The flames enveloped the three-story building and spread in all directions until the entire neighborhood was boiling.

The fire spread rapidly.

It was already early in the morning when the fire was completely extinguished.

Inspection Office.

Someone pushed the door open, sat down opposite Karl, and handed him a cup of steaming milk coffee.

"This matter has a great impact. Even the city lord has been alarmed, so we have to ask several times."

The visitor’s voice was soft:

"You don't have to worry. The incident has been investigated clearly. It has nothing to do with you. You should be able to leave later."

"Alas!" Karl sighed:

"Who would have thought that there would be a fire thief's stronghold there."

Since returning to the inspection hall, he has been questioned alone several times, and he is not surprised this time either.

"yes!"

The visitor leaned back, half-hidden in the darkness, his cheeks looming under the illumination of the kerosene lamp, and asked:

"When Miles died, it was just you and Dinah. Did you find anything on him?"

"In other words, did you find anything? After all, you regained consciousness earlier than Dinah."

Um?

Karl frowned and looked up at the person.

Under the dim light, the other person's facial features seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't distinguish them clearly.

After pondering for a while, Karl said:

"At that time, I fainted after activating the sleeve arrows. When I woke up again, there was a fire nearby. I was in a hurry to escape and there was no time to search for anything."

"Yeah?"

The visitor put his chin in his hand and said:

"You said Miles had weird methods, but he was shot into the throat with an arrow from your sleeve and died. It seems unreasonable."

"Heh..." Karl chuckled:

"I don't think so."

Compared with shooting someone to death with a sleeve arrow, the method used by Miles is truly incomprehensible.

"All right!"

The visitor sighed, straightened his upper body, took out a book and put it on the table, and gestured to Karl:

"Take a look at this book to see if there are any problems. If there are no problems, you can leave."

"Book?"

Karl looked surprised, and then looked at the book carefully.

This is a two-finger-thick leather book with a brown outer cover bound by two dark red silk threads.

There is a picture on the front cover, and the picture is a bit blurry.

Looking closely, the picture appears to be a woman holding a wooden staff. The faint mist makes the woman's appearance unclear.

Karl did not open the book, but looked at the woman on the screen deep in thought, frowning unconsciously.

"call……"

A breeze blew from nowhere in the closed room.

The light of the kerosene lamp swayed slightly, and the woman on the cover of the book also twisted, as if she came to life.

"Come!"

"come over!"

A murmur sounded in my ears.

Karl's face was blank, and the woman on the cover in his sight took steps and walked slowly out of the mist.

As the distance gets closer, the woman's facial features become clearer and clearer, and even the tiny pores on her cheeks are clearly distinguishable.

But the weird thing is.

The woman's specific appearance and overall appearance were still unclear, but she could only see a pair of eyes getting closer and closer.

"Crash..."

The breeze blows through the mountains and leaves, and there is a strange sound in the ears, and the freshness of the mountains and fields can be smelled in the nose.

Mountains and fields?

Aren't you in the inspection room?

"Um!"

Karl's body trembled, his eyes returned to clarity, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Bang..."

He pushed down the wooden table in front of him and backed up crazily.

"Get away!"

"Get away!"

"What is this?"

Karl's breathing was rapid, his heart was pounding, and he subconsciously wanted to find a weapon.

"Crack!"

"Pop!"

The figure opposite stood up and clapped his hands:

"You are able to get rid of the mental influence of the Wizard's Book. It seems that you are a talented person. No wonder you are resistant to the Banshee's Wail."

Then he said:

"Come with me!"

"Leave?" Karl hasn't come back to his senses yet:

"Where to go?"

"Go where you should go." The other party put away the books and walked out of the darkness, revealing the appearance of a middle-aged man:

"Forgot to introduce myself, Tim Moulton, you can call me Tim, intermediate wizard apprentice."

*

*

*

In the spacious hall, dozens of candlesticks were placed in order, and the candlelight illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime.

This is the estate of the Yeager family.

Dinah stood in the middle of the hall with a gloomy face. She couldn't remember how long she had been standing there, but she only knew that her legs had lost all feeling.

"Bang..."

There was the sound of breaking porcelain in the inner hall.

"She shouldn't have been allowed to be the inspector general in the first place. She spent so much effort, look at how much trouble she caused."

"What's the use of talking about this now?"

"How could it be useless? If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have had these troubles now."

"Okay, okay."

"..."

"unlucky!"

The shrill female voice is full of resentment:

"It's a waste of family resources and nothing can be accomplished. It's better to find a man to marry and avoid being an eyesore."

"That's enough for you." The man's voice deepened:

"She is my daughter after all."

"snort!"

"Crackling..."

When the chaos was over, a tired-looking man walked out slowly.

"Father!"

"Why!"

Sassoon Yeager waved his hand:

"Stop standing, sit down and talk."

"Father." Dinah's cheeks tightened:

"I tracked it down there while investigating the mummy case. If we hadn't exterminated the group of fire thieves, they might have caused even greater trouble."

"What you said makes sense." Viscount Sassoon did not deny it and said:

"But this operation killed three inspectors, seven civilians, and affected more than a dozen houses."

"These are all your responsibilities."

Dinah lowered her head, unable to refute.

"It doesn't matter to civilians. If you die, you will die. At the worst, you will have to pay some money." Viscount Sassoon sighed:

"But each of those three inspectors has a background. Their elders have already made trouble in the city lord's palace, so I can't say anything."

"Your punishment is inevitable."

"Father!" Dinah's voice said.

"You are my daughter, I will definitely help you." Viscount Sassoon raised his hand and interrupted her:

"It's precisely because you are my daughter that I don't want you to take risks. How should I explain to your deceased mother if something happens to you?"

Dinah's eyes turned red.

"remember."

Viscount Sassoon warned:

"Don't be so reckless in the future, and don't let your relatives be frightened."

"yes."

Dinah slowly lowered her head.

"I know that you are eager to perform meritorious service because you want to get a life potion and be promoted to a knight." Viscount Sassoon continued:

"But you were too impulsive this time."

Not only will this action not be appreciated by the superior, but it will not even be punished. It is undoubtedly a failure.

Dinah was able to become the inspector general of Nancheng at a young age, relying not only on her own strength, but also on her family background.

If she doesn't do things well, the family will be implicated.

"And the one named Karl." Viscount Sassoon said:

"Although he has no ability, he is a noble after all. He is suing you for framing the noble for merit. You should find a way to appease his emotions."

?

Dinah opened her mouth but hesitated, knowing that she was in the wrong.

"In a few days, your cousin Will will come to Signo City to visit. Please take a few days off to accompany him."

Seeing his daughter's expression of surprise, Viscount Sassoon's voice deepened:

"This is an order!"

"Must go!"

"Yes." Dinah nodded helplessly.

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