Don't call me evil god

Chapter 675 Bad News

When Pete heard the newsboy's call, he thought he was hallucinating and had misheard something.

"Deeply mourned! Marquis Madison..."

I listened to it again and this time it was correct.

Something happened to Marquis Madison!

"Give me a newspaper!"

Pete hurriedly stopped the newsboy, threw him two silver coins, and bought a thick newspaper.

The "Trade and Wealth" newspaper in the royal capital is a weekly newspaper that covers all aspects. It is no problem to read it as a book.

On the front page, in the most prominent and eye-catching position, the title was written in bold black letters:

"A fire broke out at Marquis Madison's manor, and it was suspected to be caused by believers of evil gods!"

The news came too suddenly.

"what's the situation?!"

Gail was also confused.

Didn't it agree before that the king and the Cult of the Light would seize this clue and conduct an in-depth investigation?

Why did Marquis Madison die suddenly?

Pete frowned as he read the news report:
"A fierce fire broke out at the Marquis Madison estate the night before."

"The fire is suspected to have been ignited by believers of the evil god and cannot be extinguished quickly."

"The disaster caused 39 deaths and 67 injuries."

"After preliminary investigation, the bodies of the deceased were found to be contaminated by evil spirits to varying degrees, with Marquis Madison being the most seriously contaminated."

"There are a lot of signs of battle damage in the manor."

"..."

Reina's expression changed slightly: "Isn't this a bit too coincidental?"

There were so many nobles in the royal capital, but only Marquis Madison got into trouble.

And the most dangerous thing is "destruction by believers in evil gods".

If it was just an ordinary fire caused by flammable materials, the mages would rush to put out the fire immediately.

In this regard, the power of magic is quite strong. If a great wizard like Alcandas takes action, he should be able to put out the fire quickly with just a few powerful frost spells.

Even if the situation was worse, the Marquis Madison was really an unlucky man, unlucky enough to be burned to death on the spot by the flames, or suffocated to death, or poisoned to death.

The Glowing God Cult spent a huge amount of money, 2.5 gold coins worth of gold, and forcibly used the [Great Resurrection Spell] to pull up Marquis Madison and bring him back to life.

But this time the matter was mixed with the factor of believers in evil gods.

After the corpse is contaminated and twisted by the evil god, the [Great Resurrection Spell] cannot be used on it, because doing so is likely to resurrect a monster instead of Marquis Madison himself.

in other words:

Death has no evidence.

Marquis Madison is dead. No matter how much evidence and clues he once knew, now this line will be cut off and no information can be obtained from him.

After all, the dead can't talk.

Even the Marquis Madison's family, servants, attendants, etc. in his manor were burned to ashes by the fire.

Everyone in the manor was dead.

Those injured in the fire were innocent people who lived near the Marquis Madison estate.

Pete would never believe that this was a coincidence!
This was clearly a premeditated and planned attempt to silence someone!
The Marquis of Madison was 100% certain that he had some important clues, but after his death, he would never be able to reveal these clues.

……

After getting the special materials needed to perform [Blood Debt], when they returned to the Blue Rose Inn, they saw Prince Fradin lingering anxiously at the door of the suite. He paced back and forth, looking restless.

"Your Highness!" Pete shouted.

It seemed that the other party also knew about the death of Marquis Madison.

When Fradin heard the voice, his anxious expression eased a little and he motioned for everyone to go into the room first.

"bad news!"

The prince looked gloomy and said anxiously:

"Regarding the monsters that appeared in the arena at Monger Manor, the results of the investigation have come out."

"The Radiant Priest who was in charge of the inspection was derelict in his duty. He did not perform his duties seriously and put them into the capital without a thorough inspection. In the records left by the Radiant Cult, these monsters were registered as 'ordinary 2nd-level monsters' and originated from the Spirit Wing Wetland."

"As for the mercenary group called Liuxing that transported this monster, they just left the capital a few days ago. The mercenary group's base is now deserted and their whereabouts are unknown."

Pete's heart sank.

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse!

The sad news of Marquis Madison's death has cut off a clue in their pursuit of the cultists.

The clues to the possible existence of the monsters in Monger Manor have also been lost!
"When did they leave?" Pete suddenly thought of something and hurriedly confirmed: "Was it... the day when Rune Monger invited us to the banquet?"

Fradin nodded seriously: "That's right."

"To be precise, they left overnight that night."

"The citizens of the capital near the Liuxing Mercenary Group provided information. During the day, they saw an employer go to the Liuxing Mercenary Group and intend to entrust them to escort a caravan, but the terms were not agreed upon."

"The next morning, all the members of the Liuxing Mercenary Group disappeared. They probably left the capital overnight."

Pete's face became uglier and uglier.

One thing could be a coincidence;
Several things happened at the same time, and they were all closely related to the clues they found in their investigation. This could not be explained by coincidence!
The thread of Marquis Madison was broken;

The priest neglected his duty and failed to leave the correct information about the monster;

The mercenary group that transported the monsters also disappeared.

Pete also felt what the "invisible resistance" that King Kenreddin mentioned was.

They had just got some clues when bad news came one after another.

The mastermind hiding in the dark acts quickly, accurately and ruthlessly.

Accurately and completely cut off all clues that may lead to exposure.

"What should we do now? There is no breakthrough to follow up the case!" Dolan, who was listening to the discussion, also became anxious.

I thought the truth would soon be revealed.

Now the situation has suddenly taken a 90-degree turn, and all directions seem to have reached a dead end. The situation has returned to the starting point, and it is difficult to start and investigate.

"call……"

Pete took a deep breath.

"Don't worry, don't worry, let me sort out the clues."

"What did His Majesty the King say? What plans does he have?" Pete turned his head and asked Prince Fladin for confirmation.

Prince Vladin immediately replied, "Yes."

“Father contacted Archbishop Eugene immediately.”

"The Glowing God Cult has now sent two groups of priests and the Holy Army to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Marquis Madison's estate and the Liuxing Mercenary Group's base."

"Maybe we can find some useful clues there!"

Upon hearing that the Glowing Light Church was in charge of the investigation, Pete somehow felt...uneasy!
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