Chapter 274 273

The scholar Kang Ding slowed down for more than a minute, and finally became serious, changed to an honorific, and said angrily:

"Lord Lloyd, are you really not joking?"

"How can it be a joke? Although my main focus is on execution and dissection, I am also quite confident in 'divination'. ”

Lloyd replied confidently.

I also feel a little unhappy in my heart, and I really want to tell the other party that my [divination] is already level 6, assuming that there is enough time, it can be used to take the university entrance examination.

In other words, what level of [divination] are you? Running to question my interpretation?

It's a pity that he can't hear his heart on the other side, and he still says helplessly:

"Can divination be interpreted the way you do? She looks like a ...... Alas...... Never mind...... I just want to remind you that this incident is serious, or that any anomalous event needs to be taken very seriously, otherwise it can easily cause all kinds of unexpected disasters! ”

At the same time, he was eager to ask Lloyd, how many anomalous events have you dealt with? How can it be so rash?

Seeing that the atmosphere in the air began to be wrong, this temporary gang was not going to disperse, so the two investigators who were not involved hurriedly persuaded each other:

"Please don't quarrel with each other, although I'm not very good at divination, but I also know that everyone can make their own understanding and judgment on the results, there is no good or bad, right or wrong, why don't you just keep your own opinions?"

"Yes, yes, many times the results of divination don't tell the whole story, so there's no need to take it too seriously...... As for His Excellency Lloyd's interpretation, frankly speaking, although I don't agree with it, I like it very much, haha, I tend to be optimistic about everything. ”

"It's not necessarily a bad thing to be optimistic, at least we've ruled out the worst in advance, and this event won't involve those dangerous mystical beings and forbidden knowledge...... But I see the direction that Lord Lloyd pointed out is on the side of the lumberyard, right? ”

The investigator, Jacquesson, spoke, and pointed to the direction that Lloyd had judged from the completely meaningless scorch marks, which was the lumberyard where the villagers had worked and the corresponding forest area.

Another investigator, Jackson, also looked back and added:

"It's over there, it's a good place to hide, there's a large wooded area, and we're short on time and manpower, so we didn't have time to conduct a thorough search."

"Because that's impossible and unnecessary."

The scholar Condin also seemed to have calmed down, participated in the discussion, and gave his own judgment:

"The lumber yard had only recently been built, and there were no people from the Holy Inquisition, simply because it was in the direction of great development, so our employers invested in it......

So although that place seems to be safe, it can't completely rule out the possibility of monster infestation, if that guy doesn't want to die, he shouldn't hide in such a deep place, not to mention that it is not easy to survive in a forest area where there is no one. ”

He also saw that he was short of time and manpower, and gave up arguing with Lloyd about his understanding of divination.

Lloyd also said:

"Although what you said makes sense, don't forget, that guy can easily make the people in the village disappear, and he has an alibi himself, I don't think it's a simple villager, I'm afraid it's still a tricky and cunning person."

Under the rounding of the two investigators, and for the sake of the generous remuneration, Lloyd also put aside the differences in divination.

But he also admits that the scholar's analytical judgment is indeed reasonable.

During this period, with the development in full swing, the prices of various raw materials, stone and wood on the market are also rising, and there are huge profit margins.

Inevitably, there will be capitalists who will dare to take risks and open up industries in wild areas that are not protected by the Inquisition and extract surplus value.

Therefore, if the relevant regulations of the city are strictly followed, the lumber yard itself is illegal, and it is suspected of dangerous production and disregard for human life......

It's just that the boss there is not too stupid to know that the lumberyard is set in the direction of the Great Frontier, so that at least no monsters can enter the forest area.

As for the monsters that may remain in the forest area, theoretically they should have been cleaned up with the progress of the Great Exploration, and they are still safe.

However, after all, there is no Holy Inquisition stationed in this vicinity, and it takes more than an hour to drive from the nearest Yorktown, plus the time to go to the lumberyard, once there are really monsters left in that forest area, I am afraid that none of the ordinary villagers who work there will be able to escape......

But even so, it is worth the investment for the boss, after all, the various costs of such a remote place are very low, including accident benefits, and even if something does happen and needs to be compensated, it is much less expensive than inviting the Holy Inquisition to settle in.

It can only be said that the capitalist is still more suitable for hanging on street lamps.

