Wrong Ground, Spiral Twins

"he died?"

The case was reported in the morning, and the person died in the evening.

Su Mo, who had just returned from the dungeon, was quite shocked when he learned about this from the half-elf lady.

"Yes, he is dead."

Aegina looked solemn. "He died early this morning. Three members of the Penea clan also died with him. The place of death was in the alleys of Daedalus Street. It was a one-sided massacre."

"Penea Familia, is he one too?"

Penea is the name of the god who controls poverty.

"Yes, he is also a member of the Penea Familia."

"What do the Penea Familias say?"

Hearing this, Aegina immediately showed a helpless look, "God Pernea always lives in a daze, often drunk, and never takes care of things, so the clan is also quite loose. Although there is a leader on the surface, but..."

Aina didn't say anything more, but Su Mo understood, "No one wants to take responsibility, right?"

"The guild could have imposed a punishment, but now there's another murder. The Pernea family has been making trouble, saying that they won't be responsible for the death unless the murderer is found and the matter is investigated thoroughly. They also said that the murderer might be..."

"Hestia's Familia?"

Aina nodded.

After getting the confirmation, Su Mo couldn't help laughing. "Except for the gods, there are only two people in the Hestia clan. Their strength is level 1 and their whereabouts can be clearly seen. It was a one-sided massacre, and they still want to turn the tables... Orario really has all kinds of clans!"

Aegina was silent.

Some families are really hard to describe.

"What about the lost property?"

"Nothing was found. All valuable items on the deceased were taken away."

So the criminal was found, but nothing was solved... Su Mo let out a long sigh, "So, does the guild have a solution?"

"The Ganesha family has already launched a further investigation. As long as they can find the murderer and clarify the facts, even if the Pernea family continues to make excuses, the guild can enforce the order, whether it's compensation or punishment."

"In other words, our case needs another case to have a result before we can have a clear result?"

It’s not that Su Mo doesn’t believe in the guild’s enforcement capabilities.

Once a verdict is made, the clan members who are still unwilling to pay compensation and accept punishment will have only one outcome - get out of Orario.

This is a result that most of the clans cannot accept. If a clan leaves Orario, the world center, in disgrace, eight or nine out of ten members will disperse.

He just didn't believe the speed of the investigation by the Ganesha clan.

Killing someone and not cleaning up the body is either extremely stupid or the murderer is not worried that anyone will be able to find him through these clues.

Between these two points, Su Mo naturally prefers to believe the former, but his reason keeps telling him that the possibility of the latter is definitely much greater than the former.

“This is the situation right now.”

Aina felt a little ashamed, so she quickly added: "Of course, we will also find another criminal as soon as possible. She is very likely the key to both cases."

"Any clues?"

"No! We have checked the files and there is no adventurer or supporter like the one in the portrait."

If there is no such person, then she and the Penea clan may not be from the same group!

The person in the portrait could not be found in the guild archives, and based on Bell's description of the man's physical appearance, Su Mo was certain in his mind.

The dwarf race that can transform should be rare in Orario.

Taking this opportunity, perhaps we can directly bring the person out of the Soma clan, but if the person brought out is still a person who craves for the divine wine and is willing to degenerate, it doesn’t seem to have much meaning... Can we hand him over to Bell for reformation?

Su Mo felt that maybe he should talk to Bell.

Of course, all this requires confirmation that the dwarfs have nothing to do with this murder case.

"Excuse me, is there a possibility that the Penea family will cry thief?"

"This is unlikely."

It took a second or two to understand the meaning of "the thief crying thief". After thinking for a while, Aina shook her head and said, "According to the Ganesa family, the murderer is at least a second-level adventurer above LV.3, and the Pernea family does not have a second-level adventurer at all."

"Moreover, the Penea clan actually doesn't have much centripetal force, and its members don't have much sense of belonging to the clan itself. Even if the Penea clan is disbanded, most of them can directly convert. The leader of the Penea clan would not kill several people just to cover up the mistakes of the clan."

If a clan has no sense of belonging, naturally no one will make an effort to maintain it.

"I see. I understand it roughly."

Su Mo nodded and gave the answer that the half-elf lady expected: "The Hestia family is willing to wait until the truth is found out."

"Thank you for your understanding."

The victims were willing to listen and wait patiently, while the perpetrators were still making unreasonable demands and throwing mud at others. Such a strong contrast made Aina, as a public official of the guild, feel even more ashamed.

After saying goodbye to the half-elf lady, Su Mo left the guild.

He did not choose to go home directly, but came to the witch's hiding place.

He knew something about the Soma clan, but he was not very clear about the details.

The purpose of coming here is naturally to ask Fels, a sage who has lived for hundreds of years, Uranus's private soldier, and the ghost of the guild. He should be familiar with the situation of Orario's many families.

However, after learning more about the details of Su Mo's family, Su Mo's expression became noticeably worse after leaving the witch's hiding place.

Divine wine——

It was a kind of wine that was enough to turn a man into a beast.

This is not an exaggeration; this is Fels's honest statement.

Intoxicating, hallucinating, depraved, thirsty, unable to stop... these familiar words made Su Mo's understanding of the divine wine become extremely intuitive.

If he doesn't understand the magic wine, doesn't he understand drugs?

