"Yes, I stole the thing!"
Even Mo Yuankai was shocked by this battle. The two female knights screamed at the same time after being stunned for three seconds. "What on earth are you doing?!" "Oh my God, the seal of the Dawn Knight!
"
Jane let out a rather inelegant scream, and rushed towards him with outstretched hands, as if she wanted to strangle someone to death. Gongsun Ce threw the box in his hand into the air, and Jane quickly changed direction and caught the box in a hurry. She let out a sigh of relief, and then shouted angrily: "What are you doing?! Who are you?! Do you still have any sense of shame in your heart? How dare you be so rampant after stealing!"
Gongsun Ce blinked and made a gesture of silence. Mo Yuankai's heart was moved, but he remained silent, patting Orianna's shoulder from behind to signal her to calm down. Orianna looked back and forth in confusion, and heard Gongsun Ce say in a arrogant tone: "Where are you from, a country girl and a peasant woman, and you dare to put on such a great airs and question my noble name!"
Jane's face turned red with anger. Orianna understood her friend's feelings very well, and her fists became hard just listening to it.
"I am Jane Diela, a rightful knight of the Royal Knights of Morton, and a follower of the noble Knight of Dawn!"
"Oh..." Gongsun Ce pondered for a moment and waved his hand, "Where did you come from? I haven't heard of this little character. Go away! Let's find someone with real status to judge me again."
Orianna was about to faint: "Do you have any education at all! You, you ran out alone just to steal?! Even if it is a prank, this is too bad!"
Gongsun Ce was surprised when he heard this and said, "These words sound bizarre, as if you and I know each other. When have I seen you?"
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Orianna almost lost her breath. Mo Yuankai took a step forward and said with a smile, "Then do you know me?"
"Where did you come from as a craftsman?" Gongsun Ce winked, "A thief like me is used to being a loner, so of course I don't know him."
Jane pointed at Gongsun Ce's face, her fingertips trembling: "You rude boy, go to the juvenile detention center and start a fight with the police!"
"Ho~~~~" Gongsun Ce sighed exaggeratedly, "I'm afraid the juvenile detention center can't control me as a thief! Besides, can you call me by my name? Do you know my identity? You understand Who are you talking to, and do you know whether you have the real right to deal with me?"
Gongsun Ce suddenly stood up from the sofa and approached the knight entourage as he spoke. Miss Jian is not tall. When this person approached her, her aura weakened by three points when she spoke, like a vulnerable group being bullied on campus: "You, what do you want to say..."
Gongsun Ce put on a funny smile: "Miss, who do you think I am?"
"——You are Gongsun Ce, the Taoist of Jiyan in the Sky City, one of the eight most dangerous superpowers."
A clear female voice appeared at this moment, with a calm tone of confidence that convinced others. The silver-haired woman walked into the house, her heels clicking on the wooden floor. The sound made Jane relieved. She hurried to the woman's side and said aggrievedly: "Knight Alandia, this person broke into the house. , claiming that I stole your seal!"
Alandia took the box and turned it in her hand, and found a drop of freshly dried wax on the edge of the box. She took another look at the environment in the house and already had some calculations in her mind.
Alandia looked at the dumbfounded young man and said calmly: "Is there anything else you want to say, Mr. Gongsun?"
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Gongsun Ce was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his meeting with this person would be in such an awkward situation. But within half a second, the joy and surprise in his heart were replaced by annoyance and anger.
The young man's unique refusal to admit defeat and anger made him make a very meaningless move. Gongsun Ce sat back on the sofa and said provocatively: "I am a superpower? How can I see it? With the mistakes of your Morton Kingdom Intelligence work full of mistakes?"
"Hey, Ace!" Even Mo Yuankai felt that his younger brother had gone too far this time, but Airandia remained calm after being provoked.
