Chapter 45: The First Step of the Investigation
The next day, just after dawn, Rosen woke up.
Mana is the power of the soul, the mana continues to become stronger, and the spirit is gradually vigorous, even if you didn't go to bed at three o'clock last night, you are still full of energy after getting up.
I speculated a lot last night, but there is very little real evidence.
What the truth is, we have to find out on the spot.
After washing, go downstairs to find Harrick to forage for food.
Eating a delicious breakfast, Rosen asked, "What about Uncle Shabolai?" Haven't gotten up yet? ”
Harrick was mopping the floor with a mop, and he sighed, "I went out early in the morning, saying that I wanted to cooperate with the Mage's Guild to capture Miss Thrandis, and I said that I would not give up until I caught anyone." ”
Rosen hurriedly asked, "Went alone?" ”
"No, with that little white face named Olek, the two of them have been inseparable lately."
Harrick's tone was a little sullen, as if he didn't like Olek very much.
Rosen's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "Uncle, you won't be jealous of Olek, right?" ”
"Whew!"
Harrick looked unhappy: "I'm going to be jealous of him?" Lao Tzu is much more manly than him. ”
"Then why aren't you happy?"
Unexpectedly, Harrick's expression became serious.
"Rosen, let me tell you, I've been an innkeeper for 10 years, and I see people very accurately, no matter how much a person hides it, he can't escape my eyes."
"That Olek, don't look decent, but as soon as I look at him, I feel that something is wrong with this person, there must be something wrong with him, something big! Shabolai mixed with him, sooner or later he will suffer a big loss! ”
Rosen smiled: "What can the uncle suffer, even if he takes the dry road, the uncle will make a profit." ”
Harrick was stunned, then burst into laughter before he recovered for a moment.
"Rosen, I'm serious, don't interrupt."
He looked left and right, as if to confirm that there was no third party around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you, hasn't Olek been living on the second floor recently?" ”
"yes, yes."
Rosen nodded, he also knew about this, Olek had been living in the Hound House for more than a week, because Shabol said that there were many rooms here, and they were empty.
"That afternoon, I was moving down from the third floor, just past Olek's room. It just so happened that the door was open, and I peeked in. Guess what I see? ”
Rosen asked cooperatively, "What do you see?" ”
Harrick's voice grew lower: "I saw him looking in the mirror. Instead of looking in the mirror like a man, I look around in front of a mirror like a woman. ”
"Oops~ The golden god is above, he is a big man, scratching his head in front of the mirror, there must be something wrong with his heart!"
"Hmm~ It's a bit excessive."
Lawson also thinks it's a little peculiar, but it's a matter of personal habit after all, maybe Olek thinks he's handsome, so he gets intoxicated.
But for a moment, he suspected that the other party might be dressed as a man, but quickly dismissed the suspicion.
Olek is handsome, but he looks like a tiger, his voice is strong, and there is a smell of sweat unique to a single man, and he can't find any feminine femininity at all.
What kind of woman does this have to be like this?
But then another possibility came to mind: "This guy likes to mix with his uncle so much, it can't be a man, right?"
"I think too much and think too much, in short, this guy is very dangerous, and he is mysterious, so he has to beware."
He finished his breakfast and got up to say goodbye.
"Uncle, I'm not very happy in my heart, I won't paint today, go out and relax."
Harrick only thought that the matter of Thrandis had hit Rosen hard, so he said, "Go ahead, go ahead, anyone who encounters this will feel bad." It's also good to get out and walk more. ”
"I'll go upstairs and get some money first."
Lawson went upstairs.
Since Olek was not there, he walked to the door of his room with peace of mind.
He took a closer look at the wooden doors, especially the doorknobs, before turning back to the third floor.
As soon as you arrive at the room, open the adventure log to check your fingerprints.
At this look, he was suddenly startled: "How can there be no fingerprints?"
He has now determined that normal people in this world have fingerprints, and not many people care about their fingerprints.
"Was it rubbed by Uncle Harrick?"
Harrick has a habit of cleanliness, can't see a little dust, and likes to take a rag everywhere to clean up when he has nothing to do, so the possibility of being wiped is very high.
Olek's fingerprints can't be obtained for the time being, and he doesn't bother, so he plans to start from other aspects.
After taking the money out of the Hound House and walking out onto the street, Rosen felt a little dazed.
Although I made a lot of plans last night, the time was still too rushed, and I didn't know where to start for a while.
'Go straight to Veronica?' ’
'Who knows where that is?' ’
He saw Veronica for the first time last night and knew almost nothing about her situation.
In case the other party is the real murderer, he suddenly comes to the door, which will definitely arouse the vigilance of the other party, and he will lose his life if he can't say it.
Standing on the street corner and thinking about it, I finally found another, less dangerous breakthrough.
"Marboli embalming fluid."
Thrandis had read him a book called "Alchemy Knowledge", so Rosen knew that this was an alchemy product, a rather professional solvent, and it was difficult for ordinary alchemists to mix, so he had to find a master.
And in Silver Moon Castle, there are not many such alchemy masters, each of whom has a name and a surname.
Then, as long as you find out who has bought a large amount of Marpoli embalming liquid in recent times, you can go all the way.
So, how do you find a master?
It's easy.
Lawson walked briskly to the South Market and soon found a herb shop called 'Vitality'.
