How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Whether people in pubs, restaurants and other shops, or pedestrians on the street, all subconsciously cast their eyes towards the source of the explosion, the Black Swan Theater, and then all froze in shock.

The originally magnificent building was now engulfed in raging flames.

"Contact the guard team immediately!"

"Quickly put out the fire!"

"There are still survivors inside."

The commotion in the theater seemed even more intense than the fire, and it even spread to the streets.

Amidst the commotion, more than a dozen figures, including Satasia, quietly disappeared into the crowd.

"Done, call it a day. Now it's time to play hide and seek."

Chapter 174: Inside the Garrison

The Garrison headquarters at Burghead.

Unlike in the past, the place was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, as if shrouded in haze.

There seemed to be only the rustling sound of writing and the sound of files being sorted.

Even colleagues and friends who usually had a good chat with each other were silent at this moment, or exchanged a few brief words and then left, for fear of disturbing the meeting of the garrison chiefs in the inner hall.

boom.

The sound of fists hitting the table made the non-commissioned officers around the conference table tremble with fear.

"Do you know why I called you here?"

These people all hold important positions in the garrison, but now they all lower their heads and have lost their former majesty and dignity. They dare not raise their eyes, for fear of meeting the gaze of the first figure.

After all, they didn't have the courage to boss around the garrison commander.

What's more, the current situation is special, and facing the other party's questioning, I dare not say a word.

But this result undoubtedly angered the other party even more.

Charles slammed the case file that his secretary had sorted out onto the conference table. "Because five similar incidents have occurred in the past two days, and you still haven't figured out any clues about the Black Swan Theater investigation!"

"It's okay to say that they are not capable of doing their job, but after so many unusual cases happened before, the guards in each district didn't show the necessary vigilance."

"Now, not only the common people, but also the nobles and factions that were implicated have raised questions to our garrison. Do you know how many people I have dealt with in the past few days?"

Yes, it has been two days since the arson at the Black Swan Theater. Although the theater is protected by a defensive magic circle, guards and powerful people like Lei Luo and Theodore are covering it.

Most of the audience managed to escape successfully.

But there were still considerable casualties.

Among them were not only ordinary people, but also descendants and relatives of nobles. The Black Swan Theater, known as the first classical theater in Berghead, was reduced to ruins.

Such a serious incident even alarmed Guinness, the controller of Berghead, who ordered Charles, the commander of the garrison, to investigate all the causes of the incident.

Charles was already preoccupied with the black swan incident.

However, unexpectedly, several similar cases occurred in the past two days. Just before the meeting started, Charles just learned that another famous theater in Berghead was also attacked by an explosion.

Although these cases were not as serious as the Black Swan Theater incident, they also caused casualties, and the total losses were a huge number.

Even though the crimes occurred in different urban areas, anyone could see that this was an organized and planned team committing the crimes.

After all, the techniques are too similar.

It’s just that the owners of the buildings that were attacked had different identities and status, and it was not aimed at any specific faction or force, making it difficult to determine their true purpose.

Charles guessed that the other party should be an external organization that had flowed in, colluding with Berghead's own secret forces, and it was even very likely to be involved in the taboo word "rebel organization".

But this is not the key point. The key point is that these events happened under the nose of the Guard Department, and there were also rumors that were suppressed by his power some time ago and then leaked out again.

As a result, the responsibilities and pressures faced by the garrison are extremely heavy.

Seeing his men not daring to say a word, Charles became more angry again.

However, just when he was about to curse again, the secretary suddenly ran over nervously and whispered something in his ear.

The imposing and awe-inspiring commander of the garrison suddenly changed his expression, said "You continue to handle the case", and then stood up and hurriedly left the inner hall.

Many non-commissioned officers looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.

If they knew the real situation, they might be even more surprised.

In the highest reception hall of the garrison.

Charles stood still, behaving very respectfully, completely different from his previous imposing appearance.

The reason lies in the figure sitting in front of him.

Although his face was quite old, he still had a sinister and ruthless look, not to mention his eagle-like sharp eyes. Even without revealing too much expression, his true nature as a hero was fully displayed.

It makes people feel terrified at a glance.

This person is none other than the controller of Berghead, Blood Eagle Lord Guinness.

"Lord Guinness, I wonder why you are here?"

Charles looked worried, but being in a high position he would not lose his composure. He organized his words and asked.

However, one sentence from the other party made him lose his accuracy.

"Why do you think I came here?"

Gini spoke lightly in a low voice that sounded a little sinister.

"Is this the case that happened in Berghead these days..."

Charles asked tentatively.

"Since you know that, why are you still talking nonsense?"

These two short sentences confused Charles, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "I'm sorry, I'm stupid. I will handle these matters as soon as possible. Please rest assured, Lord Guinness."

"Handled it properly?"

Guinness sneered, "So have you found anything for me in the past two days? Baroque, this noisy old man, has been bothering me for a while."

The so-called long-time friend was naturally a joke. In Guinness's opinion, if it weren't for the fact that Baroque's industries accounted for one of the largest tax revenues in Berghead, they would still be of some use to him.

If it were someone else, he would have dragged him out and dealt with him long ago.

The rumors about Berghead's bad temper were not without basis.

"It is my fault. I hope Lord Guinness can give me more time. I will definitely expose the organization behind the scenes and let them receive the punishment they deserve."

Guinness laughed loudly, and then suddenly revealed a cold look, "More time? I'm afraid that if I give you more time, you won't be able to solve these problems, and more problems will arise in Berghead."

