Chapter 329: Poison mastermind, sisters killing each other
"...I plead guilty."
"...I have twice placed curses on animals near water sources, intending to pollute the water sources and cause plague."
"...It's my own idea and has nothing to do with anyone else."
"...I have just started to get some ideas on my project, and the school suddenly ordered that no unauthorized research on plague be allowed. With my mage level and savings, even if I can apply for a laboratory, it will take at least two or three years. Years of hard work will be suddenly wiped out.
Cut off, I feel resentful and seek revenge."
Slimin sat alone across from several high-level mages, speaking every word in a calm voice. Opposite her, the magician from the prophecy department held a quill and kept sketching on the paper, and then pushed it over to his colleagues.
look.
Archmage Edgar frowned slightly. Slimin took all the blame at once, and it was of course impossible to exonerate her sister - under the magic, there was nothing to hide. However, with her confession, and without
Her confession was completely different.
At the very least, without using magic to induce a confession or even forcibly retrieving memories, it would be more difficult to refute the confession obtained when it is brought to the Parliament of Nobles to accuse Baron Hopman!
"Are you sure it was your idea, Master Slimin?" Archmage Edgar asked coldly. "Your sister, Baroness Hopman, didn't say that -"
"You are thinking too much, Your Excellency the Archmage." A smile appeared on Master Slimin's pale and ugly face, and the smile was actually a little peaceful. "I was caught by you because I am not as skilled as others and deserved it. But, my sister
, I will never say that this matter has anything to do with her."
"Really? Do you want to listen to your sister?"
Archmage Edgar got up and went out. The magician of the control department immediately followed him out. The high-level mage of the prophecy department looked around, then got up and followed them. Only the magician Slimin was left in the room.
The direct tutor stared at her blankly, and for a while he sighed, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Archmage Edgar walked quickly to the next door. He did not go in, but opened an inconspicuous small window and listened quietly to the conversation inside. As he listened, his face darkened, and his palms followed quietly.
Hold tight.
In the room, Johnny Colin's cold voice sounded:
"You will be treated as you deserve, ma'am."
There was a trace of disgust in his eyes. He had already heard the reason for the Baroness's revenge from the Archmage Edgar, and the reason was quite absurd - the Baron's eldest son forcibly pursued the girl, and the little magician just stood up for the girl. Later.
The incident got bigger and bigger, with neither party trying to stop it, and finally it got out of hand.
It is not incomprehensible for a mother to seek revenge for her son. The problem is, no matter how much you seek revenge, don’t use the poor as victims!
He nodded to his side. On the left, the noble magician in charge of the interrogation turned over a page of information and sneered:
"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years? - Madam, your personal maid, your coachman, and Master Slimin's apprentice have all confessed that you visited her Master's Tower this month and also took her to the Baron
Meeting. If you want more evidence, maybe we can ask your husband?"
"No!" the Baroness shouted reflexively. The noble magician raised his eyebrows and said:
"Then Madam, please answer first why you lied just now."
"..." The Baroness was temporarily speechless. She immediately turned her head bitterly:
"Yes, I just don't want to tell the truth, I just don't want people to know that I'm dealing with her - so what?"
"Why don't you want others to know?" The female aristocratic magician on the right side of Minister Colin asked softly: "Don't you like her? Or, your husband likes her too much?"
She conveniently placed a charm human, and the mana fluctuation was extremely slight, which could only make the opponent relax their vigilance. The magician on the left glanced at his colleague, turned his head silently, and pretended not to see him. The baroness sneered:
"Why should I like her? She is ugly and can't speak. She has been pitiful since she was a child. She only knows how to pull my skirt and call her sister. If she didn't know some magic, who would pay attention to her!"
"What about this curse incident? Doesn't it have anything to do with you? We all know that Master Slimin has been reclusive all year round. In the past year, she has only left the Mage Tower twice. If it weren't for you, why would she suddenly run away two hundred miles away?
How about poisoning the water source of Nevis City?"
"How do I know? She is a necromancer, a necromancer! - Is it strange that a necromancer can spread plague? Why do you come to ask me!"
"Then why did she come to Nevis? Who traveled thousands of miles to send her here? - Who told her the locations of the two water sources? And who provided convenience for her to attend the banquet?"
Minister Colin's tone became more and more severe. The Baroness sneered:
"Then you go ask her! It has nothing to do with me! - By the way, you'd better send me back quickly. Illegally detaining a noble is a violation of the agreement between the Magic Council and the nobles!"
"Since you have a clear conscience, why did you take a boat to escape? The destination of the boat you took was the Carolingian Kingdom, on the other side of the sea!"
"...Can't I go visit my aunt? Which law in the kingdom prohibits nobles from visiting relatives?!"
Archmage Edgar quietly retreated. He returned to his original place, took out a magic crystal, and put it on the table:
"This is your sister's confession. Master Slimin, are you sure you don't need to listen to it again and think about your statement again?"
Silimin stared blankly at the small piece of magic crystal. She wanted to stretch out her hand several times, but raised her fingers and then immediately retracted them. Her face changed, half with desire, half with fear. After a long time, she let out a long sigh:
"No need. Your Majesty the Archmage, no matter what my sister says, my confession will not change."
"Obsessed!"
Archmage Edgar's face darkened, and he stretched out his hand to press the magic crystal, about to activate the spell. Halfway through, he was overtaken by the prophecy magician who went out with him, and stretched out his hand to hold it down. This middle-aged female magician
The master turned to look at Edgar and then at Master Slimin. Although he said nothing, his eyes were full of pity:
Don't let her listen.
Don't let her, the most important person she is close to, get a knife in her heart.
Let's find another way, isn't it to find out the truth? There are many ways in the prophecy system, don't hurt her anymore...
Archmage Edgar sighed. He quickly walked out of the interrogation room and stood outside for a while before meeting Johnny Colin, who also quit. The two of them reviewed the confessions they had obtained, and Archmage Edgar said sadly.
:
"This won't work... This little confession cannot be used as ironclad evidence to kill the Baroness!"
"Is our goal to kill her?"
Minister Colin asked softly. Archmage Edgar was stunned for a moment and shook his head slightly.
It doesn't matter whether a baroness lives or dies. What matters is that, first, the Magic Council cannot bear all the responsibility for this plague, and it must also protect the reputation of Black Crow Swamp; second, the losses caused by this plague,
Someone has to pay!
Minister Johnny Colin raised his chin. His eyes were bright and he smiled confidently:
"Give me some time and ask for instructions from the review meeting. I estimate... this matter can develop in the direction we expect."
Five days later, a magic carriage from the Magic Council carried Baron Hopman and quietly drove into the city of Nevis.
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