Panlong, starting from becoming Lin Lei's golden finger

"Uncle Hillman, please dispose of the body."

As Hogg knelt down, Linley turned to look behind him and spoke.

Hillman emerged from the darkness and silently walked toward Paterson's body.

In fact, Hillman had arrived shortly after Paterson began screaming.

But he has never shown up.

However, for Linley and Hogg, Hillman's breathing was far too obvious.

However, as the captain of the Baruch family's guard, Hillman already enjoyed the trust of the Baruch family.

Especially when the Baruch family was already on the decline.

Hillman, a level six warrior, was still willing to serve as the captain of the guard for the Baruch family.

In Fenlai City, a level six warrior is nothing special, but in a rural town like Wushan Town, a level six warrior would be highly sought after, even if it were just to serve as the captain of the Viscount's guard.

"Father," Linley stepped forward, placing his right hand on Hogg's shoulder, "we should go back. You'd better find a witness tonight to prove that you were at Baruch's mansion all night."

Linley's words also startled Hogg. He wiped away his tears and got up.

"Uncle Hillman," Linley said, glancing at Hillman who was cleaning up the body, "My father and I didn't come back tonight; you slept all night."

Although the chances of finding Wushan Town were slim, Lin Lei still wanted to confirm it.

Hillman nodded, looking at Hogg with some concern.

But Hogg shook his head slightly.

Although nominally master and servant, they were brothers in reality, and Hogg knew what Hillman was worried about.

Clyde, King of the Kingdom of Finlay, a level nine warrior.

He was a well-known figure within the Holy See.

It's easy for something to go wrong if you're not careful.

However, avenging his wife had become Hogg's obsession.

Currently, Hogg doesn't possess the strength of a Saint.

Otherwise, Hogg would have stormed the palace long ago.

After Linley transformed into a dragon, he flew back to Finlay with Hogg.

When Linley returned, he could see the direction of the Padson mansion from the sky, brightly lit.

It's likely that the incident was caused by the maids who were knocked unconscious by Linley waking up to find the guards killed and Paterson missing.

However, since Paterson was only Clyde's brother, the Holy See was unlikely to go to great lengths to make a big fuss over Paterson's disappearance.

After sending Hogg back to the manor, Linley changed his clothes and headed towards Azure Paradise under the cover of night.

Along the way, Lin Lei avoided everyone's gaze. Even when entering the Azure Paradise, he did not enter through the main gate, but went to the back door and climbed through the window into a private room.

As soon as Linley landed, Yale, George, and Reno, who were in the private room, all asked, "Third brother, are you alright?"

Bebe also turned into a blur and landed on Linley's shoulder.

"Squeak~"

"Boss, is the matter resolved?"

"Don't worry!" Linley smiled and reached out to pat Bebe's head. "Yale's top three, second-in-command, and fourth-in-command, thank you all this time."

"It's alright." Yale waved his hand with a smile. "You can settle the bill tomorrow morning."

George and Reno both nodded with smiles.

"No problem." Lin Lei waved his hand. "Order whatever you want to eat and drink tonight, it's on me."

As he spoke, Lin Lei laughed again.

Even the earliest I've known Yale was only a little over a year ago.

George and Reno had known each other for less than a year.

However, when Lin Lei told the three that he had errands to run that night, he needed someone to prove that he had been at Blue Water Paradise all night.

Without a second thought, the three of them agreed immediately.

At that moment, Linley felt that he was lucky to have the three brothers, Yale, George, and Reynolds.

Laughter filled the private room of Biyue Paradise as the four Lin Lei brothers drank.

Meanwhile, in the Finlay Palace.

"What?" Clyde was awakened by the waiter. "Padson's guards have been killed, and he himself has disappeared?"

Upon hearing the news, Clyde's first reaction was not sadness, but rather joy.

In the past two years, Parderson, using his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer, has begun to oppose Clyde repeatedly in court.

In fact, many ministers in the Finlay court have secretly pledged allegiance to Padson.

This not only undermined Clyde's power, but Paterson had even begun to secretly support some smuggling projects.

This resulted in all the taxes and fees that should have been collected by the national treasury flowing into Paterson's pocket.

This was something Clyde could not tolerate.

However, although Paterson was only a level seven warrior, he was, after all, Clyde's younger brother.

Taking action against Paterson rashly could easily cause a political upheaval in the court.

Therefore, Clyde could only secretly search for evidence.

But, to Clyde's surprise, Paterson just disappeared like that?

Moreover, even Parderson's guards were killed.

This is clearly not something an ordinary person would do.

"Incredible!" Clyde's excitement quickly faded. "Order the capital's defense forces to begin the search, and put Right Chancellor Merritt in charge. They must find Duke Padson."

Clyde's words caused the surrounding waiters to exchange secret glances.

This emperor doesn't seem to be genuinely interested in a thorough investigation.

Royal Capital Defense Force?

Who doesn't know that the royal family's trump card is the Thunder Squad?

The Royal Capital Defense Force was nothing more than a bunch of sons of minor nobles, a mere showpiece.

Even the strongest legion commander was only an eighth-level warrior.

In the Thunderstorm Brigade, level eight warriors even account for more than 40%.

However, the servants naturally could not say these words aloud, but hurriedly accepted the order and went outside the palace to issue the command.

the other side.

After Linley left, Hogg made a high-profile appearance at the Proux Guild Hall and spent hundreds of thousands of gold coins to buy a master's stone sculpture.

However, over the past year, Hogg has frequently visited Proux Hall and has also purchased some stone carvings.

Moreover, according to rumors within aristocratic circles, Earl Hogg learned some stone carving skills as a child, but did not continue to develop them after inheriting the title.

Therefore, this action did not attract much attention.

Linley and his three companions did not leave Blue Water Paradise until dawn, and went to Baruch's mansion on Green Leaf Road to sleep.

The three Yale students were already second-level magicians, and Linley was even more so, so they got up at noon and came to the restaurant together.

"Father!"

"Uncle Hogg!" *3

Linley, Yale, and the other two bowed to Hogg with a noble salute, and then sat down only after Hogg nodded.

Hogg was very particular about aristocratic etiquette, so the three Yale students did not dare to act presumptuously.

Don't let Yale and Reno's usual carefree attitude fool you.

However, both of them were born into top noble families on the Yulan Continent, and their aristocratic etiquette was in no way inferior.

George goes without saying.

The dining table was rather quiet, and Hogg and Linley only exchanged occasional glances until the meal was over.

"Father," Linley put down his napkin and looked at Hogg, "we'll be heading back to the academy this afternoon; I still have some training to do."

Lin Lei spoke up, and the three Yale students beside him all looked helpless.

Lin Lei is good in every way, except that he cultivates too diligently.

"Hmm." Hogg nodded slightly. "I'll have Ciri take you there. I'm planning to go to Wushan Town in a few days. The last time I went back was three months ago. It's almost December, and Wharton will be six years old soon."

"Willin Magic Academy is about to have its summer break, so Father can take Nader back with him." Linley nodded slightly. "Then the four of us will be leaving now."

Soon, Linley, his three companions, and the rat, along with Ciri driving the carriage, left Fenlai City.

The entire city of Finlay was peaceful.