"name."
"Lu Yu, this is my servant Sigrid next to you."
"What about this black mist and white mist?"
"Oh, this is our traveling companion, the mist demon. This is the summoning object on my shoulder."
"Summoned object, then you are a magician, right?"
The guard who was halfway through recording raised his head and looked at Lu Yu for a long time, then asked, "What are you doing in the capital?"
Lu Yu told the truth: "During the trip, I took a short break and prepared to collect some materials here."
The guard continued to record, and after checking with his companions, he nodded to Lu Yu.
"Seeing that you are an outsider, I would like to remind you that a murderer has been committing crimes in the royal capital recently, and it is not very peaceful, so try not to run around outside the city at night. It is not a big deal to be misunderstood by us, but it will be a big trouble for you to be targeted by the murderer. ”
The same scene also happened in the tavern where Lu Yu stayed. I don’t know how many people were quarreled just after washing and lying down to rest.
After the guards left, the tavern owner brought a fruit plate to the annoyed travelers who had been checked three times a day.
Many guests arrived at the capital of the Grand Empire after a long day's work. Everyone wanted to have a good rest, but three successive waves of surprise inspections made everyone sleepless.
The guests eating the fruit plate simply sat in the tavern and complained about the bad things they encountered today.
"The registration details when entering the city give me a headache. I'm just a small businessman. They insist on asking me to explain my recent movements and ask if I have any way to prove it... How can I prove it?"
"I'm about the same. At first I thought these guards were trying to get a favor, but it turned out they didn't accept them at all. They even invited a magician to sit in and questioned me for a while... Fortunately, the magician finally let me go, otherwise I would have I’m going to sleep in jail tonight.”
"I heard that there are knights stationed in the South City and East City, so the guards will not act chaotically. It seems that you are the unlucky ones who walked through the remaining two doors."
"Okay, so what if you come in? After three rounds of inspections in the evening, you'll be picked out to answer questions while you're in the shower... Aren't they doing useless work like this?"
Lu Yu and Sigrid ate the fruit plate and looked at the two notices in their hands.
One of them is the murderer that Lu Yu had heard about in Case City. The Imperial Knights, one of the three major knights of the Grand Empire, offered a reward for clues about the murderer and provided generous rewards based on the authenticity of the clues. .
Through the information collection after arriving in the capital, Lu Yu had a basic understanding of this murderer.
The first time the murderer committed a crime was probably last spring. The public did not know much about the first victim. They only knew that he was a teenager. His death was extremely miserable. When the body was found, a village woman was frightened.
Because this young man was homeless and his identity was unknown, the people involved in the case in the Grand Empire simply reported it as a gang vendetta to deceive him.
Perhaps those who were handling the case at the time would not have thought that this was just the beginning.
After the first victim, the killer killed sixteen more people in succession, and some details that had been concealed by the authorities finally leaked out.
The bodies of each victim were mutilated, and the missing parts could not be found from the scene. It was suspected that they were taken away by the murderer.
According to reports, the only thing the victims have in common is that they are all under the age of 20.
The victims were of various races, and the killings were not targeted at any one ethnic group.
Putting down the murderer's reward notice, another notice in Lu Yu's hand should be the reason why the capital of King Gelang is heavily guarded.
The Elf Kingdom and the Grand Empire will cease the war that has lasted for nearly twenty years. In order to show their sincerity, the kings of both sides will visit the other's royal capital.
The Elf King will arrive in the Royal Capital of Grand City in a few days, and the murderer in the Royal Capital last committed a crime half a month ago. If a vicious crime occurred at the time when the King met with the King, and the people in the Elf Kingdom heard about it, , it would be a shame for the country.
Lulutis can understand the logic of their doing this, but the problem is...the murderer's story is spread all over the streets. Wouldn't everyone in the Elf Kingdom know about it if they come here and inquire about it?
Lu Yu didn't want to explain more. He had seen this kind of operation many times.
People in the Elf Kingdom probably won't see many normal people when they travel. The streets are full of patrons and everything is peaceful, so that's natural.
Whether it is the murderer or the restoration of normal relations between the two countries and the opening of the border, it has nothing to do with Lu Yu, a passer-by.
After finishing the fruit plate, Lu Yu stretched out, yawned and was about to go back to his room to sleep, when there was movement outside the tavern door again.
