A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 71 What Bad Things Has Quinn Done?

"Name?"

"Quinn."

"age?"

"24."

"Only 24? You're growing up a little fast, huh? Are you married?"

"No."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"What type of girls do you like?"

"."

"Black stockings or white stockings? Long hair or short hair? Sister or younger sister? Can you accept your girlfriend smoking?"

Quinn looked speechlessly at Amamiya Ningning who was pretending to interrogate him across the table. Sure enough, before she could say a few words, she was scolded away by Dean Fufumark.

"Don't mess around here!"

Folformark's wand struck her on the head.

“Ahh—”

Amemiya Ningning covered her forehead, stood up angrily, walked around the table and sat next to Quinn.

The sofa in the dormitory was not big, like the small sofas in single apartments in American TV series. Once Amamiya Ningning sat down, there was not much space left.

The scent of citrus perfume suddenly hit her nose, and her thighs were pressed tightly against Quinn, soft, warm and fragrant.

She blocked Quinn's way with her left hand, glaring and saying, "I told you the divination was wrong! I changed my stockings today, so I'm not in a good state. It won't be too late to do the divination again tomorrow. You are not allowed to take my teaching assistant away!"

The professors who came over to watch the show were all confused. What does divination have to do with stockings?
Although Amamiya Ningning is not well-known in the arcane world, her divination skills are absolutely top-notch, and she is especially good at divination of found objects. She has divined the exact locations of several dungeons and ruins in succession, which has brought the academy great gains in archaeology in the past three years and even filled the historical gaps of the First Era.

When Mark saw the strange intimacy between her and Quinn and thought of Jacob's words, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

This should be a good thing.

But if Quinn is a robber who kills and robs, then any inappropriate emotions must be nipped in the bud.

Using artificial circuits as weapons to arm the mob Fofomark's eyes were filled with chills. This precedent must never be set.

Quinn moved to the side. His shoulders were very broad, and if he squeezed any further he would rub against Amamiya Ningning's breast.

"So, what are you all making such a fuss about?" he asked innocently.

"I tell you, that robbery—"

Just as Amamiya Ningning was about to speak, she was interrupted by Ankuya: "Mr. Cavendish, please don't interfere with the work of the school office."

Fofmark followed up with a scolding, "Get up! Sit over there. What's the point of huddling together like this?"

"Wow, Uncle Mark, didn't you ask me to cooperate more with the teaching assistant?"

"Then was then, and the present is now."

Fofumark snorted coldly: "Lady Wangjue asked me about your work at the academy last time. How do you want me to answer?"

"Hey, no, no, no."

Like a little fox whose tail was caught, Amamiya Ningning had to move to the side reluctantly, leaving Quinn with a look of "I wish you the best".

Quinn glanced calmly at He Mo who was standing by the window looking at the night view, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Robbery. Aren’t these people brought by He Mo to cause trouble for me?

Ankuya did not give any prior warning, it seemed that the incident happened suddenly, and he did not stop her until Amamiya Ningning mentioned the word "robbery". Could it be about the jewelry store?
Didn’t Ankuya clean up all traces of my presence?

Even if it was because of that incident, he shot and killed two robbers purely out of bravery, and he didn't want to leak the news because he was afraid that Elon would pay attention to him.
What are you doing? Do you think I'm a robber?

".Found it." Jacob's somewhat complicated voice came from the room.

He came out holding a diamond necklace, the same stolen item Jack had sold to Quinn.

Quinn's eyes narrowed slightly. Damn, I forgot to tell Ankua about this!
"I can explain—" Quinn raised his hands honestly: "I can explain the origin of this necklace."

Ankuya took the necklace, examined it carefully, and asked sharply, "A diamond was missing from this necklace. Where's the diamond? Did you sell it?"

He emphasized the word "selling stolen goods."

Quinn got the hint, Ankua was reminding him that "you are being mistaken for a robber."

So he immediately said, "I took the diamond to be appraised, and it's in my pocket."

"take it out."

Quinn readily agreed and placed the small diamond he had taken to the Broom Lane shop for appraisal on the table.

"Did you find any other jewels?" Ankua asked Jacob.

Jacob shook his head: "No, but he hasn't been searched yet."

"So, are you going to take the things out yourself, or do you want us to search you?"

Ankuya was completely businesslike. "Mr. Quinn, the academy doesn't want to cause you any trouble, but you're suspected of robbing a jewelry store. If it were a simple matter, the three deans wouldn't have come along. I hope you'll cooperate."

"Why did you say I robbed a jewelry store?"

