Located at the junction of the tropics and temperate zones, there are four small cities that belong to the city. Two of these cities are located in temperate zones and two are located on the edge of the tropics.

The border city is a marginal city at the junction of the Lan Kingdom and the Ling Kingdom, and the scale is not large, but there are many guests who come and go.

Tianyi looked at the coconuts and some tropical grapes and other fruits on the stall, and felt a little relieved. When I came to this world, I really didn't see tropical fruits such as coconut and banana. Maybe it's because of the proximity to the tropics, and some people have to transport it even if they don't hesitate to work long distances. However, this kind of rare goods that travel long distances cannot be afforded by ordinary people.

In order to be afraid that his son would suffer, Kasa was stunned to prepare a few big bags for Tianxie, but Tianevil was a little crying and laughing. What is this for? I'm not going to live somewhere, I'm going to travel. How much trouble is it to bring so many things, and there are some troublesome locals who have to deal with it, because they are bound to be suspicious of their finances.

In the end, the Heavenly Evil just took two small bags of valuable things. One bag of gems of different colors, the other bag of gold coins. Those gems, I'm afraid that if you take one of them and pawn them, it is estimated that they will be able to be used for a few years.

Of course, if it is measured by the consumption standards of the aristocracy, it must be far from enough. The value of these things is only enough for the expenses of a nobleman's barely luxurious life for three years.

In order to keep a low profile as much as possible, the heavenly evil only solves the problem of food and lodging in ordinary hotels. The purpose of coming to Lan is to investigate the people's livelihood and national politics here, so as to find out the symptoms of these three countries and come up with a reasonable treatment plan.

In the past few days, I know from the chatter of the travelers that the politics of Lan are too old-fashioned. Both the state ministers of Ling and Butru were directly appointed by the imperial capital, and the imperial capital had the right to dismiss the ruling state ministers at any time.

Of course, most of the time, in order to facilitate the management of the place. The prefectural government will directly appoint the local families with too much power to take turns to serve as state ministers.

The political situation in Lan is different. Local rights are like the governor of the state, and the local state king is hereditary. So, the drawbacks of such a political landscape are obvious. After the local state kings have been in charge for generations and have occupied the place for a long time, there will be some states that are only nominally part of the state, but in fact they are worthy of the name of the emperor.

After breakfast, he wanted to go out and explore the outskirts of the city. The shopkeeper suddenly walked over quickly and stopped the heavenly evil, with an apologetic expression: "Guest officer, are you going out again?"

"What's the matter?"

"It's fine. It's just that it's not been peaceful lately, so try to come back as early as possible, otherwise you're ・・・・・・ afraid that you will easily get into trouble. The shopkeeper's sincerity and fear, the more he talked, the more afraid he became.

"Is something wrong?"

"This ・・・・・・ hi ・・・・・・. Last night, three more people were killed in the city. This is the fifth time, and I really don't know when it will be a head. That murderous maniac is too ・・・・・・" said the shopkeeper, as if he had some palpitations, and stopped the rest of the conversation. His eyes swept the street several times with fear, but he didn't find anything to do, so he was relieved.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Heavenly Evil thought strangely, did something big happen to him like this, so that he was so cautious, for fear of finding a trouble.

The shopkeeper pulled over the heavenly evil, walked to the corner of the inn, sighed and said softly: "Hey・・・・・・, since the middle of last month, two people who returned late have been killed on the street. Three days later, another man was killed in a cul-de-sac. Such a murder happened once in a short time, until last night, it was the fifth homicide. Last night's one was the worst, killing eight people. So far, a total of 26 people have been killed for no reason. It is said that those who were killed had faces as terrible as evil spirits, and they must have been tortured to death endlessly. Nowadays, the people of the entire border city are panicked, and they are worried all day long, and when someone suddenly shouts and screams on the street for some reason, it will make people feel creepy unconsciously. I heard that the king of Mingzhou has sent someone to arrest the murderer, and he will arrest strangers and interrogate them carefully if he thinks he can. Although we, the innkeepers, can prove the innocence of the travelers, it is better to avoid trouble as much as possible. Whoever enters the city lord's mansion will inevitably be skinned. ”

"Is there such a thing? Could it be that there is some deep hatred between them, so they seek revenge?"

"No way. Some of those killed were civilians. Where do we civilians dare to offend people on weekdays? Even if we suffer losses, most of them consider ourselves unlucky. There are also merchants from other places, who come to do business and do not offend people. That murderer is a homicidal maniac, a devil who kills for fun. The more the shopkeeper spoke, the more frightened he became, the fear on his face was obvious, and even his voice trembled a little.

This is by no means a simple murder case, it must have been deliberately committed by someone in order to achieve some purpose. Looking at the notices posted by the city lord's guards along the street, the situation in the city was surrounded one after another, and most of the gloom on his face was gone, and he talked and laughed "with peace of mind".

However, no matter how much they disguise it, they can't laugh naturally. The far-fetched smile reflected the fear in their hearts like a mirror.

All are self-deception, self-comfort, self-expectation, self-paralysis. The inability to face the reality reveals the weak heart. The weakness of human nature is such that it prefers to believe in the fantasy of dreams rather than proceed from reality.

Maybe it's because fantasy can be realized in a single thought, but reality requires a lot of effort. However, the illusion that arises in the first thought will not be shattered in an instant, but the ideal realized through hard work can last forever.

When the evil approached those who were "very satisfied" with their laughter, the false stability collapsed in an instant.

Strangers, suspicious people, both of these aspects are manifested in the Heavenly Evil in a black trench coat. The originally discussed scene was instantly silent. They all walked around away from the evil spirits, and there was fear and fear hidden in their eyes.

The figure of the heavenly evil walked elegantly through the criss-crossed streets and alleys, carefully watching everything around him.

If the killer targets those who return late, it is very likely that they will seek out wandering businessmen from outside. After the previous murders, there has been a lot of trouble in the local area. Therefore, locals generally do not go out and return late easily, only those outsiders will be later without knowing the inside story. According to the previous circumstances, most of the places where the crimes occurred were remote or close to remote streets and alleys. Because most of the people in the downtown area are powerful people, and there are a lot of guards, so it is not easy for that kind of thing to happen.

So, this is the place to be. The Celestial Evil hides in a dark passageway where you can get an unobstructed view of the brightly lit street. You can also see the details of several intersections, and if there are any suspicious people passing by, you will be able to spot them even if they are passing by.

The cold night breeze blows through the alleys with a slight coolness, making people can't help but shrink their necks and hit the spirits.

The flickering lights twisted the shadows of the pillars beside the street, and swayed slightly, like ghosts fluttering their claws to kill their prey.

In that street, a slight footstep slowly approached, and seven or eight shadows were imprinted on the intersection.

Soon, a man dressed in a fancy costume walked out. He lit the lantern and looked at the intersection with drunken eyes. was hit by the night wind, and his body shivered, and his drunkenness instantly decreased a little. After scanning back and forth between the two intersections, he found his way back, and quickly turned right and walked quickly, while looking around and hesitantly alerting his surroundings.

Obviously, this is just a person who has spent time in the bustling streets. It's about ten o'clock, but it's usually night at seven or eight o'clock. If you follow that person, is it possible to wait for the murderer? This city is so big, although it may not be here, but if you are not afraid of 10,000, you should be prepared.

"Ah・・・・・・. A shout came from the side of the busy street.

(The story of the first season takes place in the border city, and everyone has been waiting for a long time for the foreshadowing of the later article.) Absolutely wonderful!)