There was silence in the treehouse, and everyone was nervously staring at Bernaldo, who was scanning the arrows and maps.

After a long time, he finally raised his head and looked at Malfurion.

"Judging from the arrowhead and the injuries described by General Oak, it does look like the hands and feet of the rangers."

Bernaldo affirmed angrily, and then, while the generals in the treehouse were angry at the same time, Bernaldo's expression was also slightly puzzled.

"But to my bewilderment, I didn't hear any screams...... Ladies and gentlemen, have you checked the time? When exactly were they killed that night? ”

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"If it was before three o'clock in the night, I couldn't sleep because of the unbearable pain of the wound, so I had no choice but to get up and patrol the camp, and for a long time I walked up and down on the high watchtower. It wasn't until I saw that it was already three o'clock in the night that I went back to my room to sleep for fear of delaying tomorrow's morning—during that time, I was sure I didn't feel anything unusual. ”

"As you know, I'm also a star. If they were killed by the rangers, they would be far away, but I wouldn't have seen the trail of arrows infused with magic energy in the night, right? Besides, if you can kill a great druid with one blow, and that arrow is at least from a ranger above the star, then the sound of the arrow whistle should be heard by me who is nearby, right? ”

"As for whether there is anything unusual in the camp of the Ranger Legion, my lord, I am afraid it is impossible to tell - we have all been tense these days, and we are all abnormal at all times."

Bernardo said in confusion.

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"That must have been killed after three o'clock in the middle of the night!"

Oak affirmed.

"...... after 3 o'clock"

Malfurion, however, groaned, and already looked at Captain Bernaldo: "Your Seventh Brigade will also go out to patrol the camp after three o'clock?" Was the time when the two brothers who were killed were on patrol at this time? ”

He asked in a low voice.

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"Yes, my lord, it's mainly because of the disappearance of those rangers a while ago. The group of rangers attacked our camp several times in the past few days, and even kept saying that we were the murderers, and almost turned into a fire. Or did you and Lord Cenarius, the leader of the Ranger Legion, join forces to suppress it, so it didn't cause a catastrophe. ”

"But we also have to guard against their possible fame. Therefore, in the past few days, the First Legion has been on intense alert almost all night in accordance with the instructions of the Legion Commander, and our Seventh Brigade, which is adjacent to the Ranger Camp, has borne the brunt. ”

And the two brothers who were killed were in charge of patrolling the camp that night. Whether they are before or after 3 o'clock, they will continue to patrol the barracks. ”

The captain replied respectfully.

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"That means that the murder could also happen after three o'clock?"

Malfurion frowned, and he looked at Bernardo again.

"Yes, sir. If it had happened after three o'clock, we might not have been able to detect the anomaly - if it weren't for a star of mine or above, even if we were soldiers on duty on the watchtower, unless we were facing that direction, it would have been difficult for us to detect the anomaly in the distance that ended almost instantaneously with our eyes or ears. ”

"But that direction is behind us, in a safer area that borders neither the Ranger camp nor the coastline—most of our sentry posts don't face that direction. And although the place is closest to us, it is only the closest to the other camps, and it is still a bit far away. ”

Bernardo looked at the map and nodded in affirmation.

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"Then we can't be sure that it was the rangers who murdered our two brothers......"

Malfurion frowned again and groaned.

"How can you not be sure? My lord, doesn't that arrow speak for itself? ”

Oak suddenly became anxious, and he asked in a voice.

"It does prove that the rangers did it, but we can't even determine the time, how can we find the suspect?"

Malfurion chuckled bitterly.

"You don't know, the disappearance of the ranger ten days ago also looks like we did it. The scars on the corpses of those two rangers were clearly the work of our druids - Cenarius almost fell out with me, and even the upper echelons of the Cult of Nature were furious, suggesting that he had full authority to take action against us at any level. ”

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"In the end, I persuaded him bitterly: we are soldiers, and we are also an army that belongs to the Elven Empire and defends our compatriots, and we must not kill each other. You only suspect that the druids did it, and you haven't even figured out when and where you were killed, and you can't find the suspect, so you don't have any real evidence. I can also vouch in my honor that this is definitely not something we druids did. ”

"In the end, an enraged Cenarius finally reluctantly agreed to join forces with me to put an end to it first, and then to wait until the murderer was found. Secretly, he was actually trying his best to find the killer - but it never worked. ”

"This time, we are the victims...... Hell, was it really the angry rangers under Cenarius who did it? But again, even if we suspect that, we won't be able to attack them until we find the real suspect. ”

Malfurion smiled bitterly and said in a series of words, his expression full of helplessness.

