Chapter Eighty-Eight: Overnight Tracking
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Ever since he was captured in the Holy Capital, he has been either trained to be loyal to Pelos by Marella, the head maid, or doing chores in the Earl's Mansion.
It's easy to say. But one day, such a routine was suddenly ruthlessly broken.
It was one night. Fa Ying, who had just fallen asleep, only felt that he was woken up by many powerful palms slapped on his body. Then, still half-asleep, he pulled to the training ground of the Earl's Court in a daze.
"Teach me to shoot. β
A deep voice.
Fa Ying suddenly sobered up. He could tell it was Miss Anthrite.
Why would she suddenly have such a request in the middle of the night?
Anthra seemed to see Fa Ying's doubts: "Don't ask me questions, you only have one task now, and that is to let me master the skill of shooting as soon as possible!"
Orders are hard to disobey. France and Britain could only do so.
He taught Anthrite the basics of gun holding and aiming techniques.
But what he didn't expect was that this young lady, who seemed to be very smart, was not a good student.
Miss Anthrite kept practicing, but until dawn, she didn't hit the target.
Fa Ying yawned, a little sleepy. Even if it was difficult to speak, he decided to open his mouth to say his judgment.
"Miss, I think...... You are not suitable for a pistol. β
Even though the reality is cruel, he still feels that he should not let Anthralis do useless work again.
He was answered by silence.
Anthrite did not stop shooting.
Fa Ying had no choice but to let her continue.
He sighed. Sigh why people covet talents they don't have.
......
After the ball, Eric left the Pyros siblings and his boss behind and walked out of the palace gate alone.
The Alpha Eye lit up, and he searched for the bright pink in his memory.
Although the color faded a lot after a while, it didn't make Eric lose this last clue.
The princess who appeared at the ball was fake!
What the hell did Inspector Fool find and come back!
All of a sudden, everything rearranged in Eric's mind.
The reason why the boss was able to find the "princess" was because the princess deliberately let him find it.
She needs to be found by Inspector Edith in order to infiltrate the palace as a princess.
Considering Princess Amanda's recent engagement to Papit, the impostor's target is likely to be Master Pelos.
In this way, the drastic change in the princess's attitude towards her fiancΓ© before and after also has a reasonable explanation.
As for her specific purpose, Eric is unknown.
Eric didn't tell anyone about the news. If he openly shouted "That's a fake princess" at the ball, he would probably be imprisoned as a madman.
Everything needs a piece of evidence.
Eric couldn't say he could see with his eyes that she was fake.
And the best way is to find the real princess. At that time, the identity of the fake princess was also self-defeating.
Eric remembered that the other day he had been tracking the princess's magic color for a long time. It was decided on the spot that it was important to act before the traces of color dissipated.
Just tonight.
Passing through the civilian quarters, Eric entered the slums.
The moonlight stretched Eric's shadow long. There was no second person on the whole street except him.
Eric has lost count of how many times he's been here. But unlike in the past, this time he no longer scurries around like a headless fly, but has a clear direction.
The bright pink of the ground guided Eric on his way.
Ahead is a dilapidated courtyard. The color stopped at that doorway.
To be precise, there is no door there, but a framed wooden block separates the courtyard from the outside. The family's poverty is on full display.
Without a door, there is no lock. Eric stepped inside. Although this is offensive to the owner of the house, he can't care about it so much when it comes to emergencies. What's more, the other party is likely to be the culprit of the abduction of the princess.
Eric followed the color into the side room, where he found a girl sleeping on a haystack.
Looking at her face, Eric was a little disappointed.
Not Princess Amanda.
Although Eric has only seen the fake princess, the face of the fake should be exactly the same as the real thing, otherwise it will not achieve the purpose of making the real thing fake.
The girl fell asleep sweetly, breathing evenly.
His limbs were tied to death with thick ropes.
A kidnapping? No, in the eyes of the outside world, it's more likely to be a case of disappearance. Because of the girl's dress, it was impossible for the kidnappers to extort any ransom from her family.
Could it be that this is the source of the recent disappearances?
Eric couldn't help but think that the princess had been tied here like this girl.
Apparently, Amanda also became one of the victims of Oder's serial disappearances.
It seems that this trip will be fruitful, and there may be a possibility of solving two cases at once.
Eric smiled.
Suddenly, he dodged the shovel from behind him. The thing lost its purpose and slammed into the ground with a screeching sound.
Without waiting for the opponent to react, Eric reached out and grabbed the opponent's wrist and tied it behind the opponent's back, and at the same time pushed his knee up.
The other party was subdued in an instant.
"Ahem......"
A cough was heard. It seems that this time made the other party a little unbearable.
Eric then observed the other party's appearance.
It's an old man. Not only the looks, but also the dry feel of the hands proves this.
"Please be gentle. β
He pleaded.
"Tap OK. But you're going to have to explain to me what's going on with this girl. Eric held out a free hand and showed the old man his badge.
"Police, don't you say you don't care about the slums? β
The old man was a little puzzled.
"Nobody ever said that. It's just that they rarely come here. So, I'm going to inform you that you're lucky to have been arrested. β
Eric pulled out the handcuffs from behind his back and leaned them against the old man's hands.
"No, you can't do that to me! I admit that I kidnapped this girl, but I'm not the only one who does it, there are at least dozens of families in the slums doing this business. You can't just catch me!"
Eric's eyes grew colder.
Who said that the elders must be loyal, there are many more old hooligans in this world than he imagined. All Eric needs to do is to hell with them.
"Don't worry, I'll clean them up one by one. But if you want to reduce the penalties, you have to work with me. β
Of course, Eric will not be satisfied with catching just one human trafficker, and his goal is to get information.
"If you ask, I know everything. When the old man heard that the punishment could be reduced, he immediately softened.
This is exactly what Eric wants.
"Tell me, where have you sold all the girls you have been kidnapping these days?"