Path of light

Chapter 543 544. Thorny Rose in the Shadow

The City Hall of the Plateau City is built on the highest point of the mound.

The elf merchant walked up a long stone staircase, and was stopped by several mixed-blood elf guard warriors before he had gone far.

The elf merchant stood in front of the first stepping platform and negotiated with the mixed-blood elf guard warriors.

The Silver Moon Elf merchants tied a mixed-blood elf collector with a rope and escorted him to several mixed-blood elf guard warriors. They pointed at the collector and called him a 'liar'.

Mu Lin originally wanted to go on a routine inspection of the prisoner of war concentration camp, but a guard soldier ran over panting and reported:

‘A group of elf merchants gathered in front of the city hall gate. They said they had caught a liar, and they hoped that the Archon of the city hall could personally order the punishment of this mixed-blood elf liar. ’

Mu Lin frowned and could only postpone the inspection of the concentration camp.

She turned back to the first floor hall of the city hall and asked the guard warriors to take the group of elf merchants to the first floor hall.

When building this hall, Roy asked the construction craftsmen to open a dome transom in the dome of the hall. The morning sunlight passed through the bronze mirrors inlaid around the transom and refracted a beam of light that fell on the stone table in the center of the hall. There is a scale on the table. On the left tray of the scale is a scepter, and on the right tray is a sword.

The relief sculpture under the stone table shows a group of mixed-blood elves carrying an incomplete shield with their strong arms.

There was only one stone table in the empty hall, filling the hall with a sacred aura.

Mu Lin stood in front of the stone table and looked coldly at a group of elf merchants who came in from the gate. Among this group of elf merchants were Silver Moon elves and mixed-blood elves. Everyone looked very angry and their steps were very heavy.

Looking at the mixed-blood elf collector who was tied up with a rope, he looked listless at the moment, his face was covered with bruises and scars, and one eye was swollen into a goldfish eye, and he couldn't even open it. There was also a mixed elf girl following, and the little girl’s face was already wet with tears.

A group of mixed-blood elf guard warriors stood on both sides of the hall, immediately filling the hall with a chilling atmosphere.

Mu Lin took two steps forward, and the crisp sound of footsteps made the whispering elf merchants immediately shut up.

The hall was silent except for the little girl's sobs...

"Tell me, what happened? You tell me first." Mu Lin pursed her lips and looked at the Silver Moon Elf businessman standing at the front, her voice full of irresistible intimidation.

The Silver Moon Elf businessman first saluted Mulin very politely, and then talked eloquently:

"Lord Archon, I am a businessman from Padstow City. My name is Sergey. I came to the Plateau City just to buy some magic herbs and then transport them to the Elf Continent to make some small profits. ”

"Three days ago, I spent 100 magic crystals on the free market to buy a winter thorn grass from a mixed elf collector. However, when I brought the winter thorn grass back, I discovered that this winter thorn grass The thorn grass was a fake, because when I brought the winter thorn grass back to the tent, I discovered that the ice shell on the winter thorn grass had melted, and what was exposed inside was a thorn vine that had been dipped in dye. ”

"So today, several friends and I found the collector and took him to the city hall. We hope that the Archon can punish this mixed-blood elf for selling fake goods in accordance with the laws of the Plateau City."

Hearing the word 'mixed-blood elf', Mu Lin's eyes narrowed instantly, and a sharp look fell on the face of the Silver Moon Elf businessman, making him tremble with fright and he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Mulin asked the other elf merchants: "Who else would you like to add?"

A group of elf merchants did not dare to meet Mu Lin's eyes.

Mu Lin took a few more steps, looked at the mixed elf collector coldly, as if she couldn't see the crying little girl beside him, and asked coldly:

"They said you sell fakes?"

"Lord Archon, what I am selling is a genuine winter thorn grass..."

The half-blood elf collector, who was still tied with ropes, retorted weakly.

Mulin turned to the Silver Moon Elf merchant and asked: "You said you bought a fake winter thorn grass, where is that winter thorn grass?"

