"Brother Masked drinks ale, what about you, the white wolf of Livia, what do you drink?" the baron turned to Geralt.

"Now that you've picked up vodka, how can I refuse your offer. Geralt's reply was a little sarcastic.

"Looks like we're really stinking together. Well... King Foltest died after being assassinated. Lord Natalis led his army to defend the line for three days, but on the fourth day it was routed, and now its whereabouts are unknown, and the guerrillas everywhere fought like a mass of scattered sand, and then were broken by the men in black from Nilfgaard. Damn, who else in these years can make those of us who were once loyal to the Kingdom of Temeria raise a toast?"

The baron said as he poured two-thirds of the wine into two finger-long wooden wine glasses.

"The past is gone, and only by cherishing the present can we grasp the future. How about this glass of wine make us respect ourselves and our companions in troubled times?" Geralt suggested with a glance at Luo Xian.

"Good proposal. ”

"Totally agree. ”

The three of them raised their glasses for a moment, then raised their heads and poured the wine into their throats in one gulp, and finally slapped the wine glass in their hands heavily on the table with two palms stacked thickly.

"Let's get back to the topic at hand, but I'll introduce myself, my name is Philippe Strenger. But everyone around Willen calls me the Bloody Baron. As he spoke, the baron sat down in his chair again.

"Jenot, Livia, people call me the butcher of Bravican. ”

"Luo Xian, used to be a firefighter. ”

The baron ignored Luo Xian's words, he valued the famous Geralt in front of him, a legend of a hundred years, "I said a long time ago, I know who you are. Honestly, that's why you're coming in and we're talking here. Baron Philip paused slightly, "Well, by the way, what do you think of this place in Willen?"

"I'm not here to talk to you about the scenery. ”

"Hehe, this topic is the point you want to know the answer to. You're obviously new to Willen, so you don't know yet, but the nearby swamps and mud ponds are quite interesting. Philip pondered for a moment, then continued, "If someone gets lost in this area, it will be as difficult to find him by the army as it is to find a needle in a haystack." ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Whether it's war or not, there are a lot of people who have lost their loved ones here. Someone lost a wife, someone lost a daughter. ”

"Can you get to the point quickly?"

"Ciri, daughter of the current Emperor of the Nilfgaard Empire, Enhir Enrith. You're here for her, aren't you?"

Hearing this, Geralt couldn't help but lean forward slightly, pressing her hands on the thick dining table, "So she did come here, didn't she?"

"Our princess suddenly appeared here a while ago, like a reservoir dog being chased and beaten, exhausted and scarred... I later learned that she had escaped from the swamp, and that something terrible seemed to be chasing her, and she didn't reveal the details. She just said that before she could reach the village, she was attacked by an inexplicable beast in the forest..."

"One of the lords of the realm sent her and another farmer's daughter to me. Reported to me that this woman had killed a terrible werewolf and saved his life, and he thought it was my notice that he was looking for his lost daughters, so he took them to the castle for a bounty. When the two women arrived, they were hungry and had obviously not eaten properly for a long time, and they had eaten five plates of stew and fruit. The stupid fools who wanted to get the bounty couldn't see that they were different from the portraits in the notices? ”

"Hehe, you can't expect a civilian to have a good look. ”

"I saw that she had a wound on her body, and the bandage that bandaged the wound was stained with blood, so I ordered my men to arrange for the two of them to stay and bathe, so that she could rest well. ”

"And then?"

"Let's talk about the following things in another time. ”

Geralt sneered, "It seems that you don't plan to give me the news for free. ”

"Hey, hey, hey, you're smart. Philip laughed a few times, and then his voice was much lower, "I sympathize with your anxiety, but you must know that it is a war, and my wife and daughter are also missing. I won't hide it anymore, I'll just talk to you about one condition. You help me find my missing family member, and I'll tell you everything about the girl you're looking for, how about this deal?"

"What if I say I don't want to, and thus reject your offer?"

"What do you mean, let me give up my loved ones? Well, I'll do the same to you, and you can't get the whereabouts of the people you care about from me. But what's the point? It's not good for either of us. You demon hunters are good at tracking and exploring secrets, and I, with my subordinates all over Willen, have a wide range of sources on the surface, so it will be beneficial for everyone to cooperate. You should think that you are looking for your daughter, and if you act early, you will be able to get news of Ciri a day earlier. ”

Geralt pondered for a moment and then looked up, "Okay, deal, I hope you can finally fulfill your promise at the moment." ”

Philip smiled and whistled loudly, and then the sound of chainmail grinding outside the restaurant door was heard, and a guard walked in heavy steps.

