Chapter 9 Re-exploration Caves
After carefully reading the information of the dead miner John, there was nothing special.
Born and raised in the town, his family was poor, and when he grew up, he went to work in the mines. And the information specifically points out that John has a childhood sweetheart named Liya who grew up together, who originally planned to get married, but disappeared some time ago, and after that, John also died mysteriously in the mine.
Seeing this, Green roughly guessed what happened, and in order to know the truth of the matter in more detail, he decided to investigate the situation of this Leah himself.
Fortunately, after recuperating for so long, the injuries on my body are almost healed, and I can go out with confidence.
Changing into civilian clothes, Green came to the town with two retinues.
After asking many passers-by, Green found Leah's home on the edge of town, which was a two-story wooden house. Judging by the old façade, it has not been repaired for a long time.
He knocked on the door, and after a while, the door was half-opened, revealing the face of an old woman, and when she saw Green, she asked suspiciously, "Are you?"
After identifying himself, Green was invited into the house.
The interior of the house was very shabbyly decorated, and the old woman carefully brought some humble refreshments for Green to use. In her opinion, the lord's son is already a great man, and she is afraid that she will be neglected.
Grimm took a symbolic sip of tea and began to inquire about Leah from the woman.
"Leah was fine before she disappeared, but that day she suddenly came home happy, changed into her favorite clothes, and dressed up well. As a result, after going out, he never came back. I'm afraid it's already ......," her voice began to choke up at this point, "Leah, she's a good boy, she's not going to run around." ”
Green knew in her heart that she hadn't found anyone for so long, and she should have known in her heart that something might happen to Leah. After comforting her, Green asked, "Do you know anything about John?"
"John, that gambler! always extort Leah's money by virtue of the marriage contract! No matter how much he is given, he always loses it in the casino in the blink of an eye, I persuaded Leah many times to break the marriage contract, but she just won't listen......"
Gambling...... Engagement...... Green's mind pondered these clues.
"Can you take me to Leah's room?"
The old woman followed her to Leah's room, which was simply furnished, with a bed, a wardrobe, and a small dresser.
After a casual spin, Green picked up a fine jewelry box from the dresser and opened it to reveal a string of exquisite crystal necklaces.
"......What is this?", Green asked, looking at the old woman, this necklace is not cheap, it is not like this kind of family can afford to buy.
"That's ...... The ...... John gave to Leah when they got engaged," the old woman said with a complicated look in her eyes, "John used to be a good boy, hardworking and upright, and he spent all his savings to give Leah this necklace. But...... He's changed since he got into gambling......"
It turned out that this was the case, Green picked up the necklace and observed it carefully, there were few traces of wearing, and the maintenance was also very bright, it seemed that its owner cherished this necklace very much.
Turning her head, Green asked the old woman if she could sell the necklace to herself. After hesitating for a moment, the old woman nodded in agreement, "Take it, every time I see it, I think of my poor Leah......"
He pulled out a small bag of gold coins and handed it to the old woman, who was sure it was enough to buy the necklace and had nothing left.
Putting the necklace away, Green left Leah's house. After inquiring about passers-by, Green easily found John's home, and the two families were not far apart.
It's just that he didn't get any useful clues this time, and since he got involved in gambling, he has had a very bad relationship with his family, and he hasn't been in touch for a long time.
In the evening, back at the castle, Green carefully speculated about what had happened.
The white figure seen in the mine that day was probably Leah, who was killed by John and hovered in the mine as a ghost after her death.
John's motive for killing is less clear, as for why he returned to the mine in the middle of the night and died a tragic death, combined with the bloodstains he saw that day, Green estimated that Leah's body should have been hidden in the abandoned mine.
We should see tomorrow, Green thought. Last time, the white figure, that is, Liya, was stabbed by herself, and she should have been injured.
And since the last time he fought to the death of Mad Dog Jack, Green obviously felt that his strength had strengthened. On the panel of the system, my spirit has also improved a little bit compared to before, but I can't feel the specific effect for the time being.
With a little bottom in his heart, Green went to bed early to rest, and prepared for tomorrow's action.
......
Early the next morning, Green picked a fast horse and set off alone.
I have to say that the scenery of this world is very good, after all, it is not polluted by industry. This time it wasn't in a hurry, so Green had the heart to take a good look at the scenery along the way.
It's spring, and from time to time Green can see some unnamed wildflowers blooming on the roadside.
By the time Green arrived at the mine, it was already noon, and this time Green still went straight to the mine supervisor's office, startling the fat supervisor who was sleeping inside.
Directly explained his intentions, although he didn't understand what Green wanted to do, but the fat director still succumbed to Green's strength and found two miners to lead the way for Green.
