Fog suddenly fell from Sintra, the imperial capital near dawn, but today was the time for Heramon to lead 5,000 elite cavalry to the northwest frontier. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The sky had not yet dawned, and after the late-night meeting, Melwitz went alone to the queen's former bedchamber.

The furnishings in the palace are still the same as before, and nothing has been moved... Melwiitz sat down in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the dormitory.

Melwitz was alone in the large dormitory, his gaze tired, motionless as he stared out the window at the faint clusters of light.

After a long time, the daylight gradually pierced through the phantom fog, and the darkness that Melwiitz saw in his eyes slowly faded......

Squeak...

The door of the Empress's dormitory was slowly opened from the outside, and the seven maids stepped inside in an orderly and light manner. Three maids held toiletries in their hands, and three maids held royal robes in both hands.

The maid at the head walked up to Melwitz's back and gave a slight courtesy.

"Town King, it's time for you to wash up and change. ”

Melwidz's ears twitched slightly, and he stood up from the floor with a meaningful sigh......

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As the sun rises, the fog that envelops Sintra has gradually dissipated. The clouds gradually thickened and the daylight hid it, and it even began to rain lightly. In the face of such "ghost weather", many ministers advised Melwiz to temporarily stop going out to the northwest, but Melwitz did not pay attention to the advice of many ministers, and rode his "Black Iron Divine Pony" Beastmaster to personally lead all the ministers to the city gate to practice for Heramon and Kuzhi.

After Heramon and Kuzhi bid farewell to Meliwitz, they marched northwest with 5,000 elite cavalry.

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For this campaign against the Puro, Melwitz's deployment was to form a supply and defensive front on the border of the Northwest Lord's troops, with Heramon under unified command of the battle. But where Heramon might pass, Melwitz gave him orders to supply them on the way, and after the war was over, the Governor's Treasurer and the Chancellor of the Exchequer would return the expenditures of the various places.

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Now that Meliwitz personally sent Heramon and Kuzhi to the northwest, he was finally free to deal with the unsolved case in the imperial capital.

If it weren't for the "Three Dynasties Veteran" Gordu suddenly jumping out to attack Meliwitz, he wouldn't have bothered to redeploy. Although Melwiez won the victory after a battle of wits with him, he was also "shared" by Arena......

After the incidents along the way, Melwitz had no time to meddle in the progress of the case, so he could only completely entrust it to the Demon Hunting Guild. However, the demon hunters of the Demon Hunting Guild have increased the difficulty of tracking down the murderer a lot because of the night ban.

Although there seems to be no progress in the case, because of the timely nocturnal ban and the strengthening of the patrol force in the city, there has not been any disappearance or tragic death in the imperial capital for several days.

Let's talk about the case review.

In the imperial capital, on average, one to three people disappeared or died tragically in the alleys at night, and men, women, and children were the targets of the murderers. And the victims have no connection with each other, and at first glance it seems that the murderers are wanton.

The similarities of the victims are that the necks are all flesh and blood, and almost all of them drank alcohol to varying degrees before they die. The suspicion in the case is that although the children's bodies were wounded by adults, they lacked a heart and did not consume any alcohol in their bodies.

Melwiitz assumes that the incident is two ongoing cases. But according to Kuzhi's speculation, the murder of adults is just to hide people's eyes, and the main purpose is to take away the child's immature heart.

Tatar, the witcher, didn't speculate, but he was sure from his old experience that the murderer was not human......

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The rain has been pouring down since early in the morning. At noon, it stopped for a while like a bird flying and a rabbit walking, and it didn't take long for it to come down again.

Because this "ghost" weather has been raining, Arino has not taken a step out of his palace, and even today's morning government has sent someone to report his illness.

Arino was dressed in a bathrobe and was in his bedroom. There was an open-air balcony outside his bedroom, and Arena had a chaise longue set up in the room near the balcony, with a fine round table next to it. Arinor's favorite refreshments were placed on the table, and he lay down here to read a book from time to time, and looked out at the rain from time to time......

At the same time, Meliwitz had returned to the main hall of the Diet to attend business after sending Heramont away. In the middle of the afternoon, Meliwitz ordered someone to announce the lifting of the night ban in the imperial capital and restore the normal work and rest of the people in the city.

Inside Gordo's estate.

Gordo was now standing with his hands behind his back in front of the study window, wearing a modest jacket with loose pants and a pair of fine house shoes.

Behind him stood a man in the official uniform of the Central Council, who looked to be about forty years old.

"Didn't the old man tell you, don't come to disturb the old man's recuperation if you have nothing to do?"

"Elder, Melwitz ordered the lifting of the night ban in the city, do you see this?"

"Oh?"

Gordo's slightly old hands pushed open the window in front of him, and a cool breeze blew in his face, blowing away his silver and gray hair.

"It's ridiculous that a man who was supposed to be a general should come and play politics. ”

"That's... You mean this order can be conveyed?"

"You ask the old man what he does? The old man is an idler, and he doesn't do anything. ”

The man smiled and said, "Where is the patriarch, the patriarch still has to preside over the critical moment." ”

Gordo lifted one palm and reached out the window to feel the coolness, letting the raindrops lap on the back of his hand or palm.

"Come on, once you start, it's hard to stop..."

"The patriarch... Do you mean the rain outside or..."

"It's better to follow the trend than to go against the trend, tell us that those people are all at ease during this period, otherwise no one will be able to save if something happens. ”

"What the patriarch said is reasonable, what he said is reasonable... So, does the patriarch have any other orders?"

Gordo stretched out his hands to close the window, then turned to look at the man, "By the way, let's leave through the main entrance." ”

"This..."

"There's nothing to worry about, I'm afraid that some people already know about your coming to see the old man. Why hide it?"

"That, that is under the resignation, the patriarch rest assured. ”

After the man had left, Gordo turned to look out the window at the rain that was pouring down, and muttered, "Come on, it's good in size." Whether to get in the rain or to take shelter from the rain is not something that can be decided by one person. ”