The Divine Hunter Chapter 23: Ask
Roy was ready to calm down and investigate the whole matter, so the morning work would have to be postponed.
Before returning to the mill, he first asked for leave from Old Ruel at the poultry stall and Tross at the herbal shop.
"Ask for leave tomorrow morning? Of course it's no problem. I've done a great job in the past half month, and I'll still be paid for the day off." Tross agreed readily, "But I'm a little curious, what can happen to you? Could it be that I made a little girlfriend in Edsberg? Are you going to go on a date with her?"
"Little brother, as someone who has been here, let me remind you that spending money on women is a bottomless pit! A woman's vanity will never be satisfied."
"Uncle Tross, please stop teasing me." Roy didn't hide it, "My girlfriend is far away from me. I'm going to the lower town to find someone tomorrow morning. As for who it is, don't worry about it. ."
"Oh, then you must pay attention to safety." Trosz's wrinkled face became serious, and he solemnly warned him.
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After resting overnight at the mill, the next day, in gloomy weather, Roy rushed to the lower town of Edsberg early in the morning. According to his idea, if he wanted to verify Vivian, he should first find the old drunkard who came to school to ask for money yesterday, that is, Vivian's father.
No matter how drunk a drunkard is, he cannot forget whether he has a little son or not.
In the past half month, Roy had already figured out Vivien's home address. It was a dilapidated wooden house in the easternmost part of the Lower City, which was easy to find. And the reason why he chose to take action early in the morning was because he was worried that he would encounter the Sparrow Gang gangsters again.
But sometimes, what people fear comes out.
As soon as Roy stepped onto the street in this area, the feeling of thorns in his back suddenly surged up.
Glancing back from the corner of his eye, he could see a bald man wearing a thick yellow cotton coat, black pants, boots, and a tattoo on his neck following behind him.
At a glance, the face seemed to be that of Lei Suo, but this guy's facial features and expression were completely different from Lei Suo's. Lei Suo was indifferent, but his face was full of anger, as if his chest was filled with anger. Always ready to explode.
He is over 6 inches and 4 inches (1.9 meters) tall, with a thick and short neck. His cotton-padded clothes are bulging and he is as strong as a standing grizzly bear.
It's past six o'clock, and the cold wind blows like a steel knife scraping the face. At this time, there are very few pedestrians on the streets in the lower city. Most of them are still sleeping, or they have gone to the market to work hard.
Roy pretended not to notice. He didn't try to shout or call for help to attract others' attention. Instead, he quickened his pace, left the spacious and flat street, and went into the surrounding remote, dark, and sewage-filled alleys.
The bald man sped up and followed.
Gradually, both of them broke into a trot and chased for five minutes in alleys extending in all directions, getting more and more remote. Until they entered a dead end, a mottled high wall covered with moss and dirty water ruthlessly blocked Roy's path.
The stalker behind him took out a medicated handkerchief from his arms and rushed towards his back with a grin.
"Brother...I haven't offended you, have I?" Roy turned around, smiled timidly and reluctantly, and showed his empty hands to the strong man thirty feet away, "I've done nothing to you. There is no threat at all. Can you spare my life, no matter how much money you have!"
The strong man who had already rushed less than twenty feet away from him slowed down when he heard this. A greedy light appeared in the narrow slits of his eyes. He said in a hoarse voice like a file, "When I subdue you, what will happen to you?" Everything naturally belongs to me. But you can try to call for help and see if someone can save you."
Compared to the strong man, Roy's size is like the difference between a child and an adult, and there are no weapons visible on his body. In the eyes of the strong man, he does not pose the slightest threat. It's no different from the fat on the chopping board, so why not say a few words at the end to give him a ride?
"Ding...ding..." A pleasant and crisp sound sounded, and Roy threw a handful of yellow crowns to the dirty ground at the feet of the bald man without any warning. The latter seemed to have never suffered such a The special attack made the whole person stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but squat down to pick up the krona on the ground.
"Are you from the Sparrow Gang?" Roy took the opportunity to ask a few more questions, "Are the gangsters so dedicated now? It's not even seven o'clock, and you're squatting at the gate of the Lower City. Aren't you cold?"
