The Divine Hunter

Gawain's house under the heavy guard.

In one day, the strongest forces in Nuocheng gathered.

The Witcher, the Big Three, and the Eternal Fire.

Nine people surrounded the bounty hunter and city councilor Sebastian who was tied up in the center.

Twenty daring children were driven into the classroom by Vesemir again, and the old man was going to give them an ideological education class.

...

"The day after Senator Sebastian was arrested, someone dropped a letter into the donation box in the temple..."

Chapelle mused, "This is no coincidence."

"Your Majesty," Lesso rubbed his bald head, "I guess you're just as unlucky as Cleaver and Francis, not being able to find the sender of the letter?"

"Master, I think it is necessary to give you some popular science. Novigrad is a city with a population of tens of thousands. There are at least a thousand believers who pass through the donation box on Temple Island every day. How can you find a way?"

"Okay, but obviously, Sebastian and the person who sent the letter are in the same group!" Serrit analyzed word by word,

"I even have a strong hunch that the sender of the letter is his back-up."

Several pairs of amber vertical pupils locked on the bloated fat face, capturing any change in expression,

"This fat man had expected it long ago and left an order to his accomplice. If he is accidentally caught by the witcher, his accomplice will immediately send this report letter and let the temple guards surround Gawain's house!"

"Arrest the witcher for child abuse! And he gets away!"

Under such a direct and strong question, Fatty's face was only blank, and he didn't even blink his eyes.

As if he didn't know anything about it.

"But you are destined to be disappointed!" Lambert pointed at the fat man's nose and spittle. "The witcher doesn't have any shameful deeds. I'm not afraid of you throwing dirty water!"

"You can only be a cocoon!"

"Masters, this is all speculation, and there is no conclusive evidence." Chapelle shook his head, wearing leather gloves with his cold palms and gently pressing the top of Fatty's head, as if he was examining a corpse.

"But so many eyes in the orphanage saw his crime, hiring someone to kidnap a girl, and the crime of smuggling people is inescapable. The hemp ropes on the gallows have been tied, just waiting for him to come! Of course, This lawless Jurgen doesn't even want to be spared."

"When I go back and check the wanted list, there may be a portrait of him in it!"

"Hmm..." Fatty and the bounty hunter looked horrified, and two worms rolled on the ground.

"Member Sebastian, do it now! What is the reason for framing the witcher?!" Chapelle asked, "How did they offend your Excellency?!"

"To be honest, you can die faster and suffer less!"

"Even a death sentence commuted to exile!"

The fat man shook his head frantically, his snot and tears wading across his bloated face, his expression full of pleading.

"It's useless, Your Excellency Chapelle, this guy doesn't eat hard or soft." Oakes shook his head, "We have used magic methods and regular torture, but unfortunately he always puts out that set of rhetoric - a certain girl in the orphanage. She looks like her dead daughter!"

"What if what he said was true?"

"No..." Leto shook his head, "My gut tells me he's lying, he's hiding."

"This intuition has saved my life countless times."

"Then why don't I try it?" Chapelle rubbed the Lamia whip around his waist, his eyes narrowed into a slit, like a poisonous snake staring at its prey.

"I've been a sheriff for ten years, and I've met a lot of stubborn people, but no one can stand under me for half an hour."

"I'm quite disappointed." He gave the fat man a cruel smile, "Maybe Your Excellency Sebastian can set a new record and surprise me?"

Lambert opened his mouth to say something.

The collector took his hand.

"I fully believe in His Excellency Chapelle's methods, and I think that there will be a turnaround for him to torture things!"

All the witchers present who knew the collector's real identity gave him a surprised look.

Live to the hell?

The shapeshifter actually praised the culprit who had hunted him down for most of his life, the commander of the Eternal Fire.

However, what surprised them even more was that the sheriff Chapelle and the collector looked at each other and nodded to each other.

There seemed to be some kind of unspoken understanding between the two.

"Then it's settled!" the collector said, "Let His Excellency Chapelle torture Sebastian!"

"I need a quiet environment..." the sheriff said with a smile, "a closed room with no one, just me and him."

