The Divine Hunter Chapter 29: The magic remains

It is almost winter, and the cold and humid sea breeze blowing from the seaport makes people shiver.

Yalin stood in front of the counter of Lucky Cat Flower Shop with her eyes open. The colorful jasmines, lilies, and water lilies in the shop were blown away and listless, just like their owners.

The young woman was so sleepy that she accidentally failed to hold back her sleepiness. Her nostrils moved and she snored softly like a cat. Her eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and her petite body fell to the side uncontrollably. , and the next moment he shouted "Ouch".

She widened her watery eyes with faint dark circles, and covered her forehead with grievance. There was a striking red swelling on it from the hard wall.

"Oh, it would be great if Elsa was still here." She lowered her head and muttered to herself, thinking of that good employee and sister again.

While Aisha was still here, the two sisters had been taking turns looking after the store, and their life was extremely comfortable.

But since there was no news from her two months ago, the burden of work has completely fallen on Yalin's shoulders.

Lucky Cat Flower Shop mainly serves wealthy people in the city and has very high requirements on the appearance of its employees. It is not easy to find a qualified replacement in a short time.

She will have to support herself for at least another month.

When she thought of this, Yalin couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Worrying about her sisters had caused her sleep quality to drop drastically recently. Now that she was even deprived of the opportunity to take a nap, she felt like she couldn't hold on any longer.

"Aisha, come back and save your sister. Don't let anything happen to you."

"Dong, dong," a hand suddenly entered Yalin's sight and tapped twice on the counter in front of her.

The latter was startled and almost jumped up on the spot. She didn't hear any footsteps or movement at all.

"This guest is so mysterious."

When Yalin raised her head, she had already calmed down, her mouth curved, revealing a professional and sweet smile. She saw a completely unfamiliar young face.

Dark gold eyes, sharp and beast-like aggression, slender figure, and gray-black armor are not like most of the rich people she has received, but rather like...

A trace of fear flashed in Yalin's dark eyes, and she noticed the two sword hilts emerging from behind the opponent's shoulders.

"Welcome, distinguished guest, this is your first time at Lucky Cat Bar. Are you ready to choose a gift for your wife? Lucky Cat Flower Shop has the most complete range of flowers with the highest quality in Novigrad," Yalin He forced a smile, tried to avoid the young man's cold eyes, and said in a flattering way, "If you don't mind, tell me your specific requirements, I will give you a reference, and I will definitely satisfy you."

"Sorry, I'm not interested in flowers...flowers other than roses..." Roy looked around at the flower shop casually. The flower shop was small in area, but it was distinguished by exquisite decoration and elegant colors.

As soon as the guest comes in, his mouth and nose are filled with the pleasant fragrance of flowers, making him feel comfortable and relaxed.

At this time, there was no one else in the store except this young woman. He glanced at the muscular man outside the flower shop.

"You, what do you want to do?" Yalin noticed the little movements of the demon hunter, realized something was wrong, and suddenly leaned back against the wall, trembling.

Then he very consciously took out a pile of scattered coins from the drawer and said, "Please, don't hurt me, okay? I'll give you all the money!"

"My flower shop is protected by Lord Olof. You don't want to offend that big shot, do you?"

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"Who do you think I am? Put the money away quickly!" Roy shook his head. Although he loved money as much as his life, he was far from robbing women. "Don't be nervous. I have a few questions to ask you... It's very simple. You won't be hurt if you cooperate obediently." After the demon hunter finished speaking, he ignored the little girl's plea. In an instant, his five fingers flexibly outlined in front of her. A piece of light and shadow comes out.

The inverted triangular seal entered her pupils, and Yalin instantly lost her mind. Her eyes were blank and her head was lowered, like a puppet on strings.

"Name, age." Roy leaned back on the wicker chair behind him and rested his left leg on his right leg comfortably. He really liked this simple and direct method of torture.

"Yalin, twenty-five years old." The woman's thin lips moved and she answered mechanically.

"You must be the owner of the flower shop. You should know how many people have worked at Lucky Cat Flower Shop in the past six months?"

"Two people, sister Aisha and I. Because she suddenly disappeared two months ago, I am the only one left in the flower shop, serving as both the boss and the clerk."

"So how is your relationship with Elsa?"

"Sisters who love each other, eat and live together."

The demon hunter nodded. Yalin's words were consistent with Todd's. It seemed that the flower shop owner was not too suspicious.

"As far as you know, does Aisha have any other acquaintances in Nuo City, and what is their relationship like?"

The woman was stunned for a few seconds. Even though she lost her mind under the hold of the seal, she still instinctively recalled it.

After a moment she shook her head,

"Aisha, she has been working at Lucky Cat for less than half a year. She is shy and rarely talks to other people except the customers of the flower shop. In addition, her range of activities is very small and she spends most of her time at Lucky Cat. , or the dormitory, and the area in between."

"A very simple way of life." Roy tapped his temple with his index finger, "A beautiful and innocent girl like Aisha will definitely have guests with malicious intentions to court her and harass her, right?"

The young woman thought for a while and gave three names, namely a jewelry merchant, the son of a minor nobleman, and the owner of a grocery store.