"Do you think I don't know what happened earlier?"

Charles broke out in a cold sweat, he never thought that the cases he had suppressed with great force would be discovered by Guinness. He obviously underestimated the other party's spies in Berghead.

"Lord Guinness, I promise that this situation will not happen..."

"Haha, dogs always wag their tails to beg for mercy when they are loyal to their masters. Do you think you can regain my trust just by talking big?" Guinness narrowed his eyes. "Shouldn't you take some action to show your determination?"

Looking at the usually dignified and awe-inspiring commander of the garrison, he now looked trembling with fear.

Sherlock, who was next to Guinness, found it somewhat amusing.

Although she was happy to see this non-royalist figure removed from office, it was obvious that the important thing now was to play this scene well so that her subordinates would have a more reasonable excuse to take the throne.

"I have roughly investigated these things. The organization behind this is not simple. It is indeed not easy to dig out the other party's whereabouts in a few days. Father, you can observe for a few more days. It will not be too late to make plans then."

Sherlock said to Guinness.

These words avoided any possible offense and provided some appropriate excuses for Charles.

Seeing that Guinness had a sullen expression and looked like he was lost in thought.

Charlton breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at Sherlock.

"Since Sherlock said so..."

But just when Guinness was about to give the other party some leniency, he was interrupted by a loud noise, and then the door of the reception hall was suddenly opened.

A young officer pushed the door open and walked in, holding a stack of case files in his hands. Charles' secretary followed behind him, but it would be more accurate to say that he was blocking them rather than following them.

"Mr. Byron, you really can't go in there."

"No, I have found an important clue about the Black Swan Theater. I must report it to Lord Charles immediately—"

Chapter 175 Clues

The voice of the young officer named Byron who pushed the door open stopped abruptly.

Because he saw that in the reception hall there was not only his superior, the commander of the garrison, Charles, but also the controller of the entire Berghead, the Blood Eagle Lord Guinness.

After a brief pause, he and Secretary Charles behind him saluted the other party.

"Greetings, Lord Guinness. I'm sorry if I have disturbed you."

"he is?"

Guinness ignored the secretary, glanced at Byron, and asked Charles.

"He's the Chief Petty Officer of Scotland Yard, Byron."

Scotland Yard refers to the garrison in the northern city, which was established in the Scotland Yard district, hence the name. The Sergeant Major means that the other party holds the same position as Charles there.

After explaining, Charles also wanted to plead for his subordinate, "I'm sorry, Lord Guinness, he didn't know you were coming. If he had..."

However, Guinness interrupted him halfway through his words, saying, "It's okay."

Guinness looked at Byron and said, "Tell me about the clues you found."

Under the gaze of those eagle-like sharp eyes, Byron did not dare to hesitate and immediately stated his discovery.

Although the Black Swan Theater was reduced to ruins due to the serious fire and many evidences were destroyed, Byron found many unusual things from the staff who escaped from the theater.

For example, the sudden appearance of more employees, strange footsteps, sounds in the pipes, etc.

But these either left no trace or the clues were interrupted by the fire.

Fortunately, after two days of unremitting investigation, he finally found a relatively complete clue.

Before the show started, a piece of waiter's clothing was lost in the utility room on the fourth floor of the theater. It was found in the west corner of the first floor during the performance. According to two theater employees, they saw a strange waiter following them into the work area.

The key to the utility room was kept by a guard named Biveka, who claimed that he met a strange pair of siblings at the time. Comparing his description with the older brother's figure, the strange waiter's was very similar.

Number 37 Canary Square, which my sister had followed the guard to reveal, was a key point.

Although they sent people there, they only found the store had been emptied, and the person they borrowed was also a pseudonym.

However, Byron accidentally found some gravel-like substance in the corner. After taking it back for testing, he found that it was a special alchemical material, mercury sand.

Combined with the traces found on the guard key, it proved to be fragments of molten crystal. The product of the two combined could be used as a detonator for developing some kind of magic explosives.

This kind of magic explosive must use a rare material, gray gold stone. There are only a dozen stores in the whole of Berghead that sell it, and they are all official channels. Moreover, according to Berghead law, this kind of dangerous material must be registered with real names.

As long as we follow this clue and eliminate other people, we will be able to find the information of the siblings and then uncover the organization behind them.

However, those who purchase this kind of materials are all members of organizations that have certain power in Berghead. It would be very troublesome to investigate them, so Byron came here this time to request a group of people from Charles.

After listening to Byron's statement, Guinness suddenly laughed and looked at Charles next to him, "Charle, it seems that your subordinate is more capable than you."

Charles looked embarrassed and could only nod in agreement.

Guinness didn't care at all whether his words had damaged the reputation of the garrison commander, and his eyes were cold.

"As expected, bugs are bugs, and they will always show their true colors."

If the clues were too easy to find, given his personality, he would definitely regard them as deliberate misleading, or arrangements with ulterior motives. After all, from the many cases that had happened before, it could be seen that the members of this organization acted cautiously.

But it is the details within the details that expose the flaws.

Unless someone has considered this level of detail and there is a deep intention and purpose behind it, it is obvious that it was caused by the other party's negligence.

Guinness immediately ruled out the former.

Because in his opinion, if there is such consideration, then the other party's plan can be said to be extremely detailed, covering the entire Berghead. How could he not notice this level?

"Your name is Byron, right?"

"Yes, Master Guinness."