The afterglow of the setting sun once again sprinkled on the hill of Fenghua Town, and the afterglow of the setting sun seemed to flow with the flying leaves, and then passed by everyone. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Running on the street leading to the top of the mountain, Duan Qing really didn't expect that things would develop like this in the end.

If he is given enough time to think, maybe he will not let the current miserable situation happen to him, and he may make a different choice, find a way to avoid some possible consequences, or just find a place to hide - even if it is a bad situation, it is better than pushing himself to the forefront and then sending himself away with the pot on his back.

But now think about it, how did things get to this point...... Oh yes, it all started in that place at the Wind Dance Plaza.

The current mayor of Fenghua Town, who seemed to have been swept away by the Floating Dream, didn't seem to expect such a strange thing to happen - his men ran back at such a critical moment, and shouted a sentence that was difficult not to arouse suspicion, and by the time someone ran to the alley to check the situation, nothing could be found.

They didn't even find bodies or blood.

However, in a hurry, all the people present would not notice these small details, especially the natives, who had begun to gaze at the town mayor with inexplicable eyes. Feeling the distrustful gaze of the people, the old man, who was usually high-minded, seemed to have nothing to do for a while, he just lowered his head and was silent, and he didn't stop the panicked reactions of his subordinates on both sides, and seemed to be in some strange state. It wasn't until the black-clothed scholar on the opposite side couldn't bear his pain and coughed deeply twice that several onlookers who seemed to be people came up with some ill-will, and one of them in luxurious clothes took the lead and walked out, as if he had some status, he looked around for a while, then clenched his fists, and asked the still silent old man as if he had mustered up courage: "Rama...... Mayor. ”

"Don't you ......?"

"I didn't expect you to be here, Chris." The old man seemed to wake up from his dream, but judging from his expression, it seemed that he did not have the slightest surprise: "And I didn't expect ...... either"

"You'll doubt me, too."

"But I ...... just now"

"I can guarantee it." The old man's voice suddenly raised slightly, interrupting everyone's judgment of his malice in this way: "I have fulfilled my responsibility to every townsman in Fenghua Town. ”

As if delivering his speech on a grand occasion, the wrinkled old man raised his hands high and showed his emotions to everyone present in a righteous tone: "I...... Like you, I deeply love this land and this town, and whenever the beautiful petals float in front of me, my heart is extremely gratified, because those who represent the beauty and serenity of Fenghua Town are once again intact in front of my eyes. ”

"And the kind and simple townspeople of Fenghua Town, give me the feeling that ...... The same is true! ”

"What reason do I have not to protect you, and why not to work hard for you?"

"Chris, Wendy, oh, and Kampra, believe me, I've been here for more than ten years, and my affection for this place is no less than any of you......"

"These nice words aren't going to clear your name, Mayor Mayor." The floating dream on the other side once again interrupted the other party's passionate speech at the right time: "Instead of using these flowery words to express your loyalty, it is better to explain it well...... What exactly happened in the alley just now? ”

Everyone's eyes once again fell on the old man because of the words of the black-clothed scholar, the old man who was not dressed in a formal suit as usual, seemed to have lost his old steadiness, he quietly lowered his arm, looked at everyone present with indifferent eyes, and after a while, he grabbed the top hat in his hand excitedly as if he had just woken up from a big dream, and threw it on the ground vigorously.

"You want me to explain! How do I explain! How do I know what's going on in that alley! I...... I...... I don't even know that person! ”

There was silence.

"I know you don't believe it, but it's the truth! Today I was invited to watch this ......" he pointed to the black-clothed scholar opposite: "The duel between the two adventurers of them, but a lot of things happened that even I don't know, and the reason for that explosion, none of my subordinates has told me until now!" And out of nowhere, a 'subordinate' came out of nowhere and told me that things had failed? Hahahaha! ”

The old man waved his hands: "Failed?" What failed? What failed? God knows! ”

No one spoke.

