"Actually, I already know who the prisoner is. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info," Lin Yuedong said.

"You already know?" Gladys was shocked, "We don't have any clues at hand right now, you already know that?" ”

"It's not hard to guess. Sometimes, no clue is the biggest clue. Li Qinglan also knows the answer.

"The challenge now is how to convince the people. They have now lost trust in humanity and need enough evidence, or enough incendiary rhetoric, to get them to accept the truth. Lin Yuedong thought and said.

The crux of the matter is not Zanita, but the people. When Zanita attacked, the meaning in and out of the words was to vent anger for the forest people, so as long as the forest people gave up hostility, Zanita naturally would not continue to attack.

"Wait, wait, who's the prisoner? Who did this? Gladys asked.

"This kind of thing can be known at a glance, whoever benefits is the mastermind, and at this time, there is no one else who can send people to provoke the people of the forest to be hostile to Lauren Frost except the Demon King Army." Lin Yuedong said impatiently.

So the stupid guy is really incurable, and when others are trying to figure out a way, they are still asking such clear questions, wasting precious time.

"Demon King Army? In Lauren Frost? Gladys was shocked, "How is that possible?" They had to climb over the Chilia Mountains to get in, but how could we not know that? ”

"The Kiria Mountains are high and steep, and it's really impossible for an army to turn over, but what if it's just a few elven envoys?" Li Qinglan took over the conversation, "As far as I know, there are quite a few elven envoys under the Demon King Army, and it is not impossible to send a few people to cross the Qilia Mountains, destroy the barrier of the forest people, and then blame Lauren Frost. ”

"That's right...... But there's no evidence, huh? ”

"You don't need proof for this kind of thing." Li Qinglan laughed, "The only one who has the motive and ability to do this is the Demon King Army, so it can only be them." And ......"

He looked at no one on his left and right, and whispered, "I'll tell you the truth, if they didn't do it—it had to be them!" ”

No matter who did it, it must be done by the Demon King Army, which is in the best interest of Lauren Frost and the whole continent, and it doesn't really matter what the truth is. Only detectives and police officers seek the truth, and politics needs only profit.

"You're saying that even if it wasn't the Demon King's Army in the end, you have to blame them?" Gladyse was dumbfounded. It turns out that Lin Yuedong just said "enough evidence" is what he meant?

For a person who had just assumed the throne as an insurmounted, this kind of private intrigue was still a little too new to her.

"That's right. However, they did it, and they should be able to find evidence in the Ice Flower Forest. Well, even if we can't find it anyway, we'll just concoct a little bit. Li Qinglan said lightly.

"That's what the seniors said. Well, let's go to the Ice Flower Forest tomorrow and investigate the scene. Considering the Foresters' antipathy towards humans, this will be a covert operation. Gladys, please find two elven envoys to accompany you, my predecessors and I are not very familiar with the magic of elven envoys. And then before we go, let's think about how we can create evidence without evidence. Lin Yuedong said.

"That's it, Gladys, please." Li Qinglan said with a smile.

Gladyse was speechless: "...... I don't know who the bad guys are now......"

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The next day, a makeshift team set off from Winterfall towards the Ice Flower Forest.

This team consists of a total of four people, namely Lin Yuedong, Li Qinglan, Vivica and Ysera.

Originally, Gladys planned to come in person, but the reconstruction of the barrier of Winter Silent City, the replenishment of materials, etc., all needed her to be in charge, and she couldn't do without it, so she had to let the second master Ysera and Vivica, who had the deepest attainment in elven magic, go instead.

Of course, this choice is also due to the fact that Ysera and Vivica are relatively familiar with the two and are easier to cooperate. If you let other elven knights go, the lack of cooperation caused by distrust is a problem, and the general elven envoys other than the knights don't even know that the two are male, so they can't cooperate.

The straight-line distance from Winter Silent City to the tribe of the forest people is not too far, and it is more than a day to walk normally, but the four of them don't have so much time, so Li Qinglan's sword qi opened the way, and it took only two hours to reach the periphery of the forest tribe and lurk.

Zanita's massive body rested in the middle of the forest, surrounded by a large expanse of ice dragons. From time to time, a few heads crossed the sky above the four people, and Lin Yuedong used ice and snow to set up an ice dome above the four people's heads, blinding the ice dragon's vision.

The barrier around the forest tribe has been destroyed, and the four of them can directly see the damaged village.

"It's miserable...... Vivica muttered. The village was littered with signs of destruction, the ground was splattered with blood, and only a few villagers were silently cleaning up the rubble, with a few cries ringing from time to time.

"There should be more than one tribe of the forest people, but as the outermost village, they may be the most damaged." Lin Yuedong carefully observed the damage in the village and asked Vivica, "Can you tell what kind of elves are hurting those spirits?" ”

"If you can use probe magic, it's a little bit possible. However, if we sneak into here, we will be caught right away and driven out of the forest. Vivica said helplessly.

"No way, after all, the people of the forest are unlikely to agree to our formal application for diplomatic entry...... Predecessor? Lin Yuedong pinned his hopes on Li Qinglan's left eye.

"I'll try." Li Qinglan's left eye flashed red, scanning the entire village. This mechanical eye is expected to have far- and infrared clair, so even if it is still some distance away from the village, it will not affect his exploration.

After a while, he saw the answer: "There should be a total of five elven envoys, and the elves of the imperial envoy are two water systems, one fire system, one wind system, and one dark system." There are no other traces, it should be just these five. But I can't tell what kind of spirit or magic is used. All I could see was the damage attribute. ”

In other words, the people of the demon race are not here, and this place is purely just a trace left by the people in this world. Is the demon from not Lauren Frost? Or are they preparing for the aftermath?

Lin Yuedong rubbed Ying** and asked, "Can you see where they came from?" ”

Li Qinglan shook her head and said, "No." The other party has done a lot to cover up his whereabouts, and the wind and snow set off by Zanita have also covered up too many traces. However, this is the direction of Wintersilence, and it's unlikely that they're coming from Wintersilence, so it should be in some other direction. - Haven't you seen a fresh-faced elf in Lauren Frost these days? ”

With this last sentence, he looked at Vivika.

Vivica confirmed, "No. But it could also be that they covered it up very well, and we didn't notice it. ”

Lin Yuedong frowned imperceptibly. It's normal for the five-person target to be too small and no one notices. But if they didn't enter the Ice Flower Forest from the direction of Lauren Frost......

"I have an idea...... There is a conjecture. Lin Yuedong looked at Li Qinglan, "Senior, let's divide into two ways, investigate the past along the destroyed barrier, and finally meet on the other side and see what the results are." I have a feeling that they are probably coming from the other side. ”

"On the other side?" Li Qinglan sensed the meaning of his words, and her face became serious, "Okay, let's do it." -- I hope you're wrong. ”