I was an apprentice in Ferren

Chapter 80 Dialogue
Holy crap, why is this girl so persistent? Didn't I pass the lie detector test? How come she's still chasing after me?
This was DuPont's first thought.

Because of his past life's work, DuPont had a rather neutral view of law enforcement officers. He believed that "the common people should not fight with officials" was one of his philosophies. "If I can't afford to offend them, I can at least avoid them and try to have as little contact with them as possible."

Upon seeing the lie detector ring, DuPont instantly realized that his murder had been discovered, and the thought of killing someone to cover it up immediately came to mind.

Johnny dared to bring men to kill him, even if he might be tempted by money, but Johnny would never believe it had nothing to do with the black market.

If a black market, a place that openly evades taxes, can operate, and even legitimate magic shop owners don't report it, then there must be some extraordinary vested interests behind it.

Given that, it's not impossible that the other party could use their connections to get a few guards to arrest them.

Of course, whether these people are actually guards is a question.

He had already killed six troublemakers. If he let them take him away, his life would be out of his control. He might as well fight to the death.

Fortunately, the thought was fleeting, and DuPont suppressed the growing evil idea, focusing intently on observing the other party's actions. Fortunately, the two people didn't do anything too extreme, as if they were really there for a routine check.

After casually deceiving the lie detector ring with some nonchalant words, DuPont was relieved when the young guard detected evil.

Oh, it's a paladin. That's alright then.

Although the oath can bring incredible power and there is a tendency for paladins to proliferate, the profession's prestige and sense of justice are still recognized by the public. These professionals can even act as judges in small towns and villages, and even if they lose a case, the average person can't say anything.

It's all thanks to the Paladin brand.

However, the discovery that the Tiflin maid was problematic was unexpected. He seized the opportunity to lash out and successfully muddy the waters, managing to cover things up.

However, being disturbed like this made it difficult to get a good night's sleep. He got up at 7:30 and didn't even have time for breakfast before rushing to catch the train. He had only slept for four hours and his brain was still a bit foggy. He sat on the train, pretending to doze off while waiting to depart.

Even half an hour of sleep is half an hour.

However, the sudden greeting still startled him awake.

DuPont glanced at it, then closed his eyes again.

This girl has a lie detector ring. He's in a really bad state right now, and he doesn't even want to say a word to her, so he just ignores her.

This attitude caused Deva, who was in a bad mood at the time, to lose interest in questioning him. She simply sat opposite him, looking at White Stone City through the carriage, lost in thought.

As the bell rang, the coachman cracked his whip and shouted, and Deva turned her gaze back to the carriage with only the two of them, remaining silent.

She had considered leaving, but she never expected it to be in this way. A promotion in name only, a demotion in reality, banishment from the city, and a departure from the environment she had only recently become familiar with.

Whitestone City is considered a large city in the Northwest, but it has nothing to do with prosperity. If the city is like this, just how dilapidated will the town of Beer, which she is going to, be?
Thinking of this, Deva looked at the person in front of her whom she had met once before.

Although this guy didn't make me leave Whitestone, he could still be a suspect.

Of the targets she investigated last night, there were very few travelers who possessed magical abilities.

Of course, this could also be because she didn't investigate enough targets, but this guy looks suspicious no matter how you look at it.

An inexplicable pressure made DuPont open his eyes. Their eyes met, and Deva didn't back down at all, as if she wanted to find something in his eyes. Her serious look made DuPont speechless: "Hey, don't think you can stare at people just because you're good-looking. Be careful or I'll report you for molesting a minor."

"..." Deva, who was about to speak, was speechless for a long time after hearing this. Seeing the other person close their eyes again, she suddenly said, "I've been transferred."

DuPont remained silent, but to his surprise, Deva ignored his reaction and began to recount her experiences from last night to this morning.

“I don’t think I did anything wrong, and I feel the captain thinks I did nothing wrong either, but I was still transferred to a remote town, where I have to face a group of unfamiliar colleagues and an unfamiliar environment.” Deva’s tone was somewhat melancholy: “What did I do wrong?”

“Nobody likes a subordinate who doesn’t follow orders, and someone who likes to cause trouble is even more annoying.” DuPont glanced at the other person: “Since you like releasing detection of evil so much, why don’t you go to the White Rock City Police Chief’s house and open a room? When the results come out, just draw your sword and chop him down.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? My mentor told me I can't release the Detect Evil skill indiscriminately, especially when facing nobles or people of high rank." Deva said, then seemed to suddenly realize something: "You mean..."

"The black market might be able to deceive people for a while, but it will inevitably be exposed to the ordinary people around it in the long run, let alone keep it secret from the merchants and customers there. That's simply impossible. Local guards usually have their own intelligence network after working for a long time. If they have no information about these illegal places, it just means that they have a problem with their intelligence."

"Since there's information, why not eliminate them? Either these people are too powerful for us to offend, or they are also beneficiaries, receiving a commission every month, or it could be both."

"Since it alarmed the White Rock City Guard Bureau, it naturally means that your captain was completely incompetent in this incident. He couldn't protect a black market on his own, so there must be someone powerful in the Guard Bureau. As for who it is, and whether there are other people in the City Hall involved, I can't analyze that. There's too little information. That's all I can say."

After saying that, DuPont opened his eyes: "Cheng Hui, 10 gold coins."

"Huh?" Deva's train of thought was interrupted by these words: "What? 10 gold coins?"

“We’re complete strangers, yet I’m risking being sabotaged to analyze the situation for you. Doesn’t that risk and the value of the information I’m giving you justify 10 gold coins? In fact, if I weren’t worried about you being broke, I wouldn’t mind asking you for 100 gold coins.” DuPont held out his hand: “You’re not trying to get something for nothing, are you?”

"W-what do you mean, 'getting free' from you?" Deva stammered, her pretty face flushing slightly as she recalled the embarrassing scene from yesterday. She reached into her pouch and took out 10 gold coins: "Here you go."

That silly girl actually gave it to me.
DuPont took the money and glanced at the other person.

Perhaps this guy can be tricked into becoming free labor.
(End of this chapter)