...

Chapelle's torture was faster than everyone expected.

Results in half an hour. He pulled the unconscious fat man out of the toilet, and whispered a few words to the priestess, who immediately took some temple guards and left Gawain's house and got into the alder bush.

"Your Majesty, did you ask what the name is?"

The butcher rubbed his hands together and asked uncontrollably,

"Finally lived up to expectations," Chapelle breathed a sigh of relief and showed a smile, "This guy has explained everything he can explain."

The witchers were even more surprised. How could a sheriff, a mere mortal, make a guy whose Axi Sign is invalid to tell the truth?

"I have to thank the masters for catching this guy," he said earnestly. "Sebastian is ostensibly a tailor shop owner, a city councillor with a dead daughter in his heart."

"His actual identity is not simple, and even threatens the entire glorious system of Novigrad!"

What is the honor system of Nuocheng?

The people present were either over 500-year-old elites, or they were overlords, and they quickly got the answer when their minds turned around.

Novigrad is located in the territory of Redania, but it is equivalent to a country within a country. It is not controlled by Redania. It relies on a natural giant port to conduct freight business with all northern countries and even the Skellige Islands. .

With free and prosperous trade, the entire city was the richest place in the North.

Undoubtedly, the four most powerful nations in the north, Redania, Kaedwen, Temeria, and Aedirn, all covet the amazing wealth contained in the city of Noah.

But the four kings were worried that the city administrators would come to a dead end, destroying the port, burning the fleet, and robbing the treasury, so they did not dare to take strong measures and attack the city recklessly.

Let it be a free city.

Leto exchanged glances with several of his companions, remembering the process of interrogating Sebastian at the beginning.

Fatty's willpower and endurance are beyond the realm of ordinary people, making the seal invalid.

"Is he a staff member of a national intelligence service?"

Chapelle smiled and said nothing.

"Be patient, everyone, within an hour, Kai'Sa will bring back the evidence, and then the truth will be revealed. Besides—" The sheriff suddenly smiled apologetically at several people,

"Your Excellency the Collector, Master Witcher, I deeply apologize for my foolishness to believe in slander."

"We accept your apology." Leto said, "I hope there won't be another time. Take the risk of leading so many soldiers to surround Gawain's house and scare our children."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid it will lead to irreparable bitter consequences."

"I was reckless. In fact, the main purpose of my trip was to find out what kind of person the master witcher was."

His eyes slowly swept across the crowd, and the originally cold and frightening face became full of vitality.

"A pervert who is ruthless and ruthless, and who uses orphans to carry out cruel experiments.

Or is it the same as what it looks like, selflessly giving to this group of poor homeless children, caring and considerate kind people? "

"Then what conclusion do you have?" Leto asked.

"Hi... My conclusion is that several masters are people who can cooperate and are worthy of cooperation." Chapelle paused, "The last time was the peace signed by the witcher, the collector, the butcher, and the beggar king. protocol."

"Can you add another name?"

"As long as everyone present, don't do anything that harms the world and abide by the legal system of Nuocheng."

"Then the eternal fire is also willing to coexist peacefully with you, and the well water will not violate the river water!"

"That's right!" The butcher's hairy face instantly flushed with purplish red, "Nuocheng needs peace to develop, and he fights and kills all day long, killing people all day long, and sooner or later he will be killed by others. I'll take my stand first, I agree!"

"I have a question," the beggar king rubbed the golden seal ring with his left index finger counterclockwise, "Your Excellency Chapelle, I remember correctly, you have hated inhuman races for a long time, treating dwarves, half-blood elves, gnomes, law enforcement Attitudes are much harsher than ordinary people."

"In the presence of both a witcher and a dwarf, you actually chose to unite and sign a peace agreement?"

"Am I out of my mind?"

"People always change and grow..." Chapelle smiled happily, his metallic pupils locked on the collector Olof Beard, "Just like the collector, I was not extremely disgusted with inhuman races before."

"But not long ago, your attitude towards the inhuman races in the territory changed suddenly. You also began to accept them and prohibit all discrimination."

Olof smiled at the sheriff, with a faint feeling of sympathy.

