Celestial Mage

Chapter 43 The fog is heavy
night.

Rosen ran to the entrance of Alley No. [-] in one breath, and saw two guards holding torches standing at the entrance of the alley.

After seeing Rosen, a guard immediately raised his hand to stop him: "Son, don't run around, go home!"

Rosen pointed to the alley: "But my family lives in this alley."

"It's in this alley? What number do you live in?"

"No. 89, Selendis Cottage."

The two guards looked at each other, and the guard who spoke before looked Rosen up and down again, and suddenly said, "Are you the new magic apprentice of Serendis?"

"Yes, I am." Rosen felt a little uncomfortable.

"Oh~~"

A look of sympathy suddenly appeared on the guard's face.

"Then you are really unlucky. But luckily among misfortunes, you still have a friend like M. Chapellet."

As he said that, he stepped aside: "Go in, Mr. Xia Bolai is inside, he has been looking for you."

Enter the alley, and quickly come to the vicinity of No. 1, Lane 89, and find that the home protection technique of the Selandis hut has been forcibly removed, and the door has also been opened.

The entrance of the hut was brightly lit, and there were torches everywhere. There was a large group of people standing around the hut, counting roughly, there were more than 20 people.

Many people also entered the house and kept moving things out of the house.

Most of them were guards of the City Public Security Department, and there were three well-dressed people standing at the door, two men and one woman.

Looking at the attire, one of the men should be Lafale, the magistrate of the market in the south of the city, while the other man and woman are dressed as mages, and they should be battle mages sent by the mage guild to assist in handling the case.

In the corner, Rosen saw Xia Bolai and Oleke.

The two stood against the wall, one was downcast, and the other was calm.

Xia Bolai also saw Rosen.

He rushed up to him like a tank, grabbed his arm, quickly sized up Rosen, groping up and down his body with his hands, chattering.

"Hmm~ God of Gold blesses you, it's intact. It's great! I said, where did you go at night? You scared me to death!"

Rosen didn't have time to reminisce, he quickly explained: "I heard the chaos outside, so I ran out to have a look."

Without waiting for a response, he immediately asked back: "Uncle, what's going on, people on the street say my mentor is a murderer."

Xia Bolai's face suddenly showed extreme distress, he clenched his teeth, and popped out a sentence from between his teeth.

"I really misread her!"

When Rosen saw this state, he seemed to be even more angry than when he was by the river. He suddenly felt something was wrong, and hurriedly asked.

"Say it quickly, uncle!"

Xia Bolai pulled Rosen to the wall, pointed to a pile of glass jars at the door of the wooden house, his face was full of pain.

"They were all found in the house, you can see for yourself."

Rosen squinted.

Each glass jar is cylindrical, about [-] centimeters high and more than ten centimeters thick. film.

Seeing that he didn't understand at once, Xia Bolai explained in a low voice.

"The Marble embalming liquid, those black things in it belonged to men, there are 13 in total, exactly corresponding to the 13 murdered men."

Luo Sen also saw it clearly, and felt a little shocked for a moment: "Where did you find all this?"

Before Xia Bolai could answer, a woman's voice drifted over from the side.

"The small compartment on the second floor contains not only these jars, but also blood-stained leather jackets, sharp knives, and a complete set of embalming tools."

Rosen looked up and found that it was the female mage who spoke.

She also looked quite young, in her early thirties, with an upper-middle appearance and thick black hair. Her figure was very tall, even a line taller than Serendis.

Before Rosen could ask, she came over and introduced herself.

"My name is Veronica, a mid-level battle mage of the Mage Guild, and my task is to assist in the investigation of the murders at this rally."

Rosen hurriedly saluted: "Ms. Veronica, apprentice Rosen, I greet you."

Veronica nodded in response, then sighed lightly, with a look of pain on her face.

"I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. What Serendis did not only made the Silvermoon Castle Mage Guild lose face, but also ruined her own future."

These words are very serious, and it is almost a death sentence for Serendis' crimes.

Rosen's heart skipped a beat: "The framer really planned it carefully, and all the witnesses and physical evidence are all alive."

At this time, saying anything is pale.

But that doesn't mean you can't do anything.

After thinking about it, Rosen asked, "Ms. Veronica, can I go in and take a look around?"

Veronica looked embarrassed.

Xia Bolai immediately stood up and begged for help.

"Veronica, he is a half-old child, and he must feel uncomfortable when he encounters such a big event. Just let him take a look, and there will be nothing missing."

"That's fine, but you can only look at it, not touch it, so as not to destroy the evidence. Of course, you can't interfere with other people's handling of the case."