The guard who had just left not long ago came to the tavern again. The guest who had not yet returned to his room sighed and was prepared to be questioned again.
Unexpectedly, the guard did not ask questions this time, but took out a crystal ball and waved it in front of every guest, and even the drunkards who came to drink.
When he came to Lu Yu, the crystal ball flashed slightly.
When the guard captain saw the condition of the crystal ball, he stepped forward and said to Lu Yu, "Magic, right? Come with us."
Lu Yu was puzzled. The other party's attitude was obviously for his identity as a magician.
But the guard who just came registered his identity as a magician and didn't say much. What's going on?
"This white mist and black mist are your summons, right? Dispel them quickly. You are not allowed to carry them with you."
Faced with the other party's request, Lu Yu was not so stubborn as to directly abide by it. After all, it seemed that the other party was just doing it as a matter of routine. Apart from the bad tone of law enforcement, there was nothing major wrong with it.
Hand the luggage to Sigrid and tell them what to eat and what to drink.
"You can spend as much as you like while I'm away. This is a rare opportunity!"
Lu Yu's words made Sigrid dumbfounded.
Seeing that Lulutis wanted to follow him quietly, Lu Yu quickly gestured to her.
Following the rules can at least ensure that the other party will not have unnecessary misunderstandings. If it is clearly stated that summoned objects are not allowed to accompany him, but Lulutis still follows, then the other party will be able to take advantage of the situation and things will change.
After being led out of the east city gate by the guards, Lu Yu found that there were many magicians like him who were led out of the city by the guards, and many of them were just like him, looking confused.
A camp appeared in the distance, flags flying.
A pair of wings sprouted from a sword. This pattern was the logo of the Knights of Feathers, one of the three major knights in the empire.
Inside the camp, Lu Yu looked around and found that the people in the Fengyu Knights camp were in a hurry, and most of the knights had anxious looks on their faces.
More and more magicians were gathered together, and the number was close to thirty.
And they have been left hanging without anyone explaining why they were brought here.
He stayed like this until late at night, and Lu Yu, who was extremely sleepy, was already getting a little angry from waiting.
No one dared to sleep under such circumstances, for fear that something unexpected would happen and they would not be able to react in time.
Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore.
A female magician wearing a pointed hat angrily found a knight and yelled: "We waited from the first half of the night until the second half of the night, and then it was almost dawn. What on earth do you want to do? Why did you let us come here!" "
After being sleepy and waiting for several hours, even the good-natured person is on the verge of exploding.
With someone taking the lead, more than thirty magicians stepped forward and asked for explanations.
Soldiers and knights drew their weapons, archers on the tower prepared, and magicians walked out of the camp.
Just as the magician's side collapsed, a dozen people came to the camp on horseback.
The leader, a middle-aged man, had a scar running almost diagonally across his entire face. As soon as he arrived, the soldiers present put away their weapons and the knights stood at attention.
"Captain Nalin, these are the people."
"Have you confirmed everything?"
"I've confirmed that they are all magicians, and they are all near the area where the crime occurred."
The group leader Nalin walked up to the group of magicians, and his sharp eyes extinguished a lot of the anger of the magicians present.
"Not long ago, the murderer committed another crime, right in the capital."
Nalin didn't talk nonsense and paced among the magicians.
"Unlike before, this time the murderer targeted a baron's daughter. She was suddenly attacked by the murderer and resisted desperately, but she was also seriously injured. Although she did not see the appearance of the murderer clearly, she But the call for help was successful.”
"Based on the murderer's modus operandi in the past, we know that this lunatic is a magician. Because the baron's daughter called for help in time this time, the soldiers in the capital quickly sealed off the surrounding area, making it impossible for anyone to escape from Dongcheng District."
Nalin's tone became colder: "And now...all the magicians near the crime scene are here."
While talking, Radner, the leader of the Imperial Knights, also led his team to the location of the Wind Feather Knights.
Ladd, who had blond hair and wore a monocle, asked the team members to move a chair for him as soon as he arrived. He sat behind Nalin without saying a word and glanced at the magicians present with a livid face.
With this posture, the two knights were sure that the crazy murderer was among everyone present.
Lu Yu's eyelids were so sleepy that he kept yawning even after hearing such exciting news.
