straight to the point.
"What did you tell him just now?" the man in the black tuxedo stared into Dictor tightly, as if trying to read his true thoughts.
Dictor shrugged his shoulders and said, "What else could it be? Tell him how difficult it is to be in a higher position, so that he can be less resistant when he accepts his own affairs in the future." Am I going to tell him the truth directly?"
It all started on the night of Cizer's attack, when they set out to investigate Cizer when the man in the black tuxedo came to the door.
About something, the man in the black tuxedo only told Dictor alone, after all, there are different voices in the military department, and if they know too much, it will cause a lot of trouble for "that person".
So the man in the black tuxedo told Dictor alone to make sure that Cizer wouldn't be mistreated here.
"Don't worry, no one will be against him, and there are many people who know about it?" Dictor asked rhetorically.
The man in the black tuxedo shook his head, this kind of thing must be known to fewer people as much as possible, of course not too many people will know.
Dictor thought for a moment, glanced back at the room where Cizer was, and saw that no one was looking to the side before turning his head to the man and said.
"He hid something from last night, I saw the scene, and the battle was a little bit more intense than he said. Moreover, the traces of the fire magic used by his companion were very small, and there were more physical impacts, so he should have some secrets. ”
Dictor changed his brisk tone in a blink of an eye, "But what does it matter? I'm going to give you a headache!hahaha, this little guy isn't that easy to get along with!"
"I just want you to take care of him as much as you can. The man took off his white gloves and took out a ring encrusted with rubies.
"If you can, give him this thing, it should make his life in the imperial capital easier. ”
Dictor took the ring and looked at it in front of him, a little surprised when he found the iconic family motif on the ruby.
"The ...... Decided?"
"Not yet, but he deserves it, only much later. The man in the black tuxedo slowly walked away, looking like he had completed his mission.
Dictor scratched his head in annoyance, probably wondering how to give this thing to Cizer.
Because this is not an ordinary ring, it represents the rights of a family.
So it's not something you can just give away.