My Immoral Detective System

The manager smiled and nodded. None of them saw Zion frowning at the back. Even though Martin's world views had changed after seeing a human taking initiative to do the detective work, he still didn't think that Zion would be smart enough to think to such an extent just by hearing the manager's words.

After getting the list, when Martin turned to see the human's face that was frowning for some reason, he paused and called out to the person. Zion broke away from his thoughts and nodded before taking the scroll. He randomly went through the names.

The manager who was sitting not too far away saw this exchange and felt uncomfortable in his heart. How could a dhampir willingly share the list with a human? After all, humans weren't worth anything for even dwarfs. That was why, not many humans were available in this kingdom because dwarfs being smaller beings didn't like it when they had to tilt their heads up to see the faces of their slaves. It was almost as if the humans looked down on them, and the dwarfs didn't like it.

But now when he saw how Martin treated the human he brought with him, he felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't stop himself from saying, "Why did you give this list to others?"

Martin was stunned when he heard those words, but he instantly recovered and smiled as he said the words that shocked everyone in the room, "He's our official detective. Why won't I give this to him?"

Zion's hands paused while turning the scroll. Ever since he had entered this world, the position of humans in the social group had always troubled him the most. Not only was it not comfortable, but it also felt that others looked down on him. It also made him lose some of his confidence while solving cases. Even though he was experienced, he was also a young man without much of life's experience. So he was bound to feel a bit lonely and uncomfortable when everyone treated him as if he were a worthless slave who didn't know anything.

But now when he heard Martin's words, he suddenly felt as if the weight from his shoulders was lifted. Then he didn't pause, and kept turning the scroll.

The manager, however, was so shocked after hearing those words that he widened his eyes and looked at the human who was busy turning the pages. He kept staring at the man unblinkingly before he realized that he was being rude. Then he lowered his head and coughed. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing. Wasn't it common for the humans to become a slave and worthless beings according to the peace treaty the previous leaders had signed?

Then how come there was a person who willingly gave a human such a position? Wasn't this man afraid that he would be scolded by their king?! The manager didn't understand, and thought that he had accidentally misunderstood Martin's words. So he tentatively asked the dhampir soldier, "You mean this human's master is the detective?"

Martin shook his head. "His master is the princess of the Vanne kingdom. How can she be a detective? She's rather a powerful warrior."

No wonder this human could receive such a treatment. It turned out that his master's position in the entire kingdom was also very high. After hearing this, the manager's shoulders relaxed. But he still felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of how this human was treated nicely among dhampirs. So the dwarf coughed and said, "You guys can keep looking. I'll head out first."

Just as he was about to leave, Zion's voice echoed in the room. "Manager, can you tell me who this man is?"

The manager frowned when he heard the human calling him out like that. All the humans were supposed to be respectful to other races, but this human dared to talk to him like that! The manager's mood became foul all of a sudden as he looked at Zion's face with disinterest in his eyes. Then he casually glanced at the scroll and frowed when he looked at the name that Zion just points. He was surprised to see that Zion directly skipped the list of audience and went to find the staff members' names.

"That's Leonardo Udinese. A new staff member we had just hired."

Zion nodded and rapidly asked another question. "Where is he right now?"

The manager frowned again in discomfort when he heard Zion talking to him like that. The human was so rude to him. When the manager looked at the human, the feeling of being displeased in his heart increased as his mood darkened again. He pursed his lips and replied in a rough harsh voice, "I haven't seen him today."

Zion nodded and returned back to the scroll while scanning the names with his eyes. He even acted as if he hadn't heard the man's rude voice. The manager became even more irritated when he saw this. He sneered and walked out of the room thinking how he should persuade the dhampir soldier to give Zion a punishment.

Marton, who was watching this exchange, couldn't help but clench his fist at how the manager sneered at the human. He had already acknowledged Zion as a smart human being, and was willing to give him a temporary high post to solve the case. Then why did other people have a problem with it? That dwarf even talked rudely with him!

Just as he was thinking about how he could retaliate with the stupid manager, he heard Zion saying, "I don't mind people talking rudely to me. You don't have to put your relationship with others on stake just because they talked rudely to me. I know humans have always been like this, and I have grown up in this kind of situation. I'm already accustomed to it, so just do your thing, and don't mind me."

How could Martin not mind it? This human was the servant of her highness! And he deeply respected the girl with all his heart. How could he let others treat the servant of such a big personality badly?

But when he saw Zion still looking at the scroll with an expressionless face, he curbed his despre to lash out on the man and took a deep breath as he said, "Did you figure out something?"

"I believe Leonardo Udinese can be key to all our problems." Then Zion slowly closed the scroll and continued. "That man is the only one I suspect because he decided to vanish right after the main actor died. This scroll contains daily attendance, and he had joined just two days before the crime. So he's most likely to be a suspect."

Martin was surprised after hearing such a deep evaluation. He pursed his lips and nodded before getting up from his seat. "Then let's try to find him."

"Wait." Zion frowned again when he heard those words, and then he shook his head. "Don't talk about that yet. We'll follow the manager tonight."

"Do you even suspect the manager?" Martin felt his body was being electrocuted again and again with surprising words that the human spoke.

"No." Zion lowered his head and kept the scroll on the table before getting up himself. "I just have a hunch."

After that, neither of them spoke anymore. When Zion finally came out of the auditorium, he sneakily left Martin's side and hid behind one of the pillars at the side of the street. Martin frowned and also followed along. But before he could open his mouth, the human waved his hand and whispered, "Don't say a word. Just follow me."

They waited for a while silently behind the pillar, and then, when the manager walked out of the theatre gates, they silently followed the man. Before going, Zion turned his head and said in a low voice, "If you can't follow silently, you need to stay here while I do the work."

Martin felt slightly annoyed after hearing those words. What did the human mean that he needed to stay behind? Being a soldier, Martin knew how to scout! He could very well follow another person without even letting them know a little bit about it! "Let's just go. Don't speak nonsense."

Zion shrugged and continued to walk forward as if he hadn't said anything at all. After continuing to follow the dwarf for a while, they noticed that the manager stopped in front of a street before he glanced around. 

Martin and Zion instantly hid behind another stall for a moment. When they were sure that the manager entered the street, they followed him. Then they all saw him entering a shabby house whose front gate was a small door in the dark alley. Both a human and dhampir followed the man and stuck their ears against the door as if they were trying to hear what was going inside the room.

"Master." They heard the dwarf manager's voice all of a sudden that was serene and cold. "Where is Leonardo Udinese?"

To their surprise, they heard an unfamiliar female voice echoing in the background from inside the door. "What has that got to do with you?"