"Linda, you see it's dawn." Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, James looked up at the white clouds in the clear blue sky, the sun struggling to break through the thick clouds and soften the silhouette of his whole person.

Linda, who was wearing a white dress, which seemed to be the first time she hadn't worked in a formal suit, smiled slightly, walked over to James, and stood side by side with him in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

The two looked at the scenery outside the window and were silent for a long time.

A group of people suddenly appeared in her sight, Linda exhaled slowly, then glanced at the direction where the sun was, and the next second she raised her right hand to block in front of her, as if her eyes were hurt by the dazzling sunlight, James shook his head and turned around, "This sun is so bright!" It's been a long time since the weather has been this good in Eternal Sleep......"

"You should be happy to see such a view, but Linda, don't forget the rules."

"It's not just the sun that can't be seen directly in this world."

Linda answered softly, and she bowed slightly to the mayor, "This is the end of the matter, and I won't show up again." I will arrange everything as soon as possible, please rest assured. ”

James nodded, not speaking, but Linda knew he meant to let herself do it.

When Xu Qingran and his party came to the mayor's office, Mayor James was holding a teapot and pouring water into the neatly placed teacups, Jun Yao glanced at the number of cups on the coffee table, no more, no less, exactly nine, and knew that James had long known that they would come to visit, so he prepared things for entertaining guests in advance.

"You're here...... Sit, sit. James put down the teapot in his hand, waved his hand and invited eight people to sit on the sofa, Xu Qingran looked at James's eyes, confirmed that there was nothing to guard against, so he sat down, and as soon as he sat down, everyone also found a suitable place to sit down.

"The tea I made for you, please use it." James smiled so frankly that Jun Yao didn't doubt him, so he directly picked up the teacup and took two sips of tea, and smiled slightly after putting it down, "I didn't expect your craftsmanship to be so good." ”

"My father loved to drink tea when he was alive, and he even tried to grow tea, but the geographical location of Eternal Sleep Town is special, and it is basically impossible to grow it successfully. My father gave up the idea of growing tea, but this hobby of tea tasting has accompanied him all his life, and I have learned his craft. James replied to Jun Yao's words seriously, and then he sorted out his emotions and his face became serious, "Two more children were missing in the town yesterday, and there are already eleven children missing. There are only four children left in the town, and the incident is getting worse and worse, and it seems to have reached the point where it is out of control......"

James was hinting that time was running out for their mission.

Xu Qingran did not show the panic and panic as James thought, he looked calm, and even gave James the illusion that he was in control of the overall situation, "I know that you are thinking about the town and can't wait to solve this matter, we should do our best to investigate this matter by your commission." You know who we are, members of the WDA, and it would be a shame to get nothing here. ”

James sat up straight, as if Xu Qingran's words gave him hope, and he was very happy.

"After five days of investigation, we finally reconstructed the entire incident. Although some of the details are still confusing and impossible to explain, they don't have a big impact on the overall situation. ”

James stretched out his hand to pick up the tea in front of him, his hands trembled a little, he spoke, his voice was a little trembling, "What did you find out......

"You know Arthur, who lives in the East End and has just moved to town, right?" Xu Qingran asked tentatively.

The tea in James' hand suddenly spilled, he smiled apologetically, put the teacup back on the table in a panic, and took out a handkerchief from his bosom to wipe the water stains on his body, and he said as he wiped it, "Arthur, of course I know...... Didn't you come and ask me about him that day? ”

Xu Qingran nodded, "It's good that you haven't forgotten, then what we want to say is - Arthur is related to this series of child disappearances, and he is the real murderer behind the scenes!" ”

James was so frightened that his handkerchief fell to the ground, his eyes widened, his eyes were full of disbelief, and Xu Qingran stopped talking, as if waiting for him to calm down. It took James a while to find his voice, "You mean all this weird thing has something to do with Arthur?" ”

"That's right." Xu Qingran nodded, "The beginning of the matter is to start with an incident more than twenty years ago. You shouldn't be familiar with the name Elizabeth, right? I'll take the liberty of speculating on your age, but you must have been through that event at that time. ”

"Yi ...... Elizabeth...... You ......" said James, who was even more frightened when he heard the name.

