On the other side, the aristocratic quarter.

Not to mention that Nova was shocked, even Melissa thought it strange because she didn't know this person at all.

She made an appointment with the investigator to meet at the intersection, so when someone stood at the intersection, she subconsciously thought that the other party was coming, but when she got closer, it turned out to be a stranger.

It was a man of about fifty years old, well-dressed, and since he appeared here, he should be a nobleman.

"Well, well, you must be the vice-captain of the Knights." The man walked over and said with a grin as he rubbed his hands together.

"yes, who are you?" Melissa said respectfully.

She didn't know the details of this person, but since she was from Baifeng Town, she had to show the humility of a knight.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I was sent by Mr. Clevy to assist you in your investigation, just call me Orlov."

"Is that really the case? Why didn't he come in person? Melissa was a little skeptical.

In her impression, Clevy was very obedient, and even if she couldn't come in person, she would send someone to inform her in advance, but now she was not only late, but also someone had changed, and she vaguely felt a little strange.

"Gee, you don't think I'm lying to you, do you?" Orlov was so anxious that he slapped his thigh, as if he was aggrieved by Melissa's suspicions, and he quickly explained, "Actually, I only recently became Clevy's assistant, and you don't know, it was my own brother who was killed, Clevy sent me directly after learning about this matter, on the one hand, I hope to personally investigate the cause of my brother's death, on the other hand, it is also to test my ability, if you still don't believe it, you can ask Clevy in person." ”

Melissa looked at him eagerly, and said it right, so she chose to believe it for the time being.

However, when she turned to look at Nova, she saw that he was staring at Orloff with a fierce gaze.

"What's wrong with you?"

"This guy is the murderer of my adoptive father!" Nova pointed to the man in front of him and said categorically.

"Nova? Why are you here, oops, my eyes are so bad, I didn't even recognize you, damn it, obviously you are half my nephew. Ollov scratched his head and said with an embarrassed expression.

"Cut, don't be here for a long time, Miss Melissa, who hired someone to kill my adoptive parents."

"This ......"

Melissa was a little embarrassed, after all, the two sides had different statements, and there was no evidence, so she couldn't judge at all.

"Alas, Deputy Commander, I'm worried about this matter." Orlov squeezed out a few tears and squatted on the ground, looking very heartbroken.

"How...... What's wrong with this? Melissa hurriedly asked.

"That's right, my brother's family has no heirs, but as a nobleman, his family business must be inherited, he originally planned to die one day in the future, and give the inheritance to me as an elder brother, and then by chance he adopted the child, so he immediately changed his mind, to be honest, I bothered to have my own family property, how could I want my brother's property? So I was very happy that Nova was able to become the new heir, but I don't know why, this child has always been on good terms with me, he is always wary of me, as if he thinks I am worried about my brother's inheritance, you see the same now, my brother died, I am the most sad, and this child actually framed me, alas, where do you say I am reasonable. ”

"You bastard, how dare you talk nonsense," Nova roared angrily, and then he hurried to Melissa, "Don't believe him, didn't he say he would do justice to me?" ”

“…… Of course I understand, Nova you calm down first. Melissa spoke to reassure him.

"No, I can't calm down," said Nova with a shake of his head, "because my enemy is standing before me, and I can only listen to him turn black and white upside down, and I can't do anything." ”

Then, Melissa patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly.

"Nova, you have to understand, he is standing in front of us now, if he really killed your adoptive parents, then we can catch him at any time, he can't escape."

"That's right," Orlov chimed in, "if I really did it, why should I come here, isn't that self-defeating?" ”

"Cut."

Nova gritted his teeth with hatred, but he was helpless, but he thought about it, and the current situation was indeed as Melissa said, Olof couldn't escape, and the next thing they had to do was to find a way to prove that Oloff hired someone to kill his adoptive parents.

Thinking of this, he finally calmed down a little, and then said to Orlov.

"If you really think what you just said, then I would like to ask, in whose name is my adoptive father's family property now?"

“…… Well, when, of course, it's in my name," Orloff immediately felt weak, "but that's understandable, I thought you had been killed too, and in that case, then I'd have to obey my brother's last wishes, won't I?" ”

"Well," Melissa said thoughtfully, with her arms folded, "and now the inheritance should be returned to Nova." ”

"Uh, this ...... How can this work. Orlov hurriedly waved his hand.

"Oh? Why not? Give me a reasonable explanation. Melissa said solemnly.

In fact, she can roughly understand that Orlov is lying, there are not a thousand but hundreds of cases she has handled over the years, and all kinds of people have seen it, although she doesn't know the details of Orlov, but at least she can see through Nova at a glance, and she is obviously a very simple person.

