When Haina came home with little Sherlock, she was blocked by her mother at the door of the blacksmith shop before she even entered the back room.

She fanned her nose, her brows furrowed, and her complexion changed: "You took the guest to the swamp?" ”

…… Huh?

Haina was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she was infected with the stench of the swamp.

Sherlock sighed appropriately.

- Hey, what are you sighing! Didn't you find out yourself!

Haina was somewhat unconvinced.

But she's no longer the immature girl she was when she first graduated—in the months she spent communicating with those troublesome logic loopers, Haina had mastered the skill of making up nonsense from what others were saying.

Of course, it may also be from the subtle influence of Aihuas.

Now that she has been in contact with it more, Haina finally realizes that Ivas really likes to lie!

When I first met Ivus, I didn't know how much of what he said was true......

But it doesn't matter.

He's already Minister Ivas anyway. Even if it's fake, it can be true.

Haina's thoughts raced, and then she said with a non-changing face: "I miss my childhood." When I was a kid, I loved going there. ”

"It's dangerous, don't you know? That's a no-go zone in the village! ”

Haina's mother frowned, "What if you fall?" That's all a poisonous swamp! ”

"Hey, I can't go down. I'm familiar with the swamp side......"

Haina snorted, pretending not to be impressed: "When I was a child, I went every three days and every two days, and I never saw any danger. I wasn't in danger when I was a kid, Natsu...... Arthur must have been fine. The child is lightweight, and I am still watching. ”

She almost forgot that Sherlock was now Arthur Conan Doyle.

But sure enough, her deliberately casual attitude attracted her mother's attention.

Hayna's mother immediately ignored what they were going to do in the swamp, and thought she was deliberately looking for excitement.

Her eyes widened suddenly, and her voice raised a level: "Even if you may not be able to fall, what if you are attacked by the undead on the other side of the swamp and step on the air?" You just go to a dangerous place to play by yourself, and you go with such a small guest? So old and sensible, Hayna! ”

Her gushing reprimand lasted for I don't know how long.

Anyway, Haina is smiling all the time, with an attitude of putting the left ear in and out the right ear, and the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

When Sherlock yawns a second time, the reprimand finally ends.

"Hey, that's ......"

She ended with this sentence, and then touched Sherlock's hair with some distress: "It's hard to be carried around by her, right?" I'm not reprimanding you...... You should find a place to sit down first.

"I'll go get you some fruit - are the grapes okay?"

Then, she moved out of the way of the door that had been blocked by herself.

After Hayna's mother had completely left, Sherlock said leisurely, "It seems that the forgiveness period for someone to go home is over." ”

"You should praise me for my quick reaction."

Haina was half complaining and half proud: "You didn't realize that the swamp smelled of it." ”

"Yes, yes, I didn't react."

Sherlock said casually, "Whatever you think, but the information I'm going to gather is already here." ”

“…… Information? ”

"Well, that's how your mom reacted when she saw us go to the swamp. This can tell if she knows about the swamp, and then the attitude of the locals towards the swamp - whether they know what the forbidden land means. ”

Sherlock narrowed his eyes, "Now it seems that one thing can be confirmed. That is, the locals and the 'outsiders' have different perceptions of this matter.

"If they really consider the swamp to be a forbidden place, then your mother will not be able to save Mr. Magnetic Hammer. Because she didn't have a chance to touch the swamp - when she learned that we were going to the swamp, her attitude was very nervous and her tone was cold.

"But when you said you were just going to hang out, she relaxed, and even before we even mentioned the undead, she took the initiative to tell the story that there were undead in the swamp...... If we hadn't met the undead, it would have been possible to be curious to look back at the situation when we heard her.

"It's a simple psychology – when a prisoner is interrogated, he chooses to expose small mistakes in order to hide bigger mistakes. Their attitude in the process is quite positive, and their purpose is to attract the attention of others. And the appearance of this attitude often means that the other party is hiding more.

"You are like that, and so is your mother."

