142. Strange news of the Pickman House

This time, there are two levels, each with 8 stone traps, which is already a difficult 'Sokoko' level for ordinary players.

Dismantle all the traps and gain 360 Concentration Stance Mastery. In the 4th level, you can also increase the proficiency by 60 points every 2 mechanisms, and in the 5th level, you need to dismantle 4 mechanisms to increase the proficiency by 60.

"The further you go, the smaller the benefits."

In addition to proficiency, these 16 stone platform mechanisms also provided Bai Ye with 4 [Broken Gears]......

Whoa—

In one of the passages in the fifth room of the wine cellar, the iron gate automatically rises up, revealing a simple wine cabinet at the back.

Bai Ye stepped forward to check and successfully obtained the two bottles of brandy, as well as a bottle of [Rodman's Collection] and a bottle of [Rodman's Private Brew].

After returning to the bar, the trust level of the owner Rodman rose by 30% again, and at the same time, because he completed the task ahead of schedule, Bai Ye was given more than ten minutes of rest.

"Did you notice the young man over there?"

After choosing to talk to Rodman, the boss put on a gossip tone again, this time chatting with Bai Ye about Grylls, a 'survival expert' who calls himself a 'man at the top of the food chain'.

"This is a restless guy, full of extreme challenges, it is said that he came here to go to the nearby highland forest to shoot a documentary, he~ Come on, this kid can fool others, but he can't fool me, I have seen this guy wandering in the dark alley more than once, he is eighty percent of the idea of playing the Pickman Mansion...... That place is really weird, I heard that a child has disappeared in the neighborhood recently, and the police have been investigating for a long time without a clue...... I think it's absolutely right for the police to ask him. ”

Rodman shuddered as he spoke, as if to make the word 'weird' seem more realistic and scary.

"Pickman's mansion is supposed to be related to the main quest...... A missing child? Was he captured by the owner of the mansion? ”

The owner of the bar, Rodman, is obviously one of the main clue providers for this investigation mission, and he will release clues little by little, provided that Bai Ye keeps helping him go to the basement to get wine and increase his trust.

Now the clues are still insufficient, and Bai Ye still has no clue.

After finishing his conversation with Rodman, he left the bar and gave the second bottle of Rodman's Treasure to the drunken Sebastian.

The other party still didn't say anything, but the level of trust has increased by 30%.

At the end of the break, the part-time job was exactly 1 hour, and Bai Ye earned $8.

Considering the principle that the task should be done, he did not immediately leave the North Point bar to buy Joey banana muffins.

"I need you to go to the sixth room of the cellar and help me get a bottle of Eighty-Two Year Ice."

Rodman also gave the task again.

"Based on the level of trust, this should be his last mission here."

Bai Ye quickly returned to the wine cellar, and after going straight to the sixth room of the wine cellar, he found that there were a total of 10 stone platform traps inside, and the difficulty should be regarded as the peak of the 'Sokoban' mini-game.

He continued to use similar methods to get through this level, gaining another 120 proficiency points and 3 [Broken Gear], as well as the bottle of Eighty-Two Years of Ice and [Rodman's Treasure].

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- Bar owner Rodman trusts you 100%.

After handing over the task, Rodman smiled at Bai Ye, and even his eyes became angry.

"You did a good job, although I know very well the purpose of your coming to North Point, but I think you kid is more pleasing to the eye, if you encounter any problems, you can come and ask me, I will definitely know everything."

From the first time Rodman gossiped the drunkard Sebastian with Bai Ye, Bai Ye knew that the owner of this bar should be similar to Bao Inquire, intelligence collector and the like, and would play a guiding role in his investigation mission.

"I'd like to ask about the Pickman Mansion?"

Of course, Bai Ye did not let go of this opportunity.

Rodman glanced at him with a 'sure way' look, and said in a somewhat disdainful tone: "They all say that there is a terrible monster hidden under the Pickman Mansion, but I have lived in North Point for decades, and I have never seen a creature other than a two-legged human, I think it is just a relatively mysterious ...... the outside world."

"Where did someone say that there was a painter living in that place?"

"Yes."

Rodman glanced at Bai Ye with some surprise, as if he was a little curious about how Bai Ye knew this.

"But he disappeared two years ago, there was no news at all, and everyone thought he died in his home because no one saw him enter or leave the house...... Later, someone went to his house to check and found that it was empty, so he must have moved somewhere else, right? ”

"Has anyone been to his house? Who is it? ”

"I don't know."

Rodman's eyes were a little evasive, and his interest in conversation suddenly decreased a lot, and his tone was slightly impatient.

"Maybe it's a cop, a thief, a detective...... It's all possible. ”

Next, Bai Ye asked him some questions, and he only replied, 'Are you here to work?' Or are you here to make small talk? ’。

"Is that all there is to it?"

After completing 3 more tedious task steps and gaining 100% trust, is it only such a low-value clue?

I always feel that the pay and the gain are a bit unequal.

"Let's go and finish Sebastian's mission first, maybe there can be a connection between the two."

Bai Ye turned around and came to Sebastian's table, and showed him the third bottle of [Rodman's Collection] to him who was sleeping on his stomach.

After drinking the wine, the middle-aged man who had fallen into decadence because of the family tragedy finally glanced at Bai Ye.

However, he pulled out a cigarette and held it, and his messy, greasy hair seemed to drip water.

"The bar owner is a thief, don't ask me why I know that......"

Sebastian pointed his finger at his eyes and said in a firm tone: "These are a pair of eyes that have seen thousands of criminals, anyone who walks around under my nose and asks him a few questions, I will know if he is tired or not." ”

It's a pity that his current sloppy appearance doesn't look like a super detective at all.

"What did he steal?"

Bai Ye asked closely, thinking that there was indeed a key clue in the bar owner.

"A painting, a painting from the Pickman Mansion in the Dark Alley."

Sebastian took a puff of his cigarette, leaned closer slightly, and gave Bai Ye an idea: "You went over to threaten him, told him that you are a member of the police, and you have evidence about his theft, if you don't hand over the stolen goods, just wait to be in prison." ”

"This is a timid fellow, I have long seen it, you just do what I say, it will definitely be done."

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