After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

If Aize were present, this scene would probably make him laugh out loud out of disgust.

Of course there is no such if.

The new little girl pulled her clothes again:

"Lady Leah, let's leave here first. The goddess has even told me where to hide!"

"Well, let's go!"

Leia, in a good mood, wiped away the tears that flowed uncontrollably from her eyes and disappeared into the night after following the little girl.

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Earlier, just as Leah was dragged out of the courtroom, another group of people dressed as judges walked in.

They passed the guards who had been beaten to a pulp by Leah and went straight to the cell where she had been held.

The judges who had been killed earlier, and the verdict they had brought with them, still lay there.

The leading judge took a quick glance and then turned his gaze to the other prisoners around him.

asked:

"Here, what just happened?"

Most of the prisoners had been tortured severely in the court and were already in a state of frightened birds. After witnessing such a shocking scene with their own eyes, how could they dare to hide anything?

I can only tell the truth:

"Report, report to the judge, these judges came to execute the brave Leah, but were killed in return..."

"Yeah, yeah, that brave Leah, she didn't even use any weapons, she killed them all with her bare hands!"

The new judge nodded, a meaningful expression on his face.

Asked again:

"You...saw the person killed by the Hero Lia?"

Nod? N.

"Did you hear the judges sentence Leah to death?"

Nod? N.

"Okay, very good~"

The judge smiled coldly and turned to his subordinates and said:

"You all heard it, the brave Leah killed people with her bare hands. Go ahead, the Holy War Knights are coming soon, be quick, and don't leave any survivors or witnesses!"

The prisoners were instantly panicked and in extreme horror, they watched the judges open the cells, and were strangled to death one by one with a series of shrill screams.

Amidst the screams, the judge came to the cell where Leah was imprisoned, bent down, picked up the "death sentence" on the ground, spread it out and took a look at it.

Then, he stretched out his hand, gathered his magic power, and fanned the flames, turning it into ashes.

"Because the truth was exposed, she was furious and killed the interrogating judge, killed the surrounding prisoners, and then violently escaped from prison - hehe, with this, the Hero Leah's guilt was confirmed and there was no evidence to prove it~"

Chapter 41: Being Sold and Still Helping to Count the Money

Because of excessive fatigue, high mental pressure, and depression caused by a series of unexpected blows, Heidi had fallen asleep completely by the time Aize finished arranging things and returned to the carriage.

The story did not continue for the time being, and we returned to Tafia.

Because a series of events that occurred after the battle delayed a lot of time, by the time Aize and others returned to the city, it was already completely bright.

And Aize, before he even entered the door, received the secret signal from his informant asking for a contact.

He came to Noble Street, the cafe where he first met Villian a month ago.

Afterwards, he learned about the bad things that were going on in the Holy City.

"...Leah killed the judge who interrogated her, silenced the prisoners, and then escaped from prison?"

After hearing the story, Aize's face was distorted.

The informant sitting across from him—this time a well-dressed young woman who looked like the wife of an aristocrat or wealthy businessman—took a sip of coffee and nodded expressionlessly.

"The church has publicly stated that the Holy City has been placed under martial law, and a full search is underway to locate the escaped hero, Leah. No results have been found yet."

"What are the specific details? What is the motive?"

"According to the church, a team of judges held a night trial of the Hero Leah last night. During the interrogation, the Hero Leah let slip absolute evidence of her heresy. In a rage, she murdered and escaped from prison, strangling all the prisoners who had overheard the interrogation to silence them."

"Heh, the logic is quite clear. I almost believed it."

Aize grinned, not hiding his contempt.

More than a month has passed since the incident on Anlin Plain, during which time Leah has been detained.

Why was he detained for so long?

Because of the power struggle within the church, and the fact that they really don't know how to deal with the hot potato of the hero, the matter has been dragging on until now.

The only question is whether Leah herself is a heretic or not...

First of all, this matter has nothing to do with whether she is a heretic or not.

Secondly, if that goddess and the crazy people are all heretics, then who in the entire church is not a heretic?

Putting all that aside, the statement that Leah let the cat out of the bag was enough to make Aize laugh to death.

The prerequisite for letting something slip is that you have to hide something first.

For Leah, the integrity of her brain and nervous system structure may not support her hiding something from the church for a whole month.

