Western Fantasy Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 111 Citywide Search

Connors frowned, reluctantly lowered his hand, and gave Vanessa a wink.

Vanessa rolled her eyes dramatically, climbed onto the bed, wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, leaving only her head peeking out as she blinked gently.

Connors is great in every way, except that he is extremely possessive. He can't stand it if she dresses even slightly revealingly in public. However, Vanessa has no complaints about this, only happiness, which proves that Connors cherishes her very much.

Reaching the door, Connors opened it and said with displeasure, "What is it that you have to say so late at night?"

His gun was already loaded...

"Sir, a horrific massacre has occurred in Lily Town. Everyone in the entire barbecue restaurant is dead, and the staff at the temporary camp have also been killed. The perpetrator is currently believed to be a guardian knight."

Victor's expression was serious, and his speech was concise and efficient, without the slightest hesitation.

Connors' gaze froze for a moment: "Wait for me."

He closed the door, and a dozen seconds later, the door opened, and Connors, dressed in casual clothes, came out: "Let's go, we can talk as we go."

Both were guardian knights, incredibly fast on their feet, so instead of riding horses, they jumped directly from the corridor windows, leaping over house to house.

On the way, Connors learned the details of the matter.

At 2 a.m., a report was received that all the employees and customers of the Rice BBQ restaurant on 12th Street had been brutally murdered, with a total of 13 people killed.

Less than half an hour after the security team arrived, another report came in from a passerby that the staff at the temporary camp had been brutally murdered.

On 12th Street, the two fell from the roof. Connors immediately noticed the crowd gathered on the street and could see through the gaps in the crowd that the police department had surrounded them.

He stepped forward with a gloomy expression, pushing through the crowd of onlookers.

When the security guards saw someone still pushing forward, their faces darkened. Just as they were about to reprimand the person, they saw that the newcomer had already squeezed through the crowd and reached the front row.

When they saw the newcomer's face clearly, their expressions changed instantly. They stamped their feet in unison and shouted, "Greetings, Lord Connors!"

They were all flushed and excited.

The noisy crowd fell silent. Many residents who had never seen Connors but had only heard his name looked at him with surprise.

Some of the members of the Sheriff's Bureau were high-ranking slaves who were initially released from the dungeon. Most of the rest were residents of Lily Town who had been selected and promoted through a rigorous process. One of the most important requirements for these people was to obtain a graduation certificate from Lily Town School.

Students who graduated from there have an extraordinary loyalty and adoration for Connors.

Connors nodded, patted his hand, and said, "It's so late, everyone has worked hard. Victor, in the name of the castle, let's give a reward bonus to the brothers who have worked hard on duty tonight."

Victor bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir."

The security guards immediately perked up, their eyes gleaming with enthusiasm: "Thank you for your consideration, Lord Connors!"

Distributing money is always the simplest and most direct way to win people's hearts, and it never goes out of style, no matter the era.

Connors and Victor pushed through the human wall of security guards, opened the door, and entered the barbecue restaurant.

He was taken aback by the sight before he entered.

Blood splattered everywhere—on the floor and walls—and mutilated corpses lay scattered like building blocks.

Connors took two steps inside expressionlessly. A little girl's head passed by her feet; her body was nowhere to be found. The expression on her face before she died remained—a look of bewilderment.

To die without her noticing or experiencing pain seemed like a good thing for her.

"Are there any witnesses?" Connors asked in a deep voice.

Victor shook his head regretfully: "The shop assistant across the street saw a man in linen clothes come out of the barbecue restaurant, but he didn't notice where the man went."

Connors felt a slight unease.

Unfortunately, this incident happened in the early hours of the morning. His intelligence had just been updated and would not be updated again for at least another day... In this era, there was no surveillance or professional criminal investigation methods. The number of registered residents in Lily Town had exceeded 40,000, and checking each household was like finding a needle in a haystack... But it seemed that there was no better way than this.

Connors pondered for a moment and then gave the order: "Victor, from now on, the Sheriff's Department will not take any holidays until this case is over. In addition, increase the patrol efforts of the security guards, from the original two shifts a day to three shifts a day, rotating around the clock, and from two groups per shift to five groups per shift, increasing the number of people in each group, to cover as many streets as possible."

