Unlike the dilapidated, rancid beggar's nest, the Black Lake, as the aristocratic district of Neverwinter, seems to be in order, except for the somewhat large number of soldiers patrolling the streets, nothing else seems to be special. Even the passers-by in the streets seemed calm, as if the plague raging in Neverwinter had nothing to do with them.

When Duanmuhuai and his party came to the security station, they had just stepped into the gate and heard an angry roar.

"You have no idea what happened to me! Those abominable robbers! Thief! They broke into my house, beat my guards to the ground, and robbed me of everything. All the treasures in the cabinets, in the chests, and even on my bookshelves, have been looted by those hateful robbers! If I hadn't chosen to beg for mercy, I'm afraid even I would have been poisoned! Is this what you call policing? How are you going to take this responsibility!? ”

Duanmu Huai followed the prestige, and then saw a richly dressed man standing at the table angrily, glaring at the sheriff behind him, who looked helpless.

"I'm sorry, but I'll send more people to patrol in the future........."

"But what I was robbed of will never come back!"

"This ......... We will try to find ........."

"I've told you all........."

Looking at the man who was angrily arguing with the sheriff, Emilia also said in a low voice.

"That's Mr. Hogg, and he seems to be really angry."

"Ah, hello, Miss Amilia."

The sheriff also seemed to be fed up with Hogg's endless complaints and anger, so when he saw Emilia and the others, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly stood up.

"Welcome to the Black Lake, is there anything I can do to help you?"

"We have something to ask Mr. Hogg about."

"Excuse me?"

Hearing Amelia's words, Hogg glared at her angrily.

"Excuse me! My house has been turned upside down by those damned thieves, and you knights and garrisons are all eating dry! Tell you, whatever you want to do, unless you compensate me for my losses, ........."

However, before Hogg could finish his words, suddenly, a large hand reached out from Amelia's side, grabbed Hogg by the neck, and grabbed him directly.

"Uh......... Uh........."

"You don't seem to understand your situation, Mr. Hogg."

Duanmu Huai strode out, staring at Hogg, who was grabbed by his neck.

"We suspect you have something to do with the plague that is currently ravaging Neverwinter, so we're here......... Oh, it's a good thing to say, it's an interrogation, and if you can't give us a satisfactory answer, then I promise to let you experience the interrogation skills of the court. At that point, you can't stop talking. ”

"Uh......... Belch......... Save ......"

At this moment, Hogg's face turned pale, and his hands desperately tried to break open the iron pincer-like palm of the wooden locust, but in vain. And the sheriff also shuddered when he saw this scene, and then seemed to think of something.

"Ah, I'm addicted to smoking, I'm sorry, I can't smoke in front of ladies, so I'll leave for a moment, Miss Amilia, and you're sorry."

After saying this, before Emilia could respond, the sheriff ran out of the room and closed the door very thoughtfully.

Duanmu Huai just glanced at the door, and then let go of his hand.

"Bang."

The next moment, the blue-faced Hogg fell to the ground, he reached out to cover his neck, and couldn't stop opening his mouth wide and panting.

"You, how dare you ..............."

"Hoo —————!"

The thunder hammer grazed Hogg's scalp and roared, and the sharp air flow made Hogg subconsciously shrink his head, his legs weakened, and he suddenly didn't dare to speak.

“……… Well, what do you guys want to know? ”

"You Hoggs have a warehouse in the Beggar's Nest, right?"

"Yes, but that was a long time ago."

Hogg gritted his teeth.

"That was the first warehouse that our ancestors bought when they first came to Neverwinter, so it has been kept as a memorial until now, and besides, places like the Beggar's Nest have nothing to do with us now."

"So the warehouse has been vacant?"

"Of course, it was just before, and now who dares to put the goods in the beggar's nest? Isn't that minutes waiting to be stolen? ”

Speaking of this, Hogg looked at Duanmu Huai in front of him and swallowed his saliva, he was not a fool, he also heard what Duanmu Huai said just now.

"You, what do you want to say? I tell you, I have nothing to do with that storehouse, and I haven't been to a beggar's nest since I was born! Besides, the warehouse has now been transferred to someone else, and no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with me! ”

"To whom?"

"Master Duzel, he said that the warehouse needs to be used to treat patients, and the warehouse is idle anyway, so I agreed."

"Did Master Duzel talk to you directly?"

"This ..............."

In the face of Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Hogg had a difficult look on his face, and it seemed that it was not easy to speak.

"Boom!!"

There was a loud bang.

It wasn't until a moment later that Hogg realized that the hammer was now smashing into his hand, less than a centimeter away from his finger! Even now, his fingers were numb from the sudden shock wave, as if they didn't exist.

"Next time, it's just a finger."

"I, I say!"

At this moment, Hogg was really scared, this hammer was really going to hit his palm directly, even if he looked for a priest, he couldn't cure it!

"Yes, it's Lord Deszell!"

"Deszel?"

"Yes, Master Deszaire personally approached me and said that Master Duzel needed a place to treat patients in the Beggar's Nest, and that he wanted to use that warehouse as a place to treat patients, so I agreed..............."

"Why Deszel? If it had something to do with the plague, shouldn't it be Erebeth or Vanswijk? ”

"How do I know!"

Faced with Duanmu Huai's questioning, Hogg was about to cry.

"I just wanted to be able to sell the Church of Heim and Master Duzel for a favor! Besides, that warehouse was useless in the first place, so I just stamped it and changed hands! That's it! I don't really know anything else! ”

“………………… Very good. ”

Duanmu Huai put away the war hammer.

"Let's go."

After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and left the room directly, and Emilia hurriedly chased after him.

"Please wait, Mr. Duanmuhuai, what you did just now is really not very appropriate, threatening innocent civilians like that........."

