And while hearing Lowe? After the name Charitus, the viscount's face did not show any angry expression, but it was not obvious that his face sank slightly, and it looked like there was no enmity between the so-called Lowe and him.

"Hmph, Captain Amont, I actually came to the cargo hold this time to see if the goods transported by the family are securely placed, in this stormy weather, even the Condensation Demon Pattern can't completely resist the powerful waves, right? I have to make sure that this shipment is safe! ”

And after Captain Amont heard the Viscount's words again, he also pondered for a while, and then waved his hand to the crew behind him, and then whispered a few words, then turned his head, looked at the Viscount and said: "Okay, but since there are also a lot of goods from other caravans in the cargo hold, I will let you clean up a little, and I will let you go to check it tomorrow!" ”

And when the viscount heard this, he also nodded slightly, and then turned around and left the captain's room without saying a word.

After a while, the viscount also returned to the room in the cabin, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard the voice of an old man suddenly sound in the room.

"Well, did the guy agree?!"

"No problem, this time, I will definitely let my eldest brother obediently hand over the hereditary title!"

If the few people of Dol were here, they would have found that the old man who was talking to the viscount was actually the old butler who had had some time with them when they first arrived in Paieros City!

The storm that had been raging for a day had slowly dissipated into the sky, and the clear night sky that had been revealed after the storm also illuminated the entire surface of the Endless Sea, like a clear mirror, with only a few small waves constantly rolling on the surface of the sea.

At this time, the faintly appearing Mars Moon also occupied most of the sky, and under the night sky with only one moon, a thick magical aura also continued to float from the sea, forming a faint layer of magical mist.

At this time, in the cabin of the sailing merchant ship, Dole and the others were all cultivating. I saw that some small magic crystals were placed on the ground of this cabin, and the lines drawn with the magic pattern engraving pen also connected these magic crystals together, forming a small spirit gathering demon pattern array.

"Whew!" At this time, Dole, who was the strongest among the people, also slowly withdrew from the cultivation state. Because now Dole's strength, whether it is a combat position or a legal position, has reached the kind of realm that must rely on comprehension to break through, such a deliberate exercise of his jīng divine power and fighting spirit is a dispensable thing for Dole.

And just when Dore just stood up, a figure also trembled slightly, and then slowly woke up, and saw that Mia, whose magic strength had reached the realm of a half-step magister, also slowly woke up at this time. Then looking at Dole, who had also just exited the cultivation state, the two smiled tacitly, and then left the room lightly.

In a short time, Dol and Mia were already lying on the deck of the bow of the merchant ship, looking at the bright night sky, Mia suddenly turned slightly sideways and rested her head on Dole's body.

And Dole also tilted his head slightly, and then said softly: "I didn't expect another half a year to pass all of a sudden, I don't know how my father is now." ”

Mia also sighed slightly at this time, and suddenly pointed to the faint stars in the sky illuminated by the moon of Mars and said, "I believe that Uncle Mark will be fine." By the way, my mother once told me that every star represents a sleeping god, and you look at the star that accompanies the moon of Mars, which god do you think it will be?! ”

However, Dole tilted his head slightly, looked at it carefully, and then said to Mia as if he was very serious: "Actually, I think that the highest stones that climb will eventually turn into stars." So I think it's just a huge rock! ”

And Mia was slightly stunned for a moment when she heard Dole's words, and then she smiled and patted Dole's chest, and then didn't speak. Just quietly feel the feeling of leaning against Dole.

And at this very warm moment, a sound like a human body smashing on the deck suddenly came from the deck of the ship's hull, and a scream also suddenly broke the merchant ship that had finally quieted down, and also alarmed Dorr and Mia.

I saw that Mia and Dole both stood up in a hurry, and then there was a hint of curiosity in their eyes, and their figures were displayed. The two disappeared onto the deck at the bow of the ship.

At this time, on the deck of the merchant ship zhōngyāng, a middle-aged aristocratic woman in the caravan who didn't know which one was covering her mouth and pointing at a figure lying down on the deck and screaming, and there were also several merchant ship sailors standing around at this time, and some crew members were blocking the crowd of people who wanted to watch, and at this time, a burly man also appeared on the periphery of the crowd wearing the captain's costume with the sign xìng.

