Chapter 401 Analysis
Outside the Order Prison in Kolos City.

Lu Heng and Fiona stood outside the door, waiting for the guards to bring the people out.

Not long after, Ke Yiming walked out from the prison stairs. When he saw Lu Heng at the door, there was a momentary stunned expression on his face.

Fiona announced: “You are no longer suspected for the time being. You can go back to the hotel to rest, but you are not allowed to enter certain sealed areas in the city.”

Ke Yiming nodded, said nothing, and went back to the hotel in the commercial district.

Sitting at the hotel’s wine table, he looked into Lu Heng’s eyes for a long time and asked, “You asked the elves to catch me, right?”

Lu Heng did not deny it and admitted: “I have some suspicions, so I need to eliminate the suspicion on you.”

Ke Yiming thought for a moment and asked, “What happened in the city? Why do you suspect me?”

At present, except for Queen Orianna and other high-ranking elven officials, the suspicious circumstances surrounding Old Hall’s death have not been announced, so Lu Heng does not intend to disclose any information in this regard.

“The elves suspect that there are intruders who have sneaked into the city, so they are investigating.”

“Intruder? Did he lose something or something happened?” Ke Yiming asked.

Lu Heng did not answer his question, but Ke Yiming was asked many questions when he was in Order Prison.

Taken together, these questions can yield a lot of information.

Ke Yiming thought for a moment and asked, “An elf must have been killed, right? It happened on the second night after I entered the city. The elf guards kept asking me about what happened that night. No wonder they suspected me. Something happened on the second night after I entered the city.”

He paused, then asked, “Can you tell me who died?”

“No.” Lu Heng shook his head and refused.

Ke Yiming observed Lu Heng’s eyes, sighed, and asked: “Actually, from the first time I met you, I felt that you had an inexplicable hostility towards me. I don’t know what I did to make you so alert.”

Lu Heng was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself: Is it so obvious?
To be precise, it is not hostility but suspicion, suspicion caused by additional information.

Because what Ke Yiming did in this life was so different from what he did in his previous life that it didn’t make sense.

Although everyone’s personality and thoughts will change due to life experiences, such changes are relatively small after adulthood.

In the absence of external forces, Ke Yiming’s experience should not be much different from his previous life.

At least before the abyss battlefield in the Siren World appeared, his experience should have been the same.

Lu Heng thought carefully and realized that none of the things he had done before being recruited by the Siren World had anything to do with Ke Yiming, and would not change his life.

However, Ke Yiming is too different from his previous life. Unless one finds the reason for his change, it is impossible to let down one’s guard against him.

Lu Heng smiled and replied casually: “Maybe I am too suspicious. Besides, you took the initiative to find me. You have such a strong purpose. There is nothing wrong with being more vigilant.”

Ke Yiming nodded in agreement: “Yes, but I can promise that you can trust me completely, and I will prove this promise with my actions.”

“Really? Then tell me, when were you recruited?” Lu Heng smiled, stared into his eyes and began to ask questions.

Ke Yiming was stunned for a moment, then replied, “On the night of the seven-day countdown to the draft, is there any problem with that?”

Lu Heng confirmed again: “Are you sure that when you were called up, the countdown was exactly seven days?”

Ke Yiming nodded and replied: “Yes, of course when I saw it, it was 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds, so the countdown is exactly 7 days, no problem.”

Lu Heng thought for a moment, then asked, “Do you know why you were recruited?”

“This one……”

Ke Yiming frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and replied, “I don’t know. I have participated in eight Abyss Battlefields, and there was no clear reason for the conscription. According to the conscription rules, isn’t it a random conscription based on the combat power rating?”

Currently in the circle of superpowers, the rules of recruitment are analyzed, and it is generally believed that recruitment is random.

However, many things that Lu Heng has experienced show one thing: conscription is not completely random.

Lu Heng did not respond to his words.

Ke Yiming waited for a while, then asked, “The elf guards have been asking about my rank before. Is the clue of this incident related to my rank?”

Lu Heng studied his expression and replied, “I guess it’s related to the class, but I’m not completely sure.”

