Chapter 598: A Discussion with the Inquisitor

Lelouch took down the 'sincere deception' and handed it to Buyani, because there were outsiders, Alyssa had to use the power of the ring to maintain the appearance of the female assistant Xilaiwei, and without the ring, the crystal dragon Buyani could not change her appearance and maintain the appearance of silver hair and silver eyes, although Lelouxiu as a black dragon could not be skilled in completely hiding her aura, but as long as the other party did not bring a high-level mage, she would not be able to see through the truth.

After getting it done, Lu Luxiu went down the road and saw people from the city security team, there were not many people, only five people, but the leader was a man with a pinch of mustache with a Chinese character face, although his appearance was ordinary, but his eyes were sharp, like a falcon, which was impressive.

Although he had been in Freedom for a while, it was the first time that Silverwing had taught the security team, and Elisa had told Lelouch that the main responsibility of the security team was to maintain law and order in the upper districts, and at the same time to prevent poor people from the lower districts from entering the area without relevant documents.

According to Elisa, in Lelouch's view, the so-called security team is just a tool to protect the interests of the high-level tycoons of the Free City, the order of the middle-level merchants, and the cornerstone of the low-level poor, but at least the other party has done some serious things.

"I'm Graven Lux, Sheriff's Investigator, we've been informed of a theft here, can you give us a detailed account of the situation?"

Graven didn't say too many polite words and cut to the chase, for Lelouch as the president, Graven had already heard of it, but after seeing each other for the first time, Graven couldn't help but take a look at it.

In Graven's view, Lelouch is very much like a copy of himself, he is also from a famous family, but it is really commendable to leave the family alone for his own ideals, such an underage boy can occupy a place in this free city of the jungle, whether it is luck or strength, it is worth boasting about.

Lelouch didn't pay much attention to Gravin, but just gave a formulaic overview of last night's situation, of course, there were some secrets that shouldn't be said, and Lelouch was naturally tight-lipped.

"I would like to ask for a detail, Mr. Lelouch. Did the circles in your chamber of commerce not react or were they simply destroyed?"

Slightly stunned, Lu Luxiu opened his mouth and said: "There is no reactionโ”‰โ”‰"

"It's as if no one has ever been here, and nothing useful has been recorded. โ€

"Listen to you, you seem to have guessed this, haven't you? Mr. Graven!"

The magic circle was arranged by the crystal dragon Buyani, according to Buyani, her dragon grammar array really did not have any reaction, and even the situation was not recorded at all, even if Buyani had checked back and forth more than ten times, there was still no information to be found. But Graven's tone seemed to have expected it early on, it was not his own chamber of commerce that had this situation.

Graven nodded and said with a pensive look, "Secondly, Mr. Lelouch. Recently, there have been several burglaries in the upper part of the Free City, and the same situation has occurred in various stolen chambers and shops, and the protective circle has not served any warning effect or even no record at all. โ€

"In other words, this theft should have been committed by the same person in our Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, Mr. Lelouch, that's for sure. โ€

Lelouch took a sip of the tea brought by the maid, "So do you have any clues about the prisoner?"

"I'm sorry, this is confidential and I can't answer. โ€

"It seems that you don't have too many clues, after all, the other party can not leave any clues at the scene of the crime, and I'm afraid that even the general identity and appearance of the prisoner have not been determined. "Lelouch is sure that the prisoner's method is definitely not simple, after discovering the theft today, the entire Chamber of Commerce has checked inside and out several times, especially the crystal dragon Buyani has almost turned his room upside down, and has not found any clues such as footprints, handprints, hair, and other clues about the prisoner.

For this is a bit unkind to say. Graven smiled noncommittally helplessly: "The search work has indeed encountered difficulties, but there are still some clues, the other party is not only able to break through the magic circle of most chambers of commerce, but even the large protective magic circle in the warehouse area with a degree of freedom has broken through, and there are not many people who can do this on the entire continent, and following this point to track down should be able to narrow the scope of the search." โ€

There is another clue that Graven did not tell Lelouch that it was the theft of the Silver Wing Chamber of Commerce that further allowed Graven to narrow the scope of the prisoner's activities, which is located between the river in the upper and lower areas, which should be the area where the prisoners often move. Recently, a number of spies have been deployed to be active in these areas, and even the Black Street has many informants to follow up on any clues that may arise. As long as the stolen items are stolen by the prisoner, the identity of the prisoner can be locked immediately.

"Do you think the prisoner is a mage who is proficient in magic circles?"

