"Supervisor Long i’er!" Cheka’s expression of surprise lingered on his face for about a second. Then, he beca serious, looking at Long i’er, and said in a deep voice, "Supervisor Long i’er, I hope you are not deliberately shielding Wizard Richard."
"What reason would I have to shield a mber of the organization who is not guilty?" Long i’er said softly, neither warm nor cold.
"But you saw the performance of the Eye of Truth just now." Cheka’s eyes widened. "You should be well aware of the effect and accuracy of the Eye of Truth. This already fully proves that Richard is guilty. Even if you do not want to hastily execute him, you should at least imprison him, interrogate him, and have him confess to his cris."
"I actually think that Wizard Richard has a point," Long i’er said. "The Eye of Truth previously proved its usefulness, but after all, it cannot provide the judgnt process. We can at best verify from the sidelines, but cannot validate it fundantally.
And Wizard Richard is also a very excellent mber of the organization. I highly value him and even think he has the potential to beco my successor in the future. I cannot so easily deem him guilty. In the absence of real evidence, I tend to believe he is innocent."
Cheka listened, his mouth agape, his expression sowhat twisted, as so details from his soul mory quickly erged.
After a mont, Cheka took a deep breath, regaining a normal expression, but his gaze beca sharper as he looked at Long i’er, "Supervisor Long i’er, it seems like you are really shielding Richard, the criminal. You are the manager of all branches of the Southern Free Federation. I believe you are loyal to the organization and will use all your power to safeguard the organization’s interests. However, your current behavior makes have doubts. I cannot understand your actions."
"My loyalty to the organization and desire to protect its interests have never changed, Inspector Cheka," Long i’er began to speak more earnestly. "At the sa ti, I also know very well that the mbers of the organization are an important asset to the organization. I do not want to easily find an excellent mber guilty. Not only does this interrupt the contributions of an excellent mber, it also affects the motivation of other mbers."
Perhaps Wizard Richard indeed has so shortcomings, but you can check the records to see how much he has contributed to the organization—his points far exceed other mbers. Moreover, this does not even include so of the suggestions he has proposed to the organization, whether it be improvents to crystal ball communications or suggestions for enhancing the Pompeii energy system, all of which significantly boost the organization’s operational efficiency.
I do not believe, and many do not believe, that such an outstanding mber would harm the organization’s interests. Honestly, even if such an excellent mber inadvertently caused slight negative impact to the organization due to an occasional factor before, I am willing to forgive him. After all, such mbers are extrely critical to the organization."
"So, Supervisor Long i’er, are you wholeheartedly protecting Richard?" Cheka asked.
"It is not protection but trust. I believe that my subordinate mbers will not be as bad as you said," Long i’er replied, "Therefore, no matter what, I want to give him a chance to defend and prove himself."
"Then how do you give him a chance to defend himself? Allow him to leave as he pleases, doing nothing?"
"Inspector Cheka, how to handle it specifically is a matter for the Southern Free Federation Branch, which ans it is my matter. I will handle it properly, and in a while, I will give you a satisfactory answer, as long as you actively cooperate," Long i’er said.
Cheka listened and took a step back, looking at Long i’er, took a breath, as if he finally understood Long i’er’s stance.
The next mont, he spoke, "Supervisor! Alright, I know you really are not shielding a criminal. I believe you will handle according to the organization’s regulations. If that’s the case, I will not trouble you further, and I will fully cooperate with you. However, finally, I would like to remind you not to drag it out too long.
I ntioned before, I was so anxious that I descended directly from Heaven to Pompeii. You should know, in the process of being resurrected in Heaven, in so sense, I am representing Heaven’s will and the will of Lord Gray Mist in speaking to you."
Long i’er narrowed his eyes, and the surrounding air suddenly seed to freeze, the wind that was blowing stopped instantly.
Looking at Cheka, Long i’er asked expressionlessly, "Inspector Cheka, are you reminding or warning ?"
"I do not dare, rely a reminder," Cheka said, looking directly at Long i’er, not showing fear.
They locked eyes.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
"Heh!"
Long i’er suddenly burst into laughter, the grin flashed on his face, then it receded, as if only to break the atmosphere.
"Alright, Inspector Cheka, I respect your attitude, and now I can give you a firm deadline."
While speaking, Long i’er flipped his hand, and an ash-green scroll, palm-sized, appeared in his hand.
The scroll ignited without fire, raising a strangely grass-green fla, from the center of the fla, a bright yellow light flew out directly, shooting several hundred ters into the sky.
"Boom!"
The yellow light exploded, with a "whirr", pulling out thousands of nearly transparent light bands like fabric toward all directions, the edges of the light bands connected with each other, first spreading outward, then slanting downward deeply into the ground, forming a huge light shield, so vast in size that it enveloped the entire Vesuvius Dake volcano.
Many wizards looked surprised, glancing around.
Cheka’s eyes also flashed with faint unusual colors.
Long i’er spoke, looking at Cheka, "Inspector Cheka, this is an item exchanged from Divine Favored, with a simple function, to form an over-enlarged Guardian Magic. With the existence of this Guardian Magic, any soul life within the range entering or exiting will be detected by , no matter how advanced the spell disguise is, it cannot evade, thus preventing any escape.
And this magic can last for about three days. My deadline is set for three days—including today. After three days, I will give you, Inspector Cheka, a satisfactory answer. If Wizard Richard is indeed guilty, I will not hesitate to deal with him. However, if Wizard Richard is not guilty, then I would like you, Inspector Cheka, to focus your attention elsewhere."
Cheka opened his mouth, was silent for a while, then responded, "Alright."
"That’s better," Long i’er stated, turning to leave, just as he was about to step away, he thought of sothing, turned and said to Cheka, "Oh, Inspector Cheka, rember one thing."
"Hmm?"
"The whole organization serves the True God. So, unless it’s the will of the True God, otherwise, whether it’s the will of Heaven, Lord Gray Mist, or the will of any of the other supervisory lords, none have the qualifications to groundlessly question the loyalty of a Golden Ring supervisor, at least... not quite yet." Long i’er said each word seriously.
"I..." Cheka’s expression beca visibly unsightly, but under Long i’er’s steadfast gaze, he finally lowered his head slightly, "Yes."
"Very well. I hope there will be no next ti," Long i’er said, then walked away. After walking dozens of ters, his voice transmitted from afar, calling, "Wizard Richard, please co over for a mont, I have sothing to discuss with you."
"Uh, yes." Richard glanced at Cheka and stepped towards Long i’er.
Watching Richard walk away, Cheka’s expression grew complex for a while, then suddenly aware of sothing, he turned his head, and found all the wizards on the plaza were focusing on him.
What’s going on?
Cheka frowned, after a few seconds realized the reason, and asked expressionlessly, "Uh, fine, does anyone have a spare set of clothes I can borrow temporarily?"
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