"Get out of the way! All crew blockade the entire deck! ”

I only heard the burly man push away the crowd in front of him, and then came to the fallen figure, glanced at the middle-aged aristocratic woman who was still screaming in a little surprise, and then shouted angrily.

The woman's unrelenting screams came to an abrupt halt as if a high-pitched symphony had met a rest, and the crowd of onlookers gave up the idea of finding out as the crew stopped them, and began to scatter around the deck and began to talk in whispers.

"Say, what's going on!" At this time, the burly captain also began to ask the aristocratic woman who was looking at him nervously.

Just as the captain began to understand the situation, Dorr and Mia also came to the deck, and when they saw the crew who had blocked the area, Dole and Mia quietly came to the crowd scattered in the corner, and began to listen to them talk about the topic.

"Did you see it clearly? I don't think that guy lying on the ground looks like the one called Viscount Smith! ”

"No, I heard that his eldest brother, Marquis Smith, was recently crowned Duke of Bauhinia by the royal family of the Vic Empire! That's the first duke to be crowned in these years, who dares to do something to his own brother! ”

"Duke Smith? I heard that there seems to be a person named Lowe recently? Charitus's guy is looking for trouble with him, you know, the dark bounty list basically shows up on the sabotage mission that guy posted every day! ”

…

After inquiring about some news, Dole and Mia's faces became very colorful, because through the conversation of those people, Dole felt that he had suddenly returned to the boy who had just come to Pailos City two years ago, and Lowe? The name Charitis also reminded him of the old butler who used the teleportation scroll to escape.

"Isn't it, such a coincidence?!" After struggling for a long time. Dole then looked at Mia, who was also entangled, with a very jīng colorful expression, and then the two suddenly looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison.

And just as Dole and Mia said this with a smile, they were in the cargo hold of this merchant ship. Two crew members in armor were standing carefully at the door of the hold, chatting about what was going on outside.

However, at this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed at the end of the cargo hold passage, and a thinner crew member also shouted: "Who?!" ”

And another crew member heard his companion shouting. He also immediately nervously pulled out the long sword in his hand, and slowly walked towards the other end of the cargo hold passage under the guidance of his companion's eyes.

However, just when he was halfway through, he suddenly heard the sound of falling to the ground behind him, and hurriedly turned his head, and saw a figure shrouded in a black robe suddenly appear in front of him, and before he could exude a fighting spirit and slash the long sword in his hand, the black shadow suddenly passed through his body so strangely, and then the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded in this cargo hold.

"Humph! A bunch of idiots, though. Leto? Smith! This time, I'll let you obediently hand over that title to me! It's a pity, your stupid brother still wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, but he just doesn't understand who is the bridge that was demolished! ”

I saw that the black shadow suddenly waved the black robe on his body slightly, and saw that the lights in the entire cargo hold passage suddenly dimmed, and only an old and proud voice was slowly echoing in the cargo hold passage.

Just when the entire crowd on the deck of the merchant ship was talking about the fallen figure, the burly man also finished learning about the situation from the middle-aged noble woman at this time, and then frowned slightly and looked at the Viscount Smith who was still very arrogant and mocking him this morning, and now he was just a silent corpse.

"Strange, though this guy isn't necessarily likable. But who had such a feud to act while he was still on the ship? Captain Amont squatted down slightly, examined the body of Viscount Smith with his hands, and then suddenly found that Viscount Smith had actually died of poisoning.

But. Before Captain Amont could continue to think, one of the crew members with an anxious and frightened look squeezed through the crew members who had blocked the scene, and then ran to Captain Amont's side with a messy step, and hurriedly whispered a few words.

"What?!" Captain Amont suddenly shouted, and then even ignored the corpse of Viscount Smith, and suddenly led a group of people towards the cargo hold located in the stern.

The crowd of onlookers who were standing on the deck also noticed Captain Amont's anomaly. After being slightly surprised for a while, he hurriedly gathered around the scene where only a few crew members were left to block off.

