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The thieves who appeared in the mountains and Forest of Shengdu!
The holy object that mysteriously appeared at home!
Baron Corist, who was framed as the murderer!
I, the great detective Yulian, will surely find out the truth and clear the Count's name!
"Mr. Yulian?"
The beautiful woman gently interrupted Yulian's silly laughter, her brows furrowed with worry.
"Ahem,"
"It's nothing."
Yulian coughed to cover the embarrassment caused by his unintentional chuunibyou moment.
"Did Mr. Yulian think of something?"
Emilia asked with wide eyes, full of anticipation.
"Mhm, but we need to go take a look first."
Yulian was naturally happy because he had an idea.
He remembered that on the way to Shengdu before, he did find traces of people living in the Forest.
Indistinct traces, traces of covered pathways.
He figured they must be those so-called thieves.
"Tomorrow, Father is going to be escorted to the Royal Capital by them."
"Is there still time?"
"Mr. Yulian..."
Emilia tried her best to suppress her worry, but couldn't help but ask.
"Tomorrow?"
Yulian thought for a moment, then shook his head.
If the Count is going to be convicted and taken away tomorrow, it's really uncertain if they'll make it in time.
Daytime isn't nighttime, Yulian couldn't possibly travel quickly using Magic.
"Can't make it...?"
Emilia clutched the corner of her clothes, biting her silver teeth lightly.
"How about this,"
"Emilia, take me to the City Lord's Mansion."
The top priority is to first delay the nobles' conviction of Baron Corist.
"Mhm!"
"Aunt Melissa, thank you for preparing the carriage."
Emilia glanced at the beautiful woman, and after getting a positive reply, she instructed the old woman.
But...
"Um... where's Aunt Melissa?"
Emilia looked around in confusion.
But in the end, she didn't find the old woman.
Where did she go?
Yulian smelled something amiss.
He had thought that the reason the old woman was flustered when she saw him earlier was that she was worried he was one of those noble scions coming to harass Emilia and them.
But now it seems that's not the case...
"Miss, the carriage is ready."
The old woman's voice came from outside the house. Yulian looked out through the window.
He just felt that the kindly smiling old woman wasn't quite right.
"Thank you, Aunt Melissa."
A smile appeared on Emilia's face.
"Let's go, Yulian."
"Okay."
Yulian agreed, put the adventurer's emblem back in his pocket, and then handed the beautiful woman a silver ring.
"Madam, keep this safe, it might be useful later."
"This..."
The beautiful woman followed Yulian's gaze towards Aunt Melissa outside the house, nodded thoughtfully, and accepted the ring.
The clear sound of the carriage bells rang out, and the group hurried towards the City Lord's Mansion.
"Mr. Yulian, it will be alright, right?"
Emilia's small face was a little pale, and her forced smile was heartbreaking.
Yulian gently held Emilia's hand and sighed.
"It will be alright."
As a Demon, running towards a human City Lord's Mansion?
Yulian felt like he was crazy.
However, there was no other way, Yulian could only temporarily seal his Magic to avoid any situation where he might be exposed.
It's worth mentioning that even without using Magic, Yulian, who cultivated both Magic and martial arts, was not weak at all.
Especially when carrying the Hero's Sword, if they were to fight, even against a powerful warrior, Yulian could barely fight him to a draw.
As the surrounding buildings gradually thinned out, Yulian soon saw the magnificent City Lord's Mansion.
It was like a city within a city, with tall walls surrounding the entire City Lord's Mansion.
There was a tower every so often on the city walls, and the City Lord's unique banner fluttered at the top of the towers.
Fully armed elite soldiers were constantly on alert for everything below the city walls.
The gate of the City Lord's Mansion was tall and grand, inlaid with exquisite ironwork, and on either side of the gate were two ferocious-looking, mighty unknown beasts.
"Miss Emilia."
Getting off the carriage, the City Lord's Mansion guards clearly recognized Emilia and greeted her.
Everyone knew that Baron Corist was framed, and they only felt sympathy and pity for Emilia.
"We're here to see the City Lord, would it be convenient to inform him?"
Emilia stepped forward to talk.
The guard hesitated.
"Miss Emilia, it's not that I don't want to inform him,"
"It's just that you know... the City Lord can't see you."
"This..."
Emilia looked dejected, she didn't expect that she couldn't even take the first step...
"Then please give this to the City Lord."
Yulian handed over the gold emblem.
"I'm sure the City Lord will agree to see us."
A high-ranking adventurer, whose status is comparable to a First Class Mage, or even surpasses it.
Without a doubt, anyone who presents a gold emblem will be treated with respect anywhere.
"What is this?"
The guard looked at the item he received in his hand, puzzled, but more or less knew it was something that could prove identity.
Oh!
Could it be that the Princess sent someone to save Baron Corist?!
"Please wait a moment!"
The guard no longer hesitated and ran inside the City Lord's Mansion.
"City Lord, it must be a premeditated murder!"
"You must uphold justice for us, City Lord!"
"I only have one son, Druhand!"
"Damn it, who did this?!"
"If the murderer isn't caught, I won't live either!"
In the hall, a dozen minor nobles were weeping to the City Lord about the tragic state of their children, swearing that the murderer must pay for the blood debt!
City Lord Dragufil rubbed his temples with a melancholy expression.
Just some spoiled brats, they died, so they died.
But who knows who was so bold as to kill these noble offspring!
Furthermore, the murderer's method of killing was exactly the same, with no intention of concealing it at all!
This makes it very difficult for him as the City Lord!
"Knock knock~"
"City Lord, the guard at the gate brought this and said someone wants to see you."
The attendant respectfully handed the gold adventurer's emblem to Dragufil.
"This is..."
"An adventurer."
Dragufil's expression was not good.
Now is the time to decide the heir to the throne, but at such a critical moment, the Princess was assassinated, the nobles united to pressure and persecute commoner nobles, and now noble offspring have been tragically murdered, and a high-ranking adventurer from who knows where has appeared!
Trouble is piling up one after another!
But precisely because they are on the verge of a chaotic era, as a Count and City Lord, he cannot ignore these matters.
"Stop arguing."
Dragufil said in a deep voice.
"But Count!"
"You are also a noble!"
"Can you just stand by and watch us,"
The many minor nobles spoke unwillingly.
"I said stop arguing."
Dragufil simply repeated his words again, but an invisible chill was already spreading through the hall.
"Yes..."
Seeing this, the many nobles could only obediently shut up.
"Inform that adventurer to come in,"
Seeing the scene quiet down, Dragufil waved his hand gently and returned to his main seat.
The attendant replied and left. Soon, Yulian and Emilia both arrived in the hall.
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