On 14 April 1645, Ibn Khaldun, the new lieutenant governor of the city of Nehr, was stabbed to death while watching the opera "Our Cousins of Neher" at the City Theatre.

The killer slipped into the VIP box and fired poisoned crossbow arrows at the lieutenant governor from behind, firing three shots, two of which hit the vital point, one through the back of the head and one through the cervical vertebrae. The Lieutenant Governor was killed on the spot.

The theater was full of drums and trumpets, and it was not until twenty minutes later, when blood seeped through cracks in the floor and was discovered by the audience in the first-floor sitting, that the Lieutenant Governor had been assassinated.

The whole city was plunged into great grief, and the governor of Kadar convened an emergency meeting overnight and gave a death order to solve the case within three days.

The facts are clear that the crossbow arrows used by the murderers were the standard equipment of the former Holy Guardian Army, and the number and the team of craftsmen were engraved on it.

At the meeting, everyone unanimously agreed that it was the work of the former Guardian Holy Army. However, Saron, the secretary of the chief of staff, believes that conclusions cannot be drawn arbitrarily, after all, the Holy Guardian Army has been disbanded, and the weapons management is chaotic, and the possibility of flowing into the civilian population cannot be ruled out. It is possible that the assassination was organized on their own by idle people who had a grudge against the viceroy and sympathized with the Holy Mosque. It seems inappropriate to rashly expand the scope of the attack when the people's hearts are unstable. The direction of the investigation should be determined after an in-depth investigation to avoid accidentally injuring good people.

At this time, two suspects came into everyone's field of vision.

The first is a former member of the Guardian Legion, Aladdin, the god of lights. This person has been dissatisfied with the town hall since the disbandment of the Holy Guardian Army, believing that his demands have not been met. Two days before the incident, he had been loitering in front of the private residence of Governor Kadar. On the day of the incident, he appeared at the City Theatre again, where he had a heated argument with the City Hall staff, and had spoken with the Lieutenant Governor with another City Guard member, Mansour. He had sufficient motivation and time to commit the crime. After the Governor's assassination, the man mysteriously disappeared.

The second is Mansour, a member of the current City Guard. His family had been implicated and imprisoned during the reign of the Holy Mosque and had not been properly compensated, and he himself had been disgruntled. On the day of the incident, he was in charge of the security of the main entrance of the theater in a war puppet, and according to the interrogation records of another royal Zakaria, he had left twice, and the second time he met with Aladdin the lieutenant governor.

On the day of the incident, he personally sent his parents outside the city, and disappeared after returning to the city.

These two people are suspected of committing major crimes. The city hall immediately decided that the whole city was wanted. He also informed the public that these two people were proficient in combat and were very dangerous, and that they must report their whereabouts immediately once they found out, and they must not deal with it themselves.

The whole city was moved when they heard the news, and all the places where people could be hidden were turned upside down, and for two whole days, nothing was found.

Zakaria dragged his tired body and staggered back to the dormitory, plunging headlong into bed.

The wounds all over his body, whipped and burned with a soldering iron, seemed to be completely cracked, and the sharp pain tormented him.

He wept, but not because of the pain.

I'm sorry, Mansour, I didn't hold up, I betrayed you, I betrayed my brother, I'm sorry!

Remorse and self-blame rippled in his heart, and he couldn't help crying.

As soon as this cry sounded, he couldn't hold it back, and he simply burst into tears.

Just as the tears were turning into a downpour, a familiar voice suddenly sounded: "Is it a shame to cry like this? At least, close the door and cry again." ”

He shook like an electric shock, and jerked back to see Mansour's grinning face.

His eyes widened, "Mansour, is that you?

Mansour grinned and gently closed the door: "It was Kara who gave me confidence and courage, and he told me to forgive my friends. ”

Zakaria's tears came down again: "I'm sorry, I, I'm ......"

Mansour held up a hand: "This is not a betrayal. I did leave twice, you didn't say a word of lie, and you got hurt for it, and I'm the one who should say I'm sorry. Now that your suspicion is basically cleared, you have to hurry up and help me do two things. ”

Zakaria raised his teary eyes: "Just say it!"

"First, inform the brethren of the Eye of Light as soon as possible, and in the next step, the town hall will definitely attack them, and find a way to get out of the city as soon as possible; ”

"But, if you go out of the city at this juncture, you will be treated as a suspect, right?"

"The situation is critical, save your life first, then you can keep your mouth and speak slowly. ”

"There are many brothers who are old and young, and they can't just leave!"

"Find a way to get out of the city, three kilometers southwest of the city, and someone will pick you up. As long as you can go out, you must have food and clothing, rest assured - what's wrong with you?"

"Mansour, tell me the truth, what the hell is going on?"

"I was told that some conspirator was behind everything and wanted to control the city, and I didn't believe that very much, and I didn't want to be taken advantage of. I want to see with my own eyes, however, I can't watch my partner become a victim. So, I chose to work with them conditionally. ”

"Okay, so what about the second thing?"

"Expose me one more time. ”

Zakaria was shocked: "Are you crazy? once you are caught, the Iron Man will be tortured into a puddle of mud!"

"Do as he says. ”

Captain Sailim pushed the door in, followed by Nul.

The two hurriedly saluted: "Captain!"

"I speak so loudly, and I'm not afraid to show my stuffing. Zakaria, since Mansour said so, he must have a plan. Besides, since we know, you have witnesses, and you are not afraid that others will say that you betrayed your friends. ”

"Captain......

"I'll do the work of the players, and I'll figure it out for their families. If it goes well, you can leave early the day after tomorrow at the latest. Mansour, you're not going to turn the city upside down, are you?"

Mansour smiled, "I can't tell you too much - I'm just a decoy, and the more visible I am, the more people who come to besiege me, the better our chances of success." Don't worry, I'll be fine. Zakaria, good news for you, Fatuna is fine, she's the Medic of the Black Guard now, and you'll be able to get in touch with her soon. ”

"Black Guards?

"The direct guard of Princess Isabella in the Black Prison is made up of girls who have been insulted and hurt. ”

Serim raised his eyebrows: "A war of great disparity? ”

"It's hard to say," Mansour laughs, "I'm more confident." Zakaria, go, early to-morrow morning, go and denounce me. Former town hall clerk Buscher had a secret mezzanine in his house, where I hid from being arrested. Moreover, there is a tunnel that was originally built to hide from xenos, and it leads unexpectedly to a place in the black prison. ”

Selim felt bad: "And people from the former city hall are involved?"

Mansur was blunt: "Yes, some brothers who are also Eyes of Light, they were exposed, they were arrested, they were about to be executed, and now they are outside the city. ”

"The situation is getting more and more complicated. ”

"I don't think it's complicated. The conspirators are in charge of the big picture, and we, these loyal fools, are going to save the city from the misunderstanding and spitting of the city on the back of traitors and murderers, and that's it. ”

"Good Mansour, rest assured, we will not sit idly by. ”

"No, Captain, Zakaria, the best thing you should do now is protect yourselves. You can laugh best when you have the last laugh. I have to go, tell the people who came to arrest me, I and Aladdin, the god of lights, are in the black prison, I know who the murderer is, let them move quickly. ”