"Yes, sir!" Victor hesitated for a moment, then said, "What if the sheriff happens to encounter the perpetrator?"

"I will send out all the guardian knights from the castle to patrol Lily Town around the clock. If anyone discovers the perpetrator, sound the alarm immediately!"

The whistle is made from the vocal cord bone of a bird called the Thousand-Calling Bird. When blown, it produces a very special sound. This sound is not only extremely powerful but also extremely penetrating, and can be clearly heard by people within one or two hundred meters.

The guardian knights have even sharper senses, and the limit of their ability to detect sound will only be greater.

Lord Connors is truly quick-witted; he has already come up with a mature solution in such a short time... Victor felt extremely impressed.

"By the way, did you send any orcs to the scene to sample the food?" Connors asked suddenly, as if he had just remembered something.

"It's been arranged, but the smell of blood at the scene is too strong, and with so many people around, even the orcs from the security bureau can't identify the killer's scent," Victor said helplessly.

"Alright." Connors lowered his head and thought for a while, reviewing the plan he had just given to see if there were any omissions. He glanced at Victor out of the corner of his eye, who was looking around and frowned. "Victor, you are the director of the Sheriff's Department. These things should be within your scope of responsibility, including the responses and handling I just mentioned. If Lily Town expands further in the future, there will be more things that I need to handle. I can't be involved in every case personally. You need to learn how to deal with these kinds of serious cases."

"Yes, sir!" Victor's expression hardened, knowing that Lord Connors was displeased with his reaction to this matter.

Connors sighed, understanding that such qualities couldn't be cultivated overnight, and that the development of Lily Town still had a long way to go.

Upon returning to the castle, he immediately instructed the maid on duty to summon all the knights to the meeting hall. Before long, the knights took their seats in the meeting room, and the doors of the meeting hall were closed after the last person arrived.

This is a room similar to a lecture hall, with the seats arranged in a fan shape, getting higher as you go further back.

Connors stood at the front of the stage, the light sweeping across the faces of each knight, looking into their eyes as he asked, "Gentlemen, tell me with your noble qualities, do you like Lily Town? Do you like this unique city?"

The knights below the stage looked at each other in bewilderment. Even Julian and Owen, who had been with Connors the longest, didn't know what was going on. But someone bravely spoke up.

A young knight raised his hand, stood up at Connors's signal, and said, "My lord, my name is Acnologia Thorne. I was just a dispensable slave who would have died on the roadside and no one would have cared. It was you who recruited me into the Lily Town School without asking for anything in return, used the precious gem carp to improve my body, and made me a guardian knight without any prejudice against any social class."

"I've been in Lily Town since I can remember. I've witnessed Lily Town transform from a desolate place to a prosperous one under your leadership in less than two years."

"In this unique city, I truly witnessed the world described in your textbook—a world where everyone has enough to eat and wear, where there is no discrimination or prejudice, and where everything is achieved through one's own hard work and ability—a fair world..."

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The knights in the conference room were all slightly moved by Acnologia's heartfelt speech and couldn't help but feel a sense of resonance.

What Acunoloa said was exactly what they had experienced.

"My lord, I believe everyone shares my sentiment: we swear to defend you to the death, to defend this golden land we all share. If anyone attempts to harm us..."

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At this point, a cold glint flashed in Acnologia's eyes. He slammed his hand on the long table in front of him, shattering it, and shouted sharply, "I, Acnologia, am the first to object!"

Connors glanced at the table he had smashed and couldn't help but think to himself, "What's wrong with the Knight? Why does he like to break up tables so much?"

After Acnologia finished speaking, the other knights also rose up in rebellion: "That's right, Lord Connors, we think so too."

He nodded at the reactions of the crowd and then said, "Just now, a heinous massacre occurred in Lily Town. Tonight, a person who appears to possess the combat power of a Guardian Knight came to Lily Town and killed fourteen people in succession. The nature of this act is extremely heinous and is an extreme contempt for our Lily Town."

"He is likely still lurking in the shadows of Lily Town, watching us intently. From this moment forward, all knights of the castle are to go out on duty, cooperating with the police to patrol the entire town until the criminal is apprehended!"

"Yes!!" the knights shouted.

