Returning from the abyss

Chapter 441 Interrogation
The light of the alchemy array was gradually dimming, and the potions guided by the drainage tube converged in one place, forming a magnificent color, but this color did not last long.

The purity of the extraction tubes is above 95, which is no problem, but what Lu Ning wants to measure is the concentration of impurities, which requires one more step.She took out a small amount of extract from the extraction tube, then took out the laboratory's special test device, and started the water-soluble test.

The impurities in this fake death potion can make the person who died in fake death produce a rancid smell like a real corpse, instead of just stopping breathing and most vital signs like the usual fake death potion.With this feature, Lu Ning also understood that the orderer must have encountered some difficult problems, so difficult that even the corpse might be observed by someone for a long time, and the disguise must be thorough.

"But this information depends on whether Xue Ni is willing to share it with me." Lu Ning took three readings on the instrument, all within the error range, which means that the refining was successful.

There is no sense of accomplishment, maybe the sense of accomplishment has been obtained after she calculated the refining formula of the potion, and the success of refining is just a natural step.Lu Ning corked the bottle, labeled it, put it in the storage box on the alchemy table, and then went to a single bed in the corner of the laboratory and lay down.

Sure enough, no matter how long the timeline is in the third-tier scene, it is impossible to have much leisure time.Four Seasons Garden is special because of some interference, but this time it is a standard third-level scene. The complex and multi-line parallelism of clues and events gradually began to unfold. Lu Ning could feel certain factors in the scene advancing As I keep moving forward, I am afraid that other tourists are also in a similar state.

After thinking about it, she closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep state.This relaxation didn't last long, and the sound of the laboratory door being opened made her open her eyes immediately.

Of course it was Pierre who opened the door. He had a burning smell on his body, and there were a few scorched marks from magic burns on his clothes. Difference.

Lu Ning glanced at the time, they only left for more than an hour in total, which is really fast.

"White Rose found the hotel where the bastard was staying, but his vigilance was quite high. We hadn't slept yet at this time, so we had to make some noise." Pierre grinned, "At least he was caught."

"Where is the man?"

"It's locked up, you want to see him now? He was just arrested, and his attitude is not very good."

"His attitude is not the problem. My attitude is his problem." Lu Ning stood up from the bed, "Xue Ni means that this matter can be dealt with as quickly as possible, and if there is progress, follow up with the next step , take me over to see him."

"no problem."

Pierre led Lu Ning into the corridor again, but this time he tapped the wall at the end of the corridor in sequence with his fingers, and then went straight through the wall.Lu Ning also walked through together, and looked back in surprise, this small hotel has so many hidden places, what is Xue Ni's background?
Behind the wall is a place similar to a prison. Naturally, there are special methods for imprisoning magicians. Lu Ning didn't ask Pierre to repeat them one by one, and walked to the only place where people were locked up.

Among the four gray walls, a man was wearing handcuffs and shackles, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were still in a black robe, his eyes were bloodshot, and when he saw someone coming, he immediately rushed up, ignoring Lu Ning, and pointed at Pierre for a while. Swear.

Pierre punched him in the face head-on, and the prisoner who lost his resistance was knocked to the ground, stood up holding his nose, and then looked at Lu Ning viciously.

"I was the one who ordered you to be arrested, outsider." Lu Ning watched him calmly, "I found part of the magic book from you. You are a book thief, right?"

"I do not know what you're talking about."

"Oh, Pierre, how is the identification going?"

"Black Rose and White Rose are investigating, but we packed everything in this guy's room and it's there." Pierre pointed to a box at the entrance of the cell, "We know where this guy lives. , they don't care about it."

"Let me see." Lu Ning walked over, and Pierre opened the box with the key. There were a lot of sundries inside, including the clothes, necklaces, rings and other things that Black Rose mentioned before.Lu Ning quickly found a magister badge and a letter inside.

"Oh? You are the lucky one to be chosen this time? But it doesn't look like the kind of moneyless... Todd Bincel?"

"Don't touch my things!" The prisoner rushed to the cell door again.

"The address on the letter... Forget it, I don't know where this place is, but it is indeed from the Northwest Region. The books you are carrying are also about nature and curse magic, which should be commonly used by magi mages. The type of magic?" Lu Ning asked Pierre.

"That's right, this guy also uses natural magic when fighting. Hey, there are still two brushes anyway."

"That's strange." Lu Ning folded the letter, "The two thousand lucky people invited by Avalon are all apprentices, and it is also to avoid unnecessary problems for these people as much as possible. If this guy can spend two days with you If you recruit, isn’t that a senior magician like you? How could such a person be selected?”

"Apprentice evaluation is based on the evaluation record that person left in the relevant association last time." Pierre explained, but he immediately overturned this guess, "But it's not right, all formal associations conduct an evaluation every year , each of the officially registered members can escape the scrutiny. So he must have been an apprentice at most a year ago."

"Is it possible to transform from an apprentice to a senior magician in one year?" Lu Ning turned her head and asked.

Pierre laughed: "Even the craziest words on the street wouldn't dare to write like that."

"The magister badge only recognizes the identity of the person. This person... since he can use this badge to get in, it should be Todd himself." Lu Ning walked to the prison door again, "If you calm down, Can you talk to us?"

The prisoner opened his mouth, and Lu Ning dodged to the side, dodging a mouthful of saliva.