"I remember."

Rosen took a deep breath and walked towards the pile of evidence at the door of the wooden house.

He observed one by one, observed from all angles, and observed as closely as possible, until he confirmed that the observation was complete, then turned and walked into the wooden house.

The moment he entered the room, he turned his head slightly and paused his footsteps, allowing the corner of his eyes to cover the bounty hunter Olek by the wall.

Afterwards, he entered the house, first the first floor, walked lightly through the kitchen, small room, and living room, and looked at every corner, including the walls, floors, windows, and even the ceiling.

After reading the first floor, then the stairs, and finally the second floor, especially the cubicles.

After confirming that he did not miss any corners, he left the wooden house.

Returning to the open space at the door of the wooden house, Rosen looked heavy and remained silent.

Xia Bolai only thought that he had suffered a serious blow, so he patted his shoulder lightly, comforting him softly.

"It's my fault. I don't know who I am. It not only puts you in a dangerous situation, but also makes you encounter such a bad thing."

"Well, let's wait for a few days, and then I will find you a new spell instructor."

Rosen nodded slightly: "Thank you, uncle."

Veronica had been standing by the side, and after hearing Xia Bolai's words, she took a step closer.

"Xia Bolai, I've heard a lot about Rosen's deeds from you recently, which makes me think that he is a very smart young man. If I don't dislike him, I'd like to continue teaching him."

After finishing speaking, he quickly added another sentence: "Of course, the tuition fee cannot be reduced. But for the sake of my friends, I can give you a [-]% discount."

Xia Bolai looked up at her, and pouted slightly: "Veronica, I know what your plan is. You are just greedy for tuition fees."

Veronica shrugged and admitted it very bachelorly.

"Who doesn't want an apprentice who can make money? At least we are friends who have known each other for many years. I won't cheat him, will I?"

Speaking of which, Xia Bolai's network is indeed very wide. Almost everyone in Silvermoon Castle knows him, and when they meet a beautiful woman, they all have friendship with him.

Or to be more precise, as long as she is a beautiful woman, Xia Bolai will take the initiative to make friends with others.

Xia Bolai approved Veronica's words, and he turned to look at Rosen.

"Although Veronica's technique achievements are not as good as Serendis's, she is still an intermediate mage, and she is decent enough to teach you. If you think it's okay, then continue to learn from her, right? "

Rosen is currently a 'graduate student' in Cousselandis, how can he find a new supervisor?

But you can't refuse directly, after all, it is not wise to offend a mid-level battle mage out of thin air.

"I'm fine. But can you wait for a few days? The Serrandis incident has hit me hard. I'm really not in the mood to learn spells."

Xia Bolai sighed and patted Rosen on the shoulder lightly.

"I totally understand how you feel. Surely you do, Veronica, don't you?"

Veronica nodded: "When life changes suddenly, the mood will naturally fluctuate violently."

"This kind of mentality is indeed not suitable for learning spells. Rosen, come to me after you get out of this matter."

Rosen saluted again: "Thank you very much for your tolerance, Ms. Veronica."

After Veronica nodded, she turned and returned to the sheriff.

After she walked away, Olek, who had been silent beside him like a wooden man, suddenly said something out of nowhere.

"Xia Bolai, do you think that Ms. Veronica's figure actually fits the characteristics of a murderer?"

Xia Bolai was startled, and subconsciously turned to look at Veronica, and immediately warned in a low voice.

"Olek, watch your mouth! Be careful not to get into trouble!"

Seeing that Olek still looked disapproving, Xia Bolai suppressed his anger and warned him.

"Have you ever thought about how much damage you can do to someone's reputation with a casual sentence?"

Olek shrugged: "Well, let me pretend that I didn't say anything. Anyway, the evidence is so strong that Miss Serrandis is the undoubted murderer."

Even so, there was a hint of disapproval in Olek's words.

Rosen's heart moved slightly, and he looked at Veronica carefully, and found that what Olek said was indeed true.

"This matter must be committed by an acquaintance, and the real culprit is probably nearby, and may even be among the group of people in front of the wooden house."

"The scene has been completely recorded in my adventure log, it's time to find the truth."

Even though he thought so in his heart, the expression on his face did not change, it was always a look of frustration after a huge blow.

He sighed: "Uncle, it's useless for us to stay here, why don't we go back?"

Xia Bolai also sighed: "After so many days of work, I am indeed tired. Let's go."

The two left the Serendis hut together and rushed back to the home of the prey.

"Hey, wait for me."

Olek caught up, he also lives in the Hound House.

(End of this chapter)