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"So let's just forget it? Finding a suspect? Can this be checked? If you want me to say, let's just rush in and search the Ranger barracks, and we'll definitely find the suspect! ”

Oak had already stood up and said angrily, as did the druid officers in the room.

"Oak, you're too impulsive."

Malfurion smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly: "As I said, if we can't fully confirm that they did it, we must also exercise restraint." After all, they had also restrained before. ”

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"But our people were not killed by us, but our people lost two lives because of their unreasonable suspicions and bitter hands! Two living lives! My lord, they are all loyal officers and soldiers of my Druid Legion, staunch supporters of the Cult of My God of Life, children, husbands, and fathers of two happy families! ”

"If we can't get justice for them, what are we adults for?"

Oak burst into tears, and the room full of druid officers were already gloomy, and even more angry.

Malfurion was silent, his face trembling violently, but finally, he took a deep breath.

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"But after all...... Although we believe in His Majesty the great Tyrande, we are not pleased with the group of naturalists who have become more and more rampant in recent years...... But we also ...... Guardian of our fellow man...... How can you fight ...... infighting?"

"Again...... Wait and see...... All those who know about it, for the time being...... Secrecy. ”

He said hesitantly.

"Bernaldo, disperse your squadron and look for any suspicious signs around the incident point - dig into the ground, but also find clues and find the murderer for me!"

Immediately, he looked at Bernaldo, who was also full of anger, and shouted.

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"My lord, things are going very well. Now, we have set up the fires on both sides...... The only thing missing is a small flame that we can detonate at any time. It has to be said that although the situation on both sides is turbulent, the situation has been controlled in their respective camps and has not spread. ”

"Malfurion and Cenarius have reached a tacit understanding, they will not tear their faces. Although these two people are both fanatical believers and backbones of their respective churches, after all, they have been in charge of the army for many years, and they are also very concerned about the responsibilities of soldiers and know how to measure. ”

After the crowd in the treehouse of the Druid camp was surging and suppressed, somewhere in the corner of Teldrasil, a shadow was reporting to a tall and hideous figure.

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"Yo...... Well done. Regardless of them, no matter how much they take care of the overall situation, when it comes time for us to detonate everything, they will not be able to suppress everything - by the way, the assassins are still sharp, and the spies we developed have not been exposed, right? ”

The tall figure suddenly praised approvingly, and then he asked again.

"That's nature. The brothers have clean hands and feet, and we promise to find the clues on either side or both sides at any time we want, and all the way to the 'murderer' we want. As for the spies...... They only need to stir up emotions a little, and even more so to direct the suspicious eyes to the 'murderer' after we decide to detonate it, and it is impossible to expose it. Your Excellency, you can rest assured. ”

Shadow smirked.

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"Well...... This kind of thing should not be done too much, and if you do too much, it will inevitably show traces of conspiracy. No more, no less, twice is best. When they find the 'truth' that they think is true, the two natural ones look like a personal vendetta between the druid and the rangers, and then a bloody murder of the rangers' revenge...... Coupled with the fanning of our spies, it will naturally detonate everything. ”

"When the two remaining legions of the elves fought, when the elves fell into the whirlpool of infighting and could not extricate themselves, when the elves split into two and began to fight a civil war, they were no longer able to resist any pressure from the outside world."

"I'd like to see how these idiot elves dare to hesitate under the weight of our clan - hmph, do you dare to push our request even though you still have the ability to resist and our clan is so badly damaged? Obediently offer the holy water of life! ”

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"You know, we can't wait for more than ten years - as long as my god recovers, the so-called United Nations in Nagrand will be a powder!"

"And even more fortunate to have that damn Shainin and his damn wife to strengthen my god...... Maybe we will no longer be limited by the fragile plane passage because the soul spiral is too strong, and we don't need to activate the largest magic field of the entire planet after conquering the mountains and seas, so that we can lead us to directly conquer the mountains and seas? ”

"When the time comes, everything will be decided!"

The tall figure smirked, and he said in a series of vicious voices.

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"For the great cause of my great barbarian race to the land of eternal peace...... As the leader of the most direct shadow clan of my god. Work hard, Har-kun, as long as you succeed, your deeds will forever be recorded in the history of the clan! ”

Then, he looked at the shadow and said.

"Hey! Long live Your Majesty! ”

The Shadow nodded excitedly, and he replied respectfully. (To be continued.) )