Geralt and the others followed the old woman into the cabin, and saw the little boy standing aggrievedly by the wall, accompanied by a broom half a height higher than him.

Seeing that Geralt and the others did not listen to their words and broke in wantonly, the old woman became even more angry, "I said you were not allowed to come in, you were not allowed!"

"I just wanted to say a few words to the boy and nothing else. Geralt's eyes looked at the little boy who was hiding behind the old woman out of fear.

"No, no, no, no. The old woman became agitated, and her tone became heavier and heavier.

"I don't want to talk to you anyway, grandma doesn't like you, and Johnny doesn't exist. And also... And strangers will abduct children, and I will never see my friends again. When the little boy saw that the old woman was angry, he became frightened, and looked at Geralt's beastly eyes.

"I'll just ask a question. Geralt insisted.

"Don't ask, don't say that you showed up in the village with two swords on your back, but that this guy next to you, who wears a mask and hides himself in a hat, and doesn't want to show his true face, is too dangerous for us. For the sake of the children's safety, you are not allowed to approach them!" the old woman became hysterical.

"Kid, please tell me where to find Johnny, it's important to us. ”

"No... There is no Johnny," said the little boy, timidly changing his words, tugging at the old woman's dress, and asked carefully, "Grandma, when can I eat?" I want to drink fried pork skin soup. ”

"Do you hear that? without this person, go away, you all go!" the old woman radiated madness as if she were a wounded she-beast protecting her cubs.

Things have come to this point, and it has become a luxury to want to touch the little boy from under the old woman's nose again.

Rowe touched Geralt's arm and winked at him, and the two walked out of the cabin.

"The old woman was wary of us and couldn't get any near the boy. And the old woman must have known something, but she didn't want to tell us, outsiders, that the little boy would change his mind as long as she was around. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Rouse felt that Geralt should be respected.

"I have to find a way to get the old woman away from the little boy," said Geralt, "and as soon as the old woman leaves the little boy, I will get the sure news from the little boy, and if it doesn't work, I will use the Yaksi seal to calm the little boy's spirit for a while, and make sure that he will tell the truth." ”

Luo Xian thought about it, judging from his experience in the orphanage when he was a child, although the old woman was strict, she cared about these children very much, and she could start from the children.

"Let me try, and see from the children outside if I can lure the old woman away from the little boy. ”

So the two found the four children who were playing in the open space outside.

"Children, I invite you to eat pears. Luo first took four pears out of his horse's pocket and handed them to the children, he and Geralt were used to eating a fruit after dinner, so they immediately put some away.

Luo Xian's words made the four children stop fighting and gather together.

The diet here in the other world is a bit strange, vegetables are used to eating raw, but fruits are cooked, and the more high-ranking nobles are, the more so, eating fruits raw directly is regarded as an inferior practice.

Geralt used to chop apples and pears and cook them in soup or roast them over a fire, even sprinkled with salt and pepper.

This is a swamp, and there are not many products, so the fruits that are common outside are rare here, even if they are eaten raw, it is very tempting for children.

"Are you trying to trick us into the swamp and kidnap us?" the little girl said as she refused, but her eyes stared at the pear in Luo Xian's hand without blinking, because it was exuding the aroma of fruit, and it smelled delicious.

"No, no, no, you can eat right here, and you can eat now. If you don't worry, you can also let one or two friends eat first, and if there is a problem, call grandma immediately, and she will drive us away. ”

Maybe it was Luo Xian who mentioned the grandmother nearby, or maybe it was the fruit that played a temptation, the four children looked at each other, and tacitly took a pear in their hands. It didn't take long for me to get tired of the smell of fruit and take a big bite to nibble on. They don't care if they're inferior or inferior, salt and pepper are precious everywhere and can't be wasted on them.

"Look, there's nothing, we didn't lie to you, did we?" When the children were halfway through eating, Luo Xian asked a question while the iron was hot.

Uh-huh. The children were too busy eating to answer.

"We just want to ask, who is that Johnny you're talking about? It's impossible for only one person to know about Johnny, you're good friends, you should know some. ”

Four children, you look at me, I look at you, and no one said anything.

The pears are not big, they are eaten quickly, even the pear pits are gnawed clean, and the stomachs of children are bottomless, as long as there is something delicious, they can eat non-stop.

Luo Xian took out a dozen strawberries again, and the bright red tempted the hearts of the children.

"Do you want to have some other fruits, they are also delicious~" Luo Xian's tone was like that of a wolf grandmother.

"Only he and Johnny are very good, Johnny avoids us and rarely lets us see us, while they go together to pick mushrooms and catch snails. Many times, we have seen Johnny come to play with him, but Grandma says there is no such person as Johnny. One child grabbed a few strawberries and stuffed them into his mouth, and his actions immediately caused the other children to rush wildly.

With the first time, there is a second time, the deliciousness of strawberries is obviously not something that hungry children can resist, a bowl of fried pork skin soup can make them unforgettable, Luo Xian believes that if he can make delicious fried chicken thighs at this time, they will definitely say anything, but unfortunately Luo Xian has no materials at hand.

"And among you, have any of you seen that Johnny?" With a good start, the communication between everyone in the next one was much smoother, and the children let down their vigilance against the two, and Geralt took the opportunity to ask.

"Of course, we've all seen Johnny look just like him, with a big head and a thin body. A little boy pointed to another boy next to him, and as a result, everyone started fighting with each other again.

"Then why don't you say there's no Johnny?"

"That's what my grandmother said, she knew a lot about the outside world, and she told us stories every night before we went to bed, which was very nice. ”

In these years, women who can afford to read and know words are really rare, and it seems that grandma's background is not ordinary.

