The entrance to Warehouse No. 2 was full of debris, and heavy dust had accumulated on it, and only a small piece of the ground at the door had been swept clean.

As soon as Roland walked to the door, he smelled a faint musty smell, the smell of wood rotting after soaking in water was very obvious in the air.

The heavy wooden door was closed with a thin layer of dust on it. The pitch-black chains that give people a heavy feeling are repeatedly wound around the door, and the chains are coated with a thick layer of oil, and they emit an unpleasant pungent smell when they are smelled from a distance.

“…… This is the second warehouse where medical supplies are placed? ”

Roland set his sights on the red oak flower, and the meaning of it was self-evident.

Akajika nodded a little embarrassed: "...... Roland, you know, Richero hasn't used these medical devices for nearly a decade. The Earl didn't pay much attention to this either. ”

"But aren't these medical devices new?"

"The equipment is not new, but the medical supplies arrived a few days ago."

Faced with Roland's question, Chi Kazakura nodded neatly: "According to Carral's regulations, in order to prevent the officials of the medical department from enriching their own pockets, when the medical supplies and firefighting materials replenished by the townships and towns are in place on time, they must be unpacked by professionals to review the quality, and then they can sign the confirmation form." But you also know that the position of chief medical officer is nothing but convenient for throwing off the pot......"

"—so you accepted the Earl's commission to sign your name on the confirmation form?"

Roland answered.

Akajika nodded weakly.

This was also expected by Roland.

Generally speaking, the position of chief medical officer is usually held part-time by the white-robed druids stationed there, so it does not cause much trouble to the officials. And for a free area like Richero, where there are no druids stationed. They would then have to pay for a separate chief medical officer.

However, the chief medical officer does not need to treat diseases or train healers. It is only in the event of a medical malpractice that the chief medical officer is required to take the blame. Very few regions would spend money on such a useless thing. Generally, it is not used once in more than ten years. Those medical supplies will not be opened and sent to civilians on weekdays, and will only be taken out nearby when a major disaster comes, but the probability of a "major disaster" will not be very large, and under a series of troubles caused by the occurrence, whether the chief medical officer is in place or not, the trouble faced by the lord will definitely not be less than half a point, so it can be said that it is almost the same.

Therefore, when the higher medical department regularly distributes medical supplies, it will deliberately send the backlog of medical supplies and equipment that are closest to expiration or even expired to these areas where there is no chief medical officer. These areas can then be signed by some foreigners who have settled in the area.

Because of the tacit understanding between the two sides. These dangerous goods also flowed in. And according to Carral's law, in case of an incident, according to Carral's law, they can only be wanted and held accountable in the country at most. At this point, all the lord had to do was give him a sum of money, and it would be a matter of letting the foreigners go back to their home country—in any case, it would be much cheaper than hiring a chief medical officer for several years.

After all, the chief medical officer is a chief-level official, and he belongs to the same level as the chief knight. In non-war times, the knights' annual salary was 20 to 30 gold coins, which was almost equal to two months' taxes in the previous town.

Even if their mayor was an earl, he would feel sorry for it. Even if he only has a false title, he does not have any position in the capital. Even the realm is on par with a viscount, and he is also an earl after all. And if it is an ordinary person, it is even more distressed about this.

For them, such a flexible approach can make things easier for each other. But none of them thought of it. What happens if one day these medical devices are actually used?

"Do you remember those goods? How good do they look? Is there a problem with the sealing? ”

Roland thought for a moment. Then he asked.

If there was no problem with the sealing, Roland could basically assume that the bandages would have been fine when they arrived here.

But Akajika's answer was completely unexpected by Roland.

He shook his head with a wry smile: "I haven't seen that batch at all." ”

Roland was slightly stunned.

"Haven't you seen it yet?"

"I've never seen it."

