Claude was going crazy. The man who killed Speaker Quint last night was sitting in his office so carelessly.
Many people in the parliament saw the poisoned water. Claude was sure that this must be Rudolf's method. To deal with a man like Quint, Rudolf must of course go all out and use all means. It is impossible to be perfect.
"Don't worry, I have a special method. No one saw me at the scene last night, and no one saw me come in just now." Rudolf couldn't help asking: "Am I wanted? But I didn't see my wanted notice at the door of the police station or the door of the trial office."
"The wanted one is the murderer. It hasn't been officially confirmed that you are the murderer. I'm trying to delay it and give you a chance to escape." Claude pinched his head which was getting more and more painful, not knowing what to say: "Rudolf, I thought you were so smart and had already escaped far away. I didn't expect you to come back. What's wrong? Are you afraid that you won't be exposed fast enough?"
"Didn't I frame Revno? It was Vanya who did it in the end. Doesn't it look like I framed him?"
"It's not a question of whether it looks like it or not." Claude shook his head. "You don't understand how much of a sensation it would cause if a sitting speaker was killed. Ravno will definitely die, whether he planned it or not. But someone will review the real cause of Quint's death, and they won't simply believe the report submitted by the Fabro City Council. The Fabro City Court is not qualified, and the County Court will send someone over. By then, you might really be exposed."
Rudolph felt a little troubled, but he didn't want to leave Fabro City.
"What do you want to see me for?" Claude knew that Rudolph must have something important to come to him at this time.
"Where is Vanya? I want to see Vanya."
"Vanya has fallen to death, and he can't die any more."
Rudolph said, "I want to see the body. I can't leave Vanya to the County Court, because that might expose my secret. I must take him away."
Although no one knows Rudolph's Starfall Forbidden Technique, it may be a rare forbidden technique invented by a top wizard, but there is no guarantee that nothing will be found after it is taken away by the County Court.
Claude knew that what Rudolf said was true. Vanya was willing to die for Rudolf, and it was obvious that he had a special relationship with Rudolf. Moreover, the Tribunal had some ability to obtain information from corpses, and it was indeed dangerous to leave Vanya to the Tribunal.
Claude had to tell Rudolf: "Vanya is not in the police station, he is in the Tribunal, and should be in the forensic room."
"Got it."
It's good that he is not in the police station. It would be difficult to explain if the police station lost such important evidence.
Rudolf took out his pocket watch, adjusted the chronograph hand, pressed the switch, and watched the chronograph hand slide a little bit on the dial until more than 20 seconds later, the pointer stopped.
"I walked out in 22 seconds, walked out at a normal speed, and I wouldn't meet anyone on the road. It was just such a coincidence."
Divination, a new ability of the 4th level word spirit, is very practical.
As Rudolph stood at the door ready, Claude asked him one last time: "Rudolph, have you become a Level 4 wizard?"
"Yes."
"Be careful, Colonel Gayton and Teacher Abel have changed their attitudes towards you. They think you are too dangerous. They feel confident in controlling Level 3 wizards, but Level 4 wizards are different. They may directly threaten Colonel Gayton and Teacher Abel."
"Got it, be careful too."
The Trial Office was not far from the police station. Rudolph soon came to the vicinity of the Trial Office. He climbed over the empty wall and went into a remote bathroom. In a basement of the Trial Office, there was a sign for the Forensic Office. In the Forensic Office, there were two operating tables, one of which was filled with a pool of flesh that looked like a human.
His eye sockets were broken and his eyeballs drooped to one side, but the turbid eyeballs suddenly moved, emitting the light of a living person again, and the scattered pupils gathered again.
Soon, cracked black lines appeared on Vanya's muddy body, dividing Vanya's body into fist-sized pieces. These fist-sized pieces of flesh and blood began to wriggle and deform, turning into bats.
The forensic room, which originally held the specimens, was suddenly filled with flying bats.
When the two witch examiners opened the door and prepared to perform an autopsy overnight, they saw a group of bats flying out, which frightened one of the witch examiners to the ground. He was not afraid of bats, but because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen to the murderer's body.
One witch examiner rushed into the morgue and saw that the operating table was empty.
Another witch examiner wanted to chase them, but found that the bats disappeared into the vents, the sewers, and the washbasin.
The two witch examiners hurriedly reported to their superiors that the body had turned into bats and disappeared.
