Chapter 49: Case Closed
Leather boots stepped on the stone slabs, and the sound of "click-click" footsteps echoed in the dimly lit alley.
Sims frowned, no matter how many times he came, he still didn't like the taste of the dungeon.
It was a cloudy, moldy, rotten smell, as if the whole person was in a huge garbage dump, and the faint "buzzing" sound of mosquitoes in his ears made him even more upset.
In fact, in the only three hundred years of the dungeon's history, there have been no less than five plagues, and this has never happened before in the upper and lower towns.
After gaining the power of inheritance and building the main city of Sidenia around the World Tree, humanity has long been free from disease and disaster.
Sims's pace was getting faster and faster, and he didn't want to stay in this slum for too long.
Walking around a corner, he suddenly stopped.
A figure leaned against the wall, and he glanced at Simms, straightened up, and walked slowly towards him.
"I didn't expect to see you here, Sims." He said faintly.
He was dressed in knight's armor, holding a sword and shield, and there was no surprise in his tone, as if he had prepared for the upcoming battle.
"Gawain." There was a slight fluctuation in Sims's eyes, "Are you down enough to move into a dungeon?" ”
Gawain ignored his taunts and looked at him coldly: "Since you came here tonight, it means that it was indeed Ivey who you killed." ”
"Get out of the way, I don't have the time to talk to you."
Sims said calmly, "What do you think is your freedom, I'm here to take my son home." ”
"Take your son home?" Gao Wen sneered, "Your son is probably dead. ”
"Your brother died, so you were so grumpy, I understand you."
Sims's tone was low, "But if you speak out again, I'll make you pay." ”
"Laughing to death, what else are you pretending?"
Gao Wen laughed, "You honey-mouthed villain, treacherous waste, double-faced scumbag, your son is also a complete wreck, a mentally retarded who has more than enough success and more than failure, and still wants to eat my family's swan meat, are you worthy?" I wish your whole family to go to Hell and never be saved! ”
Sims's face slowly changed, he couldn't imagine that Gawain could say such vicious words.
With a grip in his left hand, it turned into an earthy yellow riding spear out of thin air, and stabbed it fiercely at Gawain.
As one of the captains of the Guardian Knights, his strength is only one step away from the high-level inheritors, and dealing with Gawain, who has not awakened, is as simple as crushing an ant.
Sims's charge was lightning fast, and Gawain only had time to raise his shield before he was hit head-on by the rifle, and the heavy and unstoppable impact propelled him backwards, smashing through two earthen walls in a row and falling to the ground.
"Figure out how many catties and taels you have, Gao Wen, you are not even a waster of the inheritor!"
Sims looked at him condescendingly, his rifle piercing not only through his shield, but also through his shoulder.
The power of the inheritor is overwhelming, and he can easily kill Gawain as long as he wants.
But Gawain's life and death didn't matter at all, he was still anxious about the situation over there, and he couldn't stay here for too long.
He was about to withdraw, but Gawain grabbed the rifle firmly, and a mouthful of blood spurted out in his face, splashing all over his face.
"You're the rubbish!"
Gao Wen's face was crazy, and he shouted, "I, the Christian family, have been knights for generations, have done my best for the knights, and are full of loyalty, how can I submit to you?" One day, you'll pay for what you've done! ”
Sims wiped the blood from his face, and his eyes showed murderous intent: "If you want to find death, I will fulfill you!" ”
He tightened his grip on his rifle and stabbed Gawain in the heart.
At this moment, a cold voice came from behind him.
"Stop!"
Sims froze and looked back.
A young girl in a black and red uniform stood behind him at some point, with black hair and red eyes, half a black glove on her hands, and a black ...... around her waist Stick?
No, it's not a wooden stick, it's a god sword, and because there is no blade, it's also called a no-blade.
The handle is the same width as the scabbard, and when the knife is inserted in the scabbard, the wooden handle and scabbard are like one piece, and it looks like a wooden stick from a distance.
This kind of knife is mostly used for sacrifice and collection, and strictly speaking, the ornamental value is greater than the actual combat value.
But Sims knew that there was indeed a family that had used the sword for generations, so much so that to this day, it has become a symbol of the family.
One of the eighteen families of the Temple, the representative of the "Blood Dance" is the Zhou Fang family, and is in charge of the shepherd's subordinate enforcer team.
"Zhou Fangwu, the captain of the second team of law enforcers, is doing official business."
The girl looked at Sims calmly, "You are not afraid to hurt people in front of me." ”
After staring at her with blood-red eyes for a long time, Sims felt a little uncomfortable, coughed lightly, and the riding spear in his hand suddenly turned into a cloud of sand.
"My lord, I'm just worried about the safety of my children." His face returned to his usual face, and he bowed.
"You should understand what it means for me to stand here." Zhou Fangwu said lightly.
"Of course."
Sims bowed, "With you here, he must be very safe now, so he won't bother you with your errands." ”
With that, he turned around and left, without the slightest hesitation.
