After another period of entanglement, Duan Qing and the others finally figured out the true identity and role of the nine-fingered beggar in front of them. This man looked rather slovenly, and even his clothes and equipment were incomplete. The guy is actually one of the players serving the empire's intelligence agency. The Imperial Intelligence Network led by the Susas family also shouldered important missions and tasks in this investigation team. They naturally invested a large amount of troops in the investigation team. However, even Duan Qing did not expect that. These people actually handed over part of the intelligence network work to the player in front of them.
Of course, judging from the current results, leaving it to this player may be a wrong choice.
"So it's because you lost the information that you were too timid to tell it?"
"Well, that's the list of people I need to contact this time. It's very important... I, I don't know what you want to do here! You haven't made it clear either-"
"Although we can foresee the possible bloodshed within the Principality and the imminent losses to the Imperial Intelligence Network, but... damn, we actually wasted so much time on this person?"
"It's not necessarily a waste. Even if we find the wrong person, we should still have time -"
boom!
A loud earthquake sound suddenly appeared in the ears of several people, accompanied by a large amount of dust rising from a certain direction above Fars Fortress. The people who were guarding a beggar player followed. He glanced at Duan Qing, who spoke last, with helpless eyes, and then ran towards the center of the fortress where a large number of exclamations erupted: "Something really happened!"
"Go and notify Lot! Be alert! Don't let suspicious people sneak in during the chaos!"
"Zhao Liu'an is responsible for notifying the rest of the people in Lanshan. Try to count the number of people first. The rest... follow me to the fortress to report first!"
"That place doesn't look like the command post is located. We just visited it yesterday... Wait a minute, does anyone know where today's meeting was held?"
The falling bricks and the shouts kept filling my ears. Several people who were giving orders then ran to the front of the huge fortress where the explosion occurred. Countless running soldiers of the principality were also carrying Each other's shouts and weapons came in and out of the door of this building. Some people even had buckets filled with water and countless rescue supplies being carried out. After saying hello to Lord Isaac who was waiting in front, Duan Qing and others, who had used their identities to break into the building, quickly rushed to the vicinity of the scene, and then found Dipu in the noisy and chaotic scene. Count Loma supported Princess Reina, who was standing aside: "Your Highness! Are you okay?"
"fine."
After squinting at the identity of the visitor, Her Royal Highness the Princess, whose face was covered with gray marks, then coughed and waved her arms heavily forward: "General Dusk, I need an explanation."
"It's obviously you who need to explain."
Standing in the corner of the corridor not far away with his hands behind his back, Dusk, who was being watched closely by Princess Lena, shook his head with a sad expression: "Although I feel sorry for the death of your imperial soldier, it was obviously him It triggered the explosion of magic bombs, and this small bomb that combines practicality and power is a new product developed by your empire..."
"How presumptuous! Are you blaming our empire for causing this attack?"
"I don't dare to mean that. I'm just stating the facts. The fire should be extinguished in a while. At that time, we can return to the scene and confirm it carefully——"
"Hey, hey."
After quietly calling twice, Duan Qing walked to the corner and then quietly called Lott, who had arrived here at some point, in front of him: "What is the situation now? Can you explain it a little bit?"
"I just arrived here not long ago, but as far as I know, it seems that someone detonated a magic bomb." Lott's voice was also full of deliberately suppressed meaning: "Now everyone is arguing about who detonated this bomb." They were placed in this place. It stands to reason that this is a negotiation place provided by the principality. They are the most suspects, but Dusk insists that a soldier of the empire brought the bomb in, and it seems very certain..."
"Are there any casualties at the scene?" Looking up at the dilapidated room with thick smoke still billowing out, Duan Qing frowned slightly: "Such a huge momentum, but in the end there was no one Injuried?"
"This is also the question I want to ask." Glancing at the faces of Reina and Dusk, who were accusing and arguing with each other in the front, Lott's expression also became strange: "They seem to have changed from when I came here. The debate in front of us has already started, without considering the casualties at all. My brothers from the Iwakuma Army and I have already made preparations, but until now, no casualty has been carried out..."
"Lot!"
The heated argument finally reached its most critical point. The voice belonging to Princess Lena suddenly sounded behind the two people: "Come here! Is there anyone named Bob in the empire's entourage list?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there is indeed a soldier named Bob." Lott hurriedly walked behind Her Royal Highness the Princess, holding his fists and replied solemnly: "Your Highness needs -"
"Don't speak yet."
The white palm covered with braided belts and gorgeous gems then blocked Lot's face, and the voice belonging to Reina then raised her voice in the direction of Dusk: "Marshal, are you sure this attack is from our principality?" Was it planned by soldiers?"
"Of course, because the only one who walked towards the breaking point was the soldier." Dusk's expression was still calm but affirmative: "Although I don't know if you have the ability to control remotely, judging from the situation at the time, only he had the chance. To detonate this tragedy..."
"Tragedy? What kind of tragedy can such a small power be considered? Not to mention the soldiers of your principality, not a single soldier of our empire was killed."
"Of course. After all, you have also considered your own safety, so you just want to warn us in this way, don't you?"
"What? It's just nonsense! What's the benefit of us doing this? What evidence do you have!"
"Of course there are benefits. For example, you can blame all the attacks that happened to you on our principality and so on... As for Bob, who has died without any evidence, he is also a character that you can arrange at will now -"
"That's right! That's it!"
