Chapter V: Entrustment
On the afternoon of the second day, Rodin could not wait to arrive at the town square, which was about two hundred square meters, with a podium and bulletin board in the middle, and a row of low buildings lined up around it, and a dozen stalls selling fruits and vegetables, daily necessities, pets, and other knick-knacks were gathered in a circle, and merchants wearing thick turbans shouted in front of their stalls. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Rodin wandered around and satisfied his curiosity a little, there were not so many kinds of goods, but there were a few strange things: fat rabbits and rats with snow-white fur and the size of a fist, and stinky berries that smelled unpleasant and lacked sweetness and deliciousness.
Eventually, Rodin walked to the bulletin board, where there were about a dozen or so lists, and he browsed them at random.
"Aunt Kent's cattle have been stolen, if you can provide relevant information, please contact us quickly, and there will be a big thanks: 50 Marelli. Negotiable. Address: xxx (Hey, cattle thief, the town is so small, unless you don't show your head, otherwise catch it to make you look good!)
"The clerk Wilde's favorite shoe is damaged, and the experienced and competent cobbler is enlisted, and the reward for repairing it is: 10 Marelli. Address: XXX"
Inexplicable eccentricity - clerks, shoes.
"That wouldn't be the slippers I used at the beginning of my crossing, would it?"
"There are 4 members of the Yinyi Town Guard, 15-30 years old, in good health and courage, if you are interested, please contact Mayor Qin, address: Government Affairs Department. ”
What a mess there is, bounty on wolf skins, cleaning, food delivery, and a few unintelligible commissions.
In the end, he took aim at a commission, "Disappearing Colin: Barbara, a townsman, was farming in the fields outside the town with her child, but the child suddenly disappeared from her own ridge, two days after the incident. Please contact Barbara as soon as possible if you are in the know or an experienced mercenary. Address: XXX (This is the worst recent incident in the town of Hideaway, and the person who provides the information must be paid heavily, and Sheriff Gray personally sponsors 300 Marelli. )
Is there a story about human traffickers in this world?
Rodin pondered for a moment, "With my three-legged cat's swordsmanship, I'm afraid I can't find anyone." ”
Anyway, 300 Marelli is tempting. You can take advantage of the night training to fool the Leviathan along!"
With a plan in mind, Rodin hurried to Barbara's house, as described on the commission.
The wooden fence guarded a simple wooden house, a medicine field, and a lot of weeds had grown, and it seemed that it had not been taken care of much in the past two days.
"Sorry to interrupt. Rodin pushed open the half-hidden wooden door.
"Are you?" the two stopped arguing.
They must be the parents of the missing boy.
The man is about thirty years old, with rough skin and a strong body, and his face is plain, and he looks like a simple and honest person. On the contrary, the woman has a good appearance, with fair skin, delicate facial features, plump figure, trembling chest, and pear blossoms with rain at the moment, looking pitiful.
"I have seen your commission and am deeply sympathetic to your plight, and I thought I could be of great help and came to ask for some details. “
"Are you alone?" the man looked at Rodin suspiciously, unabashedly distrustful of his volunteer.
For the huge reward, Luo Dan also let go, and at this moment he Huang Jianxiang possessed his body and began brainwashing the two honest couples.
"Don't look at me young, I've taken over several of these missing commissions, and all of them have been solved perfectly. ”
"Sheriff Gray, do you know? He's the man who manages the security of the entire Hidden Town, and in recognition of my outstanding contributions, he has awarded me the title of Hidden Town
Honorary Townsfolk Title!"
Babbled.
After ten minutes or so, the honest man named Farrell finally showed a happy and sincere appearance, and the amorous woman Barbara's eyes were slightly red and pleaded: "
"Lord Rodin, you must help us find Colin. “
Named an adult for the first time, Rodin had mixed feelings, if the two of them knew their true identities - a small man in the tavern, what would be their expressions?
"Describe the situation in detail. “
"The day before yesterday, after dinner, I was busy working in a nearby wheat field, and the child sat on the edge of the field and played by himself, who knew that he would disappear when he turned around. Woo woo、、、、"
The man sighed when he saw his wife crying silently and said, "Blame me, why did you rush to the blacksmith shop early that afternoon, and couldn't you send them to the field first." Alas. ”
"Oh, do you work in a blacksmith?"
"Yes, what's the problem?"
"I also want to ask your wife something. “
Rodin paused and asked, "Lady Farrell, do you remember how long it took between the last time you saw the child and when he disappeared?"
Barbara stopped sobbing, recalled, and said, "About fifteen minutes, who knew that the child would be gone in a moment, I should have kept him in front of me and never left for a moment." “
"Did you hear any strange noises in between?"
"No, I'm sure. “
"What is the child's personality, is he active, is he naughty?"
"Colin is very well-behaved, unlike other children who can't stop all day, he used to take him to the field, he has been quietly waiting for me, never running around. “
"Have you offended anyone lately?"
"No way, everyone in the town knows that my blacksmith Farrell is very popular, and Barbara is also a kind, hardworking woman, and we have definitely not offended anyone. “
"If the beast took it, it would not be possible for it not to move at all!"
"Okay, that's pretty much what I asked. Can you take me to the site to have a look? ”
The three of them walked about a mile out of town, and along the way, they could see lush farmland and busy townspeople.
The sun was warm, the warm breeze was blowing, and it was so comfortable that Rodin narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Lord Rodin, here we are. ”
The wind blows the wheat waves, swaying a dazzling golden yellow, the earth, the ears of wheat, the breath of nature comes to the nose, such a scene is beautiful, full of poetry and picturesqueness, just imagine wandering in it, how comfortable and comfortable.
He couldn't help but pause for a moment.
"Colin was in that position at the time. “
There was no trace left on the ridges, no footprints, no smell, no fur of wild beasts, no fragments of clothing.
Racking his brains, Rodin did not come up with anything.
One has no experience, the other has no relevant ability, and he was too full of words at first.
"Well, it seems like I don't have any detective minds. ”
He unwillingly spent more than half an hour searching the entire wheat field, and finally found a very light red scratch near the ridge at the other end, and found a very light red scratch near the wheat stalk of the land, which was suspected to be bloodstains.
"Barbara said that the child disappeared over there, why is it here?"
He focused on the area from where Colin disappeared to the point where the bloodstains were found, and found nothing more.
Rodin was not in a hurry to reveal the clues, and said goodbye to the Farrell couple with doubts.
I couldn't help but think about it along the way, and the more I thought about it, the more strange it became.
"Is Barbara lying?"
"That piece of blood, Colin is very likely killed. ”