The Iron Ship Island of the Great Voyage

Occam, the deputy chief constable led by Philip, came to the college in person and arrested Raymond in the library on suspicion of murdering a high-ranking noble.

The cramped interrogation room made of steel was cold and damp.

The walls are covered with all kinds of horrific instruments of torture, which makes people feel extremely stressed unconsciously when they see them.

In front of the interrogation table,

Raymond was sitting across from a middle-aged fat man.

As a territorial baron, he has not yet suffered any form of forced confession, nor has he "enjoyed" shackles and iron chairs.

For a long time,

Only then did Raymond figure out who the pudgy Occam with the mustache in front of him was.

It turns out that he is not just the deputy chief constable under Philip,

In terms of seniority, he is also Feren's uncle.

The Clive family to which Phelan belongs has served as the finance minister of the Philip Territory for several terms. Their family power is deeply rooted and intertwined with the interests of the established nobles in the territory.

It can be said that the Clive family represents the largest old aristocratic group in Philip's territory.

This time, Fearon's unexpected death had a great impact.

Although he is only the second son of the Clive family, his mother is the eldest daughter of the Rodney family, another long-established noble family led by Philip.

Faerun has always been the link between the interests of the two families. His death broke many potential balances of power in the territory.

"Classmate Raymond, we hope you can honestly explain where you were and what you did during the trial the day before yesterday?"

"I am a territorial baron. You have no right to restrict my freedom until there is no conclusive evidence that I killed someone."

Raymond was a little unhappy. This guy had been asking him repeatedly for more than half an hour.

Moreover, his motives are very sinister, and he always tries to find ways to set traps for himself.

As the second-in-command of the Public Security Department, it was unusual for Ockham to personally interrogate prisoners, which showed the seriousness of this incident.

"No, this is not a restriction on your freedom, but a routine inquiry."

He shook his head and said: "You have to be clear... If you were not Mr. Aldrich's disciple, we would not just ask as simple as now... Your status as a baron is nothing in my eyes.

"

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, if we investigate clearly and Phelan really died in your hands, even Mr. Aldrich can't change anything. After all, the Philip Territory is due to strict laws.

Only the system can achieve its current prosperity... No matter who commits a crime, he must be punished by law!"

Raymond was a little impatient, "I've said it many times, Ferran's death has nothing to do with me."

Ockham said: "First of all, there are witnesses who can prove that Feren was indeed bewitched by others and wanted to teach you a lesson through Ruth and Taylor. However, now Ruth and Taylor are dead... What do you have to say about this?

Do you want to explain?"

"A lesson? Haha..."

Hearing this, Raymond narrowed his eyes and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This guy just said "he was bewitched" and wanted to clear up the fact that he hired a murderer to kill someone. He was really like an old fox.

The body had been thrown into the sea, and the traces had been carefully cleaned up. Naturally, Raymond would not admit it, and asked instead: "There are so many people who died in the trial, are they all related to me?"

Occam turned to ask: "So, Mr. Raymond, is he a swordsman-type extraordinary person?"

"yes."

Raymond didn't deny it either. He felt he couldn't hide it.

After saying that, he asked again: "There are so many people in the academy who use swords. Your Excellency, you don't think that it was me who died under the sword, right?"

Occam said calmly: "I retrieved the straw mat you used at the academy's training ground and passed trace identification... Whether it's the habit of using the knife, the strength, the angle, or the style of sword fighting... you left on the straw mat

The sword marks on his body are completely consistent with those on Faerun’s body, what’s your explanation?”

Sure enough, I went to fetch the sword target. It was really thoughtful!

"Sword moves are easy to imitate, right? This kind of thing is not difficult for extraordinary people at all. Especially for swordsman masters, it is not easy to imitate the marks of wounds..."

Raymond had already guessed that he would tell the story about the marks on the sword target, so there wasn't much surprise.

But what puzzled him was...if it were just these pieces of evidence, he would at best be regarded as a suspect, and there would be no way to convict him.

What on earth do the people behind the scenes want to do so much?

Occam added: "We have definite witness. We saw that you ran to the 'war zone' during the trial. Can you explain what happened?"

Raymond raised his eyelids and did not deny it. No matter how careful he was, there was a high chance of being witnessed.

"I said I happened to go the wrong way, do you believe me? You don't think I knew the internal routes of the ship island early on, and went all the way to kill Faerun, right? It's not like I..."

He sneered and swallowed the word "prophet" in his mouth.

"According to all available evidence, you are the biggest suspect in the murder of Feren."

Occam snorted coldly, always showing a sly and cunning demeanor, and said: "Unfortunately, you did not cooperate with our investigation. Therefore, according to the territorial laws, our General Security Department has the right to mentally torture you..."

"What do you mean?!"

After hearing this, Raymond's expression finally changed.

If there was really a psychic interrogator involved, wouldn't his secret be exposed?

Now Raymond not only has his own secrets in his mind, he is even involved in the top-secret plans of Archduke Philip and the vampire boss.

This Occam really wants to use mental magic to interrogate him, but the consequences may be unpredictable.

"You don't have to take any chances. We will do the same even if Mr. Aldrich comes."

Ockham tapped his fingers on the interrogation table and sneered: "Since you are innocent, I think he must also agree with this method to clear your name."

