"You mean he's lying?" Celices blinked.

"No doubt! But I did not send anyone to the address of Katanai as the freeminant mentioned. According to the law, he had cancelled the report, and the inspection team had no need to continue to investigate, and I did not want to alarm some people..." Theocasis whispered in a mysterious expression: "Can take out so much money to make a father forget the disappearance of his daughter... Selysis, don't tell me, you can't guess who the manipulator behind the scenes is."

"Paffergris!" Selices blurted out.

Diocasis pointed at Selysis and said excitedly: "I also think it is this guy who has repeatedly reported to us that he's 'abuse of female slaves'!"

At this time, the door was pushed open, and the waiter walked in with a dish plate, and the two immediately stopped talking.

"Celisis, try this before drinking." Diocasis couldn't wait to grab an oyster the size of a palm. No matter how hot it was, she carefully inserted the white body in the shell with an iron fork, put it in her mouth, chewed it carefully, then drank the remaining soup in the shell in one sip, and picked up another one.

"This thing is soft, I can't get used to it." Selices said, grabbing a roast lamb leg and biting off a piece of it with a big mouthful.

"You don't understand this. Do you know who invented the dish of this 'steamed oyster'?"

"I'm not interested in knowing."

"Haha..." After eating several times, Theocasis showed a satisfied expression, and then pretended to be mysterious: "It's Your Majesty!"

"Really?!" Celiciston was surprised.

"Do I still have to lie to you? Seven years ago, when His Majesty Davers went to patrol the military port built in Tarantum Harbor, he saw that the reefs were covered with this thing. The laborers were still smashing them, mixing mud and sand and volcanic ash, preparing to pour them into huge rocks to facilitate the construction of a pier. His Majesty immediately stopped their behavior, saying that they were wasting good things, and asked the guards to collect the oysters. That night, the naval generals who inspected together had an oyster dinner, and told them that eating this thing could improve the ability of men... From then on, there was an additional dish in the Cristoya restaurant - steamed oysters, coated with various sauces on the oyster meat, and boiled them in boiling water. The taste was so beautiful!"

The intoxicated look of the Diocasis surprised Selysis: "It turns out that the words 'eating oysters can improve men' are said by His Majesty. I thought it was made up by the restaurant to sell such things."

"Otherwise, how could His Majesty easily deal with the two beautiful princesses and give birth to so many children? Besides, without this, I wouldn't dare to go to brothels frequently." Diocasis said jokingly.

Selysis didn't dare to take this matter. He turned his head and looked at the closed door and said seriously: "Stop joking, talk about serious matters. Do you want me to check Paper Gres for you?"

"It's not for me, it's for yourself!" Diocasis pointed at him with his finger and smiled slightly: "Don't you want to go to Turi at the end of the year?"

When Selyss heard this, his eyes opened.

The "going to Turiyi" mentioned by Diocassis is not about going out for a trip, but refers to attending the Dionian Kingdom Guardian Conference at the end of each year. However, not every city can participate in it. There are quotas. Cities like Naxos have three quotas for civilian protection, and only excellent civilian protection officials can be elected. It reflects the suffering of the people, safeguards the interests of the people, exposes violations of the law and discipline, and corruption and fraud are the main responsibilities of civilian protection officials. In the main jurisdiction where Selysis is responsible, due to the constraints of the Raodisian family, most of the problems he reflected have not been well solved, which affects the people's perception of him. Naturally, he is not among the three civilian protection officials elected by the Naxos every year.

According to the law, the civil guardian is mainly responsible for his location. Of course, he can also participate in other regions when other civil guardians fail to act or need assistance. This time, if Selicis can use this matter to capture Pafergris's braid, shock the Raodisian family, and seek justice for the free people, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Naxos people.

Thinking of this, Selyss' eyes had a little more passion. He leaned forward and said, "You, the inspector, have given up this case. What role can I play except shouting for justice and inciting the people? I don't have the right to forcibly search the people's houses!"

"Celisis, as the civil guard of Prosdermo, the people there are close to you and can get some news that I cannot get. You are familiar with the environment there, can avoid the attention of the family, and achieve the purpose you want..." Diocasis talked happily, then he lowered his voice and said solemnly: "Tell you an important news. A friend of mine saw two slaves from the Raodisian family appearing from behind the mountain in their field yesterday afternoon. When he saw my friend, he was very panicked and turned around and ran away... This situation is suspicious, and I am afraid that it is related to the missing girl. Did they imprison the girl somewhere in the mountains or-"

"Kill her!" Selicis tightened the bones of lamb in his hand: "Do you remember that I once told you that 'Pafer Gris abused female slaves, and might even kill female slaves'?"

