In the middle of the night the next day, before the wolf hour (10 p.m. to midnight) had passed, Barrett the 'Sturdy Cat', carrying the blue-eyed black cat 'Hourglass', began their journey to investigate the 'suspicious neighbor' again.

After the barbarian reported the situation in the building on the right to Old Phil, the thin old man was silent for a long time, and then said an inexplicable sentence, "Hmph, it turns out that not only butterfly wings can cover my eyes, even the feathered snake has this ability. ”

Hey, didn't you hear with your ears? Why did you get it to your eyes again?

Although Barrett didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, he still understood the old man's words after that, "Your job is half done, cat." Now, only the house where Isaac's grandson, Xavier, lives, lives remains. After the investigation, I will reward you with fried squid tentacles, and I will reward you with two!"

"So, what about the gold coins after the mission is completed?" the barbarian asked tentatively.

"Go to Steven and ask for it. ”

It doesn't matter who you want, as long as you don't use fried squid tentacles to deny it.

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The building in front was a long way from Old Phil's castle, and there was a street in the middle that could accommodate two carriages, and it was not wise to climb through it with a rope from the air, so Barrett prepared to approach it from the ground.

He used the magic rope to descend from the watchtower in Old Phil's attic (the strange old man did not allow him to open the back door), but he was unlucky enough to fall directly into the thorn bushes. The barbarian who had no choice could only rely on the leather armor of three layers of cooked cowhide to be quite strong (compared to the thorns), and directly pierced through the thorns.

The black cat stood on his shoulder, gently licking its front paws, looking quite calm.

After breaking through the thorn bushes, the 'hourglass' followed Barrit's instructions and ran to the middle of the street, looked to the left and right, and then it meowed softly at the brute, and strolled to the other side of the street.

Immediately afterward, Barrett looked in both directions, and rolled one after the other, following the black cat in the moonlight, and leaped deftly over the dangerous street. He quickly ducked into the shadows of the building, then listened intently to the sounds around him.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have been discovered. The barbarian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He's been a robber, but he's never been a thief, so he's a little uncomfortable with the current situation.

During this time, Barrett also saw several dark shadows flying high in the sky at high speed, judging from the size and wings, it seemed to be a group of griffins, but it was not known if there were riders on the griffins.

Approaching Xavier's residence, Barrett threw the Demonic Rope onto the roof of the house, then crept up quietly. His movements were swift and gentle, and he didn't make a sound the whole time.

Once on the roof, Barrett found a suitable position, fastened the rope, and swung down the rope, ready to look in through the window.

Unfortunately, however, the curtains in Xavier's master bedroom were tightly closed, leaving only a narrow gap from the far right side of the window.

Barrett peered in along the last gap. Because of the light, the bedroom is quite dark, and many of the furnishings are not very real. Still, he found a young man who seemed to be sleeping soundly on the wooden double bed.

If nothing else, this guy should be Xavier.

The brute's eyes widened as hard as he could, but he still didn't notice anything suspicious. This young man has a good habit of blocking curtains when he sleeps, which undoubtedly poses a great problem to our barbarian adventurers.

It seems that there is no other way, and if it doesn't work, just make up a reason to prevaricate, Barrett thought to himself.

Just as he hung in mid-air, pondering what justification he could use to fool the sometimes shrewd, sometimes confused old man, the pendulum clock next to the young man's closet suddenly rang.

The hammer of the pendulum clock seemed to be covered with a thick cloth, and the sound it produced was rather obscure and muffled, but the young man on the bed followed the sound and sat straight up from the bed.

Barrett hurriedly hid his figure behind the wall, and after calming down a little, he turned his head slightly to the side, and continued to use the slightest gap to carefully observe inward.

After the young man sat up, he slowly got out of bed, stood on the ground and looked at the pendulum clock, and his body did not move for a long time.

Could it be sleepwalking? Barrett could vaguely see that the other's eyes were open, but that didn't make sure they weren't sleepwalking. Because when he was adventuring in the Misty Forest before, he had met a team member who had a habit of sleepwalking with his eyes open. If you don't identify it carefully, you can't tell if the guy is awake or sleepwalking.

The team member suddenly got up one night, said a vague "go pee" to the night watchman, and then disappeared into the fog and never returned......

After some time, Barrett faintly heard the young man bow his head and sigh softly, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his head in the air again.

At this moment, the young man suddenly frowned, and turned his head to look in the direction of the window.

When the other party was just wrinkled, Barrett hid behind the wall again in time. He heard the young man's footsteps getting closer, seemingly coming in the direction of the window. The brute hurriedly pressed his body against the wall like a gecko, and silently begged the other party not to find him.

The young man walked to the center of the window, suddenly pulled the curtain open from the middle to the sides, and glanced out of the window in confusion. Just when he subconsciously turned his head. As he was about to look out the window, the 'hourglass' on the roof suddenly meowed.

The young man, who appeared to be Xavier, looked up at the roof, cursed again, and closed the curtains again.

Barrett had calmed down at this point, and habitually placed his left hand on the 'Tyrannical Touch', and was mentally prepared to break through the window if he was discovered. As soon as he was ready to enter, he knocked the young man unconscious, and then found a random direction to escape.

Thankfully, that didn't happen.

The sound of the young man's footsteps left the bedroom and into the hallway, spreading in the other direction. Immediately after the sound of the door being opened, he appeared to be in another room.

What was this guy doing in the middle of the night? Is it still the habit of sleeping in separate rooms in the first half of the night and the second half of the night? Barritt's mind was full of doubts, and he realized that the young man's behavior really seemed to be suspicious.

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