At this time, investigator Jackson spoke:

"Actually, we had speculated before that guy would have gone to the woods, but the villagers who worked there had not seen him, nor had they seen any signs of anyone lighting a fire in it, and without a fire, it would be difficult to spend the night in that kind of forest......

But if that guy has some kind of supernatural power, it seems like it's possible to survive as well? ”

Another investigator, Jacquesson, also proposed:

"Although I don't think that guy will really hide in the forest area, after all, from the perspective of criminal psychology, he has absconded in fear of crime, so there is no reason to put himself in danger anymore, and he should be inclined to flee to a safe place, but it doesn't hurt to go over and take a look, anyway, we have all investigated near the village."

Seeing that both companions agreed with Lloyd's direction, the scholar Condin also nodded and said:

"Let's take a look, if it can be confirmed that he left the forest area, then it can also be concluded that he left the village, probably to deal with the employer, right?"

In this way, the improvised investigation team finally reluctantly reached an agreement and headed in the direction of the lumber yard that Lloyd had divined.

Because they are not easy to walk, you have to walk for about an hour for a few kilometers.

As soon as he left the village, Lloyd noticed some popularity, and on the other side of the village he saw some fields with tomatoes and corn growing in them, and a few elderly people tending to the crops.

It was only after seeing Lloyd and them approaching that these old men stopped what they were doing and looked at them coldly, their eyes full of repulsion and vigilance.

It makes people feel that this small mountain village has nothing to do with hospitality......

Lloyd couldn't help but slow down and looked at a tomato growing on the side of the road.

It looks like the rise is not bad, a few tomatoes are falling on the vines, the color is ruddy, and the quality is full, judging by Lloyd's cooking skills, it should be ready to be cooked.

But for some reason, these old people let the tomatoes hang like this, and did not harvest them.

Maybe the young people in the village have been hired to go to the lumber yard, and there is not enough manpower, right?

In order to avoid wasting tomatoes when they were ripe, Lloyd reached out and plucked one.

An old man not far away immediately cast a colder gaze at him, but he didn't open his mouth to stop and collect the money, just looked like this.

As soon as Lloyd picked the tomatoes, he couldn't help frowning.

It's already ripe, and it's so soft that even my cooking skills can't save it, which is a pity......

Then with a slight push of his fingers, the tomato burst into his hand, bursting into a stinky ketchup, dark red like some kind of blood.

Lloyd shook his head regretfully, shook his hand, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.

The ketchup stained the handkerchief, and it quickly became a black wet mark, which probably couldn't be washed off.

Lloyd threw away the handkerchief as well, and quickened his pace to catch up with the trio who were already ahead of him.

As soon as he walked on his front feet, the ketchup that had fallen on the ground behind him quickly sank into the dirt, as if it had been quickly absorbed by the field.

Even the handkerchiefs that had been thrown on the ground were gone, and I don't know if they were buried by the weeds or 'eaten' by the fields.

And the trio of the investigation team who walked in front happened to be whispering about Lloyd at this time:

"This executioner is a complete layman, but he is in line with the conclusion of my previous divination......

Scholar Condin whispered.

In fact, when the three of them were still in the city, he did some divination on this trip.

The conclusions obtained are somewhat vague, mixed with a lot of invalid keywords, and obviously have received some interference.

But in general, you can still make a judgment - you may encounter danger, but you can also get unexpected help.

So that's the main reason why they decided to invite Lloyd to join them on an impromptu basis and show tolerance for his layman.

However, the two investigators had a rather good impression of Lloyd, and each said:

"But I think that others are very good, just out of a sense of justice to come and deal with this kind of thing, such young people are rare nowadays, I admire it a lot."

"Yes, I also like his optimistic personality, as if I see my younger self and has the potential to become a good investigator."

"Then I hope he is really a mature and stable person as he said."

The scholar Condin said, noticing that Lloyd was chasing after him, so he stopped and pointed to a desolate clearing with a wooden fence nearby.

"This is the cemetery in the village."

When Lloyd heard this, he also turned his head to look.

It is said to be a cemetery, but it is full of weeds, almost swallowing up those tombstones completely, and it looks seriously lacking in care, and it is difficult to notice the tombstones inside unless others open their mouths to remind them.

(End of chapter)