Chapter IV: Questioning

Kirishima Research Institute?

Hearing the reply from the transponder, Rolda's face froze, and a bad feeling suddenly came to his heart, and the cup in his hand paused faintly.

As one of the four official agencies of Kirishima, the Kirishima Research Office performs the functions of internal supervision and external exploration.

Because of this special authority, the status of the investigation office has always been the first in Kirishima, and the status brings awe. In addition, most of the investigators have always been cold and arrogant in front of other wizards.

As a result, the wizards on Kirishima have always been afraid of the investigation, and no one wants to be targeted by the investigation.

Rolda has been in Kirishima for three years, and although he has not witnessed the arrest of the investigator to collect evidence, he hears about the arrest almost every week.

Over time, when Rolda encounters those investigators who are in a hurry on the road, he will also subconsciously avoid them.

Putting the cup down, questions welled up in Rolda's mind.

"This.... Why did the investigation institute come to me? And.. Or at this moment when the concentration of the ash tide is at its strongest? ”

"Yes.... Because of Fu Benming? .... His message? ”

"What the hell did he do!"

Roda tried his best to hold back the worries and doubts in his heart, put the cup down, and rubbed his hands vigorously on his face as he got up.

Counting the time in her heart, as she walked towards the door, Rolla tried her best to make herself look confused and worried.

With a "click", the lock fell.

Rolda opened the door, and a figure covered in black robes was standing silently in the doorway.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the black-robed man raised his head, his eyes full of scrutiny.

"You're Rolda? Do you know Fu Benming? ”

Rolda's pupils shrank, and his tone was full of confusion and fear.

"Recognize... He was a friend of mine in my first apprenticeship camp.... We haven't seen each other in months. ”

Listening to Rolda's answer, the black-robed man let out an incomprehensible chuckle, and then said.

"Just know it, I thought you would say you don't know!"

"Then since you know, you don't mind if I go into the house, do you?"

As he spoke, the black-robed man didn't wait for Rolda to answer, and slammed into Rolda's shoulder and entered the house, leaving only the hazy gray fog behind him to stir violently.

Rolda sighed in her heart, then closed the door and turned to walk inside.

"Fu Benming! You'd better clean up all the traces you've been to! ”

Complaining in his heart, Rolda walked quickly to the black-robed man who was constantly looking at the furnishings in the room.

Hearing the footsteps, the black-robed man turned around, took out a badge from his arms, and waved it at Rolda.

"It's not necessary, but the procedure says I have to show you the badge, can you see it!?"

Rolda looked at the badge with three stars in the black-robed man's hand, and his thoughts raced in his heart.

Each agency on Kirishima has its own identity badge, and the insignia of the Survey Institute is divided into three levels: sun, moon, and star. They represent senior masters, senior elites and junior apprentices.

The badge presented by the black-robed man in front of him was inlaid with three stars, which meant that the black-robed man had completed three primary tasks, and the rules for the investigation institute's promotion from trainee to elite were to complete three star missions and then complete a month-level mission.

That is to say, this mission is the promotion mission of this black-robed man, that is to say, this mission belongs to the 'month level' in the judgment of the investigation institute!

After analyzing all this in an instant, Rolda froze in place, her face full of incredulity: the recommended level range for the 'Month-Level' quest is Gray-robed Wizard Rank 7 to Tier 9.

A gray-robed wizard of this level has become proficient in using extraordinary strength, and can defeat hundreds of elite knights head-on!

A wave of turmoil ran through Rolda's heart.

How did you come to a wizard of this level!?

Seeing that Rolda's expression was a little stiff, the black-robed man chuckled, and while taking back the badge, he said to Rolda.

"It seems that you haven't been in vain in the past three years, and you still know a lot of things!"

But before Rolla could speak, the black-robed man suddenly smiled compassionately, and his tone was calm.

"If you have information, don't hide it or not report it, otherwise.... I'll let you taste my methods! ”

Rolda's heart sank.

I have long known that the investigators are more paranoid and arrogant, and they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, but when they really face the investigators and are threatened and intimidated by the investigators, I really feel the strong pressure.

"Investigator, I really don't know.... After Fu Benming became a wizard, I had almost no contact with him, after all.... A wizard doesn't swim too deeply with an apprentice..."

Rolda took a deep breath and said to the black-robed man.

At present, the matter of receiving Fu Benming's message must not be leaked, otherwise once the investigator knows, he will not be able to say it clearly!

No matter whether Fu Benming really left a precious treasure for himself, or to divert the attention of the investigation center, he must not take the initiative to step into this vortex of right and wrong!

After listening to Rolda's explanation, the black-robed man glared at Rolda fiercely, turned around and waved his hand, and a demon dog with a black body and flames burning on its wings appeared in the room.

"Don't say it?"

Seeing this, Rolda's face tightened.

This magic dog is one of the 'strange things' that each investigator of the investigation institute is equipped with, and it is good at searching, and along with it, there are crows that can always detect falsehoods.

For this demon dog, Rolda was not too worried, because he had not touched Fu Benming or the items with his breath, and this demon dog would definitely not be able to find anything.

But for the crow that has not yet appeared, Rolda's heart is full of vigilance.

"Is there a smell in this room?"

When the demon dog heard the instructions of the black-robed man, the tip of his nose suddenly erupted into a three-foot flame, and then suddenly dispersed, turning into countless black points of light and scattering throughout the room.

After an hourglass in sevenths.

Black points of light loomed again, converging on the tip of the demon dog's nose.

"Whew..."

The demon dog shook his head.

Rolda, who had been staring at the demon dog, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

But suddenly, a trace of worry emerged: since the demon dog did not work, the next one to summon must be the crow.

Rolda had heard before that the power of a strange object depends on the user's ability.

At present, the lowest level of this black-robed person is 7th, and although he is advanced, but... It's just a first order.

Myself... Can you hide from the crows?

Seeing the performance of the demon dog, the black-robed man was silent for a moment, waved his hand again, and the demon dog disappeared, and the crow that had been burning with black flames all along appeared in the air.

And seeing this crow appear, Rolda's heart beat a drum violently.

The black-robed man beckoned to the crow, motioned for the crow to fly over, and then said to Rolda in a cold voice.

"I ask, you answer!"

Seeing this, Rolla nodded silently.

The black crow flapped its wings and stayed on the shoulders of the black-robed man, and the sharp gaze made Rolda's heart extremely nervous.

"When was the last time you saw Fu Benming?"

"Seven months ago."

The crow grinded its claws boredly on the black-robed man's shoulder.

Seeing this, the black-robed man was silent for a moment and continued.

"What is your relationship with Fu Benming?"

"We used to be fine, but since he was promoted to wizard, we haven't interacted very much..."

The crow lowered its claws and tilted its head to look at Rolda, but there was nothing out of the ordinary.

Seeing this, the black-robed man continued to ask.

.....

Rolda and the black-robed man asked and answered, but the black crow never showed any abnormality.

After an hourglass.

The black-robed man's tone became visibly relaxed.

"One last question: Have you recently received letters, items, or messages from Fu Benming and any 'object' that has a related concept to it?"

Hearing this question, Rolda suddenly had an alarm bell in his heart, and instinctively glanced up at the crow.

And the black-robed man, who was already relaxed, saw Rolda's strange appearance, and his eyes instantly became cold.

"Look what the crows do! Think! ”