It just so happened that he had painted portraits of the owner and the guy of the shop, and when he walked into the shop, the guy greeted him with a smile: "Rosen, good morning." ”
Rosen also waved in response, and asked again, "Is Mr. Homer here?" ”
"I'm here." There was a response from behind the counter.
Rosen walked over and asked with a smile, "Mr. Homer, I want to buy a few bottles of dragon wine, do you have them?" ”
Fire dragon wine, a special solvent for mixing various mage elixirs, the difficulty is similar to that of Marboli antiseptic liquid, and if you can mix fire dragon wine, there is a high probability that you will mix Marboli antiseptic liquid.
Homer shrugged: "This product is too high-end, I can't get it as a seller of herbal juice." You'll have to find a professional alchemist. ”
Rosen sighed, "But I just can't find it." You know, something happened to my original mentor again. So I wanted to ask you for directions. ”
Homer sighed in sympathy, then picked up a quill, quickly wrote down an address and person's name and handed it to Lawson.
"In the south of the city, there is only one alchemist. Ask him if he has any stock. ”
Rosen thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you very much for your news, Mr. Homerson, when I have time, I will definitely draw you a family photo." ”
"Ha~~" Homer was very happy: "Then I'm really waiting." ”
In those days, family portraits were a luxury that only the aristocracy could afford.
Lawson smiled and said, "Don't worry, come when you have time." ”
Waving goodbye, after leaving the herb shop, he followed the address all the way through.
'No. 36 Sweetwater Lane, a little distance, the road is not very familiar, but it should not be difficult to find. ’
After walking around the streets for a long time and spending more than half an hour, I finally found the land.
It is a rather chic wooden house with a large yard with many unknown plants, and in many places there are specially built conservatories and rain curtains.
The courtyard door was closed, and Lawson stepped forward, and was about to knock on the door, when he saw a wooden board hanging from the door.
A line of writing in charcoal on the board reads: "I recently went out to buy raw materials, and the return date is uncertain." We apologize for any delays. ”
"Not at home? Is it such a coincidence? ”
Rosen looked at the yard full of plants that were growing happily, and he didn't feel like a person who would go far away.
Otherwise, no one will take care of the flowers and plants in this yard, and a rain and snow will be ruined?
It's drizzling with some snow grains.
He looked down again at the handwriting on the board: "This is an ugly word, the board has not been completely wet, it has just been hung up." That is, just left? ”
Since I just left, there should be footprints on the ground.
Rosen looked down at his feet, because it was mud, there were indeed many footprints, all kinds of them.
New, old. Human, dog, cat, cow, pig, dense.
Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that only one of the footprints could match the footprints in the courtyard.
Obviously, this footprint belonged to the master of the courtyard, that is, the alchemist.
Rosen soon noticed something strange.
The footprints at the entrance of the courtyard were a little blurry, not like they had just been stepped on.
"It's strange, obviously going out for a long journey, and just leaving, why are there no fresh footprints on the ground? Did it fly out? Wait, no! ”
"Education was expensive in those years, and most of the intellectuals had good hands. A famous alchemist, how can the words be so ugly? ”
He suddenly thought of a possibility, and his heart jumped suddenly: "Don't be killed, right?" ”
As soon as this thought came out, Rosen felt his heart beat a little faster.
"As soon as I checked, someone was killed, is it so dangerous?"
Fortunately, this alley is quite lively, with people coming and going, and from time to time you can see patrol guards walking by.
It just so happened that a team of guards was passing by.
Lawson immediately walked up the hill and blocked the other party's way.
The captain of the leading guard glared at him and shouted, "Child, are you looking for death?!" ”
Lawson reached out and took out 4 silver clays from his pocket, flipped his hand slightly, and secretly stuffed them into the other party's hand.
"Uncle, I'm the high-ranking samurai Shabolai. Omixia's nephew, I would like you to do me a small favor. ”
Money plus relationships, the two-pronged approach, the attitude of the captain of the guard immediately softened significantly.
He said kindly, "Oh, it's the nephew of Lord Shabolai, what's the matter?" ”
Lawson led the guards to the gate of the courtyard and briefly recounted the previous analysis.
"I'd like to come and buy a few bottles of solvents. But now that this is the case, I suspect something is wrong. I'd like to ask Uncle to open the door and take a look. ”
The captain of the guard suddenly looked embarrassed.
"Uh~ Mr. Stan is a famous alchemist, if he is not at home, we can't force the door."
Rosen's thoughts flickered, and a cute gold krona quietly jumped into the pocket of the captain of the guard.
"Uncle, I'll be responsible for what's going on. I will compensate for any losses caused. ”
"I am the nephew of Monsieur Shabolai, and even if I can't afford it, my uncle can."
The captain of the guard touched his coat pocket, feeling the heavy touch of Kimkrone, and his heart was hot.
This is equivalent to half a month's salary for him, and the mother-in-law at home has always wanted to wear a new pair of earrings, if she has this money, she can make the mother-in-law happy, so as not to face a dead fish face as soon as she goes home.
He took out the previous silver clay, and divided half of each of his two subordinates equally: "Why are you stunned?" Broke! ”
"Yes, Captain."
The two guards raised their feet and kicked the courtyard door open, and then went to the wooden house and kicked the door open.
The moment the door opened, a faint smell of blood wafted out.