Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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"Investigating two cases simultaneously is likely to cause problems. Moreover, I don't think the purge is helpful for investigating missing persons cases. After all, we've been investigating for so long without any progress. Do you really think this was done by ordinary people?"

"If that's really the case, then the five deputy commanders, including myself, are utterly useless."

The three fourth-rank deputy leaders exuded an invisible aura, each refusing to yield to the other.

The other seven seated people remained silent, none of them daring to take the lead in siding with someone at this moment.

For a moment, the situation on the scene froze.

Until the majestic voice from behind the curtain rang out:

“A full-scale purge is indeed premature now, Barr, you’re being too hasty.”

"I've told you many times that many things can't be rushed; you have to take it one step at a time."

Upon hearing this, Barr's expression froze.

He then took a deep breath and bowed towards the curtain:

"I'm sorry, sir, I was too impatient."

The voice from behind the curtain sounded again:

"As for the observed riot in the Demon Bat Cave, Hathaway, continue monitoring it and investigate whether there has been any change in the number of Demon Bats attacking the city each day recently. Regarding Peggy's claim of traitors, increase the checks on people entering and leaving the city recently."

"If someone has entered and left the city multiple times, we will conduct further verification on them."

"clear."

Hathaway and Peggy responded in unison.

"As for the missing persons case, to be honest, I am also very disappointed. I didn't expect that after five deputy regimental commanders investigated for so long, they couldn't find a single clue."

From the voice behind the curtain, a distinct change in tone was noticeable:

"This is the second thing I'm going to announce: in order to resolve the disappearance case as soon as possible, the first-ranked officer, Barr, has voluntarily applied to join the investigation. Who agrees and who disagrees."

"We will now begin the vote by raising hands. You will have 10 seconds to vote. Raise your hand if you agree, and stand up if you disagree. Otherwise, you will be considered to have abstained."

The words fell.

A countdown timer appeared on the round table.

Starting from ten, decrease sequentially.

Each of the vice-commanders of the knightly orders made their own choices.

Three abstained, and seven voted in favor.

The three who abstained were the second, third, and fourth picks.

Everyone else agreed.

Throughout this process, Milair's attention remained focused on Dorian, who was tenth in the draft.

By observing the changes in Dorian's arm muscles, she keenly noticed that Dorian initially had a tendency to stand up, but eventually changed to raising his hand.

What made him change his mind from opposing to agreeing, and what made him want to oppose in the first place? Milair pondered.

She secretly wanted to oppose Bahr's desire to join the missing persons investigation, since the more people involved, the more chaotic the search for the mole would become. However, she ultimately had to agree, as any objection required a reason.

Perhaps this is why Dorian changed his mind about voting.

"Since everyone agrees, then this matter is approved."

The voice behind the scenes slowly spoke:

"I'm giving you one last two weeks for the missing persons case. If the investigation isn't completed by then..."

"Then let's do as Barr suggested and launch a great purge."

"At the same time, each vice president who participated in the investigation will have their salary reduced for six months and their initial ranking in the next Cavaliers election will be reduced by one."

The voices from behind the scenes faded away.

The five people who initially joined the investigation of the missing persons case all looked rather grim.

Dorian, especially, is at the very bottom of the list. If he drops one spot, it means he won't be able to participate in the next Cavaliers election as the tenth pick and will have to become a challenger.

However, it was the next sentence from the voice behind the scenes that truly made everyone unable to sit still any longer.

"The last thing I want to say is that once the missing persons case and the Demon Bat Cave riot are resolved, the next Knight Election will be held in two months."

Two months later?

Everyone was surprised, as the last Cavaliers election had only been a little over a year ago, and according to the normal procedure, the Cavaliers election should be held every three years.

The person who suffered the most upon hearing this news was Milair.

She had only been in Kanril for a short time, and hadn't even fully settled into her seventh-place position before the next general election was about to begin.