The witcher wrote down the names and planned to wait until night to visit a few people one by one.

Roy and Todd, the watchman at the door, were the only ones left in the flower shop.

"Before Elsa disappeared, did she show any abnormal behavior or say anything weird?" Roy took out a delicate rose from the flower basket next to him, put it between his nose and smelled it.

Yalin denied this statement.

"There is one last question left." The demon hunter paused, "What do you know about Elsa's disappearance? Tell me about the situation that day. Don't hide a word."

"At eight o'clock in the morning on September 9th, Aisha and I came to Lucky Cat to open the store. Then she left the flower shop as usual and went to the farmer's market to purchase supplies..."

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Five minutes later.

"Dear guest, welcome to our store. This is your first time at Lucky Cat Bar. Are you ready to choose a gift for your lover?"

The sweet smile returned to Yalin's pretty face, but her eyes were a little shy. She was sure that the guests in front of her saw her dozing off.

But why do I seem to have seen him somewhere?

In a dream?

The witcher didn't say anything, winked at her mysteriously, dropped a crown, and left the flower shop with a bouquet of fragrant roses amid the incomprehensible expression of the female shopkeeper.

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"Master Roy, what did you talk to that lady just now? Did you find any clues?" Todd quickened his pace and stood side by side with Roy, his face full of worry, and the breeze blew away the smelly sweat all over his body. .

Roy rubbed his slightly itchy nose.

"You'll find out later."

……

According to Yalin, when Elsa disappeared, she was rushing to the Novigrad Farmers Market from the main street of the commercial street where Lucky Cat Flower Shop is located.

The two are about twenty minutes apart.

Roy took Todd on a walk along the way to get a rough understanding of the entire terrain structure.

On the commercial street, almost all the shops are high-end shops targeting wealthy people. The surrounding security environment is very good, with armed guards patrolling by every quarter of an hour.

It is not easy to make a young girl with outstanding appearance disappear in broad daylight.

As for the journey from the commercial street to the farmer's market, most of it is located in a bustling city, with countless pedestrians passing by. The ground is almost broken by the people of Novigrad who go to the market at 8 o'clock in the morning.

In a place like this, in full view of everyone, Aisha must be taken away without anyone noticing, unless Aisha takes the initiative to send her there.

The only crime scene that Roy recognized was the long, dark alley between the commercial street and the farmer's market.

Close to the edge of the backward urban area.

Compared with the bustling avenue, it is shorter and closer to the farmer's market from this alley.

It takes about ten minutes to walk from start to finish according to a girl's normal pace.

"Hmm...what is this?"

Toad squatted down without disdain and pointed at a broken arc-shaped wooden bar as long as a finger in the alley where the dirty water flowed.

"Pipe... a thing used for smoking tobacco." The demon hunter didn't mind it being dirty, so he picked up the "wood stick" with his hand and looked at it. "This kind of hidden place is very suitable for gatherings of drug addicts."

The walls on both sides of the alley are covered with moss, and some are engraved with random obscenities and incomprehensible graffiti. The ground is sticky and wet, and there are several simple beds made of straw and linen piled in the corners. Rotting and moldy domestic garbage can be seen everywhere, and there are even a few disgusting piles of livestock or human excrement.

It's almost impossible to find a place to start.

"Addict? Do you think Aisha chose this alley in a hurry and was robbed and kidnapped by those bastards?" Todd murmured to himself, with worry on his face.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. It is reasonable for a drug addict to take advantage of **** and knock out the little girl." The demon hunter said, "But if the matter is so simple, in common sense, it should not be hidden from Chapelle and the eyes and ears of the Beggar King."

The Beggar King never gave Todd any news.

Eternal Flame also found no clues.

Although this speculation is cruel, Roy does not think there is a possibility for Aisha to survive.

At present, he can only do his part, investigate as carefully and comprehensively as possible, and then catch the murderer.

However, more than two months had passed since the incident, and there were many factors interfering with the scene. Therefore, the demon hunter spent half an hour searching the entire alley, but could not find anything directly related to Aisha. clues.

But there are also unexpected situations.

"Buzz...buzz..."

"Master Roy, I seem to have been knocked unconscious by the stench in this alley~IndoMTL.com~I actually saw the pendant around your neck vibrating?" Todd pointed at the demon hunter with a carrot-thick finger The viper pendant on the person's chest looks weird.

"You read that right," the demon hunter felt the vibration of the pendant and quickly moved to the place where the reaction was the most violent. He spread his hands and felt it for a moment, and his pupils shrank like a snake - the middle of the alley, the moss-covered corner. , a ball of light the size of a fist.

Hazy and blurry, almost dissipated.

"Rare, but genuine chaos energy... it is enough to prove that someone once cast a spell in this alley!"

The demon hunter analyzed, "In this dark and humid environment, the chaotic energy can remain for about two months...the time is about the same."

Todd stammered, his face full of shock, "You mean, Elsa, magic..."

Past experience tells mercenaries that anything related to magic is extremely dangerous and difficult.

"I hope it's just a coincidence," Roy sighed, "otherwise things will be serious."

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