"Obvious fact. Your clothes are incompatible with the mainstream styles of Superbia and even Morton, and your behavior when wearing them naturally does not seem to be deliberately attracting attention. This shows that such strange clothes are ordinary in the environment of your daily life. ; The fabric of the clothes is not ordinary, and it has self-cleaning and temperature adjustment functions. This makes most of the blood stains you once stained have been eliminated. At the same time, it allows you to walk in the snow wearing single clothes without feeling cold; you are the first to start from You entered No. 91 Dawson Street through the front door, but there was no sign of the door lock being picked, which indicates that you probably used supernatural powers or high-tech props that I don't know about yet.
Coupled with your age of about early 16 years, highly identifiable clothing, and your own personality... with so much intelligence and supporting evidence, it is not difficult to deduce your identity and origin. "
"..."
Gongsun Ce suddenly choked up and became silent. Jane stood beside the Dawn Knight with a proud look on her face, as if those words were hers.
Mo Yuankai asked in a low voice: "...Detective?"
Orianna glanced at the shriveled young man and said proudly: "Yes, Knight Alandia is the best detective in the country!"
Gongsun Ce grasped the handle of the sofa tightly and said stubbornly: "...It's all your inference! It's not evidence!"
A white light flashed in Alandia's hand, and a translucent white screen unfolded in her hand, with lines of writing rapidly displayed on it. Her eyes stayed on one of the lines and read: "Mnemosyne's record. At 9:03:34 at night, in front of No. 91 Dawson Street, Gongsun Ce. Do you need more evidence?"
This is exactly what they heard on the plane. All people within the royal capital who are qualified to use supernatural powers will leave precise records - Mnemosyne records - every time they use their powers.
Gongsun Ce's hands suddenly relaxed. He leaned on the back of the sofa, crossed his hands in front of him, and said with a satisfied smile: "No more. The evidence is conclusive. Thank you, Knight Alandia!
I am sure that you are a person of status and intelligence, and I think you should always allow me some opportunities to defend my reputation. I will not run away, let alone resist. I just want to wait until the dust settles and the truth comes out, and then you can pronounce the verdict. Is that okay? "
"I have no reason to refuse."
Alandia put the box into the hands of the attendant and stood aside alone, not really intending to interfere. Jane held the box and asked in a panic: "Knight Alandia?"
"A simple thing, Jane." Alandia said calmly, "You have been my follower for two years. I think maybe you have learned some tricks."
Jane opened her mouth in surprise, and then said cheerfully: "Of course, Miss Alandia! Please leave it to me, I will definitely handle this matter!"
Orianna covered her forehead, thinking that now there was really no room for cheating. She couldn't help but worry about this superpower. Stealing the seal of a world-creating envoy was a serious crime. Even if that did not constitute theft, it was enough to keep Gongsun Ce in the detention center for a long time... This young man's naughty nature really harmed himself!
Mo Yuankai observed the situation and asked, "Miss Orianna, what is the seal? The one like a jade seal?"
"It is not as big as the seal in your country." Orianna explained melancholy, "It... is like a small stick. In our country, the seal is almost equivalent to proof of identity. Because the nobles and Officials often use letters as a formal channel of communication, and the seal on the envelope is proof of the sender..."
Mo Yuankai frowned and said, "Isn't there still a signature?"
"Yes, Mr. Mo." The melancholy on Orianna's face deepened, "But in some special times, people will send anonymous letters with only seals. This is a way for them to preserve the last bit of face for themselves. Like a denunciation of others...or a confession admitting one's own faults."
Mo Yuankai nodded, understanding why the reaction of the knight's entourage was so great. In a social environment that values reputation and credibility, the loss of proof of identity is no small matter. If this seal is used to forge a letter, I am afraid that Knight Airandia will face very difficult troubles.
As she spoke, Jane walked up to Gongsun Ce. With the support of the knight, her timid temperament suddenly disappeared. Jane said quite confidently: "Now that we have all the witnesses and material evidence, no matter what rhetoric you have, no matter how powerful you are, His identity is no match for ironclad evidence!"
