Chapter Forty-Eight: Gatherings
The police quickly intervened to investigate the fire at the orphanage, but their conclusions were undoubtedly disappointing, and several police officers took some flammable cotton wool from the fire scene as a sample, speculating that the cause of the fire was the negligence of the orphanage staff.
Shen Fangli obviously could not accept this conclusion, in her opinion, the person who set the fire was Hongbao, but this person's whereabouts were secretive, and she could not find any relevant evidence, and it was difficult to convince the police with her words alone. But she wasn't going to rest on her laurels, and spent the next few days thinking about how she could make Red Leaf reappear.
In order to care for the children in the orphanage, the mayor placed them all in the village of Yinhu, not far from Panhu City, and the village chief asked the hotel to provide rooms for the children to live in. School-age children have no worries and can choose to live in school, but they have to stay in school on weekends.
In order to take better care of the children, Lan Yifan also moved to live in the Silver Fox Village, because many young children need psychological counseling after the disaster, so she has little leisure time to take care of Shen Fangli's life, the next two weeks, Shen Fangli and her friends are spent in the academy, and occasionally visit the Snow Dove Restaurant on weekends to taste the afternoon tea prepared by the store manager himself.
Through years of getting along, Shen Fangli finally understood Cao Yintian, she always thought that Cao Yintian was a stubborn old man, but later gradually discovered his considerate side, as the manager of the snow dove restaurant, the tea tasted refreshing, and was well received by customers.
People who love the tea ceremony naturally know how to cultivate their self-cultivation, and looking at Cao Yintian's mustache from a distance, they sometimes forget his identity as the store manager and mistakenly think that he is a wise man. In fact, Cao Yintian's age is much younger than he seems, and it is not an exaggeration to call him an uncle, but Shen Fangli is still angry about his job of making him lose the singer of the troupe, and he is used to calling the old man.
Shen Fangli and her friends are regulars at the Snow Dove Restaurant, which is also their main meeting place, and she has memorized several of her favorite dishes, and she doesn't even look at the menu handed by the waiter when she serves it.
However, this time when she came to the Snow Dove Restaurant, Shen Fangli did not feel hungry because of the late breakfast, so she only asked the waiter to brew straw tea for them, and then talked with Liu Yuhan and Mu Yunxi, who came together, about the fire in the orphanage a few days ago.
"I agree with your conclusion, but we have to have evidence, otherwise it will be unconvincing. Liu Yuhan held Shen Fangli's palm and said, "The woman we saw that day was indeed a suspect in causing the fire, but we don't know her whereabouts at all, so how can we catch her." ”
"Is this just going to get her away with it? I just can't swallow that. ”
"I think the police handled this matter too hastily, and it is obviously a big problem. Liu Yuhan was about to calm Shen Fangli, but Mu Yunxi hurriedly interjected, "By the way, that woman in red looks like she knows you, do you know where she came from?"
"Yes, if there are any clues, tell us as soon as possible, everyone can help you, so that Dean Lan has suffered such a big loss, and I will not spare this arsonist. ”
Faced with the doubts of the two, Shen Fangli hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed and told them the truth.
"Her name is Hongbao, codenamed No:2, and she is the same as Zhu Lu, the murderer of the Belen Street tragedy five years ago, and she is a sanctioner of the Tianzhao Sect, and until now I still don't know what her intention was to save me on the island ten years ago, only that she is a very dangerous person*. ”
"If this fire was committed, it would be even more incomprehensible, you must know that the Tianzhao Sect has always only been against the government, how could it be possible to attack an orphanage that the government doesn't even pay much attention to?" unless ......" A thought suddenly appeared in Mu Yunxi's mind, "They didn't attack the orphanage for you, right? Because you are always called a saint by them." ”
"I don't like people calling me that, I don't know why, but I just feel awkward. Shen Fangli pursed her lips, and after the two got closer, she whispered, "When I met Hongbao that day, I found something very strange. That is, after nearly ten years, Hongbao's appearance has hardly changed, or is it as charming as when I first met her, according to ordinary people, people will get old with the passage of time, but she has hardly changed, what is going on?"
"Have you ever heard of spell metal?"
