Chapter 290 Incarcerated
And that was how the entire incident ended.
It ended with the incarceration of the murderer, and the revival of her “innocent victim”.
But things were not that simple.
The players in the World Channel and the Map Channel had begun to piece the clues together. They were not certain of the identity of the murderer, but there could only be one logical answer: Gongzi You.
Of course, the “murderer” had already long switched off her World and Map channel on her way to the jail. She had made the decision to stay away from the madness of the two channels the mont Fleeting Ti shouted for her to enjoy the scenery in the wisteria garden with him.
She could tell what was going on in those channels without looking at them.
Ye Ci had never had such a strong feeling before: Fleeting Ti was like the bane of her existence. Nothing good would happen whenever they t, and she no longer wanted to see him.
But she was instantly filled with regret the mont she rembered her deal with Absalom. I should’ve let him kill there and then! Who cares about the deal and Golden Era? They’ll probably leave Upwards Ho! alone anyways with how small we are. Didn’t my action guarantee the increase in my interaction with Fleeting Ti?
I’m so stupid! I’m an idiot! Why did I ask for cooperation with his guild?
Fleeting Ti, however, was not having a good ti as well.
He had grown used to the presence of the crowd around him, but it did not an that he liked it. Especially under such circumstances.
His death at the hands of Gongzi You, her arrest, and the ongoing discussion about the wisteria garden made the situation extrely uncomfortable. Of course, players would not dare to approach soone like Fleeting Ti, but this would not stop them from gossipping, and he could feel the stares on him.
Fleeting Ti pulled up his hood to cover his face, and summoned his signature steed, the Unicorn. He was ready to leave the scene.
Under normal circumstances, players who were not close with him would not have the courage to even speak to him. But with the especially large crowd around him, things were slightly different.
A Lycan Sorcerer called out to Fleeting Ti just when he mounted his steed, “H-hey, Fleeting Ti!”
Fleeting Ti stopped and raised an eyebrow, “What is it?” he replied with a cold voice, indicating that the Lycan’s presence was not welco.
It was obvious that the Lycan’s friends had pressured him into speaking to Fleeting Ti. He cast a glance back at his friends when he noticed Fleeting Ti’s tone, and one of them responded with a thumbs up, “Uhhh...”
Fleeting Ti’s gaze swept across the group of friends before finally resting back on the Lycan, “If you have nothing to say, I’ll be on my way.”
“There is!” the Lycan grabbed Fleeting Ti’s sleeve with a sudden burst of courage.
A frown appeared on Fleeting Ti’s face when he noticed the hand on his sleeve. He glared daggers at the Lycan from underneath the hood. Despite his inability to see Fleeting Ti’s face, the Lycan imdiately shrunk back, releasing his grip in the process.
Fleeting Ti continued to stare at the Lycan, waiting for him to speak.
Despite his reluctance to deal with strangers, Fleeting Ti did not forget his manners. The Lycan Sorcerer had business with him, so he remained to hear him out. He might not be interested in what the player had to say, but he could still tolerate his presence for a minute or two.
The Lycan chuckled under his breath, and visibly gulped, “Fleeting Ti, was Gongzi You the one who killed you just now?”
Fleeting Ti was montarily stunned by the question. But a quick glance at the World and Map channel allowed him to understand the situation. Argunts had erupted in both the channels, and the topic of their discussion was the question that had just been asked by the Lycan.
He offered the Lycan a smile, and avoided the question, “Why? Is it very important?”
And the Lycan chuckled awkwardly at Fleeting Ti, “N-no, not at all.” before retreating back to his group of friends. Despite his desire for gossip, he knew that it was not a wise choice to be a bother to Fleeting Ti, as nobody knew what he might be thinking at that mont.
The Lycan was welcod with a smack from one of his friends, “Why did you say that it’s not important! I’ve even taken pictures of you! Do you know how good a topic this is if we post it on the forums? Don’t you know that the Top 3 posts of the month will receive a reward? How is that not important!?”
“Exactly! Why did you say that! We wouldn’t have gotten you to talk to him if it’s not important! We thought Fleeting Ti did not like talking to strangers! Why did you let go of such a rare chance!?”
“You fool!”
“You idiot!!!”
The Lycan protested, “Who do you think he is? Of course I would not dare to bother soone like him!”
