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  Different from the dilapidated and rancid beggar's lair, the Black Lake District, as the aristocratic district of Neverwinter, seems to be in normal condition. Apart from the large number of soldiers patrolling the streets, there seems to be nothing special about it. Even the pedestrians on the street looked very calm, as if the plague that was raging in Neverwinter had nothing to do with them.

  When Duanmuhuai and his party came to the security station, they heard angry roars as soon as they stepped into the gate.

"You have no idea what happened to me! Those nasty robbers! Thieves! They broke into my house, beat my guard black and blue, and then took everything from me. All the cabinets, boxes and even my bookshelves The treasures on the road were all looted by those hateful robbers! If I hadn’t chosen to beg for mercy, I’m afraid I would have been murdered! This is what you call law and order? How do you take this responsibility!?”

   Duanmu Huai followed the prestige, and then saw a luxuriously dressed man standing in front of the table, staring at the sheriff behind him, who had a helpless expression on his face.

   "I'm sorry, I will send more people to increase the patrol strength..."

   "But what was taken from me will never come back!"

   "This...we will try to find..."

   "I told you everything..."

  Looking at the man who was arguing angrily with the sheriff, Emilia also said in a low voice.

   "That is Mr. Hogg, it seems that he is really angry."

   "Ah, hello, Miss Amelia."

  The sheriff seemed to have had enough of Hogg's endless complaints and anger, so when he saw Amelia and the others, his eyes lit up and he stood up hastily.

   "Welcome to the Black Lake District, may I help you with anything?"

   "We have something to ask Mr. Hogg for advice."

   "Ask for advice?"

  Hearing what Emilia said, Hogg glared at her angrily.

"Ask me! My house was turned upside down by those damned thieves, and you knights and guards are nothing! Tell you, no matter what you want to do, unless you compensate me for the loss, otherwise... "

  However, before Hogg finished speaking, suddenly, a big hand stretched out from Emilia's side, grabbed Hogg's neck, and grabbed him directly.

   "Woo...uh..."

   "It seems that you don't understand your situation, Mr. Hogg."

   Duanmuhuai strode out, staring at Hogg who was grabbed by his neck.

"We suspect that you have something to do with the plague that is currently raging in Neverwinter, that's why we came here... Oh, to put it bluntly, it's to ask for advice, but to put it bluntly, it's an interrogation. If you can't give us a satisfactory answer, then I promise to let you Experience the interrogation skills of the Tribunal. At that time, it is up to you not to talk."

   "Woo...uh...help..."

  At this moment, Hogg's complexion was pale, and he desperately tried to open Duanmuhuai's iron-like palm with both hands, but it was in vain. Seeing this scene, the magistrate also shuddered, and then seemed to think of something.

   "Ah, I'm addicted to smoking. I'm sorry, but I can't smoke in front of ladies. Then I will leave for a while, Miss Amelia, please do what you want."

   After saying this, before Emilia could respond, the sheriff quickly ran out of the room, and closed the door intimately.

   Duanmuhuai just glanced at the door, and then let go.

"boom."

  The next moment, the blue-faced Hogg fell to the ground just like that. He stretched out his hand to cover his neck, and gasped for breath with his mouth wide open.

   "You, how dare you..."

   "Huh——!"

  The Thunder Hammer whizzed past Hogg's scalp, and the sharp air current made Hogg subconsciously shrank his head, his legs went limp, and he didn't dare to speak.

   "...well, what do you want to know?"

   "Your Hogg family has a warehouse in Beggar's Nest, right?"

   "Yes, but that was a long time ago."

  Hogg gritted his teeth.

"That was the first warehouse that our ancestors bought when they first came to Neverwinter when they were doing business, so it has been kept until now as a souvenir. Besides, places like the Beggar's Nest have nothing to do with us now. gone."

   "That is to say, that warehouse has always been vacant?"

   "Of course, it was fine in the past, who dares to put the goods in the beggar's nest now? Isn't that waiting to be stolen every minute?"