However, before Emilia could finish her sentence, Duanmu Huai turned her head and interrupted her.

"I understand your thoughts, Miss Amilia, you are the paladin of Tyre, and you have your code of conduct. But our Court also has a Code of Conduct for our Court. For the Inquisition, the protection of humanity always comes first, we do not fight for justice, let alone for the gods, we only fight for humanity. So for the court, as long as we can achieve the end, we don't care about the means. ”

“……… Protecting humanity isn't incompatible with justice, right? ”

"Hehe, you'll know when the time comes."

In the face of Amilia's puzzled inquiry, Duanmu Huai just smiled.

"It's funny, though, and I'd like to see what this guy Deszel is going to explain."

In fact, Deszel's explanation is quite simple and straightforward.

"I did it."

Looking at Emilia and the others in front of him, Deszaire was still arrogant.

"At that time, Master Duzel was struggling to have a place to treat the sick, and it happened that I knew that the Hoggs had a warehouse in the Beggar's Nest that was not being used, so I approached Mr. Hogg and asked him to lend us the storehouse. And Mr. Hogg was also very generous, and directly transferred the warehouse to the name of Master Duzel. ”

"But Miss Erebeth doesn't seem to know about it?"

"Hmph."

Deszaire snorted softly at Amelia's questioning.

"She's been in contact with Waterdeep looking for a cure for the plague, and I don't think I need to bother her with this little thing."

And staring at Deszaire, Duanmu Huai also spoke at this moment.

"So, you're trying to say that you don't know anything about the Chamber of Secrets underneath the warehouse and the plague aberrations inside?"

"That's right."

"Very well, you don't know, or don't you want to say......... I don't care about that, but I think you'll be able to tell you after the trial in the court......... It's been a long time since I've used the Inquisitor's torture techniques. ”

Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai's words were murderous, and the whole person was like a fierce beast ready to attack, while Deszel snorted lightly.

"It seems that you have a deep prejudice against the Temple of Haim, but unfortunately, you can't do anything to me without evidence."

"That's right, I'm so sorry, Mr. Duanmu."

At this time, Erebeth also stepped forward.

"Deszel is a man that Lord Lord trusts very much, and if you do anything to him, you will be the enemy of Neverwinter........."

"Cut."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai took a sip, and the murderous aura disappeared.

"I actually trust the Haim believers, it seems that the lord is also a senile dementia."

"Sorry to bother."

At this moment, Vanswick, who had been listening silently, suddenly spoke.

"Actually, I am responsible for this matter."

"Vanswick?"

Seeing his subordinates and lovers suddenly speak, Erebeth was also taken aback and looked at him in surprise.

"Actually, Deszel did talk to me about it at the beginning, and I also handled the process.........

"Why didn't you tell me ???"

Looking at Vanswijk, Erebeth looked a little surprised, and Vanswijk lowered his head.

"I'm sorry, Erebes, I was so busy at that time that I forgot ..............."

"That's right......... I'm sorry for putting on too much responsibility at that time. ”

Hearing Vanswick's answer, Erebes's eyes softened a lot.

But Duanmu Huai was very unhappy.

"So, you know the situation, but you still want to see us go on this trip? Do you play when we are monkeys? ”

"I'm really sorry, I just think it's hard for people to believe it just by saying it........."

"That's the end of it."

Erebeth forcibly interrupted, and then she sighed and looked at Amelia.

"The disappearance of Master Duzel is indeed a worrying matter, as the respected Grand Druid in Neverwinter, we also need to know about him, and then this matter will be left to you, Amilia, to find Master Duzel and find out his situation."

"Yes........."

Emilia was also a little discouraged by the white run, and she took Erebes's instructions in despair, and left the temple.

"Are we leaving Neverwinter?"

Lokihi asked, grabbing her staff with some trepidation.

"Hmm......... I'm afraid we're going to investigate the whereabouts of Master Duzel........."

"Of course that has to be investigated, but the matter about Deszel can't be put down."

"Mr. Duanmu."

Hearing this, Emilia finally couldn't help but retort.

"There is no evidence of your suspicions about Deszaire, just speculation!"

"That's why we need to find evidence."

"But...... What if such evidence does not exist at all? I know you have a prejudice against Haim believers........."

"Hehe, guess why I have a prejudice against them?"

"This ..............."

"When you see the cultists, isn't your first reaction that these bastards are planning to make trouble? Do you have a prejudice against cultists? ”

"No, but the Heim Cultists aren't cultists........."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's answer, Emilia was speechless.

"Maybe you and the gods you believe in see it that way, but the Inquisition doesn't think so, to be honest, we think that the Heim cultists are more dangerous than the demon worshippers——— after all, everyone knows to hide from the demon worshippers, but none of them will be careful of the Haim cultists behind their backs."

For some reason, Emilia thought it made sense.

“……… So how are you going to investigate? ”

Eventually, Emilia chose to raise her hand and surrender.

"Quite simply, didn't he say that he was the commander of Fortress Heim and came to Neverwinter after the outbreak of the plague?"

"Yes."

Emilia nodded.

"Mr. Deszel is the commander of Heim Fortress, which is why Lord Nashr trusts him. After learning of the outbreak of the plague in Neverwinter, he returned to Neverwinter with several followers of Heim to help with the plague's healing efforts. ”

"But I don't think those believers seem to have anything else to do but wander the streets all day, and the priests on Tyre's side are too busy to die."

"Uh..............."

Emilia had to admit that Duanmu Huai was right, what those Heim priests mainly did was to calm people down on the streets. While this is important, it .........

"You're not going to interrogate those Heim believers, are you?"

"Of course not, I'm not that stupid."

Duanmu shook his head, but then his answer stunned Amelia.

"Let's go straight to Fortress Heim!"