The Final Question

Richard calmly swept his gaze over the ore powder in the Lead Box and said, "Esteemed Inspector, I don't know whether you'll believe me, but in truth, I don't know what the ore powder in this Lead Box actually is either."

"You don't know?" Qiekafu's eyes widened slightly, his expression carrying a trace of mockery. "Do you take me for a child?"

Richard replied, "Inspector, of course you are not a child, but I truly do not know what this ore powder is. Not only do I not know—even Wizard Aldrich and Wizard Baal within the organization do not know either."

"Wizard Aldrich and Wizard Baal from the organization? The organization? Are you referring to our Truth Society?" Qiekafu asked. A bluish cast appeared on his face as a sense of unease suddenly rose within him.

Earlier, while lurking in the mine, he had overheard Richard's conversation and learned that Aldrich and Baal had helped Richard examine the ore powder.

But at the time, he had never considered that those two belonged to the Truth Society. He had assumed they were from another organization behind Richard.

And if those two truly were members of the Truth Society, as Richard claimed, then the grounds for his suspicions would no longer hold up at all.

At that moment, Richard spoke to Qiekafu. "Esteemed Inspector, Wizard Aldrich and Wizard Baal are naturally members of the organization. When I extracted numerous ores and discovered that I did not understand their uses, I separately asked them to test them. If you do not believe me, you may have Canon Supervisor invite the two Wizards here and ask them yourself."

The bluish tinge on Qiekafu's face deepened. He lightly clenched his fist but made no statement.

Canon Supervisor glanced at Long Mei Er, who had his