The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 98 Reward and Truth (11)

"Let's congratulate Kaili and Theodore!"

In the office of Team 11, Wilson said loudly and led the applause.

The team members sat in a circle in the office and clapped along.

Kaili and the other man in the middle kept smiling and nodded from time to time to express their gratitude.

After a while, the applause gradually died down, and Wilson began to announce the official reward from the Public Security Department:

"Kelly, Theodore." Wilson smiled and motioned for the two to come closer, then took out two wooden boxes from behind and said:
"You two bravely fought against the counterfeiting wizard and successfully eliminated him, thus maintaining the business environment of Vincent Street and the interests of the school."

Perhaps in previous lives, it would be troublesome for law enforcement officers to kill suspects.

But in the wizarding world, there is nothing wrong with what Kaili and the other person did, and they will not be punished.

"As a reward, the school will give you each 150 contribution points and 200 primary magic stones as rewards," Wilson continued.

"At the same time, since you are the first group in the 0th team to make a contribution, I will personally pay for each of you to be rewarded with a -ring medium-level defensive magic tool.

“In addition, each of you has a contribution credited to you.

"The current guard department's system is still being gradually improved, and the purpose of small merits is not yet clear, but I guess these merits should be related to future job promotions."

"Thank you, school, and thank you, Mr. Wilson!"

Kaili and the other man were delighted. They took the wooden box and thanked in a deep voice.

"Do a good job. The Public Security Bureau is still expanding. I heard that the school will appoint deputy captains for each team in the future. I am very optimistic about you." Wilson patted the two men on the shoulders and whispered.

The apprentices present all looked at Kaili and the other man with envy.

Especially Leah, who was patrolling the same block, had an expression of envy on her face.

But Lynn, who was standing next to her, seemed to have a congratulatory smile on her face, but there was a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Lin En now knows that the wizard who makes and sells counterfeit goods is the wizard who was blackmailed by the Sokol Society, named Becker.

"Could it be that the wizards from the Sokol Society really bought fake goods that day?"

Judging from the conversation that day, this is not impossible.

But after thinking for a moment, Lynn rejected this inference.

If Becker really sold fake goods, given the nature of the Wild Wizard Gang, it would be impossible for them to just accept compensation.

And if we assume that Becker is innocent, then there must be someone maliciously framing him behind the whole thing.

'Who will benefit from this?'

Lynn pondered silently, listing the names one by one in his mind.

His eyes quickly fell on Kelly and Theodore in front of him.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the two people in front of you are extremely suspicious.

Lynn was alert and inexplicably thought of the deal between the two and Wilson.

In order not to delay the patrol work too much, the commendation party ended quickly.

Before the meeting ended, Wilson left Lynn and Leah alone.

"Kai Li and the other two told me that when they were patrolling in the past, they had noticed that disputes would occasionally arise in that witchcraft crystal shop..."

Wilson paused and reminded with a serious look,
"You two will both be patrolling the same area, so you two need to be more alert from now on."

Lynn said nothing and just nodded.

Leah opened her lips slightly as if she wanted to explain something, but was interrupted by Wilson:

"Okay, let's go on patrol."

……

On patrol, Lynn and Leah passed by the witchcraft crystal shop again.

The shop was already on the verge of collapse due to the aftermath of the fight between the three wizard apprentices.

Most of the valuable items inside were confiscated by the Public Security Bureau, and the remaining items were looted by wizards who came later because there was no one guarding it.

"I remember that on the first day of patrol, I encountered a dispute between a store owner and a customer... What a pity! If we had been more perceptive at that time, perhaps we would have been credited with this victory."

Leia looked at the ruins and said with regret.

Lin En did not comment, but nodded calmly, thought for a moment and suddenly asked:

"Liya, do you know who those wizard apprentices are who reported to Kaili and the others that the witchcraft crystal shop was selling fakes?"

"Those informants? I don't know. It is said that they are just a few apprentices who bought witchcraft crystals." Leah answered. She thought for a moment and added,
"But I can go check out the files. I know a few seniors who also work in the Public Security Department."

……

Not long after, Leah brought back the message, and her expression was full of regret:

"The informants are three wizard apprentices who know each other, two men and one woman... You don't know, Lord Lin En, that one of them is the male apprentice who had a dispute with the store owner when we met on the first day of patrol!"

“Really…” Lin En’s pale grey eyes were half-closed, and the puzzle in his mind was finally complete.

Neither bribing Wilson nor creating this incident was something that two second-class wizard apprentices could easily accomplish.