"You want to explain, that's my explanation, it's simple - I'm here, and I don't know anything like you! It turned out to be because of a sentence from a man who came out of nowhere, and now he can't even find anyone—"

The old man's waving arms stopped, and in the eerie quiet atmosphere of the audience, he put away his somewhat hysterical state and picked up the top hat on the ground again.

"I know......" The old man let out a sigh of relief, and seemed to calm his mood: "A lot of things have happened in Fenghua Town recently, which makes you ......"

He pointed to the townspeople of Wind Flower Town, and then to the Floating Dream: "And you, all of them have some ...... Anxiety, this is very good, it shows that you are all good citizens who care about the safety of Fenghua Town, but you can't use some strange, inexplicable doubts to dispel the uneasiness in your heart, this way is not right. ”

"For the sake of the past ten years, I will not pursue it...... Your unreasonable accusations against a nobleman. ”

"But we have some other evidence......"

"Don't mention any more strange evidence of yours!"

Without waiting for the Floating Dream to finish, Mayor Rama, who had cleaned up his clothes, waved his hand and rudely interrupted the other party's continuous disturbance.

"You far-flung outsiders are always full of distrust of us Windflower Town people, aren't you?" The old mayor turned, paced back and forth for two steps, then waved his hand indignantly, and faced the others again: "Well, in that case......"

"Then I'll talk about the investigation of the previous things!"

Everyone's breathing involuntarily lightened. Only those players who have not yet left can observe the movement of this sudden change with a slightly relaxed mind. Many well-intentioned people had sensed the possibility of an imminent shock in Wind Flower Town, so they looked at the eyes of the Floating Dream, and no longer looked down on the loser at the end of the previous duel.

Because he seems to be the one who is in charge of this change.

As Duan Qing and the others, who knew more things than others, the thoughts in their hearts were naturally different from those of others, but within the team, Duan Qing and Mengzhu and the others also had some different feelings-the little girl had always gloated about the soon-to-be-unlucky mayor, but Duan Qing, who had met the other party twice, would not believe that the old mayor who had always shown the temperament of an aristocracy, was calm and unhurried, and was cunning and cunning, would encounter Waterloo because of this little accident.

What happened next confirmed his suspicions, and it turned out to be more ...... than he had imagined It's hard to accept.

"The bandits near Fenghua Town have been around for a long time, and they are becoming more and more rampant, and they have made a big case recently, how can we, the parents and officials of Fenghua Town, not pay attention to such a thing!" The old man slapped the top hat in his hand and put on a state of reminiscence: "So after the incident at Karon Pass, I immediately sent people from the city guards to investigate, and not long ago, they reported the investigation...... It was handed to me. ”

"In fairness, I should have done some more detailed investigation into the circumstances behind this matter to determine the veracity of the conclusions, but for now...... I had to make the results of the investigation public first. ”

"Patch's men didn't find many valuable clues at the scene at Karon Pass, but they did find some...... Something decisive. The old man looked around, especially the old townspeople who had status: "They are on the ground nearby...... Some strange black powdery substance was discovered. ”

"After their analysis, these black powders should belong to some components of the bluerite ore."

The previous ominous premonition rose from Duan Qing's heart again.

From this, we conclude that these bandits were once ambushed in the vicinity...... Their identities may be related to the Ilkarite, which is known to be found in the Ankaras Mine near the village of Blue Mountain. ”

The people around you look at me, I look at you, and they all contemplate in unison.

"The miners in the Blue Mountains village have recently gone missing, and at first we thought they were killed, but then they passed by some people...... Secretly reported, we found out that they were not missing, but had escaped. The mayor is still calmly sharing his findings with others: "Many people think that they are dissatisfied with the treatment of the miners and uneasy about the working conditions of the miners, so they escaped, but ...... According to sources within the Mage Council, as well as my follow-up investigation......"

"Their escape is related to some kind of organization. Or rather...... They're joining, or forming some organization! ”

Looking at the abrupt expressions on the faces of some of the townspeople, Rama nodded with some satisfaction: "It seems that some people should have noticed...... The connection between these two things. ”

"The mayor means to say......" Floating Dream said at the right time, "The real identity behind the bandit is not you, but ...... The miners? Ha ......"