   Speaking of this, Hogg looked at Duanmuhuai in front of him, and swallowed his saliva. He is not a fool, he also heard what Duanmuhuai said just now.

"You, what do you want to say? Let me tell you, I have nothing to do with that warehouse. I have never been to a place like a beggar's nest since I was born! Besides, the warehouse has now been transferred to someone else. No matter what happens, it has nothing to do with me!"

   "To whom?"

   "Master Duzel, he said that a warehouse is needed to treat patients. Anyway, that warehouse is idle, so I agreed."

   "Master Duzel talked to you directly?"

"this………"

   Facing Duanmuhuai's question, Hogg looked embarrassed, and it seemed that he was not easy to say.

   "Boom!"

   There was a loud bang.

   It wasn't until a moment later that Hogg realized that the war hammer was hitting his hand at this moment, less than one centimeter away from his finger! Even now, his fingers were numb from the sudden shock wave, as if they didn't exist.

   "Next time, it will be fingers."

   "I, I say!"

   At this moment, Hogg was really scared to pee, the hammer was really going to hit his palm directly, even a priest couldn't cure it!

   "Yes, it's Lord Deszel!"

   "Deszel?"

"Yes, Master Deszel came to me personally and said that Master Duzel wanted to treat patients in the Beggar's Nest and needed a place. He hoped that the warehouse could be used as a place to treat patients, so I agreed... ..."

   "Why Deszel? Shouldn't it be Erebes or Vanswick who has something to do with the plague?"

"how could I know!"

   Facing Duanmuhuai's questioning, Hogg almost cried.

"I just wanted to be able to sell the favor of the Church of Heim and Master Duzel! Besides, the warehouse was useless in the first place, so I just stamped it and changed hands! That's it! I really don't have anything else Know!"

"…………very good."

   Duanmu Huai put away the war hammer.

"let's go."

   After saying this, Duanmuhuai turned around and left the room, and Amelia also hurriedly chased him out.

   "Please wait a moment, Mr. Duanmuhuai, what you did just now was really inappropriate, threatening innocent civilians like that..."

  However, before Emilia finished speaking, Duanmuhuai turned his head and interrupted her.

"I understand your thoughts, Miss Amelia, you are a paladin of Tyre, and you have your code of conduct. But our Tribunal also has our code of conduct. For the Tribunal, protecting human beings is always First and foremost, we do not fight for justice, let alone gods, we only fight for human beings. Therefore, for the Tribunal, as long as the goal can be achieved, we don't care about the means."

   "... Protecting human beings is not against justice, right?"

   "Hehe, you will know when the time comes."

  Faced with Amelia's doubtful inquiry, Duanmuhuai just chuckled.

   "But it's very interesting. I want to see how this guy Deszel plans to explain it this time."

  In fact, Deszel's explanation is very simple and clear.

   "I did it."

  Looking at Emilia and the others in front of him, Deszel was still arrogant.

"At that time, Master Duzel was struggling with no place to treat patients. I happened to know that the Hogg family had an unused warehouse in the Beggar's Nest, so I came forward to find Mr. Hogg and asked him to lend us the warehouse. And Hogg The gentleman is also very generous, and directly transferred the warehouse to the name of Master Duzel."

   "But Ms. Erebus doesn't seem to know about it?"

"snort."

   Facing Emilia's questioning, Deszel snorted softly.

   "She has been busy contacting Waterdeep City to find a cure for the plague. I don't think there is any need to disturb her with such trivial matters."

   While staring at Deszel, Duanmu Huai also spoke at this moment.

   "So, you want to say that you know nothing about the secret room under the warehouse and the plague mutants inside?"

   "Exactly."

"Very well, you don't know, or you don't want to say it... I don't care about it, but I think after the interrogation by the trial court, you will confide in the truth... I haven't used the judge's torture for a long time. Skill."

  Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai spoke with a murderous look, and he was like a beast ready to go, while Deszel snorted softly.

   "It seems that you have a deep prejudice against the Temple of Helm, but unfortunately, without evidence, you can't do anything to me."