"Boy, if you want to blame, blame yourself for being stupid! You trusted the wrong person." The bald man hurriedly stuffed two handfuls of crowns into his arms, suddenly woke up, stood up and rushed towards him again,
"When you get to the mine, you--"
"Whoosh——"
The strong man's voice and movements stopped abruptly. The last thing he felt was a strong and short-lived sharp pain in his right eye, and then there was no sound.
The huge body that was leaning forward aggressively was pushed by inertia. It still staggered forward two steps before falling heavily, kneeling on both knees, and then hit the ground with its face heavily, as if it was facing someone close at hand. The young man knelt down and kowtowed.
Then a ball of blood poured out from the two blood holes that penetrated his skull, contaminating the surrounding ground.
"Kill Fossa
Gain 20 experience points. ”
A wonderful message flashed in the template. Roy blew a breath and the hand crossbow disappeared. He walked over and patted the corpse, and the corpse disappeared. When he looked at human corpses now, he felt they were no different from those dead animals.
He took a few more steps forward and picked up the remaining crowns on the ground, as well as the arrows stained with flesh and blood and broken bones. These two items were also taken into the space.
The entire space is basically filled.
Roy was very satisfied. In the past, the crossbow arrow would have been stuck in the brain if it penetrated the human eye socket. But this time, the crossbow specialization was actively activated and the additional damage of the killing skill was less than ten feet away. , the arrow directly broke the strong man's skull, it seemed that the bonus of the skill was more powerful than he imagined.
As for why he had to waste so much time talking to the other party, it was mainly because he wanted to figure out a problem.
It might be a coincidence that I was followed by the Sparrow Gang for the first time. But the second time, at this time, Roy understood that it was definitely not a coincidence, someone had...sold him.
There are only a few people who know that he will come to Xiacheng District this morning, and combined with the motive of his last trip to Xiacheng District, the suspect is ready to be revealed.
The other party seems to have contacted the Sparrow Gang and is planning to sell him to a private mine on Mahakam?
Roy sighed, his mood suddenly waning. He felt uncomfortable being betrayed. After more than half a month of getting along with him, he already trusted that guy and thought he was a friend.
"Am I too naive?"
A few seconds later, Roy left the alley.
Only the pool of dirty blood tells of a killing that no one knows about.
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Through the narrow alleys where sewage flows, a low house sits quietly deep in the lower city amid a row of fences surrounded by tree branches.
Vivien's home was more shabby than Roy imagined. The exterior walls were cracked and covered with stains and cracks. The roof was leaking and covered with black rags.
At this moment, a man with a bloated body and a sinewy face was sitting on a tree stump in the yard in a daze, his cheeks stained with a sickly blush, and his cloudy eyes were slightly hazy like drunkenness.
"Hey, boy, who are you looking for? Why did you come to this place where birds don't poop?" Bob glanced at a young man outside the fence and asked impatiently. He always felt like he had seen this guy before. , but alcohol has eroded his brain for many years, and his memory has become very poor.
"You are Teacher Vivien's father, right?" Roy stepped into the fence and showed a shy smile. "I am a student at Cardell House. My name is Roy. I have something to ask you."
"This is really bloody. What do you, a young boy, want to know about me?" Bob woke up from his dazed state, his eyes were surprised, "If you ask me which tavern in the city has the best reputation, put the wine in it." Add the least amount of water, I can tell you the answer, don’t bother me with other matters, I won’t know even if you ask!”
Bob paused and said, "It's so early in the morning, shouldn't you be going to Cardell House for classes? Huh?"
He suddenly moved his nose, licked his lips and swallowed, showing a greedy look. A green wine bottle appeared in Roy's hand, standing opposite him, and it was deliberately dangled in front of his eyes.
Alcoholic Bob has been drinking for decades, and he can tell at a glance that this bottle of wine is his favorite dwarf spirit. Because he had no money, he had not touched a drop of alcohol for two days. When he smelled this familiar and pungent smell, he instantly lost his resistance.
"You can ask, little brother! I will answer any questions you have, as long as...just give me this bottle of wine!" Bob looked like a patient suffering from addiction, staring straight at the bottle with an expression on his face. Exaggeratedly intoxicated.
Roy nodded with satisfaction. If he wanted to get the answer from the drunkard, he would naturally have to do what he wanted.
"Uncle Bob, go get a cup... Every time you answer my question, I will let you have a drink..."
"Okay, okay, wait for me, don't leave!"