It's daytime, and the workers are at work in the mines. Andrew's family no longer hid the news of this iron-rich mine, so they recruited a lot of workers to increase the amount of mining.
Following the route of the previous time, Green and his party made their way through the complex mine.
Randomly asked the two workers who led the way about the mine, and Green learned that the mine had returned to normal order after the last time the ghost pretender was caught. Although the man who was captured did not admit that John was killed by him, no one died in the mine after that, so the black cauldron was still counted on his head.
Before they knew it, the group had finally reached their destination.
Taking out a windproof kerosene lamp, Green carefully searched the location of the last time. It didn't take long to find the bloodstain from the last time, but now it was so dry that it was almost unrecognizable.
Finding the hole in the old pit again, Green turned back and told the two to wait for him. Then, he plunged headlong into it.
As soon as he walked in, Green felt a cold aura envelop him, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
With a cold snort, the fighting qi in Green's body slowly ran up, expelling this cold aura.
Carrying a kerosene lamp, Green carefully observed his surroundings.
After searching for a long time, Green found nothing. Holding the kerosene lamp aloft, he looked into the deepest part of the pit, but unfortunately saw nothing but deep darkness.
Lifting his foot, Green walked in step by step. At some point, the area illuminated by the kerosene lamp became smaller and smaller, and the flames kept shaking in the lampshade.
A vague cry slowly sounded again, echoing in the empty cavern.
Listening to this terrible cry, Green's heart was slightly hairy, but it didn't stop him from moving forward.
And slowly, a white figure slowly appeared behind Green, following Green step by step.
The area where the light of the kerosene lamp could reach became smaller and smaller, and at last Green could only see two or three meters around him.
Kindness...... Got it......
Through the dim light, Green looked at the deepest part of the pit, where a corpse had been abandoned on the ground.
Because of the environmental factors in the mine, the corpse did not decompose too much, and it could be seen that it was a young girl.
"He's got the punishment he deserves for his actions, can't you let go of your obsession?" asked Green suddenly.
Turning around, a white figure was floating behind him.
His hair was disheveled, his face was distorted, and his eyes were full of resentment, staring at him tightly.
"It must be painful to be killed by the person you love the most. ”
Probably poked in the sore spot by Green, she let out a beastly roar and was about to pounce on Green.
Seeing this, Green took out a necklace from his clothes and put it in his hand.
Seeing the necklace, Liya's movements also stopped, and she looked at the ...... in a daze
As if remembering something, Leah hugged her head in pain, "About ...... Han ......", repeating the name over and over again.
"Your mother misses you too......"
Finally, Leah fell to the ground and began to cry quietly.
Green stood patiently and waited, and after a long time, Leah on the ground slowly raised her head, and her eyes returned to clarity.
"Thank you. ”
Leah looked at Green with a smile on her face, and her figure gradually blurred until it turned into a burst of white light, slowly surrounding the necklace in Green's hand. Eventually, some of the points of light melted into the necklace, while others slowly dissipated into the air.
"Do you find the available energy and absorb it?"
The system, which had been dormant since the crossing, finally reacted at this time.
Green hurriedly nodded in agreement, and then a strange energy came out of the necklace.
At the same time, many images also poured into Green's mind.
Following the perspective of Leah in the picture, Green finally understood the whole thing.
John, who was originally industrious and upright, was seduced into the vice of gambling, but with how much money could he squander as a small miner?
After his money ran out, he found Liya and borrowed money from her again and again under various excuses.
And by chance, John met a rich widow in a casino, and the relationship between the two grew rapidly.
Eventually, John approached Leah and asked to cancel the engagement, but was denied. After several requests were denied, he finally got sick and tricked Leah into the mine, killing her and dumping her body in an abandoned mine.
Later, after a haunted incident, John, who was a thief, infiltrated the mine at night to destroy Leah's ghost by burning her body. This act eventually angered Leah's resentful spirit, and this was what happened.
sighed in my heart...... Greene didn't understand that the rich widow John met was nothing more than a casino trust.
Opening the system, Green clearly saw that the column of available attribute points finally slowly changed, jumping from 0 to 1...... When the necklace's energy is fully absorbed, the available attribute points slowly become 5.
Finally, this mysterious system was opened, and Green also had the confidence to become stronger in this world.
Barely suppressing his joy, Green looked back at Leah's body and called the two miners at the entrance of the cave.
After spending a gold coin, the two miners reluctantly agreed to move the body out.
The supervisor was instructed to inform Leah's family of the news, and since then, Green has finally resolved the haunting of the mine.