"If you are innocent, how do you explain this necklace?"

“…I’ll cooperate.”

Quinn thought it didn't matter. Mista and the elder wand were already on the table. A pistol with some mysterious properties was not considered a prohibited item in Grindelwald. He only had some change and
Quinn suddenly froze.

Howl!!!

"—Mr. Quinn."

Ankua frowned and said, "What's that bulging thing in your pocket? Please take it out."

"Can you please not take it?" Quinn's smile was uglier than crying. "I promise, it's not jewelry, nor is it anything useful."

Now, everyone is staring at him. Isn't there something wrong with you?
Quinn knew he couldn't escape, so he had to put on a straight face, pretending to be as serious as possible, and took out the things in his pockets one by one:

Two silver coins, five pence, the ticket Grindelwald had sent him, and a few tissues.
And a pair of black stockings.

"Well...I can explain this."

Everyone looked at the black silk, their expressions changed from astonishment, to confusion, to excitement...
The silence was deafening.

The 40D semi-transparent thickness gives you a light, silky, and premium texture. The length is over one meter, perfect for a pair of absolutely beautiful long legs.
".Can you explain this?" Ankuya asked, covering his forehead.

"I can. Never mind I can't explain."

Quinn hung his head, like Teng Yang Tianxia who pleaded guilty and accepted punishment in court.

What a fucking system! Why is the divination reward Amamiya Nene's stockings?!

The rewards associated with this event. No problem, they are really stockings.

But is this any use to the Bull Demon? !

The owner, Amamiya Ningning, confessed:
"This, this isn't mine." Her tone sounded unsure. This was a lie. She knew at a glance that this pair of stockings was hers, the one she had just replaced.

Her stockings are all custom-made handicrafts, with precise sizes. Female workers are responsible for the entire process from silk picking to sewing, and the craftsmanship is even higher than that of royal supplies.

She looked at Quinn in embarrassment.

Don’t you like to play?
My mom didn't lie to me.
Fofomark's head hurt even more.

With Ningning's personality, why is she not angry now and is still covering up for this man?
".Bring the Nunukaan crocodile here." Ankua stopped worrying about the stockings and asked his colleagues from the school affairs department to bring a box.

After opening it, there was a crocodile head specimen painted with oil paint inside.

Quinn recognized this oil paint. It was somewhat similar to the one painted on the face of the goblin leader who believed in demons, but it was not the same.

After Ankua placed the crocodile head on the table, he said to Quinn, "Put your hand in the crocodile's mouth."

Knowing that Ankua would not harm him, Quinn thrust his right hand in.

The crocodile's teeth were unusually sharp. He didn't dare put his hand down at all. If he got even slightly scratched, his skin would definitely be torn.

"No matter what, you are still a faculty member of the academy. Even if all the unfavorable evidence points to you, we will not treat you like a criminal before conviction... But the prerequisite is that you have to cooperate."

Ankuya said calmly, "This is a dangerous cursed weapon. It comes from a tribe called Nunukaan in the western continent. That tribe has a cult and regularly prays to a nonexistent evil god for good weather and good harvests."

"The priestess in the tribe was the spokesperson for the evil god, delivering the so-called 'divine will' in an attempt to make money. However, most of the things she predicted never came to pass. Over time, the tribal leader learned that the priestess was a liar and threw her into the swamp to feed the crocodiles."

"Although the priests were dead, the faith in the evil god lived on. The Nunukaan tribe would continually elect new priests. If a new priest's prophecy failed to come true, he would be considered a liar and thrown into the swamp. This continued year after year until only the chieftain remained. After one of his prophecies failed, he committed suicide by jumping into the swamp."

Ankuya lifted the cloth covering the crocodile's eyes. The evil light shone as if the crocodile was still alive, causing Quinn to shiver unconsciously.

"This is the crocodile that ate all of its people. Although it's dead, it can't help but eat when it senses a lie. Now I'll ask you a question... As long as you don't tell a lie, nothing will happen."

Ankua threatened, "Cooperate and be honest. Do you understand? We don't want to use Veritaserum on the teacher. You know that kind of potion, it's not perfect and not good for the brain."

Quinn broke out in a cold sweat. Brother, do you have to make such a big fuss?
Would I lie about something like this?

"At 3 pm on March 25, were you near Marika Jewelry Store on Yunduan Avenue?" Ankuya asked hurriedly.

".yes."

The crocodile's mouth didn't move, that's the truth.

Everyone stared at him, except Amamiya Ningning.