Compared with the two captains of the knights, he should be the one who hopes to find the murderer the most.
After almost a whole night of tossing, what could be better than subduing the murderer and going back to sleep?
Lu Yu, who had a clear conscience, sat on the ground and quietly watched the changes in the situation.
It was impossible for the murderer to surrender and the two knights knew this, so they began to question the magicians one by one about what they were doing when the incident occurred and who could prove it.
Lu Yu looked at this group of people doing useless work here. They were really one head and two big men.
He didn't want to stand out among this group of people, but he could see clearly that if he didn't say something, he might have to spend tomorrow night at the Knights' station.
Lu Yu raised his hand.
The management of the Knights in the front row saw this and motioned for a man to come over and ask what happened.
A knight came to the two captains with Lu Yu's words.
"Captain, this magician said he has something to say to you quietly."
Nalin and Radena looked at each other, and Nalin nodded slightly to his men.
Before Lu Yu could say anything after being led in front of the two captains, a senior member of the Imperial Knights on the side asked, "Are you going to surrender?"
Lu Yu snorted, cleared his throat, and asked, "Are you two trying to catch the murderer's imitator, or the murderer?"
"What do you mean?"
"I just heard that the Baron's daughter seems to be a first-class magician, right?" Lu Yu said, "A perverted murderer who killed seventeen people in a row would not know the strength of the target he was attacking and rashly attack him. Do you want to take action against the target?"
"A murderer with extremely strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities. Every time he kills, he kidnaps, kills, and then dumps the body. Why did he abandon the original plan and choose to do it on the spot for the eighteenth crime?"
In fact, there was something Lu Yu didn't say.
None of the magicians present had noble status.
Is it because the nobles in Dongcheng don’t have magician blood, or is this done deliberately?
Nalin and Radna stared at Lu Yu.
"Magic, I admit that what you said is somewhat interesting. There is indeed the possibility of copycats, but how can you be sure that this is not a murderer's mistake?"
Captain Nalin's face was sullen, which made the scar even more ugly. He slowly approached Lu Yu and said.
"There was only one first-level magician among the people killed by the murderer before. The failure to deal with the second-level magician can be completely understood because he was unable to satisfy the pleasure of hunting and planned to challenge the difficulty."
"It makes sense, but if you arrest him like this, what will happen even if there is really a murderer here? Do you have any evidence?"
Radena, the leader of the Imperial Knights who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Magic, your tone makes me feel like you are the murderer."
"Killing people, escaping punishment many times, and even being captured by the Knights, but still able to get away with it based on insufficient evidence, talking to us about details and flaws with a smile, and changing directions to show off his shrewdness..."
"Do you know that in my opinion, there is only one person who can quickly judge that others are imitators... and that is the murderer himself?"
The members of the Imperial Knights who heard the voice of Radner's words stepped forward to surround Lu Yu.
Nalin, who was stroking his chin in thought, dissuaded him: "Captain Radena, this happened suddenly. I really didn't think too much about it. There is indeed the possibility of copycat criminals. We should be cautious."
Radena stood up with a sneer: "Prudent?"
"The Imperial Knights are an extension of His Majesty's power. We represent His Majesty's will, which is different from Feng Yu and Star."
"Your Majesty is busy meeting with the Elf King. The nobles are planning how to welcome the Elf clan. We should do our best to share their worries."
"In special times, we don't have much time for us to confirm repeatedly. I don't say that he is a criminal. I only say that he has major suspicions. I will imprison him for a period of time. When the Elf King leaves, his suspicions can be cleared and then released. No problem?"
"Even if he is not a murderer, we made the mistake of arresting him. If the news is released, both the real criminal and the imitator will want to prove that he has not been caught and commit another crime and slap us in the face. Naturally, we will have a chance to catch him again."
Lu Yu reluctantly understood Radner's logic in shock.
This means that he thinks that his suspicion of a copycat means that he is the murderer himself.
Although he has no evidence, because time is sensitive, it doesn't matter if there is no evidence. If he is wronged, he will be wronged. If he happens to imprison the real murderer, it will bring glory to the country.
It didn't matter if he caught him wrongly. If he wronged Lu Yu, he might have caught the real murderer, which would be considered fair to him.
This logic comes from the mouth of a knight directly connected to the empire... It is really not too surprising.
