Chapter 397 It's time for the famous detective who looks like a child but is smarter than ordinary people
According to Dorothy's description, she was called over by Principal Muzel that day because the batch of instruments was seized by the Mage Academy belonging to the Kingdom of Bezeko, so Principal Muzel hurriedly asked her to come and deal with the matter.
Although there are quite a few minor conflicts between the Kingdom of Andair and the Kingdom of Bezek, this does not affect the communication between the magicians.
Even for mages, nationality is not an absolute attribute. No matter which country they arrive in, mages can become respectable people in the upper class.
Therefore, as long as the contacts and exchanges between legal professionals do not hold positions in important domestic departments, they only need to report when communicating with mages from other countries.
And it is not necessarily necessary to report it, because many mages think that reporting is too cumbersome.
In fact, this rule is just a decoration in many cases, because Andel is very clear about what she can provide, which the Kingdom of Bezek has basically no chance of providing.
Aundair is the country of mages. It can be said that if mages want to make further progress in their career path, they need to study in Aundair instead of going to other places for some benefits.
Logically speaking, this is the case, but it is very obvious that in this incident, there is definitely a traitor inside the Winterburg Academy of Magic.
"The principal asked me to lead a delegation to visit the officials of Napa Port, and at the same time, it would be best if we could secretly get the equipment back through a transaction."
No one knows how much money the Winterhold Magical Academy has invested in that batch of instruments. Principal Muzel will definitely not give up the instruments just like that.
Obviously, the [best] way Dorothy mentioned is to use a secret transaction method, so the [worst] way is very intriguing.
"Then we came to Napa Harbor and met with the mayor of Napa Harbor. He said that this was a misunderstanding and that he would return the equipment to us as soon as possible."
"Misunderstanding? Uh-huh."
Mo Cheng said with a long tone that it was just a "misunderstanding" even after the equipment had been confiscated. He didn't believe such a thing.
If it was really a misunderstanding, then Mo Cheng could say that the people he killed had suicidal tendencies. In order to prevent them from becoming depressed, Mo Cheng freed them before they carried out their actions.
As long as you are thick-skinned enough, you can say this, but how many people believe it...
"Of course, the misunderstanding was just what the other party said. We don't know what happened and don't want to know. But the other party showed that they were very willing to return the equipment, so we got along well at that time."
"I'm going to interrupt you for a minute. I have a question for you." Mo Cheng pushed his glasses up and asked, "If the other party clearly doesn't want to return it, what is your backup plan?"
"You don't plan to return it?"
Dorothy smiled, like a rose with thorns, alluring and dangerous. "The principal left something with the manufacturer and asked them to install it in the instrument as a [safety] to prevent it from being hijacked during the journey. Once the [safety] is activated, at least half of Napa Harbor can fly into the sky."
Planting a time bomb in your own experimental equipment?
Fucking mad scientist!
Although I can understand installing [insurance] on valuables, but hiding something that can blow up half of a giant port in a precision instrument...
The image of Principal Muzel had undergone some subtle changes in Mo Cheng's eyes.
Mo Cheng did not continue to ask questions, so Dorothy continued, "We spent a few days negotiating the price that needed to be paid. The principal gave me full responsibility, so we both came up with a suitable price very quickly."
"After that, the city lord held a banquet in the manor to celebrate and also to make fun of us, and invited us to attend."
"Since the things are still in his hands, we have no choice but to attend even though we know it's not a good party."
"I guess that's when something happened to ."
Mo Cheng's face looked a little strange. The city lord held a banquet and then something went wrong. It seemed like he had just experienced this kind of situation not long ago.
But think about it, the nightlife of the nobles in this world, apart from creating humans and more artificial humans, probably only consists of holding banquets at night.
"The city lord is dead. He was killed by our people."
Quietly, Dorothy said something remarkable.
"The city lord was assassinated and confirmed dead. The clear evidence left at the scene pointed out that the murderer was a member of the delegation."
"You didn't deny it?"
The delegation killed a powerful noble in the Kingdom of Bezeko. If this matter is not handled properly, it will be enough to trigger a war.
"We want to deny it, but at the crime scene, everyone saw with their own eyes that Bulwer stabbed the city lord in the chest with a long sword. The wound and fingerprints all indicate that the murder weapon was in Bulwer's hand."
"We insisted that Bulwer was under mind control, but he explained his plan to assassinate the city lord in a clear and coherent manner, as well as the causes and consequences. The others wanted to subdue us and take us into custody, but we were not willing to do so, so we decided to break out first and then investigate slowly."
"Then we found ourselves poisoned, our magic power was suppressed, and the other side also had many strong men, so we were sent to the dungeon for guarding."
"On the second day of my detention, something incredible happened."
When she said this, Dorothy's face was full of confusion and fear. "Everyone was like crazy. Everyone in the mansion took up weapons and attacked everyone indiscriminately. We also escaped from the dungeon because of the chaos. When we were about to escape from the mansion, we encountered the group of people who were chasing me."
"Because our magic power was suppressed, we simply fled in separate groups. Before we left, I saw the city lord's mansion being [cleaned] by that group of people, and they set it on fire. With the help of the equipment I had, I was able to fight off the pursuers for a while."
"Then I was caught up by the pursuers, and you know what happened next."
After listening to Dorothy's story, Mo Cheng didn't say a word. He tapped the table lightly with his hands. He tried to find some clues from what Dorothy said, but found nothing.
He couldn't help but look at his task panel, hoping to get some hints, but it was obviously useless.
"The suspicious point of the incident lies in the city lord's mansion."
Mo Cheng lowered his head and pondered, "There are two doubts that need to be clarified. One is that Bulwer assassinated the city lord. Is he still alive?"
Dorothy was the only one left in the delegation, which Mo Cheng learned through the system, but he asked about Bulwer, obviously intending to test Dorothy.
"He's dead. When he escaped from the dungeon, he was killed and dismembered by those mysterious people. Because of this, we didn't think of fighting back at that time, but chose to flee in different directions."
Yes, that's right.
Mo Cheng's task panel prompts that the first item is Bulwer's death, which is exactly consistent with Dorothy's statement.
"Unprovoked assassination, mysterious killer, and a fire that was set to cover up one's own mistake..."
"We need to go back to Napa Harbor. Obviously there must be some clues in the City Lord's Mansion."
