It had been three days since Surdak heard the news that the knight squad of the Pena Provincial Intelligence Service had been attacked at Oak Ridge.

The escort officer of the intelligence agency was ambushed by unknown people on the way back to the city of Highlandza, not only were the two rebels killed, but even the team of knights who escorted them did not get out of Oak Ridge alive, and the personnel in charge of receiving the city of Highlandsa found the point of the battle, which was less than fifteen kilometers away from the city of Highlandsa.

At such a close distance, this knight team has not been able to pass to Hailanza City, it is estimated that the opponent killed the entire escort knight team by thunder means, after the investigation of the magic union law enforcement team, there are a large number of traces of electric magic left at the scene of the incident, and the preliminary judgment should be that a great mage who is good at electric magic personally shot.

At the same time, the security team of the Badlands outside the Paglos Pass also received an investigation order from the Haylanza guard battalion, ordering Surdak to cooperate with the investigation team of Bena Province to collect evidence on the spot.

A week later, a survey team from the province of Bena arrived in the village of Wall.

It was a team of fifteen nobles and knights, led by an inquisitor from Pena City, Viscount Frank, a senior investigator of the Pena Provincial Intelligence Agency, with two assistants, two magicians from the Enchanting Union of the Bena Provincial Union of Magic, and a squad of knights from the Haylanza City Guard Battalion. The captain of this squad of knights happened to be Carl. Kesment Mente.

As the leader of the support squadron, Karl was familiar with most of the area outside of Hylanza, so Captain Sauron asked him to receive the investigation team and act as a guide for the team.

Karl rode his horse to the front, and when he crossed the Paglos Pass, he also stopped at the mountain pass, and looked up at the wooden crosses on the top of the mountain, and at some point, there were several corpses hanging on the wooden crosses on the top of the mountain, although Surdak had already learned about it from the written report passed from the security squad to the guard battalion, but when he actually stood at the mountain pass, he had another feeling when he looked at the corpses of the robbers.

The last time Carl came to the city of Hylanza was during the harvest festival, when the village of Wall had begun to prepare for the construction of the reservoir upstream of the village, this time he came to the village again, only to find that the original memory of the reservoir only had a rough outline, and now the primary reservoir has been completely completed, and even the secondary reservoir has a very clear outline, this visual impact is still quite large for Carl.

On the side of the tidal flat outside the village, a group of kobolds are in full swing digging an artificial canal, and there is a low flood control dam less than two meters high around the canal, enclosing hundreds of acres of tidal flats.

Surdak led all the members of the security team to stand under the dead tree at the entrance of the village and wait, and at present, the only official members of the security team are the captain Surdak, and the team members Andrew, Samira and Andrew.

As Karl jumped off his horse, the knights of the guard battalion who had come with him greeted Surdak one after another.

"This is the Magistrate of the Wastelands Beyond the Pass of Paglos, the Knight of Surdak......"

Karl was very slippery and could say the list of names in one go, he introduced Viscount Frank.

The Viscount Frank was a middle-aged nobleman, dressed in tight sheepskin soft armor and leather breeches, and rode erectly on a handsome blue-scaled horse, which he tugged at with one hand, jumped off the horse with his body nimbly, and casually handed the reins to his assistant who caught up behind him.

Karl introduced Surdak: "This is Viscount Frank, the senior investigator of the Bena Provincial Intelligence Agency, and this is the magician of the Enchanted Guild Law Enforcement Corps of Bena Province...... This time, Viscount Frank came to the security team to investigate the attack on Oak Ridge ten days ago, and Captain Sauron told me that you must do your best to cooperate with Viscount Frank's investigation. ”

While Carl was making his introduction, the senior inquisitor, Viscount Frank, kept looking around with a straight face, and finally his eyes fell on the ogre, and his gaze was a little surprised. Then he said to Karl and Surdak, "Then let's start now!" ”

An assistant brought two chairs for Viscount Frank and placed them under the dead tree at the entrance of the village, Viscount Frank asked Surdak to sit down across from him, and his falcon-like eyes stared at him and said, "Knight Surdak, please tell me about the whole process of your capture of the two rebels at that time, and explain it in as much detail as possible." ”

……

Surdak sat down at the entrance to the village.

