"It seems that you are worthy of the name of the Shadow King."
The atmosphere stopped for a moment with the appearance of these words, and then Duan Qing's voice also sounded in the silence after a period of time: "We are almost investigating all our lives."
"The nobles of the empire have always thought highly of themselves. They pay more attention to achievements and honors than ordinary civilians of the empire." The young noble sitting across the table shook his head: "But with the two of you who have just returned from Carlo Village,
Compared with the young adventurers who came out, their achievements and lives were as insignificant as the sand on the Leipzig coast."
"..."
"Of course, I have also considered the reasons for this result in my spare time."
Looking at the two people opposite who were silent again, Simon's voice became a little more relaxed: "Judging from the very wise choices and very targeted strategies you have made in the past, you are not like that at all.
They are new adventurers like the guys in the association, and there are either people secretly helping them, or there are experts giving guidance."
"Or maybe you have rich experience yourself." His gaze shifted to Xue Ling Huan Bing: "Being from Carlo Village is just a poor disguise. You have been through all kinds of storms for a long time, and you don't care at all.
You are an old adventurer about what happened in Tanzania, right?"
"...You can also find out this?"
"I have communicated with the villagers in Carlo Village one by one, and most of them find it difficult to tell the life experiences of your parents and ancestors." Simon, who crossed his arms and sat opposite Duan Qing, spoke with confidence.
His voice was low as he answered his surprised question: "Coupled with the rumors of the Dark Witch and her subsequent disappearance, as well as the unknown battle that broke out deep in the Gemenan jungle...the answer is not easy to come by.
?"
"Since Your Excellency Simon chose to help us in the conflict just now, he will not reveal our identity at this time." After pondering for a moment, Duan Qing finally admitted in this way: "You are so
The painstaking efforts to investigate us must have a more profound purpose, right?"
"I have a lot of work on hand, and I can't devote all my energy to you." Putting away the two gleams in his eyes, Simon once again showed the calm expression he had when he first appeared on the street: "Investigating your past is also
I just completed it conveniently during my previous work journey, and the original purpose was just to complete the instructions given to me by His Majesty the Emperor."
"But as time went by, I became more and more interested in the past between the two of you." His hands crossed each other as a smile appeared, supporting his sickly white face towards the front of the table.
A little more: "Your actions in the city of Tanzania, and your subsequent choices in the Castle of Thebilis, both led the situation in the entire empire to a more interesting direction."
"A more... interesting direction?" Duan Qing's face became a little embarrassed: "Do you think our situation can be better than now?"
"I understand your current situation and worries, but these worries all come from the unknown." Simon's eyes roamed back and forth between the two people: "And in the eyes of those of us who walk in the darkness, everything that happens is
There are traces to follow.”
"People of darkness are not afraid of darkness. This is why I can come back alive."
He said these words in a low voice, and he closed his eyes. The traces of murderous intent that had been revealed in the previous street melee also became sparse again as the words fell, as if they were misty.
Slowly disappearing into the sky like clouds of smoke. The breath of late night then occupied every corner of the coffee shop with a little silence, which was soon broken by the sight of the waiter walking forward with several cups of coffee.
Duan Qing, who was watching the other party leave, then coughed his own throat and looked at the face of the slender nobleman carefully observing the coffee cup: "Ahem, um... So, can you send us
Can you explain the current situation a little bit?"
"I need you to answer a few questions first. I've already said this before." Simon slowly raised the coffee in his hand and gestured towards the opposite side of the table: "Do you need sugar?"
"No, no need."
"Very good, consistent with my taste." Simon nodded, raised his glass and took a sip, then closed his eyes leisurely: "Only bitterness can inspire people's spirit and fighting spirit, whether it is taste or
This is true for survival. Even if you are facing the most severe test now, you may not know what great opportunities await you in the future."
"It's like the sweetness hidden in coffee." He looked at the faces of Duan Qing and Xue Linghuan Bing, who were looking at each other, and then shook his head as if mocking himself: "Forget it, let's get back to the business."
"I already know that the war in Tanzania City was directed and acted by His Highness the Prince himself. You should also know this in your hearts. However, the royal family has its own purpose and its own intelligence, but you do not." He put down the coffee in his hand.
cup, and then raised his fingers towards Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing: "First question: How did you discover the secret of Violet's cooperation with the Restorer?"
"Okay, you may not be able to find out this." Duan Qing, who was stunned, put on a helpless smile: "After all, this involves something related to alchemy, and Violet and I are both
Alchemist..."
"Oh? Is it an answer related to the mystery in magic?" Pointing his raised finger behind the two people, Simon gestured towards the fourth coffee cup already on the table: "Don't worry, I
All your actions now are just to satisfy your own curiosity and have nothing to do with collecting criminal evidence, so you can say whatever you want."
"Sorry, she is currently unwilling to communicate with other people." Understanding the meaning behind the other person's words, Duan Qing pulled the corners of his lips and let out two dry laughs: "So let me answer this point. She invented a potion
, a potion that can give ordinary people the ability to cast spells.”
"Don't rush to question it, that potion is a failure."
Reaching out to stop the young noble in black dress from asking again, Duan Qing continued to answer in a calm voice: "With Violet's pride as the Lord of Violet, such a failure would never have appeared.
In this world, someone still secretly spread this potion to the market and became a bait in the hands of the restorationists."
"Bait?" Simon, holding a coffee cup, raised his eyebrows: "Can you tell me the name of this bait?"
"The name is Deep Sea Blue." Duan Qing reported the word nonchalantly: "One of the very popular cocktails in the Imperial Tavern."