Fleeting Ti cast a sideway glance at the Lycan Sorcerer and his friends and smiled. The Lycan would have received an answer if he had stayed longer.
He summoned his steed, and cast one last look at the players around him before heading straight to the city’s jail.
The crowd parted for Fleeting Ti, allowing him an unobstructed passage to his destination.
Hero City’s jail was way larger than the jails of the other major cities in Fate. Players would be kept in different parts of the jail according to the cri they commited. A murderer like Ye Ci would naturally be placed in the deepest part of the dungeon.
“You’ve committed murder in the middle of the streets, Elf! Do you plea guilty for you cri?” the Head Judge of Hero City spoke in a weird voice.
“Yes.” Ye Ci yawned. This was her only option. She did not wish to be thrown into jail longer than she should for trying to trick the judge, nor did she want to get executed on the spot by the NPC soldiers. Pleading guilty to her cri was the only way to get a reduced sentence.
Of course, despite her response to the judge, Ye Ci felt that she was innocent.
The judge was apparently satisfied with Ye Ci’s response. He stroked his beard, and smiled at Ye Ci, “I see that you’ve co to your senses. I shall give you a light sentence, for this is your first offense. I hope you’ll turn over a new leaf, and be a better person in the future.”
Ye Ci resisted the urge to roll her eyes, and responded with as much sincerity as she could muster, “Yes, Your Honor. I will.”
And an NPC stood up to read out her sentence, “The Elf Gongzi You has been convicted of the murder of the Elf Fleeting Ti. Her cris had severely disrupted the public order in Hero City. As punishnt, she will be imprisoned for three days, effective imdiately!”
Thank God, it’s only three days.
Ye Ci listened intently as her sentence was read out. She was satisfied with the outco of her trial. Perhaps due to the significantly lower population of criminals at the earlier stages of the ga, judges would tend to give out a heavier sentence to players for the jail cells were relatively empty.
She had seen a sentence of an entire month of imprisonnt be brought down upon an unfortunate player in her past life. But when the cri rate increased in the later stages of the ga and the population of inmates in the jail soared, judges would simply order the execution of murderers.
Unfortunately for Ye Ci, the three-days sentence that she received would be counted in terms of in-ga ti, which ant that she had to spend 72 hours online in the jail.
With the wave of his hand, the judge called forth soldiers who imdiately escorted Ye Ci to her jail cell.
A system notification appeared in the Map Channel at the sa ti, announcing Ye Ci’s sentence to the player population.
The news of Gongzi You killing Fleeting Ti was many tis more valuable as a gossip material than Fleeting Ti’s death itself. Ye Ci’s inbox was flooded with ssages from her friends as she was escorted into her cell.
Even her guildmates were excited at the news.
“Ahh!! You killed Fleeting Ti in the middle of the streets in Hero City? That’s impressive, guild leader! You killed him in the middle of a bustling street without being detected!” ca the ssage from Pea Cake.
Which was imdiately followed by a response from Fruit Jelly, “Wasn’t she caught? And her cri was announced?”
“So how did Fleeting Ti die if it was not the case?” Ideal Height 1.7m chuckled, “We all know how skillful of a player he is. There’s no way Gongzi could kill him silently.”
“That’s right. Sothing’s fishy.” ca the almost instant follow-up from Let Go Of That Girl, “I can sll it.”
“Which one do you think is more worthy of gossip? The murder or the untold story behind those two?” even Pickled Pepper Phoenix Claw who barely participated in gossip had spoken up.
“Well, if you ask , I’d say that there’s definitely sothing going on between those two.” concluded Blossom, “And we all know it’s the truth.”
Ye Ci pursed her lips as she read through their ssages, “I’ve decided! I’ll follow you guys into every dungeon you go, and I’ll be the one looting the corpse.”
Silence fell upon the Guild Chat for three full seconds before Tily Rain appeared, “I think I should talk to Absalom. I’m sure he needs help from very skillful players in the exploration of the new dungeons. We can rent a certain soone to Genesis...”
“Ahh, I like the idea!!!” his proposal imdiately received the praise of the mbers of Upwards Ho!.
Ye Ci gritted her teeth at the Guild Chat as she sat in her jail cell.
“Heh, Little Gongzi. Do you want so food? It’s a Hero City delight.” the voice of the last man Ye Ci wanted to see on Earth rang out in her ears as she was at the peak of her anger.
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