Chapter 216: Assassination Attempt by City Defense Forces

Chapter 208: City Guard Assassination Incident

The Odd Job Shop was still bustling. Although the jobs for the Beast Tamer, Singer, and Cat Girl were temporarily on hold, Little Will didn’t stop their salaries. For Little Will, this small amount of money was negligible; he was earning too much from the potions he sold to Yuna Peck.

Moreover, they had developed a habit of asking their boss, the scholar, before taking on any tasks. Little Will would analyze the key points of the missions for them and teach them to work together. Unfortunately, they were all awakened individuals of the lone wolf type and always struggled to cooperate.

It was another day off. Little Will finished breakfast, sent Nicole and Yami home, while the other official members of the Odd Job Shop habitually began discussing missions.

The Vol Temple Knight threw a mission sheet onto the table directly: “Everyone, take a look at this mission first. This is the third assassination incident recently. The person assassinated was a captain of the City Guard, and his entire family was spared no one. The methods were extremely cruel, with almost no traces of a struggle. The intermediate warrior captain was almost instantly killed, and his body was brutally abused. It’s also possible he was captured alive, tortured, and then killed. His family members all had their necks snapped, women and children without exception.”

“Necks snapped? This method of killing is very strange,” Little Will’s expression was slightly displeased. Such a brutal person was not to be trifled with. As the saying goes, ‘misfortune doesn’t extend to family members.’ Once you provoke someone without a bottom line like this, it’s best to eradicate them completely, otherwise, you’ll regret it when your family is harmed.

“The church found no traces of magic use, but we can’t rule out the existence of dual cultivators. This is already the third assassination targeting the City Guard, and all of them occurred at home. This point is very suspicious.” The Vol Temple Knight’s expression was also grim. What does the City Guard do? They protect Drake City. This is a prelude to someone targeting the entire Drake City.

“Do these three people have any common characteristics?” Little Will felt that this matter was not simple and could very well affect him, so it needed to be resolved quickly.

“No, from their identity background to age, social circle, and family composition, no patterns can be seen, except that they were all City Guard captains who usually persisted in training and had good initiative.” The Vol Temple Knight’s words made Little Will mentally simulate the appearance of these people, then he suddenly paused: “You just said they persisted in training? So, when they entered and exited the City Guard barracks, did they wear military uniforms and not take carriages?”

The Vol Temple Knight was slightly stunned, and his expression immediately became even more somber. “You mean, the killer is targeting the entire City Guard, and he’s tracking and monitoring the City Guard barracks?”

“We’ll know if we investigate whether the three of them were wearing military uniforms when they entered and exited the City Guard barracks before they were murdered, and whether they walked home. No, it doesn’t have to be walking home; even if they walked out of the City Guard barracks and then took a carriage, they would still be exposed.” Little Will’s words were affirmed by the Vol Temple Knight.

“I’m also following up on this case and have a general understanding of the situation. Two of the three always walked home, and the last one liked to take a carriage hailed from the street; he didn’t have his own vehicle. So they were easily exposed. Also, they would wear military uniforms while on duty and change back after returning home.” The Vol Temple Knight suddenly stood up, “Today is a day off, more City Guards will be on duty!”

“It’s still early, not time for a shift change yet. Beast Tamer, immediately report our conjectures to the City Hall and have them send people to the City Guard barracks to notify the City Guard captains on duty today to be cautious. They need to enter and exit in groups. Don’t go home easily until we arrive.” Little Will gave the order, and the Beast Tamer immediately accepted and left.

“Ice Block, Singer, you two disguise yourselves and go to the vicinity of the City Guard barracks to look for suspicious individuals, focusing on those who hide their faces and dare not show their entire head.” Little Will continued to give orders. Ice Block didn’t refuse, and Singer certainly wouldn’t go against his boss.

“Scent Hound, Cat Girl, you two follow me and the Redeemer to the crime scenes. There should still be faint traces left there. This matter is very likely a follow-up to the previous assassination of General Ryan.” Little Will’s words startled the Vol Temple Knight, who then suddenly realized: “Orc assassins?”

