At night, the city gradually became quiet. Due to the curfew issued by the patriarchs, there were no people on the streets. Only half of the night city was still brightly lit, but going out was also strictly prohibited.
When Hala was assassinated, unknown people walked out. Everyone closed their doors and windows and hid in their homes. The city was filled with a tense atmosphere, and everyone seemed to vaguely feel that something was about to happen.
Of course they could notice it, because the city guards and soldiers showed up that day and started investigating on the streets. The method of investigation was very simple and crude, that is, collecting blood. Everyone in the Wusen Empire knew what this was doing, and
Know what they are looking for.
"Shapeshifter."
On the high tower, the glass on the window reflected a cat's face. The leader of the Leopard People stood in front of the black glass, looking at the city outside the window through his own shadow. This was not the tallest building, but it was enough to see the entire city.
Overall, the street lights on the street were like long snakes, lingering in the city. He could clearly see the pedestrians on the road.
"Did you find anything?"
The leader of the half-horse clan just pushed open the door and entered. He wanted to pour a glass of water, but after weighing the kettle fire, he drank the water in the kettle directly.
"No, nothing."
He turned around and looked at the sweaty centaur. Clouded Leopard, the leader of the Leopard Tribe, was wearing a uniform and long boots. He had a slender figure and was as elegant as a cat.
"I thought you would stay in Exchange City. You are needed there more than here."
The leader of the Leopard People looked at each other and said.
"Mel is the city lord of Trading City. At this time, I don't want to exceed my authority and interfere with the rights of other clan leaders and city lords."
"So, do you believe that human being?"
The half-horse clan leader gave the other party an intriguing look, with a trace of anger in his eyes.
"That human is at the same level as you and me, don't forget that."
he reminded.
The Leopard Tribe sneered and said: "I haven't forgotten, but don't you feel strange? Our top manager was assassinated, and the murderer is still at large, and we don't even have a clue or a clue as to the depth of those shapeshifters.
They know where we are hiding to be able to do these things."
"Do you suspect there is a traitor among us?"
"I have to suspect that our search has yielded nothing. The enemy seems to know what we are going to do. No matter how fast we move, it is of no use. We haven't even seen their shadow."
The half-horse clan leader listened quietly, and he did not deny the other party's guess.
"We will take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate every corner. No one will be able to escape this carpet search."
"How long will this take?"
"Every clan leader and city lord will send enough manpower. This will not take much time."
Hearing this, the leader of the Leopard Clan's eyes darkened.
"I'm afraid that someone is doing something secretly and harboring criminals. Have you ever thought about what would happen if we couldn't find the murderer this time? With all due respect, I'm not optimistic about this investigation. After we rush back and seal off this part of the city,
Time, our enemies have enough time to run to every corner of Wusen."
"We'll discuss this later."
The half-horse clan leader avoided the other party's sight, but the leopard man clan leader walked forward and asked, "You must understand that if we fail, we have only two choices. One is to turn a blind eye and let others know.
The murderers were so proud that they hid behind us, pointed at our spines, and laughed at us as useless. In order to appease the masses, we could only select a few unlucky people from the dungeons and execute them in public, so that the civilians would shut up."
"I've heard enough. What do you want from me? What do you want from me?"
The half-horse clan leader frowned and looked at him displeased.
"Now Master Hala is unconscious, and we are leaderless. Among so many clan leaders, you are the only one who can convince us. I hope you can put forward a motion to let us leave our respective territories and investigate each other."
The leader of the Leopard People said.
"It will be off-putting to other people and they will know what we are thinking."
"Of course they will, but this is the best way. Don't you want to uncover the traitor and find the murderer who stabbed Hala?"
The half-horse clan leader turned away and thought for a while.
"Who do you suspect?"
Hearing this, the leader of the Leopard Clan slowly showed a smile on his face.
…
In view of the fact that the recent investigation has not made any progress, I, the half-horse clan leader Ma Taibo, proposed that all clan leaders should help each other and work together to conduct a thorough search. Therefore, the Leopard tribe leader Yunbao was sent to assist the trading city lord Mel in the search.
Work.
Mel put down the scroll in her hand and raised her head to look at the leader of the Leopard People. He stood in front of the table with his head raised and his chest raised.
"Excuse me, Lord Clouded Leopard."
"What's going on, as compatriots, we should help each other, don't you think so, Lord Mel?"
"Yes, thank you very much for your help." Mel said with a smile. This leader of the Leopard Men, he is doubting me.
"Then without further ado, I think we should start working right away. I want to know how your work is progressing."
He sat down, even though Mel had invited him to sit down from the beginning.
"We still need some time. For the time being, we have investigated 2,560 households in the city."
"One hundred and sixty households? Two days?"
The leader of the Leopard Tribe seemed surprised. He tilted his eyebrows and said doubtfully: "Sir Mel, with all due respect, your speed seems a bit slow. Although Trading City is the largest and most populous city, our capital Wusen
The population is twice as large as this, but nearly half of the survey work has been completed, and more than 30,000 households have been investigated. Your rapid progress is really suspicious."
Hearing this, Mel couldn't help but laugh. Of course she knew that her speed was slow, but this was not only because of her lack of manpower, but also because of the complexity of the trading city.
"Lord Clouded Leopard, our workload here is much higher than that of other cities. You don't know much about the Exchange City, so you have doubts about our work, and I can understand it."
"Oh? So what's the reason? I wonder how much extra work you have?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Mel suspiciously.
"Just to confirm the other party's identity, we have to go to two places. One is to confirm the settler's contract from me, and the other is to enter the Wusen Empire's registration form. And the latter is not in the trading city, but in Wusen
Not only that, there are also many people whose identities cannot be identified. Because we have closed the door and there are no traveling merchants, many shops here cannot operate normally. Many people have lost their jobs. Many of these people have no fixed residence. Among them
There are also many people who do not have settlement contracts.”
"Then arrest them. Even if they are not shape-shifters, they are still a hidden danger."
Clouded Leopard said.
Mel sighed and said, "What you do will cause dissatisfaction and even turmoil."
"Then it proves that the enemy is among them. What I did made the other party panic. If there is unrest, we should do this even more. Miss Mel, with all due respect, you are a woman. As a city lord, there are too many women.
As for your kindness, you should learn from Master Hala and cut off when necessary, otherwise this little kindness will ruin the big things sooner or later."
Then he stood up and said, "Don't worry, I will bear the infamy for you. Just be your good city lord."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Mel held the gemstone jewelry on her chest and watched the other person leave. She knew something bad was going to happen.