The latter continued, "And I'm just a mortal person, unlike a warlock who can master mind reading, know people and faces but not minds. When interacting with people, you must look inside and have to be tested."

"Your Excellency Francis and Clifford, worried that the orphans will be poisoned, are willing to break with a few masters, and come to the door to ask the guilt, they can be regarded as people with principles."

The Beggar King's face was expressionless, and he did not swallow his flattery.

The sudden change in the position of the Eternal Fire Sheriff seemed strange to him.

But reaching a peace agreement is beneficial to him without any harm, and he will naturally not refute it.

"And the dedication of several masters for the orphans has been verified many times, not to mention more." Chapelle continued,

"What Nuocheng needs are people who are inclusive, abide by the principles, and have a goodwill in their hearts!"

"In this way, we can prosper, and we can continue to live a good life!"

Leto, Oaks, Lambert, Aiden, and Vesemir exchanged glances.

"We need to think about it."

"Just think about it. If there is a result, then the day after tomorrow, how about we meet at the Spear Cave and formally sign the agreement?"

The witcher nodded.

"Your Majesty, we still have a question. Can the Gawain House continue to adopt orphans after today?"

"Of course, as long as the rules allow. For you law-abiding citizens, there are naturally no restrictions."

It was very strange that in Gawain's house, the originally tense atmosphere was suddenly resolved, and everyone discussed calmly and friendly.

But there was a tinge of urgency in all but the sheriff, who were waiting for the final answer.

Soon, an hour passed.

The priestess and temple guards return to Gawain's house.

And brought the fourth letter, the result of the sheriff's torture - the harvest of the secret location.

"Sebastian's accomplices have been taken to prison."

"And this letter is enough to answer all doubts."

He took it apart in front of everyone.

This is no longer a letter to blame the witcher—

"Your honor, Dijkstra:

The situation in Nuocheng has changed a lot recently, so the mission you have explained is progressing slowly.

A few months ago, I had reached a preliminary agreement with Alphonse Willy, one of the four giants of Nuocheng, and he would become the secret son of the Lord in Nuocheng.

But the situation changed suddenly, and five witchers suddenly entered the game, and they started to kill, killing Alphonse Willie's family, and the partner was unfortunately killed.

They quickly reconciled with the remaining three giants: Cliff the Butcher, Francis the Beggar, and Olof the Collector.

The three giants persuaded Eternal Fire to divide up the old Willy's estate with the force of lightning.

The current sheriff of Eternal Fire, Shapele, is afraid of the witcher's force, and at the same time, he is greedy for profit. Not only does not combat his rampant arrogance, but instead covers up the ending for him, which is really disgusting.

After that, the witcher was bought by two shops in the area to live in a corner.

By the way, he attracted a famous poet Dandelion to write plays for them to improve their reputation.

Originally, I thought that the change would end here, and the situation in Nuocheng would stabilize.

So the energy turns to the collector Olof, trying to convince him to enter into a partnership with you with his three-inch tongue.

Join hands with me to clear the obstacles until His Majesty Wizmir will take over the city.

But I spent a lot of time investigating his interests.

But unexpectedly found that the giant began to befriend the witcher. To be precise, he was brainwashed by the witcher.

He actually changed his mind and forbade his subordinates to bully and discriminate against non-human races-many elf hybrids, dwarves, and dream-seekers who played magic moved to the collectors' territory one after another.

So changeable, there must be some kind of unknowable inside story, the unknown means a huge crisis. So unfortunately, he had to be excluded from the inspection list.

I reflect deeply.

The reason why the action fails one after another.

The biggest reason is that this group of witchers who suddenly appeared and played cards erratically.

They brought great variables to the situation in Nuocheng, like ferocious and greedy pikes, stirring up the calm waters into turbulent currents.

Makes me unable to start.

I thought about wooing them.

But witchers have never interfered in politics, not to mention that they include the wolf faction, known for its neutrality, and the cat faction, which specializes in cultivating lunatics.

Furthermore, Kaedwen in the east held a tragic tournament many years ago, which almost killed the northern witchers.