“I can only say it’s very likely. The leak of Orc boxing techniques can be a big or small deal, but the level of attention from the Orc side could also vary greatly. The previous Gray Rats might have just been the first wave of cannon fodder vanguards; this current wave consists of elites.” Little Will’s conjecture was not unfounded. The method of snapping necks was crude, perfectly consistent with the Orcs’ habit of killing with their hands.

“Are the four of us a bit outnumbered?” Hearing Little Will’s conjecture, the Vol Temple Knight felt a bit uneasy. The previous wave of Gray Rats numbered over a hundred, and there were also two senior warriors. Were the four of them too weak?

Little Will gave him a big eye-roll. “It’s still daytime. Do you think the place where the City Guard captains live would be a very remote area? And who told you that elites must be numerous? It just means that this group of people might be more cunning and have better status, unlike the Gray Rats who could be discarded at any time as cannon fodder.”

Everyone split up. Brute Force Loli and the Old Painter remained on standby. Meat Mountain was also excluded from the mission. Black Merchant, Flower Protector, and Big Sister Jasmine were absent, so this was the maximum force they could deploy. However, as an organization semi-subordinate to the City Hall, they could mobilize the security department’s personnel, but there was no need for that until the investigation results were out.

They immediately called a carriage. The residences of the three captains were roughly divided into two areas, and they headed straight for the closest one. The scene had already been secured. Little Will didn’t rush in; instead, he had Scent Hound and Cat Girl meticulously search the surrounding hundreds of meters. After confirming there were no hidden individuals, or rather, no hidden individuals other than those from the City Hall’s security department, he felt relieved and entered the scene.

After showing their relevant credentials, the two remaining peace officers immediately let them pass. They had dealt with these ‘monsters’ from the Odd Job Shop many times and knew their style. The bodies had already been taken away, but the scene was well-preserved. Scent Hound and Cat Girl searched around, while Little Will’s gaze fell on the bloodstains on the ground—a single fatal blow! The Vol Temple Knight, meanwhile, began sifting through documents and other items left by the City Guard captain, looking for clues.

After more than two hours, all three locations had been visited. The four of them rushed to the City Guard barracks, found Ice Block, Singer, and the Beast Tamer. Everyone entered the barracks by carriage. The Odd Job Shop’s identity wasn’t very useful here, but Little Will’s instructor certificate was extremely effective, though the others didn’t see it.

Little Will directly gathered all the captains and battalion commanders within the City Guard barracks and briefly explained their investigation results and conjectures, which surprised everyone. Orc assassins! Those Orc warriors who had awakened their bloodlines were not easy to deal with at all. Battalion commanders at the senior warrior level might be somewhat safe, but captains at the intermediate warrior level could indeed be instantly killed.

“So, I demand that you at least go in groups when carrying out missions. Absolutely, absolutely do not act alone! Even if you need to relieve yourselves, go in groups of three to five! Do you hear me?” Little Will was quite informal when lecturing these City Guards, but everyone knew it was out of good intentions and responded in unison.

“When you go home after your shift, all of you be careful. Take off your military uniforms before leaving. I don’t want to come back and train new recruits. Training new recruits is your responsibility; I only train veterans.” After Little Will finished speaking, he kept two battalion commanders and sent everyone else away.

“Tonight, I will stay here on duty. You yourselves also need to pay attention to your safety. Don’t think you’re safe just because you’re senior warriors. The Orcs who came this time are not the brainless lot you shot to death with arrows before; they are planning something.” Little Will sneered coldly. Interesting! Since you want to play, then come on. Drake City is human territory. You’re still too green to pull off petty tricks here!

Little Will had the Beast Tamer, Singer, and Vol Temple Knight deliver several letters. He then changed into a City Guard instructor’s uniform, put on a wig and false beard, and walked out. He casually moved among the City Guards. His uniform still made the warriors respectfully give way, but most of them didn’t recognize him as Will Deklan, the devil instructor who had once brought them all back from the dead.