"Hello Alan. ”

The old woman who had been in front of the palace came down.

At this moment, she was wearing a luxurious dress, her hair was a little gray, and when she spoke, the wrinkles on her face suddenly appeared.

"My name is Tina, and I am the widow of Count Elliot. ”

The old woman walked up to Alan, followed by Marin.

Count Elliott's widow?

Alan was a little surprised.

Is this Count Elliot one of the three counts of Boulder City?

Be sure to ask Mia later.

"What's the matter?"

Alan didn't believe that the count's widow was charitable.

"That's right. ”

"I used to have many cats at home, but lately they've all disappeared one by one inexplicably. ”

"I want to know what the hell happened to them. ”

Lady Tina frowned, looked at Allen, and said sincerely.

"If you find out what the reason is, I'll give you the hardware, and even if you don't find anything, I'll give you two gold coins as a reward. ”

Before Alan could speak, Lady Tina rushed to speak.

Marin stood aside and watched silently, still with that standard smile on his face.

"I agreed. ”

Alan thought for a few seconds and nodded.

Although the reward for hardware coins is indeed tempting, it is not the main reason why Alan agreed.

He wanted to take this opportunity to get in touch with the count's widow.

If nothing else, Eren will stay in Boulder for a while.

Then it is very important to be familiar with the upper class of the city.

Alan knows very well that these medieval upper-class people like to engage in some things that they don't.

With Earl Scott's actions, these powerful ordinary people must have befriended magicians, even if the magician's job is only to kill monsters.

"That's great!"

A smile of surprise appeared on Tina's face.

"Those cats of yours, they can't just run away, do they?"

"No way, the doors and windows are locked all day, and there is not a single crack in them that can get out. ”

Marin said confidently.

Keeping your doors and windows locked all day?

Familiar with Detective Conan, Allen, who is familiar with the Sherlock Holmes detective series, suddenly discovers a blind spot.

If you don't worry about anything, you don't have to close the doors and lock the windows all day, and even the curtains are closed.

But none of this has anything to do with him.

As long as the missing cats are investigated, he can reap enough money to make ordinary people fight for a lifetime, as well as the friendship of this countess.

"Then their range of activity is only within this house?"

"Yes. ”

Marin nodded, determined.

Alan opened his mind.

It was dark, and there was nothing out of the ordinary.

There's no magic in this.

Alan was probably a little disappointed.

Now he can't wait to encounter more monsters and enhance his strength.

After being promoted to a two-star mage, his senses became more sensitive than before.

Although the nose has the same sense of smell as a dog, it is not much worse.

"Take me to the cat's nest to have a look. ”

Following Lady Tina, Alan went up to the second floor.

In one room, cat fur was everywhere, as well as some torn mouse stuffed animals.

With a sniffle, the strong smell of snort entered Ellen's nose, making him feel like gagging.

"When was the last time you saw a cat?"

"The last two cats, which I saw two days ago in the evening, disappeared in the morning. ”

Following the strong smell of cats, Alan walked downstairs.

He stood in front of the stairs leading to the basement, frowning.

The rest of the house smelled of cat activity, but it wasn't as strong as the smell coming from the basement.

Except for the cat's room, the basement is the richest.

Not only that, but Allen, who felt extremely sensitive, also faintly smelled a smell of blood.

In the basement...... Is there a secret?

At this moment, Marin blocked his path.

He still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were fixed on Lady Tina, who was standing aside.

As if waiting for her signal.

"If the cats hadn't gone out, they would have been in the basement. ”

Alan swore by it.

Seeing Marin's movements, and the mysteriously missing cats, he was sure that there must be some secret in the basement.

"Is that really the case?"

Lady Tina sighed and took five gold coins from her purse.

"That's the end of the investigation, Alan, please come back. ”

Receiving the gold coins into his wallet, Alan did not hesitate and walked towards the main entrance.

"Alan?"

Just as Alan walked to the main entrance, Lady Tina's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Huh?"

Alan turned his head and looked into her somewhat cloudy eyes.

"Can you promise me not to mention today's events to anyone?"

Lady Tina tried to grab Alan's hand, but he dodged her.

"Collect money to do things, I will. ”

Alan opened the door and headed outside.

Lady Tina and Marin stood behind the door, watching Alan's mysterious black back disappear from the crowd.

"Honey, what if he leaks the news?"

"Baker's wolves, if they knew that our basement was hiding secrets, would be desperate to find out. ”

Marin put his arm around Lady Tina's waist and whispered softly in Lady Tina's ear.

"Even if he didn't leak the news, Baker and the others have already launched an investigation into us, if we hadn't been out of the house and reduced communication with the outside world, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to hide it for long. ”

"I've long thought that the cats have run underground, but I haven't been able to make up my mind, and now that Allen has appeared, it seems that it can't be delayed......"

Feeling the heat in his ears, two blushes instantly welled up on Lady Tina's pale face.

"Don't worry, we've got to go down. ”

She glanced at Marin, and there was a kind of lazy beauty of a woman.

At the mention of this, Marin's originally smiling face flashed a trace of gloom.

He grabbed a candle from the table next to him and headed downstairs.

As soon as she walked down the stairs, Lady Tina's hand, which had been holding Marin, couldn't help but let go.

The basement was so dark that only the candlelight from the staircase barely made it possible to see the surroundings.

Marin took the candle and lit all the candles hanging on the surrounding walls, and the basement was lit up.

Several barrels were placed in the corners, and the ground was a mess.

But not far away, there was a locked wooden door.

Not only is it locked, but there are three iron locks on the top and bottom of the wooden door.

There was no rust on the three iron locks, and they looked like they had been replaced.

The two walked to the wooden door, and their faces involuntarily turned pale.

If you look closely, you can even see that their bodies are trembling slightly.

It was as if there was some wild beast behind the door.

Lady Tina walked up to the wooden door and pressed her ear to it.

There was a dull moan from behind the door.

The voice seemed to be deliberately suppressed, and it would be difficult to be heard if it wasn't for the silence around it.

Lady Tina took a deep breath and knocked on the door.