Chapter 84: Questioning Evidence
"Hey, big mouth, the owner of the forum really gave us 500 forum coins! Wow, although this ID always feels a little funny, but the local tyrant is still a real local tyrant. ”
On a street in Lancarros, a somewhat thin archer player muttered as he looked at the forum interface in front of him.
The berserker next to him, whose ID was called "Big Mouth Eats the World", showed a somewhat surprised expression when he heard this, and immediately became happy.
"Hey, I knew we would write a few more sentences, but I didn't expect that even the unnutritious nonsense that the Chamber of Commerce didn't go to Bock Town to do business could be admitted. That's right, now we can be a little more extravagant on the forum, and if you can't find information in the future, you can go to the forum to offer a reward. ”
"Didn't you tell you not to call Daddy like that?"
The two friends were laughing with each other as they walked down the street, and Leng Buding suddenly raised his hand to stop the bickering with his friend, and then pointed to a corner in front of him.
I saw an NPC standing there on the wall behind a private clinic called the Greenland Clinic not far away, looking sneaky, and after seeing the two people who happened to pass by here, his eyes obviously began to dodge, and he almost wrote on his face, "I have a special mission here, you come to me".
The two players' eyes lit up, and after confirming that there were no other players around, they ran over while shouting good luck in their hearts.
"How can I help?"
was accosted by the player, and the NPC was obviously still a petty thief just now, but at this moment, he immediately stopped his waist and began to pour beans on them.
"Oh, respected adventurer, I am a secret agent affiliated with the City Lord's Mansion, and I am here to investigate the recent incident of the thief Jinzes disguised to deceive adventurers in the city, and now things are a bit eyebrow-raising, but I need some help, can you help me?"
These two people usually belong to the kind of people who often visit the game forum, so they are no strangers to the recent hot NPC scam incident, as soon as they heard the keywords such as "City Lord's Mansion", "Big Thief Jinzes" and "Investigation", the two of them immediately jumped with their hearts, and their minds instantly remembered what was said in the analysis posts on the forum - once they can catch Jinzes or complete the task of assisting in the capture of Jinzes, then maybe this time the real reward will be a real purple gold weapon.
"Yes, please say it!" ”
Hearing the two of them answer in unison, the spy nodded, and spoke openly without being a "secret agent" at all.
"That's right, after a secret investigation by our City Lord's Mansion during this time, it is possible that the owner of this clinic, Dr. Glingland, is a thief in disguise, but because there are too few clues, we can't be sure whether she is the Greenland doctor herself or just a fake identity. Because the thief Kinzes is very vigilant, we can't try it rashly, otherwise we will probably be caught by surprise. If you can, could you please enter the clinic for me and find a way to bring the Greenland physician to the secret garrison of the City Guard (coordinates: xxx, xxx)? ”
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Lucar Town, on the street where the Wheat Earflower Merchant House is located.
It turns out that Rococo is really high-profile this time, and a post with a lot of money to buy information has completely made the wheat spike flower firm, a small business on the verge of bankruptcy, which was originally completely transparent in both the aboriginal NPCs and the players, became popular.
There was no need to convene at all, a large number of players from the Free Federation forces had already gathered at the door of this trading house at this moment, and if it weren't for the fact that the Wheat Earflower Trading Company was closed at the moment, the players would have even poured into the trading house.
The vast majority of players are either curious about what is hidden in this trading house that can make the local tyrant ask for information with such fanfare, or they are curious about the local tyrant himself who is very likely to come here to do the task, the originally not wide street is crowded by these players, and everyone wants to get closer to the trading house and see what is happening first.
Just then, suddenly there was a commotion from the outside of the player.
"Someone is coming!"
"No, that's an NPC!"
"Hurry up, the Lord is here!"
"Get out of the way!"
The crowd slowly parted from the outside in, and a small, mysterious man wearing a trench coat and hooded face was also covered with a face scarf, walking unhurriedly towards the wheat ear florist.
Many people were misled by the shouting at first, thinking that the person who came was the local tyrant himself, but soon they realized that they seemed to be mistaken, only to see a row of conspicuous green fonts on the top of the visitor's head, "Mysterious Investigator...... This guy is actually an NPC?
As if to prove her identity and be worthy of the green letters above her head, the little masked investigator walked up to a few players who didn't know whether they were stunned and didn't react or wanted to come up and talk to her, so she blocked her way, and neatly took out a sign from the inner pocket of her trench coat.
"I'm a Lancarlos military investigator, so I ask for your cooperation to get out of the way."
Looking at the token that led to the completely authentic logo of the Lancarlos County military, the surrounding players felt that this scene was so visual...... Huh? The special police FBI and the like in the movie seem to be this Fan Ye? But then again, this investigator NPC seems to be a little sister? Is there a good sound to the sound......
"If there is any intention to obstruct official business, it will be punished in accordance with the law of Lancarros County-"
This time, before the investigator could finish his words, the players who were still thinking about miscellaneous things in their heads immediately split into two rows, as if they were about to welcome some big man, and let the middle way go.
"Hey, what's going on? The main owner who took the task didn't see it, why did he come to an NPC? ”
"Maybe no one has arrived yet?"