And Dol and Mia were also mixed in the crowd, only to see Dole slightly surprised to look at the figure of Captain Amont who was running farther and farther, and then frowned suspiciously, but he still came to the blocked scene with Mia.

"Please don't come closer! The captain has ordered this area to be cordoned off! A crew member looked at the crowd that surrounded him, and suddenly his fighting spirit lit up, and then shouted loudly.

However, the shouts of the crew were quickly drowned out in the constant chatter in the crowd, and at this time, Dol and Mia also squeezed into the crowd and came to the blockade line blocked by the crew, and Dol saw the figure lying with his back to the sky facing the deck at a glance, only to see that Dol suddenly condensed slightly, and a faint jīng divine power slowly passed through the blockade of the crew under the cover of his powerful annihilation realm, and suddenly came to the figure.

And after seeing Dole's demeanor, Mia was also very cooperative and pretended to be very scared, and hid in Dole's arms, one is to support Dole's body from being pushed down by the crowd behind him, and the other is to cover up Dole's frozen demeanor, at a glance, Dor's and Mia are standing on the deck looking at the scene in front of them like two ordinary couples.

And at this time. Captain Amont also opened the door of the cargo hold passage with more than ten crew members, and as soon as he opened it, he saw a faint fire light actually emanating from inside, and Captain Amont also showed a very anxious and frightened expression. Suddenly, the fighting spirit that belonged to the Great Sword Master burst out of his body, and then turned into an afterimage and entered the cargo hold passage.

I saw that at this time in the cargo hold, the two crew members who guarded the door were already lying on the ground and could not die anymore, and the door closed by the magic pattern was also opened by force at this time, and a big hole was broken in the middle. And the flames came from the cargo hold through the big hole.

"Everyone, put out the fire!" I heard a roar suddenly come out of the cargo hold, and I saw that the figure of Captain Amont had appeared in the cargo hold, and he was looking at the fire in front of him and shouting while using his fighting spirit to form an absolute vacuum environment in the cargo hold in front of him, and after a while, I saw that the fire slowly weakened, and the crew members who followed the captain also walked in with buckets of water, extinguishing some of the goods that were still faintly burning.

"Damn it! Why did someone break into the cargo hold and no one found out?! Captain Amunt looked at the half-burned cargo in front of him, and suddenly thought that he would definitely be punished by the steward of the merchant house when he went ashore, and an irrepressible anger appeared in his eyes. He turned and shouted at the crew members who were standing behind him with their heads down.

And just when Captain Amont was angry, at the entrance of the cabin on the deck, a black sè figure suddenly appeared out of thin air, and because the crowd on the deck was around the dead Viscount Smith, no one noticed the strange black shadow, and saw the black sè figure looking at the crowd that was not far away, and suddenly laughed coldly, and then walked into the cabin.

At this time, Dole, who was in the innermost part of the crowd, also withdrew the jīng divine power that was emitted, and then nodded lightly to Mia in his arms. The two slowly squeezed out of the crowd again.

"It's weird, that guy said he was poisoned, but I found something strange behind his back, but I'll have to check it carefully to find out what it is!" Just out of the crowd. Dole frowned slightly and said to Mia, and Mia also thought about it carefully, and then said.

"I always feel that this incident is inseparable from the old housekeeper at the beginning! But wouldn't the old butler have already discovered us?! ”

And just then, before Dole could speak, the two of them saw Captain Amont, who had just left, walking from the stern of the ship to the deck with a look of anger on his face. Behind him was a group of hurried crew members.

"Where's the first mate?!" As soon as Captain Amont arrived on the deck, he asked the crew who had caught up with him, and before they could answer, a loud shout came from the crowd that was surrounded by layers.

I saw that the middle-aged man in the costume of the first mate of the merchant ship squeezed out of the crowd of onlookers with difficulty, and then stood in front of Captain Amont breathlessly and asked.

"Captain, what's going on?"

And Captain Amont also walked to the side with the first mate and talked in a low voice, and at this time, Dorr and Mia had unknowingly returned to the cabin, as soon as they entered the door, they saw that Bosie and the others had already withdrawn from the cultivation state, and the magic crystal was also put away by Corey, and the faces of the three were also slightly anxious, just when Dole and the two of them just pushed the door open, Bosie hurriedly asked.