Theocasis nodded: "Now you have a chance to confirm this rumor."

"Is that friend of yours Galadmoth?" Selicis asked again cautiously, and saw Diocesus slightly surprised, so he said, "Because I knew that he was the only one who went to the village where Raodisian was located yesterday afternoon to check the fields. Since it was what he said, I would be relieved."

Selices resolutely said: "I'm in charge of this matter!"

"That's great, let's have a drink! I wish you good luck!" Diocasses raised the wine jar.

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For seven consecutive days, Prosdermo was as calm as usual. The farmers carefully looked after the soon-to-be-ripening wheat fields, waiting for the arrival of a bumper harvest.

The city of Naxos is much lively. Stromboli attended a farewell banquet held by his colleagues and businessmen every day. The people in the city cheered for Naxos' final rugby championship team and sincerely wished the team excellent results in the Kingdom of Dionia after the Hades celebration ceremony on September 9.

On the evening of the eighth day, three people were trekking through the mountains west of Mealo Town. The man in the middle was Selices, carrying a pickaxe on his shoulder. The thin man in front kept observing the surroundings, and at the same time, he kept using the long stick in his hand to spread the weeds and branches that almost covered the mountain road.

"Uh, Affitis, we have been away for so long, why haven't we found it yet! You might have forgotten the place, right?!" The man behind couldn't help complaining.

"Provalus, I tell you that I have a good memory. I still remember what happened ten years ago clearly now, let alone what happened a year ago. Besides, the situation on that day is so special, how could I forget it!" Afites retorted.

"But what if you see the wrong place? Look, the dense trees here make me dizzy." Provalus said dissatisfied.

"I am the best archer in the 8th Legion's light infantry brigade. I have a good look and can see your face clearly from a mile to a distance!" Affitis said confidently.

Provalus sniffed and wanted to say something else. Selices in the middle asked, "Affitis, how far is it from where you said?"

"It's almost done, captain." Aphites pointed at the front with a wooden stick: "By bypassing this ridge, you will reach the back mountain of the Raodisian field."

Selyss looked forward, and the dense trees blocked their sight, and they were not far away from the road ahead. The sunset light penetrated the next beam of light from the gap between the leaves, making the surroundings look a little dark.

He asked with a little concern: "When you arrive there, will the sun set?"

"No, it won't be dark until blackjack this season, it's completely too late!" Afites said confidently.

As soon as he crossed the ridge, Affitis signaled the two to lower their bodies.

Standing on the top of this mountain, your vision immediately became extremely broad, and you could see the scenery of the mountains and forests ahead.

Afites pointed to the front and whispered: "A year ago, I came to hunt in the mountains. It was here that I saw Lipa Ferguris and his slaves burying something..."

"Why didn't you dig it open at that time?" Provalus couldn't help asking.

"That's Pafergris! His father is the senator of the Kingdom Senate, his brother-in-law is also the senator of the Senate, and he was also the former conquerors of Catania. I wouldn't have been involved in these troubles! If it weren't for your request for many times by the captain, I wouldn't have come today!" Aphites had a little fear in his eyes.

Selicis patted his shoulder to show encouragement.

Aphites observed for a while and said, "There is no one on the mountain ahead, let's go down."

"We have been observing for several days, and it was because we confirmed that there were no slaves from the Raodisian family on the opposite mountain these two days!" Provales said.

"Everyone will try to talk as little as possible after going down!" Selices reminded.

The three of them walked down the narrow mountain road and finally came to the valley.

"Just in front." Aphites said with some excitement, and he walked forward with some difficulty in carrying the weeds that were almost one person tall.

The trees in this area are more lush and the light is darker. You can hear the faint sound of flowing water. If you observe carefully, you can see a small stream flowing into this valley under the shade of rocks, leaves and dead grass. There are dense red worms dancing constantly in the black and red stream water, which makes people feel creepy and also makes people understand why the grass and trees are growing wildly. The land is too fertile.

The three of them walked forward with difficulty, stepping on the soft soil, one step deep and one step shallow.

"Ah!" Provalus screamed.

"What's wrong?" Selices quickly turned around and asked.

"There is something... something climbed onto my feet!" Provalus's whole body was trembling.

Selys carefully opened the grass and saw a huge toad lying on his feet.

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