Chapter 48: Footprints

"Bastard, bastard, bastard!" the four guards cursed inwardly, but they still looked deferential and respectful, following the seven high-ranking professionals, waiting for orders from the members of the investigation team. It's the middle of January, the coldest time of the year, and although the sun has gradually risen from afar, there is still a biting cold in the air, and every breath will make the white mist in front of you. In this kind of weather, the most enjoyable thing is to hide in a warm room, sleep with a wife wrapped in a thick quilt next to the pillow, instead of following a group of chaotic professionals from the middle of the night, two hours and nights to travel more than 70 kilometers to investigate the scene.

The most hateful thing is that the scene has obviously been surveyed, and he still has to look for some magic circle outside the town. Now that the magic circle has been found, it is clear that he can go back, but there is another person who has to go around the town, is there something wrong with his brain? At the time of the incident, the nearby garrison had already sent people to investigate, and no valuable clues were found around, so what a problem could not be found when it warmed up in the morning? What a bastard.

Secretly complaining in their hearts is complaining, and in the face of this group of professionals who can talk directly to the lord, the dissatisfied guards can only accompany the smiling faces, endure the cold wind, and shiver in the morning light.

"Mr. Pannis. The priest of the wind god looked back at Pannis with a calm gaze and said, "Two questions. First, the Rao Zhen Circle Expedition is your request, and now that you are more than halfway through the trip, I don't know what you have discovered? Second, in the same way, the Rao Zhen Circle Expedition is your request, so I hope you can be serious and focus on the surrounding environment, instead of staring at my back all the time. ”

"Hahahaha, how is it possible, I'm just scouting around. Pannis smiled dryly and wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth, twisted his face, and when he turned his head again, his face had been replaced by an upright and serious expression: "As far as I can judge, thirty-six." No, no, no, I mean, as far as I can tell, there must be some valuable clues around here. We have to go around a lot, grace, a lot of winding. ”

Even with the cultivation of the clergy, the muscles in the corners of her eyes still jumped wildly, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. Pannis." So let me ask, when are you going to go around, and what is the nature of the clues you expect to find? Let me know in advance, and we can help you pay attention to it. ”

"What...... What nature?" Pannis was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly scratched his head and laughed: "Hahahaha, these details are not important, hahahaha, ass or something, no, no, no." Nature or something, how can you know in advance, that's a man's hunch, hahahaha. ”

"It's a shame to die. Before the anger in Teresa's eyes could erupt, the iron fist of justice had already descended on Pannis's body from behind. Under the heavy punch, Pannis screamed, and his body spun and flew out, slapping face down on the ground, motionless.

"I'm sorry. Lina withdrew her fist. Regaining his noble and sacred demeanor, he nodded apologetically to Teressa: "Please forgive me for causing you trouble." ”

"Uh...... Not...... It's nothing. Teresa was secretly happy to see an atrocity unfolding in front of her eyes, and quickly and silently begged the gods for forgiveness. Hearing Lina's apology, she smiled awkwardly and said, "But ...... Mr. Pannis, will he be fine if he flies so far?"

"It's okay, don't worry. Lina smiled softly, but said a rather terrible truth: "He is used to it, and if he doesn't fly like this a few times a day, he will feel uncomfortable." I'm just trying to keep him satisfied. ”

"Hey, the clergy don't spread rumors, okay. Pannis, who was lying on the ground and pretending to be dead, immediately raised his head, glared at the murderer Lina, and retorted loudly: "Who would have such a stupid habit." ”

"Well, my dear Mr. Pannis, who has no such foolish habits. Lina smiled like a goddess and said softly, "Aren't you ready to get up, or are you already in love with the land? If that's the case, it's okay, I'll help you carve a monument there." ”

"Don't say such a horrible thing with a holy face. Pannis, who went from lying on his stomach to crouching, beckoned, "Come on, come on, see what I find." It's really good luck today, you can find clues with a casual fall, if only you could fall so lucky every day. Lina, well done. ”

"Fake. The people around him, including the elf Mur, who knew about Pannis's past, were dumbfounded, and looked at Pannis, who was squatting on the ground, with his mouth wide open: "You're kidding." ”

"He never jokes about it. Lina pursed her lips, took the lead and walked over and squatted, and secretly pinched her: "Let you play, let you play, strangle you." ”

"Look here. Pannis pointed to the flat ground and said, "It's half a footprint, see, the forefoot." ”

"Well, it does look like footprints. Lina lay on the ground, looked at the footprints for a long time, and nodded: "But it's strange, why only half?" And this footprint seems to be frozen, this is ...... Liquid?"

