After explaining the situation, Captain Hank was afraid that Gallo would not give him face, so he complimented him again and again:
"Pastor Gallo, you may not know that you are a celebrity in our security team. Everyone knows that you are meticulously observant, intuitive, and active in thinking. Those guys in Section 9 talk about you every day, Undine.
Not to mention the lieutenant..."
"Hehe, our family has a close relationship with Undine's family. We have a very good relationship. After all, she is still my niece!"
"Before, everyone was speculating on who could conquer this flower of the security force. Now of course there is no suspense..."
Compared with his flattering and relationship-building rhetoric, Sir Donald's was much simpler and more direct.
"Pastor Gallo, this matter is related to the reputation of our store. I hope you can help me. I will thank you very much afterwards!"
Gallo nodded repeatedly and replied seriously:
"I understand, I will go all out on this matter!"
Then, the three of them went to the underground warehouse where the crystal was stored, right next to the processing room.
For example, some unprocessed rough stones are naturally not as closely guarded as the finished products, that is, they are stored in warehouses and are not sent to a special vault in the city. This also makes it easier for craftsmen to rush to work.
Moreover, the security of the Innocence City has always been very good, especially on this prosperous avenue. There are security guards patrolling day and night, and Jazz has also hired professional security personnel, so in theory it is safe enough.
But the crystal still disappeared, and I don’t even know when it disappeared...
Gallo first used the lie detector technique and interrogated the security guards who were on duty last night. He found out that the security guards were not on guard. They were not lazy last night and stayed at their posts.
Then he checked the scene again and found no obvious traces visible to the naked eye. Even the safe containing the crystal was intact.
The safe doesn't look like an ordinary thing, it looks very solid, and there are many patterns like magic circles engraved on the surface and inside.
"It seems like the thief must have used magic, right?"
"The mage profession just likes to steal other people's things!"
Gallo came to a tentative conclusion.
Although Captain Hank and Sir Donald on the side did not know why he was prejudiced against the mage, they still explained:
"This safe is a magic item in itself. It is equipped with many protective measures to prevent magic theft. I spent a lot of money on this..."
Sir Donald introduced the origin of the safe, and then there was a vague expression of pain on his face. It seemed that the huge amount of money spent was really a bit heavy...
Captain Hank then said:
"Yes, yes, this is a magic safe made by Master Winner himself. If someone uses magic to steal it, the master will find out immediately..."
"And the master is the most powerful and knowledgeable mage in the city. It's impossible for anyone to steal the crystal from his hands... That's why this matter is particularly troublesome."
But after hearing this, Jia Luo actually looked happy and said quickly:
"I see, then I know who the culprit is!"
"There is only one truth, that is, that Winner stole the crystal!"
"Since Winner is so powerful and he made this box, he must have a way to take away the crystal without anyone noticing, right?"
The captain and the knight couldn't help but were stunned, and looked embarrassed at the same time.
After the air was quiet for a while, Captain Hank reluctantly explained:
"Although logically speaking, Master Wenner is indeed suspicious...but he is a highly respected master with astonishing wealth, and he is backed by the towering tree of the Supplicant School. Even the city lord respects him.
..."
"Such a big shot, even if he was really interested in crystals, wouldn't he use such a despicable method as stealing, right? He has no motive for committing the crime at all..."
As he spoke, he also cursed in his heart.
Is this young priest really reliable? Even Master Wenner dares to doubt it? He doesn't look as brave as the guys from the Nine Sections said...
Could it be because Wendini Nizi forced himself to brag about it in order to flatter him?
Sir Donald on the side also said:
"I also don't think this matter has anything to do with Master Wenner. He, his disciples, and wives are regular customers of the store. We have always had a good relationship with him and we get along well."
When Gallo heard what they said, he sighed helplessly:
"Oh, it's because of your inertia of thinking that he dares to act so boldly..."
"Actually, this matter is very simple. Wouldn't it be better to just go to his house and search his house? If both the person and the stolen goods are found, the truth will come to light, right?"
"this..."
The captain and the knight were speechless for a while. How could they dare to search the home of such a big shot? Even if they had clear evidence, they would not dare, not to mention it was just speculation...
And when Gallo looked at the expressions of the two of them, he knew that they didn't believe him at all.
Hum! Mortal wisdom...
However, he did have a second plan.
I saw him take out the crystal that Lilian Luo gave him from his arms and asked:
"Did the lost crystal look like this?"
Sir Donald couldn't help but widen his eyes, took the crystal from Gallo, looked at it carefully, and said repeatedly:
"Yes! Yes! That's it!"
"The color, luster, transparency, and that comfortable feeling are almost the same. Except for the different shape and size, this one is larger..."
"Pastor Gallo, can you give me this crystal?"
Seeing his anxious look, Gallo scratched his head, showing a distressed look on his face, and said in a deep voice:
"Although Sir, you have spoken, I should agree, but this crystal was given to me by a lovely believer..."
Sir Donald immediately adopted the simplest and crudest method of persuasion:
"100 gold!"
"Well...it's not about money. After all, it's something given by someone else..."
"150 gold!"
"Don't be like this, I didn't mean that..."
"200!"
"Since you are so sincere, I can only reluctantly give up..."
Seeing Gallo nod, Sir Donald relaxed, and immediately asked the butler on the side to fetch a bulging bag of money, and handed it to Gallo simply.
As for the crystal, it was quickly sent to the craftsmen for them to work on it overnight.
Although the process is different, you only need to spend money to solve the problem, which is the best result.
Anyway, I can sell the lady for 500 gold later, so I won't lose anything.
"It seems that coming to you today was the right choice!"
Sir Donald said with satisfaction, and very smartly did not ask about the specific origin of the crystal. He just expressed that if there is any more in the future, he hopes to sell it to him at the same price.