The little witch looked around with a very conflicted expression, and looked at the door of the room from time to time, wondering if it was possible to take Quinn away in front of these big guys.

"Did you steal the necklace?" Ankuya asked again.

"No." Quinn answered decisively.

The crocodile's mouth trembled, but it still didn't bite.

"Are you the one who robbed the jewelry store?"

"No."

"Do you know the robber?"

"do not know."

Everyone's eyes moved from Quinn's face to the crocodile's ferocious tooth sockets - the crocodile never bit down.

A flash of enlightenment flashed through Quinn's mind. No wonder Ankua wanted to move this thing out.
He leads the questions, and he only needs to answer "yes" or "no" to easily clear himself of suspicion and avoid saying irrelevant things.

If Xia Dai'er is involved, the Goblin Cave incident will be involved. The top leaders of the Tiandi Weird Phenomenon Academy that day must have noticed it. If Quinn tries to untangle himself layer by layer, he will be in big trouble.

Everyone's eyes were no longer so cold, but instead there was a hint of confusion. It wasn't this or that, so why did the divination show that the robber was Quinn?

"Then where did this necklace come from?" asked Ankua.

"When I passed by the jewelry store that day, I met a strange person from the Western Continent."

There was nothing to hide, so Quinn briefly recounted the story of how Jack had sold his necklace for ten gold pounds.

His hand remained safely in the mouth of the Nunukaan crocodile.

"I said the divination was wrong!"

Amamiya Ningning was the first to stand up, put her hands on her hips and snorted, "You still don't trust me?"

Fou Fou Mark glared at her. "Is it something to be proud of if a divination is wrong?"

"hey-hey."

"If I remember correctly, March 3th is the day when Mr. Quinn comes to the academy for an interview."

Jacob also stood up to testify for Quinn, saying, "I was the one who sent him out of the academy. He happened to be teleported to Cloud Avenue, and the timing matched, so he must have been passing by."

Vice Dean Stephens quickly tried to smooth things over: "Take your hands out first, Dayan, and go re-contain the Nunukaan crocodile."

After Quinn removed his hand, another staff member from the school administration department walked over to the crocodile and began to recite in a low voice, "I have a carriage, a house, savings, a girlfriend, and I'm happy every day. My family and my boss love me very much."

When the crocodile head on the table heard these words, it started biting wildly with "click, click, click". The sound of the sharp teeth biting made Quinn's eyebrows twitch. Oh my god, if this thing bites me, even steel will crack, right?
It was not until the crocodile could no longer bite that Dayan covered the crocodile's eyes with a cloth again, packed the box, and left dejectedly amid the complicated gazes of the crowd.

"...Ningning's divination will never be wrong."

Fou-Fou-Mark looked at Quinn cautiously. "Nunukaan Crocodile can only verify the truth of words, but that doesn't represent reality. Until the incident is fully investigated, it's best to remove Teacher Quinn from his position."

"Don't bother. Mr. Quinn is a faculty member of the academy. If he is innocent, he shouldn't be treated like this."

The person who said this was actually He Mo.

The old man slowly walked up to Quinn and stood in front of him, looking down at him condescendingly.

"Could you test your arcane circuits for me? The robbers all have artificial circuits, and we'll know once we test them."

Quinn's eyes were calm, but he was unsure what the old man was trying to do.

".certainly."

Ankuya took a step forward with a calm expression: "Let me check it——"

"No, I'll just do it."

Without a word, the little black snake on He Mo's collar fell down his sleeve, landed on Quinn's legs, and then crawled into his clothes.

A slippery, cold, creepy feeling coursed through Quinn's body.

It must be uncomfortable to have a snake crawling all over your body, but under the gaze of everyone, he could only stay calm.

Finally, the snake stopped on Quinn's left arm, the only place on his body with a circuit - that was Merlin's circuit, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?
He Mo just looked at him silently until the little snake crawled out again.

The old man said calmly: "The divination is correct, it's just that his fate has been replaced by extraordinary power."

Fofomark was stunned. He didn't expect this to happen.

The directors standing by also showed expressions of realization one after another.

"You mean he encountered a transcendent from the Abyss Sequence?"

"As far as I know, the eighth sequence of the [Greed] fate is called 'Traveling Merchant'. Being able to buy fate with money is exactly the same trait as the merchant from the Western Continent he met."

He Mo handed the academy's teacher's robe back to Quinn and said calmly, "Mr. Quinn, please allow me to apologize to you on behalf of the academy. Do you want any compensation?"

(End of this chapter)