Chapter 34: A Terrible Coincidence
When I returned to the Hound House, I saw the gate open from a distance.
Rosen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Harrick was at home, otherwise he really didn't know who to borrow money from for a while.
He walked briskly, and before he could enter the door, he heard the loud laughter of Shabolai coming from inside the door.
"Aha~ Lao Tzu can go to the House of Roses again."
As soon as he heard this, Rosen knew that there was no need to worry about money, whether it was the income from the sale of paintings or the completion of the bounty task by Chapolai, in short, there was money.
He strode in.
Harrick was sitting facing the door, and when he saw Rosen, he immediately waved at him.
"Aha~ Our great hero is here~"
Rosen was overjoyed that his painting was sold, and it fetched a good price.
The slightly anxious mind immediately relaxed, very good, now there is no need to open your mouth to borrow money.
Although Shapole and Harrick would definitely borrow, they were always a little unaccustomed to borrowing money.
He walked over and sat down in a chair: "How much did it sell?" ”
Harrick's eyes lit up in astonishment, and he pulled out a bulging money bag from under the table and handed it to Rosen.
"It sold for a full 50 crowns. This one is yours, 25 crowns, a lot of points, you click. ”
Where does Lawson still need to use his hands to order, the hand of mana has been used very skillfully in the past two days.
As soon as the thought moved, the mage's hand took the wallet, and with a slight movement of the thought, he had already figured out the amount of gold krona in the money bag.
25 crowns, no more, no less.
He carefully put away the money bag and asked curiously, "Which one bought it?" ”
He remembers clearly that the 'antique' painting shop in Whitehorse only accepted 2 crowns per piece, and later it only rose to 5 crowns.
Although Silver Moon City is a big city, and the bathing map is really good, there is no reason to increase it tenfold at once.
As soon as he heard this, Harrick disagreed.
"How can it be wronged? This "Bathing in the Woods" is a rare masterpiece, if I didn't know that you were in a hurry to use money, how could I sell her so easily? Isn't it, Shabolai? ”
Shabolai nodded repeatedly, a hint of intoxication flashing in his eyes.
"I have read countless women in my life, but I have to say that the beauty in this painting is absolutely rare in the mortal world. If I can kiss Fang Ze, even if I die on the spot, I am willing. ”
Lawson spread his hands and smiled teasingly.
"Fortunately, I wasn't met by my uncle, otherwise our stunning studio would have been closed due to the loss of a friend."
"Hmmmmha~~~"
Harrick and Shabolai laughed together.
After laughing, Xia Bolai's face was straight, and it was rare to get serious.
"Having said that, three outsiders died in the Chengnan Market today, and the death was extremely miserable, everyone's eyes were gouged out, their lower bodies were cut off, and all the blood in their bodies was drained."
Harrick's face turned pale when he heard this: "It's so cruel?!" ”
Lawson didn't speak, waiting for Shabol to continue to say more.
Shabol didn't keep the two of them waiting.
"Last night, the patrol guards nearby were the first to hear the screams and rushed all the way to check. This caused the killer to flee in such a hurry that there was not enough time to clean up the scene, leaving a lot of traces. ”
With that, he motioned for Harrick to bring him a glass of mead, and Harrick simply poured three glasses and shared one for each person.
Taking a sip of honey wine, Chabolai continued to tell the story of the case.
"I won't talk about the specific analysis process, in short, judging from the traces, the female who killed the person was more than 1.7 meters tall, with a plump figure and a large bust, and she had to use a large cup ......to tie her breasts."
Harrick was puzzled.
"Wait, I can understand everything else, but how is this bust analyzed?"
Rosen had the same doubts.
Xia Bolai pursed his lips: "The three out-of-town men are very strong, and one of them is still a low-level warrior, and he has had some battles along the way. ”
"The ground of the fight was covered with mud, and the murderer had rolled in the mud a few times, leaving a mark."
"Oh~"
Both Rosen and Harrick were stunned.
Shabolai continued.
"Traces show that the murderer has good skills and can use some spells, so he should be a wandering female mage who has not been systematically studied."
"Because of this, the mage guild in the city has also sent several battle mages to assist in the investigation."
As he spoke, he looked at Rosen and said in a condensed voice: "I have carefully observed the location of each murder, and found that the location of each crime is not far from your mentor's residence. ”
"This is enough to show that the murderer probably lived in that area. Before the murderer is brought to justice, you must be careful and careful! ”
He pulled a whistle out of his pocket and handed it to Lawson.
