Paladin

Hugo, the Inspector General of the Holy City, was taken away by the guards on the spot, and there was a little noise in the Moa Cathedral, but at this time Evan had already walked out silently with his hood on.

He hurried into the camp, searched around in it, found a small wooden box under the table, pinched the lock on it with his hands and took a look, then took out a key that Hugo hastily stuffed for him, and opened the small box Open.

Inside are two report papers, which record in detail how Hugo searched for clues about this case.He knew from the very beginning that if the prisoner had the ability to interfere with people's minds, he would be of high authority, so he left all the clues he could.

Something happened suddenly in the church, so he could only hurriedly hand over the key to Evan, then untied his weapon and followed the guards to leave.

At this moment, Evan was sitting in the tent and finished reading the two pieces of paper. The suspects written on it were very clear. Except for Mage Gray, they were high-level officials of the Holy See—at least above the level of the archbishop.Hugo ruled out the possibility of aristocrats, just because the victims were ascetic ladies who stayed at home, and it was impossible for ordinary men to get in touch with them.

Hugo wrote everything down in detail, but there were too few clues. He also mentioned: There is a suspicious house in the east of the city.

That's the end of the record, Evan thought: Could it be because Hugo searched the key place, so the behind-the-scenes acted first and sued him to the district court for "obscene homosexuality"...

This crime made Evan feel a little dazed, but he quickly came back to his senses, folded the two pieces of paper carefully, put them back in the box, and walked out.

He unexpectedly ran into Archbishop Kyle Spencer just outside the door.

Evan was a little surprised, because Kyle was wearing low-key casual clothes, and when he saw him, he took the initiative to say: "Evan, about Mr. Hugo..."

"I can't stay out of it. I should help him both public and private. Kyle, do you know who reported him?" Evan asked.

Kyle shook his head, and said again: "This is an anonymous report, but it was delivered directly to His Excellency Cardinal. He agreed to the court's trial of His Excellency Hugo, and also announced the divine testimony. About three days later... I He will also be present at the trial."

Three days, in terms of the efficiency of this era, is really too fast.

Evan was about to say something, but Kyle seemed to see what he was thinking, and said, "Evan, I am Hugo's friend and a bishop. In this case... I can only avoid suspicion in this matter, and I cannot personally Come forward. But I can guarantee that His Excellency Hugo will be treated fairly these days."

"...that's enough." Evan nodded calmly, looked at Kyle for a moment, saw that there was no haze in his blue eyes, and thought in his heart: No...it won't be him.

He bid farewell to Kyle, and Kyle said: "And... Evan, the donations raised by Hugo have already been collected from me. If you trust me, I will do what Hugo has not had time to do. Keep doing it."

"I understand, please. I'm sorry, and... thank you very much," Evan said.

Kyle smiled softly, and said in a low voice, "I'm also under surveillance, Evan, I can't help you any more. Please be sure to prove your innocence for Hugo, in order to prove that justice will always be served... May Father God the radiance that guides you."

However, Hugo's mind is not to prove his innocence. He just remembers to hand Evan the key... He doesn't want the investigation of this case to be stalled because of his absence.

Evan shook his head, and thought again: These two incidents are related. It is likely that the enemies hidden in the dark can't wait to attack Hugo. Let's start the investigation from this case first.

"The holy light shines on you, take care." Evan nodded and separated from Kyle.

……

Evan went out of the city according to the route recorded by Hugo, and found this wooden house in a farm not far away. The wooden house was hidden in a fruit forest, and the fruit trees had obviously been neglected for a long time.

The door could not be pushed lightly, and Evan forced it open. When he entered, he could feel that someone had lived here for a long time. The simple one-bedroom and one-living room were equipped with a complete range of daily necessities, but they were all covered with a layer of light gray. .

The tenant here has been away for about two months.

Evans and Hugo's records carefully searched the house, knocked every inch of the floor and walls, and finally found a secret passage in the cabinet.

The secret passage was dug deep and smooth, even oil lamps were buried.All the way down, Evan keenly smelled a familiar smell in the air.

Magic breath.

Evan walked extremely carefully, but he didn't encounter a trap. He could see that his feet had been arranged, but for some reason, the arrangement had no effect.

He walked to the end of the secret passage, which was an underground space that was wider than the ground.Evan saw a small cauldron, a wooden table, two rows of bookshelves, and a long enchanting alchemy table.

This is the mage's research room. Many mages in the field do not have the conditions to equip a complete set of alchemy or enchanting tools. They often use utensils that can be purchased by the people instead.But the magical breath is irreplaceable. When Evan's slender fingers brushed over the countertop, he brought up the fine dust left behind. He sniffed the smell: it was a magic material.

