It's a treasure trove here.

Leaving the tavern and looking at the newly concluded contract in his hand, Sandy smiled contentedly, and with this action, the fat on his face began to tremble. Although it is said that under the control of the Alanique family, his chamber of commerce is unlikely to get too much cake, but he originally did not plan to operate here for a long time, after all, the danger of a small chamber of commerce like himself wanting to extract teeth from the mouths of the five major consortia is too high, and then, as long as he completes the most difficult work and sells these goods to the mainland of the country of light, then his chamber of commerce can make a small fortune.

That's enough, the current Highland City is not stable, although the Helonic family still controls the city on the surface, but ............ Thinking of this, Sandy raised his head and glanced at the huge, silver-white moon and star rings across the sky above his head, and couldn't help frowning. No matter how many times he looked at this strange scene, this sky was completely different from the sky in the Land of Light, which made Sandy feel a kind of unease and fear, he coughed, put aside the deep fear in his heart for a while, and then turned and stepped into the carriage.

"Let's go back."

Thinking of this, Sandy gave the order, and soon, the whip sounded, and the carriage began to move forward. Sandy, on the other hand, gasped, closed her eyes, and leaned back on the luxuriously decorated seats in the carriage's interior. This trip is really profitable, although it can be gained, but it is still terrifying to do this kind of thing under the eyes of the Aeronic Consortium, the strength of the five major consortiums, no one knows better than the businessmen in the country of light, if it weren't for the fact that many representatives of the Chamber of Commerce have come and gone these days, giving themselves a chance to drill Confucius, he wouldn't dare to do this, but now. Now that you have what you want, ...............

"Huh?"

Just as Sandy was fantasizing about how he would use the money to create more wealth when he returned to the Land of Light, he suddenly found that the carriage he was riding in slowly stopped. This made Sandy's heart sink, could it be that his own affairs had been discovered by the Alannick family? But such a trivial matter, it shouldn't be enough to let them make a move!

Thinking of this, Sandy trembled and leaned on the side of the carriage. But to his surprise, there were no private soldiers belonging to the Eranic family outside as Sandy imagined, not even half a figure, and the whole road was unusually quiet, what happened? Seeing this scene, Sandy couldn't help frowning, is his coachman an idiot? Don't you know that I'm in a hurry now, Master Ludao? Thinking of this, Sandy looked ahead and asked

"Hey. ............... exactly"

But that's where his words end.

A silver-white glow pierced the fat merchant's neck as if it had suddenly emerged from the darkness of the night, and the blood slowly left from his neck like a stream, and the fat merchant did not even have time to struggle for a moment, so he opened his eyes and fell headlong in front of his seat. And it was only at this time that the originally empty carriage quietly shook and a crisp laugh like a silver bell sounded. But it soon melted back into the deep night.

For most people, it's just an ordinary, peaceful night.

But. That's it.

As the sun rose again the next day, the entire Highland City was filled with unprecedented tension.

"What's going on!!"

Shan Lide looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his face was gloomy and almost wrung out of water, while around him, the soldiers were trembling. I can't say a word. In front of them, an obese corpse that had been dead for a long time was roped to the top of the stone monument in the middle of the Highland City Square, and the fat face still had a look of surprise and fear on it, and it was frozen in the moment of death. And underneath the corpse, a large notice fluttered.

"Highland doesn't need you greedy bastards!"

"Get out of here. Otherwise, this is your example!! ”

"It's a threat, and it's a warning!"

"Our city is our own city!"

The bright red font was written on the white paper, which was so dazzling in the sunlight, and seeing this notice, Shan Lide gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. At this time, a considerable number of people had gathered around the square, including local residents and those foreign merchants, and when they saw this notice, everyone's expressions were different, and those foreign merchants naturally felt fear and uneasiness, while those local people obviously looked at this notice with fanatical and excited eyes, because it said what they wanted to say, yes, this is their city, not a place where these hellish outsiders can wreak havoc at will!

"Please give way!"