That night, knights emerged from the castle and, under the command of Sheriff Victor, dispersed to various locations throughout the city to patrol the surroundings.

Rows of fully armed security guards patrolled the streets, warning residents that martial law was in effect and that they were prohibited from going out at night.

In Room 3012, Building 17, Accommodation Area 3, Garrett pulled back the curtains a crack to peek outside.

The streets were quiet, the streetlights cast a soft glow, and a line of vigilant security guards walked past downstairs.

He quietly drew the curtains and sighed.

"How's it outside?" Rafa asked worriedly as he walked over.

Garrett shook his head and sighed, "These are turbulent times."

The Garrett family has now settled in Lily Town. Garrett has found a job as a salesperson at the April Merchant Guild, Lafa has become familiar with the various laws and regulations of Lily Town and applied for a job as a clerk in the Mission Hall, and Jasmine attends Lily Town School in accordance with the laws of Lily Town.

The couple has now saved up some money, and it won't be long before they are able to buy the house they are renting. They will also have a considerable surplus, and they might even consider opening a restaurant or hotel on the street.

"Where's Jasmine?" Garrett asked.

"They're already asleep." Rafa felt uneasy. "What exactly happened outside?"

"I don't know, but I just passed by the public recreation area on the third floor and heard Uncle Sam in room 3001 say that something supposedly happened on 12th Street," Garrett said, frowning.

"Sigh, I hope everything is alright. I don't want to be a wanderer anymore. I quite like it here," Rafa muttered, leaning on Garrett's shoulder.

Garrett secretly pulled back a corner of the curtain to peek outside, his face heavy with worry.

What he didn't tell Rafa was that he also heard that people had died on 12th Street, a lot of people.

Their accommodation area was right next to 12th Street and 13th Street, very close by, but he didn't say so so that Rafa wouldn't worry.

What Garrett didn't notice was that directly opposite his window, the streetlights cast shadows across the alley, and a pair of indifferent eyes opened from the shadows, silently observing everything on the street.

The following day, a large number of security guards went door-to-door, checking citizens' identification documents, inspecting temporary residence permits, and asking if anyone had seen any suspicious persons.

Although the Public Security Bureau had everything on track and had a considerable number of security personnel on duty, it was still struggling to support visits involving tens of thousands of people, and the efficiency was extremely low.

Despite this intensive investigation, the murderer was not found; instead, other problems were discovered.

In the afternoon, in the castle study, at his desk, Victor placed a stack of documents on the table and said, "Sir, according to the investigation and statistics, a total of 179 illegal immigrants were discovered today. After some questioning," he learned that they had all bribed the gatekeepers to sneak in.

Embezzlement and bribery seem to be prevalent in every world... Connors rubbed his temples, somewhat annoyed: "They could have just gotten their documents in through normal channels, why go through all that trouble?"

Victor shook his head: "Sir, according to the laws of our Lily Town, anyone on the kingdom's wanted list is not allowed to enter."

"So many?" Connors was somewhat surprised.

Keep in mind that today's investigation is less than halfway complete, yet so many illegal immigrants have already been identified. How many will there be after all the investigations are completed?

"Ha, is this a blessing in disguise?" Connors sneered, then asked, "Have those who accepted bribes been investigated?"

Victor nodded: "The whole investigation has been completed. Apart from a very few wrongful arrests, none of the others are innocent. They are all currently being held in the police station's dungeon. Sir, what are your plans?"

Connors was swift and decisive: "Expel them all from Lily Town, leave no one alive."

Victor was not surprised and replied, "Yes."

"No, you didn't understand what I meant." Connors said coldly, "I meant that his entire squad, along with everything he was on duty, should be expelled from Lily Town."

Victor froze, stammering, "This...isn't this a bit too serious?"

"serious?"

Connors scoffed, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"Do you think the other members of the duty team didn't know they were accepting bribes? They just turned a blind eye, or there was some other financial stake involved. Either way, it's considered knowing but not reporting."

"Severe punishment will surely bring order. This matter is even more important than catching the murderer. If we do not take a stand and keep backing down, we will eventually find ourselves in a situation with no way out."

"Remember, the decay of every towering tree begins with those insignificant little things."

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