This magical wine will only make people immerse themselves in it, wear down their will, but will not cause any harm to the body. It sounds like an enhanced version of drugs.

Su Mo's ideas over the years have made him clearly aware of one thing - once you take drugs, you will be drug-free for the rest of your life, and don't believe every word of an addict.

A girl who drank the divine wine and a beast sinking in the abyss. So, what kind of faith did Bell give her to allow her to break free from the shackles of the abyss and finally defeat the divine wine?

The more he understood, the more incredible it seemed to Su Mo.

Sure enough, whether or not to save such a girl was not something he could decide.

Let Bell take care of the headache!

86

Chapter 86: Clan Council.

The headquarters of Hestia's family.

The clan meeting of the two people and one god was held again.

"The first criminal has been found. He is from the Penea family."

Su Mo went straight to the point and described the current situation, "But he died this morning, and three members of the Pernea clan were killed with him. According to the Ganesa clan, the murderer is at least a second-level adventurer."

"I don't know if this matter has anything to do with us, but I think the Hestia family shouldn't be involved in such a murder case. So, I have promised the guild that I will not force the Pernea family to be held accountable before the truth is found out."

"You did the right thing. It's too dangerous for us to get involved in the murder case of a second-level adventurer."

Hestia agreed with the decision.

On the side, Bell also nodded repeatedly.

"I already have a preliminary suspicion for the second criminal."

After making sure that the clan members all agreed, Su Mo continued the topic, "On this point, the decision I can make is actually the simplest and most crude one, because I can't do anything else, so I need your opinions."

"Tell me carefully."

Hestia looked interested.

When even your best child admits that he or she can't do something, you naturally want to listen carefully.

"That person should be from the Soma clan, and he has drunk the finished divine wine..."

Hearing the word 'divine wine', Hestia sat up straight, "A drunk person who would give everything for divine wine?"

Su Mo nodded, then shook his head. "It is certain that she desires the divine wine. If she has been completely controlled by the divine wine, there is no need for me to say this now."

It was from Fels that he learned that the Soma clan's 'divine wine' also had two types. One was the 'divine wine' that could be sold and circulated on the market. It tasted good, but that was it. It was not addictive at all.

Because they are just "failed products", and the other kind is naturally the "finished products" that the Soma clan has been fighting for, which are so tempting that they can't stop.

"All the Soma clan members have drunk the finished 'divine wine', just like the ceremony of joining the clan, but after the ceremony, not everyone can drink it all the time. Apart from the leader, only those who offer the most money can get the reward."

"And the person I'm talking about is a child who grew up in the Soma clan. Her parents are also members of the Soma clan. It is said that she grew up relying on begging. Even now, she is still being exploited within the Soma clan and cannot escape even if she wants to."

"In addition, the Guild is also trying hard to find her, thinking that she will be the key to these two cases."

"..."

Hestia understood.

That supporter had drunk the 'divine wine', but the chances of him being able to continue drinking the 'divine wine' would definitely not be many.

She may have had ill will towards Bell for money, but she didn't act on it. In a sense, she helped Bell. But if they continued to investigate, it would undoubtedly push her, who was already in purgatory, further into the abyss of darkness.

After a moment's thought, Hestia turned her gaze towards Bell, "Is that what you think, Bell?"

"Ah~?"

"What is your impression of that supporter?"

"This one……"

Bell thought about it again and again, and hesitated to speak.

"Don't think too much. Tell me about your first impression."

First impression... Bell thought of that cute smiling face and said, "I always feel that she looks so lonely. She is smiling, but she doesn't look really happy. If I have to say, I always feel that she is a bit like me before I joined the clan."

Su Mo and Hestia looked at each other tacitly.

"Then what are you going to do now?"

Su Mo asked: "Do you want to use the guild to recover the losses and compensation? Or do you pretend that you know nothing and let her go? Or do you want to save her again?"

"again?"

Hestia asked.

"That's right!"

Su Mo smiled slightly, and his voice was filled with a hint of joking, "This is not the first time Bell and her have met. When they first met in the dungeon, Bell immediately rushed forward to block the arrow for her and saved her."

"Ah? But that person is..."

"You think they are of different races and have different faces? But have you ever thought that you have never seen her true face?"

"how come?"

"There is transformation magic in the underworld too, Bell!"

Hestia gave the answer.

"..."

Bell opened his mouth wide, never expecting that two originally unrelated people could be the same person.

Without disturbing Bell's shocked state, Hestia asked Su Mo again: "So, your choice is the first one, right?"

Su Mo nodded, "Yes! Choosing the first option will not only help us recover the losses of our clan, but also help us get more compensation. It will also show the clan's strong attitude to the outside world. As the head of the clan, this is the best choice I can make."

Hearing Su Mo say this, Bell obviously felt a little reluctant, "But if this happens, the child will..."

"Bell——"

Su Mo tapped the table lightly. "In this matter, Lord God and you may still be able to save the child, but I don't think I can do it, so the first option is my choice. And you can also make your own choice. This is the significance of this family meeting."

Can a person who is struggling in the quagmire of the abyss really pull out another person who is also sinking in the abyss?

Su Mo is pessimistic about this.

Because that is not something that can be achieved simply by bringing people out.