"There is a possibility, but maybe the prisoner also has other ways to avoid the detection of the protective circle, so many magic circles in the hands of different mages, the prisoners have to analyze them one by one, this can no longer be judged by mastery of the magic circle, it's like the magic circle doesn't work on it at all. โ€

"If there is such an ability, it is simply overkill for a prisoner to use it for theft, and a technology or ability like this that can make a large protective circle unable to work. No matter where you go, there will be countries and forces willing to exchange great wealth and status. โ€

Saying this, Lelouch shook his head: "If it's just for money, there's no need to do this kind of petty theft at all." โ€

Or rather, the original purpose of the prisoner was not to steal money, but to plan something else. โ€

"But this plan is too lame, is there a conspirator who ran out to carry out the plan without even bringing enough funds for the event?"

"Indeed~" Graven also had a headache and crossed his hands in thought: "It's like a completely temporary idea, there is no long-term plan at all." But it feels upโ”‰โ”‰"

"It's a mess, and it's a bit of a way to get out of the way. โ€

Unconsciously, Graven chatted as if he and Lelouch had known each other for many years, Lelouch knew how powerful the dragon grammar array that Buyani had arranged as a giant dragon was, and even as a similarly knowledgeable dragon, it was impossible for him to break through the protection of the magic circle completely and silently, so Lelouch didn't think that the so-called mages who were proficient in magic arrays on the mainland could do it. In Lelouxiu's opinion, the other party must be some kind of existence that can be immune to the protection of the magic circle, probably like the crystal dragon is immune to magic. It's just that the other party's actions are indeed very strange, a bit of a thief, but it stands to reason how can a person with such power do such a petty theft.

Uh-huh~Okay!Although Buyani also used 'sincere deception' to do some sneaky things before. But that situation is more special, and even with the characteristics of magic immunity and a ring with a depressing aura, Buyani can't completely ignore the protective circle, according to the girl's own explanation, she still needs to destroy the circle to avoid exposing herself.

Graven also got some inspiration from Lelouch's way of thinking, the other party's modus operandi is indeed nowhere to be found, but the methods of action are indeed too crude, as if there is no plan at all. It's all about grabbing where you see it, and the only thing you can do now is to try to collect clues and narrow down the scope of the search little by little, and every time the other party commits a crime, it is equivalent to tightening the rope around his neck, and the time to catch the prisoner is not far away.

Waitโ”‰โ”‰How did I talk to the other party, and I said so much unconsciously.

"Ahem~ I'm sorry Lord Lelouxiu, then the main reason for this theft is that your sister Miss Buyani lost a space ring, I don't know if you can let us register the stolen items in the ring, if the prisoner may be able to trace a little clue when dissipating the stolen goods." โ€

Hurriedly ending the discussion with Lelouch, Graven quickly resumed his duties and said.

Register stolen items!?

This request was honestly a bit difficult for Lelouch, as Buyani had also stolen several jewelry stores and merchandise before. At least half of that space ring is stolen goods! It's not that this registration is not self-confessing~ But at this moment, Lu Luxiu has no reason to refuse, and he is reluctant to say what the stolen items are when he is stolen, which makes people even more suspicious.

"Then please wait for Mr. Graven, I'll let Ling Mei speak for herself. โ€

Let's say that Lelouch explained a few words to the maid and left, and soon several personnel from the security team also returned, as before, they did not find any clues at the scene, in fact, this was also expected by Graven, presumably before the arrival of the security team, the personnel of the Silver Wing Chamber of Commerce estimated that the entire Chamber of Commerce had been turned upside down. I can't find any clues, let alone myself.

"It's still the same as before. What the hell did he do with a phantom prisoner? Huh!?"

Suddenly, Graven found that his subordinates looked a little strange: "Hey~ What's wrong with you." How do you look like you can't give up. โ€

Several of the vigilantes who had come with Graven were in a trance at the moment, and even when they reported the results to Graven, they seemed to be still silent in another matter, and their faces still showed a look of intoxication, as if they had witnessed the most beautiful thing in the world.

And just then Lelouch returned to the lounge: "I've kept you waiting, Mr. Graven. โ€

"Ah~ It's okay, is Miss Buyani behind you?"

Graven said with a smile while already noticing a beautiful figure behind Leluxiu, although he was still blocked behind Leluxiu and did not show his true face. But a swift elegance had emanated from the flowing black hair, and Graven did not notice that his subordinates were standing as if they had been stimulated, and each of them had serious expressions as if they were about to be inspected by the king, trying to show their best and most attractive side.

Lu Lu Xiu measured his body and made a gesture to the girl behind him: "Come in, Buyani~ Explain to Mr. Graven that you stole those things." โ€

The moment the maiden named Buyani walked into the room, Graven Lux, the famous inquisitor of the Free City, froze. In addition to solving various suspenseful cases in Graven's life, there is one more thing that has become one of his few hobbies.

"It's so beautifulโ”‰โ”‰"

Looking at the girl who walked into the room, Graven muttered to himself almost subconsciously. (To be continued......)