A Happy Accident

If you were to ask who the true masters of Gede Town are, it certainly wouldn't be the gangsters living in the slums who only dabble in shady businesses, nor the commercial Association that holds a transcendent position within Gede Town.

It's not the Adventurers Guild with the most First Order Profession under its banner. Gede Town is located on the border of the Alliance, and ultimately belongs to the Alliance.

Its prime location led to a booming commercial sector, which in turn made the business Association a behemoth. Even the association dared not provoke the Alliance, knowing full well that if the Alliance were to even take a breath...

In this situation, the administrators appointed by the Alliance are naturally the true masters of the town.

The manager had a great reputation, which led to the servants in his residence being arrogant and looking down on everyone else.

Now, facing the Alliance's Investigator and the law enforcement officers summoned by the Investigator, the butler knows he can't afford to provoke them and must treat them politely...

"Who are you? This is the residence of the governor of Gede Town. If he finds out who you are..."

An ugly maid, using both hands and feet, pointed at a group of law enforcement officers and launched into a tirade.

This caught the law enforcement officers off guard, preventing them from stopping her...

Just then, a flowerpot flew through the air, creating a powerful gust of wind, and hit the bewildered maid directly on the head.

The flowerpot disintegrated in mid-air, its powerful kinetic energy absorbed by the maid's head, causing her to fall backward a short distance, leaving a trail of blood on the ground.

The maid lay on the ground, unconscious, her life hanging in the balance. It was unclear whether she was still alive. Her head was completely smashed, the red blood mixed with a few specks of white.

"Drag her away and take her to the jail."

Investigator Dante immediately gave the order, his face tense, seemingly displeased that the law enforcement officers had not yet taken action.

A group of law enforcement officers rushed over and dragged the maid outside, completely ignoring the wound on her head, leaving a trail of blood on the ground...

At this moment, Caleb, who had deliberately come from another location after circling around, watched with a grim face as law enforcement officers searched his residence.

Although he was always dissatisfied with having to live in this small place for the rest of his life, he had never been treated like this in Gede Town.

He walked straight up to the Investigator, Dante, and began to berate him.

"Investigator, what orders do you have, or have you found any evidence that allows you to dare search my place...?"

Dante, however, looked at him coldly and interrupted him directly.

"Excuse me, Master Caleb, you are accused of involvement in the murder of Zeno Harper. We are conducting a routine search."

Caleb froze, suppressing his shock.

No, how was I accused? Who accused me? How could they target me so quickly?

He had previously assumed that Zeno's death would only be Investigator after a long period of no contact was received.

But now they've started an investigation right away. Damn it, when have those Investigator ever been this efficient?

He believed that even if the Investigator started their investigation, they wouldn't find him so quickly.

Because he had no direct connection with Zeno, but rather a more indirect one.

With Zeno heading to the Antir Region, how come this Investigator skipped investigating the Antir Region and went straight to his house?

Furthermore, according to regulations, shouldn't the Investigator be notified to their supervisor when carrying out this task? How come the staff didn't send such an important message to me even though I haven't been to the administration office for a few days?

He cursed inwardly, but tried his best to maintain his composure, saying with a mixture of doubt and surprise:

"As the administrator appointed by the Alliance, why would I plot against a mage? You must have made a mistake..."

Dante simply kept repeating:

"Venerable Caleb, someone has accused you. I am acting according to the established procedures. Please cooperate."

Although Dante did not specify who the accuser was, Fran was standing right next to Dante, and after a brief glance, Caleb recognized Fran.

Caleb's pupils contracted, and his face turned grim. He knew who was accusing him.

It must be Fran, who returned here for some unknown reason, who made the accusation against him.

Once he understood this, he broke out in a cold sweat again.

Damn it, why didn't the Blood Wolf Knights kill her?

He was confident in the Blood Wolf Knights ' strength and the level of their target; in the region north of the Alliance, the Blood Wolf Knights were known as the 'Mage Slayers'.

Fran was in front of the Blood Wolf Knights, so the Blood Wolf Knights must have encountered her, but for some reason, they didn't kill her.

Instead of considering the possibility that the two scenarios might be different, he stubbornly believed that it was exactly as he had initially thought.

Those damned Blood Wolf Knights! They call themselves 'mage killers,' yet they can't even kill one more mage. A bunch of cowards...

After learning that it was Fran who accused him, he had given up on the idea of getting away with it. Not to mention that Zeno's head was still in the basement because he hadn't dealt with it in time due to a misjudgment.

Even if you use magic to interrogate him, he will eventually succumb to the temptation and reveal everything.

With just one accusation from a sorcerer and the Investigator, he would be subjected to magical interrogation without any room for negotiation.

Thinking about this, he began to consider how to survive. Surrendering was out of the question; the crime was too heinous—an administrator had murdered a researcher from the University Association.

The Alliance leadership will surely execute him to quell the unrest.

His only way to survive was to run away.

Run! He can't just run to the northern part of the Alliance; he has to keep going west, all the way to the free city-state of Bohan. Only there can someone like him, wanted by the Alliance, be accommodated.

Thinking of this, he calmed down, spread his hands, and slowly approached the two.

"Since the Investigator has said so, there's nothing I can do. Please proceed with the search."

He began to approach the two from the side, intending to launch a sneak attack.

He understood that if both of them blocked his way, the two mages would likely capture him, and in order to escape, he had to severely injure one of them first.

When choosing a target, he chose Fran. The reason was simple: Fran accused him and was the real culprit who drove him to his death. He couldn't sleep well unless he attacked Fran.

Secondly, he knew that Fran's School was not the Sword Chant School, but judging from the marks on Dante's hands and his robust physique, Dante was a member of the Sword Chant School.

He wasn't confident he could severely injure a member of the Sword Chant School with a single blow; he didn't know how resilient they were.

Attacking a pure mage is much easier, as mages are notoriously fragile throughout the continent.

Even though Caleb himself was a mage, he agreed with this statement.

Caleb took a step and stood to Fran's side, the Fire Element in his hand beginning to condense.

Fran also noticed the unusual gathering of Fire Element beside her. Just as she turned her head, she heard Caleb shout:

"Die! Pyroblast!"