Akajika replied categorically, "You know that, too. I was staying at the Earl's Court, and one day at noon the Count brought me a document for me to sign. I wasn't going to stay at his house looking for the devil? So I looked at the document and signed it with no hidden pitfalls...... After all, although I am a Fararu, I also know this tradition of the Khalar people. I didn't ask anything at the time. ”

"Wait."

Roland finally remembered what he had overlooked.

A flash of light flashed in his eyes: "You mean, the Count brought the confirmation slip home to you?" Was there anyone around him at the time? ”

"That's right...... Any questions? ”

Akajika looked dazed, but he looked at Roland's expression and realized that there was something wrong with his answer, and he couldn't help but have a serious expression on his face.

"There's a big problem," Roland nodded, sneering, "According to the normal process, he can't handle the confirmation slip at all." From start to finish, the confirmation slip should be in the hands of the officials of the medical department. ”

“…… But what does that mean? ”

The pupils of the red tree shrank slightly.

But the look of doubt on his face did not diminish in the slightest: "He colluded with the officials of the medical department? Or is there a part of his devil's deal, or is it that the official was mentally controlled by the devil? I did see that the list had the codes for various types of medical supplies written on it, and this is true. ”

Roland grimaced and didn't answer.

He took the key from Akaji's hand and stepped forward to open the door.

He was trying to prevent Edward from setting some trap in it, so he wanted to put Ray aside. Although it is unlikely, it is not far from the Earl's Court, and Edward has every chance to come after his defeat.

After Roland opened the door, fresh air poured in, and the choking dust rolled out, and the sunlight through the window was bundled into several pillars of light by the dust in the room.

And so it was. Arsu, there are several possible options you mentioned earlier, but none of them are the right options. ”

Roland stared at the tall row of white and new bandage rolls placed in the most conspicuous place, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"What this really means is that what he signed for you is not a confirmation of the arrival of medical supplies at all! Rather, it is a re-purchase order after destroying expired medical supplies! ”

"These bandages are so new...... New to the point where I doubt the head of the Caral Medical Department. Why did they buy so many new medical supplies for Richero without druid supervision? Their annual budget is not enough, otherwise they wouldn't have saved money in this gutter method. ”

"The real reason is probably that our Lord Earl destroyed all the medical supplies in the past, and then asked you to sign and authenticate and buy a new batch of medical supplies. Because it is a purchase rather than a distribution, you will not need to sign it after it arrives. ”

"Okay, so we've now determined that Lord Earl has something to do with this plague event...... And then what? ”

Akajika frowned deeply: "Why did he buy a brand new batch of medical supplies?" If you want to do something with these things, can't you use the old ones? Isn't this a deliberate attempt to expose us to the flaw? ”

"Of course not."

Roland shook his head.

Because her purpose is to expose your flaws...... Or give it to me.

Roland replied in his mind.

This is the problem that Roland has ignored before.

You know, the collapse of the docks is the reason for Elukado's action. In other words, in the original situation, there would be no accident in the docklands. It was an accident, even if it was Farina, she didn't know much about Elukado, and she couldn't have expected her to destroy the docklands so easily.

If Elukado hadn't destroyed the docks, Akajira wouldn't have thought of a problem with medical supplies. But if she asked the Earl to replace everything here with new ones, then when Red Tree Flower or Roland found out about it, they would immediately feel that there was something wrong here.

It can be said that this is a flaw that Falina deliberately exposed to Roland and Akajika. The purpose is to keep their eyes on here.

"If I'm not mistaken......"

Roland groaned slightly, then stepped forward, took out a few rolls of bandages, cut them off, tore them apart and threw them on the ground.

Akajika's eyes moved, and he also realized what Roland was going to do.

So he squatted on the ground and went through the bandages.

"—found it."

About half a minute later, Roland's voice sounded flat.

Akajika looked away, and found two rows of dark red blood on the fragment of the bandage that Roland was holding in his right hand, as if it had been bitten by a child's teeth. (To be continued.) )