The Church of the Holy Wind in Jowood is the headquarters of the Storm Church in Beckland, and has historically been the site of the Storm Church altar.

It wasn't until the end of the last century, after the establishment of the Kingdom of Rune, that the Church of the Storm relocated the altar to the island of Pasu in the Sunia Sea.

As a result, the Church of the Holy Wind was downgraded to a regional headquarters.

Around eight o'clock in the morning, the square outside the Church of the Holy Wind.

Dressed as a gentleman, Varina soon spotted Hugh's distinctive figure near the bell tower on the left, and walked into the crowd and approached her.

"Good morning, my friend." Varina put his hand on the brim of his hat and stepped forward to say hello.

It wasn't until he called out to say hello that Hugh noticed that it was Varina beside him.

She looked up and commented, "Your clothes today are gentlemanly enough, but the greeting etiquette is far from good." ”

"Of course, after all, I just changed my clothes."

Varina smiled, withdrew his left hand from the brim of his hat, and reached forward with his right hand, holding the cane, pointing in a direction, "Go this way." ”

……

Balft Street, a living room at a shooting club.

The Xibe black tea at hand went from slightly hot to slightly cold, and Varina and Hugh finally waited for Detective Zereel.

He pushed the door in, and when he saw Hugh, he was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "It turns out that you also brought an assistant." ”

Zariel stepped out of the way, and Varina and Hugh saw that he was followed by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

"This is my assistant Ian Wright, and he helped me find a lot of news for this commission, so I brought him along."

When the two of them sat down, Varina briefly introduced Hugh, "Hugh Dilcha, the bounty hunter, is my friend and helper. ”

Zerrell nodded, a brief greeting, and then opened the boxy file bag in his hand, took out a small pile of materials and put it on the coffee table.

At the top of the document is a sketch of Varina, which is not very accurate, but if you combine it with other constraints, it is enough to lock in to a specific goal.

Varina picked up the materials and pretended to look at the portrait for a while before flipping back into it.

The second record is basic personal information, followed by some descriptions of personality and habits pieced together from the interviews.

In the process, he handed Hugh all the parts he had seen to Hugh, who was sitting next to him, and asked a few relevant questions, all of which were answered by Ian.

Because of the simplicity of Varina's experience, there were actually few pieces of this small pile of information, and he quickly saw the last one.

"There's a key issue here," Varina said, handing Hugh the last page of the document as well, to Zeriel, "The data shows that Varina is a young man with a very small circle of life, and he doesn't look like a person who can be associated with the gang. ”

"yes, I think so, too."

Detective Zerrell looked distressed and continued:

"But he did have a conflict with the Dead Eels before he disappeared, and that's probably the most important thing. But here, I can't ask for specifics. ”

"It's the same sentence when I ask and ask, saying that he is a member of the Squirrel Gang and has stolen some important documents, and it is not clear what they are."

Varina nodded, it seemed that the president didn't want to expose the assassination commission.

He quickly had an idea in his mind.

Varina confirms to Zeriel, "Then you ask the Squirrels and the answer is, 'They don't have this guy,' right?" ”

"That's it." Zarrell nodded.

"The statements of both of them are completely opposite, and it is clear that at least one of them is telling a lie."

Varina tapped on the armrest of the couch and said, "I'll find out what is not honest enough." ”

"I think it should help find someone."

Hugh also read the information at this time, and in line with Varina's statement, said:

"Then I'll check his life circle again and see if there are any missing details."

At this point, the matter is almost settled.

Detective Zarrell nodded, and added, somewhat uneasily:

"One more thing to make clear, if you don't make real progress, I won't pay you a gratuity."

"Of course."

Varina stood up and asked one last thing before leaving:

"Can I borrow your assistant Ian for a while? I'd like to ask him and Hugh to go back and find out. ”

Zariel glanced at Ian and nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's start now, let's go to the East End first."

Showing the power of bounty hunters in the face of lucrative bounties, Varina soon took Hugh and Ian out the door, hiring a nearby horse-drawn cab to go to the edge of the East End.

In the living room after the three of them left, Detective Zerrell sat alone on the couch, scratching his head in confusion.

He always felt that today's bounty hunter Lexa seemed to have changed a little more than yesterday.

Zereel thought about it for a moment, but he was still not sure how he felt, so he had to give up.

……

In the carriage, Varina and Vacation discuss the various possibilities of his disappearance, which gradually leads to random crimes.

This is indeed a possibility, and the Varina in the document is a good target.

He lives in a small circle, and spends most of his daily life alone, which is very similar except that the quality of life is better than that of the homeless people on the street.

And the street homeless, someone goes missing every day!

This kind of disappearance is even so frequent that people in the East Side feel numb, which shows how rampant gangsters are.

Ian and Hugh both know about this situation.

But they must not have imagined that the biggest trafficker behind this is actually their King George III.

"Mr. Hunter," Ian asked, after observing Varina several times, and asked with a gap, "I want to ask, how long have you been a bounty hunter?" ”

Varina glanced at him, "Why are you asking me this question?" ”

"Because, I always thought Mr. Hunt's appearance was a little familiar," Ian said hesitantly, "and it took me a while to realize that you were a little similar to that portrait." ”

Hugh glanced at Ian in surprise, surprised by the boy's powers of observation and memory.

Varina knew that for a long time.

Because in the original book, Ian was in the critical situation of being hunted by the gang, just because Klein looked at him a few more times, he could remember it deeply, and he could still recognize it after several days.

This performance is much stronger than it is now.

"After you reminded me of this, I feel a little similar."

In the face of Ian's question, Varina behaved very indifferently, "It's a pity that I'm not him, otherwise we can go and receive the honorarium now." ”

Varina smiled and continued:

"I've been a bounty hunter for years, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to build enough connections in the East End, you say."

"Actually, I've heard of you, Ian." Varina shifted his words, "You have the title of 'old man', don't you?" ”

Ian was distracted by this surprise attack and was silent for several seconds before asking, "How do you know?" ”

"Because you're good," Varina grinned, "I've heard from many of my friends that you're good at observation. ”

"I want to think about it...... You'll be spending a lot of time on White Rum Street and the nearby East End. ”

Ian was silent for a few more seconds, and finally praised, "Mr. Hunt, you are a veteran bounty hunter. ”

Hugh on the side felt a little confused, he was a senior bounty hunter?

What about me?

What am I?