Sherlock glanced up coldly at Hayna, "I know that the Overseers of Avalon have become accustomed to using confinement, torture, intimidation, and the use of legal spells to force others to tell the truth, and even direct search of memories and other violent means to obtain the truth. But if you want to go a little higher, you have to try to master some additional skills – like psychology.

"The Overseers of Avalon, unlike the police of Star Antimony and Iris. You have trained a lot of combat subjects such as swordsmanship, horsemanship, and individual tactics in school, as well as training in many languages for the improvement of extraordinary skills in the future, but you are very lacking in various criminal investigation techniques. Later, I will propose this to Minister Ewass, and the Royal Law University will have to take a few more courses. ”

"Gabei."

Haina said without thinking, "I've graduated anyway, so let's add a few more courses to them." ”

"What do you think," Sherlock sneered, "and you'll have to learn when you graduate." ”

"Huh-"

Haina let out a grief, then thought of something, and tried to change the subject to escape reality: "What have you tried to do?" ”

This kind of evasive mentality also often means that the prisoner is weak. Because they can't bear the gradually increasing psychological pressure, they will take the initiative to try to say something, so they will have a tendency to talk and take the initiative to lead the topic. ”

Sherlock nodded coldly before explaining, "This says two things. First, your mother knows a lot of secrets, and this secret is deeper than the undead in the swamp, and it is even more likely related to the appearance of your father.

Second, she was not systematically trained, and she lacked sufficient vigilance and discernment. This shows that she is not a professional, but a real villager...... These two things are enough.

"This shows that the anomaly in Eagle Cape Village is not natural. This 'tradition' is man-made, and the person's actions are beneficial to them, or the person himself is kind to them. Based on previous clues, I highly suspect that this person is Jacob, the grandfather of Aihuas. ”

Sherlock analyzed.

Soon, Hayna's mother returned.

They took the fruit and went to talk to the hammer.

The Magnetic Hammer obviously had a good impression of Ivus, and when he heard that Ivus had gone for a walk, he regretted that he didn't call him.

"Let me take him to play!"

The magnetic hammer slapped his thigh and casually scolded Hayna's younger brother Jack: "Why don't you stinky boy wake me up!" ”

"Huh?"

Jack on the side looked confused.

And Sherlock said in a childish voice, "Brother Ivas is not going to play...... He's gone to investigate his grandfather. ”

"I know Jacob's business, too!"

Magnetic Hammer shook his head: "Why didn't he ask me yesterday!" I can only say that I was so happy to drink...... Well, we'll have a drink and talk when he's back tonight—you should have to stay here for a few more days, right?" ”

Sherlock and Hayna looked at each other, and Hayna paused in silence for a few seconds before reacting.

She hurriedly replied, "Ah, yes...... They have to stay for a few more days. But it's hard to say how long you can stay...... Dad, why don't you talk to us directly? I don't know the story of Grandpa Jacob. ”

"Don't you know? Oh, you don't know. You're too young......"

Magnetic Hammer said disapprovingly, "Your grandfather Jacob is amazing. I was late, but I knew one thing...... Your grandfather Jacob has been here since he was in his twenties.

At that time, all the houses in the village were rebuilt with his help, and they were very strong. He also built the road - even our house, he helped build it together. ”

“…… Is he still an architect? Sherlock was stunned for a moment.

"No, he's a ceremonist."

The Dwarf Hammer said solemnly, "But he has mastered the ritual very well—to be honest, this is the first time I've seen a ritual that can build a house." I still want to learn from him, and I want to build a house for the township when I return to my hometown in the future. But then he shirked it a few times, and I gave up, after all, even if he taught me, I probably wouldn't be able to learn.

"It's nice to be here, carefree...... I don't want to go back. Besides, what will I do when I go back, you two brothers and sisters? ”

The magnetic hammer took a grape and threw it into his mouth, and said casually: "He is a very serious person. I don't know if you have seen it from above - the houses in Eagle Point Village are very well furnished and very neat. It is a very standard circle filled with a large number of geometric patterns.

"—like a ritual array."

(End of chapter)