From Prisoner to Si Chen

October 5th.

Maiev Matillier came to visit alone.

Today she wore a light-colored casual dress, a brown striped cotton and linen beret, and a single ponytail, which looked quite energetic. No longer the capable and mature look of the past.

"Don't you want me to come in and sit down?"

The woman leaned against the door and said with a smile. He also raised his hand to indicate the small paper bag he was holding.

Jilan raised his eyebrows.

Although he couldn't figure out what the other party meant by coming to the door, he was not rude. He turned sideways and chuckled:

"Come in, Miss Maiev."

Maiev held up the hem of her skirt with one hand, lifted it gently, and bowed. Immediately, he walked in with his long white legs.

Click.

The door is closed.

Ji Lan led her to the living room, and they both sat down on the sofa.

Maiev was not restrained and took out two cups of sticky bark milk tea from the paper bag, as well as seven or eight different kinds of baked snacks.

"According to the information in the committee, Mr. Gillan doesn't seem to like to go out... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to explore your life."

Maiev handed over the milk tea and smiled apologetically.

"I just think it would be better to go out more."

"Thank you." Jilan took the drink, shook his head and said, "I just prefer to meditate and practice quietly by myself."

"No wonder Mr. Gillan is so powerful at such a young age... I really can't tell that you are an ascetic."

Maiev sighed and cast an admiring look.

He has talent, strength, is willing to be lonely and boring, and is willing to work hard... It's hard for a man like this not to be outstanding.

Ji Lan took a sip of milk tea and waved her hands.

The two of them chatted over baked snacks.

Maiev took the opportunity to explain that after a series of mysterious and dangerous incidents occurred the night before, the upper class circles of Muse City in the capital had undergone a major reshuffle in the past two days.

Fifteen nobles were deprived of their titles, including 8 barons, 5 viscounts and 2 earls...the two earls were from the Farhan and Taylor families.

There are only more than 300 noble titles in the empire. Excluding those who have declined and those who have retired and do not show their faces, there are only over 200 active in the current era.

In one fell swoop, almost one-tenth of the nobles were eliminated.

"In fact, the empire has long wanted to abolish the aristocratic system, and this time it can be considered as an opportunity to severely weaken the power of the aristocracy."

Maiev took a bite of the cherry cake, and suddenly thought of something, coughed, and apologized:

"Sorry, I forgot that Mr. Gillan is also a member of the Earl Farhan family... Please forgive me for any offense."

"It doesn't matter." Gilan shook his head.

He had no feelings for his family, and he had a grudge against Ramon and the old count because of the "sharing ceremony."

Maiev breathed a sigh of relief and continued to tell him about the situation. In addition to the nobles, more than 20 high-ranking officials and dignitaries from various departments also stepped down. If the capitalist gentry is included, a total of hundreds of people are involved.

All these people were arrested and imprisoned. After interrogations, investigations and secret trials, one-third were sentenced to death and the rest were sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

Even the July Baptist Church was forcibly banned. Completely eradicate it from the empire.

It can be said that the capital has been in a state of turmoil these past few days. Many upper-class people are uneasy and unable to sleep at night.

Gillan could see that the empire's attitude was very serious and tough, and it was possible that it had wanted to do this for a long time.

"Will it cause unrest?" he asked.

"Don't worry." Maiev's mouth was bulging, she was chewing food and shook her head. "These people can't shake the order of the empire, let alone the rule of the head of state."

"On the contrary, this time we followed the trend and uncovered these internal moths, which will actually be more conducive to stability."

Maiev also explained that the empire did not convict some of the innocent people who were affected by the mysterious force and participated in it, but instead comforted and compensated them.

Ji Lan nodded, thoughtfully.

"How is the situation in Earl Farhan's family now after this incident?"

He asked casually while talking.

Maiev knew Jilan's identity, but she shook her head when she heard this and replied:

"After the title of Earl Farhan was deprived, most of his properties were forcibly confiscated. Even the historic Earl's manor was forcibly auctioned."

"Mrs. Xenia Jacob has moved with her three children to the manor of her natal family, Viscount Jacob..."

"Yeah." Jilan just groaned.

This may be a very unfortunate thing for Mrs. Xenia and her younger brothers and sisters, but it is not the worst situation.

Maiev took a sip of milk tea, put down the paper cup, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and finally revealed the main reason for her visit today:

"Mr. Guillen, Chairman Parra has issued an important task... This is also the first task you will perform with me after joining the Investigative Committee."

"Speaking."

"Clean out the members of the Old Gods Secret Cult involved in this matter."

Maiev said solemnly.

Ji Lan lowered his eyes and said calmly:

"That's just what I want."

"Very good." Maiev raised her eyebrows. "The other two investigation teams will be responsible for the 'Golden Branch of Dawn', and another team is searching for traces of the remaining members of the secret society... The two of us are responsible for the 'Heavenly Evil Cult'."

