Chapter 17: Orange Blossom Town 17
About half an hour later, somewhere in the forest on the west side of the villa.
Jiang Lai's unfocused eyes "looked" into the depths of the deep bitter orange grove.
The heavy rain a few days ago made the ground in the forest still a little muddy, and there were still traces of Li Li being dragged here.
But...... The trail really disappeared when it arrived here, just like Li Li and the monster who had brought her here suddenly ascended to heaven and earth.
This place is surrounded by sparse bitter orange trees, and there are no skyscrapers.
The land was muddy, with a thick layer of bitter orange leaves piled up. According to Yuanyuan's description, there were no traces of trampling or turning on the leaves. So it is also unlikely that there will be underground construction.
Jiang Lai was silent for a long time, and then suddenly spoke, "Mr. Lu Xun said that from a scientific point of view, this is completely unscientific. ”
She didn't believe that those three-star monsters could take Li Li to the sky and into the earth, otherwise they wouldn't be killed by her so easily.
Yuanyuan looked puzzled.
Mr. Lu Xun said this?
"Since it is not scientific, it must be indispensable for human factors." Jiang Lai said very firmly.
She walked to the place where the traces had disappeared and brushed away some of the fallen leaves with the blind cane in her hand.
"Yuanyuan, take a closer look at your feet. Tell me, what do you see now? ”
"It's a rut! I saw the carriage passing by, leaving the ruts behind! Yuan Yuan said with some excitement.
She looked at Jiang Lai with astonishing eyes.
How did Miss Lai know that there were clues hidden under the thick layer of fallen leaves!
It's amazing!
Jiang Lai's reasoning process to find clues is not complicated.
She only remembered that the maid in the town hall had said that the bitter orange tree was an important source of income for the town of orange blossom.
Bitter orange leaves, orange blossoms and fruits can all be collected and processed into perfumes and essential oils.
That being the case, it is unlikely that such a thick layer of fallen leaves would accumulate in a man-managed bitter orange plantation.
Also, in other areas of the plantation, players did not notice this kind of large accumulation of fallen leaves.
She took a blind cane and flipped the fallen leaves, and sure enough, she found a clue.
After some exploration, the two discovered that the trail left by the carriage was heading west.
The west is not only the direction where those monsters and Li Fei fled, but also the direction where Orange Blossom Town is located.
"Let's go, let's go back to town." Jiang Lai said.
They rode back to the road.
Because Yuanyuan couldn't ride a horse, Jiang Lai's eyes were inconvenient, and they needed to find the right way, so the two spent twice as long as they took to the villa in a carriage, and finally returned to Orange Blossom Town.
The townsfolk who saw them had an expression of disbelief and horror on their faces, and they were afraid to avoid the two who were galloping towards them.
It was as if it was not two young girls galloping on horseback, but a flood beast.
The two didn't waste much time on the road.
It's just that when passing by a stall selling beef, Jiang Lai sniffed, bent down slightly, and under the guidance of Xiao Ai, smoothly walked a shiny boning knife.
With a knife in her left hand and a horse in her right hand, she headed straight for the town hall.
Round: ......
Sister, didn't you mean...... Are you going to go to the mayor and ask for clues? How do you feel like you're looking for revenge?
Jiang Lai walked in front, took Yuanyuan, and went straight to the mayor's office.
Probably because she played with the cold and shiny boning knife and flew it up and down, so that no one around dared to step forward to stop it.
"The mayor is red-faced, he should have had a good rest last night, right? How did you get enough to sleep? Your position, your stage, can you sleep? It's a bit out of the picture! ”
"There were so many guests at the villa last night, and you, as the mayor of a town, secretly ran away by yourself, so that we, the guests who came from afar, entertained those who came at night for you!"
Mayor:......
Oh, my God! O iniquity!
How did you meet such a madman who treats monsters as guests!
"Is this how the mayor entertains the expedition from afar? I must report your bad behavior to the Kingdom, to the Church, to the Cabinet! Do you think what you've done deserves the position of the mayor of a town?! ”
Jiang Lai's menacing questioning made the mayor completely stunned!
She's a skinny little blind girl, how can she still be alive!
Not only did she get out of the villa alive, but she also ran back to question herself!
Jiang Lai had no intention of stopping.
"Didn't you say you were going to take us on a tour of the town? Why don't we go now? Let's start by looking at Miss Emma's perfume processing studio. ”
Hearing Jiang Lai mention Miss Emma, the mayor's blank expression instantly became nervous.
The mayor trembled, his face turned pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.
He frantically rang the bell on the table and shouted, "Someone! Come on! Arrest both of them! ”
"Hey, who's going to call to catch whom?"
Jiang Lai's movements were obviously faster than those outside, and the boning knife in his hand was precisely pressed against the carotid artery in the mayor's neck.
"What do you want to do? I warn you, if you dare to do anything to me, I won't let you go! The mayor said with a nervous look on his face, and forced his composure.
Jiang Lai smiled, "I said this as if I was going to let you go." ”
Maybe it was the cold blade on the skin of his neck that scared the mayor, maybe he thought Jiang Lai's cold smile made him creepy, or maybe it was both.
A fine cold sweat broke out behind the mayor's back.
He rolled his eyes and hurriedly said, "What are you looking for Miss Emma to do?" She's just an ordinary perfumer. And she's now out of town to attend the city's perfume tasting......"
Jiang Lai snorted.
I have to say that the mayor's performance subverted Jiang Lai's impression of him.
She originally thought that the mayor of the town was honest and didn't talk much.
Unexpectedly, the real situation is that the town mayor is old, and there are not many truths.
"Ah, is it?"
The boning knife in Jiang Lai's hand cut the mayor's neck in a measured way and made a life-threatening small cut that was enough to make him feel pain without bleeding too much.
"You know what? Because you didn't entertain yourself last night, the monster guests who came to the villa were very dissatisfied. They told me by name that I must send you to the villa and spend a nice evening with them. If you're not willing to take us to Miss Emma, then I'll have to fulfill the monsters' wishes. ”