Alarm bells rang in her mind, and her desire to solve the missing persons case reached its peak at that moment.

She was already not in a very high position, and she couldn't even imagine what would happen if she dropped another place.

No, we absolutely cannot let this happen.

She decided to start finding out Dorian's whereabouts as soon as the meeting ended; her intuition told her that something was definitely wrong with Dorian.

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

The voice from behind the scenes spoke.

The vice-captains all remained silent. Although they all had doubts about the timing of the Knights Election, the captain behind the scenes had clearly made up his mind and would not change it; otherwise, he would not have refrained from holding a vote.

Therefore, they could only acquiesce to the matter.

"Since no one has anything else to say, this meeting is adjourned."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Peggy, who was third in line, disappeared from her seat and left using teleportation magic.

Then the candles on the round table went out.

The entire room was plunged into darkness.

They could only vaguely see the figures of the crowd getting up and leaving.

Milair was the third to leave.

Ahead of her were the eighth and ninth in line for vice-commanders, a man and a woman, who were a couple.

After exiting the stairwell, Miler waited in the building's corridor, choosing not to use her skills to track Dorian.

Both being professions skilled in stealth and speed, a Tier 4 assassin would find it difficult to track a Tier 4 hunter while ensuring their own undetectment.

Moreover, stealth is not Milair's specialty.

Her choice was to talk to Dorian first, as she happened to have a work-related question to ask him, which wasn't abrupt.

Next up were Bal and Hathaway. As usual, Hathaway made sarcastic remarks, while Bal had a gloomy expression.

The main point of ridicule is that Barr might face punishment for failing the investigation as soon as he joined the missing persons case investigation.

After Milair greeted the two men, they left from opposite directions.

Next up is Rose, who came in sixth place.

She walked with light steps, her twin ponytails swaying on her head. When she reached Milair, she smiled brightly, her crystal lips parted slightly, and she uttered a single word.

What the hell?

Milair frowned slightly.

If she heard correctly, Rose must have said "thank you" to her.

"Thank you, thank you for what?" Milair felt a little confused and was wondering what was going on when Dorian came out from the stairwell.

She walked up to him and spoke in her usual manner:

"Lord Dorian."

Dorian, who had seemed to be deep in thought, with a hint of unease in his expression, paused for a moment when Milair asked him a question, then looked up and said:

"Is there anything I can do for you, Lord Milair?"

"It's like this, I remember I told you last time that the area I manage has been a bit unstable lately and we're short-staffed. I was thinking of borrowing some manpower from you. I wonder what you've thought about it?"

Miler had indeed mentioned this before. At that time, the area she managed had the most missing persons each month, so she wanted to borrow some manpower from several deputy commanders who were of lower rank than her.

But the matter was eventually dropped.

This was not only because Milair later shifted the focus of her investigation to the vice-commanders of the Knights, but also because the areas with the most disappearances each month were no longer the areas under her jurisdiction.

At least, the area managed by Dorian had more people missing last month than she did.

"Oh, that's fine."

Dorian began:

"I'll have someone come and hand over the reins to you in a bit. I have some other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. Have a pleasant afternoon, Your Excellency Milair."

After saying that, Dorian hurried away.

Milair's eyes flickered as he watched Dorian's departing figure.

Once suspicion sets in, the guilt is already established. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about Dorian; he'd lent her his men so easily, surely his region shouldn't be short-handed.

Or perhaps I'm overthinking it.

"Lord Milair, what are you looking at?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out, startling Miler.

She turned her head and saw it was Lundlor, the fifth pick.

“It’s nothing, Lord Lundrol, I…”

Miler's heart skipped a beat, her voice became slightly shy, and her cheeks flushed:

“I…I’m just browsing. Have a pleasant day, Your Excellency Lundrol.”

After saying that, Milair turned around and walked towards her office.

The shy expression on her face disappeared, replaced by calmness.

She felt she was getting close to the truth.

It's just one step away from being a goal.