At Elizabeth's sixteenth birthday party, a man who claimed to be a crow incarnation of a witch's servant suddenly appeared, and he presented Elizabeth with a birthday present as a thank you for saving her life. The people of the town did not welcome this crow man, and they tried every means to expel the crow man, which eventually angered him. The Raven Man set a curse on the townspeople, and the townspeople were so frightened that they thought that the way to lift the curse was to kill Elizabeth's family as the Raven People had said, so they burned Elizabeth's parents at the stake. Elizabeth escaped and brought back the power of the gods from the Forest of Eternal Night, and she completed her revenge and flew away with her parents. ”

Xu Qingran finished telling this frightening story that James wanted to hide, and then smiled, "But this is just the beginning, Elizabeth has always felt guilty, she wants to come back and forth to solve the people in the town, although I don't know what curse the crow man set back then, but I think, the death of Elizabeth's family can't lift it, right?" This curse has been with you until now, hasn't it? ”

James didn't speak, but his eyes answered the question.

Elizabeth tried to help the townspeople get rid of the curse, but she couldn't. The reason why she didn't succeed was this Arthur. Arthur is not an ordinary human, he is supposed to be the servant of the witch, and perhaps a little deeper, he is the same crow man back then. Elizabeth's misfortune may not have been what the Raven People had hoped for, so after she left the town, the Raven People took the form of Arthur and met her, and the two fell in love. Arthur wanted to make amends to Elizabeth, but when he found out that Elizabeth had left and wanted to return to the town to solve the matter, Arthur could not let Elizabeth complete the matter due to his identity, so he also returned, he stopped Elizabeth, and re-established himself in the town to help the witch consolidate his power. ”

"Have you ever heard of a form of witchcraft? It costs the child's life for eternal life. Arthur keeps taking the children of the town in order to use this witchcraft, and also for the immortality of his master, the witch. We followed Arthur last night and found out that he had brought back two children and hid them in his garden. ”

James let out a long sigh, "I see, I see...... So. He got up and paced back and forth in the office, as if to soothe his mood, "The curse set by that raven man is actually - eternal life and eternity will be driven by witches, and they will not be able to escape, and they will fall into hell together." ”

"Stupid humans, do you think you can do whatever you want in this god-blessed territory? Hahahaha, we've taken over the power of the gods, and it's now up to us Wicans! I curse you, curse you stupid humans! You will be under the control of the Wics for all eternity, driven by us, used by us, and you will never be able to escape, you will never be able to get rid of it, unless you solve this source. You will fall into Hell with us! ”

"Keep your eyes open and take a good look at what your reverent and high gods will do for you?"

"Now that you've found out the truth about the whole affair, I have a reluctant request. I hope you can save those children, although you may not be able to save all the children, but you can save as many as you can. After all...... Children are our most precious treasure. ”

[Special Missions 1-5 Completed]

[Special Mission 1 has been completed and a reward item will be obtained, which will be distributed at the time of mission settlement]

[Special Mission 2-1: Mayor James has released the final commission, and the real culprit behind the series of events has been locked, please go and rescue the children tonight!] You are understaffed and do not take advantage of the completion of the mission, so it is advisable to find the right people to help you complete the rescue mission. 】

Jun Yao couldn't help frowning when she saw the updated system tasks, she looked at Mayor James again, he looked like he was sincerely pleading, it seemed that he was really thinking about the town, but why did Jun Yao always feel that all this was strange?

"Rest assured, we will rescue the children and put an end to this." Xu Qingran nodded and made a promise.

"Okay, I'm sure you'll figure it out." James also nodded heavily, expressing his full trust in Xu Qingran and them.

So Xu Qingran said a few more polite words to James, and he didn't plan to stay any longer, after all, the purpose has been achieved, the task has been refreshed, and they need to find the right person to help them now, and the night should be the night of the decisive battle, so there is really no time to waste again.

James insisted on sending them downstairs, but Xu Qingran couldn't resist it, so he didn't stop him anymore. James stood in front of the white door, smiling, waving his hands, and finally turned back to his office when he couldn't see everyone.

Linda stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, as he had done so many times.

"Did you hear that? their answers. ”

Linda reached out in the direction of the sky, slowly closed it, and grasped a piece of nothingness, "That's a good answer...... It's just a pity that it's not the answer we need. ”