Chapter 776: A Strange Murder
After a dreamless night, Jeno slept directly until dawn. You must know that the nights in the northern winter are very long, which means that Jeno's quality sleep lasts for a long time.
Ogwesa didn't have nightmares either, for the first time in a few days, she was refreshed, and she didn't seem to be so afraid of potential nightmares.
They arrive early at the alabaster arch of the Crownguard family's estate, wanting to visit the mistress of the estate and inquire about the whereabouts of her daughter, Lux.
But when they arrived at their destination, they found that there were many pedestrians outside the manor, and there was a lot of discussion, and the strong smell of blood emanated from the center of the crowd.
Something seems to be happening here.
Curiosity drove Jeno into the crowd, and when he saw a corpse on the spot, he learned that a strange murder had taken place here.
The deceased lay in a pool of blood, his clothes open, and his body covered with hundreds of different wounds, none of which were fatal, and his expression was horrified, as if he had seen a terrible scene before he died. Another man, intact and with a face somewhat similar to that of the deceased, stood by his side, breaking down and weeping bitterly, as if he was a brother to the deceased.
"Early in the morning, it's really unlucky!" Ogwesa squeezed in curiously, but when she saw the murder scene, she turned away with a pale face, scolding again and again.
Jeno did not leave immediately, he saw the steward come out of the manor and talk to the deceased's brother, as if to confirm something. During this period, people continued to join the onlookers, and then the new melon-eating crowd was shared by the first to eat, and Jeno, who was listening on the sidelines, also roughly understood what was going on with this melon.
It turned out that the dead man and the weeping man beside him were two brothers. The two brothers took advantage of the late night to steal the property, and one infiltrated and the other stalked.
And that's when something strange happened.
The thieves climbed over the wall to infiltrate the manor, only to encounter bloodthirsty monsters head-on as they groped. The monster didn't hurt him, but he was so frightened that he ran out of the manor over the wall before he could take anything.
Then something even more terrible happened, he escaped from the manor to join his brother, only to find that in the blink of an eye he had infiltrated, his brother was slaughtered and fell in a pool of blood with a frightened face.
The views of the onlookers were polarized, with one believing that the thief deserved it, and that it was a deserved punishment for his despicable acts; The other believes that the thief deserves sympathy, not only did he not succeed in anything, he was frightened and insane, and he also suffered the death of his brother, which is really a tragedy in the world.
Jeno had already guessed from the shape of the wound that the victim's tragic death was related to Evelyn, but he was more curious about the monster hidden in the courtyard described by the thief.
What kind of monsters will be hidden in such a high-sounding model house?
During the view, a group of demon hunters squeezed through the crowd and walked to the scene of the crime, wearing half-masks that matched their uniforms, and pinning their cloaks to their shoulders with a dark gray ornamental stone plate.
It was the thief who made the case report, and he himself turned himself in by the body of his brother.
The thief gave the leader of the Demon Seeker more details - he had seen a monstrous monster large enough to swallow a cow in one bite, and could also speak, warning him to leave in human language.
The thief suspected that the monster had killed his brother, it was grabbing him, sparing him, and slaughtering his brother in the blink of an eye, giving him hope and despair.
He hoped that the Demon Seeker would give him justice.
However, he was arrested, and whether his words were false or true, he constituted a crime.
The Demon Seeker carried the corpse away, and the thieves took it with them. However, the leading demon seeker took a deputy and followed the bloody footprints that stretched into the manor to investigate.
One of the remaining demon seekers stood up to reassure the crowd and declared that there were no monsters, that this was an illusion created by someone who had used magic to inflict on the thieves, so please don't spread the rumors.
After all, mages have demon hunters to deal with, but if they're really monsters, it's going to be difficult. The citizens will worry about whether the Demon Seekers will be able to handle the giant monsters, and then the whole city will become panicked.
To the Demon Seeker, Ogwesa showed no weaker fear of nightmares, urging Jeno to get out of here.
With a murder and the Demon Seeker already entering the manor, it was difficult for Jano to let Ogwesa go in at this time to inquire about Lux's whereabouts, which could easily reveal the fact that she was also a mage.
Due to the unexpected problems, the plan is delayed, and Jeno decides to find out about Lux in a different way, but he also wants to find out about the monsters in the manor.
He doesn't have to do it himself, he has a lot of ways to make his ideas come true.
He took off his ring and threw it into the alabaster arch, and when no one passed by, the ring would transform into a crow to help Jeno keep an eye on the manor.
Back at the hotel, Jeno waited patiently. The crow flew up to the treetops, as if attracted by a corpse, and no one cared.
It is undeniable that although the Raven Demon has a weak consciousness, it has high execution and is better than aerial photography drones.
The crow landed on a windowtop, its scarlet eyes locked on the couch in the corner of the grand foyer, where a blonde noblewoman sat on it, and although Jeno had never met her, he recognized her by feeling as Galen and Lux's biological mother.
In addition to her, in the living room sat the leader of the Demon Seeker and his lieutenant that Jeno had seen outside, and the three of them were talking about the murder that had taken place in the manor.
"Does Mrs. Augersa dispute the testimony of the thief?" The Demon Finder opened his mouth to ask, his tone was calm, the other party was the mistress of the Crown Guard family, and respect was a must.
The conversation had already reached this point when the crow arrived, and it seemed to come at the right time.
"If you're referring to attempted theft, there are really no items stolen from the estate; If it's about monsters, we can't hide any monsters here, no house can hide a monster that big, you can look around, I'm right. ”
Ogersha had been heartbroken by Lux's enchantment, and had a lot of dealings with the Demon Seekers. She had already met the team leader in front of her several times, and he was a senior officer of the legion, so she was neither humble nor arrogant, and handled it calmly, just like a friend chatting.
But Jeno sensed that Augersha was deliberately hiding something through the demon's ability to perceive emotions.
"Why did the thief say he saw a monster?"
"Mi Silver City has always been known as the City of Dragons and Birds, maybe he saw a dragon bird that just landed in the manor to rest."
The conversation continued......
"So, I understand, thank you Madame for cooperating with our investigation." After asking, the Demon Seeker got up and prepared to leave the manor.
"No thanks, this is as it should be, I'll send it to you."
Jeno saw Ogsha leading the two out of the luxurious foyer, and he told the crow to keep an eye on Ogsha, maybe he could find something.