Chapter 67: The Wife of a Building Materials Merchant
Dama looked at the two people standing in front of him suspiciously: "Aren't you going to the imperial capital to compete soon?
Miramen said without changing his color: "There is still a week, you can't let those guys just eat and not work, do a few small tasks to supplement the family, and improve a little mercenary group experience." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Dama searched carefully on the stone slab: "You are already an E-class regiment, and it is said that you should not go to the lowest level with other small groups to grab the lowest mission, but it is really difficult to find a suitable task for you." ”
Xiao Feng smiled and pointed to the stone slab and said, "Isn't this very suitable?"
"Really, I'll see, oh, this is a mission from the Sheriff's Department not long ago. Mission Name: Wife Ionization. Description: Hitchcock, a building materials merchant, has his home robbed by robbers, his wife is killed, and his daughter is taken captive by robbers, and he demands to find and recapture the merchant's daughter Alice within three days. Reward: 25 gold. “
"This task, the time is still in line with it, but it's very difficult, the public security department has no clue before it will be pushed to the side of the union, and there are a few mercenary groups who see the task but don't dare to take it, I think it's better for you not to touch it." ”
Mira asked curiously, "Why? Because the robbers are too powerful?"
"The building materials merchant's wife is the biological daughter of the Bright Moon Sword Saint, although I haven't seen her make a move, but it won't be too bad to think about it, even she was killed by robbers, how many of you ......" Dama shook his head as he said.
Mira remembered the silver-haired and elegant Bright Moon Sword Saint, who resolutely attacked the Lord of Death for the sake of protecting the belief of civilians, and ended up in a different place, and was finally splashed with dirty water by the two major interest groups. He waved his fist angrily: "Actually dare to kill the relatives of the Bright Moon Sword Saint, it's too hateful, I must take this task." ”
Coming out of the gate of the trade union, Xiaofeng said leisurely: "This task ......"
"I know," Mira wiped tears from her face, "I shouldn't have taken on such a difficult task impulsively and disrupted your plans." However, I could not bear to be so insulted by the great hero in my mind, and that they would harm her children and grandchildren. Do you know? I watched the Bright Moon Sword Saint die generously, and that rising moon was the most beautiful moonlight I had ever seen. ”
Xiaofeng raised his eyebrows: "I didn't mean to blame you, in fact, I originally wanted to take on this task, but after studying the content of the task in depth, I think there are a few strange points that need to be raised and discussed with you." ”
Mira suddenly came to her senses: "What's so strange? Do you want to play to solve crimes? I've read a lot of detective novels, so let me analyze it." ”
Xiao Feng smiled dumbly: "Right here, I see that we go to a nearby tavern and sit down and talk slowly." ”
At the Old Beard Tavern diagonally opposite the mercenary union, the bartender with a big beard saw Mira and said, "Aha, look who is coming, what a rare guest." ”
It was morning, and there were not many guests in the tavern, and the few drinkers who were the only ones turned around and laughed: "Haha, Mila, your father often comes to this tavern, why hasn't he seen you here?" ”
Mira had only been poured once last night, and when she smelled the smell of alcohol, she suddenly had a headache, and said with a bitter face: "Do we really have to come to this kind of place to discuss?
Xiaofeng found a secluded place to sit down, and smiled happily: "Did you hear what they said, mercenaries who don't like to drink are not good mercenaries, and you have to be familiar with such an environment sooner or later, not only to come, but also to come often." Man, give him a glass of ale, and I'll ask for a sugar syrup myself. ”
"It's boring to go into a tavern with people who can't drink. Mira muttered something as she raised her glass and took a big sip, the cool ale mixed with foam pouring into her thirsty throat, hey, it tasted good.
"It's not that I don't drink, it's that I want to be sober all the time. Xiaofeng said slowly: "For example, this task is full of suspicions, but you can't see it, but I have been sober and calm, and I can easily see it." ”
Mira revisited the mission and made sure she didn't find any problems. It was over, he thought sadly, was the person sitting across from him really human, and why was his brain so different from mine.
