The Divine Hunter Chapter 5: Investigation 1

“Two masters, please…” The crisp sound of “ta, ta” footsteps sounded in the long corridor of the castle.

The plump maid wears a blue one-piece dress, with a ruffled apron tied into a bow at the back, and the neckline and wrists are dotted with floral flowers.

She has a good figure, and from the witcher’s perspective, she can fully appreciate her convex curves. This posture reminded Roy of Rita Nied. Although he often contacted her through the telescope in the wilderness, he had not dated her for a while since leaving Vizima.

Unconsciously, I feel nostalgic.

“Little devil!” The dull voice of the bald man woke him up from his thoughts, “It has been a month since the crime occurred, can we find any clues?”

“I probably can’t…” Roy rubbed his ribs, “Maybe you can.”

This is why he called Leisuo. The witcher’s senses allow him to detect clues that ordinary people, even hounds with keen senses of smell, cannot detect. If they are in some inaccessible places and have minimal influence from the outside world, they can even unearth suspicious traces from a year ago.

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The two followed the maid to the main banquet hall on the second floor, which was the venue for the celebration dinner a month ago.

The bright lights illuminated the gorgeous square table in the center of the hall, the neatly gathered seats, and the empty dance floor, which was so clean that almost no speck of dust could be seen.

Roy made a general observation and said, “Ms. Sylvia, do you have to clean this place several times every day?”

The maid looked haggard and seemed a little distracted. She was stunned for several seconds before replying slowly, “Mrs. Louisa is very particular about the living environment and requires absolute cleanliness and hygiene. After giving birth to Anais, After the young lady, the madam cannot even see the slightest bit of filth, otherwise she will not have the appetite to eat.”

“So we clean the restaurant every morning, noon and evening.”

“Three times a day? Mrs. Louisa probably has mysophobia.” Roy mused to himself, “Even if there were any clues due to frequent cleaning, they would have been lost long ago.” He rubbed his temples, but he couldn’t let it go. There is nothing wrong with the fact that the mansion of Baron La Valetti is not cleaned for a month.

Leso was a little disgusted.

For a witcher like him, who spends many years sleeping and dining in the wild, and does not take a shower for ten days and a half, any cleaning work is a waste of time. “I spend all my time on personal hygiene, and then I still do a **** job.”

“Sylvia, please get the guest list of that banquet. Let’s search the hall first…”

The maid hung her head and was stunned for a moment, remembering the baron’s instructions, and then left.

The two demon hunters exchanged glances and walked to both ends of the hall.

After turning on the demon hunter’s senses, the bald man’s eyes lit up with a strange light, like the pupils of a wolf in the dark night. As his amber pupils swept across, shallow and messy footprints, broomsticks and The traces of the mop, the armrests of the seats and the surrounding pillars are vaguely outlined with the marks of the rag being touched.

And circles of colorful “ribbons” composed of scents appeared in the air in the hall. Leisuo’s fingers gently brushed the tables and chairs, and he got closer to the “ribbons” and moved his nose.

“Let me see what the Baron ate yesterday?”

“Apple pie, bread, grilled sausages, wine Brecher’s Bank, blueberry cod…smoked pork? Hmm…the smell of smoked pork is very familiar…where have you smelled it?” Leisuo carefully identified the familiar compound. The smell of spices immediately made me think of the signature dish of the Chicken Coop Tavern, “The Baron’s family is also a regular visitor to Old Barton?”

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Roy stood on the other side of the restaurant, leaning on a pillar with his hands folded across his chest, quietly observing every corner of the hall, where the light could not reach, his eyes changing.

After a long time, he came to the edge of the flower window, leaned out of the window sill and looked down from the outside. The outer wall of the castle was made of neat pieces of marble. Although it was old, it was still smooth and flat after being properly maintained. , there was almost no place to start, and about twenty meters down from the wall, there was a clear water ditch dug manually around the castle.

The sun was shining brightly, making the ditch sparkle, which was really beautiful.

“I bet those maids changed the inside and outside of the restaurant at least twice,” Lei Suo didn’t know when he came to Roy’s side. “They have no idea of ​​retaining evidence at all, except for last night’s overnight dinner.” With the smell of today’s breakfast, only the ladies’ elegant footprints and traces of cleaning with rags, mops, and brooms are left in the restaurant…”

Leso sighed,

“Hey, kid, have you noticed?”

The young demon hunter shook his head, “I guess I won’t find anything good in this main banquet hall, but it’s not all without success… Until now after entering the castle, I have been studying the structure and terrain of the castle. Who is the murderer? How did you get in and how did you leave?”

