Greenwater's lumberyard is built on the edge of a small river near the Whisper Forest, and every day after the lumber yard has processed the wood, it will pass through this small river and send the wood down the river to a riverside warehouse in Greenwater. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the three Casio rode their horses and passed by the bridge over the small river, but they did not see any timber coming out of the lumberyard, and they did not even see any sign of anyone busy.

The three of them were silent all the way down the path into the lumberyard.

I saw that in the open space of the lumber yard, a large group of people were gathering in a circle, and Baron Dasven and those chaotic little nobles had arrived here before Casio.

Seeing Casio coming, Baron Dai Siwen immediately greeted him: "Dear Royal Highness Prince, you are finally here. ”

As he dismounted, Casio nodded to the civilians who saluted him, and asked, "What the hell is going on?"

"Just come with me. ”

Baron Dasven took the lead and led Casio towards the circle of people.

When Casio saw what everyone was watching, his stomach couldn't help but turn over, and he was in a hurry in the morning, and he hadn't eaten yet, otherwise he would have to vomit.

In the center of the circle, there were several mutilated corpses, either missing arms and legs, or their faces were torn to shreds, and some were even disemboweled, and their internal organs were scattered on the ground.

Suppressing the disgust in his heart, Casio frowned: "What's going on?"

Casio could already tell from the clothes of the corpses that they were supposed to be the lumberyard workers.

"They were lumberyard workers, and when they went out to cut wood, they were attacked by wild animals in the woods. Baron Dasven whispered beside Casio.

This time, Casio's brows furrowed even tighter.

The Green Water Lumber Yard is located at the foot of the Secret Forest, and although it does not go deep into the forest when it is logged, there are all kinds of fierce beasts roaming around, which is very dangerous.

Under normal circumstances, some lumberjacks were killed, and at most they would be reported, and they would not attract the nobles such as him and Baron Dai Siwen to come to the scene.

"How many people died?"

Casio knew that this matter was definitely not easy, so he asked directly to the point.

An imperceptible sneer appeared at the corner of Baron Dai Siwen's mouth, and he pretended to be sad: "Up to now, fifteen people have been killed. ”

"What? how can there be so many?" Casio couldn't help but raise his voice a little when he heard this.

It is true that the lumberyard workers will be attacked by wild beasts, but there will be no more than five casualties per year, and fifteen people will die in one fell swoop, which is enough for the previous three years combined.

Baron Dai Siwen lowered his head, and it was difficult to answer.

Casio thought for a moment and continued to ask, "When did this start? Why didn't you tell me in advance?" ”

"The earliest attack was almost six days ago, but at the time it was thought it was just a normal situation every year, so it was not reported. It wasn't until more and more people were dying recently that the loggers realized something was wrong, and I just found out. ”

Baron Dai Siwen pushed his duties cleanly in an instant, so that no one could find the slightest excuse.

Glancing at Baron Desven, Casio thought that this matter would never be so simple.

No matter how disgusting the corpses were, Casio leaned over and began to examine them.

However, after a careful examination, Casio did not get anything useful, whether it was the cause of death or the extent to which the corpse was bitten, it looked like it was made by a beast.

Casio frowned, and when he looked up, he happened to see old Jack who had come to ask for wages, and his heart moved.

After instructing the others to dispose of the corpses, Casio specifically approached Old Jack and questioned him.

"Old Jack, in the days since the beast attacked, did you notice anything wrong? Casio got straight to the point and asked directly.

Old Jack has always had a good impression of Casio, and when he heard His Royal Highness ask, he immediately tried to think about it, but in the end he still shook his head, saying that there was no doubt.

"Don't you think there's something wrong with the fact that beast attacks are so frequent?" Since Old Jack couldn't think of it himself, Casio had to make a guide.

Old Jack shook his head: "Beast attacks are a very normal thing, I remember many years ago, it was also because of our negligence, which led to the death of many people, maybe after so many years, we began to be negligent again." ”

Despite Casio's guidance, Old Jack felt that this was normal and there was nothing surprising about it.

But Casio doesn't think so, he is a person who never believes in coincidences easily, and he will think about the worst first, and then make a countermeasure.

"However, there is one thing that I think is a pity. Old Jack didn't know what Casio was thinking, but he began to talk to himself.

"What's the pity?"

"Maybe I'm thinking too much, it's just that they're not lucky. Old Jack scratched his scalp, "Although there have been people who have been attacked by wild beasts in previous years, no matter how many people will eventually be able to escape." But this year, none of the fifteen people escaped. ”

Casio's eyes lit up, confirming his suspicions.

"Old Jack, take us to the place where it happened. Casio thought for a moment and said to Old Jack.

Old Jack naturally had no objection, although he wanted to remind Casio that it was very dangerous in the forest, but after seeing the two knights behind Casio who were not leaving an inch, he consciously swallowed his words back.

When Casio told Baron Daswin that he was going to the location of the incident quietly, Baron Daisven said that he could go with him.

The site of the incident is about an hour or so away from the lumber yard, and because there is timber transported along this section of the road all year round, it is not very difficult for Casio and the others to walk.

Looking at a forest that had been cut down to the point of only tree stumps, Old Jack took them to the place where the body was first found, as Casio requested.

Casio was not in a hurry, and under the leadership of Old Jack, he slowly checked the places one by one.

Many of these sites have been lost for a few days now, and most of them have been destroyed by loggers who do not know how to protect the site.

Observing all the way, Casio finally came to the location of the incident this morning.

Walking around the area, Casio looked at the place where the blood had first spilled when he saw the large tree that was clearly showing signs of felling.

"Agarret, if you were an ordinary person, what would be your first reaction when you met a beast?"

Faced with Casio's sudden question, Agaret thought for a moment and replied, "The first reaction is naturally to run!"

Casio nodded, walked from the tree to the bloodstain, looked at the dirt under him that was obviously rolled up from the tumbling fight, and made a sneer: "From the cutting site to the time he was finally caught up, it seems that this person didn't run fast enough at that time." ”

Agaret looked at the distance between them, but it was only about three meters, and his brows furrowed, understanding that Casio meant something.

Casio pointed to the axe placed against the big tree again, and his face became even colder: "Moreover, this man also put the axe away when he ran away, and he is really a person who loves tools." ”

"Your Royal Highness, what do you mean......"

Casio glanced at Agaret: "Don't look any further, I didn't even blush at such a clumsy method." ”

With that, Casio took Agaret and prepared to leave here.

Seeing that Casio was about to leave, Baron Dai Siwen came up: "Your Royal Highness, have you found anything?"

Casio stared at Baron Dasven fixedly, until the other party looked away a little uncomfortably, and then he smiled slightly: "Nothing has been found, it seems that it is indeed a beast attack." ”

Baron Dasven's face changed slightly, and he still followed behind Casio without moving, and walked towards the lumberyard.

Unbeknownst to him, Casio was already furious at this time.

Casio knew that the dispute between Baron Desven and himself would end with a complete defeat for one side.

But he didn't expect that Baron Dai Siwen didn't dare to use violence against him, and in order to hit himself, he could wantonly trample on the lives of these civilians.

"Lord Baron, let me see what you want to do this time. However, this will be your last time!" Casio said silently in his heart, already moved to kill.