She just couldn't be sure, if Orlov was really a prisoner, it would be too blatant, anyway, in her impression, prisoners were generally afraid of the Knights, and even if the evidence of the crime was not discovered, they would not dare to face the knights because of their lack of guilt.

"Well, Deputy Commander, you probably don't know the inheritance law of Baifeng Town," Orlov scratched his head and continued, "According to the regulations, once the inheritance is inherited, it cannot be returned, of course, since Nova is still alive, then I will not usurp the property that belongs to him, so when I die one day, I will leave a will and give him my brother's share of the property, what do you think?" ”

"No, no, no, you can't ask my opinion, you should ask Nova." Melissa hurriedly waved her hand.

"Hmph, I don't want property or anything, I just need to kill my adoptive parents' people to pay for their lives!" Nova said viciously.

Orloff shuddered at his resolute expression.

"Hehe, since Nova doesn't want it, then I'm ......"

"Leave that alone, let's get to the bottom of the investigation," Melissa returned to the point, she looked at Orloff with a serious expression, "Since you were sent by Clevy, you should have some clues, such as whether this infirmary was burned down, whether it was an accident or someone deliberately set it on fire." ”

"How do I know, when the knight unity case was said to be an accident, I didn't pay much attention, after all, I am usually very busy, and my brother did not investigate it deeply, so this matter has passed."

"So, can you investigate it now?"

"Of course, give me a little time."

Orlov pretended to look at the clearing next to him, only to see him crouch down and touch the ground a few times, and then look left and right at the edge of the clearing.

Nova watched his clumsy tricks coldly the whole time, thinking that this guy really took others for fools, but he couldn't prove that Orlov was the murderer, and Melissa couldn't believe it all based on his own words.

It didn't take long for Orlov to finish his investigation.

"There are indeed traces of arson, I looked at the edge of the clearing, there is still some ash left by the fire, there is asphalt in it, as far as I know, there is no such thing in the infirmary, even if it is lit by kerosene lamps."

"Well, I know, asphalt is generally used to make torches," Melissa nodded, and then added, "If someone set the fire, where could they get the tarmac, or did they collect it themselves?" ”

"I don't know."

"Hmph, I know where there is asphalt, this guy was originally in the asphalt business, there should be a lot of it at home." Nova pointed at Orlov.

“…… Oh? That's a coincidence, isn't it? Melissa was a little surprised.

"That's right, how can there be such a coincidence in the world," Orloff hurriedly defended, "and even if there is, maybe someone has framed it, Deputy Commander, think about it, why is my brother's medical hall burned, and my house happens to have asphalt?" This shows that someone wants to divide our brothers. ”

"No, Miss Melissa, I suddenly remembered why my adoptive father didn't pursue this matter," Nova suddenly patted his head, as if he understood something, "because he knew that Oloff was looking for someone to do it, he was a very responsible person, and he didn't want his brothers to turn against each other, so he chose to swallow his anger, but he didn't expect this guy to do such a desperate job, and then he actually killed for money." ”

"Hey, you kid don't spew blood here." As soon as Orlov heard this, he immediately became angry.

"Huh? Annoyed and angry? Melissa said indifferently, as if she had expected such a time.

Orlov noticed her expression and immediately understood that he was probably about to show his stuff, so he quickly changed his face and said with a grin.

"Nova, don't be surprised, I was also emotional just now, you know, anyone will be angry when they are framed like this."

He knew that Melissa was suspicious of him, but he didn't need to be afraid, because the other party didn't have substantial evidence and couldn't convict him.

He had investigated in advance, and the deputy head of the regiment, Melissa, was a very fair and just person, and if there was no evidence, he would not easily arrest people.

But then again, as long as Melissa has any suspicions, she will definitely pursue it to the end, and it is only a matter of time before she finally finds out the truth.

That's what Orlov fears the most, so his only recourse now is to stir up a wedge between Nova and Melissa.

"Since we don't have a clue here, let's go to another scene." Melissa suddenly proposed.

"Well, indeed," Orlov agreed, "there is only one conclusion that someone set the fire here, and nothing else is useful." ”

Nova snorted, thinking to himself that of course this guy wished that Melissa would have diverted her attention elsewhere, and of course, he had no objection to that.

In fact, he also noticed Melissa's expression, and guessed that she must have been suspicious of Orlov, but he couldn't find evidence.

Then the next crime scene will be different, there will definitely be a lot of traces of the crime, and the people of the Knights did not investigate at all, so naturally they did not delve into this matter.

However, as soon as he thought about it, he felt that something was very wrong.

It was the nobles who were killed, and the knights had to take care of the trivial matters between the commoners, but they did not delve into this major murder, which is unjustifiable.

So he had to wonder if the Knights had colluded with Orlov, and this matter was obviously requested by the emir, but Melissa did not fully believe his words, and allowed Orlov to act as an investigator.

At this moment, Nova couldn't help but think the worst......