“Anyway, it’s unlikely that he came in through these windows. There are so many people and so many eyes…” Lei Suo looked out the window and saw the straight downward outer wall of the castle. Even with the skills of the demon hunter, there was nothing he could do. “If it comes from Escape through the window and jump into the ditch, which will inevitably cause a huge noise and arouse the vigilance of the soldiers…”

On the outside of the Qingshui ditch, a dozen heavily armed soldiers stood guard.

In addition, according to Roy’s observation, the density of patrolling soldiers on the first floor of the castle is higher, and there are almost no blind spots. The witcher at the main entrance of the castle has also seen that it is impossible to enter without an invitation letter from the baron.

“Assuming that the murderer is not Yamos, it is most likely to come from inside the castle: the baron’s servants, or among the guests at the baron’s banquet that night…”

“That guy knows the situation of the castle quite well…” Roy further analyzed, “In order to deal with Yamos quickly and covertly…”

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“Two masters, this is the list you want…” The maid Sylvia handed the witcher a piece of gold-edged leather paper. Roy glanced through it roughly. There were about twenty names. . “Elvis, Alston…”

“A total of twenty-four guests came that night…” Sylvia explained thoughtfully, “including twelve businessmen from the barony, five confidants of the lord, six relatives of the lord and his wife… and one Bit…” Sylvia moved closer to the demon hunter and glanced at the name in the first row of the list, “Testav…this is an adult from Vizima, a close friend of the master…”

The demon hunter smelled the faint fragrance of Sylvia, and a trace of doubt flashed in his dark gold pupils, and then the corner of his mouth twitched, “Testav…the name…”

“The two masters know him?” Sylvia blinked her big round eyes and asked curiously,

“Having met once, I have to say that the relationship between Mr. Testaf and Baron Baron is really ‘like brothers’…” Roy said with deep meaning. “Ahem… Let’s get back to the topic, Ms. Sylvia, Baron Barron trusts you so much that he sent you to assist in the investigation. I guess you know something about the guests on this list?”

Sylvia crossed her fingers on her lower abdomen and nodded solemnly,

“How do they get along with Master Arian?” Leisuo interjected, “Based on your understanding and inference, are there any of them who are particularly close or not on good terms with each other…”

After hearing this, Sylvia replied almost without thinking, “I know this very well. I have been with Master Aryan since he was born, and watched him grow up to the age of thirteen…”

The maid’s round face showed a trace of motherly glory, “Sylvia can guarantee that the young master is an upright, brave, and kind-hearted person. He is as dazzling as the sun. He dreams of becoming a knight of noble character. He has always abided by the doctrine of knights. He is gentle and approachable to everyone, let alone the guests on the list. Even the servants in the castle and the people of La Valedie outside the castle like him very much without any resentment.”

“What about the children of these guests? Is there any conflict between the group of playmates who are about the same age as Master Aryan?” The bald man further asked,

Sylvia shook her head decisively.

“Are you so sure?” The demon hunter had some doubts about her firm attitude.

“To be honest with the two masters, Sylvia has been serving the La Valetti family since her grandmother’s generation, and has always been responsible for nurturing the family’s children… I raised Master Arrian…”

The demon hunter was convinced. No wonder Sylvia expressed her attitude like this. She probably regarded Arrian as her son.

Basically all aristocrats and rich people will hire professional nuns to take care of their newborns~IndoMTL.com~On the one hand, the biological mothers of the children and the aristocratic ladies cannot bear the sin, on the other hand, it is also a custom that shows their status.

“Then Ms. Sylvia…” The demon hunter put the list close to his body and pondered for a moment, “Can you please take us to the side hall to see… the room where the Sea Scorpion Acrobatic Troupe rests, and Master Aryan The disappeared bedroom…just go to the sea scorpion’s room first.”

Sylvia nodded, but before turning around, she begged sincerely, “Two masters, please catch the real culprit and revive Master Aryan. Master Aryan…he has been I have always admired witchers…”

“What do you mean by that?” Leisuo and Roy both looked strange. In their minds, it was already very rare for aristocratic children not to discriminate against “mutants”, so how could they start worshiping them?

“The young master couldn’t sleep when he was a child…” Sylvia pursed her red lips, and a flash of memories flashed through her clear eyes, “He liked to listen to me telling him stories about witchers, especially about the witcher White.” The story of Wolf, Renfri and her gang… He was particularly envious of White Wolf’s swordsmanship…”

“Is that guy Geralt so famous?” The two demon hunters had mixed feelings after hearing this, and then comforted, “Ms. Sylvia, please believe in the credibility of the snake sect demon hunters. Since you have accepted the Baron We will definitely do our best to rescue Master Arian.”

“The most important thing is to save the sea scorpion…” Roy added in his mind.

“Lead the way now, time is running out, we have to hurry up!”