Zhou Fangwu didn't stop her, she looked at Gao Wen: "How do you know I'll come?" If you are too late, he will really kill you. ”
Just now, she did feel the killing intent from Sims.
Gawain didn't know that Zhou Fang was coming, because he had originally dragged Sims with the belief that he would die.
Even deep down, he was faintly hoping that he would die at the hands of Sims like this.
In this way, when he saw Ivy and his fathers after his death, he could say to them with his head held high:
I, Gawain, died for the sake of the family, worthy of the Christian family!
"It doesn't matter if it's late."
He grinned and said, "If my death can bring him some trouble, it won't be a loss." ”
"Maniac."
Zhou Fangwu shook his head, "Then your calculation is going to fail, Sims is the knight of the Guardian Knights who is most likely to break through to become a high-level inheritor, and the Abraham family will not let him have anything to do." ”
Gawain was silent for a while: "Lord Leon invited you here, right?" ”
Zhou Fangwu bowed his head and said: "We support Leon to be the head of this regiment. ”
"Haha, where is the head of the regiment located in me......
Gawain felt the pain of the wound in his shoulder deep into the bone marrow, raised his head and laughed miserably, "What did we do wrong, not only did our family ruin and die, but we also had to be scolded by the world on trumped-up charges?" ”
Zhou Fangwu couldn't bear it, walked forward and handed over a small medicine bottle, and said, "You go back to recuperate first, and I will return your innocence." ”
"Thank you for your concern. It's just that my niece is still there, and I can't go back. ”
Gao Wen replied without being salty, holding his shoulders and slowly walking towards Tsukimibo.
Zhou Fangwu looked at his back as he gradually moved away, and did not speak again.
……
Tsukimibo.
Under Arya's response, Black Flag and the others launched a surprise attack, which caught Tsukimibo by surprise and took the lead.
In this raid, they gathered all the people who could gather, as long as the "Death of the Dungeon" did not interfere, there was no suspense about annihilating the forces of the Moon Workshop.
And just as Roy had promised them, the Grim Reaper didn't bother them, and everything went according to plan.
It can even be said that some of them went too far.
Due to the delay in organizing an effective resistance, the forces of Tsukimibo were defeated like a mountain, and those who died died and those who fled.
Most of them don't have a sense of collective belonging, they just take money to do things, and they can't afford to lose their lives for the sake of Tsukimibo.
After a while, the battle at the gate was coming to an end.
There was no longer a standing Tsukimibo thug in front of him, Bob carried a mace, rushed into Tsukimibo first, and was about to rush upstairs.
"Stop!"
Bob looked back and saw a girl in a red and black uniform approaching.
After just going through a bloody battle, the Black Flag was murderous, but the girl looked at everyone as nothing, her expression was calm, and she seemed to be taking a leisurely walk when she stepped past the corpses.
"Who!"
Bob shouted in a deep voice, he could naturally see that the girl was not an ordinary person.
"The second team of law enforcers is doing official business."
Zhou Fangwu's eyes swept over everyone, "Idle people, etc., all retreat." ”
"Why!"
"How old are you?"
"It's you who should get out!"
“……”
The Black Flag group suddenly stopped doing it and protested loudly, they didn't even know what the "law enforcer" was, they only knew that they had finally hit the hometown of Yuejianfang, how could they say that they would withdraw?
Bob's eyes twinkled, and he saw a man beside the girl.
That guy has nasty blonde hair, isn't that Gawain's guy?
Gawain nodded at him slightly, Bob understood, and waved his hand: "Brothers, withdraw!" ”
Bob is the deputy head of the Black Flag mercenary group, and he is the largest in his absence. As soon as he spoke, everyone did so, and after a short time they took the wounded and evacuated.
Zhou Fangwu seems to be driving them away, but in fact he is protecting them, gathering a crowd to kill and fight is a felony, and there was no one to enforce the law before the dungeon, which does not mean that it cannot be enforced.
Defining them as idlers and so on is the best protection for them.
Not far away, Bob watched Gawain follow the girl upstairs, and couldn't help muttering, "Aren't you also an idle person......
Tonight, I took the old nest of Yuejianfang, and it is impossible for the Grim Reaper not to move, maybe he is having a good time with Roy upstairs now.
He was curious, what kind of helper did Roy call, or what means did he use to contain the Grim Reaper for so long?
On the third floor, Zhou Fangwu met the initiator of tonight's bloody case.
A young man leaned on the blood-stained sofa with a flat expression, the head of a middle-aged man at his feet, and a young man lying on the ground like a dead dog on the side, and a young knight wearing a black cloak and holding a shield and armor stood beside him.
On the other side of the room, a headless corpse lay there, the blood from the wound on its neck somewhat dry.
The battle has been over for some time.
"Roy Arnold?"
Zhou Fangwu looked at the young man sitting on the sofa.
Roy was also looking at her, and he saw the half of the black glove on the girl's hand, and the sword at her waist.