"Obviously, it's liquid. Pannis looked around, pointed to a magic circle node next to him and said: "Moreover, it happens to be next to the magic circle node, this position is very delicate, and it can be assumed that the owner of this footprint is one of the murderers." ”

"Do you think that he got the liquid under his feet elsewhere and stayed here?" An Bo, who was more beautiful than a woman, said thoughtfully: "But it doesn't make sense, the closest place to here is the town, assuming that the other party is from the town, even if he has the liquid on his feet, such a long way should have been exhausted, and it is impossible to stay here." ”

Pannis looked at Amber with pity and sighed: "There is an animal called a horse, and there is a means of transportation called a carriage. ”

"I don't quite understand. Teresa suddenly became very humble at this time, and asked on the side: "Even if you know that this footprint was left by one of the murderers, what is the point? Can you find the other party through this footprint? Or guess the identity of the other party through the footprints?"

"It's hard to find each other through footprints. Marcia, who was familiar with survival and hunting in the wild, had already quickly searched the surroundings at this time, and then said disappointedly: "There are no corresponding traces, no horseshoe prints, no wheel prints, no other footprints, nothing." The ground here is very solid, and the people from the nearby garrison have checked it before, and even if there are traces, it is almost destroyed, so I am afraid it will be difficult to trace the other party through this footprint. ”

"It's hard to judge the height and weight of the other party based on only half a footprint. Moore also shook his head and said: "If it is a complete footprint, it is easy to say, but it is basically impossible to do it if it is only half." ”

"Come here, come here. Pannis called everyone over and circled: "Smell carefully, do you smell anything?"

"You don't want to trace the smell, it's been a night, the smell has long since dissipated, it's impossible. A group of people turned their heads inward and their backs outward, pouting in a circle, Lina sniffed the footprints on the ground and said, "Besides, I don't smell anything wrong at all." ”

"I really don't smell it. The rest of the people also shook their heads in disappointment and said, "Mr. Pannis, did you smell it wrong?"

"No, it does smell. Accustomed to hunting, Moore and Marcia fully supported Pannis this time: "There was a very faint smell, so faint that it was difficult to tell what it was coming from, but we can be sure that there must be." ”

"That's the smell of honey water. Pannis reveals the puzzle directly: "The vast majority of honey water has no taste, only a few are different. Of these, there happens to be one that smells like this. ”

"Honey water?" Most of the people present had drunk this delicious drink, but most of them couldn't smell it from here anyway, only Moore hesitated and said, "It has a very faint honey fragrance, but it is mixed with other smells, and it is difficult to distinguish." ”

"Licera Honey Water, a 180-year-old brand. Pannis casually took out a bottle, the bottle was unopened, and it was filled with a golden liquid: "The shop is in the city of Dilsalen, and the owner is the old Riesella, but now the person in charge of the business is the little Riceira." There are only a hundred bottles sold a day, nay, such a small bottle, a bottle costs one hundred and eighty silver coins, tsk, nearly two gold coins, it's a robbery. Although it is very expensive, some people rush to buy it, and after opening every morning, it only takes an hour to sell all the shares of the day. Thinking about it, it's all huge profits, and I think I can sell honey water in the future. ”

"I haven't heard of it. Marcia listened blankly to Pannis's introduction: "Even if I rarely come back, at least I am a warrior in the nearby temple, and I haven't heard of it at all." ”

"These guards should know. Lina looked at the entourage with an inquiring gaze.

"Yes, yes, Miss Pastor. The most astute of the four guards immediately replied, "We can't afford to drink it, and we don't have a chance to drink it, but we've heard of it." It is said that some wealthy families in the city will arrange servants to queue up there for a long time to buy them, and basically the first customer will buy all the drinks every day, so in the past ten years, unless you queue for half a month, it is impossible to buy them. ”

Teresa nodded thoughtfully and asked Pannis, "Mr. Pannis, so you think the matter has something to do with this shop?"

"I didn't say that. Pannis sat cross-legged on the ground, unscrewed the lid of the bottle, and took a deep breath of intoxication: "If I accidentally spill honey water on the ground and step on it, and then go to kill someone and steal something, will the account also be paid to the heads of the Ricella father and son? ”

"I have only one question. Lina suddenly frowned and asked suspiciously, "Where did you get this bottle of water?"

"Hahahaha, it's definitely not like yesterday morning when I saw someone carrying a big box with this in it, absolutely not. Pannis scratched his head and laughed. (To be continued.) )