Don't call me evil god

Chapter 678 The Confusing Fire

Pete felt that he could not wait any longer.

Intuition is not always correct.

But he would rather make a mistake than do nothing.

"My dear, if we were to sneak in, would you be confident?"

Reina glanced at the Marquis's manor not far away and said firmly:
"I have no problem!"

Although there were Crusaders guarding the perimeter of the manor, it was, after all, a ruin destroyed by fire.

Almost all of the estate's defenses were ineffective.

As long as Reina is careful, it won't be difficult to sneak in.

"it is good!"

Pete made up his mind:
"Go in and have a look to see if there are any valuable clues, and also the source of that sulfur smell."

"I understand. Don't worry!" Reina nodded vigorously at first, then confirmed: "What about you?"

Out of the corner of his eye, Pete caught a glimpse of the farmers gathered in front of the estate to pray, and he had an idea.

"I'm going to ask them."

"They should be the first ones to discover the fire and appear on the scene."

"In addition to the silent physical evidence, human evidence may also reveal something."

Taking a step forward, Reina's figure gradually became transparent and dim, until it completely disappeared from Pete's sight.

……

Pete paced slowly to the side of the farmers and observed them calmly.

Compared with the farmers in Ceylon, the conditions of the farmers living on the Shelter Plains are undoubtedly much better.

They had clean clothes that were fairly neat and intact. Although they were patched, at least they were not the kind of ragged fabrics that were "in patches on the left and right";

Their complexions looked healthy, which proved that they were well nourished, and their bodies were strong because of long-term physical labor;

They don't have to worry about their farmland being destroyed or polluted by sudden monsters;
The soil is fertile enough, and with the help of the harvest magic, there is a good harvest almost every year.

The most common crop in Ceylon is wheat, and some rice is also grown in places with abundant water resources.
What about fruits and vegetables?

Because it is not easy to preserve and transport, the most we can grow are common varieties such as wild vegetables and peas.

If we really insist on growing other crops, we may not even be able to recover the costs.

It’s different here in the royal capital. In addition to large fields of wheat, you can also see neat vegetable fields and fruit trees.

The environment here is much more stable, and there are many rich people, enough to digest these things.

Judging from the expressions of these farmers who were once employed by Marquis Madison, they were just a little confused about the future and seemed at a loss.

As Pete approached them, the farmers also noticed Pete.

"My Lord? What is the matter?"

Although they did not know Pete's identity, just from the fact that Pete had appeared with Prince Vladin before, the farmers would automatically think of Pete as a well-known figure in the royal capital Starosh.

And we can’t really say that their imagination is wrong.

Pete and his friends were able to chat and laugh with the king, the archbishop, the richest man and others, and communicate with them at close range.

In addition to having assets in the royal capital, Pete and his friends are now considered big shots in the eyes of ordinary people.

Pete's eyes swept over the farmers.

Asked seriously:

"Can you tell me what happened before and after the fire at the Marquis's manor? Especially, um, what do you think might be wrong?"

A farmer who looked a little old answered Pete's question:
"That night, we saw the Marquis returning to his estate with his family and a lot of packages. We were all very happy at the time because we all thought that the day of distributing the money had finally arrived."

“As a result, in the middle of the night, a loud explosion was heard from the direction of the manor.”

"Someone was awakened and when they went out to check, they found that the Marquis's manor was on fire." Pete frowned: "How big is the fire?"

The farmer replied, "It was huge! The flames were so bright that most of the farm was burning! After we found the fire, the whole village was woken up and everyone rushed into the farm with buckets of water to put out the fire, but the fire was so big that the few buckets of water we poured on it could not solve the problem at all."

"Did you hear any other noises? Like, a fight, or a cry for help?"

The farmer shook his head. “No, sir.”

"At that time, the only sounds in the manor were the crackling of burning wood, the occasional explosions, the sound of beams and walls collapsing, and the sound of us running around to tell each other and shouting to put out the fire."

"We didn't hear any cries for help."

Pete nodded thoughtfully.

The situation was indeed different from what was described in the Trade and Fortune news.

And it's extremely abnormal.

Pete was 100% sure that the fire was not an accident.

If he were to be targeted by cultists unexpectedly, no matter how corrupt and unbearable Marquis Madison was, the other party was still a level 5 warrior and his strength was there.

Even if I can't beat him, I can always run away, right?

If you really can't run away, it shouldn't be a problem to make some loud noise.

not to mention.

Dozens of people died in the fire, including many servants in the manor.

When faced with such a dangerous situation, they would definitely try their best to send out a distress signal to the outside world, right?
But according to eyewitnesses at the scene, that is, the farmers, there was no "resistance" inside the manor when the fire broke out.

After the fire was over, all that was left were corpses and ruins.

Such an abnormal phenomenon.

There is only one explanation that Pate can think of:
“Before the fire broke out, there was probably no one alive in the entire manor!”

Of course the dead won’t run away, nor will they ask for help, nor will they resist!

First kill people, then set fire, and burn all the evidence and clues with flames.

After this analysis, Pete was very skeptical. Is this really something that cultists can do?

They had to kill the level 5 warrior Marquis Madison first, and then massacre everyone in the manor, leaving no one alive.

During this period, no noise can be made.

The more Pete thought about it, the more abnormal it seemed.

Thinking of the glaring pollution on Madison's body, Pete felt something was wrong.

"If Marquis Madison himself realizes that he has been targeted, he will be investigated."

"If he really can't stand the investigation, the best option should be to run away immediately, away from the capital, or even leave the Reyak Kingdom and flee far away."

"So, it's obvious that the mastermind started the fire in order to silence the witnesses."

"But what method can be used to complete this massacre quietly?"

"A level 5 fighter can be killed so easily."

Pete pondered and pondered.

Suddenly.

A flash of inspiration!

"and many more!"

He suddenly thought of a very outrageous possibility:
"What if this wasn't murder, but suicide?!"

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(End of this chapter)