The Mermaid (5) The left leg of the maidens

Southeast of Danfeng Town, the First Army of the Purple Kite Empire, the barracks of the Fifth Division. Four men with different styles are discussing something.

"Is there anything going on here?" asked Edward as he walked, seemingly extremely defensive, but he was not in the way of being able to drive him away.

"We are here for the missing girl. Mott was very blunt. "We have been entrusted with the mayor to find the missing girl, and we want to come to you to ask about the situation. His eyes seemed to have some trust written on him, but he was not the hippie demeanor of the past, and he seemed very sincere.

"You're still the same as when you were in the barracks. Edward received the look, as if recalling the robes they had spent together. "Well, if someone else asks me such a boring question, I'll just blast it out. But your words, I will speak bluntly. This has nothing to do with the disappearance of the girl who committed it. And I can assure you that it is not in the barracks. ”

"Then why didn't the army help the town's pursuit?" asked Melson, still unceremoniously.

"Did Mayor Mare say that?" Edward frowned. "We didn't get any such a briefing from them. ”

"Didn't you just want us to enter because you imprisoned the girl?" asked Melson, who heard the denial, and continued with a hint of regret as if he believed his colleague. "Isn't such an obvious precaution to hide the evidence of the crime?"

"Of course not. I thought you were here for another secret mission that I can't say. Be on guard, of course. But if the girl who did it disappeared, I didn't know anything else was going on in the town. Edward's demeanor relaxed a little, and he said very calmly, which couldn't help but make the three of them believe a little more.

But why don't they know? It's not at all what the mayor said. The three of them tacitly thought of the same point, and exchanged glances suspiciously. At this moment, a soldier came straight in a hurry, his face very ugly.

"Sir. The soldier saluted, looked at the three of Roberts, and leaned into Edward's ear, whispering. The look on Edward's face became solemn when he heard this.

"Mott. Are you three really here for the so-called disappearance of the girl?"

"Of course it is, but for what. Mott asked rhetorically.

Edward's face was a little embarrassed, and he thought about some important determination, and said to Mott. "Well, I believe in you. So, trust me too. The barracks had nothing to do with what girl disappeared before that, but now it may have something to do with it. Come with me. ”

After Edward finished speaking, he let the soldier he had just reported lead the way.

The barracks are divided into several parts, in addition to accommodation, there are also places for training and study, among which there is a black building that is quite eye-catching, set up separately, and the exterior wall seems to be made of some special materials, which seems to be impregnable, which is not a system that ordinary barracks have.

"That's our storehouse, and it's generally not allowed to trespass without an order. Edward saw a few people observing, and introduced.

Several men followed the soldiers and walked around the storehouse for most of the circle, until they came to the shadow of the corner between the storehouse and the wall. When several people saw the scene on the ground, they all showed solemn expressions.

The black dirt was gouged up, revealing not a stone, but a white thigh tightly wrapped in black soil, I don't know what is connected to the dirt, but it seems to be able to judge how wonderful its former owner was.

"Dig it all up. Robert said to Edward. Edward nodded at the soldier. After a while, five or six soldiers came one after another with tools, and within a moment a large pit appeared, and things were constantly being carried out, and the faces of the people present became more and more solemn.

Because it's not a corpse anymore.

It's all the left leg, the girl's left leg, no decay, no shriveling, maintaining perfect skin, and it still seems to be as fresh as a faint fluorescence, smooth and full of extended imagination, as if it is still on a lovely girl, walking and dancing, when the spring breeze rolls up the pink skirt corners, maybe revealing a little wonderful spring light.

But at this time, they are only severed limbs, and the flat facet pierces all imaginary, abruptly halted lives. But why the left foot?

"How many?" asked Melson, frowning.

"Ten bodies. Mott looked carefully at the cut in the section and replied.

". "Even people like them, who are accustomed to seeing swords and blood, still feel uncomfortable with the scene in front of them. Even a noble son as cultured as Melson still couldn't help but scold.

"I really don't know what's going on?" Mott asked Edward.

Edward looked at the soldier who was reporting, and the soldier understood, and immediately stepped forward to salute the report. "I found out on patrol in the morning. The brothers patrolled last night and didn't have it yet. ”

"We have never heard from any missing women. We're stationed here for other missions, but we're soldiers!"

Edward said sternly with the honor of a soldier.

Mort nodded and patted Edward on the shoulder. He looked at Robert and showed his trust in Edward.

Robert also nodded and said to Edward. "General, I suggest that you send another person to search the entire battalion and a radius of a few miles, and conduct a large-scale search. See if there are any other body parts, and it is best to find the head so that the people in the town can identify it. ”

Edward nodded, and immediately gave the order. He thought for a moment and asked. "Why didn't the town look for us, but for you outsiders?"

This is a common doubt they have now.

Robert held the ghost drawing talisman in his hand, and his eyebrows twitched a little.

At this time, Nikkage is sitting cross-legged in front of the fireplace with a glass of hot milk, like a cat that has been lazy, taking a break after playing.

Opposite him were two giant dogs with the same appearance, in a wild posture, feasting comfortably, without any manners at all. That's the Miga and Mi key.

Mott and Melson were unusually silent and solemn, but very restrained, sipping the spirits on the bar. It's not to get drunk, but to vent with restraint, to vent the unhappiness in your heart.