The Silver Moon Elf merchant immediately took out a magic-sealing box. He placed the box in front of his feet, then bent down and opened the lid, revealing a dried magic herb inside.

Mu Lin did not look at the magic herb. She turned to the back of the hall and shouted:

"Woods, come here and see, what is this magic herb?"

Woods scratched his head speechlessly, passed Roy and Moira, and walked into the conference hall along the arched corridor.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of herbal medicine merchants, they came to the Demon Sealing Box, took out the magic herb from the Demon Sealing Box, and then carefully identified it...

Woods soon gave a definite answer: "This is indeed a thorn vine, and the color of this thorn vine is a little wrong. It may have been dyed for a long time, and some of the obvious features of the thorn vine have been carefully modified. Prune it so it does look a bit like winter thorngrass at first glance.”

Mu Lin frowned, looked at the group of elf merchants, and asked:

"Who can prove that this magic herb was sold to this businessman by this collector?"

After saying these words, several elf merchants immediately took a step forward, raised their right hands and said calmly:

"Sir Archon, I can prove this."

"I can prove this, too."

"I can prove that when the transaction took out this magic herb, there was a layer of ice on the magic herb at that time, and I was there at the time."

"Do you know that if you give false testimony, you will be whipped ten times?" Mulin asked the elf merchants who stood up.

"We know!" Several elf merchants answered quickly.

Mulin frowned and turned to ask the half-blood elf collector: "Then can you find a witness to prove that the magic herb you sold to this merchant was not this thorn vine?"

"I... I can't!" The half-blood elf collector hesitated for a moment and answered in despair.

Mulin frowned again.

At this time, one of the elf merchants came out and said to Mulin:

"Mr. Archon, as far as I know, no winter thorn grass has been found on the Pagisto Plateau so far, so we have sufficient reason to prove that the winter thorn grass sold by this half-blood elf collector is fake."

Mulin paused for a moment, came to the half-blood elf collector, untied the rope on him personally, and asked gently:

"Then can you tell me where you picked this winter thorn grass?"

...

Roy, who was hiding in the back of the hall, heard Mulin ask the half-blood elf collector in such a tone, which meant that Mulin no longer trusted the half-blood elf collector at this moment...

And all the evidence currently points to the half-blood elf collector selling a fake winter thorn grass.

Moira nervously held Roy's hand. She paid special attention to the debate in the hall. She would never do this normally...

...

The half-blood elf collector said that he accidentally found this winter thorn grass in the col of the Great Snow Mountain in the north of the Pagisto Plateau. It is said that he also found traces of the Yeti nearby.

But no elf was willing to stand up and testify for the herb collector. What he said was true...

All the evidence proves that the fake winter thorn grass was sold by the half-blood elf collector to the Silver Moon Elf Merchant.

These witnesses are herb merchants in the free market.

When the transaction took place, everyone stood around and witnessed it.

Mulin pinched his eyebrows. All the evidence pointed to the half-blood elf collector selling fake winter thorn grass.

And this guy was severely beaten by these elf merchants on the day of the transaction. Two days later, these elf merchants actually found the half-blood elf collector's home again, tied him up and sent him to the city hall.

Under the gaze of a group of elf merchants, Mulin thought for a moment before saying:

"Put him in the prison of the concentration camp for the time being. In addition, all witnesses should not leave the Plateau City within ten days. This matter needs to be further investigated. The results of the investigation will be officially announced in ten days."

A group of elf merchants breathed a sigh of relief and frowned at the same time. Mulin did not let them leave the Plateau City for the time being, which surprised them a little.

Two half-elf guards escorted the half-elf collector and staggered out of the hall of the city hall.

The little half-elf girl hugged the middle-aged half-elf's thigh and cried miserably.

"Where are you taking my father? Where are you taking him?"

When the guards walked down the steps, the little girl collapsed in front of the steps and fainted.

The middle-aged half-elf didn't even have a chance to look back...

...

Moira finally couldn't help running towards the half-elf girl, complaining to Roy quickly while running:

"Can't you help her?"

In fact, Roy stood at the back of the hall and listened to Mulin's handling of the whole case.