At this moment, Shan Lide saw a young man dressed as a clerk and a team of guards also arrive at the scene. Seeing the young man, Shan Lide narrowed his eyes, and looked at him carefully with a hint of coldness——— Cliff, although on the surface he was the deputy of the old immortal city lord, but Shan Lide had long known that he had roped in many people in private to try to master the city. However, Cliff never took the other party seriously, whether it was wisdom or combat skills, this young man was not his opponent, so he simply let the other party grow bigger, and then annihilate him in one fell swoop when the time was right. But now it seems, is it going to be too relaxed? Did he do it? How can it be? According to his subordinates' reports, they hadn't noticed anything unusual last night, and while Shan Lide thought that the bastards must have made a small cover-up in order to cover up their mistakes, he didn't think that the Cliff men were really capable of doing that.

"Come on, tear all this stuff up! Then put that body down and take it to cremation! ”

Glancing at Cliff, who was hurrying to this side, Shanlide gave an order with a cold face, and then he looked coldly at Cliff who came to him.

"Mr. Cliff, I am surprised that such a thing has happened, and I hope you will report it to the lord of the city and let him know that it is a shame that such a thing can happen in his own city! I hope you can catch the murderer as soon as possible and give an account to the merchants who came here! I think you should be mentally prepared for this. ”

After saying this, Shan Lide didn't even look at Cliff again, and turned to leave. Cliff, on the other hand, frowned, looking at Shan Lide's distant back, and a little uneasiness flashed in his eyes.

Who did it?!!

After arranging for his men to clean up the aftermath, Cliff walked down the street worriedly, and he naturally sensed the threat in Shan Lide's tone. But what does this have to do with yourself? Could it be that someone below can't help but do it privately? If that's the case, it will have a huge impact on their plans. Those idiots, how could they come up with such a stupid solution? Didn't you tell them that this kind of thing was absolutely impossible to do at the moment? Damn it, that city lord was unreliable, and such a big thing as the killing of the merchants who came to Highland City was simply not something they could afford now. Who exactly is it? Is it your own subordinate? Or was it just a simple accident? After all, not everyone who opposes the Elonic Chamber of Commerce in Highland will join his subordinates, and Cliff has always kept as far away from the radicals as possible to avoid being set on fire by them. But Cliff didn't expect those guys to have the audacity to do such a thing without anyone finding out.

All in all, let's go back and check first, see what is going on, and be sure to investigate carefully, now is an extraordinary time...............

"Isn't this Mr. Cliff?"

Just as Cliff was pondering, an elegant voice interrupted his thoughts, and he looked up to see a beautiful black-haired girl in a long black dress looking at him with a smile, and behind her was the delicate and cute little blonde maid like a doll.

If I remember correctly, she is...............

"Hello, Miss Miranda."

Seeing the girl in front of him, Cliff reined in his thoughts and saluted respectfully to the other party.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Cliff."

The girl smiled gracefully, and walked up to Cliff, looking at him quietly. Feeling the girl's eyes, Cliff was a little more embarrassed, he subconsciously lowered his head and took two steps back. But before Cliff could think of what to say, the girl in front of her rolled her eyes and asked curiously.

"By the way, what happened today? I saw that there seemed to be quite a commotion ahead. ”

"Ah, this ..............."

Hearing Miranda's inquiry, Cliff's originally somewhat cramped mood suddenly calmed down as if someone had poured a basin of cold water from head to bottom. That's right, this is the most important thing on his side, and he doesn't have time to waste here.

"A body was found in the square today, and we are investigating this murder as soon as possible, Miss Miranda, and this lady of yours should not go out in the near future for the sake of safety, I think this matter will soon come to light. After all, Highland City is not a very big city, and I think I will be able to catch the murderer soon. ”

"Murder?"

Miranda was visibly taken aback at Cliff's words, but soon her face calmed down again.

"So Mr. Sekcliff's advice, and I wish you success in solving this murder case......... Well, I hope you can be more careful. ”

"I will, thank you, Miss Miranda."

Although he felt that the other party's most coarse speech was a little strange, Cliff nodded anyway, and then quickly turned to leave. And it wasn't until his back disappeared into the crowd that "Miranda" withdrew her gaze, and then looked at Angelinte, who also showed an expression of excitement and anticrisy next to her.

"Now, then, it's time for the second step, Angelinte." (To be continued......)