There must be some support behind Kaili and the other man.

Lynn has been wondering what these aids are.

Now it seems...it is actually the Sokol Society!
Leah was still regretting, muttering that she would be better if she was more observant. During the following patrols, she was obviously even more serious this time, although she was usually serious.

It is worth mentioning that the Sokol Society has already gained some fame in this neighborhood.

But Lynn knew that most members of the Sheriff's Department probably didn't know about the existence of this gang.

Even the security wizards who patrol here every day are the same.

One reason is that the Sokol Society was established not long ago, and the other is that the members of the school are high and mighty, and there has always been a deep gap between them and the wild wizards. In order to avoid trouble, the wild wizards prefer not to mention the name of the society in front of the law enforcement wizards.

Therefore, there are great obstacles to information exchange between the two.

It was because Lin En was lucky that he was able to learn so much information.

'The Sokol Society...' Lin En pondered in his heart.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that many law enforcement wizards were still unaware of the existence of the Sokol Society, secretly collect evidence, and finally eliminate this gang, thereby earning enough contribution points.

But now things have become complicated again.

If he still wants to earn contribution points from the Sokol Gang, he will have to stand against Kelly and the other two, and even Wilson.

"We need more strong evidence," Lynn said.

Although he already knew the truth of the matter.

But many times, knowing the truth is useless.

He needs enough evidence and power to make the truth truly the truth.

……

……

On the other hand, Kaili and Theodore, who should have been in high spirits, received some bad news from the Sokol Society.

"You mean, that boss has a younger brother who is a second-class wizard apprentice?"

Kaili confirmed with the man in front of him in a deep voice.

"That's right, Lord Kelly."

Kelly and Theodore frowned deeply.

A second-class wizard apprentice was not taken seriously by the two of them, but it was still a hidden danger.

"What did Brother Sokol say?" Kaili continued to ask.

Sokol is just the alias of the first-class wizard apprentice, not his real name.

"Lord Sokol has already sent people to deal with it, so you don't need to worry." The gang member continued to answer.

"How many people went?" Theodore asked.

"There are three second-class wizard apprentices in total, and I am one of them. I will go there after I convey the message to Your Excellency." The gang member replied.

In order to keep it secret, only three trustworthy members of the Sokol Gang knew about the frame-up of Becker, and they were also witnesses who reported the store.

Kaili and the other man looked a little worried, but they couldn't think of a better solution, so they could only nod.

……

……

A wooden house in the Vinson neighborhood, surrounded by three members of the Sokol Society.

A moment later, witchcraft lights flashed in the hands of the three people, and they broke in tacitly from the door, ceiling, and window respectively!

Wow!

The roof was broken, the wooden windows were open, and the door was clanging.

But the cabin was very quiet, without any sound.

The three of them searched quickly and came to the conclusion -

Becker's brother, Ethan, has fled.

……

After the patrol, Lynn returned home and took out the sound-recording crystal that he had stored away earlier.

Opening it up, the conversation explicitly mentions the Sokol Association and reparations.

But this alone is of no use.

Lynn pondered for a moment, closed his eyes slightly, and focused his attention on Good Luck, who he had placed next to Kelly and Theodore during the patrol shift.

Kelly and Theodore were patrolling at the moment. Good Luck was hiding on the roof next to them, following them.

The two continued patrolling and luckily did not notice anything unusual.

There was little conversation between the two of them, they just patrolled quietly.

The night passed quickly.

Lin En stayed awake all night, but didn't find any clues from them.

Lynn was not surprised by this result.

After all, if he were Kaili and the other man, he would be equally cautious after doing such a high-risk thing.

But Lin En believed that as long as Good Luck continued to wait, he would sooner or later be able to find evidence of Kelly and the other man's collusion with the Sokol gang.

……

Two days later.

Lynn ended his meditation and summoned a curtain of light.

The progress of the second-class wizard apprentice has officially reached perfection.

His face was calm, he closed the light curtain, and focused his attention on Good Luck. There was no good news from Good Luck, Kaili and Theodore behaved normally and lived a regular life.

Every day I am either practicing seriously or working seriously.

However, just after Lin En finished lunch, he learned an important news from Leah who came to visit him unexpectedly.

"You mean, Becker has a younger brother?"

"Yes, his brother's name is Ethan, and he lives in Vincent Street." Leah nodded, and then said excitedly,

"I know where he lives, I think we can go find him!"

"Why do you want to go find him?" Lynn asked.