"These two are my invited guests, and no one is allowed to interfere with them!"

The guard nodded, and immediately turned to leave.

Philip looked at Geralt and Rosin, "What are you staring at me? I don't have horns on my head, so take that as a sign of my sincerity." ”

Geralt looked at Rosen, who nodded and signaled that he would also be involved in the matter, Geralt understood and turned to the baron to ask.

"Well, back to your wife and daughter. When was the last time you saw them?"

"On the night after the new moon, they suddenly disappeared, as if they had been silently carried away by the shadow of the moon. ”

"What do you mean?"

"To disappear is to disappear. When I woke up, they were all gone. ”

"You have so many men, have you ever looked for them?"

"Of course, as soon as I found out about their disappearance, I sent my men around to find out about them. However, you must know that this group of people are used to picking up swords and fighting people on the battlefield, and they are not good at doing this kind of thing. Pry open the floor and search for the last bale of grain that the farmers have hidden, which they are very good at. However, if you want to find two big living people who have not heard from you, they are completely unsuccessful. What's more, Willen is a place with complex terrain, full of swamps, wetlands and woodlands, and hidden corners that have been uninhabited for a long time. If you want Tibetans, this is a great place. ”

Geralt thought for a moment, "I found that there are almost no other young women outside your castle except for the old women who are engaged in cleaning, and presumably the same is true in the castle. If there are only two women in this kind of place, then they must be having a hard time, have you ever heard them complain about this?"

"This kind of place? What the hell do you mean? They live here and don't lack anything! Just for dinner, whether it's roast pheasant or Towcent's blue cordon bleu pork chops, they have whatever they want!"

"Maybe I'm being a little subtle, think of the conduct of your men who have lost the battle, are you sure your wife and daughter haven't been harassed by them? ”

"I'm their head, I know them, and my men are bastards, but they know how to measure. Whoever dares to squint at my lovely Anna or Tamara, I'll make him walk around without eating. ”

"Well, okay. We'll skip this question for now. You mentioned in the notice that they may have been kidnapped, do you have any enemies?"

"There's nothing worth mentioning, it's just petty characters and angry farmers. They didn't dare touch a single hair of my family. Even if someone had eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, I would have pulled them out and buried them a long time ago. ”

"Okay, I'll change the question. Did they behave in any way before they disappeared, did they behave unusually, or did they do something strange?"

"Anomalous? Not long ago a farmer came to complain that a wild beast had been abusing a woman by a well, and before that a little girl had been eaten. You know, this kind of thing is common in Willen, there is nothing to pay special attention to, it happens all the time. As for my wife and daughter, Anna was as quiet and well-behaved as usual. Tamara is also always busy with her... Her own business... Nothing out of the ordinary. ”

Seeing that the Baron Philip didn't let go and didn't want to reveal anything, Geralt didn't delve any further, "In that case, I'll need to walk around the castle and see if I can find some other useful information." By the way, can I go and see their room?"

"Why?"

"Since you want me to find them, then I also need clues, so I can't let go of any possibility. They've disappeared in the castle, so there's something left here waiting to be discovered, isn't it?"

"I'm not going to let two strangers touch their personal belongings!"

"Don't you want them, don't you want to find them, can't offer anything, how can we solve it?"

"Of course I want to..."

"Okay, just make it easy for us, and we'll give you a satisfactory answer. ”

Philip thought for a moment, "Okay, I agreed. But I'll go with you, because their rooms are locked after the accident. ”

With that, Philip stood up and walked out of the dining room.

Luo Xian walked over with a smile, "White wolf, I didn't expect you to be a detective? The kind of part-time case solving, this kind of case that seems to be a family dispute also has to be handled by you, I thought that the commissions of demon hunters were all some work of fighting and killing." ”

Geralt smiled wryly, "It's nothing, I once took on the commission to find a frying pan for an old grandmother to find her lost pan. ”

When Luo Xian heard this, he immediately gasped, "I think, this must be an interesting story." But then again, White Wolf, how short of money did you have to take on this kind of commission?"

"You have to understand that money is never enough. ”

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