Zhu Tian: Starting from the Stand User

Chapter 208 Detective in Action

The next day, news of the righteous band of thieves began to spread on the streets. A group of thieves saw through the crimes of the local notorious lord and rescued a girl who was being abused by the lord.

It’s a pity that the lord himself has completely disappeared and no news about him has been found.

So the rumor on the streets was that two righteous thieves punished the evil lord, and the tyrannical lord had been killed by the thieves.

Or rather, everyone wants to hear such stories.

Unfortunately, the lord would not be sentenced to death for such an act, because Alderp had not yet given the body-swapping artifact to the princess. Therefore, the crimes committed by the civilians would not be prosecuted.

Thieves suspected of murdering nobles received a reward.

Although Lu Chen did want to take action against the nobles, the lord should still be alive and well in hell.

The good news was that no one could point fingers at Lu Chen and Chris, because aside from the people who were rescued, no one had ever clearly seen them.

The rescued girl did not mention the distinctive feature of Chris's silver hair.

They simply said they were saved by two chivalrous thieves, two young men, which essentially ruled out Chris as a suspect.

However, this news made Chris feel a little uncomfortable.

Anyway, the adventurers all had a bad impression of the local lord, so no one cared whether he was really killed or not.

The affairs of the nobility have nothing to do with adventurers.

The lord's adopted son Bart had no choice but to act as the lord, but he didn't know how to deal with the things his adoptive father had done.

He had no idea what was going on, but he had to deal with it. So he offered a modest reward for the two thieves. In other words, the reward was so low that it was hard not to think he was the mastermind behind it.

And he began to try his best to recover the losses caused by his adoptive father.

Meanwhile, the capital dispatched a prosecutor to investigate the matter. At least there would be an official explanation for the matter, stating that Alderp had simply disappeared.

The thieves, who had been busy for half the night, were drinking in a relatively secluded place.

Chris and Lu Chen sat at the table discussing the gains and losses of last night.

Only by reviewing past successful experiences can we better prevent risks and hidden dangers for future theft activities.

Chris looked eager to become bigger and stronger.

So she naturally suggested, "I've heard that the Holy Armor Aegis seems to be in the possession of a noble in this city. Finding this artifact should help defeat the Demon King."

"Do you need me to help you find this artifact?" Lu Chen was actually quite interested in the Holy Armor.

It is said that this is the most advanced artifact. The only drawback is that it does not want to be worn by men.

"I will investigate which noble has it during this time, and I'll have to trouble you later. I will hand this over to the right adventurer to increase the chances of defeating the Demon King."

Chris was a little embarrassed. Heavy armor was suitable for melee professions like sword control. Therefore, she was not going to give it to Lu Chen.

"Wearing heavy armor might indeed affect my movements. If you find it troublesome, please grant me some luck."

In fact, Lu Chen doesn’t really need armor. He just needs to touch the metal material of the artifact when the time comes, which should be easy to do.

Chris waved his hand pretentiously: "Pagan, I will grant you luck." "I accept this luck."

Chris looked at what the acting lord had done after taking office and said with deep emotion, "I think this new lord is a good person. At least he didn't hide what Alderp had done. He also provided assistance to the girls who were rescued."

"Well, the situation here is much better than before. In a way, he's also quite lucky. Alderp must be considering him as a spare for a body swap."

Chris asked, "Well, what are you going to do next?"

"I'm going to go to the guild to see how the thief capture is going?"

Chris was a little confused: "But aren't we the two thieves?"

"That's why we need to go and see how the thieves are being apprehended."

"Then I'll go with you and take a look. Maybe there will be something interesting there."

The two of them left the shop and headed for the guild. On the way, some people were still talking about this matter, but the adventurers basically didn't care about it anymore.
An adventurer invited those around him, saying, "I heard the Hydra has become active again, and the bounty is still very high. Are you interested in earning the money?"

"It's too dangerous. Why aren't there any easy missions with high rewards?"

Adventurers are not willing to take on missions to capture thieves with low rewards.

Luna asked, "Lord Lu Chen, could you please capture the thieves? If you can, you will definitely be able to bring them to justice."

Lu Chen gave the same reason as the other adventurers for refusing: "I heard the bounty for this job isn't high at all."

"The adults from the capital asked us to investigate this matter as quickly as possible. They need to know whether there is a conspiracy by the Demon King's army."

Teleportation magic was very fast, and after the message was delivered, Prosecutor Sena had already arrived at the Novice Village.

The king was more concerned about whether the Demon King would assassinate or kidnap the lords of various places. He did not care about the life or death of a noble with a bad reputation.

If it was a conflict among the nobles, it wouldn't be worth his concern, but the Demon King's cadres had just been defeated in Axel.

After explaining the reason, Luna asked with a pleading look, "Could you please investigate this matter thoroughly?"

So it doesn’t matter whether the thief is caught or not. The key is to know that there is no conspiracy by the Demon King’s army here.

Chris was a little flustered after being asked to do something, and she was a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this situation, Lu Chen readily agreed: "Okay, I will help you track down this gang of thieves."

Luna was very happy that someone finally agreed. She quickly said, "Thank you very much."

She had already asked many adventurers to find the thief, but the reward was too low and no one was willing to do it.

After the two left the guild, Chris murmured doubtfully, "Are we really going to catch the thieves? There's no way they'll be able to catch them, right?"

After all, it is impossible for the two of them to voluntarily surrender themselves.

"Take the mission first. In a few days, tell them the thieves have fled to other cities. That way, the matter will be over. It won't affect our plans to find the Holy Armor. All the nobles must have strengthened their defenses these days. You definitely don't want us to charge in and steal the artifact, right?"

So the detectives officially began to look for the thieves who kidnapped the lord.

(End of this chapter)