There is only one reason.
Anyone who can survive that young lady's night attack must be the strongest man!
Early this morning, there were rumors in the Administration Bureau that the young lady was carried out unconscious yesterday, and no one knew what happened in the minister's office.
But there is no doubt that last night was a disastrous defeat for the young lady!
Licinius had no idea what they were thinking, so he went straight to the secret prison in the basement.
"oops!"
Dimon was sitting at the door of the basement. When he saw him coming, he stood up quickly and said respectfully, "Boss, why are you here? The brothers are interrogating them. You and Miss Nolen should not go in. These students have poor psychological quality. They will become incontinent after being frightened a little. It stinks in there. Don't let your eyes be dirty."
This fat guy looks like he hasn't slept all night and has dark circles under his eyes.
His eyes were full of energy, as if he was extremely excited.
Li Xini thought that he was indeed an experienced man, and nodded and said, "What did you find out?"
Dimon showed a look of satisfaction and replied, "According to your instructions, members of the Paganir family have provided some information about Sera Paganir's involvement in black market transactions."
His tone was solemn, and he said seriously, "This is consistent with the results of our investigation. Because the mountain behind the Holy Trinity Seminary is Yueguan Mountain, it was formed into a forbidden land in the early years. Many students would enter the forbidden land in the name of training to look for magic resources, and then complete the transaction in the black market."
Li Xini raised his eyebrows. He had actually always known about this industry chain. He had started to pay attention to it long before he left the capital. He asked casually, "The black market involves smuggling, right?"
Dimon whispered: "Yes, the interests involved are huge."
Li Xini waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, just follow the clues and dig slowly. As for the black market, you don't have to worry too much for now. If necessary, I will go there in person."
At this time, Amber came out of the prison yawning.
When she saw the young officer at the door, her expression immediately froze: "Boss..."
Licinius glanced at her and asked, "What was the result?"
Amber said seriously, "We interrogated them all night last night. Most of the students were only involved in selling the magic resources harvested from the forbidden land. But Sera Paganir is different. She clearly showed signs of being hypnotized. It's obvious that someone has tampered with her memory."
Licinius narrowed his eyes. This kind of thing was also recorded in the Night Watch's Operation Manual.
It is to rewrite your brain through hypnosis or memory modification.
To ensure that you will not reveal secrets even if you are captured and interrogated, or even suffer a mental attack.
This method of mental sorcerer is very convenient. After planting the suggestion in your brain, it only takes a gesture to seal or unlock the memory.
If you try to forcibly destroy the psychological suggestion, it may cause brain damage.
Eventually leads to dementia.
The scientific name is memory insurance.
"It's okay, you've done a great job. Matters like memory insurance are beyond your capabilities, I'll go and review it myself later." Li Xini said calmly.
Amber was startled: "You come in person?"
Li Xini hummed, and with the help of Baimu-chan's divination ability, when the two sides were face to face, he could use some of the other party's body tissues to locate them.
This allows for very accurate divination results.
"Dimon will continue to interrogate the members of the Pagnier family, then collect the evidence and submit it directly to the procuratorate to initiate prosecution. As for Amber, you may have a hard time today."
He paused and said with interest, "If it goes as I expected, there will be quite a few aristocratic forces and people from the academic faction coming here to cause trouble, and there may even be members of the Valerius family. The brothers in the administrative department may not be able to withstand it, so you go and calm the situation down."
Amber and Damon are both students of the Director of the Administration Bureau and also serve as inspectors.
It's completely enough to keep the place under control.
However, Amber was slightly startled, bit her lower lip, and clenched her fists.
"boss… "
Damon glanced at her, then looked at the boy with some embarrassment, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
Licinius frowned: "Is there a problem?"
Just as Dimon was about to explain something, he was forcibly interrupted.
"no problem."
Amber's eyes revealed a hint of determination: "That shouldn't be a problem."
