Major Hayden is also the Empress's man.
There are also many hidden followers of the Female Emperor in this school.
This is a kind of protection given to him by His Majesty.
Good man, I just wanted to work for you, but you want to protect me!
How outrageous!
Licinius was furious and said, "What nonsense! Jealousy! This is pure jealousy! It was clearly my wisdom that got the thugs to release the people. Without my courage and sacrifice, how could these untouchables be released? Untouchables! All untouchables! You actually want to usurp my credit!"
Lucimia was confused again. They were good classmates just now, but now they were treated as pariahs.
"Untouchables! Tell me, did you use any black magic?"
Licinius looked at the foursome and asked, "What else did you do besides getting beaten?"
Cecil and others lowered their heads: "No!"
Licinius sneered, "Bah, pariah!"
Luciemia narrowed her eyes: "No?"
For a moment, she was a little confused.
Klein watched all this with great interest, muttering to himself, "Is this Novia's brother? Interesting. He doesn't look like a loser..."
The female officer's eyes flickered and she said nothing.
Licinius turned around and said indignantly: "Look, they have admitted that they did nothing but get beaten during yesterday's rescue. In fact, it was because of their reckless actions that our rescue almost failed. In other words, yesterday's rescue was planned by me alone."
"As for my attendant Norn, she didn't have any conversation with those thugs from beginning to end. There was only fighting. From beginning to end, I was the only one who had any communication with those thugs."
He said seriously: "If anyone is suspected, it can only be me."
Lucimia fell into deep thought, and this time she encountered a situation where her testimony did not match.
After a moment, she turned to the foursome, "Is what Licinius said true?"
Cecil nodded rapidly, "Yes, sir. We don't know any advanced magic at all, and we were killed instantly by that clown. Yesterday's events were all planned by Li Xini alone. We didn't communicate with any of the thugs, and Li Xini was the only one who stayed in there alone for ten minutes."
After he said this, he lowered his head guiltily.
Now that my bragging has been exposed, I will be too embarrassed to face anyone.
Principal Ben also said: "Yes, that's what happened."
Li Xini showed a satisfied expression. This is my close classmate and good principal.
However, Tria looked at them as if they were garbage.
Cecil was telling the truth.
But one point was emphasized.
That is, Licinius was alone with the mob for ten minutes.
This is undoubtedly pushing the other party into the fire pit.
"interesting… "
Luciemia began to reason.
She first analyzed the composition of the academy, which was mostly commoners with a small number of nobles.
There is a clear class distinction.
And in the border areas, nobles are not welcome.
Secondly, Valerius Licinius's performance yesterday.
At first, when she didn't look at him through tinted glasses, she also thought that he was a man of extraordinary courage and talent.
It was Major Hayden and the testimonies of all the teachers and students that told her that this was an uneducated and unskilled dandy, who was full of thoughts every day, had low quality, and was weak and incompetent.
Only then did Luciemia change her mind.
But unexpectedly, there was another reversal today.
"But if he is really a dandy boy, why would he have a 4th-rank genius warlock following him? And no matter what, his performance yesterday was beyond doubt.
Then it is obvious that Major Hayden and the people in this academy are deliberately trying to discredit him and take all the credit. Because I did not make my intention clear before seeing the report from the garrison, they are taking credit for it. "
She thought, "Licinius risked his life yesterday and used himself as a bargaining chip to exchange hostages. And today he stood up and stopped me from taking these people back for interrogation, and took the blame on himself. The only explanation is that he is a man of noble character."
Licinius took a half step forward and said seriously: "Take me back alone. Although these untouchables are hateful, they are innocent and have nothing to do with them."
Lucimia's eyes suddenly changed when she looked at him.
Li Xini's heart skipped a beat, because there was a hint of admiration in the woman's eyes.
"are you sure?"
Luciemia said with a half-smile: "The military is very scary."
Li Xini sneered: "Kill me if you dare!"
Lucimia was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the foursome.
"Confirming one last time, you have nothing to do with this matter?"
She asked condescendingly, "Licinius did all this alone?"
Cecil bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir..."
Snapped!
Lucimia slapped him across the face, loud and clear.
The left side of Cecil's face instantly became red and swollen, and he was completely stunned.
"Bah, you untouchable! You're a spineless person!"
Lucimia said coldly, "Don't think you can hide these little tricks from me. When nothing happened, the school and the garrison teamed up to take credit, and in the end, when something happened, they pushed the responsibility onto someone else. They didn't bear grudges and were willing to sacrifice themselves to help you. What about you? How did you do it?"
Licinius: "..."
