Investigating the Cause of Death

Looking at the old man's corpse, Richard's thoughts raced.

If the old man had died normally, it would have been nothing. But judging from his earlier behavior, it did not look like a normal death at all.

Especially that eerie smile on the old man's face.

It seemed more likely that the old man's death had been an accident.

Most likely, some Wizard had used a transcendent spell to attach their consciousness to the old man, intending to infiltrate Thirteen Mine and learn something. Unfortunately, they had been discovered by Richard. Knowing they could not fight him and wishing to prevent him from learning their secrets, they had decisively ended their own life.

If that was really the case, then things would be much more troublesome.

And there were two possibilities to consider.

The first was that the Wizard who had come to investigate belonged to some unknown organization. That would be somewhat troublesome, but as long as they remained vigilant, it would not be too serious.

The second was that the Wizard who had come to investigate was from within the Truth Society. For some reason, they had become suspicious of Richard's identity or what he was doing and had come to investigate. That would be far more troublesome and required careful consideration of how to deal with it. A mishandled response could greatly affect ore extraction at the mine, thereby affecting the current nuclear weapons research and manufacturing plans.

Which one was it, then?

Richard frowned and looked at Hua Erzi as he approached. Ignoring the other man's surprise and embarrassment, he pointed at the old man's corpse on the ground and said directly, "I want this person's information as quickly and efficiently as possible."

Hua Erzi hesitated for a moment before looking at Richard. "Wizard, by tomorrow