Chapter 399 Eat a Moon Shadow Candy First to Reduce Your Presence
At night, under the guidance of Mo Cheng, Dorothy approached the city lord's mansion little by little through countless blind spots and dark corners.
As early as during the day, Mo Cheng walked around the area twice, and even opened a bird's-eye view point on the clock tower in the distance, memorizing the nearby terrain and topography.
He found that he particularly liked cities that had not been baptized by those "Assassin's Creed" players. These cities would not set traps at high places, nor would they set up mazes in important areas. What they looked like from a distance would be what they looked like when they entered.
"Are you familiar with this area?"
When Mo Cheng led Dorothy out of a shadowy place that was out of sight and dodged three vigilant patrolling guards, Dorothy couldn't help but whisper, "Even the stealth instructors in the academy can't find a hiding place so quickly in an unfamiliar place. Isn't this your first time here?"
"No, this is my first time going abroad. I have always stayed in Aundair before."
Mo Cheng also answered in a low voice, but did not explain why he was so proficient in stealth.
Stealth is a difficult thing, and taking someone through the patrol's sight is undoubtedly an even more difficult task.
If it was Mo Cheng himself, he could just walk in with [Ghost Walk]. But if he brought someone with him, he could only rely on the stealth skills he learned in [Shadow Sect] and his own experience to bypass the many patrols and sentry posts.
Because Dorothy is the person involved, and only she might be able to discover some clues and investigate the clues of the incident. If Mo Cheng just goes to the scene alone, he will definitely not be able to notice anything wrong faster.
As Mo Cheng walked forward, his brows furrowed more and more. For some unknown reason, the area where the city lord's mansion was located began to be guarded, but the guard was not too strict, on the contrary, the guard was too lax.
This level of vigilance is like when a company that has been slacking off for a long time is suddenly called in for inspection by the superior company, and the company immediately launches a surprise attack.
It would be normal if it was placed somewhere else, but it is absolutely abnormal if it is placed here.
According to Dorothy , the city lord was assassinated. Not to mention sealing off the city to find the murderer, at least a high-intensity search is inevitable.
But according to Mo Cheng's observation, everything in Napa Harbor was operating as usual, without any news leaking out.
This kind of strict guarantee that the news would not leak out is actually a strange thing.
At the same time, as he went deeper and deeper, Mo Cheng's expression became more and more weird.
"I remember you said before that those pursuers set a fire in the city lord's mansion?"
Mo Cheng pointed to a brightly lit building not far away, "It looks like the fire prevention measures in this place are very advanced."
The city lord's mansion that came into view did not show any signs of a fire. Not only the building, but even the surrounding trees, flowers and plants did not show any signs of being burned.
In order to confirm that this was not a later transplant or induced birth, Mo Cheng also dug up some soil to make sure there was no black ash.
There have been no fires here.
This is different from what Dorothy said.
Was it Dorothy's misjudgment because she was too nervous, or...
Mo Cheng glanced at Dorothy without leaving a trace. He did not completely believe Dorothy, or he was still confirming whether the "Dorothy" in front of him was the real "Dorothy".
However, he cleverly concealed his suspicions in his heart. But now that he saw the place where the incident Dorothy had mentioned took place, his suspicions about the other party naturally increased.
Looking at the still existing City Lord's Mansion, Dorothy's expression was a little strange. She frowned and kept recalling her memories. "It's a little strange. Either there is something wrong with this City Lord's Mansion, or there is something wrong with my memory."
"So what should we do?"
"Go in and investigate the clues."
After realizing that her memory might have been modified, Dorothy became more determined to go in and investigate. Only an in-depth investigation could help her find out which side had the problem.
Mo Cheng hugged Dorothy's waist, then suddenly burst out with strength, and with a light tap of his toes, he jumped over the wall and arrived inside the city lord's mansion.
The whole process was clean and neat, without any delay, and did not even leave many traces for people to track.
Dorothy looked at Mo Cheng with a strange expression on her face, "How many times have you climbed over the wall to be able to do this?"
She could see that it would be impossible for Mo Cheng to achieve such smooth and flowing work without hundreds or thousands of actual practices.
"Many times."
Mo Cheng loosened his arms around Dorothy and pointed at her fingers one by one . "I dated a senior until after closing time. I took her over the wall back to the dormitory. I took the girls over the wall to eat supper outside. Of course, I was better at playing serenade for the girls downstairs."
Mo Cheng raised his eyebrows, "They all call me [Florence Nightingale]."
"So does this count as a date?" Dorothy had a half-smile on her face, with one hand silently placed behind her waist. "You are taking a woman over the wall at night. Your behavior is very disturbing, Zha Cheng."
"Someone is coming."
Mo Cheng, who was about to continue joking, suddenly changed his expression. He pulled Dorothy into the bushes and only poked his head out from the bushes after a while.
After seeing the person leave, Dorothy curled her lips and put away the recording device in her hand.
"Let's go in and investigate. Do you have any ideas?"
Mo Cheng pointed to a house not far away. It would be no problem for him to sneak in alone, but if he brought Dorothy with him, the probability of being discovered would increase significantly.
Dorothy did not say anything, but made a few secret gestures, and then a hazy moonlight enveloped her. Then Mo Cheng felt that Dorothy's breath began to become vague in his perception.
"【Shadow Moon Mystery】I lower my presence, but I can't let them see me directly."
Dorothy explained the effect of the spell in a low voice, and Mo Cheng nodded, "You ate the Moon Shadow Candy to reduce your presence, right? Follow me closely."
As he spoke, Mo Cheng took Dorothy's hand, dodged everyone, climbed through the window and entered a guest room. " The dungeon , the city lord's room, and the housekeeper's residence, these three places need to be searched."
Dorothy nodded and whispered, "The city lord's room is in the middle of the third floor. The dungeon must be entered from a room on the second floor. I don't know the exact address of the housekeeper's residence. Where should we go first?"
"Let's go to the city lord's room first, and check whether the city lord is dead or not."
Mo Cheng put his ear against the door, listening to the noise outside, but then he had a strange feeling.
That feeling seemed like a premonition, telling him something.
Mo Cheng's figure gradually faded, and he used [Ghost Walk] to pass through the closed door and observe the environment in the corridor.
As soon as he came out, his pupils suddenly shrank.