Raymond's face was gloomy, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Is it possible to break in by force? This security office is heavily guarded, and it is impossible to break in by force! Even Occam, the short fat man, is also an extraordinary person with extraordinary strength!

In the game, there was once a rich player who committed a crime in his territory and was imprisoned in the security department. He posted a reward on the forum and called for people to rob the prison...

The result can be imagined...the jailbreaking players were beaten up by the guards of the Public Security Department and were taught a new lesson...especially Occam, who looked like he was drunk and drunk, suddenly showed his domineering attitude, and even more

It beat the shit out of all the high-level players.

If you really want to resist, you have no chance of winning!

Is it possible to be captured without mercy?

Raymond's face looked very ugly.

When Occam saw this, he was even more certain that Raymond was the real murderer of Faerun!

But just when Wang Feng was in crisis,

There was a sudden knock on the door outside the interrogation room, and then a burly, dark-faced middle-aged man walked in.

Occam frowned when he saw the person coming.

Although he was reluctant, he still stood up and said hello: "Mr. President, why are you here?"

The person who came was none other than the territory’s Chief Sheriff, Barton Nelson.

Barton entered the room and saw that there was no sign that Raymond had been tortured to extract a confession. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Classmate Raymond, right? You can go back first..."

As soon as he said these words, a flash of confusion flashed in Ockham's eyes, and he interrupted: "Mr. Chief, is this against the rules? His current crime is to murder a high-ranking noble, and he is just let go?"

Raymond looked at the atmosphere between the two people and roughly guessed that the first and second leaders of the Public Security Department didn't seem to be getting along well.

Barton said expressionlessly: "Someone has provided guarantee, and he is now on bail."

Ockham said with a look of anticipation: "Now both the Clive family and the Rodney family are demanding severe punishment of the murderer. Even if Princess Eileen wants to intervene, I'm afraid she has to do it in accordance with the law?"

He had long heard that Princess Eileen had a good personal relationship with this boy, and he also expected that she would come to act as guarantee.

Barton said calmly: "No! It's not just the princess of Eileen, it's also the meaning of the lord."

"Lord Lord?"

Occam was a little surprised. This boy's energy could actually make the Duke come forward? Could it be that the little girl Eileen knew that something was wrong and was begging?

Even so, he did not relent, and said with a faint threatening tone: "If I just let the suspect out like this, I'm afraid it will cause the senators to convene a parliamentary vote..."

In fact, over the years, differences have gradually emerged among the established nobles in Philip's territory.

Since the collapse of the former Tianlan Kingdom, the Philip Territory has not sworn allegiance to the new king. Because of this, the Salo regime has restricted the development of the Philip Territory at every turn, which has also caused a huge impact on the interests of many established nobles in the territory.

Especially in the past few years, after the new king's regime became stable, this kind of conflict gradually became apparent, and the old nobles under Philip's leadership also complained quite a bit.

Therefore, the forces in the territory were roughly divided into two factions. The old nobles headed by the Clive family and the Rodney family tended to be loyal to the "peace-seeking faction" surnamed Wang, and there was the "peace-seeking faction" headed by Lord Philip who always expressed independence.

"Hardliner".

The system of Philippe was a bit like the republican system of ancient Rome in the previous life. Most matters were not resolved by Archduke Philip personally, but were decided by the parliament of these noble senators.

The Clive family and the Rodney family represent the interests of the vast majority of the "peace-seeking" senators and are very dominant in Parliament. Although Archduke Philip has the autocratic power to veto, most of the time, the parliamentary senators do not pass the resolutions.

The lord will not force the passage of the bill.

Otherwise, this will directly aggravate the resistance of the major established forces in the territory and directly cause turmoil in the entire territory.

This system has been passed down for hundreds of years and is the biggest foundation for Philip's territory to be prosperous today. Even if Archduke Philip is the lord, he will never change it easily.

Barton seemed to have been prepared and said: "Someone has already sent a message to the parliament. Just do as you are told."

"What? The lord is ready to exercise his veto power?"

Occam didn't expect that the lord would be so tough for such a boy this time.

After pondering for a long time, he made a concession and said in a deep voice: "Okay! I can release him. I hope you can think of how our Public Security Department can withstand the anger of several big families!"

After he finished speaking, he slammed the door angrily and left.

...

At this time, only Raymond and Barton were left in the interrogation room.

Raymond probably understood something after hearing it, and vaguely felt that this incident seemed to be involved in a dispute between territorial factions.

Barton still had a majestic expression and said, "You can leave."

"Thanks."

Raymond stood up, thanked him, turned around and prepared to leave.

Barton nodded.

He stared at Raymond's bald head, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and finally added: "As a father, I should also say thank you. Thank you for saving my daughter during the trial.

Life."

Raymond was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.

The Chief Sheriff in front of me seems to be Judy's father?

"Huh? How did Judy know that I saved her?" Raymond was a little confused. When he went back to open the treasure box, he saw the fainted Judy lying alone among the corpses, so he carried her and hid her.

Got to a safe place.

Could it be that she was already awake at that time?

Seeing that Raymond walked out of the security office safely, the crow that had been standing outside the window for a long time fluttered its wings and flew away.