"So, such an ugly ghost drawing, how did you write it, Xiaoying. Robert stood in the center and said to the Shadow very seriously.

The milk that Sunshadow had in his mouth swallowed calmly, and the others choked up a little.

"I only wrote eight words, everything else is numbers. Sunshadow raised his eyebrows a little unnaturally.

"The numbers are ugly too. "I can't bear to have Robert, who has been fighting in the front line of secretarial work for many years, and it is not enough to be angry if I don't say it. "If I hadn't told me the number, I would have thought it was ink dots and ghost drawings. ”

"Miga, they urged me. "Sunshadow's face shifted unnaturally in the opposite direction.

"Yes, yes, yes, we're urging Brother Ying. Mi Jian said very cooperatively, but the corners of his mouth were a little tense and cracked upward.

"I'll tell Boss Peng when I go back. Robert continued to say seriously. At this time, the other people couldn't hold back any longer and laughed out loud. Sunshadow leans more unnaturally to the side to prop her head.

"Speaking of which, this portrait, how do I think the eyebrows are a little similar to yours. Robert read the papers, looked at the painting that Sunshadow had brought back, and continued.

"Really? I'll take a look. Melson leaned over curiously. "Hey, that's a bit there. ”

Everyone heard about it and stepped forward to check it out curiously. "I don't think it's as good-looking as Brother Ying. Brother Ying is a woman, so he should be better looking than him. Miga said without thinking.

After speaking, he felt a cold light sweeping towards him, and his back was a little cold. When he turned around, he saw a pair of extremely dark eyes, those resoluteness and indifference in his eyes, and he was cold to see.

"Just kidding! Can our shadow brother be so motherly?" Mi Jian slapped Miga's head violently, with a look of idiot.

"Are those numbers some incoming accounts?" asked Robert as Sunshadow ended the topic strongly.

"Yes, it should be. But not money, it seems to be the transaction of some other item, more of the amount of money entered, and the depreciation. Robert said as he flipped through the paper in his hand again.

"In such a small town, no matter how much we searched, the disappeared girl, we found clues as soon as we came, found a surplus corpse in the barracks, and found a bloody murder weapon in the indoctrination. The sun shadow rhythmically and softly, knocking on the wooden armrest of the high-backed chair, said slowly with a chill in his voice. "Fun, funny ......"

"Brother Shadow, what do you say the murderer is trying to do?

Sunshadow didn't answer Mi Jian, maybe he didn't know it yet, he asked Mi Jian instead. "Where did Adao'er go today?"

"Oh, yes. He went to the back mountain. Mi Jian said, biting down on the apple. "It's not far away, it's not a mountain, it's more like a dirt slope, but there seem to be a lot of people over there, there are monks from the Sect of Enlightenment, some ordinary laborers, and some soldiers. We didn't want to be discovered, so we didn't get too close, and after a while, he disappeared and didn't know where he went. When I came out again, we didn't hear what was arguing with a soldier, and then we went back to the indoctrination. ”

"I think that should be the reason why this broken Danfeng Town has an army and an indoctrination hall. In the power of the Purple Kite Empire, I don't even know about this division of power. This is my negligence. Robert said with his silver glasses in his hand, his tone seemed to be a little reproachful, but his eyes shone with shrewd silver. For him, the challenge of not knowing things is more interesting than knowing it.

"Edward, it's not someone who would kill those girls. And he also assured that he didn't have it in the barracks, and I believed what he said. Mott interjected at this point.

"Everyone is in his barracks, and he said that if he didn't kill him, he didn't kill him. Melson said with disbelief, white-eyed Mott's innocence.

"I trust Mott's judgment. Moreover, the murderer's methods of planting the sham are really not very clever. Sun Ying said as he took the boning knife on the table, fiddling with it in his hand.

"Planting?" Mi Jian asked. "In this town, apart from the Jiaohua Hall, who else has the strength to plant the barracks? But since it is a false accusation, why don't you also loosen the murder weapon and send it over?"

"It's also fucking perverted and only planted on the left foot. Miga added hatefully.

"Could the murderer be that Adore, who hides in his study every day, peeking at these portraits? Melson said.

"Well, it makes sense. Miga said. This logic fits perfectly. ”

"You still know the word logic, you can't see it. Although it was rare that Miga agreed with his idea, Melson couldn't help but hurt Miga.

"Fart, what do I don't know. If you dare to hurt Lao Tzu, I think you owe a lesson again. Miga jerked up, ready to dry.

"Okay, come on. Who teaches whom. I'm worried that the fire has nowhere to go today. With that, he also stood up. Seeing that the two are about to fight.

"Let's fight, I'm not allowed to sleep until I finish today. Sunshadow's slender hand continued to play with the bones that shone with the cold light in his hand, and said slowly. "Mi Jian, remember to record the battle, tomorrow I want to know how many times they beat each other. The others rest, and tomorrow we should go to the mayor to show up again. With that, he walked slowly upstairs with Robert. Leaving a few people who were still a little stunned.

Standing at the stall on the second floor, he continued to face down. "Hit. Don't stop. ”

Robert followed with a smile. Maybe for this group of rough guys, fighting is the best vent.