The eighth day of the Yonghuang month in the year 279 of the Holy Emperor Era.

At the gate of Keto County, an order has been received from Viscount Keto to start traffic control. The soldiers guarding the gate checked the people and vehicles entering and leaving one by one, and asked to show their identity documents and explain the reason for entering and leaving before they were released.

And that morning, a wagon with the badge of the Rockshire Monster Bureau was heading here.

"Why are the Monster Bureau here?" The soldiers were puzzled by the sight of the badge, and then their hearts were shocked - what else could it be? It must be a monster around here!

"You go ahead and check, and I'll meet them. Centurion Captain Lifu said, walked alone to the road, and motioned for the driver of the first car to stop at his place.

Look at that direction, it should be from the county town. I haven't heard of monsters around here, if it's just an ordinary little monster, a few teams of freelancers in our city can handle it, right?

Xiao Lifu thought so, and glanced at the forest next to the county seat:

If something happens, it should be something wrong there, after all, this forest is only thousands of miles away from the [Magic Mountain Range], and it's not impossible for stronger monsters to migrate from there.

When he turned his head again, the carriage had stopped a dozen paces in front of him.

A young man dressed in the uniform of the General Administration of Monsters jumped out of the first carriage and walked up to the school's husband.

"Sir. When the young man saw the badge on his arm, he took the initiative to speak:

"We are the investigation team of the General Directorate of the Rock County Monster Bureau. Reliable information shows that Guixian County had an abnormal magical reaction the day before yesterday, suspected of being demonized, and hoped to enter the city to investigate. ”

"Hello, my name is Xiao Lifu, and I am the officer in charge of guarding the city gate......"

"Headmaster, you seem to have something to say. ”

"I'll tell you the truth, the day before yesterday I received an order from our Viscount Keto to conduct a census of any vehicles entering and leaving. So your convoy ......"

"Could it be that Viscount Keto has also noticed this magic reaction? But for the sake of us going into the city to investigate, let's just let us go, after all, time is precious. ”

As he spoke, the young man skillfully pulled out the search warrant and other corresponding supporting documents issued by the General Administration of Monsters.

"No...... Our viscount didn't notice any magical reaction......"

In the face of a young man who was full of ambition, this middle-aged man felt more and more empty.

"Huh? Why did you do that?"

"In order to prevent a magician from running away, how did the eldest son of the viscount specifically order me......"

The man's voice grew quieter and quieter, and he didn't even dare to look directly into the young man's gaze anymore.

When the young man heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then an angry expression appeared on his face:

"It's nonsense!I mean, how could this unlearned viscount suddenly be so concerned about the affairs of the city, just because of this?!"

"That's the person who His Majesty personally gave the title of Magic King......"

"Hmph!" the young man huffed as he walked to the second carriage and said something to the people inside;

Then he got a small golden token, and turned around and came to the front of Xiao Lifu.

"This is the [Demon Arrest Order], hurry up and open the city gate, otherwise you will be punished for the crime of mistake, let alone you, even if your viscount has the support of Count Roque, you will be deprived of the title!"

[Demon Hunting Order], the special execution token will only be used when the Monster Bureau determines that the urgency of the incident is above level 2, and its power is higher than that of local government agencies of the same level.

In other words, with this token in hand, even the Earl of Crow has to obey the order.

While being shocked, Xiao Lifu immediately agreed to the request of the young man in front of him and ran to open the door; At the same time, he also realized that this crisis may not be as simple as he thought before.

In front of the City Lord's Mansion, the convoy of the Monster Bureau stopped steadily.

"Here?" Li Zijie looked at the City Lord's Mansion outside the window, and then looked at the map in his hand and the coordinates issued by the Demon Hunting Association: "Peng Jintao, what do you think?"

The young man sitting opposite Li Zijie was the one who had just been angry with Xiao Lifu. At this time, after repeating it several times, he determined:

"There can be no mistake, the deviation will not exceed two hundred meters. It seems that this viscount has indeed discovered something, and saying that preventing the magician from running away should just be an excuse to calm the people's hearts. ”

"Finding this excuse to lock down the city, although the brain circuit is a bit strange, but judging from the purpose and his wisdom, he is indeed a respectable figure. Li Zijie nodded.

"Looks like I'm wrong to blame him? Do you think it's possible that his previous absurd behavior was also to hide people's eyes?"

In Peng Jintao's heart, he paid tribute to Viscount Keto, a nobleman who was notorious for many years and was at the top of the assassination list.

"Probably. "Li Zijie is going to get out of the car to meet this viscount.

"My lord, the Monster Bureau has parked the car in front of the door!!"

"They're here so soon? Aren't they going to investigate some jasmine development? Aren't they just trying to see a magic trick when they come to the door so soon?"

The viscount, who was fiddling with magic props, looked confused.

"It's not Jasmine development, it's a magic reaction!Hey, don't care so much, the subordinates think it's better for adults to go in person and explain things clearly, the old school said that the other party still has the [Demon Hunting Order] in his hand!"

The viscount asked again with a blank face, "What are you eating?"

"I can leave you without food!" "It's going crazy to come - it's hard to meet such a stupid man with a lot of money, if he loses his job because of this, where will he find such a good errand in the future!

"Hmm! That's pretty impressive. I'll come when I go. The Viscount got up and walked out the door.

"Viscount Keto. "As a cadre of the General Administration of Monsters, Li Zijie's status is no worse than that of a mere viscount, or even higher.