The angry expression suddenly turned into a smile. Reina, who had been stretching her fingers forward, turned and looked sideways at Lott's face: "Your Majesty General, where is Bob now?"
"Of course he's in the military camp." Lott, who lowered his head, replied in a deep voice, "Do you need me to bring him here now?"
"No need, I don't want to slap a certain adult in the face."
With a hint of sarcasm in her smile, Reina turned around and looked at Dusk's face again: "Did you hear that, Mr. Dusk? The culprit of the empire that you insist on is actually not one of our people at all! Our people are still Alive!"
"...What?" Dusk's expression became obviously unnatural: "What's going on?"
"Forgive me for interrupting, but this discussion is meaningless."
Finally finding an opportunity to intervene in the conversation, the figure belonging to Duan Qing emerged from behind Lott: "The goal of finding the murderer is to confirm the identity of the murderer, but the identities of everyone around us are now obvious. chaos, and some people are deliberately using methods and means of confusing identities to try to sow discord among us."
"This Mr. Bob who you have identified as the attacker for some reason may not be him at all." He pointed outside the fortress and showed a mysterious smile: "As for who he is, who is he? Who arranged this incident? This is not what we can confirm now."
"Are you the adventurer who visited me yesterday?" Dusk frowned and thought for a while, and then his eyes fell on Duan Qing: "I remember that you and your companions came to explain last night. Something like this...Why, are you still advocating for this possibility now?"
"Of course, after all, our Bob did not attend this negotiation at all." Duan Qing gestured in the direction of Reina and Lott: "There has been such a big discrepancy in the facts, we can't just stick to the ordinary Think about it in a different way? We don’t have the slightest intention to blame the principality, but from the beginning of the impersonation to the attack on the agents of the Mages Council and the bombing of the negotiation venue——"
"With so many strange events happening in Fars Fortress, there must be a reasonable explanation."
He spread his hands and looked at the positions of Princess Lena and General Dusk at the same time. The silence opposite to the fire scene lasted for a long time between these people, and then was suddenly heard by Duan Qing. The purple-haired figure behind him interrupted: "..."
"... Got it?"
Reaching out to take what Violet handed over, Duan Qing asked in a low voice, and the purple-haired woman who still remained silent then lowered her head deeply, and then along with the mask that covered her face The hood slowly disappeared into the air together: "...Really, I still don't want to show my face."
"who is she?"
"Ah, one of the members of our adventure group."
Duan Qing, who breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, then faced Marshal Dusk who asked with a calm gaze: "She found some traces of magic nearby, and then followed these traces to find this. "
"This is... fragments of a magic bomb."
Reaching out to take a small metal original piece handed over by Duan Qing, Princess Reina frowned and studied it for a while: "Speaking of which, Redcar did lose part of the portable magic bomb in a past auction. These bombs were later used in the battle for Thebilis Castle, and no buyer has been found until now..."
"Are the bombs used this time the same batch as the bombs used in The Thebilis Castle?"
"...Diba, go check it out."
Passing the metal fragment in her hand to the hands of a royal magician of the empire behind her, Princess Reina's voice also brought endless seriousness: "If it seems to be the same batch of goods, send the news back to the imperial capital, so that Simon came forward and explained it to me.”
"Understood."
His eyes inadvertently stayed on Duan Qing's body for a moment. The imperial royal magician known as Diba then bowed and took the fragment away towards the far side of the fortress, while putting away the solemn eldest princess. Then he took a deep breath, and his eyes that had been closed once opened again with a calm light: "It seems that there are a lot of unknown clues in this incident."
"Until there is any conclusive evidence, we should restrain each other for the time being." As if he understood what the other party wanted to say, Marshal Dusk, with one hand behind his back, also showed a helpless smile: "What do you think, Your Highness? "
"I agree to this, but I have one more request." Her expression did not change at all, and Princess Reina, who maintained her royal temperament, raised her wrist gracefully: "Since these potential unknown enemies are so wanton, Then we’ll do the opposite.”
"We hope to get to Tania as soon as possible."
She said in a serious voice while staring closely at Dusk's face: "I hope your country can fully consider this proposal."
"Of course there is no problem. After all, this is the reason why we came to welcome you and the starting point of our goodwill."
Nodding his head slowly, Dusk frowned slightly: "But...since so many things have happened, our principality can no longer completely guarantee your safety."
"I understand." Looking back at the subordinates who had been waiting behind her, Reina held her long golden hair and smiled: "Even if we encounter any danger, we will not blame you for the first time. On the head.”
"That's the case, then I have no reason to stop you." Taking a deep breath, Dusk then took a step back with several non-commissioned officers behind him: "Please."
"...Gather our people, the investigation team will set off immediately."
Secretly winking at Lot, Her Royal Highness Princess Reina then waved towards Duan Qing, who then accompanied several other imperial nobles and adventurers present. After this resolute princess followed He lowered his head deeply as he issued the order: "Everyone has had enough rest, right?"
"Your Highness." Diploma took a step forward, with a worried look on his face, and then retreated back to the Empire's camp with a hesitant expression on his face: "I obey, Your Highness."
"Count your number and pack your luggage." Nodding her head with satisfaction, Reina then hid her eyes under the long golden hair that she turned around and raised up: "Just hold on a little longer, our destination--"
"It's almost here."
