Chapter 32 The Purpose of the Trip and the Accompanying Customers
The rest of the trip needs to be planned.
In fact, the investigation of the case was only a secondary purpose of the trip.
The real purpose of this trip is to find the remnants of The Third Key.
Finally got a chance to travel west, and according to Cross, with the help of all the Occult Investigation Bureaus along the way, it was a good time to check their classified archives and find the remaining remnants of The Third Key.
Once you find all the information for The Third Key and unlock the mysteries of the cards, you'll have a chance to go back.
As long as you go back, you will be able to get out of danger, and as for the case, it has nothing to do with you at that time.
Sometimes there's nothing wrong with being selfish.
But you can't go it alone!
"Now that I am in danger, if I go on the road alone, I may die in some unknown hidden place and become a pile of bones with my current means of life, and if someone can walk with me, I will not have this worry. ”
Thinking of this, Tang Ning quickened his pace.
About ten minutes later, I stood in front of a car dealership.
Not everyone can afford a horse as a convenient and fast means of transportation, and horse-drawn carriages are out of reach of ordinary people, but the need for residents to travel has given rise to car dealers that specialize in transporting guests to other places.
The car dealership in this life is a bit like a long-distance bus in the future, taking guests to their destination and then charging a small fee.
Looking at the sign at the door of the car dealership, Tang Ning walked in.
But he wasn't ready to shell out.
Walked to the counter and took out his Bureau of Investigation badge and slapped it on the counter in front of him.
The guy at the counter glanced at the badge and looked puzzled.
"Mr. Detective, is there anything I can do to help you?"
Tangning cleared his throat, lowered his voice, and put his head up, looking rather mysterious.
"You should have heard about the fire in the Raven Town Investigation Bureau, and the Voyeur's Vision escaped, now I have to go to the case, it is official business, you have to provide me with a free travel tool for the trip, and when the case is solved, I will record your credit." ”
The guy was skeptical and hesitated for a long time.
"Mr. Detective, where are you going? when?"
It seemed that this method had worked, and Tang Ning pretended to be deep and continued to lower his voice.
"Tonight, to the west, the next place to have the Bureau of Occult Investigation. ”
The guy pondered for a moment and gave an answer.
"Head west to the Victory Canyon area, where there's a Stone Hammer Town, it's the closest town to the west, and I don't know if there's a Paranormal Bureau of Investigation, there's a car leaving tonight. ”
Tang Ning nodded, there was no one to say goodbye to, and there was nothing to bring, so he simply sat in the car shop and waited.
Waited until the evening, when most of the guests who had booked the tour had already arrived.
There were more than 30 people, and the composition was very complicated.
There are single middle-aged women, there are old people on crutches, there are young people in their teens, and even nobles who are gorgeously dressed, with canes and top hats, and are polite.
During this time, because of the economic depression, there were many robbers, so these nobles gave up driving alone and went out with the poor, and their safety could be guaranteed to a certain extent.
These people had nothing to pay attention to, and Tang Ning's eyes were focused on a few strong men.
These strong men were carrying huge packages, and their eyes swept over all the guests, a little uneasy.
At this time, there was a horse barking outside, and the guy at the counter reminded me.
"It's time to get on the bus. “
The crowd went out in a hurry, and Tang Ning followed, and finally went out.
Outside the door of the train shop is a large cart drawn by ten horses, a bit like a horse-drawn train, with a total of three carriages, each of which can seat about ten people.
The groom opened the door, and the people got on the bus in turn, and Downing deliberately sat in the middle compartment.
The seats in the carriage are also a bit like the seats arranged on the trains of later generations, facing each other in pairs.
Through the window, the suspicious-looking brawny men could be seen climbing into the first carriage.
Soon the carriage departed, and the town was fine, but after leaving the town, the road was rough and bumpy, which made people very uncomfortable.
Sitting opposite were two women, their heads bowed and silent, and on one side sat a teenager of about 100 years, with fair skin and a little restrained.
Downing kept looking out the window.
It wasn't long before people who were previously unfamiliar with the other area sitting across from each other became acquainted and began to talk loudly in a harmonious atmosphere, including the young nobleman.
There was no doubt that the aristocratic young man was the focus of this exchange.
Compared with others, because of financial resources, aristocratic young people have been to many places and are well-informed, so most of the things they tell that others have not seen are novel and interesting, although there is always a sense of superiority in the words, but those people at the bottom don't care at all, and listen to them with relish.
A moment later someone mentioned the point.
"I always felt that the strong men who sat in the first carriage were not good people. “
At this time, the young man of the aristocracy smiled, picked up the cane on the side, stood up, took off his hat and saluted in a certain direction, and smiled.
"Originally, I had this concern, but now we're accompanied by a detective from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau. “
There was a pause.
"Did you say Mr. Detective?"
Tang Ning was staring out the window, and after hearing the sound, he came back to his senses and was slightly stunned.
The aristocratic young man walked out of his seat and bowed again.
"There's a concern that there are some dangerous people in the first carriage, and you're going to keep us safe, right?"
Tang Ning was stunned, then nodded.
With the promise of the only agent, the anger in the carriage became much more lively, and the aristocratic young man proposed that he should sing a song to relieve everyone's fatigue.
The music of this era is mostly based on bel canto singing, and Downing's appreciation ability is really a little unable to keep up, so he continues to look out the window.
When the song was sung, some young ladies got up to dance with it, and the atmosphere was joyful.
At this time, Tangning heard a voice beside him.
"Hello Mr. Detective, this is my first time going out. ”
Tang Ning turned his head, it was a young man with a childish look on the side, there were still a lot of freckles on the bridge of his nose, and he nodded in a friendly way.
Seeing the agent's kind attitude, the boy became bold.
"I'm going to take a diversion from the Plains of War to Twilight in the Moonlight Plains and join my relatives in Twilight, I heard that they have made a lot of money mining in the Golden Mountains, and I'm going to try it, let them take me to the Golden Mountains to try. ”
In the end, he is a pure-hearted young man, and he has nothing to do anyway, so he just took the opportunity to educate and kill time, and Tang Ning settled down and became old-fashioned.
"Young people, the first taboo when going out is to talk to someone you don't know, and then tell the other party your itinerary, which may bring trouble, and even endanger your life, don't trust anyone easily, only you can trust. ”
After the lesson, looking at the young man's surprised look, Tang Ning was a little proud.
After coming back to his senses, the boy smiled innocently.
"I know this, but you're an agent for the Occult Investigation Bureau, and you're part of the law enforcement sequence, so I'm telling you this. ”
Tang Ning was stunned, looked down at his uniform, and was a little speechless.
At this time, the carriage had entered no man's land, and most of the huge kingdom territory was no man's land, and the surrounding area was desolate.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped.
The crowd who was still dancing, singing, and cheering was stunned in place, at a loss.