Licinius hummed with satisfaction and walked into the secret prison with his concubine.
The two inspectors watched him from behind and fell into silence.
Dimon hesitated for a long time and couldn't help but said, "Amber, can you really handle it? Yesterday I wanted to switch with you, but I thought if I just went to the academy to arrest someone, it shouldn't be a problem. But the people who came this time should be members of the academy's administrative department. What happened that year..."
Amber didn't answer.
“The boss doesn’t know you, and it’s not written in your file, so he doesn’t know that you never interfere with any administrative matters.
But from the current point of view, the boss does not intend to use you as a pure assassin, he wants you to be a well-rounded, beautiful female secretary. "
Dimon asked, "How about I ask the boss for a favor and change it? A male secretary is also good."
"Thank you, but I refuse."
Amber said calmly: "I don't want to leave any bad impression on my boss. Besides, it's been so many years, and I should face it now."
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The manor of the Valerius family is located at the southernmost part of the royal capital, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
In the study, Archduke Bern drank warm coffee and looked out the window.
"I've told you long ago that the kid is born to be a lone wolf. If you don't kill him, he'll bite back at the family sooner or later. Do you see it now?"
The graceful woman sat opposite him and said unhappily, "Monde is completely finished, and his stupid son hasn't come out yet. You know it's hard to continue the bloodline of the Valerius family! Now look what happened. We've lost two more at once."
If Licinius becomes the head of the Inspection Department, there is no way Mond and Jonah will get out of prison alive.
"You wonder how he did it?"
Grand Duke Bern remained calm and said calmly, "It's not impossible. I had this feeling when I first saw the report from Grand Duke Constance."
"Besides, His Majesty himself admitted that he was the developer of the Titan Cannon, so it is not impossible for him to be favored by Constance. After all, it is said that Licinius has a good relationship with Miss Lucimia."
He said darkly, "If you really look at Licinius carefully, you will find that apart from his lack of magical talent, he is essentially a very terrible child."
The woman snorted coldly: "Then why did you dare to let him go in the first place?"
Grand Duke Bern shook his head: "It's more dangerous to stay with him. I just didn't expect His Majesty to appear in Norma City, nor did I expect Licinius to appear in the Governing Bureau and Miss Lucimia's sight."
The woman looked vicious and said, "I asked you to find a way to deal with him, but you refused. Now that he has become the head of the Inspection Department, does he still have any regard for us?"
Grand Duke Bern said coldly: "Idiot..."
The woman was startled...
"If I could really do that, why do you think I wouldn't do it?"
Grand Duke Bern reprimanded, "Remember, you are just a woman who married into the Valerius family. You know nothing about this family or its secrets!"
The woman had never been scolded like this before, and couldn't help but say, "Isn't he just an abandoned test subject? He is not even one ten-thousandth as good as my daughter!"
"Shut up..."
Grand Duke Bern said coldly: "Do you really think that Novia has met my requirements? If she had not inherited metal magic and had outstanding talent, she would still be a waste!"
The woman took a deep breath and fell silent.
After a long while, Grand Duke Bern asked, "You didn't participate in the traitorous party, did you?"
The woman's face changed, and she shook her head and said, "I was not directly involved, and the Valerius family would not be involved, but I did use Sera Pagnier to make a profit from it."
"You are sensible, but this matter is still a little dangerous. Sera Paganir is the Sword Saint's apprentice. She sent someone to find me today, hoping that the Valerius family can intervene in this matter."
Grand Duke Bern said calmly, "Let Novia and Butler Orne go."
The woman couldn't help asking, "What if Licinius refuses?"
Grand Duke Bern smiled silently: "Licinius' biggest weakness is the little girl Norn, which is why I dare to let him go. As long as the little girl is still alive, he will never escape the control of the family. He thinks he is very smart, but he knows nothing about the Frostian family."
The woman was startled, then smiled: "You mean?"