"Maybe you don't want to, so I'll make it up for you." Lu Ning glanced at him indifferently, "You are a book thief, but you belong to a gang and you are just a junior member. You are Todd , the family’s wealth is enough for you to become a magician, but your talent is mediocre, and you are still an apprentice at this age. In your anxiety, a big gift from heaven hits you, that is, the badge.”

The prisoner twisted his face and stared at Lu Ning.

"You set off with great expectations, hoping that the study of Avalon can help you improve. However, you met some people on the way, they told you about the magic book, let you become one of them, and even...they have A method that allows people of your level to still be able to read magic books safely."

This time, the prisoner's expression froze.

"You know very well that you can't improve because of your mediocrity. Even if Avalon can help you answer some doubts, it still can't directly help you improve your magician level. The magic guide book is different. Safe reading magic Guidance means that you can directly obtain the knowledge and experience above the Great Magister. No matter how damaged these things are, it will definitely be a huge improvement for yourself. This is not a temptation you can resist, so you agree gone."

Lu Ning glanced at the prisoner's slightly opened mouth, and from his expression, she could tell that she was almost right.

"You came to the city. Of course, with your level, it is impossible to directly participate in the theft. But a few mornings, maybe a little earlier, you got the magic book from those people, and they let you read it, and then handed it over to you. For the next person like you."

"They are helping me! Helping those who are like us!" The prisoner finally shouted out, very emotionally, "These magic books are the treasures of the world! But what did Avalon do? Store them in the dark library Among them, let those top magicians who are already at the top read! Continue to widen the gap with us! Is this correct?"

"Did you read that book? Are you crazy? Do you know how dangerous that thing is?" Pierre exclaimed in surprise.

"Dangerous? Obviously there is a way to read it safely, isn't it? Even with my aptitude, after reading it, I can still rise to the level of a senior magician in a day! The group of magic councils, and this Avalon, put this Put this thing away, and tell everyone that it is harmful! The proof is myself!"

"I didn't ask you such a thing."

Lu Ning raised her hand to tell Pierre not to speak, and stared at the prisoner Todd, her tone and tone remained the same as before: "If you are willing to speak, then answer my question, if you do not want to speak, then I will continue to give You talk."

"What's the problem? Is there something wrong with me?"

"Need me to point it out?"

"Hmph, it's just the rhetoric of the Magic Council, what's there..."

"Why didn't you look for it after you lost the magic book?" Lu Ning interrupted him directly.

Todd froze.

"It won't be too late when you find out that the magic book was stolen, right? After all, as an important thing that was entrusted, and after searching for a day, you should check it frequently. At the latest, when you return to your residence, you will It's time to realize that the magic book is missing. At this time—why didn't you try to find it?"

"Of course it's because..."

"Of course you can't take the official route. After all, you know what this thing means to the official. But you didn't contact those people, you didn't follow the route you walked to find it, and you didn't even think that the book was "safe" in your mouth. method' and what would happen if someone read it."

Lu Ning saw Todd's lips began to tremble.

"So, you don't actually have the idea of ​​'inheriting' the magic book at all. Like every magician you say is 'superior', you just want to improve yourself, and the rest of you can do whatever you want .Even, they at least know how to improve themselves step by step.”

"No! It's just too late! I can-"

"Don't answer me with such words, ask yourself, do you believe it?" Lu Ning pulled out a used gold spotting staff from under her robe, "Or should I give you a dose of Veritaserum, Only by letting you face your own heart can you believe and recognize your own essence?"

"I……"

"You don't need to lie to yourself that you are a noble person. It doesn't make any sense to hang on. You know? They didn't just give you a magic book. That's why you are safe now. The magic book was dismantled That's all. Now, you can be a villain, Todd, how those people contacted you, how you met them, you can tell it all, as long as they are all caught... No, As long as they're all dead, no one will know you're connected to them."

"You're going to kill them?"

"Of course, their actions have endangered my life and the lives of my friends."

Todd's eyes were completely stained red with bloodshot eyes.

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"You looked like a demon back then."

After walking out of the prison, Pierre said with a sigh.

"Is it scary?"

"No... I didn't feel anything when I heard it, but I didn't expect that guy to really say it all."

"Everyone is different. Todd's mediocrity is that he's easily swayed, so he's always trying to convince himself and lacking confidence."

"You're talking as if you can do the same to me if you find any trait of my character." Pierre shuddered.

"It's difficult, because you look very rough, but in fact you don't care about many things. Unless I can fully understand your past, I can't do it."

"Can we change the subject to something less dire?"

"can."

At this time, the two of them had already walked back to the ground, and the sky outside was turning pale, indicating that dawn was approaching.The customers in the store had already left, and the shop assistants also packed up the tables and chairs and left, and there was no one there.

"The organization of the book thieves is very strict. They even found their subordinates in advance. Todd is the kind who hesitates and is more likely to fail, but he must be the kind who moves quickly and even finds someone to carry the magic book to the other party." There are people in Liyisai."

"Why are you so clear?"

"I have encountered similar things. In short, we must first search for all these subordinates."

"That's a lot of people...how can I find them?"

"It's simple. After reading the magic book, I can't stop myself from improving my strength. Why don't I just find this kind of person? Of course, how to do it is not my business."

"Okay, let me contact the lady. By the way, you said that not reading the entire magic book is the safe way, is it true?"

"I made it up, don't believe it."

The corner of Pierre's mouth twitched, he gave her a thumbs up, and then found a quiet place to contact Xue Ni.

(End of this chapter)