"Would anyone believe it?"

"At first, I didn't believe it either." The town elder suddenly restrained his excited expression, and changed to a leisurely expression: "But it's a pity, because of the previous information, we sent people to spy on some suspicious targets early, these people are ......"

"Vlarr? Kent, Old Parry, Deacon? Latelius, and ......" Rama paused deliberately, glancing at the people around him before saying his final name.

"Yaschi? Albert. ”

"Impossible...... No way! ”

As soon as the little girl Mengzhu wanted to refute his words, she was covered by Duan Qing from behind. However, the brief sound still made many people notice her.

"You mean to say...... In the previous theft ......"

The black-clothed scholar put away his relaxed smile and asked in a solemn voice.

"It seems that you adventurers know a lot." The old mayor patted his hat again, and ...... buckled to his own head.

"You ...... Forget it, I don't care about you for now. He straightened his collar and continued: "Because of our previous suspicions about them, we rushed to the scene as soon as possible, and then we found many ...... in that long-uninhabited room Traces of magical creations. ”

When he said these words, the old mayor had already begun to set his eyes on the few people on Duan Qing's side, and when he noticed the meaning of the other party's words, Duan Qing's hairs stood upside down.

"We didn't know what the marks meant at the time, but now ......" he looked at the fireworks still rising in the distance, then withdrew his gaze, "We know." ”

"You're lying! That house is clearly inhabited, you know! Ignoring the eyes of the people around her, the little girl shouted again, looking at her little face flushed with anger, it was impossible to get her to pay attention to the situation around her. Duan Qing wanted to stop Mengzhu again, but unfortunately it was too late.

"Oh, forgive me for my mistake, there are people there, but ......"

Duan Qing let out a sigh of relief, and the smiling butcher next to him also noticed the abnormality of the matter, and began to retreat quietly.

"They were picked up by a group of people, by a group of ...... The adventurer picked it up. ”

"That's you, folks of the Fool's Adventure Band."

"You went to the Ancaras Mine a few days ago, didn't you...... What news did you bring back? ”

"Do you know something inside?"

"Is there any collusion with Yasqi's people, that's why it's ...... Took away his offspring? ”

The pressure that Mayor Rama felt before, at this time, Qing also felt it deeply - except for a few people, all the eyes of the people present shifted to him. In the past, Xiao Hongchen, who was hip-hop and unscrupulous, did not move, and if he could observe it carefully, the spear behind his bare shoulder was trembling slightly with his body.

"Yes, I've heard before, Yasqi is away all year round......"

"And I've heard he hasn't been seen much in years."

"Someone once doubted him...... Not a good person. ”

"And these outsiders, who seem to be active lately......"

"Hey, you guys!"

While the townspeople were whispering, the Chris who was the representative stood in front of everyone again, but in the face of Duan Qing and the others, it was obvious that he didn't need to tremble: "You put that ...... Where did Yaschi's descendants go? ”

In the sound of the little girl gritting her teeth, several people did not answer.

"This matter is very important, as long as you are honest, I will represent ......"

"No need."

It was not Duan Qing who answered him, but the town elder on the side, who slowly walked up and stared at Duan Qing with some kind of inexplicable eyes: "That...... The descendants of the criminals are also under our control. ”

Duan Qing was shocked.

"According to our covert investigation, Richard of the Adventurers' Guild will send that child to the Axel Tavern today, and then look for an opportunity...... Send her out of the city. The old man stroked his beard, and then smiled meaningfully.

"You adventurers don't trust us...... So we don't trust you either, it's as simple as that. ”

The townspeople glanced at each other a few times, and then they all walked in a certain direction, Duan Qing didn't need to look to know that it was the direction of Flower Basket Street, so he gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled Mengzhu, who was still angry, and ran towards the back of the crowd. Behind them, the voice belonging to the old man began to shout: "Patch! City Guard! ”

"Catch them for me!"