But after making up with Peng Jintao just now, he had already defaulted to the viscount as a big man who endured humiliation, so he took the initiative to sit on the lower seat of the hall and greeted him first.

"Your old name?" asked the viscount tentatively.

"Huh?" Li Zijie was a little confused about his greetings, shouldn't he call himself sir, sir, or some other respectful word? I'm a cadre with a demon arrest warrant!

Seeing that he was stunned, the viscount immediately remembered that when he had a conversation with the Magic King the day before yesterday, the other party seemed to have a similar expression, and immediately changed his words:

"You're not old! You're not old! You're getting used to it, you're getting used to it, you're not old!"

"Oh...... Hahaha, the viscount is really eclectic, it's different from other nobles!" Li Zijie smiled: "My surname is Li, you are not old, so you can avoid the title." ”

"Okay, Li Bulao. ”

...... Li Zijie didn't care too much, but this "otherworldly" novel dialogue made Li Zijie even more convinced that the nobleman in front of him, who was criticized by the world, was not simple.

"So, let's get down to business. Li Zijie said.

"Okay, okay. Actually......" Viscount remembered that the other party had a token that could make him have nothing to eat, and he couldn't help but be a little nervous, and he couldn't speak for a while.

"Don't be nervous, we're here for this, trust us, we'll be able to help you out. ”

Seeing that the viscount was speechless, Li Zijie felt that he might have some concerns, so he said:

"We have a demon arrest warrant in our hands, which means that the authorities take this matter very seriously, and our director will be over later. If you still don't know where to start, I'm sure the people from the Demon Hunting Association will also help. ”

"Isn't it just that you want to help the Magic King put on a big show? Why is the Monster Director coming? And what kind of association, it shouldn't be necessary?"

The Viscount was much more relaxed when he heard that they had come to settle "that matter". It is true that there have been some problems in finding the necessary venues, funds, manpower, etc. lately.

If you can get the assistance and publicity of a giant like the Monster Bureau, the large-scale performance of the Magic King will also be very exciting, right?

As for why you came...... He is a magic king, and he may be so famous that even the pope of the Holy Emperor's Church will personally receive him;

When a county-level monster bureau hears that the magic king is going to perform, it should also come to participate in order to get the support of the church, right?

What is this called? Political conspiracy! The Viscount thought triumphantly: What a genius I am!

"Ahh......h

It seems that his wariness of us has not been dispelled, and if he is just a monster, he should not have to do this. Could it be that we have met an intelligent race, and we are afraid that we are the response of the other party? Sure enough, we are worthy of being viscounts!

Li Zijie smiled again:

"Don't be wary of us anymore, Lord Viscount. We're really the Task Force of the Bureau of Monsters, and we're here to investigate the anomalous magical reaction. Let's be honest, we received the documents from the Demon Hunting Society, and traced all the way here according to the information they gave. I also hope that Lord Viscount can cooperate more and solve the case as soon as possible. ”

"Abnormal jasmine development? But we don't grow jasmine here! And I can guarantee that no one grows jasmine in this city, and I thought you were here to help me put on a show, and I talked for a long time...... Anyway, when did your monster bureau start to take care of this? Could it be that jasmine can also become a monster? If it's just abnormal development, it may be that the person who raises it is not so professional, Li Bulao, listen to me......

The viscount's words were interrupted by Li Zijie's somewhat impatient voice.

"Lord Viscount, I'll ask you one last time, whether you really don't know about the magic reaction or are you deliberately hiding it. It's better not to delay our work. ”

"I'm not a flower learner, how do I know?" said the viscount, unquestioningly.

"Take it. Li Zijie said in a deep voice that the players behind him who couldn't stand it anymore took action.

Several wolf-like men immediately rushed forward, tied the viscount and several guards with ropes, and escorted them to Li Zijie.

At this moment, as soon as he entered the city, he sent out to ask the members of the freelancer team who ran in in a hurry and said to Li Zijie: "Captain, the three teams of freelancers have not been crusading against monsters in the city recently. ”

"No?" Li Zijie muttered alone: "In other words, is there a reaction to magic?"

"Eh, eh, wait!" The viscount let out a scream like a pig, "Don't you just don't know how to raise flowers, is it necessary to do this?"

"Shut up" Li Zijie was already a little annoyed, and found that this viscount maybe, no, must be a fool, and he used to think that he was a hidden master, but now it seems that he is very wrong.

"Give you a chance, and be honest about whether anything strange happened around here the day before yesterday, I may turn a blind eye to such nonsense as your lockdown. But if there is no result tomorrow, I am afraid that this identity of your viscount will come to an end. ”

Li Zijie said with a gloomy face.

"The day before yesterday, wasn't it when the Magic King came to my house to perform? What strange things could it be, magic was just magic, and it had nothing to do with jasmine development!"

The Viscount said in despair.

"The Magic King, I've heard of his name. ”

Li Zijie pondered, and suddenly thought of an exciting thought: What if the magic king was secretly doing magic under the guise of magic? Although he was a human being, it could not be ruled out that he was disguised, after all, if it was a humanoid race, with a little makeup and hidden features, it should not be a problem to cheat some money out of this viscount.

"Hey, what kind of magic trick is that magic king performing, is there anything out of the ordinary?"

"Yes, yes!" replied the viscount, "he performed a magic trick I had never seen before, which made the ball float in the air." ”

"That's it?" Li Zijie was disappointed: "Nothing more?"

"It's gone. ”

"Well, at least there's a clue. Li Zijie said: "Tell me where the Magic King is staying, Viscount Keto." ”