"This technique is widely used in warfare, what does it have to do with the sanctioners of the Heavenly Zhao Sect. ”
"It's a big deal, if the spell metal technology works on the human body, it can greatly strengthen the cultivation of human beings, and even give people the ability to release spells without chanting incantations. Liu Yuhan held his face and said, "I learned from some information that in addition to the above-mentioned functions, spell metal can also make people stay young forever, but it is not immortal, as time passes, spell metal people still die with the exhaustion of physical functions." ”
After listening to Liu Yuhan's description, Shen Fangli couldn't help but say: "So that's the case, the sanctioners of the Heavenly Zhao Sect are all a group of spell metal people, no wonder their cultivation is so high, ordinary people don't know how long it will take to cultivate to reach their level." ”
"Hey, what are you little devils talking about? If I just drink tea and don't order food, won't I be going to do a loss-making business?"
The three of them turned their heads in unison, and found that the person who spoke was Cao Yintian, and he pressed his hands on the table of the three of them, with an impatient expression on his face.
"Old man Cao, what do you mean by this? Let's talk about our topic, what are you stirring up! Hurry up and go away, are you afraid that we won't be able to do without your tea money. ”
Shen Fangli pushed Cao Yintian and wanted to push him aside, but Cao Yintian clasped his hands, cleared his throat and said: "I have heard about you from Dean Lan, the incident of the orphanage fire is indeed distressing, and I also understand that in fact, you are all uncomfortable in your hearts, and you want to catch that prisoner as soon as possible, but if you don't have a careful plan, it will only be in vain." ”
"So what do you think we should do? We're all just students, and the police can't get us involved in the investigation of the fire, and they've already decided that the fire was negligent, so it's very difficult to refute them. Mu Yunxi told Cao Yintian his thoughts, although he was also very dissatisfied with the police's hasty understanding of the case, but he also knew his own shortcomings.
"Have you ever heard of the profession of adventure traveler?" Cao Yintian asked, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Of course you know! This is one of the more popular professions in Middle-earth, to help the client complete the task, collect commission fees for a living, adventure travelers have their own adventure party, and in the big cities there are even adventure guilds responsible for managing the adventure group. Liu Yuhanqing knocked on the table, sorted out his thoughts, and said, "As far as I know, the most famous ones in the continent are the Red Sun Adventure Guild and the Scarlet Moon Adventure Guild, especially the Scarlet Moon Adventure Group under the Scarlet Moon Adventure Guild is a well-known hero brigade in the continent, in the year 740 of the Glowing Star Era, the Scarlet Moon Adventure Group prevented the destruction of the Supreme God and saved the world. ”
After listening to Liu Yuhan's description, Shen Fangli couldn't help but smile and said: "It seems that you have learned world history really well, even I can't remember the historical events, but you can tell them in detail, but what is the use of this for us? ”
"You can rest assured that there is a branch of the Langtian Adventure Group in Panhu City. Cao Yintian interjected, "Although the reputation of the Langtian Adventure Group is not as good as that of the Scarlet Moon Adventure Group, they all belong to the Scarlet Moon Adventure Guild, and I believe that the efficiency will not be bad." ”
"Langtian Adventure Group, how come I have never heard of this adventure group, how could they choose such a remote city to open their own branch. ”
"Alas, you are really a lonely person, and the news has been known to everyone for several years. Facing Shen Fangli's question, Cao Yintian couldn't help but shake his head again and again, "The person in charge of the branch also did a lot of publicity on the day of its establishment, but the publicity effect was not as significant as expected. ”
"So what do you think we should do?"
"In my opinion, if you insist on investigating the truth about the fire in the orphanage, you might as well leave this matter to the Langtian Adventure Group as a client. Cao Yintian leaned down and said, "But the branch president's temper is a little weird, if you don't pay the commission in advance, he won't do things for you easily." ”
"I've seen a lot of people with strange tempers, aren't you one of them?" Shen Fangli teased, "But thank you for showing us the way, we will ask Dean Lan for advice on entrusting Jin, and you can rest assured about other matters, Old Man Cao!"
"Alas! Call me like this again, I don't mind if you call me uncle, Old Man Cao really can't stand it, I really convince you girl. ”
Cao Yintian shrugged his shoulders depressedly as he spoke, told the three of them the address of the branch of the Langtian Adventure Group, and asked the three of them to write it down on a small note, and then returned to his workbench and continued to wipe his glass.
"Fangli, are you really going to go to the Langtian Adventure Group to deal with this matter for us?"
"Yes, what else can we do?" Shen Fangli glanced at Mu Yunxi, a little disdainful of the question he asked.
"What we Fangli decided is not easy to change, I suggest that you might as well leave for the branch now, it's still early, and today is the weekend, and a few days later, I'm afraid we'll be busy with our studies and won't be available." ”
Shen Fangli followed Liu Yuhan's advice, and after drinking the tea in the pot, she went to Cao Yintian's place to settle the account and set off to the address recorded on the small note.