Act 35: Zavro's House (Part I)
"Daddy, what does that mean?"
Zavro came back from his trance when he heard the call, and saw his six-year-old daughter approaching him with a book and asking.
"I'll see. ”
Zavro took the book and saw that it was a love story between a knight and a princess, but after a cursory glance, Zavro found that this was not the traditional adventure plot of Dragon Quest, but a tangled story of betrayal and love triangle.
Is it really good for children to watch such a plot, Zavro looked at the book called Wendland Children's Literature Anthology and frowned slightly.
As for what his daughter Nina asked, it was a word called proficiency.
In the story, the knight who is the protagonist originally went on an adventure with the princess, but lost his memory after falling off a cliff in an accident, and was rescued by a noble daughter, and the two fell in love for a long time, but later the princess found the two, and the knight also recovered his memory when he saw the princess, and finally decided to follow the princess after some entanglement.
After the knight and the princess left, the two kissed for the first time, but the princess found that the knight had no jerky feeling at all, so she asked him why he was so skilled, how many times he had kissed the nobleman's daughter, and why did this happen, even though he came first.
Not to mention whether this plot is inappropriate for children, Zavro feels that the meaning of the word proficient has been very different from the original meaning now.
"Uh, the word means very good at it, and has done it many times......"
Zavro explained according to the original meaning, and did not say anything more, secretly wrote down the publisher of this book in his heart, ready to find an opportunity to complain.
"You two, come and eat. ”
The wife shouted in the kitchen that she had made a sumptuous table of dishes waiting for the old and the young father and daughter to sit down.
"Okay!"
The daughter nodded, dropped the book in her hand, and trotted to the kitchen.
"Don't be in such a hurry, go wash your hands first. ”
The wife stopped her daughter who was about to steal the food and ordered.
Seeing all this, Zavro smiled helplessly, stood up, and was about to walk to the kitchen, when he heard a knock from the front door.
Knock Knock Knock –
The knock on the door was not hurried, but rather a somewhat leisurely attitude, which confused Zavro.
"Who is coming at this time?"
The wife was a little strange and immediately greeted Zavro.
"You go and see who it is, and if it's the newspaper promoter, you can get them not to come back in the future. ”
"Oh. ”
Zavro nodded in agreement, but felt a hint of ominous aura, and a few rays of light in his left hand intertwined into a small but complex magic array, behind his back, ready to strike at any time.
He walked to the door, and the knock sounded again.
Knock Knock Knock –
Without answering, Zavro opened the door directly.
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"Pretty much all the houses on Linecoe Boulevard, it's much quieter than in the downtown area, especially on weekdays. ”
Shana explained, walking in front, glancing back at the two behind her from time to time.
Ain was wearing a plain dress with a shawl over it, while Lawson was still in the shape of a robe and cloak, in fact, until now, Xia Nai had not seen the real appearance of this man, which can be described as very mysterious.
Xia Nai herself was wearing the mage robes of the Magic Society, and she attracted the attention of some passers-by as she walked down the street.
Wendland's Magic Society is not an institution under the Rainbow Tower, but more like an agency like the FBI on Earth, the Magic Association mainly deals with some magic-related crimes, which was originally a relatively quiet place, which is one of the reasons why Xia Nai chose to come here after graduation.
However, due to the recent rampant cultists, most of the expatriates of the Magic Association have become busy, which can be regarded as contrary to Xia Nai's original intention.
Since the influence of the various rhythmic water posts on the forum had not been completely diluted by the plan proposed by Ain, people still had a strange look at a mage like Xia Nai wearing the robes of the Magic Association, fearing that they would search for cultists around them or simply arrest themselves.
"Looks like you're looking really bad right now. ”
Seeing a housewife with a small child take her child behind her as soon as she sees Xia Nai, Lawson teased.
"I don't want that. ”
Xia Nai shrugged his shoulders and said, it is true that the frequent rebellion of cultists in the past few days has caused people's panic to increase day by day, and even their normal attendance has taken on a bit of a bad color.
The trio walked through a secluded alley to a two-story building.
"This is Zavro's home. ”
Xia Nai introduced, frowning at the same time.
"Why is there no sound?"
Yes, from Zavro's house, not a single sound was heard.
Since he was on leave and had no entry and exit records from Zavro, he was supposed to be at home.
"Are you out of the house?"
Because of Rosen's request, Xanai did not inform Zavro in advance, so there is also a possibility that the family went out without knowing it.
"Let's knock on the door first. ”
Ain looked at Lawson with a subtle expression.
Xia Nai was a little confused, so she walked to the door and knocked lightly.
Without a response, she turned to look at Ain and Rosen and knocked on the door again.
Still no one answered.
Subconsciously twisting the doorknob, Xia Nai realized that the door was not locked.
"Zavro?"
Xia Nai called tentatively, the lights in the living room were not turned on, and the curtains were closed, making it look extremely dim.
"Doesn't seem to be at home?"
muttered in a low voice, Xia Nai always felt that there was something strange in the air, not blood, but still uncomfortable.
"Get out of the way. ”
Lawson stepped forward at this time and asked Xia Nai to take a few steps back.
He nodded, and the three of them walked into the living room.
The silence around was even more eerie.
There were a few cups and teapots on the coffee table in the living room, but there was no tea, and the windows were closed, and a little sunlight shone in, and you could see the dust.
"Here. ”
Rosen's perception extended, and he quickly found the owner of the room.
He led the two ladies to the kitchen, and then he saw a horrific scene.
The food on the table has long since rotted and emits a foul smell, and the three "people" surrounding the table are in a state of horror.
Because the three people are actually "spliced together".
The three bodies were split into several parts and re-stitched together, creating an unusually gruesome picture.
Xia Nai only felt a tumbling feeling in her stomach, and a sour feeling welled up in her throat, and then she covered her mouth and ran to the living room to vomit.
As for Ain and Rosen, they had seen this kind of scene too many times, and now they were able to observe the scene calmly.
They found out that the three were supposed to be the Zavro family, and that they had been dead for more than five days.
In other words, he was killed less than two days after Zavro took his leave.