A large number of vigilance officers and military officers are blocking the streets and searching for prisoners."

"As far as I know," Zhan's eyes were sharp, and he held down the lid of the Qingquan Yin bottle to prevent Thales from taking it away, "Attack Wyatt Kasuo has been with you since noon yesterday.

Why are you wandering on the street?"

"You don't know something about this," Thales sneered, grabbing the handle of the pot and wrestling with Zhan, "Many of my men are named Wyatt."

"Which Wya is that?"

"The one you don't know..."

"Hey!"

Xi Lai finally couldn't bear it anymore. She bit the teaspoon and pointed at the kettle between the two of them:

"Can you please stop grabbing it? The pot is empty."

Thales and Zhan looked at each other and let go in embarrassment and displeasure.

Only then did Heeley smile,

Miss Kevin Deere reached out her hand gracefully, took away the kettle, tilted the spout freely, and poured herself a cup full of clear spring drink.

Thales and Zhan were startled, looking at each other strangely.

"Oh, it turns out there are more," Xi Lai shook the kettle with a look of surprise on his face, "There are quite a few."

The prince and the duke looked at each other and breathed out.

The conversation was interrupted, but the atmosphere in the room became better.

Zhan looked at Heeley again:

"That's right. Yesterday, a vigilance officer in the Midian District received a report from an enthusiastic citizen, saying that a stranger was coming in and out of a private residence and the appearance was suspicious."

Thales smiled sarcastically: "An enthusiastic citizen? Which enthusiastic citizen?"

Zhan En moved his fingers. "Emerald City citizens are enthusiastic."

"Especially the Duke himself?"

"No more impatient and righteous than His Highness..."

"Don't go off topic, what happens next?" Hilley interrupted them.

Duke Iris sneered: "Then, the Security Department and the Emerald Legion jointly dispatched, and finally discovered that a wool merchant and his mistress were both killed in the mansion. The death was horrific and heinous."

The dining room was quiet for a moment.

Xi Lai took a sip of the clear spring drink and stared with big eyes:

"Wow, that's really scary."

Thales' expression remained unchanged, his eyes fixed on Zhan:

"So, has the murderer been caught?"

"Of course," Zhan said with a calm expression, without any fluctuations, "The Police Department and the Emerald Legion arrived quickly and efficiently, and arrested the suspect on the spot."

Thales' eyes narrowed:

"Suspicion?"

Zhan stared at Thales and smiled: "Lord Bedlon was found drunk in a neighborhood not far away, with a bloody weapon in his hand. When he woke up, he couldn't tell how he got here.

.”

Thales frowned.

"Lord Bedlon?" Hilley rolled his eyes, "Oh, the family whose ancestors were barons, but were punished for bullying the people and were demoted?"

Zhan En nodded and said decisively:

"It's him."

Thales was silent for a while:

"Why? Why would a drunkard break into a house and kill a wool merchant?"

Duke Iris was silent for a moment.

"According to the vigilance officer's investigation, the debt owed by Lord Bedlon is about to become due, and the debt belongs to the Wool Chamber of Commerce."

"This reason doesn't seem to be sufficient?"

"Yesterday, some citizens saw him looking for creditors everywhere. He might have been drunk and angry, and took risks..."

In this way, Diop's death became a case of murder caused by anger over a debt dispute.

Thales clenched his fists.

Of course, the voice in his heart sneered: This is his usual method, isn't it?

From Moss to Diop.

who is the next?

"Dear Zhan," the prince suddenly spoke, his tone tightening, "Are you sure?"

Zhan frowned, and Shilai also raised his head.

"Are you sure that the perpetrator is really Lord Bedlon?"

Duke Xinghu's voice was extremely soft, but his words seemed to have some kind of power that made people hesitate.

Zhan En didn't answer, he just stared at his wine glass.

Hilley looked at his brother and then at Thales.

"Speaking of which, Prince Thales."

The next second, Duke Iris spoke slowly, his tone was gentle, and he had a completely different feeling from the prince:

"I remembered. I just heard Ashford say that many of your people, such as the Wyatt I don't know, were 'wandering' in the city yesterday and just came back at nightfall. Some people even took them with them.

hurt."

Thales frowned fiercely.

I saw Zhan En looking at Thales with cold eyes:

"Maybe they happened to pass by the crime scene and have any clues to solve the crime?"

I happened to pass by the crime scene...

The atmosphere between the prince and the duke cooled down again.

"oh?"

Xi Lai's eyes lit up: "Really? Have they seen the murderer?"

Thales and Zhan looked at each other silently.

"No, in fact, they did as the Romans did. They got carried away while enjoying themselves with the people in the city. They got into a fight with someone for no reason and got injured." Thales lowered his head and said in a cold tone, "It's funny, right?"

Jenn smiled.

"Wherever, the Emerald City is now a mixed bag, especially those foreigners with complicated backgrounds who are always looking for trouble and causing trouble that they shouldn't cause," the Duke said lightly, "Prince Thales, your people should be more careful when traveling outside.

Be careful."

Thales sneered.

"They will be careful. After all, not everyone is like the wool merchant, who has a special status and extraordinary significance, so that he can work for Duke Zhan to personally investigate the case?"

"Every citizen and guest of Emerald City, no matter what their status or significance, their safety, freedom and rights are under the protection of Emerald City and under my protection," Zhan En said without changing his expression.

"We don't allow Xiao Xiao, who has ulterior motives, to interfere with us."

"The Emerald City is truly blessed to have a ruler like you. The murdered businessman will probably be able to smile in the river of hell." Thales said sarcastically.

"It's all thanks to His Majesty Kessel's ability to govern the country that a remote country like ours can enjoy peace."

"My father would be very happy if he knew of your loyalty."

"His Royal Highness and His Majesty, father and son are united, and they must be equally happy."

Hilley looked to the left and then to the right, revealing an intriguing expression amid the bickering between Thales and Zhan:

"Do you think it could be a water ghoul?"

The prince and the duke, who were facing each other tit for tat, were stunned for a moment when they heard this meaningless sentence:

"What?"

"Water ghoul?"

Hillai enthusiastically picked up the kettle, poured out two cups of clear spring drink, and handed them to them respectively:

"You know the ancient legend of the Emerald City. During the Emerald Festival, the water ghoul under the canal will wake up, come out of the river, and wander the streets of the Emerald City, looking for people who are alone at night... So every year the Queen

Many people died unexpectedly every day."

The conversation was interrupted, and Thales and Zhan had to retract their aggressive attitudes.
To be continued...