Chapter 59

Chapter 2: The Investigation Team

In the brightly lit assembly hall, the newly appointed apostles, the elite apostles from the previous term, and a considerable number of high-ranking demon hunters were scattered throughout the hall according to their respective factions, listening intently to the report of the female cavalry captain to Jacob.

The atmosphere between the newly appointed apostles and the high-ranking demon hunters was relatively friendly, but there was a thick tension with the elite apostles from the previous term—Jagos' incident had directly deteriorated their relationship to the extreme! Moreover, during the past six months, Ye Qi and the newly appointed apostles had frequently clashed with the elite apostles from the previous term. After all, there was only one Arena Tower, so the chances of them meeting were quite high.

Naturally, with Ye Qi's participation, the elite apostles from the previous term always ended up with their heads hanging low...

"Tonight, we received attack signals from eight Ranger camps! It turned out that the other seven were feints, and only the one you went to was actually attacked..." The small man squatted on the chair, whispering to Ye Qi, lowering his voice even more at the end: "Ye, could it be the work of the D'Ko family?"

"It's not clear yet!" Ye Qi knew that his companion, who came from a merchant family, was always quick-witted, but he didn't expect such a quick reaction; however, since he only had suspicions about the D'Ko family, he couldn't draw any conclusions—among the intertwined forces in various worlds, interests guided countless alliances or enmities, and the assassins tonight could very well have been hired by other forces to strike the Demon Hunter Union, with him just being affected and receiving special attention due to his status as an apostle! Therefore, Ye Qi pointed to Jacob in the assembly hall: "We'll wait and see! Everything will be handled by those above!"

"Okay!"

The small man nodded and half-closed his eyes again, while the big man still smiled naively, and Ava leaned against Ye Qi's chair, silently cleaning her arm crossbow...

"This incident will be handled by me!" After listening to the female cavalry captain's report, Jacob stood up and looked at the others in the hall: "From the information we have now, although we have some portraits of the attackers, we cannot confirm which force or person they belong to. Therefore, I announce that we will immediately impose a complete lockdown on all of Shak's train stations, airports, and hotels, and strictly check every person entering or leaving Shak according to the portraits..."

After the official statement and most people were dispatched, Jacob walked to Ye Qi and his companions, whom he had specifically named to stay behind.

"Although the D'Ko family has a grudge against you, they would never cause such a big incident just because of that! Of course, I'm not exonerating the D'Ko family; after all, there are always plenty of lunatics in the world!" Jacob's voice was deeper than that of an ordinary person, and the hoarseness from his injury formed his unique tone: "So, before we find any concrete evidence, you must not make any moves! If you agree, I will allow you to participate in this investigation!"

It was indeed a test before, and now it's time to lay the cards on the table!

Ye Qi wisely did not ask about the consequences of refusing and immediately nodded in agreement—there were many empty cells in the Thorn Tower, and Ye Qi did not want to go back to the underground cells to keep company with Viven, even if it was just temporary...

"Very well!" Jacob nodded in satisfaction: "Now, I specially appoint the newly appointed apostle Ye Qi to form an independent investigation team to investigate the attack on the Ranger camp! You can choose your team members within the scope you recognize, and report directly to me..."

"B-level mission: The Mastermind. Investigate the attack on the Ranger camp, find the mastermind, and eliminate the threat."

B-level!

Indeed...

Seeing the level of the mission prompt, Ye Qi's heart tightened slightly, and he began to carefully recall the scenes before and after the attack, hoping to find information that would help with this mission. However, after thinking through the entire event, he still found nothing.

"Ye, what should we do now?" After leaving the assembly hall, the big man looked at the thoughtful Ye Qi in confusion: "Should we investigate the train stations and airports? Or the hotels?"

When Jacob mentioned that team members could be chosen within a certain scope, it was essentially agreeing to let Ye Qi form his own investigation team! And without asking, the big man and others were naturally within Ye Qi's consideration.

"There are already enough people investigating those places! If they can't find anything, it's impossible for us with our numbers!" The small man lightly patted his companion's back, correcting his mistake: "So, we need to investigate from other directions!"

"Right! Let others handle the previous places!" Ye Qi, who had come to his senses, immediately nodded in agreement and pointed out the next direction: "Among the enemies who attacked my camp, besides the assassins, there were also five giants! Assassins can infiltrate Shak using various means, but with the intelligence and size of the giants, it's impossible for them to enter Shak silently! Especially their stench, which is too obvious..."

"Understood!"

...

After the three companions left, Ye Qi rode his black horse to the Ranger camp—although he really wanted to return to his room in the central castle to check his upgraded attributes, most of his personal items, including the Eye of Momo, were still in the Ranger camp; even though they were hidden very secretly, they were still in the tent! Given the sudden incident at the Ranger camp tonight, it was uncertain whether the tents would be moved!

Riding into the camp, Ye Qi immediately felt the heavy and inexplicable sorrow in the air. Seeing the sad expressions on the Rangers' faces, Ye Qi sighed softly. Ye Qi knew that he was not in a position to get involved at this moment, even though he really wanted to comfort the female cavalry captain who was reciting a eulogy for the fallen Rangers. However, the surrounding sorrow made him lead his horse silently into his tent—after all, to the Rangers he had only known for less than a day, he was just a familiar stranger! And during the final farewell to their fallen comrades, it was best for such strangers not to disturb them!

The stable had been half-destroyed by the giants. Therefore, Ye Qi did not return the black horse, which had narrowly escaped, to the stable but tied it outside his tent, carefully removing the saddle and covering the horse's back with a thick blanket.

Entering the tent, Ye Qi checked everything, confirming that nothing had been disturbed, and then sat on the sleeping bag, directly opening the system character attribute panel.

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