"Let's talk about it one by one, as far as I know, because of the mercenary competition, the city has been heavily guarded in the past few days, and even a lot of city guards have been transferred from several nearby cities to guard, and in this case, there was a tragedy of breaking into the house, which is a bit unbelievable. ”
"I'm against it," Mira raised her hand, "This case may have happened before, and it was only reported now." ”
"Then how do you explain the request to find Alice in three days? And I looked at it, and the deadline for the task is the night after tomorrow, which means that the case only happened last night. ”
"Okay...... You win. ”
"If that's all there is to it, it can also explain that the mercenaries who pretended to be robbers and came to the game to infiltrate the city, and also disguised themselves as mercenaries and took hostages out of the city, but it would take someone familiar to guide them and arrange a hiding place for them. ”
Mira didn't bother to think about whether she burned her brain cells or suffered herself, and he asked mechanically, "And then?"
"When these robbers came into the city, did they seek wealth or revenge? Where was Hitchcock at the time of this tragedy? Why did the building materials merchant have a huge fortune, so why was he willing to pay only 25 gold coins to save his daughter? How did this three-day deadline come about? Was it the time limit given by the robbers to tear up the ticket? It is said that if one's relatives were kidnapped, no matter how many days have passed, they should strive to find them. ”
Mira hurriedly stopped: "Okay, okay, I know you're amazing, but where to find answers to these questions?"
"So we don't have to rush back, let's go to the building materials merchant's house first. ”
As he spoke, the door of the tavern was pushed open again, and a big man rushed in. I saw that this man was tall, with a fierce face, a pair of bright eyes, a whole body wrapped in animal skin, a bearskin hat on his head, and a double-pointed fork in his hand. As soon as he entered, he shouted at the bartender, "Man, fill me with gourds, and I'm going out of town soon." ”
The drinkers laughed: "Scorpion, what has happened again, are you in a hurry to escape from the city?"
The big man blushed and said, "Where is there anything wrong? A few merchants from other places want to buy my bear skin at a low price, but I refuse, so they will find someone to pester me." I can't afford to mess with them, and the city guards don't seem to like me very much, so it's better to get out of the city and hide in the mountains as soon as possible. ”
A drinker said: "You are a high-level hunter, what's the matter with hiding in Tibet all day long? It's better to find a mercenary group seriously, and you can have a backer in the future." ”
The big man sighed and said, "I want to too, but I have so many enemies, where does any mercenary group dare to ask me?" The room was quiet for a while, and the big man took the wine gourd, sighed heavily and went out.
Mira asked secretly, "I think this hunter named Scorpion seems to be very capable, why don't you keep him?"
Xiaofeng pursed his lips: "Such an obvious trap, how could I be caught by them." The people I want to use must be carefully selected and meet my requirements, not people who are sent to the door without knowing the details. ”
This is the second time that Mira has landed at the door of a building materials merchant, and the last time was when she was on a mission to escort the little girl. He remembered Hitchcock's stinking face at that time, and he didn't even let him in the door, but gave him the carriage carrying the little trouble at the door.
This courtyard seems to have been deserted a lot, and the two big men who were standing next to the stone lion have disappeared, and looking through the door with a large crack open, many figures are walking around in a panic.
A man dressed as a housekeeper greeted him, and after hearing Mira's intention, he said: "Our lord is hanging the eldest lady, it is really inconvenient to meet guests, please come back another day." ”
Xiao Feng said with a smile: "We are here under the commission of the Public Security Bureau, not just visitors." Since Hitchcock has something to do for the time being, let's talk to the butler first. ”
The housekeeper was displeased and said, "What is the identity of our master? Is his name a random name for a young man like you? I also have a lot of things to do, so I won't mess around with you." ”
Xiao Feng smiled, and her white teeth bloomed with jade-like brilliance. He showed a black card in his hand and said, "What is your master's identity? Is there any problem with me calling his name? Is there any problem with you chatting with me?"
No matter how Mira looks at it, this one is just an ordinary black card, and if you want to say that it is a little darker than the average black, it seems to have a ghostly light of the night. The butler's expression now seemed to be charmed, he stared at the black card tightly and swallowed vigorously, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, distinguished guest, your arrival makes us shine, and we will fulfill all your requests and make you feel at home." He ran to the back and shouted, "Bilian, Bichi, don't be busy, go and clean the living room well, and then prepare hot tea, hot water, and hot towels for our guests." ”
Taking advantage of the housekeeper's departure for a short while, Mira quietly asked, "What did you just take out? Is it a magic card?"
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "This is a card issued by the United Bank of Seven Nations that can be withdrawn without limits, and only those who are worth more than one billion gold coins can have it. ”
"A billion gold coins...... Mira suddenly felt that there was such a guy by her side, and her life was so gloomy.