"Let's not talk about whether Licinius can always guarantee Norn's safety."
Grand Duke Bern mocked, “Even if he could, by the time Norn is 20 years old and still hasn’t mastered metal magic, the Frostian family will have scurvy.”
Chapter 129 Don't talk to me in that tone
There was a foul stench in the underground prison.
On the cross, the woman chained with iron chains lowered her head, bleeding profusely, and unconscious.
After Licinius arranged the alchemical matrix, he finally cut his palm with the mermaid scales and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this is the Administration Bureau. The underground prison is isolated by the alchemical matrix, so the mysterious aura will not leak out. Otherwise, if His Majesty comes to kill me directly, I will be killed on the spot..."
As the gray fog rolled in, it filled the dark prison.
Li Xini only felt that there was endless fog blowing towards him, turning the world upside down.
After the mist cleared, countless slit-like, sad eyes appeared in the sky, overlooking him.
"Hello, Baime-chan, nice to see you again."
Licinius greeted enthusiastically: "This time, I want to know the memory of Sera Paganir, the part where the memory insurance was put on. The scale of the matrix should be sufficient this time, right?"
The Hundred-Eyed Evil God was silent for a moment, and the gray fog surged up and covered the sky.
Licinius narrowed his eyes and his gaze became intense.
In the mist, a quiet and empty temple appeared, with two figures sitting cross-legged.
"Teacher, why did you suddenly ask me to stop Irena by force?"
Sera couldn't help but ask, "This is against school rules. I'm afraid I will be punished too."
After a moment, the Sword Saint said calmly, "I'm the vice-president. How could I let you be punished when I'm here? Irena is a rare warlock with a high affinity for both wind and fire elements. I think she can inherit the ash compound magic and release the holy relic."
Sera was stunned, then revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "I see, no wonder you made an exception and accepted her as your apprentice, she has no talent for swordsmanship at all."
The Sword Master nodded slightly: "Although you can't learn my swordsmanship, you are my sister's daughter after all. I gave you this identity so that you can enjoy better resources in the academy. When I accepted Novia as my apprentice, I actually wanted her to unlock the holy relic."
"However, she is the legitimate daughter of the Valerius family. I am afraid that sacrificing her soul to the holy relic will arouse the wrath of Grand Duke Bern, although it can be disguised as an accident."
She paused and said, "But who would have thought that Novia would actually master the metal magic of the Frostian family, so I could only accept one more student, and that is Irena."
Sera said, "After all, she's just a helpless civilian, right?"
The Sword Master hummed, "So, you should pay more attention to this aspect. Don't let her have too much contact with the outside world, especially her childhood sweetheart. You must pay attention to her."
Sera said respectfully, "I understand, teacher."
The fog rolled in and the scene changed again.
This time, it was a quiet and secluded alley.
Sera half-knelt on the ground, as if waiting for something.
"Starting today, stop all transactions with the black market. You have been noticed by the Empire. Fortunately, the mysterious owl has died at the border, so you will not face a thorough investigation by the Night's Watch."
The Sword Master stood in the darkness and said condescendingly: "But the Bureau is not easy to deal with. I will modify your memory and make you invulnerable. Go back and tell them that they want me to erase Cyrus' memory. This is too risky and I need enough benefits."
Sera was filled with fear and whispered, "What do you want?"
The Sword Master said calmly: "The branches of the World Tree."
The gray fog rolled in again, reflecting a dark attic.
Sera knelt on the ground, with her head lowered as if praying to the darkness.
Someone put his hands on her head, causing her face to twist as if in extreme pain.
As if extracting her memory.
At this point, the scene in the gray fog disappeared like ripples on water.
"According to the contract, I will take away half of your life."
The Hundred-Eyed Evil God paused and said, "Goodbye, human."
Countless pairs of mournful eyes closed and disappeared into the gray fog.
Licinius played with the crystal ball, and this time he recorded everything in the gray fog.