"Miss Edith, Miss Edith......"

The arraigned grain merchant saw Edith enter the interrogation room and hurriedly stood up, but was pressed by the police behind him and sat on a chair.

The grain merchant turned his head in a panic and glanced at the policeman behind him, then hurriedly turned his head and shouted: "I don't know what's going on, I really don't know what's going on! I've already checked it, and the grain is all purchased from different places, I really don't know what's going on!"

After Edith pulled out a chair and sat down, she picked up the materials on the table and looked at them, "Mr. Duncan, please calm down first, we already know about this." After all, we couldn't find anything at the time of immigration inspection, and it wasn't just you who had an accident this time, you were the first to be arraigned, so please relax a little so that we can learn more about the situation...... Calm down, okay?"

With that, Edith looked up and saw that the dark-skinned grain merchant was already sweating profusely, his face full of anxiety and uneasiness, and his fists clenched on the baffle of the interrogation chair.

After noticing Miss Edith's gaze, the grain merchant swallowed, shook his head nervously, and responded in a slightly trembling voice, "Yes!"

"Then Mr. Duncan, we'll get started, I'll ask, you answer, okay?" Edith asked softly, trying to ease the grain merchant's nerves.

Once a person is nervous, the brain may subconsciously skip many things, and the more nervous the mind, the more chaotic the mind will become, which is not conducive to interrogation.

"Good, good ......"

Following Edith's instructions, Duncan took a few deep breaths, and soon, his tense face relaxed.

"I've already been asked once before, but I need to ask again. ”

Pretending to look through the information in her hand, Edith glanced up and peeked a few times to observe the grain merchant's reaction.

After hearing Edith's words, Duncan's heart tightened again and his mouth pursed.

This time, Edith didn't remind him to relax and let him relax, but asked in a nonchalant tone, "Mr. Duncan, where is the origin of the grain you mainly buy?"

"Duchy of Lypt and Duchy of the White Rose!"

As soon as Edith's words fell, the grain merchant hurriedly replied: "Because the land there is fertile, there are few disaster years, and it can produce a lot of high-quality grain, but the surrounding countries do not need it, so we often send grain to the north to sell!"

After saying that, Duncan thought about it again, and then hurriedly added: "When we buy grain, we will also personally take some samples to eat, no one can continue to do the grain business without a good name, we dare not smash our own sign! Miss Edith, I really don't know what's wrong with this matter!"

"Mr. Duncan, calm down first!"

Edith frowned impatiently, and when she saw this, Duncan, who was about to say something, pursed her lips a few times and silently closed her mouth.

With the corners of her mouth twitching, Edith cleared her throat and continued to ask, "Then comes the second question, have you encountered any suspicious people on the way—not just outside the country, but even inside the country." ”

The grain merchant's mouth opened slightly, and he wanted to answer immediately, but after seeing the solemn expression on Edith's face, he hesitated for a moment, thought for a moment, and then shook his head again, "No, absolutely not! The grain needs to be kept properly, otherwise if it is damaged on the way here, then we will lose a lot." We also thought that the winter was over, and the food stockpiled by the people should be almost consumed, so we hurried here to sell it. It's very difficult to store food in the spring, and it's easy to get moldy, so I need to take more strict care, and I'm basically managing it myself, and if there are suspicious characters, I should be impressed. ”

'There should be'...... That is to say, no?

After a moment of silence, Edith came back to her senses and looked up, only to find that the grain merchant was looking at her nervously, so she smiled slightly, "I'm sorry, I just walked down." ”

"Huh......" The grain merchant breathed a sigh of relief, and then a reluctant smile appeared on his face.

"Then the third question ......"

After glancing down, Edith smiled at the grain merchant again, "Mr. Duncan, do you have any connection with the other grain merchants?"

A bolt of lightning flashed through his brain, and Duncan instantly understood what the young lady was trying to ask, and was about to open his mouth to deny it, but suddenly, he closed his mouth again.

As a grain merchant, if you don't have any connection with other grain merchants, that's too much to say.

He wanted to dissociate himself from the matter, but since they had come together, if he flatly denied it, it would only increase his suspicion.

After pondering for a moment, Duncan nodded, "Yes, Miss Edith, I did have contact with them before, but only with them! After all, if we grain merchants don't have contact with each other, it is very likely that we will run away in vain, or steal the acquisition opportunity of others, and it is easy to make enemies with others, so we often have some connections, but there are not many." ”

It seemed to be under the influence of Edith, and Duncan also became relaxed a little.

There is a connection, but it is not clear, which is also mentioned in the records, and it was said by other grain merchants.

Edith bowed slightly, her index finger began to rub lightly against the table, and the interrogation room soon fell silent, and the originally somewhat restless grain merchant was also immersed in the little silence.

Even though he was still a little anxious in his heart, the last thing he should do now was to disturb the girl in front of him.

This girl is the sister of the Grand Duke of the Black Dragon, the second most powerful person in the principality, and even the Grand Duke of the Black Dragon has to be ranked behind her......

It may seem strange, but for those of them who often travel to and from the Duchy of the Sorrowful Winds, they will need to consider whether to leave this place if the Grand Duke of the Black Dragon is in power one day.

This young lady, or the teacher of the 'eldest princess', is the famous head maid of Serena, so they are not worried about any 'misjudgment' of this young lady.

As long as they have a clear conscience and think that they have done nothing evil, they do not have to worry about 'miscalculation', which is often the case in other places.

“...... Thank you, Mr. Duncan, for your cooperation. ”

Edith pursed her lips and smiled, "Mr. Duncan, since you are still a suspect, we can't release you so soon, but from now on, we will allow others to visit you, and if you have any arrangements for your subordinates, you can prepare now, and we will not be monitored." Thank you again for your cooperation, okay, get Mr. Duncan out no!"

This, that's it?

Duncan was slightly stunned, and only after the police pulled back the baffle in front of him did he come to his senses.

"Thank you, Miss Edith, thank you so much!" said the grain merchant with a happy brow.

Edith smiled and waved her hand for the police to take him out before bringing the next person in.

When the door to the interrogation room closed, the smile on Edith's face faded, and her eyes were fixed on the document in front of her.

In terms of information, Duncan was one of the first grain merchants to be ruled out of suspicion, but in order to do a full set of acts, he still needs to be interrogated.

The grain merchants set out from all over the continent and converged in the Principality of Sorrow, a long road that no one knew when the grain they were transporting went wrong.

In addition to being well-managed, the grain merchants also had considerable armed forces at their disposal, after all, they were transporting grain, whatever it was that everyone liked.

Not to mention bandits, even the army under the nobles will pretend to be bandits to block the road and rob, if you don't have some skills, this line of work will not last long, even the Duncan just now is not as afraid as he seems.

What puzzled Edith the most was not when the food went wrong, but 'why'.

As we all know, the Principality of the Howling Winds was the first country to develop an antidote to the plague, so why did the Plague Church do this?

Judging from the fact that the plague has been brought under control, the Plague Church can't even create chaos except to create panic, and if there is no outside food, they can also go to the Black Forest to hunt for food......

So, what exactly is the Plague Church doing this?

Edith was thinking when the sound of the door being opened sounded in her ears, and she looked up to see another suspect being brought in.

The suspect's face was also full of horror......