The Last Dark King

Rhodes was stunned.

"He is an enemy...can't he be killed?"

Lauren's gray eyes studied him, as if trying to distinguish the truth from falsehood in his words.

"He is the most important clue in the Red Rock Village religious case, and he is also the only member of the Pollution Sect that we have in our hands. We have a lot of information to get from him, and you also need him to be a witness. He cannot die."

Rhodes' heart suddenly sank.

He didn't think that much at all. He couldn't find the spiritual lock that Lauren was talking about, and his first reaction when he found his true body was to shoot.

Unexpectedly, he was actually shot to death.

In this way, his suspicion not only did not lessen, but became more serious, because he had the intention of trying to silence him and destroy the evidence.

"Can't you interrogate the soul? He just died not long ago. Maybe you can use channeling or something..."

In the middle of speaking, Rhodes suddenly closed his mouth.

It's possible that Bas's soul is here.

Lauren also shook her head slightly: "Special review is not omnipotent. Even if we use the most extreme means, we can only obtain part of the information. It usually needs to be deciphered and interpreted. The soul is not as simple as you think. It is not a book. You can read it as you please and..."

He glanced at Bas's body and frowned slightly.

"His spirit completely dissipated... so quickly. Is it because of corruption or a way to pollute the believers?"

Rhodes became nervous. "Soul Devouring" was taboo. If he was discovered, he would be doomed.

But Lauren didn't seem suspicious of him and didn't mention the visions.

He put down the iron rod pointed at Rhodes, rubbed his chin, and said:

"This thing should be an accident. It's not your fault, it's my fault. I didn't expect that you could find his true identity. He used the ancient soul talisman of Sigeles. It's difficult for non-professional investigators to find him." I found it in a short time, and I originally wanted to push him into a corner little by little and force him to reveal more information.”

He sighed slightly, with a hint of melancholy in his tone.

"This should be the characteristic of your fire. The researchers at the Industrial Machinery Research Institute must have gotten sick again and replaced the original meaning with their imaginary words. Your fire cannot be called Black Rice Tong. That is his own code name."

Rhodes almost laughed, but when he thought that he was still in a dangerous whirlpool, he held back his laughter and asked, "Then what should we do now?"

Lauren said: "I will slightly change the story to emphasize the danger of the battle and imply that you are in a life-or-death crisis, but if anyone asks you, you must tell the truth and don't lie. Do you understand?"

Rhodes nodded: "I understand."

Afterwards, Lauren briefly cleaned up the scene.

Soon, investigators wearing large felt hats and black suits arrived, took over the scene, and began to conduct a more detailed search.

Rhodes was questioned, and he explained the process exactly as Lauren said, except that he concealed the anomalies about the black line and the soul.

The investigator didn't put too much trouble on him and put his fingerprints on him after recording his confession.

"You go back to the academy first." Lauren said briefly without explaining much.

An investigator took him aboard a new horseless carriage.

As the wheels turned, the investigators closed the curtains on the car windows.

The last image that remained in Rhode's eyes was a group of people busy in front of a huge warehouse in a dim street under the dim light.

The boundless darkness drowned everything, making the little bit of light like a candle in the wilderness, making people worry that it might be extinguished in the strong wind at any time.

——

The number of valid clues obtained in the warehouse was far lower than Lauren thought.

As investigators from other places reported back, Lauren's heart gradually sank.

After paying such a high price and getting so little results, Lauren knew this might be a difficult time.

Sure enough, after returning to the Internal Affairs Tribunal, he was severely questioned.

"I'm sorry. It was my negligence that caused the failure of this operation. I am willing to bear all losses."

At the adjudication meeting, Lauren admitted the facts without any quibbles.

"Be responsible for all losses?"

A man wearing an iron mask and sitting in the first row of seats said coldly.

"You just throw away the clues we obtained at such a high price? Can you afford this loss?"

"It's really rare that our trump card will fail." A thin and short old man sneered, "It's just a miss. I'm afraid he became a traitor and deliberately destroyed the evidence."

Many people on the high seats frowned.

One person said: "Krama, this kind of speculation is irrational and unnecessary."

Iron Mask stood up, looked around, and said loudly: "This is not an irrational slander. A high-level combatant would actually fail in such a mission. Don't you think this is suspicious and contrary to common sense?"

A middle-aged man with blond hair shook his head: "I think you are wrong. No one makes mistakes forever. You should not be so harsh on someone who works in the most dangerous position all year round."

Iron Mask said coldly: "Okay, I'll assume that he made a mistake. How can the novice who just ignited the soul fire see through the ancient soul talisman of Sigeles? He must be hiding some ulterior secrets. "

The blond middle-aged man said: "This is because his ability just restrains the enemy. Bass is good at concealment and deception, and he is good at penetrating the fog..."

"Lies!" Iron Mask shouted: "His fire source is obviously a black rice bucket. As soon as you hear this name, you know that he is good at eating. He can eat a lot of food at one time. It has nothing to do with piercing the fog!"

"This is from the Institute of Industrial Machinery..."

"alright!"

The Chief Adjudicator, who was sitting at the highest position, interrupted their quarrel.

"Manolobana, Mibor, tell us your conclusions."

Iron Mask said coldly: "Immediately suspend all Lauren's duties, conduct a malfeasance investigation on him, conduct a special investigation on Rhodes, the main criminal in the Red Rock Village Church Case, and obtain new clues at the minimum cost. It was a mistake to tolerate him in the first place. , now it’s time to make up for it!”

The blond middle-aged man put forward completely the opposite opinion.

"Lauren should not be punished. It's not that we don't have other clues. Rod, the only survivor of Red Rock Village, has shown surprising potential. I think we can give him certain permissions and customize him."

Iron Mask roared angrily: "This is absolutely ridiculous! Murderers and dereliction of duty not only are not punished, but are rewarded..."

"alright!"

The Chief Adjudicator interrupted him.

"According to Mibol's recommendation, but Manolo Bana's recommendation is for the record."

No one raised any objections, everyone bowed slightly and said in unison.

"As you wish, Lord Lucian."

But Iron Mask's eyes flickered, and it was clear that what he said was not what he was thinking.

——

On the other hand, Rhodes finally returned to Jinworth Academy.