Abbreviated as brain-dead.

Therefore, there must be another explanation for this matter.

After thinking for a while, Aize asked:

"Who were the pair of judges who were killed?"

"According to the intelligence, it seems he was recently transferred from the Holy War Knights to the Inquisition. He's not young, but he's still a newcomer as an Inquisitor."

Aize snorted coldly:

"Hmph, such an important task as interrogating a hero is actually given to a newcomer. Does that make sense?"

The church must be very careful when dealing with a rabid character like Leah.

Especially after what happened before when Leah lost control of her emotions and beat the bishop.

But they sent a new guy?

There was only one possibility - the reason he was sent to do this was to force Leah to lose her temper from the very beginning.

Thinking of this, Aize leaned back in his chair and breathed softly.

After all, I hadn't slept all night and was discouraged, so I still felt a little tired.

I always feel that after I left the team, my ability to resist fatigue seems to have decreased a lot.

It’s not a bad thing.

After a few seconds of silence, Aize looked at the ceiling of the cafe and muttered to himself:

"Did those guys really go to the dungeon for interrogation? Is it possible that the orders they received were far more radical than what they are saying now?"

This made the expressionless woman stunned for a moment, and then asked:

"For example?"

"For example... forge a fake death sentence for the brave Leah, and then send them to carry it out, forcing Leah to kill and escape from prison?"

In this case, the previous irrationality is easy to understand.

It is natural for an older person who has just joined a new department, such as the magistrate, to be anxious to achieve something.

As for personally executing a brave man who was labeled a heretic, such an honor and authority would probably not be refused by any Inquisitor, let alone such a crazy person.

I will definitely carry it out without any doubt.

As for Leia, you can doubt anything about her, even execute her directly, but you cannot doubt her loyalty to the goddess.

Being executed for heresy was an insult that Leah could never tolerate.

Then, what happened next was a natural progression.

"As for the dead prisoners, they probably weren't killed by Leah. Instead, someone who arrived at the scene afterwards killed them and framed Leah to cover up the forged order."

At first, Aize was a little skeptical.

But after thinking about it to this point, he had already determined that this was the only possibility, and his tone became serious.

The woman sitting opposite, after hearing this story, had an expression that became more serious than at the beginning.

"If that's the case, then isn't this all staged by the Inquisition itself?"

"Um……"

Aize did not rush to answer, but began to think again.

Indeed, that is what it appears to be.

Considering the current situation of the Inquisition - the number one figure was assassinated in Tafia and is unconscious, and the number two figure was beaten and crippled - it is not impossible that someone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a big move and gain power.

however--

"No, I don't think it was orchestrated by the Inquisition—at least not by them alone."

"What's the reason?"

"The person who planned this knew too much about Lia. I don't think the Inquisition would have such knowledge."

All these actions can be said to have hit Leah's G-spot very accurately, which can only be done by someone who knows her temper very well.

If we think further from this perspective, an unpleasant figure will naturally emerge in our minds.

Rosalyn.

Apart from herself and Heidi who was not present, she was the only one among the remaining people who knew Leah so well.

But why?

Aize couldn't figure out why she was tormenting Leah like this.

The woman sitting opposite took another sip of coffee and asked:

"One more question, who is helping the brave Leah now?"

"help?"

Aize raised his eyebrows, not understanding what she meant.

"Even a hero wouldn't be able to enter and exit the dungeons of the Inquisition freely, let alone search the entire city all night to no avail. Someone must be helping her."

"...You think so? Hahahahaha~"

This made Aize laugh out loud.

The woman blinked in confusion.

"What? What's so funny?"

"Hahahaha... No, how should I put it? Leah must be thinking the same thing now, thinking it's great to have someone helping her... You actually have the same idea as her, you're still too naive, hahahaha~"

Similar to Leah's idea, this sentence can be regarded as a personal attack in the circle around Aize.

It may be even more serious than directly greeting the ancestors.

The woman narrowed her eyes, her face full of dissatisfaction and even anger.

If I really make this guy angry, it might be a bit troublesome. Aize quickly apologized:

"No, just kidding, don't take it seriously--"

The woman crossed her arms and breathed heavily as if to vent something.

"...So, what does that mean?"