In a remote washroom in the trial office, Rudolf looked at a bat flying in from the window. The bat flew to Rudolf's hand and disappeared in Rudolf's palm.
Rudolf came out of the bathroom of the Trial Office, left here, climbed over the wall, and quickly fled the Trial Office.
Divination is really a powerful ability, but it's a pity that it can only be used three times a night.
When Rudolf came to the suburbs, he raised his hand again, and a bat flew out of Rudolf's palm.
The bat flapped its wings and quickly split into a group of bats. These bats gathered together and kneaded into the shape of a human head, which slowly became Vanya's head. More bats rushed to Vanya's neck and gradually formed Vanya's entire body.
The ability of the 4th-level blood clan, the bat incarnation, makes the 4th-level blood clan no longer afraid of any physical attack. Even if the body is cut into dozens of pieces, it will not affect Vanya's body from turning into a group of bats, and then changing from a group of bats back to its original appearance.
At this time, the sky was slightly white, and Rudolf hurriedly asked Larry to appear beside him.
Larry saw the outside world again and found that it was almost dawn.
His intuition told him that something bad was going to happen soon. He looked a little depressed: "Am I going to disappear?"
Rudolph nodded: "Almost. To be precise, your soul is going to disappear."
Larry looked at the pale sky, looked up at the dim stars in the sky, and felt that these stars were just like him. They were still reluctant to leave, but they were about to disappear and no one could see them.
"Anyway, thank you, Rudolph. It was you who helped me and Captain Wayne get revenge. Goodbye, Rudolph."
"Goodbye, Larry. You and Wayne are both good people."
Larry stopped talking and just looked up at the starry sky.
There were planets that he felt were extremely mysterious and strange. He would study the planets every night, but he could never figure out why the position of the planets could affect people's destiny.
The great ancient sage Belsos said that the human body is a small universe, and the soul is the chain that connects people to the universe. Now, his chain is about to break.
The feeling of waiting for death was so unbearable. Sometimes Larry would tremble uncontrollably because of fear, and sometimes he would feel as if it was nothing.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on Larry, and Larry's eyes gradually became dull, and finally became the same as Vanya.
Rudolph sighed, stretched out his hand and pressed on Larry's shoulder, and Larry completely disappeared from this world. Director Arden was quickly informed of Vanya's disappearance in the morgue. Arden didn't even go to the morgue to take a look, but just said that he knew. Speaker Quint's funeral will be held in a few days, and someone will come to deal with these messes soon.
Five days later, Speaker Quint's funeral was held in the North City Cemetery.
Old Thor, the real head of the Thor Trading Company, Viscount Savoy, and all the other members of the Alchemy Council came to the North City Cemetery.
If Cooper were here, he would definitely feel regretful. The North City Cemetery is full of precious corpses and bigwigs, which is much richer than his South City Cemetery.
In addition to the people in Fabro City, the people from Vichy City, the county city, are even more eye-catching.
After the County Council learned that the Speaker of Fabro City died at the hands of heretics, it sent out 3 more regiments, plus the original 56th Regiment, a total of 4 regiments, under the command of Colonel Gayton, vowing to wipe out the forces in the wilderness around Fabro City.
In addition to the senior officers of the Constitutional Army, the Director of the County Court, Quinn, also attracted attention.
Quinn's other identity is the son of Speaker Quint, and he is the proudest son of Speaker Quint. Speaker Quint spent a lot of energy to train Quinn, making Quinn the most shrewd and capable second generation in Vichy County. This father and son were once the best role models for educating children in Vichy County, and were praised by word of mouth.
Quinn is somewhat similar to Speaker Quint in appearance, with the same hooked nose and deep eye sockets. There is not much sadness on his face, only coldness.
Of course, the most concerned are the two people standing in the front. Obeid, deputy speaker of the county council, and Abel, acting speaker of Fabro City.
They are a few steps away from the others, so they can speak in a low voice.
Obed has beautiful blond hair and looks like a standard gentleman. He said softly,
"The death of Speaker Quint is a great loss to our cause. He was so capable that everything in Fabro City is developing according to his plan. There are occasional mistakes, but they do not affect the overall success.
Abel, I suggest that you become the acting speaker against all odds. You can temporarily exercise the power of the speaker without going through the election of the city council.
You know that if the Fabro City Council holds an election, it may not be you or Thor who will become the speaker. Although Thor is old, he is more familiar with those businesses.
Abel, do you know what to do?"