A group of half-grown children from Wall Village crouched in a row from a distance, looking curiously, but no one dared to run over.

"About half a month ago, our security team received a notice from the city of Highlandsa, ordering us to keep an eye on two rebels who had fled from the city of Highland, according to intelligence, the two rebels could pass through the wasteland, along the Paglos Mountains all the way north, and leave Pena Province." Surdak said.

Viscount Frank asked earnestly:

"There are only four of you in the vigilante at the moment?"

Surdak turned his head to look at the side, Andrew, Samira, and Gulitham were all standing aside, and said, "Yes, our security team is full of five, but due to the short time it has been formed, there are only four people at present. ”

Viscount Frank nodded, and asked again:

"How did you find out that these two rebels weren't sent to guard the Paglos Pass?"

Surdak said truthfully: "It was not us who found these two rebels, but a group of villagers from Uta village who lived here, and these two rebels revealed their whereabouts when they entered the village to steal food, and then ran here to report to me...... That's how it works. ”

He recounted the arrest in one breath, and drank two sips of water in the middle, and Viscount Frank sat there and listened quietly, without interjecting into the question.

After Surdak finished speaking, Viscount Frank asked Surdak:

"You mean the two of them spent a day and a night in a wooden cage at the entrance of the village?"

"Yes." Surdak said.

"Did the two rebels say anything?" Viscount Frank asked again.

"Nope."

Viscount Frank was silent for a moment before he asked Surdak again:

"Can I see that cage?"

"Absolutely."

After Surdak finished speaking, he led the investigation team along the path of the village of Wo to the river stream.

The wooden cage where the rebels were being held was carried outside the security squad by the ogre Gulitham, and had been varnished on it.

By this time the walls of the new premises of the security forces had been erected, and several bricklayers were erecting plywood on the walls, which, as described by Surdak, were about to be grated with pozzolacanic cement after the iron fence had been woven into the roof, and everywhere it looked tattered.

Karl stabbed Surdak, pointed to the building, and whispered to him, "This is the premises that your vigilantes are building?" ”

Surdak nodded and said 'yes'.

Karl stepped forward, touched the already wet wall, and asked curiously, "What kind of stone is this, and how is it a whole piece?" ”

Surdak pointed to the pile of ash outside, and replied, "It's not a stone, it's made of mud made of ash!" ”

Karl saw that Viscount Frank was a little impatient standing next to the wooden cage, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Viscount Frank's two assistants inspected the wooden cage, and after more than half a month, the wooden cage was painted with varnish again, and all traces had been eliminated, and no useful clues could be found.

……

Viscount Frank called Andrew in front of him again and asked him:

"Your name is Andrew?"

"Yes," Andrew nodded, a succinct answer.

Viscount Frank asked, "Did you inform the villages of the Badlands to take strict precautions against those two rebels?" ”

"Yes, it's my duty." Andrew said.

Viscount Frank touched the oak cage with his hand and asked Andrew, "You are the last guard of the two rebels?" And the first time you saw the escort squad knights? ”

Andrew replied honestly: "I was in charge of guarding the two rebels during the day the next day, they were very honest at that time, the sun was shining and warm that day, they lay in their cages and slept almost until night, because they woke up a little late, which led to the wrong kobold slave camp dinner...... A little later, the escort knights came to the village of Wo along the dirt road of the mountain pass, and I waved at them. ”

Viscount Frank stared at Andrew with a sharper look in his eyes.

However, this indigenous warrior who crawled out of the pile of dead on the battlefield, especially the awakening of the 'Berserker's soul', did not feel much in the face of Viscount Frank's mental oppression.

……

Viscount Frank asked the half-elf archer again, "Samira......"

The half-elf archer standing next to Andrew said on the spot: "I was out on patrol at the time, and I don't know any of the details......"

……

Viscount Frank stood in front of the ogre, and Gullitham stared at him with big eyes, stared at by a powerful ogre, and people who were not strong enough in their hearts did not dare to look at it at all.

