On the other side, in the noble area.

Not to mention that Nova was shocked, even Melissa felt strange because she didn't know this person at all.

She made an appointment with the investigator to meet at the intersection, so when someone stood at the intersection, she subconsciously thought that the other person was coming, but when she got closer, she saw that it was a stranger.

He was a man about fifty years old, well-dressed, and since he appeared here, he should be a noble.

"Uh, well, you must be the deputy leader of the Knights." The man came over and said with a smile while rubbing his hands.

"Yes, who are you?" Melissa said respectfully.

She didn't know the details of this person, but since he was from Baifeng Town, she had to show the humility that a knight should have.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I was sent by Mr. Clevey to assist you in your investigation. Just call me Orlov."

"Is this really true? Why didn't he come over in person?" Melissa was a little doubtful.

In her impression, Clive was very abiding by his promises. Even if he couldn't come in person, he would send someone to notify him in advance. As a result, not only was he late, but the person was also changed. She vaguely felt that something was strange.

"Oh, you don't think I'm lying to you, do you?" Olof slapped his thigh anxiously, seeming aggrieved by Melissa's suspicion. He quickly explained, "Actually, I only recently became Klevi's assistant.

, and what you don’t know is that the person who was killed was my biological brother. After Clevi learned about this matter, he sent me directly. On the one hand, he hoped to personally investigate the cause of his brother’s death, and on the other hand, he also wanted to test my ability.

If you still don’t believe it, you can ask Clevi yourself.”

Melissa saw the eager look on his face and what he said was clear and logical, so she chose to believe it for the time being.

However, when she turned to look at Nova, she found that he was staring at Olof fiercely.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"This guy is the murderer of my adoptive father!" Nova pointed at the man in front of him and said decisively.

"Nova? Why are you here too? Oh, my eyes are so awkward that I didn't recognize you. Damn it. You are obviously half my nephew." Olof scratched his head and said

He said with an embarrassed face.

"Tch, stop pretending here, Miss Melissa, it was he who hired people to kill my adoptive parents."

"this……"

Melissa was a little confused. After all, their two statements were different, and there was no evidence, so she couldn't make a judgment at all.

"Oh, Mr. Deputy Commander, I feel heartbroken when I talk about this matter." Olof squeezed out a few tears and squatted on the ground, looking very heartbroken.

"What...what's going on?" Melissa asked quickly.

"It's like this. My brother's family has never had any heirs, but as a nobleman, his family property must be inherited by someone. He originally planned to pass away the inheritance one day in the future and give the inheritance to me as his brother. But by chance, he

After I adopted this child, I immediately changed my mind. To be honest, I already had my own family’s property, so why would I want my brother’s property? So I was very happy that Nova could become the new heir, but

I just don’t know why, but this kid has never gotten along with me. He is always wary of me, as if he thinks I care about my brother’s legacy. You see, it’s the same now. When my brother died, I was the most devastated. As a result, this happened.

The child actually falsely accused me, well, where can I go to reason with you?"

"You bastard, how dare you talk nonsense here," Nova roared angrily, and then he quickly said to Melissa, "Don't believe him, didn't you promise to help me get justice?

"

"...Of course I understand, Nova, please calm down first." Melissa spoke out to comfort him.

"No, I can't calm down," Nova shook his head and said, "Because my enemy is standing in front of me, but I can only listen to him confusing right and wrong, and can't do anything."

Then, Melissa patted his shoulder and said solemnly.

"Nova, you have to understand that he is standing in front of us now. If he really kills your adoptive parents, we can catch him at any time and he will not be able to escape."

"That's right," Orlov also agreed, "If I really did it, why would I come here? Isn't this just throwing myself into a trap?"

"cut."

Nova gritted his teeth with hatred, but he had no choice but to think about it. The current situation was indeed as Melissa said. Olof couldn't run away. What they had to do next was to find a way to prove that Olof hired someone to kill him.

his adoptive parents.

When he thought of this, he finally calmed down a little, and then said to Olof.

"If I really think about what you just said, then I would like to ask, in whose name is my adoptive father's property now?"

"...Well, of course, it's in my name," Olof immediately felt guilty, "However, this is excusable. At that time, I thought you were also killed. In this case, then I have to comply.

It was my brother’s last wish, wasn’t it?”

"That's it," Melissa crossed her arms and said thoughtfully, "Then this inheritance should be returned to Nova now."

"Uh, this...how can this be done?" Orlov waved his hand quickly.

"Oh? Why not? Give me a reasonable explanation." Melissa said seriously.

In fact, she could roughly understand that Olof was lying. Over the years, she had handled hundreds to hundreds of cases, if not a thousand. She had seen all kinds of people. Although she didn't know Olof's details, at least she could tell at a glance.

After seeing through Nova, it is obvious that he is a very simple person.

