Since the system has placed Sebastian here, it is impossible for him to make up lies to trick the player.

Therefore, Bai Ye next went to talk to Rodman according to the method given by Sebastian.

"I don't understand what you're talking about?"

The expression on the bar owner's face quickly turned cold, his hand rubbed the corners of his clothes with a slight tremble, and his eyes didn't dare to look at Bai Ye.

These small actions are all proof of the truth of Sebastian's words.

Bai Ye sneered, and pretended to be profound: "I am a person from the police, and I already have evidence of your theft, so hand over the stolen goods now, otherwise I will send you to prison." ”

"Okay...... Come on! I swear it was an accident! ”

Rodman's shoulders trembled, he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, leaned back, and knocked over the bottle behind him.

He looked nervous and flustered like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"I happened to be passing by that day and saw that the door of the house was not closed...... I swear I'm just curious, the rumors about that place have noses and eyes......"

"Alright, don't talk to me about this useless nonsense, what about things? Hand it over. ”

Seeing that Sebastian's words were very effective, Bai Ye took the plan and continued to persecute him.

Rodman believed Bai Ye's words, didn't dare to make any other movements, groped under the bar with trembling hands for a while, and took out a rolled-up canvas.

Bai Ye took the canvas, and the system popped up a prompt:

- You have obtained the original work of [Pickman]

【Genuine Works】

[Type: Quest-related items]

[Can I bring out the scene: No]

[Load: 10]

[Note: This is a strong piece of evidence, and giving it to someone in North Point will make him look up to you.] 】

Bai Ye curiously spread out the canvas and took a look, on which was a half-human, half-dog-like monster, only the size of a child, with a bare body and no hair, and dry gray-white skin.

The painting is vivid and brutal, and the monster is pressed against the head of a corpse with its sharp claws, and the fangs that have been pierced from its mouth are still covered with minced flesh and blood, acting as if it is gnawing on the corpse.

"This is the monster that Thurber mentioned in his letter?"

It's not very bluffing in appearance.,But based on the content of the letter.,It seems that there are a lot of such monsters.。

"The note has already prompted the use of this quest item, so who would be interested in this item?"

Bai Ye thought for a moment, there are a total of 6 NPCs in the North Point area, and the people who can be directly excluded now are the bar owner Rodman and Sebastian - the latter fell asleep on the table again.

"It's not very likely, he seems to be interested in the only challenge of survival in the wilderness, Joey is just a little kid no more than ten years old, and has very little to do with the painting, so the only people left are Anna, a weeping woman, and Senel, who is sitting in a café and not entering."

And among the two, Bai Ye was more inclined to the latter.

"Let's go to the café first, and by the way, you can buy Joey a banana muffin."

……

After leaving the North Point bar and arriving at the café, the man in the trench coat was still sitting in his same position, with his hands propped up, as if he was thinking about something.

Bai Ye opened the purchase interface, first spent $2 to buy a banana muffin, and then walked to the man in the trench coat.

"Hey! This table ......"

The man's blocking words came to an abrupt end in the middle of speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the things in Bai Ye's hands and couldn't move away.

"Sir, are you looking for this thing?" Bai Ye asked politely.

Senel, the man in the trench coat, coughed lightly to hide his gaffe, and then looked up at Bai Ye.

"Oh? Where did you find it? ”

"It's not important, it's ...... It's been found by me now. ”

Bai Ye groaned slightly, although he didn't know what this painting meant to Senel, the man in the trench coat, but he still didn't poke out about Rodman's theft.

"That alone doesn't make me trust you completely...... You know, every day, many people who claim to be detectives come up to me and try to help me solve that case of missing children, but as far as I know, most of them are clowns who want to be famous and crazy. ”

Senel, the man in the trench coat, paused, and then said, "If you can find this painting, it proves that you are different from those people, and I am willing to give you a chance, but ...... Before that, you need to find two more pieces of evidence to prove your strength. ”

- Senel 'Detective' trusts you by 30%.

A system prompt pops up in front of you, indicating that the follow-up events of the man in the trench coat have been unlocked.

"Solving a case is about being careful, and you must not ignore any seemingly insignificant clues, but the best way to grasp the clues is to find the parties to talk to."

It seemed that because of the increase in trust, Senel said a sentence half-promptingly, half-to himself.

"The words of the person concerned ......"

This is investigating a case of a missing child, and the person who can lose the child can't be an NPC like Joey, Grylls, or Sebastian, right?

It was obvious that the person was almost 100 percent Anna who was sitting outside on a stone pier crying......

After completing the events in the café, Bai Ye returned to the small square in North Point and found Joey, a girl lying on the edge of the fountain.

"Joey is so hungry, I really want to eat banana muffins~"

Bai Ye took out the muffin in front of her.

"Wow! It's a banana muffin! ”

The girl's Joey Wu's eyes immediately looked over, and there was a crystal of saliva overflowing from the corners of her mouth.

"This is for you."

Bai Ye handed over the muffin, which was quite similar to Uncle Strange using a lollipop to seduce Little Lori.

The girl was naturally very happy, took the muffin with both hands, and ate it in three or two clicks.

He burped lightly and touched his round little belly, with a rather satisfied expression.

"Big brother, do you want to play a game with Joey?"

Bai Ye was waiting for a hint from Joey's increased trust, but he didn't expect Joey to be the first to ask him a question.

This kind of request is obviously a bridging event, and for Bai Ye, there must be only one choice to 'want to play'.

"Then let's play rock-paper-scissors, shall we?"

Girl Joey said excitedly.

Bai Ye could only let her say.

"It's about to start~"

The girl stood opposite Bai Ye and put her little hands behind her back, with a sly smile on her face.

The rules of guessing boxing are BO5, a total of 5 rounds are guessed, and whoever wins 3 rounds first wins.

"Rock-paper-scissors!"

Joey immediately stretched out his hand after shouting 'cloth', and Bai Ye followed the rules and randomly compared a stone.

Cloth vs. stone, the first game was won by Joey.

The girl immediately screamed, looking very happy.

Then there were three rounds of guessing, Bai Ye lost more and won less, and finally lost to Joey 1-3.

"That's embarrassing......"

Looking at the cheering Joey, Bai Ye frowned depressedly.

Does a failure to play the game mean that you can't get a level of trust from Joey, or a crucial clue?

Can I replay it again? Next time I'll be sure to wash my hands in advance.

"Joey is so hungry, I really want to eat strawberry cake~"

Joey in front of him made a fuss for a while, then suddenly quieted down, biting his fingers in his mouth, and looking at Bai Ye with pitiful eyes.

“……”

Feed! Where did you get such a good appetite for a little girl? That muffin has only been eaten for 5 minutes, right?

……