"What's going on?! One of the crew members had been stopping at the exit of the cabin, saying that the deck had been cordoned off! ”

And Dole also explained to Bosie and the others at this time, because Lilith and Corey knew that the old butler who had escaped from their hands, and his face sank slightly, only Bosie kept asking about the old butler with an inexplicable face.

At this time, on the merchant ship that was slowly sailing, almost all the passengers were led to the deck by the crew, and under the light of the light blue moon of Mars, Captain Amont and the first mate of the merchant ship were standing in front of the bow of the merchant ship, looking at the passengers who were complaining and chatting below. Suddenly, with Captain Amont's vindictive cough, all the sounds gradually disappeared, and everyone's eyes turned to the burly Captain Amont.

"Sorry to disturb the passengers at such a late hour. However, since there was a brutal murder on a merchant ship just now, everyone had to be gathered together to count them and see if there were any other victims! ”

Just as Captain Amont's voice fell. The unsuspecting passengers all showed a very shocked expression, but the crowd of onlookers on the deck just now were not too shocked, just stood quietly listening to Captain Amont's words.

"We've confirmed the identity of the victim this time, it's Hill from Pairos City? Viscount Smith, aka Leto? Duke Smith's younger brother, so, if there is anyone in the know, you can stand up now, otherwise, the Duke will know. None of us have any good results! ”

Captain Amont said slowly with a vindictive spirit, and in the process of speaking, Captain Amont and the first mate beside him all looked at the expressions of everyone on the deck, as if as soon as someone changed, they would immediately arrest him.

However, after Captain Amont's words fell, no suspicious people were found, but the unsuspecting passengers began to talk slowly in private, and Captain Amont shook his head slightly when he saw that there was no result. Then he waved his hand slightly and said.

"In order to cooperate with our investigation of this case, I would like you to stay in your room until then, as the deck has been cordoned off. I'll send the crew to guard the cabin, and if something strange happens, I can ask for their help! ”

Just as Captain Amont had finished speaking, the crew began to lead the passengers back to their rooms in an orderly manner, and the five of Dole were also standing in the crowd at this time, like the passengers on the side. They followed and led their crew towards the cabin.

After a while, the five of Dole had already returned to the room in the cabin, and when they saw the crew standing every few meters in the passage of the cabin, Dole also shook his head slightly and closed the door to the room.

"What now? Are we just going to stay in this room and wait for those guys to solve the case?! ”

Dole had just turned around when he heard the fat man from Corey munching on the few fruits left in the room with a depressed face, and then said to himself.

"I think that old guy must not be so easy to find, I think if it wasn't for Dole's careful observation at the beginning, and the acting was better at that time, we wouldn't have found out that the black hand behind the scenes was actually that ordinary looking old guy!"

At this time, Lilith also frowned beautifully, and sat quietly at the table for the first time and analyzed.

And while Dole and the others were thinking about countermeasures, in the room that belonged to Viscount Smith before, Captain Amont was standing in the main part of the room and looking around the room, and several crew members were also constantly rummaging through boxes and cabinets around the room to find something.

"Captain, nothing found!"

"Not here!"

At this moment, the crew members who were looking for any suspicious signs also reported one after another, and Captain Amont's brow was furrowed tightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, in the cargo hold that had just been extinguished, several crew members of the merchant ship were counting the burned goods, only to see that the cargo hold that was originally full of goods was half empty at this time, and there were still those dark traces that had been burned on the ground.

"Fortunately, the goods of several major customers have not been affected, but I always feel a little strange, you see these burning places, it turns out that they are all Duke Smith's goods!" A crew member said to the crew members who were dealing with the burn marks after counting all the cargo.

"Yes, fortunately, the captain let us move the position of the cargo yesterday to facilitate the inspection of the Viscount Smith, otherwise, the duke's cargo is estimated to be turned into ashes this time!" And the crew member who was cleaning up the ashes of the cargo on the ground also sighed.

However, the two of them didn't notice, and just as they finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly flashed through the dark ashes, and then floated towards the outside of the cargo hold. (To be continued.) )