Gongsun Ce chuckled: "Oh~~ It's so interesting. I also like detective games! I know that this family-like process always requires evidence. Tell me, why do you identify me? In your eyes What was the incident like?”
Mo Yuankai took a step back: "My identity is sensitive, so I am not a suitable witness. Miss Orianna was with us at the time, why don't I ask you to talk about the process of the incident?"
"Oh, ah?" Orianna was confused and didn't understand how this good brother could act so cold and selfless. She said blankly: "Okay, okay... This... I don't see the meaning of this... What happened is very simple. At nine o'clock, we met Jane at the door of the coffee shop at the back of the street. Let's go here together.
Halfway through, Miss Jane suddenly screamed and ran towards the door with us. I was worried that something might happen, so I quickly reminded Mr. Mo not to use abilities, because all ability usage records within the scope of the case would become the possibility of raising suspicion... And when we walked in, you were already sitting down with the stolen items. On the sofa! "
The more Orianna spoke, the angrier she became. This young man was not only willful but also committed such unfair behavior. How could people not be disgusted by this?
But Gongsun Ce had no sense of nervousness and was still talking to himself: "It sounds like this is Miss Jian's sudden illness. What does it have to do with me, Gongsun Ce? I'm going to speak. Listen up:
I just sneaked into the house and wanted to give you a little surprise. I picked up this box on the sofa. It was all my fault that the person who came to clean it didn't put it away. I have proof of this, the candlelight was still on when I entered. The person who came to clean was so careless that he even forgot to turn off the lights. Of course, there was a chance that things might have been left indiscriminately. "
When Jane heard this, she frowned angrily: "You're talking nonsense! Knight Alandia's seal is in her own room on the second floor. How come it is placed on the first floor? I came here specially to light this candlestick. , in order to let the guests see the bright room when they enter, it’s a good etiquette!”
Gongsun Ce rolled his eyes: "That's because you placed things randomly when you went to clean the second floor..."
"How could I have the spare time to go to the second floor to waste time!" Jane said angrily, "It was almost 9 o'clock when Knight Alandia and I parted. I hurried in, lit the candle, and hurried to meet him. Knight Orianna has met, otherwise I would be late!”
"I can testify," Orianna said, "Jane really ran all the way to be on time. She didn't even have time to light the lamp."
Gongsun Ce nodded and laughed without meaning.
"Ha... very good. I admit that what I just said was nonsense..." Gongsun Ce changed the topic, "But what does this have to do with me, Mr. Gongsun? You still haven't proven that I am a thief. It’s useless to just scream outside.”
Jane's tone became colder: "Why do you think I screamed? It was because I saw you doing despicable things, and the shameful ugliness shocked me so much that I reacted like this!"
Gongsun Ce suddenly leaned forward and his tone became serious: "Did you see it? Miss Jian, this is not a joke. Please tell me seriously, what did you see?"
Jane took a deep breath, put her hand on her chest, and said eloquently: "King Morton is above me. I swear to my best friend and most trusted colleague, Knight Alandia, that I did see it. A black figure ran past the window with a seal box in his hand."
Gongsun Ce suddenly stood up from the sofa and said loudly: "This is really the most meaningless testimony I have ever seen in my life. A black figure! Just because I am also wearing black clothes, do you have to say it's me?" What a pity, Miss Jane, there is another explanation for this statement: there is another man in black hiding in the room, laughing at your poor reasoning!"
Jane's tone also became cold and stern: "Really? Please tell me, is there really a fifth person in this room?"
"No." "No."
Alandia and Mo Yuankai denied it at the same time. The round-faced girl sighed, shook her head and said, "That's enough, Mr. Gongsun. I don't want to say more. If you continue to persist like this, your face - "
"Aha! You have nothing to say, you incompetent, ignorant, childish woman. You are not worthy of arguing with me!" Gongsun Ce said aggressively, "How ridiculous! A person who lacks wisdom like you can easily make a fool of yourself. Fatty, are you here to investigate my lies?"