"No problem." Gilan nodded.

"The two important targets, Ramon Farhan and Crook Taylor, were aware of the roundup in advance on the night of the 'Party Ceremony' and fled the scene in advance."

"But they have long been targeted by the committee and cannot escape our control... The two have now left the capital and fled north."

"Unfortunately, Maxwell Farhan left the capital at the end of last month and is temporarily unable to arrest him."

Maiev explained to Gillan.

Maxwell's old dog ran away a long time ago?

Ji Lan's eyes were deep.

He thought to himself that he had a Ouija board by Lothar, and he could try to divine the other party's position when the time came.

"When will we leave?" Gilan asked.

"The day after tomorrow." Maiev said. "Ten o'clock in the morning, set off on time."

"The team I led suffered serious casualties the night before. And you have just joined as team leader, so you also need to deploy personnel, which will take time."

"Understood." Jilan nodded.

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Time turns.

October 7th came in the blink of an eye.

The sky is clear and cloudless.

Under the bright sunshine.

Two black cars, one behind the other, crossed the North Muse, aristocratic district of the capital, passed under the Gate of Glory, crossed the Fifth Bridge, and left Muse City.

The car went north along the main road.

Gilan and Maiev were riding in the front car together, but this time it was Gilan who was driving.

He only spent 2 points of mysterious energy to master the skill of "driving", and he drove it very well. Maiev was full of praise when he sat in the co-pilot.

As for the "driver's license", it is not necessary for the committee members. This is one of the privileges brought by status.

A sentence of "secret investigation by a special agency" and showing identification of the committee is enough to make other departments of the empire take the initiative to avoid it, or even be temporarily controlled by the committee.

At this moment.

The three members of the committee, men and women, sat at attention in the back seat, not daring to say anything, and remained silent and solemn throughout the process.

Although they were newly transferred committee members, they had also heard about the deeds of the two team leaders, Maiev Martirie and Gilan Iros.

It’s not easy to know these two.

When they first arrived, they did not speak casually to avoid causing dissatisfaction with the two team leaders.

"Why are you so serious?" Maiev turned her head and joked towards the back seat. "Everyone smiles."

"Leader Maiev..."

The three men and women in suits and ties looked at each other and had to force out a smile. The forced look made Maiev giggle.

Jilan smiled and shook his head.

It's approaching evening.

Maiev glanced out the window and suddenly whispered to Gillan:

"We're here. Turn right, go forward along the trail and enter Petyr Town."

Ji Lan was a little surprised.

We had just driven more than 300 kilometers away from the capital, and we were already catching up with Ramon and Crook?

He turned the steering wheel and drove the car off the main road, along a country road, and slowly drove into a small town.

"The committee has close ties with the Mechanical Union. There are three powerful old guys within the Mechanicus. With their cooperation, the targeted target cannot escape at all..."

Maiev explained softly.

"Ramon and Crook are playing tricks on us... After they fled north, they circled back and are currently hiding in this town."

"I see." Ji Lan nodded.

He secretly sighed. He didn't expect that the mysterious organization within the Machinery Union would have such powerful means to monitor the movements of targets on a large scale?

The town named "Petyr" is not big, even smaller than the poor area of ​​Brak City.

The two cars passed by on the streets of the town and attracted the attention of many locals.

squeak--

The car stopped at the door of an old hotel.

Everyone got out of the car, and except for Gillan and Maiev, the other eight committee members followed closely behind.

There were four or five simple dining tables set up under the eaves outside the hotel, and some guests were eating, drinking and chatting.

When they saw a group of strange men and women in suits getting out of the car and surrounding the hotel, their expressions changed.

Some people got up quickly and planned to leave to avoid getting into trouble.

boom! !

Without saying a word, Maiev took out a special small white pistol and fired a shot into the sky.

"Special departments of the Empire carrying out official duties."

She said calmly.

"Everyone squatted down with their heads in their hands. They were not allowed to leave without permission, and they were not allowed to communicate."

After saying that, Maiev made a gesture.

Behind him, eight committee members stepped forward to control the group of passengers.

"Look at this group of people and guard the area around the hotel."

Maiev ordered.

"Yes, sir."

The members nodded.

They have strong execution ability, not only have a clear division of labor, but also have a tacit understanding. In a short time, the surrounding crowd was dispersed and the scene was cordoned off.

Immediately afterwards, Maiev turned around and said:

"Team Leader Jilan, let's go upstairs!"

"Yeah." Jilan pulled the brim of his hat and nodded.

The two quickly walked into the hotel, and before the horrified landlady at the front desk could ask questions, Maiev had already waved her ID in front of her.

Immediately, the two went upstairs.

Bang! !

Before they could start searching, the window at the end of the second floor suddenly shattered, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.