Chapter 487 Guardian Shield

In the evening, the ship arrived at the river terminal in Changge District.

After learning the news, Perro had already led his people to wait here. When he returned to the castle, a grand welcoming dinner was held in the hall on the first floor. Since fully occupying the Longsong Fortress, Roland's mentality has also changed. Looking at the nobles drinking and drinking at the banquet, he always felt that Peiro was using his own money to entertain him.

After exchanging pleasantries with Honeysuckle's eldest son, he got down to the topic, "Have those rats started to come out again?"

"Based on the reports we received, it seems so," Pero made an inviting gesture and led the prince to a corner of the hall, "It's just that compared to the organized underworld groups before, the criminals caught now are all individuals. , such as stealing, robbery, murder, etc. Anyone caught was pulled to the square and sentenced to hanging. However, you asked us to have conclusive evidence, so the prisoners we dealt with were only a very small part of the reported cases. Just checking these information , it will take a lot of time, and..." Honeysuckle's eldest son paused, "We have encountered a big trouble recently."

"What trouble?"

"Someone is openly resisting your policy, Your Highness." Pero said worriedly, "Count Mede knows the specifics better. I'll let him explain it to you in detail."

"Your Highness, the elk salutes you." After being called over, Ren bowed to the prince and saluted, and then began to explain what happened. "A big event happened recently in the North Street of the outer city... Well, according to the Wei Dynasty, Minister De’s statement should be called a serial murder case.”

Well, that's what he said. Roland suddenly became interested and said, "Go on."

"Yes," Ren Mede said in a deep voice, "Since three days ago, a resident of a family has been killed at home every night. What they have in common is that they are all male, live alone, and have no family members. The most important thing is that they are all male. What's more, they all declared their jobs to the city hall."

The prince frowned, "Are they all formal workers?"

"If handyman can be considered a formal job," Earl Elk nodded, "there is also a painting left in the room of each murdered resident: a crown and a red cross, painted with blood. It is precisely because of this mark , I asked the city hall for confirmation and learned that several of their names were on the list of people who were going to build houses in Chishui District."

"So you think their purpose is..."

"Sabotage your recruitment plan, Your Highness," he replied. "This matter has been publicized in North Street, saying that as long as you declare your job to the city hall, you will be targeted by the killer."

"I think so too," Pero continued. "Originally, the number of recruiters was lower than expected. Now almost no one on North Street dares to sign up. Now there is a group of repentant citizens in the city hall, saying that they are not healthy. I am unwell and cannot leave the city for the time being. I hope the officials can cross off my name. Now the news is only circulating on North Street. If it spreads to other neighborhoods, it may have an adverse impact on your construction plan."

Roland thought for a moment, "Didn't you find any clues about the murderer?"

"This..." Ren opened his mouth and said after a long time, "No one saw the murder scene. I sent people to search and I don't know where to find it."

"Really," he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Then how did you solve this kind of thing before?"

"Are you talking about the patrol?" The young Earl of Elk hesitated. "As far as I know, they have no fixed approach. If the impact is great, the victim's family will complain to the lord, and the lord will decide to give his people a If it's fair, they would put pressure on the underworld gangs and let the rats hand over the prisoners themselves - the patrol team doesn't care whether they are scapegoats. If they are outsiders or people living alone, they usually choose to turn a blind eye."

This is simply too lawless. Roland secretly smacked his lips. In this way, the judicial power is almost handed over to the rats. It is no wonder that some people say that rats are the other side of governing the city. In addition, there seems to be no such thing as criminal investigation in this era. Once no one witnesses the murder, it will most likely be an unsolved case - of course, only for civilians.

Nightingale has always been in charge of the town, and the personnel structure is simple, and all kinds of crimes are solved immediately, which led him to ignore this problem. Ren didn't say anything, but he may have thought that it was too difficult for him to demand solid evidence before pronouncing a verdict.

But no matter what, Roland will not allow the scapegoat trick in his territory.

"I understand. Starting from tomorrow, the Security Bureau will take over this case. You just need to cooperate fully."

"Yes, thank you Your Highness," Ren said happily.

…

After the banquet, Roland returned to the study room on the top floor of the castle—now the place had been greatly improved. The surrounding bookshelves had been removed and replaced with soft lounge chairs, coffee tables, and cushions. Two large holes were punched out in the wall behind the desk, and transparent floor-to-ceiling windows were installed. Although it is not a flawless crystal glass, the sense of openness is instantly raised to a higher level. Through the slightly mottled glass, Roland looked down at the fortress shrouded in darkness and nodded with satisfaction.

It seemed that Perot was quite concerned about his orders, so he was right to choose him as his agent from the beginning.

"What are you going to do about this matter?" Nightingale emerged from the fog and sat cross-legged on the table.

"I won't deal with this matter," the prince smiled and shook his head. "Now that the nobles have returned to Changge, the first task tomorrow is to arrange for them to establish a new second-level city hall. According to the border district model, departments and departments are divided into responsibilities. People. Get this team together as soon as possible, and Soraya can draw her ID card earlier. I’ll leave the fight against crime to you."

"I?"

"You are the head of the Security Bureau. It is up to you to decide how to solve the case... You can control the entire police force of Neverwinter at will. Whether it is Vader or Ren, they can be regarded as your subordinates."

"But don't you always say that departmental powers should be separated and administrative status should be equal," Nightingale said puzzledly, "I don't quite understand how the city hall works, but this is equivalent to putting the Security Bureau above it. ?”

"The security of the territory is above all else, which is why you are directly responsible to me," Roland said with appreciation. "Not only the police department, but also the future reviews of the city hall and the army will be carried out by you. The various departments are indeed separate and They do not interfere with each other, but they also need a net to bind them to prevent abuse of power and corruption by people inside, and to prevent the collapse of the new system from within. You should have heard a saying - the strongest defense , often starts to disintegrate from within." He paused for a moment and looked into Nightingale's eyes, "And you are the strong shield that prevents all this from happening. Whether it is my safety or the safety of the territory, it is all in my hands. You." (To be continued.)