In particular, this ogre is wearing thin armor and carrying a large bone-shattering mallet behind him, which looks very vicious no matter how you look at it.

Viscount Frank touched his chin implicitly, he looked at the ogre, and asked him:

"Gullitham? When you and the Surdak knights entered the Gobi, can you describe the battle at that time? ”

Gullitham immediately came to his senses, he still remembered the battle scene at that time, especially the process of throwing a stone cake with his hand and smashing a rebel off his horse, and described it vividly, Viscount Frank did not expect that the most clumsy ogre looked the most talkative, he sat there and said that the stars were flying everywhere, and his memory was very good, and he actually depicted every detail clearly, and in some places added some subjective emotional and psychological descriptions of the ogre Gullitham.

So much so that Viscount Frank had to interrupt Gulitham, who was gushing about the whole process, with the next question.

This ogre, who likes to reason with people, also loves to tell stories.

Viscount Frank asked him again, "You are in charge of guarding the rebels at night?" ”

"Oh, yes, the second half of the night to be exact, it was Luke who guarded the two of them in the first half of the night, he ......"

Viscount Frank decided not to give the ogre a chance to continue, and then asked, "Is Luke also a member of your vigilante?" ”

The ogre Gullitham shook his head and said, "No, it's a young man from the village. ”

Subsequently, Viscount Frank questioned some people in the village.

"Luke ......"

"Bright Village Chief......"

After a round of investigation and questioning, it was already dark.

The village chief, Bright, was already in the village, preparing a room for dinner and rest for the team.

Wall Village is a poor and remote area, although the village is building a lot of construction, and the temporary residence used to entertain the investigation team is the house of the old village chief Bright, the conditions are somewhat difficult, but it is the best house in the village, and the biggest official of Hylanza City who is usually entertained by Wall Village is the tax collector of Bird, who also lives in the old village chief's house.

This time there were a lot of members in the entourage, and the knights of the guard battalion set up two tents in the open space outside the old village chief's house to guard the safety of Viscount Frank.

Viscount Frank and his two assistants moved into the old village chief's house, and the old village chief and Luke were warm and welcoming the whole time.

Everyone didn't expect that Surdak, as the only knight in Wall Village, lived in a two-room earthen house, standing in the courtyard of the old village chief, the scenery of the whole village was unobstructed, looking at the roof of Surdak's house covered with thick red thatch, everyone's eyes were full of surprise, but they didn't expect that a knight officially canonized by the Green Empire was said to be so shabby.

The two magicians who had been following him all the way did not speak, and at this time, when they looked at Surdak, they also showed some curious eyes.

Viscount Frank stood in the courtyard of the old village chief's house and said to Surdak: "I want to go to the Gobi scene where the two rebels were captured to have a look, Surdak, can you still find that?" ”

Surdak said, "Yes, Lord Viscount! ”

He may not find the place, but the villager of Uta will certainly find it, and no one is more familiar with this barren land than its inhabitants.

Viscount Frank nodded and said to Surdak, "Okay, we'll leave tomorrow morning...... Everyone's got an early break tonight! ”

It wasn't until Surdak and Karl left the old village chief's house, and the old village chief Bright began to arrange a room for Viscount Frank, that Viscount Frank asked Luke, who seemed very honest and honest, "Is Knight Surdak's family poor?" ”

Luke nodded subconsciously and shook his head......

Then he hurriedly explained: "Their family was very poor before, but after Duck retired from the army, the situation in the family was suddenly reversed, he learned a superb peeling skill, often peeled the black devil skin on the battlefield, and saved a lot of money. After returning to the village, he also paid out of his own pocket to build a reservoir in the village. ”

Hearing Luke's briefing on Surdak to the investigation team, the old village chief turned around and tapped Luke on the top of his head with his pipe, and angrily rebuked:

"What nonsense are you kidding, where is it out of his own pocket, the village also took out some money, and most of the money he spent on building the cistern was the output of his knight's open-pit sulfur mine."

Luke touched the big bag on his head with some grievances, not daring to say a word more......