"Is Grandma nice to you? Did she ever hit you?"

"Never, she was just very strict, and when we didn't obey, she would cry and we were sad. ”

"She was scared and said that strangers from outside would come to the village and take us away, and then we would never see each other again. ”

"She has always protected us, and when we are injured, she will make herbs to heal us. ”

Listening to the children's words, Luo Xian became more and more puzzled, how did this old woman, who seemed to be an ordinary person, survive in this mysterious village deep in the swamp? What did they rely on? What was their purpose? Why didn't they move outside, wouldn't the environment be better there.

"The boy who played with Johnny must have been brave. "The best way to get information about a child is to praise him in front of other children. It's in the nature of children not to admit defeat to each other, and jealousy and comparison will automatically expose them to what you want to know.

Geralt began to use adult thinking to induce children to speak.

"You're wrong, that's not bravery. ”

"He's stupid. ”

The last thing children can stand is that others praise their peers in their eyes, especially those they look down on.

"He once sat on the ant's nest with his bare buttocks, and was bitten until his whole butt turned red before he ran back. But Johnny really only likes to play with him. He also likes to play with Johnny, and the two often run to the forest for a long time to play, and when they come back, they are punished by their grandmother. ”

"Children, remember the girl I mentioned, too, she went into the forest, but she had no companions, she was alone, so she was in danger, and we were all worried about her. Can you do us a favor? Find a way to get Grandma out of the cabin for a while, so we can talk to Johnny's friends for a while. ”

"Okay, but you'll have to play peek-a-boo with us first. Grandma wouldn't play peek-a-boo with us, she said she had a sore foot and couldn't run. ”

This made Luo Xian and Geralt understand the powerful thoughts of children, and anything can be related to the game. They looked at each other for a moment and understood what the other party meant, but Luo Xian didn't want to participate, so he looked away and walked away, handing over this "problem" to the white wolf.

Detective Geralt, it's your turn.

"Whew~" Geralt sighed helplessly when he saw Luo Xian's expression of not beating me. If he didn't agree to the children's request, he probably wouldn't want them to help. The children are very committed and hold grudges.

"Okay, let's play... Come play, that peek-a-boo. You hide, I'll look for you, but if I find you, you can't play tricks, you have to lure Grandma out of the cabin, and let's go to the boy who knew Johnny. Geralt had no choice but to compromise and participate in this powerful game that the kids had come up with~ hide and seek.

When Geralt agreed to the request, the children were also happy. When Geralt offered him the conditions to win the game, the children had another kind of confidence.

"He thought it would be easy to find us, but he couldn't have been more wrong. ”

"He must have never avoided the Man in Black. ”

"Put your eyes on your arms and put your arms on the wall. And you, you can't give him advice. ”

"Don't peep, and count aloud, your fingers and toes. ”

The children were constantly emphasizing the rules to Geralt.

Geralt...

"Okay, I see, we'll get started right away. Ready? I'm starting to count, 1, 2, 3..."

Luo first walked under a tree and sat there to enjoy the wonderful showdown of "centenarian witcher and four little children peek-a-boo".

The children immediately split up and ran in several directions, while Geralt stood still and counted.

...

“18，19，20。 When the time comes, are you all hiding? I'm coming. Geralt lowered his hands.

At this moment, where there are still children in the clearing, they are all hiding.

Demon hunters specialize in tracking tracks. Therefore, this fun game has become a little unfair, and it is completely using talent to crush children. It's just that Geralt can't take care of any of this anymore, and he just wants to know Johnny's affairs quickly.

The search game began, Geralt focused seriously, opened the cat's eye, observed some traces around it, and then ran up and down, back and forth several times, and quickly pulled out the children hidden in four places from the vicinity, before and after it took less than two minutes.

"All of them were found. ”

"You cheated, didn't you, did your companion tell you where we were, he just saw it. ”

"He didn't, and while I was hiding, I kept an eye on his companion, and didn't make any movement or look at us. ”

"Then you're the wizard in the story, aren't you? As the story says, you can do a lot of tricks, so why don't you play some tricks for us?"

Geralt wanted to say no, but Luo Xian stretched out his hand to stop him, "Yes, but this is the last request, after we are done, you must come to help us." ”

The children nodded in agreement.

Luo first stretched out his right hand in front of the children, put his thumb against his middle finger, put his index finger on the top, bent his ring finger and little thumb inward, and then rubbed it hard, snapped his fingers, and a small fireball appeared in the open palm.

In fact, he just performed a simple and harmless "fireball technique".

The jumping little water balloon moved with Luo Xian's palm, and it also moved, running around on Luo Xian's palm like a living thing, which immediately made these children look at this magical scene with wide eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the small fireball, which turned into four, jumped from Luo Xian's hand to the four children and rolled around, immediately making them excited.

One of the bold little girls stretched out her little finger and gently touched the small fireballs rolling around.

With a "pop", the small fireball was punctured, turning into a beautiful pile of sparks and dissipating in the air.

Luo Xian snapped his fingers again, and the rest of the small fireballs all turned into fireworks. This made the children feel very funny, and they all clapped their hands to express their joy.

"Okay, now that the game is done, the trick has changed. Can you help?"

"Of course, we said yes, right?" said the children to what Luo Xian had mentioned now.

Geralt and Luo looked at each other for a moment, and then ordered, "We'll hide on the side of the cabin, and when Grandma comes out, we'll go in, and you'll start in a moment." ”

"Hmm~" The children agreed.