Chapter 851: Chapter 686, Rotten to the Core (One update today.)_2 Chapter 851: Chapter 686, Rotten to the Core (One update today.)_2 “Is there a problem with this ship?” Elder Tapani of the association asked directly.
This ship belonged to an official ship of the Yeko Kingdom; it could be stopped and inspected.
Now that people had been killed, things were different.
Without a convincing reason,
it might become a pretext for the Yeko Kingdom's retaliation.
“There is a problem,” Wu Heng said.
Elder Tapani pressed, “What problem?”
The headquarters staff all looked over.
Wu Heng stated calmly, “We'll know once we finish searching the ship.”
During the conversation, the people checking the ship also came up.
One of them saluted and said, “Elders, lords, there are a large number of women and children detained in the hold, preliminarily identified as people from nearby villages who have been captured, but it is unclear where they were being transported to.”
The deck fell silent in an instant.
They glanced at Wu Heng with surprise in their eyes.
There really was a problem.
“Elder, what arrangements do you think we should make?” Wu Heng asked the Elf Elder.
Tapani nodded, “Take control of the ship, let the people from The Holy Court come to treat the people and stabilize their emotions, and as for these soldier bandits, take them into custody and wait for questioning.”
“Understood!” The association members immediately began to make arrangements.
Wu Heng also said to Philippa, “These three ships, integrate them into the fleet, and continue moving forward.”
There was still about a day's journey; the fleet could not afford to stay too long.
“Okay, I got it,” Philippa immediately arranged for the ships to join the fleet.
Wu Heng rode the Flying Dragon back to the Escort Ship he was on.
He had just landed on the deck.
The Magic Array lit up again, Gianvito followed by two others, teleported up.
“How did you discover there was a problem?” Elder Tapani asked.
The dwarf Investigator also took out a notebook, ready to start recording.
Facing this investigator, Wu Heng always felt like he was being watched by a camera, ready to be used as evidence at any time.
“I had a Ghost scout the interior and found the detained people,” Wu Heng answered.
The fact that a Necromancer had Ghosts did not surprise the three; it was a trait of their profession.
“Then why bother saying so much when you got on the ship? Just capturing them would have been fine,” Tapani said again.
Wu Heng continued, “I couldn't fully confirm their identities. In the Emerald Sea, there are some small islands and villages controlled by Pirates. Sometimes there are family members of Pirates being transferred for investigations or resettlement.
So, we stopped them to check their attitude.
Even if they don't dare to offend the association, if they were truly transporting people legitimately, they would have provided an explanation right away.
Acting directly indicated a problem.”
The Elder nodded, “Not bad, you thought it through.”
The veteran mage then asked, “So, are you saying these aren't ships from the Yeko Kingdom?”
“We can't be sure yet; let's Communicate with the dead later!” Wu Heng answered.
The dwarf Investigator began to record diligently.
While they spoke,
a Skeleton Flying Dragon descended from the sky, Philippa approached and said, “Those people have been detained; a total of twelve were killed, and they are all here.”
With a wave of his hand, several bodies wrapped in straw mats were brought out.
Included was the muscular man who had been killed.
Wu Heng glanced at the people behind him and then released “Communicate with the dead.”
The dead bodies abruptly sat up, their murky eyes looking over.
Wu Heng asked directly, “What is your status or role within your power or organization?”
“We are members of the White Wings Gang; we are now part of Netalee City Defense Army,” the body answered.
The brows of those present furrowed.
Gang members that were also part of the Kingdom's City Defense Army?
And this name, White Wings Gang, sounded as though the entire membership wasn't very bright.
“How did your gang members become part of the army?”
“We're not sure, but the army was recruiting, and the gang's power was among those being recruited.”
That made sense.
When Lundham City was in chaos, members of the gangs there were also utilized.
Gang Leaders were appointed to certain official positions to act as enforcers.
Wu Heng continued, “Where were the people in your ship's hold being taken to?”
“To Bejaia City, others will take over there.”
“What was the purpose of these people?”
“Not sure.”
For the last question, Wu Heng pondered a moment.
Then he asked, “Were these people captured by you?”
The body answered gravely, “The Leader said these arrangements were made by officials of Netalee City; there were clothes prepared on the ship. We just had to put them on to escort these people.”
After five questions, the body collapsed back to the ground.
Wu Heng and the others, however, furrowed their brows even more.
Although they had not figured out everything, the rough outline of the situation was clear.
These individuals were originally members of the White Wings Gang. When Netalee City began a large-scale conscription, the gang was also incorporated.
They were originally in charge of city defense, but this time, officials from Netalee City arranged for them to transport people out.
Elder Tapani of the association, veteran mage Gianvito,
Even Philippa and the dwarf Investigator's expressions turned grave.
Clearly, this was a case of local officials trafficking people.
The Yeko Kingdom was rotten to the core.
Wu Heng glanced back at the Investigator, “Mr. Sim, have you recorded all this?”
The dwarf Investigator nodded, “It's all recorded.”
Wu Heng continued to use “Communicate with the dead,” and the second body sat up.
“Who is the principal official behind your trafficking operations?”
“Not sure.”
“Besides you, are there other ships involved in this matter?”
“Not sure.”
“What is your Leader's name?”
“Patrice.”
“What is the root cause of the chaos in the city?”
The body answered, “The stationed army of Netalee City began a battle with an incoming army, many died.”
The last question.
Wu Heng thought for a moment and then asked, “Do you know about the death of the association's local Steward?”
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