"You take this. In an emergency, blow the whistle vigorously. I've been keeping an eye around there these days, and I'll be the first to come when I hear the whistle. ”
"Thank you, uncle."
Rosen carefully tucked the whistle into his coat pocket.
Considering that he had a lot to do in the afternoon, he did not delay any longer.
"I left first, and my mentor gave me a lot of things to do, and the time was still very tight. I'll have to rush back to deal with it. ”
With that, he got up and walked towards the door.
Harrick's voice came from behind him: "Rosen, when is the next painting?" The rich merchant who bought the paintings wanted to buy a few more. ”
"Tomorrow, I'll come and paint early tomorrow morning, two at a time."
"Okay!"
Out of the Hound House, Lawson ran all the way back to the South City Market.
Ignoring the slightly panicked atmosphere in the bazaar, the shops ran over one by one.
He ordered a new set of tubs, screens, new clothes, new bedding, new cutlery, and so on, whatever would make Thrandis' life more comfortable.
The 25 kroner that I had just received was spent 12 kroner before I could cover the heat.
The remaining 13 crowns are reserved for the unexpected.
In this regard, Rosen is not distressed at all.
Because as far as he knew, the children of the nobles found a mentor to learn spells, and the annual light tuition started at least 200 crowns. A good mentor is even more valuable.
And that's not even counting the money for spell materials and paraphernalia.
He now spent this little money to find a middle-level mage with outstanding talent and a serious teaching attitude as a tutor, and he really made a lot of money.
After shopping, he spent 2 silver clays to hire a few ox carts to deliver the goods to Thrandis's door.
By the way, more than a dozen buckets of water were transported, and the three newly bought large water tanks in the kitchen were full.
Then, doing the laundry, boiling water, installing the tubs, screens, etc., Rosen did it all himself.
The tub is made of oak, which is twice as large as the original, and the material is unusually solid and heavy, but it doesn't matter.
Lawson's mage's hand was now very powerful, and after a little effort, he moved the tub up to the second floor.
Inevitably, the wooden floor slabs could not support the bath barrel filled with water, and several load-bearing wooden columns were installed under the floor.
He tried to speed up his movements as fast as he could, and by three o'clock in the afternoon, he was completely done.
The interior of the House of Thorandis has changed dramatically, with many, many more everyday utensils, and a tub filled with warm water is already steaming behind a carved wooden screen.
Rosen stood beside the screen, with one hand behind his back, the other hand stretched forward, and bowed to invite: "Mentor, I will serve you in a wide robe." ”
Thrandis smiled, pleased with the changes.
"Oh, Rosen, you are my dearest apprentice, and I can't help but fall in love with you if it goes on like this."
She sighed and stood still, with her arms outstretched, as Rosen unbuttoned her hair ornament and took off her dress.
When he took off his corset, Rosen's heart suddenly moved.
"It's big, it's got to be a big cup..... Hey, that's not right! ”
In an instant, a series of messages flashed through his mind.
'Female, over 1.7 meters, plump, big cup, can spell, the location of the murder is near the house'.
Looking at Thrandis in front of him again, Rosen's heart beat uncontrollably a few times: "Is it completely consistent?" ”
Immediately after, more details that he had overlooked came to mind like a tidal wave.
A strange voice upstairs at night.
When he woke up this morning, Thrandis's personality had changed dramatically, thousands of miles away from him, and he had changed his clothes.
And at noon, he suddenly changed back, and showed his body in front of an apprentice who had only known him for two days.
The murder victims were all young males, and they all died in extreme euphoria...... If Thrandis is really the murderer, then there seems to be an explanation for her change, she may be seducing me! ’
Although the evidence is not sufficient, there are too many similarities that give Thrandis an aura of suspicion of a murderer.
Rosen's heart was beating faster and faster, and the thoughts in his mind dissipated.
Thrandis's voice rang out: "My dear apprentice, are you mesmerized by the body of your mentor?" ”
Rosen came back to his senses, forcibly suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and his face was full of 'apologies': "Mentor, forgive me for being rude. ”
"It's a testament to my charm and I'm very happy."
Thrandis stepped into the tub with her legs up, and lay down in the warm water sprinkled with rose petals, and sighed comfortably.
"Hmm~ This is much more spacious than the original bath tub~"
She turned to look at Rosen, smiling like a flower.
"My dearest apprentice, go ahead and scrub my body. But remember, only mage hands are allowed. ”