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"How many people are there in your family?" Roy swung a glass of clear wine in front of Bob. Bob immediately started to fidget on the wooden post, his hands pointing strangely like a pair of chicken feet. The wine bottle was scratched for a while, looking impatient.
"Three people." He replied in one breath, "Old Bob, my crazy old woman, and my daughter who doesn't know how to respect her elders."
"Think more carefully!" Roy put the wine glass in front of him and quickly moved it away the moment he reached out.
"Give it to me quickly, I mentioned three people! You little brat... No," Old Bob clasped his hands together, his flabby facial muscles trembled, and said lowly to Roy, "I want to You promise, Roy, I swear there are only three people in the house. If I lie, I will never have another sip of wine in my life!"
"Give!"
After Bob sipped the wine glass, he breathed a long sigh of relief, looking as if he was about to soar with happiness.
Roy looked at the other party's ugly appearance and secretly reminded himself to take a warning.
He calmed down and continued to ask,
"Five years ago...ten years ago, was there anyone else who lived in your home for a long time?"
"No..." Bob showed a trace of anger on his face, "I'm afraid I'll get involved."
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"Does Teacher Vivien have any brothers or sisters?"
"That stinky girl Vivien is an only child," Bob said firmly, "She doesn't have any brothers or sisters. Even if old Bob becomes confused after drinking, he is not mentally retarded and cannot forget how many children he has. ”
"So, did you and your wife have any children who died in infancy? Did Vivian have any brothers or sisters who died in an accident?"
"Little brother, Roy, why do you ask such a strange question?" Bob endured the temptation of the wine and asked, "What is the purpose of investigating my family so clearly?"
"Just answer it," Roy waved the wine in front of him, "Don't worry about anything else."
"Okay, let me tell you, my old woman gave birth to a child named Vivian..." Bob suddenly sighed, "Actually, I also want to have a few more children, but unfortunately I drank too much and my body Something went wrong...can you understand, do you want me to explain it to you in detail?"
A quarter of an hour later, Bob, who had drank the entire bottle of dwarf liquor, dozed off against the tree stump.
Before, even when he was half drunk and half awake, he strongly denied that he had a son. Roy felt that he probably couldn't lie in this state.
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Abandoning the drunkard in the yard, Roy entered the dilapidated hut.
A woman with disheveled hair, a sallow complexion, and a body as thin as a bamboo pole was sitting on the round table at the door, talking to herself in the air with a strange expression.
Roy stood at the door and observed quietly for a while, then walked over and sat on the chair opposite her.
"This aunt, I..."
The woman showed no reaction. Even if her eyes passed over Roy, she seemed not to see him or hear his words. ~IndoMTL.com~ seems to be immersed in his own spiritual world.
On her face, which is covered with fine lines and has loose skin, she sometimes grins with a happy expression, sometimes her eyes widen, her face is sullen and extremely angry, and sometimes her eyebrows are lowered, showing sadness.
Roy was dazzled for a while.
"Little Lori...my apple, I haven't seen you for a week, why have you lost weight again? Is the school work too hard? I cooked your favorite dish for you, please eat more. "The woman stared straight to the left for a while, grinned and revealed a mouth of fine teeth. She spoke to the air with an extremely gentle expression, and then scooped out a few tablespoons of steaming vegetables from the iron pot in the center of the round table. The soup was poured into the plate on the left. "A lady must chew her food carefully, otherwise how will she get married in the future?"
Little Lori? Roy thought this was probably Vivien's nickname.
The woman suddenly put her hands on her hips and stared at the air on the right, "Old Bob, what did you do? You look stupid with a bruised nose and face? Did you drink and go out and fight with people yesterday? It stinks like a lump. Shit, don’t even think about climbing into my bed today. Next time, get out of this house!"
"Huh!" She scooped another spoonful of thick soup into the plate on the right and began to eat by herself. There was an empty plate with a spoon opposite her.
Roy watched several scenes in silence. After the woman finished drinking the soup, he tried calling her several times but got no response.
Unable to communicate, Roy had to leave the house and walked around a few nearby houses. He found two or three old men who were smoking tobacco leisurely in the yard and asked Vivian about the situation at home. , the answer was as expected, they all believed that there were only three people in Vivien's family.
Roy thought it was impossible for everyone to lie, right?