Leah was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly, "Because his brother is a counterfeit wizard, he might also be related to this matter."

"and then?"

"Then...then, maybe we can find another case and get credit for it..."

Leah answered, but her tone became less and less confident.

But Lin En nodded and said:
"Let's go, let's go check out Ethan's place."

Leah's eyes lit up. Getting Lynn's support was a boost for her.

Since it was not yet time for patrol, the two men quickly arrived at the residence of Becker's younger brother Ethan.

This wooden house is located on a slightly remote street. There are people coming and going around it, and there doesn't seem to be anything unusual.

Leah exhaled and her expression became serious. After several months of experience, she was no longer the girl who was easily panicked.

She cast a defensive spell on herself and planned to move closer to the cabin.

But at this time, Lin En stopped her:
"Someone has broken into this wooden house. The door is ajar and the windows have signs of repair."

Leah turned her head to look at Lin En, who had not only cast a defensive spell on himself, but also had a gleam in his eyes, obviously using the Eagle Eye spell.

"Scout first, then approach... I'm still not being cautious enough."

Leah warned herself secretly.

The two continued to approach the wooden house, and after a careful inspection, they did not find any useful clues.

Ethan was not in the house either.

But just as they walked out of the wooden house, Lin En's heart trembled, and he suddenly took half a step back!
Swish!
A masked wizard fell from the eaves, and an ice blade emitting cold air appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he was waving it towards Lin En!

But Lynn reacted in advance and just avoided the attack.

The latter missed the attack and did not want to fight any more, his figure suddenly disappeared into thin air!
"Sir Lin En!" Leah reacted at this time. Her face was serious and she immediately cast a detective spell!

Lin En did the same and blessed himself with the wind-hearing technique.

"Mr. Lin, is that Becker's brother, Ethan?"

Lin En did not answer. The next moment, he suddenly jumped up and pounced into the air in front of the left!
During this process, Lin En's body quickly turned into a golden mist shadow, and his arms were also wrapped in the White Crow sword energy!
Bang!
A figure vaguely emerged from the seemingly empty air.

The figure groaned a few times, and his body was cut by countless tiny blood marks from the White Crow sword energy wrapped around Lin En's arm!
Seeing this, Leah hurried over to help.

With the combined efforts of the two, the figure was quickly bound by dense vines and could no longer move.

Leah wiped the sweat from her forehead, her expression very excited.

“Sir Lin, what should we do now? Should we hand him over to Sir Wilson?”

Lin En did not answer, but asked the figure in a deep voice:

"Are you Becker's brother, Ethan?"

The figure did not answer, but his reaction said it all. He was indeed Becker's younger brother, Ethan.

"Mr. Lin En?" Leah was a little confused.

"Liya, what is the highest position held by the seniors you know in the Public Security Department?" Lin En just asked, while controlling the vines to untie the restraints on Ethan's mouth.

"What's your highest position? Senior Serena is the deputy captain of the Second Brigade of the North District Security Department." Leah answered.

The North District Security Department has a total of 16 squads, which are divided into 4 brigades. The second brigades are the general term for the 5th to 8th squads.

"Senior Serena? Is that the Serena who carried out the transport mission with us?"

"Yes, the senior sister was transferred here recently." Leah answered, and asked puzzledly, "Sir Lin En, why are you asking this suddenly?"

"...How did you see through my hidden witchcraft?"

At this time, Ethan, who was silent with a look of resignation in his eyes, suddenly looked at Lin En and asked.

Both of them looked at Lynn at this moment.

It was the time when Lin En would often practice his good luck when he was practicing the art of listening to the wind.

Perhaps because he was good at air flow witchcraft, Lin En was very sensitive to the fluctuations in the surrounding air.

Ethan's stealth magic was indeed very effective, about 70% to 80% of the effect of his normal stealth state with good luck, but he still couldn't escape Lynn's detection.

Lin En did not explain to Ethan. He just took out a crystal and said to Leah:
“I’m sorry, Leah, I’ve been hiding something from you.

"And Ethan, Your Excellency, do you know that it was the Sokol Society that killed your brother?"

The crystal phono began to play slowly, and soon it reached a part that Leah had never heard.

Leah was still a little confused, but Ethan next to her understood something and said in a hoarse voice:
"Your Excellency, do you know that it was the Sokol Society that colluded with the two security wizards to kill Becker?"

"No, it was the two security wizards who colluded with the Sokol Society and killed Becker." Lin En shook his head and emphasized, and added,
"In fact, those two security wizards are most likely from the Sokol Society."