“What rank is it? The elf guard actually asked me about my fourth-turn rank. Has the fourth-turn rank appeared?” Ke Yiming continued to ask.

“I’m not in a position to answer the specific details.” Lu Heng shook his head.

Ke Yiming sighed and said, “Okay. I have a request, but I don’t know how to start. Although we haven’t known each other for long, we have cooperated in Binhai. Since I have been ruled out as a suspect, can you help me talk to the elves’ leaders to stop monitoring me, otherwise I won’t be able to complete the main task.”

Lu Heng showed a faint smile and did not comment.

Judging from the current information, Ke Yiming’s suspicion has indeed been temporarily ruled out, but the mystery still exists.

Lu Heng had a strong premonition that Old Hall must have been killed by the class ability of the [Agency of Death].

This rank did appear, but it was not on Ke Yiming.

There are only five humans in Kolos City now. Apart from the four people in his team, Ke Yiming is the only human.

So far, no other recruits have come into contact with the elves.

To be able to kill an elf guard silently in Kolos City, the murderer must have sneaked into the city.

Who else could it be besides Ke Yiming?
Is the murderer not human?

When Lu Heng thought of this possibility, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Judging from the current case information, there is no evidence to prove that this was done by humans.

Then there is a possibility that the murderer is an elf.

In other words, if an elf obtained the rank of [Agency of Death], killed Old Hall silently, and then took away the statue of the commander of the anti-magic coalition from the warehouse, then everything would make sense.

……

Lu Heng responded to Ke Yiming casually, then got up and left the hotel, went to find Fiona, and told her what was on his mind.

After hearing this, Fiona frowned.

As a general of the Elf Queen’s Guard, she instinctively did not want the murderer to be an elf, so when she heard this idea, she resisted.

However, the rationality in her heart told her that this possibility did exist.

The elves are not an absolutely kind race. There are fallen demons and liches among the elves.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are traitors among the elves. “How do you think we should investigate?” After careful consideration, Fiona decided to trust Lu Heng’s analysis and continue the investigation.

“Let’s go back to the bridge tunnel and take another look.” Lu Heng said and turned to walk towards the bridge tunnel where old Hall was killed.

In fact.

There were no scars on Old Hall’s body, and there was no evidence to prove that he was murdered.

As of now, it is still possible that old Hall died of natural causes.

The statement that Old Hall was killed by the [Agency of Death] class ability is entirely the result of Lu Heng’s subjective conjecture.

Lu Heng was also aware of this, but since he had doubts in his heart, he needed to find the answer to know whether his guess was right or wrong.

Lu Heng stood under the bridge, looking at the place where old Hall fell.

There was a little ashes from the pipe on the ground. Everything happened very naturally, with no signs of a fight.

Lu Heng stood beside the ash, looked around, and said, “First of all, let’s assume that Old Hall was killed, then why was he killed?

“Considering the missing statue of the commander of the anti-magic coalition army from the warehouse, we can infer that Old Hall saw the murderer steal the statue from the warehouse.

“Then the question is, if Old Hall saw the murderer stealing something, he should have immediately reported it to the captain of the guards, so why didn’t he do that?

“Even if the murderer found him and wanted to silence him, Old Hall should have resisted. At least he would not have sat quietly in his seat and died leisurely smoking his pipe.”

When Fiona heard this, her eyes narrowed and she blurted out, “You mean, Old Hall knew the murderer, maybe even very well.”

Lu Heng nodded and continued, “Yes, this is the only possibility that makes sense. Let’s replay what happened that night. Suppose you stole something from the warehouse and I found out.”

Fiona felt that this method could indeed help her understand the murderer’s mind, so she agreed to the request and said, “Okay, I stole something from the warehouse and found you when I passed the arch bridge.”

Lu Heng held a non-existent pipe in his left hand, put it in his mouth and took a puff, then continued to sit quietly in his seat and said in a low, old voice: “Fiona, you stole something.”

Fiona nervously defended herself: “Can you keep it a secret for me? For the sake of our friendship.”