"So that's it." His eyes flickered twice, and Simon let out a long sigh: "The attack on Crook Outpost started with a glass of poisonous wine, and she is the poisonous wine.
Producers…”
"Although the final result was not like this, we did lock in the suspected identity of the Lord of Violet based on this clue." He glanced in the direction of the purple-haired woman with blurred outline who was standing still beside him.
Duan Qing nodded in a low voice: "Even when the incident in Tanzania City broke out and Violet appeared on the Violet Summit, my companions and I were not surprised at all."
"Intelligence shows that you were the one who completed the final blow to Violet." Simon nodded thoughtfully: "But no one has come forward to acknowledge all the contributions of you as a magician. In that rumor
The extremely brilliant elemental rainbow light seemed to have been submerged by His Royal Highness Prince Chris in the public opinion controlled by him in the end."
"His Royal Highness Prince Chris originally wanted to use us as scapegoats, but it was Tristan and Locke who came forward to help us." Duan Qing, who had fallen silent, reacted in silence, but Xue Ling Huan Bing took over in a low voice.
In the words: "One of them is someone who knows us, and one is someone who has fought alongside us. Although they are alone, their voices have successfully spread to every corner of Redkar, the imperial capital."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here alive, right?" Simon nodded in agreement: "He has been accused of being the lackeys and accomplices of the Restorationists lurking in the empire several times, and he almost dragged the second son of the Ida family.
If someone didn't really believe in your innocence, I can't imagine why you are alive today."
"Hey, it was obviously that guy from Volavos who dragged us into the water." Duan Qing denied with a heavy face: "Otherwise, we might still be enjoying ourselves outside."
"I know that it was Volavos who met you at the gate of the Blooming Sword and invited you to be his bodyguards and guards." Simon waved his hand indifferently: "But this does not absolve you of your original responsibility.
The crime you have borne cannot be the reason for you not to come to this imperial capital to join Tristan."
Looking at the increasingly serious expressions of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing, the smile on Simon's face became more obvious: "Perhaps due to the protection of the Lord of Violet, we have not noticed anything related in Tanzania City for a long time.
Traces of the Restorationists, but we found many related traces in The Thebilis Castle. After all, the assassin who attacked Lord Volavos did not have the fig leaf of His Highness the Prince. Through our investigation, the attacker seemed to be from
An adventurer's guild called Wings of Freedom, they were once active in Tania in the Principality and Redkar in the Empire, but now they have surrendered to the Restorationists."
"It's the adventure group you once worked for, right?" After saying this, he turned his head and his eyes fell on Xue Ling Huan Bing: "What do you think of this, Your Majesty the Dark Witch?"
"If you want to identify me as a member of the Restorationists based on this level of identity, it would be too naive." Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Xueling Huanbing pursed his lips and showed a trace of dissatisfaction.
Yue's mood: "Although I have indeed done a lot for the Restorationists, now I hate him and the Wings of Liberty under his command."
"Since you said it so firmly, miss, I'll just believe it for now." Looking at the long white hair of the woman in front of him flowing out of the hood, Simon's voice became a little softer: "
But even so, it is still an indisputable fact that you concealed your identity to help Volavos in the Castle of Thebilis and tried to guide him to become your shield."
"Block, shield?" Duan Qing grinned exaggeratedly: "How is that possible? If we need him to be a shield, will we jump out to defend him at the last moment?"
"Of course it's because you have sneaked into the Imperial Mansion in the castle, and you know that Volavos wants to find Loazon." Simon spread his hands: "You are trying to use this information to make Volavos do something for you.
You used him, so you spared no effort to help him at that moment, because if he really fell, you would not be able to make the next move by using this guy who is about to become an important member of the imperial cabinet to go to the imperial capital to open up the situation."
"What's more, you are sure that this incompetent Minister of Transportation will never be able to find that thing. This is a huge piece of pie from the hands of the restorationists." Looking at Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing's silence again, they raised their hands.
The crossed Simon continued to unfold his next card: "Because it is in your hands now, you still have a chance to use this information."
"Okay, because we originally brought it from the Gemenan Jungle and handed it over to Violet." Duan Qing smiled bitterly and nodded: "Since she is traveling with us now, the disc is in our hands.
It becomes very reasonable.”
"This is also the second question I want to ask." Squinting his eyes slightly, Simon gestured in the direction of the purple-haired woman standing silently beside him: "We know about the trial in Tanzania City
Violet lost her whereabouts after the Miracle, and we also guessed the possibility that he might get together with you, the person who once defeated her, but..."
"We never imagined that she would be in this state, so silent, so...obedient." His eyes fell on Duan Qing: "What did you do? It was some kind of secret method of controlling people's hearts by the restorationists.
?”
"This is probably the biggest reason why you doubt my identity." Duan Qing, who touched his nose with twinkling eyes, let out a long breath: "I'm sorry, I can't answer this question, because since the members of the Master Council
After leaving this woman in my hands"
"I've never figured out what made her look like this."
There was once again a trace of silence in the deserted cafe following Duan Qing's decisive words. It seemed that Simon, who heard this answer, was considering how true Duan Qing's answer was and was calculating something in his mind.
The young nobleman of the empire waved his hand after a long while, raised his head again while holding the coffee cup and said: "The third question."
"Hey, hey, is there anything else?"
"Of course, because this question also interests me."
Taking a sip gracefully on the rim of the cup, Simon slowly softened his tone: "This is the last blind spot in your journey, a place where no reasonable explanation can be derived."
"That's Yanshalon." He smiled: "How did you kill it?"
This chapter has been completed!