"You guys are stupid.,Maybe it's because people have found the information they want on the forum and don't know where to trigger the task.,That's why NPCs will come over.,People said they wanted to collect information about this firm.,And they didn't say that the task was completed on the side of this firm.,You're rushing over here now.,Your IQ is worrying.。
"This big brother said it well! So what are you doing here? ”
“…………”
A new round of discussion began on the player's side because of the appearance of the "mysterious investigator", but the investigator NPC seemed to ignore the group of people, and came to the door of the closed wheat ear flower trading house with a sign nearby.
No one noticed, and at the moment of reaching the door, the "mysterious investigator" under the face towel exhaled softly.
…… It's a bit of a mistake.,If it weren't for her whimsical idea to use the brand to scare people.,Maybe she really had to be entangled in the periphery by this group of players who want to discover special tasks and want to go crazy.,Rao is now.,Even if she shows her brand and identity.,Some persistent players have been following their side even if they don't dare to block the road.,A posture that vows to try all kinds of postures that trigger tasks.。
That's right, this "mysterious investigator" is Rococo, who originally switched to NPC mode, and after covering the skirt of the village girl who had no deterrent effect at all with a rigorous trench coat, she wanted to come over directly, but when she thought of her appearance in NPC mode and player mode, it seemed that there was not much difference between her appearance in NPC mode and player mode, in order to avoid causing any unnecessary trouble, Rococo finally chose to wear a face towel. Fortunately, the NPC system that Mira configured for her is also smart enough, and after she puts on props such as a scarf mask, the name on her head automatically changes from "Village Girl Rococo" to "Mysterious Investigator".
At the moment, Rococo, who finally came to the door of the Wheat Ear Flower Firm, was not ambiguous, and directly ignored the questions of the players around him and knocked on the door.
"Is the owner of the comptoir here? I am an investigator from the Lancarus military, and there are some things that I would like your firm to cooperate with. ”
After Rococo finished speaking, a muffled sound of something hitting the ground was heard clearly from inside the door of the comptoir, although it was not large.
Before this, many players tried to knock on the door or push the door directly, but they couldn't knock on the door of the comptoir, so many people thought it was an empty room, but now they understood that it was obvious that there was no response because of their identity as an alien adventurer that gave the other party the confidence to ignore them, but Rococo, a military investigator, is obviously different.
"I have an investigation order personally signed by Commander-in-Chief Dicha, and if your firm refuses to cooperate, please forgive me for exercising my powers as a special investigator to break in directly."
In fact, strictly speaking, the current Rococo does not have such power, because it is the player identity of Rococo who receives the investigation task, although the player mode and the NPC mode are both one person, but the judgment in the game system is not the same.
However, apparently Rococo was lucky enough, and the military's investigation token and some keywords in her words were obviously enough to trigger the secret plot hidden in this comptoir.
Some stumbling footsteps came from inside the door, and then, the door of the Chamber of Commerce was slowly opened, and a middle-aged businessman with a very bad face came out.
"Hello, honorable Investigator."
The middle-aged man could hear that he was trying hard to make his voice not vibrate so much, but he was not very successful.
"Hello, Mr. President of the Wheat Ear Flower Chamber of Commerce, can you let me in if it's convenient? I have something very important to ask you forgiving. ”
The middle-aged businessman squeezed out an ugly smile.
"Yes, you can."
God pity me, how this man wants to add the word "no" in front of "can".
However, Rococo did not sympathize with the other party, and opened the door that was half-pushed open by the merchant, but Rococo did not enter directly, but turned around and gave the eager players behind him a warning look with his eyes that were only exposed, and shook the military token in his hand.
Although he didn't speak, the players around him who wanted to squeeze in while the door was open immediately understood what the investigator meant - don't do anything, otherwise the consequences will be serious.
In this way, Rococo walked into the comptoir alone, and then closed the door in front of the players, throwing the group of players out again.
For those players who have waited here for a long time but end up with such an end, Rococo didn't care, after entering the empty hall of the comptoir, Rococo did not give the obviously panicked businessman in front of him a chance to relieve his emotions, and directly stopped the other party from serving tea for her personally.
"Mr. President, I beg your pardon for being rude, let's get straight to the point, the military yesterday found traces of the existence of an unregistered suspicious army in the valley near the village of Grew near Lancarros, and at the ruins of the barracks, we found grain bags with the logo of the Wheat Ear Flower Chamber of Commerce, I hope Mr. President can give the military an explanation."
The middle-aged businessman's face showed a very panicked expression, and Rococo saw it in his eyes and knew that his guess was 99% correct.
Only NPCs that have been triggered by the special plot will temporarily have such a delicate intelligent personality, and there is no doubt that this merchant is inseparable from the army in the valley, maybe before Bekaz participated in this incident, in the game plot set by Mira, this was originally related to the incident of the Federal Council hiding the army in the valley.
Without giving the merchant a chance to defend himself, Rococo coldly switched himself to player mode and spoke frankly.
"Mr. President, according to my investigation, your Wheat Ear Flower Chamber is the only caravan in the whole of Lancarros that has set the route of a fixed grain caravan to the vicinity of the village of Gru, and in the past year or so, your caravan has sold less than one-tenth of the amount purchased elsewhere on this trade route in the past year. Oh, please don't take chances......"
With that, Rococo placed the token in his hand on the table at hand, just the angle from which the merchant could see it.
“…… We are well aware of the relationship between you and the President of the Federal Assembly, so this investigation was carried out completely secretly by our military, and the Parliament has not received any information. Now those adventurers out there have accepted the secret hiring of our military to stand by here, and believe me, once I feel that you are not honest, I have the right and strength to search for what I want from this firm. ”