Lu Heng shook his head: “That depends on what you stole. Show it to me.”

Fiona’s eyes turned cold, she raised her hand and made a killing gesture, saying, “Only the dead can keep secrets.”

Lu Heng quickly reviewed the situation in his mind and said, “This makes sense. If our analysis is correct, the murderer should be someone Old Hall knows, and he knows him very well.”

Fiona’s face turned serious and she said, “This is not the result I wanted to see.”

Lu Heng spread his hands and said, “Just check and you’ll know if your analysis is correct.”

Although Fiona didn’t want to see this result, she had to find out the truth since things had come to this point.

Moreover, based on the current clues, the range is already very small.

The murderer knew old Hall and was quite familiar with him, and he had the opportunity to get close to the warehouse and steal the statue that night.

Taking all these conditions into consideration, there aren’t many suspicious elves.

You just need to ask them one by one and you will get the results quickly.

“I’ll arrange for someone to question him. Since the crisis came, the city of Kolos has been under lockdown. After nightfall, no one can move around freely except for the guards in each city area. Plus, the murderer is familiar with Old Hall, so there’s a high probability that he’s also a guard.” Fiona turned around to arrange for the guards to question him.

Lu Heng listened from the side, wanting to know as soon as possible who had obtained the rank of [Agent of Death].

Fiona brought out the list of the Elf Guards, then circled out the suspicious guards that night and arranged for her men to bring them in for interrogation one by one.

The first person to come over for questioning was Phyllis, the captain of the Elf Guard in the industrial zone.

“Phyllis, where were you the night before last?”

“Leading the patrol. It was my turn the night before last.” Phyllis answered as a matter of course.

“Have you ever left the team?” Fiona asked.

“No, even when I took a break, I stayed with the guards in the team. I didn’t leave alone.” Phyllis answered affirmatively.

“Did anyone leave the team the night before last?” Fiona continued to ask.

“Well… during the patrol breaks, more than half of them left, and I didn’t make a special note of it.” Phyllis frowned in embarrassment.

Fiona frowned and thought. If she asked like this, there was no way to rule out the suspicion of these guards.

Lu Heng interrupted and asked, “Did you know that Old Hall would smoke his pipe under the bridge while on patrol?”

Phyllis nodded and replied, “Of course, although I am the captain, Old Hall is considered the elder, so I let him smoke his pipe.”

The elves are a race that lives at a slower pace, so they are not too harsh on this aspect, especially on older elves like Old Hall.

Lu Heng then asked, “When does Old Hall usually return to the team after smoking his pipe?”

Phyllis thought for a moment and replied, “Usually they will return to the team during the break, because during the break, everyone will drink some fruit wine to keep warm, and Old Hall will return to the team to have a drink.”

Lu Heng judged: “If this is the case, Old Hall should have been killed before the break. In other words, the guard who left the team before the break is the suspect.”

Fiona felt that this analysis was correct, and asked, “Before the break, did anyone leave the team?”

“Besides old Hall, there’s also… Albert.” Captain Phyllis thought back to that night and remembered that a guard had left the team during patrol.

Fiona said, “Go and get Albert.”

“Yes, General Fiona.” Captain Phyllis ran out immediately.

However, he was gone for a long time and still couldn’t find anyone.

Half an hour later, Captain Phyllis hurried back and reported, “General, something is not right. I searched the entire industrial zone but couldn’t find Albert. I don’t know where this guy has gone.”

Upon hearing this result, Lu Heng said, “He must have escaped. I think we can launch a city-wide manhunt.”

Fiona acted decisively and gave the order: “Pass my order on to search the whole city for Albert and bring in anyone who has seen him.”

After the order was passed down, all the guards in Kolos City were mobilized and began to search for Guard Albert.

A moment later, the guard at the South Gate came to report that he saw Albert leaving from the South Gate an hour ago and his whereabouts were unknown.

When Fiona heard this information, she concluded that there was something wrong with Albert and personally led a team to hunt him down.

In order to hunt down Albert, even the dragon eagle was brought out.

(End of this chapter)