Ethan's eyes were slightly red, and Leah, who was standing next to him, listened to their conversation as if struck by lightning. Her mind was in a mess and she stood there in a daze for a moment.

But she is not a stupid person after all.

Leah moved her lips, and with the help of the voice-recording crystal, she quickly understood the information in Lynn's words.

"Becker is innocent. He has never sold fake goods. It was Kaili and Theodore who teamed up with the Sokol Society to frame him..."

"That's right." Lin En nodded firmly and continued, "When we reported on the first day, I was lucky enough to see Wilson doing a private deal with Kelly and Theodore.

"Kelly and Theodore should have bribed Wilson to enter the Public Security Department."

Leah opened her mouth, looking confused.

Although the information at hand is very fragmentary, there is no strong evidence to prove that what Lin En said is true.

But Leah has always had a slightly blind trust in Lin En, a boy who is only two or three years older than her but much more mature and reliable.

At this point, she had basically believed what Lin En said, but she was just shocked and confused.

In addition, Leah also felt sad and frustrated that Lynn did not tell her about the subsequent blackmail incidents.

'I am indeed not a reliable person. If it weren't for Lord Lin En, I would probably still be kept in the dark.

"No wonder Lin En didn't tell me the rest of the voice crystal..."

“But, Lord Lin, why?
"Why would Kelly and Theodore do such a thing?"

"It depends on what they can get." Lynn answered briefly and looked at Ethan again.

"If you want revenge, tell me all the information you have.

"I need evidence that can prove that Becker did not sell fake goods and that the two security wizards are in collusion with the Solko Society!"

'What can they gain...'

Leah stood quietly aside with a very gloomy expression.

'What did Kelly and Theodore gain?

'It's nothing more than some contribution points and magic stones...

'For these things, can you kill an innocent person without hesitation?

"And you used such despicable means!"

"Are all wild wizards like this?"

Leia's eyes rarely showed a hint of anger and coldness.

But she looked at Lynn and her expression quickly softened.

'No, not all wild wizards are like this.

'Similarly, not all wizards of this school are good people...like Wilson.'

Leah's expression gradually became resolute.

'Mr. Horsens is right, some wizards are not worth trusting, and not worth saving.

'The only thing they deserve is utter despair and destruction!'

Although Leah had a lot on her mind, in reality, Ethan had just reacted to Lynn's words.

"Your Excellency is willing to help me?" He murmured in disbelief.

"This is also beneficial to me." Lin En said frankly, "I need the contribution points of the school."

Leah was a little confused, and Ethan murmured in ecstasy:

"I have it. I have evidence that proves my brother didn't sell fake goods!"

"Where's the evidence of collusion?"

"..." Ethan pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "I remember my brother told me some time ago that the protection fee demanded by the Sokol Society was too high, and he secretly used the crystal to record the blackmail scene.

"But then, one night, he suddenly said to me dejectedly that security wizards were useless and didn't care about gang extortion at all."

Lin En keenly grasped the key point and asked:
"On which day did Becker tell you that the Vigilante Wizards were useless? Did he say when he was blackmailed on that day?"

"…About a week ago, the blackmail seemed to have happened in the evening." Ethan said hesitantly.

"There was no shift change a week ago. That was the time period when Kelly and Theodore were patrolling," Lynn said.

Ethan seemed to understand something and murmured:
"Brother Becker may have also recorded the blackmail, as well as the inaction of the two security wizards!"

Lynn smiled and asked:
"Do you know where Becker put the photo crystal?"

Ethan's eyes gradually brightened and he nodded vigorously.

……

"Lin En, why do you need school contribution points?"

The two men untied Ethan and walked out of the cabin together.

"To become a Goldenthorn apprentice." Lin En answered, and explained, "I have reached the standard for advancing to a first-class wizard apprentice, and I plan to accumulate contribution points to exchange for promotion courses."

"…Mr. Lin never seems to feel confused or lost."

As Leah listened to Lin En's words, she was not surprised at Lin En's speed of practice. Instead, she was envious of his calmness and decisiveness.

As far as she could remember, from the first time she met Lin En until now, she had never seen confusion on the boy's face.

He seems to have always had a clear understanding of his goals and pursuits...

The three of them continued walking, and no one noticed that a seemingly ordinary person on the road was actually a pedestrian sent by the Sokol Society to wait here.
After seeing them coming out of the wooden house, he left in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)