Abel nodded with a serious expression on his face and said, "I know. I will think about problems as the speaker of Fabro City and work hard for the overall situation of Fabro City."
"Very good, but I still need to remind you that you should not only consider Fabro City, but also Vichy County.
Developing the wilderness is the general trend, and our achievements are very significant. Speaker Quint has laid a good foundation. He cut the Gordian knot and came up with the most feasible plan. While other counties are still dithering and developing step by step as before, Quint can already send minerals to Vichy City.
The idiots in other counties haven't even finished the war with the werewolves. By the time they can develop minerals, we have already firmly grasped the market share. With one step faster and one step faster, the future of Vichy County is bright.
The wheel of history rolls forward, and the resources in the wilderness must belong to the Alchemy Council.
Abel, you have two things to do next.
The first thing is to match Cooperate with Quinn to deal with the affairs of Speaker Quint. Speaker Quint has made great contributions and should not die so hastily.
Cooperate with Quinn, and you are also helping him. There are some noises in the city council, saying that you killed Speaker Quint. I certainly don't believe this rumor, but some people believe it, which is very troublesome. Therefore, in this matter, you must fully support and wash away your suspicion.
The second thing is to continue Speaker Quint's career and seize the market without delay.
Abel, I am very optimistic that you can completely control the city of Fabro during this period. When the next election comes, all the councilors will vote for you willingly. When we meet next time, I hope you can become the real speaker, not the acting speaker. "
Abel exhaled a long breath, his eyes gradually firmed, and he made some resolutions.
Deputy Speaker Obeid beside him has a large stake in Thor Trading Company. This time he overcame all objections and prevented Thor from becoming the speaker. The first reason is that Thor is too old and does not have so much energy to manage the affairs of the Ruhr mining area. The second reason is that the people behind Abel helped Abel. This is a rare opportunity for Abel.
Looking at the people from the County Council, Claude felt a heavy pressure. He looked at Speaker Abel's back again, and what made Claude feel even more tormented was Speaker Abel's attitude towards Rudolph.
Speaker Abel had never thought of killing Speaker Quint, which was not in the interests of the Alchemy Council, nor in line with the tradition of alchemists. No matter how fiercely he and Speaker Quint fought, they would only compete for the distribution of interests, and would not use assassination as a means to resolve their differences.
But Rudolph's impulse made everything worse. Although Rudolph did save the Dordo District again, for Speaker Abel, the situation was not easy to deal with.
Teacher Abel is now only the acting speaker, partly because some people suspected that Speaker Quint's death was related to Abel. Abel spent a lot of effort in the past few days to quell these rumors.
Teacher Abel's vigilance against Rudolph in his words let Claude know that Rudolph could no longer gain the trust of Acting Speaker Abel, and Acting Speaker Abel also intended to make him cut off from Rudolph.
But he and Rudolph were not only superiors and subordinates, but also friends. How could they be separated so easily?
After the funeral, Quinn walked out with a gloomy face.
Sitting in the carriage of the Tribunal, Quinn saw someone waiting for him. A young woman with a black veil sat quietly in the carriage.
"Abigail, go investigate the murderer Vanya. I want to know all the details about Vanya."
"Okay, Lord Quinn."
Quinn was very satisfied because Abigail put away her charm. Today was his father's funeral, and he was not in the mood.
Abigail got off the carriage halfway, and there were already 4 witch hunters waiting for her at the place where she got off.
"Let's go, let's go meet the vampires first."
In an abandoned manor on the outskirts of Fabro City, Abigail met the representatives sent by the vampires.
"Miss Hera, it's nice to meet you."
It was still Hera who was sent to negotiate with the Tribunal. Hera looked at the woman in black veil in front of her and felt a little uncomfortable. The comparison and competition between two women made Hera realize that she was inferior to the witch hunter in front of her in all aspects.
Abigail slowly raised her hand and pushed up her black veil, revealing her emerald green pupils.
"Then, let me ask seriously, was Vanya sent by you?"
Hera was in a trance. She was a woman, and just for a moment, she was almost mesmerized by Hera's emerald green eyes. Before Hera could speak, she heard the two vampires behind her staggering forward.
The two vampires' faces, which should have been pale, were abnormally flushed, and they rushed to answer:
"My dear goddess, Vanya has betrayed the vampires for a long time, and he is also the one we want to kill. I have absolutely no secrets from you, please believe me!"