She just couldn't be sure. If Olof was really the prisoner, it would be too blatant. Anyway, in her impression, prisoners were generally afraid of the Knights. Even if the criminal evidence was not discovered, they would not dare to face it because of their guilty conscience.

knight.

"Well, Mr. Deputy Captain, you may not know the inheritance law of Baifeng Town," Olof scratched his head and continued, "According to the regulations, once the inheritance is inherited, it cannot be returned. Of course, since Nova is still alive

, then I will not occupy his property, so when I die one day, I will leave a will and hand over my brother's share of property to him, what do you think?"

"No, no, no, you can't ask my opinion on this, you should ask Nova." Melissa quickly waved her hand.

"Hmph, I don't have to give up any property or anything, as long as I kill my adoptive parents to pay for it with my life!" Nova said viciously.

Orlov couldn't help but shudder when he saw his resolute expression.

"Hey, since Nova doesn't want it, then I..."

"Forget about that for now, let's start the investigation." Melissa returned to the topic. She looked at Olof with a serious face, "Since you were sent by Klevi, you should have some clues, such as this

The medical building was burned down, was it an accident or was it deliberately set on fire?"

"I didn't know that. They said it was an accident during the Cavaliers Unity case, so I didn't worry too much. After all, I'm usually very busy, and my brother didn't go into it too deeply, so the matter just passed."

"That's it, can you investigate now?"

"Of course, give me some time."

Orlov pretended to look at the open space next to him. He squatted down and touched the ground a few times, and then looked left and right at the edge of the open space.

Nova watched his clumsy trick with a cold eye the whole time, thinking that this guy really took others for fools, but he couldn't prove that Olof was the murderer, and Melissa couldn't believe it all based on his own words.

After a while, Orlov completed his investigation.

"There are indeed traces of arson. I looked at the edge of the open space. There is still some ashes left by the fire. There is tar in it. As far as I know, medical clinics do not have such things, even lighting.

Use kerosene lamps.”

"Well, I know that, tar is usually used to make torches," Melissa nodded, and then said, "If someone set the fire, where could they get the tar, or did they collect it themselves?"

"I don't know about that."

"Huh, I do know where there is asphalt. This guy was originally in the asphalt business. He should have a lot of it at home." Nova pointed at Olof.

"...Oh? What a coincidence." Melissa was a little surprised.

"That's right, there is no such coincidence in the world," Olof quickly defended, "Even if there is, someone might have framed him. Mr. Deputy Commander, think about it, why my brother's hospital was burned down.

, and my house happens to have asphalt? This clearly shows that someone wants to drive a wedge between our brothers."

"No, Miss Melissa, I suddenly remembered why my adoptive father didn't pursue this matter." Nova suddenly patted his head, seeming to understand what was going on, "because he knew that Olof was looking for someone.

He was a very conscientious person and didn't want brothers to turn against each other, so he chose to swallow his anger. But I didn't expect that this guy would do such a cruel thing, and then even seek wealth and murder."

"Hey, you kid, please stop spouting nonsense here." When Olof heard this, he immediately became angry.

"Huh? Are you angry from embarrassment?" Melissa said indifferently, as if she had expected such a time to come.

Orlov noticed her expression and immediately understood that he might be exposed, so he quickly changed his face and said with a smile.

"Nova, don't be surprised. I was very emotional just now. You know, anyone will be angry when they are framed like this."

He knew that Melissa was suspicious of him, but there was no need for him to be afraid, because the other party did not have substantive evidence and could not convict him at all.

He had investigated in advance. Deputy leader Melissa was a very fair and impartial person and would not arrest people easily without evidence.

But then again, as long as Melissa has doubts about someone, she will definitely get to the bottom of it, and it is only a matter of time before she finally finds out the truth.

This is what Orlov is most worried about, so his only way now is to drive a wedge between Nova and Melissa.

"Since there is no clue here, let's go to another scene." Melissa suddenly suggested.

"Well, indeed," Orlov agreed, "we can only conclude that someone set the fire, and there is no other useful information."

Nova snorted coldly, thinking that of course this guy wanted Melissa to turn her attention elsewhere. Of course, he had no objection to this.

In fact, he also noticed Melissa's expression and guessed that she must have suspicions about Olof, but she just couldn't find any evidence.

Then the scene of the subsequent crime was different. There would definitely be a lot of traces of the crime left there, but the Knights didn't investigate at all at that time, so naturally they didn't delve into the matter.

However, when he thought about this, he felt something was wrong.

The person who was killed was a noble. The Knights even took care of minor matters among common people, but they failed to investigate this major murder case. How can this be justified?

So he had to wonder if the Knights had colluded with Orlov, and this matter was clearly requested by Emil, but Melissa did not completely believe what he said, and instead allowed Orlov to act as an investigator.

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Chapter completed!