Rhodes walked out with the man in gray under everyone's gaze.
The entire common room was quiet, not a sound at all.
Everyone knows about the Internal Affairs Tribunal. Its reputation has long been resounding throughout the royal city, but only a handful of people have actually seen it.
Today, most people see the real Internal Affairs Tribunal for the first time, and see it take away a person for the first time.
Or their companions.
It wasn't until Rhodes and the man in gray left for a long time that there was any sound in the common room.
It's the sound of Wayne crying.
"Isn't it possible that Rhodes won't be able to come back?"
Just like a switch was turned on, all kinds of sounds erupted in the lounge.
"Is this true?"
"It can't be fake, right?"
"Impossible, it's impossible for the academy to let counterfeiters in, and it's impossible to counterfeit the Judgment Badge."
"Oh my God, the Inspector General, this is a big shot after the Chief Adjudicator."
"What did he do?"
"I don't know... I heard in town before that some doomsday cultists deliberately poured corrosive water into water tanks, and the Internal Affairs Bureau only sent investigators to arrest them."
"Isn't it?"
Everyone could not imagine what the matter was that required the Inspector General to personally dispatch, and they talked about the reasons they imagined. However, many people were optimistic because the Inspector General looked very polite and did not look like he was arresting someone.
The appearance of catching a criminal.
Only Kashan did not speak, her face was gloomy and her expression was uncertain.
——
When the long-awaited trial finally arrived, Rhodes was no longer so nervous.
The man in gray, Lauren, was also very friendly. The moment he walked out of the lounge door, he smiled and said: "Hello, my eyes are full of yours. Vermeer's White Wolf asked me to say hello to you."
Rhodes was a little dazed: "You also know this?"
Lauren smiled and said: "Of course I know, Miss Qingyu told me everything."
His gray eyes gave him a meaningful look.
"Otherwise you would have been subject to special interrogation in our dungeon."
Rhodes felt a little lucky that my practice of magical skills was not in vain, and my choice of hugging my thigh was the right one.
He was also a little sad. He just said that the white wolf said hello to him, but the blue and white lady didn't, which proved that his skills were not good enough.
It seems I need to practice more.
Rhodes thought to himself.
This inspector general seems very talkative, so maybe the situation is not as bad as I thought.
The two walked through the tree-lined path and came to the main road of the college. A blue-purple four-wheeled carriage was parked on the side of the road.
It has a simple style and a wide body, making it a very standard carriage.
There are just no horses.
Lauren opened the door and said with a smile: "Get in the car, little sir."
Rhodes silently stepped onto the car sill and got into the car.
The space inside the carriage is wider than expected, but the benches are made of wood and are very hard.
Lauren immediately got in the car and sat opposite him.
Then, the carriage started.
The wheels made a slight collision sound on the cobblestone road, and the scene outside the window moved backwards, and the students on the road gave way to it.
No one expressed surprise at the horseless carriage.
"Okay." Rhodes thought to himself, "This is another strange thing in this strange human society."
But after thinking about it, this is not strange. After all, people here can use even stranger powers. What happened to a carriage without horses?
The cars in my world don’t use horses.
Lauren had been observing him with great interest, until then she spoke:
"Rhode from Red Rock Village, congratulations on becoming a student of Jinworth Academy. You are also a fire bearer. I hope you can fight to protect the fire in the future."
Rhodes politely replied: "Thank you, I will."
"However, you have to know that just being a student at Jinworth is not exempt from such a felony."
Rhodes felt a slight shiver in his heart.
Lauren's gray eyes looked at him, and her voice was thick and magnetic.
"Rhode, you have to understand that all the evidence now is very unfavorable to you. The only reason why you have not entered prison yet is the guarantee of the guardian Qingyu. Although I also support her judgment, the Internal Affairs Judgment Office does not
Using emotions and subjective inferences as evidence, we can only make judgments based on facts. If your suspicion reaches a certain level, we will initiate a special investigation."
Rhodes asked nervously: "What will happen to the special review?"
Lauren replied calmly: "Your soul will be damaged and your soul body will be broken. It is difficult for one out of ten people to survive."
Rhodes felt a chill coming from his back: "Then what should I do now?"
"Do your best to cooperate with my investigation. Your attitude is crucial, which is why I came to see you today."
Lauren took out a letter from her arms and placed it on the table:
"Do you know what this is?"
Rhodes looked carefully and saw that the letter paper was yellow and wrinkled, and the handwriting was clear, but most of the words were incomprehensible.
"I don't know."
He raised his head and saw Lauren's gray eyes staring at him.
"This is a letter you wrote to the gray cat Alai, the clerk at Gray Moss Street Office. You used code words in the letter and asked him to place a box at a designated place."
Rhodes felt something was wrong.
"I don't remember at all..."
Lauren nodded: "I know, User testified for you, your soul state is very complicated. But you can ignite the soul fire, proving that its state is within an acceptable range."
Rhodes felt a little happy, but also a little sad, and asked: "Are we going to find him now?"
Lauren shook her head: "The gray cat Alai disappeared a long time ago. We just found his body in the sewer of Iron Shield Street yesterday."
Rhodes' heart sank, and he had a bad premonition:
"What should we do? Are there any clues?"
Lauren said: "Someone confirmed that the gray cat Alai went to Blessing Church the day before he disappeared, but the pastor of Blessing Church was found to be a believer of the Doomsday Sect and had already escaped. I found a clue using a special method,
I learned that he is currently near District 1, Waicheng District, Xiacheng District. You need to accompany me to investigate."
"Okay." Rhodes agreed directly without hesitation.
"I remember you are from the Spark sequence. What is your soul fire?"
Rhodes was a little depressed and reported the official answer: "Black rice bucket."
Lauren didn't look like she was smiling, "What is the specific function?"
Rhodes hesitated for a moment and replied: "I'm not sure, I feel like my eyes are a little sharper."
"Have you ever learned how to fight?"
"No, Teacher Karaman has talked a little about how to use psychic energy in combat, but I have never done it in actual combat."
Lauren nodded: "It doesn't matter, you follow me and try your best to use your abilities to assist my investigation."
His gray eyes looked at Rhodes.
"Originally, you should go directly to the Internal Affairs Judgment Office for questioning, but one of the chief officials in charge of this case is my teacher, the chief adjudicator Aligheili Dan Black Bear. This is your chance."
Rhodes felt that there was something behind his words. Although he didn't quite understand, he still replied cautiously: "I understand."
After a while, the horseless chariot stopped.
This is a dirty and muddy neighborhood, and even the lights in front of the dilapidated houses are dim.
Before getting off the car, Lauren suddenly asked again: "What do you think is the fire in your soul?"