The Witcher: Elemental Lords

Harley looked at Dolai and sighed inwardly. This guy really had a lot going on. Oh well, so what if he didn't take the blacksmith exam? He'd just work as long as he could. Since he was a wizard, he would definitely be playing around with high-end alchemy in the future. He wouldn't bother with the crude work of a blacksmith.

He turned his head, coughed, and spoke in a low, authoritative voice.

"Don't go running around these next few days. A big shot from the Orne family died, so they're definitely going to be investigating thoroughly. Don't let them find anything to use against you, or it won't be worth it when you end up in jail."

"Yes, Brother Ha!" everyone replied respectfully in unison.

These blacksmiths were all ordinary people, and Brother Ha held great authority. They all listened to and obeyed him.

Harley said a few words to Uncle Hong, then hurried into the street and headed towards the City Lord's mansion.

Watching Brother Ha's departing figure, Uncle Hong sighed, then said to everyone, "Alright, that's enough watching. Get back to work, and if you've got nothing to do, rest nearby. Be careful not to let anyone come looking for you."

The group dispersed with a bang, each going back to what they were doing.

After this incident, Dolai naturally didn't dare to meet Lily easily. The streets were full of people from both the police and military departments. If he were caught making a transaction at this time, it wouldn't be fun.

After getting off work, Dolai quietly made the signal for a transaction after finishing his business, and hurriedly returned to his room.

…

At this time, in a very ancient manor, in a lavishly decorated room, Police Inspector Moreno stood in the middle, his face as ugly as could be, attending to the big shots of the Orne family. Drops of sweat dripped from his forehead, and he appeared restless. A group of police chiefs around him were searching for any trace of clues.

Because the police department itself was under the jurisdiction of Vice City Lord Orne Howard, the position of police inspector was not held by a member of the Orne family to avoid suspicion, but most of the police chiefs and officers were.

The Orne family was involved in a wide range of businesses, including the mines, merchant caravans, metal, and medicinal herbs of Dumont City. At this moment, the third son, who was in charge of medicinal herbs, had died, and Vice City Lord Howard's mood could be imagined.

In addition to the police department, although people from the military department were also participating in the search, there were no military personnel in the manor. Instead, there were many people from the Ability Association, including Bichi, Tina, and several intermediate apprentices.

Although Bichi was a high-level wizard apprentice and usually considered himself superior, he still didn't dare to act presumptuously in the presence of the many level one swordsmen of the Orne family. He and Tina obediently checked the body.

The body had undoubtedly died from poisoning. As for what poison it was, it needed to be taken back for careful examination.

He raised his head and exchanged a glance with Tina.

Tina was also clueless at this time, because they had used many methods but still couldn't detect what poison it was.

Bichi gave her a look, and she knew what he meant. In terms of skill, she wasn't as proficient as Bichi. If Bichi couldn't do anything, she naturally couldn't either.

Tina raised her head and slowly walked to Howard, lowered her head, and said, "Grandpa, Uncle's poison is very rare. Neither of us knows what it is, so the body needs to be taken back for careful testing before we can be sure. However, we can be sure that it must have been done by someone on the inside, because only someone on the inside would be able to administer the poison so imperceptibly. Uncle is a level one transcendent, cultivating battle qi and having keen blood and qi. Only someone he doesn't guard against could easily succeed."

Howard didn't speak. His gloomy face and not-so-tall figure stood there, giving people the feeling of a volcano. The volcano hadn't erupted yet, but everyone knew what kind of power would be produced after it erupted. Therefore, the yard was quiet, and no one dared to speak.

After Tina spoke, Howard's thoughtful gaze suddenly focused and landed on Tina.

Tina's mental power shrank sharply, as if encountering some kind of natural enemy.

Howard glanced at Tina, then turned his head and looked at Bichi.

Bichi's spirits lifted, and he also lowered his head, not daring to look at the Vice City Lord, his heart filled with extreme vigilance.

Howard's expression was neither sad nor happy. No one knew what he was thinking or what he was going to do. They only felt that it was very oppressive here.

Howard lowered his head, seemingly thinking about something. After a long time, he turned and walked out of the room, heading outside. Only then did the surrounding people breathe a sigh of relief.

Tina looked at Bichi, then at Moreno, and said in a somewhat heavy tone, "My third uncle is dead. Please do your best. If you find anything, please notify us in time."

Moreno wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a slight smile, "Of course, of course. This is our police department's duty. I have already notified them to thoroughly investigate everyone in this residence and catch the murderer as soon as possible."

Someone on the inside did it, so it could only be someone from the residence or someone from the Orne family. How could he investigate that? How could he investigate a ghost? If he really investigated, would he still be alive? Moreno was groaning inwardly.

Bichi shook his head, "I'll do my best. This matter is not within my purview anyway." Howard left, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

His duty in the Ability Association was to be responsible for foreign affairs, mainly searching for traces of black wizards. Solving cases was not his business. If the third son of the Orne family hadn't been poisoned, he wouldn't have even come.

Tina looked at Bichi, a displeased expression on her face.

Bichi glanced at Tina, expressionless, "I can help you with the testing, but I can't help with anything else." After saying this, he turned and left with his men.

Tina was a little stunned, not expecting Bichi to let her down, and immediately hated him. But she couldn't do anything about it. She usually suppressed Bichi in the Ability Association, but now she was asking for his help, so it was no wonder he would put on a face.

…

For five consecutive days, the entire city was only allowed to enter and not allowed to leave. All large and small gangs and organizations hardly dared to show their faces, because it involved poison. All large and small pharmacies were thoroughly searched, and all kinds of illegal activities were found and a large number of people were punished.

The people of Dumont City were panicking, afraid of being targeted and arrested by the police.

As long as you entered the police department, no one came out without injuries, which was the biggest reason why ordinary people were afraid.

For five consecutive days, Dolai honestly went to work and didn't do anything. He didn't even dare to refine the materials for the Burning Hand. Every day he came back, he practiced the Cross Fist in the yard, and meditated at night, as honest as he could be.

He knew that the Ability Association was involved, and he was their object of observation. If he wasn't honest at this time, it would prove that something was wrong. If he was caught by the police again…

Dolai's face was a little gloomy.

On the morning of the fifth day, the city gates slowly opened. At this time, many people came upon hearing the news and headed out of the city. The city gate was very lively.

Five days had passed, and Dolai didn't know how things had developed, but he could imagine that they probably hadn't found anything.

If Cardia wanted to kill someone, and even specifically asked him to refine the colorless and odorless White Cicada Poison, then it must be foolproof. No matter who died, they were destined to die in vain.

The fact that they hadn't found anything so far after five days was an example.

Dolai also breathed a sigh of relief. He planned to work for two more days and then ask to leave to take a break. He needed to study the methods of a high-level wizard apprentice.

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Ability Association.

Bichi wore tightly wrapped clothes, covering his entire body. He held a test tube in his gloved hand, placed it in front of his eyes, and carefully examined it. After a moment, he looked at the transparent solution inside, his expression becoming a little strange.