Undoubtedly, there once lived a wizard in the wild here for a long time.

Evan searched the room several times. Except for the two rows of bookshelves full of occult books, he didn't see half a piece of paper or any other clues. He thought to himself: Could it be that these cases were really done by a mage? ?Could it be Gray the Grey... No, he has a laboratory in a more hidden underwater cave. This should be another mage.So how did this mage hide his crimes for so many years, and how did he report Hugo anonymously after being traced here by Hugo?

All this was confusing, and Evan took out the two records left by Hugo and read them again.

Just as he was flipping through the pages, he suddenly heard a sound.

The blood elf's long ears moved slightly, and he turned his head to listen for a moment, then walked back silently along the dark passage.

The voice gradually became audible as he moved.

Evan could hear clearly—

This is the song of Drizzt in the Mysterious City, which Hewitt once played on a leaf.

Now it was played not far away again, and passed into Evan's ears through the wooden wall.

The paladin put one hand on the hilt of the double-edged phoenix sword, and walked steadily towards the door.

Evan put his hand on the door, exerted a little force, and felt something behind the door made him feel a sense of crisis.

The music suddenly stopped, and everything became strangely quiet again.

He removed the phoenix blades and slammed the door open with his elbow.

The next moment, he saw a black shadow rushing towards him!

Its speed was too fast, and at this time the Phoenix Twin Blades had no time to stop it, and Evan's left hand stretched out like lightning, blocking in front of him.

The paladin only felt a slight numbness in his left hand, and then the black shadow suddenly passed through him and rushed into the room at high speed.

Evan didn't turn his head back, the holy light had already spread suddenly under his feet.

When the pure light shone through the entire narrow room, Evan turned around and stood in front of him with the horizontal sword. Just as he saw the black shadow rushing again, he couldn't dodge in time, and hit the Phoenix's double-bladed body imbued with divine power. on the edge of the sword.

...and made a sound of "pow", and fell down.

It loses its combat effectiveness.

Evan: "..."

The paladin was so dazed that he caught the black mass and held it in his hand for a closer look.

——This is Demon Louis.

"Louis... you... where is your master?" Evan was so embarrassed that he quickly withdrew his sword, held Louis in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The demon seemed to be injured, completely deflated, and lay dying in Evan's hands, very pitiful.

It was probably too excited after seeing Evan, and wanted to pounce on it... to talk about the past, but Evan didn't recognize it.

Uh, since we haven't seen each other for more than ten days, Louis has become even darker...

Evan felt that this ugly little thing was really broken by him. He was really pitiful and wronged. He couldn't help rubbing it with two fingers, and whispered: "I'm sorry, Louis?"

The demon turned over, still shriveled like a leaky balloon, and spread out on Evan's hand.

The paladin stepped out of the door and looked around, thinking that the Song of Drizzt just now was probably played by Hewitt... That means the mage is nearby, maybe the demon spirit was sent out to investigate the situation.

Evan thought: Oops, I made his pet look like this...

After thinking about it, Evan released a magic spell on it, but it didn't seem to work.Evan squeezed lightly again, and Louis squeaked, almost crying when he heard the sound.

Evan stroked it twice quickly, and said in embarrassment: "Can you still bulge? I shouldn't have punctured it, right?"

He lowered his head to search for a while, and saw a small wound, and he didn't know if there was an air leak from it.After a while, the paladin was blindsided, lowered his head, put his lips together, and blew on the demon spirit.

Louis: "...嘤——!!!!!!"

The demon suddenly bulged up!It swelled into a huge round head in an instant, and it wobbled from Evan's hand and flew up.

Evan looked up, and then saw Hewitt standing not far away, looking at him expressionlessly.

"What did you do to him?" Hewitt said coldly.

Evan: "..."

Evan was at a loss as to how to explain this matter—it was a bit embarrassing to be caught doing something bad, but unexpectedly, it soon proved that he had misunderstood it.

Louis staggered and flew behind Hewitt, trying to hide back in his space, but got stuck because of his size.

And Huyt pulled the demon spirit back, facing its big face that was so dark that the scars could hardly be seen, he said solemnly: "What have you done? Be honest, why did he kiss you?"

Evan: "..."

Louis shrank a little, shivering, and gave a weak pop.

"Don't blush." ​​Hewitt said coldly again.

I don't know how the mage saw the trace of blushing from Louis' dark face... The demon was almost trembling.

At this moment, Louis's spiritual life was so ups and downs, so wonderful, that he almost couldn't breathe out, and floated directly into the sky.

Finally, Evan couldn't stand it any longer. After coughing twice, he took the initiative to walk over and called out, "...Huitt, why are you here?"