Facts have proved that Mulin was very fair in handling this case. He did not favor the collector because of his half-elf identity. He detained the half-elf collector based on various evidence.

In fact, Mulin also said on the spot that the City Hall will have another ten days to investigate...

In fact, Mulin still needs to objectively understand the whole thing, which is exactly the opposite of the judgment steps of the Elf Elder Council Trial.

If it was the Elf Elder Council Trial, the judgment on the half-blood elf collector would have been announced just now.

And Mulin actually wanted to continue investigating and collecting evidence...

So Roy felt that he had no reason to intervene, and he couldn't be in charge of everything.

...

Moira just begged Roy to help the half-blood elf girl, but was ruthlessly rejected by Roy.

This made her very angry, and her little face was puffed up with anger.

Moira ran to the half-blood elf girl and saw her lying unconscious on the stone slab. She quickly gave her some clean water. Thinking of how she saw her in the alley yesterday, she felt even more distressed for the half-blood elf girl.

The half-blood elf girl was very thin, lying in Moira's arms and slowly opened her eyes.

"Besides your father, do you have other relatives?" Moira asked the half-elf girl in a low voice.

The half-elf girl cried until her throat was hoarse, and it was difficult for her to speak, and she even lost her voice:

"I have a brother, he followed the mine guards to the Sun Island Bay to help the half-elfs there..."

Roy also hurried over, took out a pot of diluted life tree juice from his magic waist bag, and fed the half-elf girl a mouthful.

After drinking the life tree juice, the half-elf girl immediately gained some strength.

She struggled to stand up from Moira's arms, bowed deeply to Moira, and then said:

"I'm going to prepare my father's luggage, goodbye!"

The half-elf girl did not ask Moira for help, but said goodbye to Moira very politely. Her understanding made Moira feel a little distressed.

...

Looking at the half-elf girl running down the stone steps quickly, Moira's face became even uglier.

"I want the truth, Roy, you have to help me."

Moira was a little angry and pestered Roy unreasonably.

Roy was a little helpless. Mulin handled this matter without any problem.

He wanted to bypass Moira and go to the residence to get the horse.

Today, he also wanted to go to the blacksmith's workshop to take a look. He wanted to understand what exactly caused the blacksmith's workshop to fail to produce the batch of chains as scheduled...

At this time, Moira stood in front of Roy again, unreasonably crossed her hands, raised her head, and stared at Roy with a pair of clear black eyes without blinking.

"You must help me!"

Moira's eyes were a little wet, but her tone was extremely firm...

Sabrina and Miss Tiffany just watched from behind, neither of them came over.

Roy stopped, twisted Moira's face lovingly, and responded softly:

"I know! You are really annoying."

After that, Roy walked into the city hall to find Mulin...

...

The magic airship that was originally parked at the airport terminal waiting to be loaded with iron chains flew to Sun Island Bay in the morning. There was no supplies from the Plateau City on board.

Moira and Miss Tiffany stood on the deck of the magic airship.

Miss Tiffany held the bronze ram horns on the bow with both hands, looked at the other side of the clouds in the distance, and asked Moira curiously:

"Just to give you a clear explanation, I will accompany you on this magic airship to circle between Sun Island Bay and Plateau City. By the way...if Roy is not the governor of Pagisto Plateau, he has no power to help you like this, what would you do?"

Moira, standing on the deck, narrowed her eyes.

At this moment, she was like a night blade leopard squatting in the shadows.

"Tiffany, have you forgotten my profession? I am an assassin! My teacher told me that when I can't find the answer, I will find them one by one, and then ask them one by one, and someone will always tell me."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when Miss Tiffany heard Moira say this, she always felt a chill all over her body.

Miss Tiffany turned around, looked at Moira and asked:

"If...I mean, if Roy didn't intervene in this matter, would you really do this?"

"I would!"

Moira answered without hesitation.

"..."

Miss Tiffany didn't say anything.

This sweet, cute, introverted half-elf girl in front of her finally became like a thorny rose hidden in the shadows, blooming beautifully to the surroundings while also showing her sharp thorns...