Many of the survivors hated all the official organizations in the north.

To win them over, the risks of exposure far outweigh the benefits.

So for the plan to go smoothly...the variables must be uprooted first.

Not long ago, I accidentally discovered that they were working with collectors to run an orphanage on the outskirts of Nuocheng.

This is our compulsory course - traditionally, witchers will use children to carry out 'evil' mutation experiments and torture their physiques, and six or seven of them will not survive.

Just bring back one of them, intimidate and lure him, and make him point out the brutality of the witcher at the city council.

It can be left untouched.

In addition, I also tried to imply that the Beggar King and the Butcher, the two giants have had a feud with the witchers, and even secretly sent people to monitor them.

I also have a backhand on the eternal fire side, trying to be foolproof.

The people I hired have been on the move for quite some time, and soon the witcher will be shit!

Then, the next time you win the target, you can be sure of it!

Please wait for good news.

Your most faithful servant, Sebastian de Freitas

March 1, 1262"

...

"Hi... Vizmir, II?" Serret's eyelids jumped, "So, this Sebastian is a spy for Redania."

"If it's a fake replacement..."

"This Dijkstra may be a big man in the intelligence department."

"This is God's will. Several masters inadvertently sabotaged his conspiracy twice in a row, so he was so angry that he framed you all."

The witchers looked at each other, dumbfounded.

Why did he offend the spy of Redania inexplicably? !

But leave him alone!

The witchers' faces sank, and they dared to attack the orphanage.

The emperor has to pay the price!

Chapelle didn't see a bit of surprise on his face, as if he didn't care about his disgusting behavior described in the letter, he continued,

"Playing tricks and tricks, sowing discord and framing, is in line with the spy's style."

"For a long time, the four northern countries have been sending 'mouse' to Nuocheng, but most of them are hidden in the corners of the shadows. Sebastian and his accomplices are just the tip of the iceberg that was accidentally exposed."

"Obviously, he picked the wrong opponent and messed with someone who shouldn't be messed with!"

The fat man who was lying on the ground with a dying breath looked ashen and dejected.

A face of resignation.

The beggar king pondered, "For us, no matter which country's spies are, they are foreign invaders, trying to embezzle the property of the people of Nuocheng and destroy the current stability!"

"Sabotage our business."

Chapelle nodded, "So the local forces in Nuocheng should unite and uproot this group of illegal invaders... um...!"

"No matter who your Excellency is in the future, anyone who finds a suspected spy can come to the temple to contact me."

Chapelle paused, "Of course, in return, if you have some problems that you can't solve, I'm willing to help!"

"Let's talk about it today, and see you at the Spear Cave the day after tomorrow. I'll take these two guys away!"

...

Until the hundreds of people who surrounded the orphanage were withdrawn, the witcher was in a dream.

During the day, the situation changed repeatedly.

With their rich life experience, this is rarely the case.

"Does it feel a little strange?" The collector asked with a smile, the whole person seemed extremely relaxed, as if he had unloaded a huge rock in his heart.

"Yes, especially Chapelle's attitude." Leto said, "Sheriff of Eternal Fire, seems to be too gentle with us."

"Actually, his purpose at the beginning was to seek cooperation. The pretense is just to reconfirm your character and see if you are trustworthy." The collector said, "You have principles and reason, which is exactly what he wants to cooperate with. "

"Also, Chapelle is no ordinary sheriff."

"What do you say?" Vesemir stroked his beard.

"The witcher still can't ask Sebastian's secret, how can the sheriff be a mortal? He has only one way."

"What do you mean?" Oaks and Lesso, who had participated in the torture at the beginning, were thoughtful.

"My way."

"Copy Sebastian's memory?!" Oaks was shocked.

"Chappelle is no longer the original Chappelle, so when you killed Alphonse Willie, he chose to settle down! Let go of you."

"It is also better for him to take the opportunity to win over the Big Three. There is no doubt that the drama giants prefer his style of sheriff."

The collector analyzed it, and suddenly laughed happily,

"I have already felt that he is my kind. He is a shapeshifter who is hidden very deeply and is more powerful than me!"