Chapter 15: Misleading Reasoning
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Douglas: "Are you alright?" Miss Freira? ”
Closing the door to the safe house, Douglas first set Freira in place, then took her arms and asked with concern.
"It's okay... I'm fine... Your hand? ”
"It's just a little injury, it's not in the way." Douglas shook his head and smiled in a rare way again.
Just now, in order to protect Flella, his left hand was bruised by an arrow, and although the narrow wound was hot from time to time, this level of damage was not worth mentioning for Douglas.
He casually tore another strip of cloth from the cuff of his already tattered shirt and wrapped the wound in it, not intending to dwell on the issue.
Douglas: "Miss do you have a way to contact the guards or relatives in the city?" Although this place is hidden, I am afraid that according to the previous behavior of those people, I am afraid that sooner or later they will find it. ”
Freira: "yes, I brought a phone bug with me, I should... It is possible to contact the outside. ”
"That's great!" Douglas confirmed Freira's claim, but before the girl could dial the phone, two footsteps of varying severity could be heard on the second floor of the safe house.
The abrupt sound frightened Freira to the point where she stiffened, and it wasn't until the boy gently patted her on the back that the eldest lady regained her composure.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The boy motioned for her to step back, keeping a safe distance, and he walked quickly to the side of the stairs.
Douglas: "Who is it?" ”
Hagrid: "Boss? Is that you? I'm Hagrid! ”
Kong Wu's powerful stick boy answered, and after confirming that it was Douglas himself, he ran down from the second floor in a hurry.
As he ran, he dragged Ke Wende, who was tied into a dumpling, and the latter climbed and fell down the stairs, screaming in pain.
Hagrid: "Boss, are you hurt?" ”
"It's just a small injury." Douglas signaled that he was okay, and at the same time turned to Flaira and introduced, "Miss, his name is Hagrid, and he is a partner who works in the same fishery as me. ”
Freira: "That's right... What about that person? ”
Douglas: "His name is Corvind, and he's Scarface's henchman... Forgive me for being too talkative, but they lit the fire in the West End last night. ”
"He's the arsonist?" Freira covered her mouth in surprise.
"Yes," Douglas nodded, then looked at Hagrid again, "But Hagrid, why are you here?" Why didn't you send this guy to the Control Tower? ”
Hagrid: "You don't know, Boss! We set off one step behind you, and who knew that we would be attacked halfway! ”
Douglas: "Why, who's going to attack you?" ”
Hagrid shook his head, a puzzled expression at the right time, "I don't know... It's not just us, I heard that other people in the shack area have also been affected, and as soon as Master Haier arrives on the coast, he will go on a killing spree! ”
Hagrid danced and gestured... I have to say that his performance is a bit contrived because he is trying too hard, but fortunately, Miss Freira is the only one in the audience, so it is not a goof.
Douglas: "This doesn't make sense, I've already explained the situation to Boss Haier at the Control Tower, and Scarface's subordinates have all been arrested, how can he implicate innocents..."
The young man thought for a moment, dragged Ke Wende out again, and asked in a stern tone, "Say!" Whose idea was last night's arson! ”
Covind: "Ouch... Ouch, don't fight, don't fight, big brothers and sisters, it's really none of my business! ”
The one-eyed tiger was only concerned with begging for mercy, and Hagrid was impatient and punched him in the face, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”
Korvan: "Yes, yes, yes... It's all Scarface's bad idea, and those of us who are little brothers are forced by him! ”
Douglas: "What exactly are you setting the fire for?" ”
Covan: "It's... It's just to ruin your inventory, so that when the next delivery is made, our fish stalls will have a little more share. ”
Hagrid: "! Then why did you even burn down Master Haier's warehouse! ”
"It's... I don't know..."Ke Wende sobbed in fear, and said with a sob, "Maybe it was the wind last night, the fire... The fire was uncontrollable and spread over... Woo woo, big brothers, you just borrowed the courage of the two of us, and I didn't dare to touch the old man Haier! ”
After explaining the situation, Ke Wende burst into tears, desperately begging the three people present to let him live.
Unmoved, Douglas glanced at Hagrid and motioned for the fat man to be taken away first, while he took Freira up to the second floor temporarily.
Douglas: "Miss, at present, the identity of the arsonist has been confirmed, and the only thing that makes people puzzled is why the boss of Haier would do more in this situation..."
The boy could slow down his speech, and even pause in the middle to guide Miss Freira to think for herself.
"Well, looking at the arsonist just now, it really doesn't look like a lie, as for Haier..."
Suspicion had flashed in the eldest lady's eyes, and Douglas took advantage of the situation to continue to speak.
"And the mysterious people who hunt you down, and their purpose is also suspicious. I mean, if the Haier boss was acting because he knew there were these fanatics, why would he notify the Control Tower to let you into the West End? ”
Freira: "No, wait... What if it was Haier's men who were chasing us just now? ”
"What!?" Douglas deliberately showed a look of shock: "You mean that Hale betrayed the Osiris family?" ”
Freira: "It's not impossible, but I don't know why he did it. ”
Douglas: "yes... Haile was in the service of Osiris and was in charge of a large part of the fishing grounds in the West End, so how could he take a huge risk to betray the family unless he had some more lucrative business? ”
The speaker intended that Douglas had already known through the ability to obtain intelligence that the Haier brothers were still secretly in charge of some of the "gold dust" trade, and even knew that the greedy two had embezzled a considerable part of the goods and shipped them to the territories of other forces in the West Sea for sale.
That's why the teenager pretended to be casual and brought up the topic of business in person as inspiration.
As a result, as a direct descendant of Osiris, Freira naturally easily associates in the direction that the boy expects, and makes up the synopsis of the whole story.
- Stupid fishermen started a fire last night in order to compete for some fish quotas, but the uncontrollable fire accidentally spread to Haier's warehouse where illegal drugs were transported, so when he learned the news early this morning, he tried his best to prevent himself from entering the West District, just to destroy human and physical evidence one step ahead.
- However, the development of events was beyond Haier's expectations, the gold dust incident was completely leaked, foreseeing that he was about to be exposed, he was desperate, hoping to kill himself too, and then use the pretext of rioting to completely wipe out the West District!
After some "reasoning", Freira, who had come to a conclusion in her mind, suddenly changed her face, she hurriedly picked up the phone bug, dispelled the idea of contacting Haier or the Control Tower, and directly asked her father in the city for help!
At this point, Douglas, who was from the perspective of a bystander the whole time, had completed most of the work in secret.
As a powerless and worthless little man in the slums, his plan officially started from that rainy afternoon, until now, it is finally time to reap the fruits!