Chapter 20: The Missing Charles
Charles is missing, Elizabeth is furious, and Avalon City is fried.
The maid who led the way for Charles was found neatly dressed and collapsed outside the bathroom door, and Charles was nowhere to be seen. After searching the men's and women's bathrooms of the theater several times, and even sending someone to fish the septic tank twice, the owner of the theater had to tremble and report the news to Princess Elizabeth and Viscount Boken.
When Professor Wolf broke the news that Diana, who had gone to the bathroom, was also missing, the theater owner and Viscount Borken breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that it was just the two of them quietly running away to play.
This happens several times a year during the holiday season, when the son of a nobleman and the daughter of a nobleman who come to Avalon fall in love at first sight in the hallway of the theater and then disappear for two or three days. Some even went home with their children after disappearing for two or three years.
Although the missing person this time was only eight years old, the scene of the two of them talking happily at the banquet just now still fell into the eyes of everyone.
But the guards of the theater all swore to God that they did not see the Earl of Maccaten go out at the exit under their jurisdiction.
First of all, Penelope and Galatea found the problem.
"A section of the dust on the lower edge of the bathroom window was wiped clean, and I suspect something was being dragged out of there. Penelope reported to Elizabeth, "but no footprints of Charles were found outside the window." ”
"The same thing was found in the women's bathroom. Galatea said.
Eventually, Horatio discovers Charles' ring of power from an alley not far from the theater.
"Judging by the footprints, they have been taken captive and are fleeing in the direction of Lin Hai. Horatio reported.
At this moment, a cold sweat broke out on Viscount Boken's head.
Recently, there have been frequent reports of minors being abducted and trafficked throughout the northern region, but I didn't expect it to fall on my head this time.
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Elizabeth slapped the table next to her with a "boom". Today, I took Charles out to worship the docks, but the docks were arrested before they could finish worshipping. And it's still a catch, the apprentice caught the apprentice and the apprentice grandson was also arrested, which obviously didn't give her face to the elf princess.
"Find him, even if it's three feet into the ground, I'll find him!"
Now Avalon City is frying.
Viscount Boken ordered all the city gates to be closed, and the city defense army searched the city, and the sword team went to Linhai to pursue them, and at the same time put up a high reward of thousands of gold coins in the adventurers' union.
When Aubrey heard the news, he immediately ordered the caravan to join the search for everyone inside and outside the city.
Even the elven adventurers in the city were mobilized. The princess was slapped in the face, and everyone has to work hard to get the field back.
Not to mention, many of the elves who have just come of age are still the princess's classmates at school.
"Kent, what does the eldest sister want us looking for?" a drunken elf asked his companion.
"York, don't get drunk all the time. Kent shook his head helplessly at the companion, "The eldest sister wants us to find a boy in a red dress and a girl in a red dress. ”
"What are you looking for?" York's mind hadn't cleared up, "how does it sound like it's being used to perform some evil ritual." ”
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"What are you talking about?!" an elf slapped York on the back of the head from behind.
A dazed Yorke turned around, and after seeing the other party's "Annapurna Peak", he recognized the person who beat him as a former classmate.
"Halkala, why are you here?" asked York.
"I'm working at my eldest sister's head now. "The kidnapped this time was a student of the eldest sister's head, and it was his own people. ”
As time passed, messages were fed back to Elizabeth, who had returned to the Big Tree Foot Hotel.
At this time, Viscount Boken also came here, and as soon as the news of the sword drawing team and the adventurers' union came, Elizabeth on the side would also know.
News kept coming from the front.
In the vicinity of where Horatio found where Charles had dropped the Ring, several suspicious footprints were found, which ran in the direction of the West Gate.
A convoy of dwarves headed south from Maple Grove to enter the city, but the caravan's Donio discovered that the convoy was in the convoy with Viscount Adonis, who had a lawsuit with Charles, and Viscount Boken said that he would be locked up first.
Soon after, a group of adventurers spotted a thorn on the edge of the forest and a red silk scraped by the thorns of the thorns.
The silk was soon delivered to the Grand Foot Hotel and placed in front of Elizabeth.
Cardin, the tailor, was soon called, and he confirmed that the silk fragment was made of the same material as the tunic he had just made for Charles today.
Similar news came one after another, and items such as the fabric of Diana's dress, suspected Charles's footprints, and one of Diana's tiaras were constantly being delivered.
Watching the place where these things were found get closer and closer to the west, the hearts of everyone in the hotel became colder and colder.
"Could it be the demons?" Viscount Boken wiped the sweat from his head again, and his cold sweat didn't stop today.
Elizabeth, who had changed into leather armor, sat there without saying a word, adjusting a short bow with various wires entwined around its body.
Not long after, the men of the city defense army helped a man covered in blood and stumbled in.
The wounds on the visitor have been treated urgently, but the effects of fatigue and ischemia have not subsided.
"Cory, what's the matter with you?" Viscount Boken jumped out of his chair in fright when he saw that one of the squad leaders of the knife drawing team who had entered the search for Linhai had returned from being seriously injured.
"It's him!" Corey said with a bitter expression, "We met the green demon of the demons. ”
"The goblin?!" Viscount Boken heard another piece of bad news.
"Yes. "He said he didn't see any kidnappings tonight, just people running west with clothes and jewelry." ”
Elizabeth stood up at once, and she ordered George: "On the east side, everyone should search all the boats on the lake." ”
Viscount Boken also reacted and immediately ordered the port to be blocked.
The people of Avalon have always revered those who possess chivalric virtues such as honesty, mercy, valor, and justice. However, they had to admit that they had seen such beauty in a goblin.
There have been a few cases of kidnappers kidnapping hostages and escaping into the forest in the past, but when the goblin was near Avalon, those kidnappers would basically be beaten to the death of the city by him, tied the city with a rope, and then let the hostages drag the kidnappers back.
Now the goblin has beaten up the people who drew the knife, but his words are very credible, which means that the kidnappers did not bring Charles and them into the forest.
After excluding the forest sea to the west, the large lake to the east is clearly the best choice to evacuate without leaving a trace.
Everyone reacted at this time, and they were all played by the kidnappers.