Cecil: “…”
Lucimia's eyes were cold as she continued to lecture him, "What kind of temperament do others have? What kind of temperament do you have?"
Chapter 20: Man, you have successfully aroused my interest
Luciemia Barron was born in the Bureau of Control founded by one of the three giants of the Brentanian Empire. She became an inspector at a young age. In addition to her own abilities, her family background is extremely terrifying.
As can be seen from her surname, she is the darling of the Barron family.
The Bureau is a special organization that serves only the Empire and maintains absolute independence.
But whether in the outside world or within the political system, there are always people who want to corrupt them with money and power to seek benefits for themselves.
Over the years, she had interrogated countless criminals, and too many people had tried to curry favor with her. She had become so accustomed to the ugliness of human nature, those corrupt and ugly souls, that she felt numb inside.
Only a noble soul can make her eyes light up.
It’s just that those people with noble character are often isolated and excluded in this world.
She just scoffed at this.
After all, cattle and sheep travel in herds, but tigers walk alone.
But today, she just wants to stand up for justice!
He was clearly a hero who risked his own life to save the academy.
But he was slandered as a playboy with dirty thoughts.
However, this noble nobleman was not angry at all, and even repaid evil with kindness.
Lucimia had never seen such a person before, and was actually touched for a moment.
"What I hate most in my life is spineless people. Take this brass-level team away, especially their captain. Pry out everything he knows. And don't show mercy to the girls."
Lucimia clapped her hands, and her subordinates behind her escorted the students and stuffed them into the carriage.
Cecil was completely confused and felt so aggrieved. He was clearly speaking the truth, but for some reason, he elicited the other party's rage.
However, he didn't dare to refute a word because the other party's status was too noble.
Just the name of the Barron family was enough to scare the hell out of him.
"Headmaster! Save us! We are not heretics, and dark magic has nothing to do with us!"
Both Laura and Annie were terrified.
In the eyes of these naive students, the military prison is a place like hell.
"If you go to prison, be prepared to be treated as someone you can't mess with."
—From the pregnancy diary of a female heretic who was defeated in battle.
Luciemia snorted, "Your principal can't escape either."
Principal Ben shuddered and immediately looked sullen.
"Wait a minute!"
Licinius roared when he saw injustice.
Laura and Annie were touched. They didn't expect that in the critical moment, it was this noble young master whom they looked down upon the most who stood up for them. They felt very ashamed for a moment.
Luciemia tilted her head: "Hmm?"
Li Xini took a deep breath and said, "Miss, have you made a mistake? This matter really has nothing to do with them. If anyone is the most suspicious, it can only be me!"
I'm so anxious that I want to cry. Do you really want me to take out the magic book and show it to you
Well, that was just a rant, he wouldn't do that.
And for safety reasons, the magic book is now kept by Norn.
Lucimia raised her delicate chin and smiled slightly: "I have seen through your tricks, don't try to fool me. But... Valerius Licinius, you have successfully attracted my attention."
Li Xini was silent for a few seconds: "Sit on it and move by yourself?"
"Um?"
Luciemia didn't understand, and just said calmly: "You are an interesting soul. You don't have to suffer with these spineless people. The Control Bureau is much more dangerous than you think."
Li Xini's eyes twitched. "Are you really a world-class detective from the Bureau of Control?"
According to Tria, the woman in front of her should be able to solve cases like a god.
How could I be so easily misled by the empress
“It’s absolutely genuine.”
Lucimia narrowed her eyes: "Do you have any objection?"
Li Xini rubbed his forehead and said faintly: "You really caught the wrong person..."
The Empress misled me!
Lucimia's golden ponytails fluttered in the wind, and her eyes became dangerous: "Are you questioning my ability to solve cases? Although I admire your character, I advise you not to wear down my patience."
"I'm not only questioning your ability to solve cases, I'm also questioning your intelligence."
Li Xini said with a deadpan face, "Yes, because violent interrogation is not advisable. The first element of handling a case is to have evidence. Otherwise, you are just taking a shortcut. You can bully the weak today, but what if the suspect is very strong one day? Can you still use violence to interrogate?"
He made up his mind that today, no matter if it was the empress or someone else.
Don't even think about leaving if you don't take me with you!
A gleam of light flashed in Luciemia's beautiful eyes, and she stared at him intently.
Everyone gasped, oh my god, brother, you must be crazy!
Tria secretly held her forehead and said, you are courting death!
The people on the other side are from the Control Bureau!
The darling of the Barron family, why did you mess with her
Your Majesty's efforts have all been in vain!
Klein thought he was courting death, but after all, he was his teammate's younger brother. If something unexpected really happened, he would not show up publicly, but would still notify him privately.