It turns out that Leon's allies are the Zhou Fang family of the shepherds who are in charge of the law enforcers.
"First meeting, Enforcer."
Roy stood up, saluted Zhou Fangwu, pointed to the head and said, "Roman Wolfe, he is the real culprit of the previous slave trade case of the Christian family, tonight in Tsukimibo, he tried to assassinate the orphan of the Christian family, Arya, and finally the Lord arrived in time, he was killed on the spot after fierce resistance. ”
Zhou Fangwu nodded quietly: "Do as you say." ”
Then he looked at the boy lying on the ground: "He is the son of Sims?" ”
Roy nodded, bent down and pulled out the dagger, blood splattered, Arthur seemed to have fainted, and he didn't even let out a muffled snort.
He pointed at Arthur: "This is my good classmate, and it is particularly unfortunate that he pierced his left palm with a dagger when Roman committed the murder." ”
"I see." Zhou Fangwu nodded, thinking to himself what else you can say.
"Finally, there is Arya, the orphan of the Christian family and the daughter of the victim, Mr. Ivey."
Roy pointed to Arya, "With the sad desire to avenge her father and clear her name, she found evidence to overturn the case within a month, and in the final confrontation with Roman, she cut off his head." ”
"This ......"
Zhou Fangwu groaned, "With her strength, cutting off the head of a fourth-order inheritor wouldn't it seem a little outrageous?" ”
Roy coughed twice in embarrassment, which was one of the few truths he had just told the truth.
"Okay, I'll go for it."
Zhou Fangwu waved his hand, "If it's okay, you can go, and then leave it to me." ”
Roy and Arya saluted her and left the room.
Gawain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Arya was fine, and then asked suspiciously, "Where are your reinforcements?" Why is there no one else in the room, I want to say thank you to him. ”
"It's gone."
Roy smiled and said casually.
……
After they left, the Sidney military surrounded Tsukimibo, and several enforcers who were also wearing red and black uniforms and half-black gloves were in charge of the scene and began to clean up the battlefield.
On the third floor, Arthur had been picked up, and Roman's body had been cleaned.
Zhou Fangwu pushed open the window, looked at the busy subordinates downstairs, and said softly:
"Is it really worth it?"
The room was empty, and she was mindless, as if she was talking to herself.
At this moment, a shadow in the room gradually distorted, and out of thin air came a black-haired young man wearing a top hat and holding a cane.
He seemed to have been here a long time ago, and Zhou Fangwu was not surprised by his appearance.
"Of course it's not worth it, it's not worth it."
Klein shrugged his shoulders, "If you want to overturn the case, you have to prove that I was negligent in my duties and shielded criminals, which is tantamount to slapping the Florentine family in the face." ”
"This case will be a shame for the night watch, and it will be a scandal for the shepherds. It's like the Christian family was involved in a slave trade that damaged the reputation of the entire Knights Templar. ”
"The only difference is that the Christian family was wronged, and I did deserve it for dereliction of duty."
"So, even if I accept the punishment, I have no complaints."
Zhou Fangwu's eyes were complicated: "Why do you have to do this?" ”
Klein thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Do you remember when you first killed someone?" ”
Zhou Fangwu nodded.
"I think most people will remember it."
Klein smiled, "When I first enrolled in the Inheritor Academy, my father took me to the dungeon and pointed out a man for me to kill. ”
"I asked why? And the father replied that he had committed a felony and that he was the one to be killed. ”
"I believed in my father, so I killed him. But I couldn't sleep that night, so I went to secretly investigate what bad things the man had done. ”
"It turned out that he was just an ordinary dungeon dweller. He did steal, prostitute, and fight, but if that could be a death sentence, most of the people in the entire dungeon would die. ”
So I went back and questioned my father, and I thought he had lied to me. But he shook his head and said to me: It doesn't matter whether that person is guilty or not, it is important that I carry out the task he has given me. ”
"As for the man...... He said, "None of the inhabitants of the dungeon are clean. ”
Zhou Fangwu opened his mouth, speechless for a while, and Klein continued to speak on his own.
"Later, I became a probationary night watchman among the shepherds, and I was assigned to this case more than a month ago. This is the first case I am personally responsible for, and everything about this case has been arranged by my father from beginning to end. ”
"According to the original plan, my father would complete his deal, and I would have picked up a resume for nothing to solve the case so that I could advance in the Night's Watch team, everything was so perfect-"
"I don't think it's necessary, though."
Klein stared directly at Zhou Fangwu's blood-red pupils.
"This case was the first case I was responsible for and the last case I was responsible for. I will take responsibility and resign. ”
"Have you thought about it?" Zhou Fangwu finally confirmed.
He just smiled lightly: "It's a pity, sister, it seems that I won't be able to work with you in the future." ”
Zhou Fangwu sighed, and then his expression became serious:
"Klein Florence, you are suspected of dereliction of duty, and with immediate effect suspend all night watchmen from their work, and withdraw the powers of all night watchmen until the end of the review. Now, please come back with me immediately for review. ”