In the middle of the empire, in the region of Lugoin-

"Bastard, is there one here!" Lena stomped her foot in frustration and shouted roughly. txt.

"Stop! this is a hotel, if you want to have a seizure, you can go outside, or the people below will find you. "Zero didn't know that it was Chapter 109 and went to his room, hoping to negotiate with Guò to ask for everyone's opinions.

"The criminal gang is quite cunning, and every time they succeed, they immediately change positions. The local city guards have nothing to do with them, so they can't leave their positions and go out of the city to chase and kill. Kaos objectively summed up what he knew.

"Not only that, but since the people who have been robbed these times are all children of poor families without exception, those high-ranking city lords will not care about the life or death of one or two untouchables, they want political achievements! No one will report this matter, if the people of the imperial capital know that they have done nothing about it, it will definitely ruin their future. "Leonard has been exposed to these things about adults since he was a child, and he has long been tired of it.

"How can this be ......" Ike was a little unconvinced, after all, he was a member of the Shuanglin City Guard. But he didn't know that whether it was a good city lord like Carter who loved the people or a conscientious captain like Duren, they were a minority on this continent.

"The robbers probably took two things into account before choosing to kidnap the children of poor families. Believing that his reasoning was reasonable, Zero took Leonard's words and continued, "First of all, the people above will not pay attention, and secondly, most of these poor people are farmers who can only farm the land, and they are not able to catch or even know the whereabouts of the robbers, let alone have the money to ask for help. What's more, families that are not victimized are also at their own risk, for fear that the next target of the robbers will be their own children. ”

"Shall we reach out to the parents who have lost their children?" Ai Xue asked.

Zero immediately shook his head, "No, they will definitely think that we have bad intentions, and maybe we will get into more trouble because of it." ”

Zero couldn't help but close his eyes and be silent.

The room fell silent, and everyone was thinking, but so far, there was no conclusion.

[This is already the first case...... What is the reason for the abduction of children between the ages of 14 and 16?

Zero began to look back at the beginning of the matter, trying to find any clues in it.

Just when everyone arrived in Maple Leaf City, they heard the news of the mysterious disappearance of the local child. It was as if the missing child had evaporated from the world, leaving no trace. It stands to reason that a child of this age will struggle a little no matter what he says, but at the time of the crime, no one noticed anything unusual.

Originally, this kind of thing was powerless for a small mercenary group, because there were no clues to track down. But on the rest of their journey, events happened again and again, right along their route, exactly the same, and always before the arrival of the snow wheal. So far, the number of victims has risen to more than 20. However, as this situation continues, the snow wheal now has a certain clue. The victims were all between the ages of 14 and 16, all of them came from poor families, none of them had a talent for martial arts or magic, the robbers had no obvious gender orientation, and there was no imbalance between men and women.

"I believe that there is a reason for this. Zero took out the fiery red magic crystal from his body, and this token has been kept by Zero since the time he set off.

"You're saying that the robbers' purpose is actually us?" Ai Xue immediately understood what Zero meant.

"Well, anyway, we've had a really smooth journey. If you continue like this, it won't take long to reach the imperial capital and then go to Nanning. "Zero has seen countless similar tests in Earth's film and television works, such as Ryujin having Iron Sword make the final choice between Dragon Ball and his partners, or a selection of a special combat team member to test whether the subject can stick to the bottom line of morality.

"I think it's a test. ”

"I agree. Leonard had a similar idea, but with such a large scale of preparation, he was not sure if it was arranged by his employer. But now, he's more willing to believe Zero's view.

That is to say...... If, as you say, those kids aren't really dangerous, are they?" Lena understood, and if it was just an employer's test for them, they would only need to look for clues and they would be able to solve the mystery.

"No, there are still a lot of questions. How more than 20 children disappeared into a huge town. If they were all alive, how would the robbers manage them? With so many people moving long distances, the number of robbers would not be too small. But people can't do without water and food. I think this is a breakthrough, and there is a need for investigation. After finishing in one breath, he took a sip of water, "Ai Xue, give me the map and pen." ”

Zero is like a strategic commander, spreading the map in front of everyone. The cinnabar pen in his hand fluttered, outlining curves on the drawing. While others are waiting for Zero's appearance.

"There is far more than one road to Nanning from the kingdom's capital, Koles, and we did not choose the nearest one. Looking at the robbers' course of action, it is not much different from ours, but there is a small difference. "The tip of the pen dotted red dots at each place of the incident, as if dealing with the number of physical realities, drawing a long straight line, so that these red dots are evenly distributed on both sides of the straight line. The results are clear.

"Their target is also Nanning ......," Kaos gasped.

"Yes, unlike us, they don't include the imperial capital of Moonlight City on their itinerary. And we include: "Zero is the biggest difference between the two," and these scattered dot matrix arrangements are meant to intrigue us enough that they know our path from the start. And the reason why the imperial capital is avoided ......"

"No one would commit a crime in Moonlight City against the wind, or the client didn't want to alarm some people too soon. Leonard's tone was very sure, just like Kleus, the capital of the Liber Kingdom, there were countless masters in Moonlight City, and no one dared to be presumptuous in the imperial capital.

"It seems that this bizarre case can be regarded as having a clue. Without further ado, we can't afford to waste time here and move quickly to the next town. ”