   "Exactly, I'm very sorry, Mr. Duanmu."

   At this time, Erebes also stood up.

   "Deszel is someone the lord trusts very much. If you do something to him, it will be an enemy of Neverwinter..."

"cut."

  Hearing this, Duanmuhuai clicked his tongue, and the murderous look disappeared.

   "To actually trust the disciples of Haim, it seems that the lord is also an senile dementia."

   "Sorry to bother you."

   At this moment, Van Swick, who had been listening silently, suddenly spoke.

   "I am actually responsible for this matter."

   "Fanswick?"

   Seeing his subordinates and lover speak suddenly, Erebes was also taken aback and looked at him in surprise.

   "Actually, Deszel did talk to me about this at the beginning, and I also handled the program..."

   "Why didn't you tell me???"

   Looking at Van Swick, Erebeth looked a little surprised, while Van Swick lowered his head.

   "Sorry, Erebes, there were too many things to be busy at that time, so I forgot..."

   "That's it... I'm sorry, I made you take too much responsibility at that time."

  Hearing Van Swick's answer, Erebeth's eyes softened a lot.

  But Duanmu Huai was very upset.

   "So, you know the situation, but you still want to see us take this trip? Do you think we are monkeys?"

   "I'm really sorry, I just think it's hard to believe it just by talking..."

   "Let's stop here."

  Erebes interrupted her words forcibly, then she sighed and looked at Emilia.

"Master Duzel's disappearance is indeed a worrying thing. As a highly respected archdruid in Neverwinter, we also need to know about his situation. I will leave this matter to you, Amy. Leah, go find Master Duzel and find out about him."

"yes……"

  Running in vain also made Emilia a little frustrated. She accepted Erebes' instructions dejectedly, and then left the temple.

   "Are we leaving Neverwinter?"

  Luo Qixi held the staff a little uneasy and asked.

   "Hmm... I'm afraid we are going to investigate the whereabouts of Master Duzel..."

   "Of course we need to investigate that, but we can't let go of the matter about Deszel."

   "Mr. Duanmu."

  Hearing this, Emilia finally couldn't help but opened her mouth to refute.

   "You have no evidence for Deszel's suspicion, it's just speculation!"

   "That's why we need to find evidence."

   "But... what if there is no such evidence at all? I know you have prejudices against Helm believers..."

   "Hehe, guess why I have a prejudice against them?"

"this………"

   "Seeing cultists, isn't your first reaction that these **** are planning to make trouble? Are you prejudiced against cultists?"

   "No, but Helm believers are not cultists..."

   Facing Duanmuhuai's answer, Emilia was speechless.

"Maybe you and the gods you believe in think so, but the trial court doesn't think so. To be honest, we think Helm believers are more dangerous than those demon worshipers—after all, everyone knows to avoid demon worshipers, but But no one will be careful about the Haim believers behind them."

   I don't know why, but Emilia thinks it makes sense.

   "... Then how do you plan to investigate?"

  In the end, Emilia chose to raise her hands and surrender.

   "It's very simple. Didn't he say that he is the commander of Fortress Helm, and he came to Neverwinter after the outbreak of the plague?"

"Yes."

  Emilia nodded.

"Mr. Deszel is the commander of Helm Fortress, which is why Lord Nasher has so much trust in him. After learning that a plague broke out in Neverwinter, he brought several Helm followers back to Neverwinter Winterfell, assist in the healing of the plague."

   "But I see that those believers seem to have nothing else to do except wandering in the street all day long. The priests on Tyre's side are almost overworked."

"Well………"

  Emilia had to admit that what Duan Muhuai said was correct, the main thing those Priests of Haim did was to appease people on the street and calm everyone down. Although this is also very important, but...

   "Could you be planning to interrogate those followers of Helm?"

   "Of course not, I'm not that stupid to startle the snake."

   Duanmuhuai shook his head, but his answer stunned Amelia.

   "Let's go directly to Heim Fortress!"