"I really don't want to go to that place again......" Layton smiled bitterly.

"I don't want to go either. Hodge quickened his pace, looking a little hurried, and then remembered Gauld's previous attitude towards them, which made his heart even heavier.

"But we have to go. He glanced at Layton and continued, "Don't you think there are too many coincidences in this matter?"

Layton said solemnly, "What do you mean?"

"Why was it that today, just yesterday, after we asked Elennor about something, she was auctioned off? You know, Eugene died two weeks ago, and Elenor's pending auction status also lasted for two weeks, and the Defoe Chamber of Commerce was not in a hurry to conduct her auction for such a long time, but today, after I asked her, after I was threatened with crossbow arrows, I suddenly sold him quietly, and the buyer was Carter, the president of the Chamber of Commerce?"

"Do you suspect that President Carter was the one who started that crossbow bolt on the street yesterday?"

Layton sank his face, if that was the case, then the patrol should immediately surround the Defoe Chamber of Commerce and arrest Carter, although as Carter, even if he kills a person who is not even a civilian, there is no need to worry about punishment, but Hodge's current identity is on behalf of Pollitt, the master of Blackstone Town, and if he shoots against Hodge, even a wealthy businessman must be tried.

Hodge shook his head: "There is no evidence that Carter has anything to do with this, it's just my feelings, not to mention that the matter of auctioning Elenore and giving it away is really too rushed." It seems that some people are already starting to get anxious, they are afraid that I will find something hidden in the course of the investigation, and since they are starting to be anxious, we have to hurry up. ”

He raised his head to look at the vague building in the distance, and whispered, "My hunch tells me that the meaning of Elenor's 'gift' is not as simple as it seems. ”

......

"It's you again! You still dare to come to my Chamber of Commerce!" Gauld's attitude was as bad as ever, staring at a pair of red eyes and shouting, "Get out! Get out of here at once, come on, tell these two guys that the Taola Chamber of Commerce doesn't welcome guests like them!"

Layton and Hodge looked at each other, a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

Before entering the Toura Chamber of Commerce, Hodge had anticipated Galder's reaction, and they discussed several simple plans, and finally Hodge knocked on the board to choose one of them, and the implementation of this plan was indispensable for Leiden's cooperation.

Layton's eyebrows twitched, few people could express such a rich expression on their faces, and it had to be said that he did, and Hodge understood the meaning of his strange expression.

"Do you really want to do this?"

Hodge nodded.

Layton sighed in resignation.

"Damn, don't you hear me, people out there, are they all deaf! I'm going to - what are you doing if you don't come in!"

Gauld was babbling and cursing when he suddenly felt his wrists pressed firmly behind him, while another hand was on his shoulder, forcing him to look up at Hodge.

Galder twisted his head with great effort to see half of Layton's face behind him, and anger was about to rise on his forehead: "Damn, do you know what you're doing! I'm going to tell Pollitt—phew, I'm going to tell the Marquis Raymond everything you've done to me, and I'll screw your head off myself when the time comes!"

"No, you won't, on the contrary you should thank him for everything he has done to you. Hodge spoke slowly.

Galder's face turned purple: "Thank you, unless I'm crazy!"

"Of course you're not crazy, you're smart. Hodge leaned into his ear and whispered in a very low voice, "Clever enough to ...... Play crazy and stupid to make sure you're safe. ”

Galder jerked his head up and looked into Hodge's eyes, but only a fake smile could be seen in those eyes.

"You don't really think that if those three people are dead, no one knows what you did. ”

"It can't be, you shouldn't—" Galder's tone softened noticeably.

"Shhh Hodge put a finger to his mouth, "Don't worry, we don't want to do anything to you for the time being, but we are here to save you." ”

"Help me?"

"The danger is already around you, but you haven't noticed it yet. Hodge stood up straight, put his hands behind his back and said slowly, "Now that you know what we're here for, it's time for you to cooperate with us, whether it's for yourself or your friends." ”

He gave Leiden a look, Leiden understood, and immediately let go of the hand that bound Golder, and Gorde, who was freed, did not rebel, this old man who was still fierce just now looked a little old and tired at this moment, and raised his head to look at him: "What do you want to do?"

"I heard President Carter say that he sent for you a gift, a slave named Elenor, who used to belong to Eugene, and now I have a few questions that I need her to solve, where is she now?"

"That slave girl. Gold's eyelids drooped, "It should be in the small building next door, I haven't seen her since Carter sent her." ”

"Haven't you seen that?" Layton looked at him in surprise, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but I've heard you're particularly interested in that kind of thing, and I met Eileno yesterday and know her charms, how could you- didn't even touch her?"

"Yes, I like women, it's not a secret to anyone else. Gauld regained some of his spirit and glared at him fiercely, "But those people don't know, not all women can make me look down, and such a lowly status as a bed slave is not worth my attention at all, let alone a used one!"

"I like to get dirty and clean, it has to be clean! ”

"Alright. Hodge stopped the simmering quarrel and said to Galder, "Then we'll not bother much." ”

Gould's brow suddenly frowned, and he faced Hodge's back and asked, "Boy, why do I think you're scaring me?"

Hodge smiled back, "Who knows?"

......

Walking out of Galder's room, Layton couldn't wait to ask, "What do you know to make that old man so honest?"

Hodge shrugged helplessly: "Like he said at the end, I don't know anything, just to scare him." ”

"Scare him, a cunning chamber of commerce president, how is this possible?"

"It's just a reasonable speculation, how can't it be. Hodge walked to the side of Elelenor's building, ignoring Layton's curiosity.

In fact, this is very simple, if Eugene is the key person in all events, then the Defoe Chamber of Commerce behind him and Carter, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, must be involved, otherwise it would be impossible for Eugene to weave such a big net so easily.

And now Carter is starting to get anxious, which can only show that he has a ghost in his heart, either he is indeed behind all the events, or even when everyone is in danger, there are still secrets that cannot be discovered by others.

He should be the only one who knows the secret, and for the others, he may take action to remind or warn them to keep their mouths shut, but he can't go there himself, which is too conspicuous, and the way of giving a slave girl is much more tactful and secretive.

Therefore, it is very likely that Galder was also an insider in this matter, and since it is an ulterior secret, it is reasonable that Galder would cooperate with them when Hodge hinted that "I already know everything", whether intentionally or unintentionally.

But Hodge still hasn't been honest with Layton.

A scare is a scare, but that was only before Gauld didn't respond.

Now, judging from Gauld's previous reactions, Hodge's speculation has been empirically confirmed, and Gauld must have been a participant in it.

The murderer wants to see the net, and Hodge wants to know about it.

Now, the spiders in this web are being exposed, one by one.