These words obviously irritated Jane, and she stamped her feet angrily: "You...I wanted to save you the last bit of face...Okay! Since you are so shameless, I don't have to say any favors! I was then You can see clearly that the man in black is you!"
"Nonsense!" Gongsun Ce slapped the sofa and shouted angrily, "The second floor is dark. How can you see my face clearly?"
"You know it very well, Mr. Gongsun." Jane walked to the small round table and picked up the candlestick that illuminated the first floor.
"This candlestick was not placed here before. I placed it well in the middle of the house to provide light for the first floor. In order to steal in the dark environment, you took it to the second floor! It really helped you illuminate It lights up the path of making trouble, but it also lights up your despicable face!"
"..."
Gongsun Ce collapsed on the sofa as if he had lost his bones, his face as pale as paper. He bit his nails nervously, gasping for breath, and said intermittently: "You...you are spitting blood...it's all a false accusation! You have no evidence!"
Orianna looked at the young man beside her worriedly. Mo Yuankai's shoulders were shaking slightly. He covered his face with his hands and said nothing.
The kind-hearted female knight couldn't help but sympathize with him. Mo Yuankai must be so heartbroken at this moment! She wanted to stop, wanted to persuade the Dawn Knight to keep the matter private, but Jane's words were faster than her actions. "I'll give you proof!"
Jane showed the box in her hand, and there was a drop of solidified wax on the edge of the box.
"You were stealing with a candlestick, but you didn't notice the wax dripping on the box in your hand. This is evidence you can't deny!"
This is really irrefutable evidence, and Gongsun Ce can't say anything else. A confident look appeared on Jane's face, but at this moment, the young man in black suddenly stood up from the sofa!
"--marvelous!"
Gongsun Ce clapped his hands vigorously, like an audience paying tribute to the magician's wonderful performance. "I apologize to you, Miss Jane! You are not incompetent at all, let alone stupid. Although you look ordinary, you have real abilities. That sharp mind is worthy of your status, and your ability to adapt to changes is even more amazing to me. Perfect. The logic and argumentation! What a masterpiece!
"
"Ah... you..." Jane was a little dizzy from the praise, and she blushed a little, "So... well, this is not really something that will go to jail... if you ask Knight Alandi Asia apologizes and requests..."
"Oh, I don't."
The expression on Gongsun Ce's face dropped and he laughed sinisterly. His smile was so gloomy that Orianna had an ominous premonition in her heart, as if something bad was about to happen.
"From now on, this matter has nothing to do with the Dawn Knight. Miss Jane, this is a matter between you and me. Your inference is great and eye-opening to me. So I want to give you a gift... A little surprise.”
He stood up from the sofa, walked quickly to the stairs, and raised his hand: "Please! Knight Orianna, you come first! Please!"
Orianna didn't understand what he wanted to do, so she walked up the spiral staircase to the second floor in confusion.
"...Ah." Orianna exclaimed.
Everyone followed her and saw the lights on the second floor above more than ten steps. The same candlestick as the one on the first floor was placed at the end of the corridor, and the weak firelight illuminated all the spaces on the second floor.
Yes, the second floor is bright. There aren't any dark corners.
Gongsun Ce walked quickly towards the candlestick. He walked almost as fast as he ran. Even so, it took him several seconds to reach the end of the corridor.
"Because the environment is dark, candlelight is needed. Because holding the candlelight can illuminate the face. Because the wax oil of the candlestick drips on the box, the inference can be proved... It is really a reasonable inference..."
He picked up the candlestick on the second floor, turned around, and pointed the candlelight at the followers of the Dawn Knight.
"I just don't know why a little thief like me is holding a candlestick in this brightly lit floor!"
The proud blush on Jian's face has not faded, but half of it has turned into horror. The candlelight illuminated Gongsun Ce's face, and the flickering light made the smiling young man look like a demon in human skin.
"My clown show is over, Jane Diela." Gongsun Ce put the candlestick back on the table with a soft sound, "Now, it's your turn."
