Eden stood up from his chair and pulled out a parchment-wrapped document from the bookshelf.
"These are three vicious cases that recently occurred near Mencheng. The time between them is within one month based on Mencheng."
He spoke calmly and handed the document to Jing Huang.
"Although the places where the crimes occurred are not within the territory of Mencheng, there happen to be entrances and exits to Mencheng nearby. The victims also had accidents while traveling. Every incident has witnesses - or should I say, observers, so the murderer Their race is also very clear. You also watched the performance of the Nightingale Troupe just now, can you notice the commonalities among them?"
Jing Huang put the parchment document on his lap and was not in a hurry to open it.
He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then said: "Cat people were shot, humans were bitten to death, and dwarfs were killed with knives...Do you think these are racial hatred murders?"
"It's just a possibility. Whether it was a vendetta based on legend or racial similarities, the specific results are still under investigation."
"All of these things happened outside the gate city, right? A shy guy like you cares about how many people die? Since when did you become so fond of sweeping the snow in front of your door?"
Hearing his question, Eden smiled slightly and gently. That expression was so consistent with his handsome appearance, but his blue eyes were still as calm as glaciers.
"You seem to have some misunderstandings about me." Eden said slowly, "Gate City is a neutral port under my control. Regardless of reason or rules, they are all equal travelers to me, so because of race, , history, this kind of hate crime stemming from root attributes must not be tolerated. Those who shake this law must pay the price."
Jing Huang raised his feet disapprovingly: "Including those outside the country?"
"Although it was implemented overseas, it was only targeted at guests leaving the city. I'm afraid they were deliberately provoking me."
"Maybe it's just a coincidence, right? After all, the murderer is different every time. He kills that person once, and the other person kills this person once in revenge. This kind of cycle of revenge murders, even if it's you, what can you do? ? Arrest everyone who has done this kind of thing? No one dares to resist you in Mencheng, but it’s no different when you get outside. You won’t run out to find death on your own, right? "
Faced with Jing Huang's almost sharp words, Eden smiled even more gently.
"So, this is where you are needed."
Jing Huang's shaking feet suddenly stopped moving.
"...What the hell do you want to do?"
"By deliberately acting outside the scope of my field, don't you just think that I will sit back and watch? Unfortunately, I don't have the habit of waiting passively. So it is up to you to solve them, regardless of whether these incidents are intrinsically connected or not, it violates Everyone who obeys the law must die.”
As if talking about the weather, he nodded to Jing Huang elegantly and calmly with a smile on his face.
"This is the reward I ask for, Xuan Hong. I need to know who is behind these things. If you find that there is a mastermind behind it, you must bring the other party to me, and I will be responsible for the trial and execution. If it is indeed all There is no need for an independent incident, just kill all the criminals. There is no need to let my name appear, just treat it as an ordinary dispute between bandits."
Jing Huang stared at him coldly.
"...You really don't mind the smell of blood on your hands."
"What? Do you want to be kind to the murderer? The so-called murder for life, even in your hometown that pursues the perfection of saints, should not prevent the victim from seeking redress for his grievances, right?"
"Do you really care about the victims?"
"Let's stop arguing about moral absolutism. I do treat reason and convention equally, but dangerous people like Sang Lian should be a different matter."
The topic ended here. Eden put the golden nightingale back into his clothes and walked towards the door. He pressed his hand on the doorknob, then looked sideways at Jing Huang and said, "All the doors and keys you need are in that document bag. In addition, someone will tell you the address of the Dragon's Nest Auction House later. Let's just pay for it." A deposit for you. As for the secret door to the outside world, come to me in exchange for the murderer’s body.”
He opened the door and left without looking back.
Jing Huang held the parchment bag and was speechless for a long time. Luo Binhan looked at his expression and felt that he was obviously unhappy, but he didn't seem to be angry. It was more like hesitation.
Yaleriga suddenly put her hand on his shoulder.
"Captain," she said, "there are other ways we can go."
Jing Huang responded, but ultimately did not express his position. He stood up and looked around the room, then patted his pant leg.
"Let's go to the place where the accident happened first. Anyway, nothing is clear now, so there is no need to rush to conclusions."
After opening the door, there was no corridor or stairs outside, but darkness. As they passed through it, Luo Binhan's eyes flashed, and then his vision suddenly brightened.
He was walking down the last step of the stairs, facing the golden yellow brick road. When he looked back on the road, he saw an ancient theater standing at the end of the stairs. The crimson curtain at the entrance is still swaying slightly, as if someone is lingering behind it.
Jing Huang directly tore open the parchment bag on the street, took out three lacquered envelopes with rose patterns, and took out several pieces of gilded paper from the envelopes. Those paper papers look particularly beautiful under the light, and have a rich floral fragrance.
Luo Binhan was fascinated by this unique and redundant information carrier. He was about to step forward to read the contents of the letter, but Jing Huang immediately pushed him away.
"Don't touch these things." Jing Huang said, "It's best not to look at them."
Luo Binhan couldn't help but have some opinions. He had realized that the contents described on the paper were related to three murders. It might be a little bloody and cruel, but it wouldn't be something that a grown man like him couldn't bear.
"Isn't it just a murder case? Is it that horrific?"
"I didn't say those cases were horrific."
Jing Huang raised the letter, and the flames turned all the paper into smoke. It wasn't until the last scrap of paper was left that he glanced at Luo Binhan with satisfaction: "That guy just invited us into his lair, but he didn't even bring us a glass of water. Do you know why?"
"Because he hates you?"
"Because I hate him." Jing Huang said, "He knows that I will never touch any of the water he provides, so I will save my efforts in vain. You must not be alone with this person, and do not talk to him. It is best Don't even make eye contact. The most important thing is that everything he touches is highly poisonous, so don't touch it."
Luo Binhan was speechless for a moment. He didn't know whether Jing Huang's words were the truth or an exaggeration.
"Doesn't the golden retriever look quite polite? Could it be that the poisonous scorpion turned into a spirit?"
"He used to be an arcane mage - that's what I heard, maybe it was a rumor deliberately created by that guy. In order to become the master of this city, he must have no hometown to speak of."
"Hometown? What do you mean?"
"It means he is mentally ill."
Jing Huang said categorically: "You are a coward, with a smiling face and a beastly appearance. The more you smile, the worse things will happen to you. If you smile at you, you will be cursed to death. You are not a thing, you will be struck by lightning sooner or later!"
He gritted his teeth and walked towards the street, leaving Luo Binhan standing stunned.
"Does he have any grudge against the golden retriever?" he asked Momolo.
Momoluo shook his head and said with a little doubt: "That gentleman seems to be the Lord of the Gate City... Mr. Xuanhong didn't let us see him when we came here before, and I'm not very familiar with Mr. Eden, but it is said that He is a very low-key and intelligent person.”
Luo Binhan didn't know how to evaluate it. The impression Eden gave him was not very good, but at certain extremely brief moments, the other party reminded him of Zhou Yu inexplicably.
"It's evil." He murmured to himself and patted his cheek hard. That feeling quickly disappeared.
They quickly caught up with Jing Huang and Yaleriga.
"Where to go next?" Luo Binhan asked.
"First find the child whose mother was killed." Jing Huang said, "If the person who did it is a wolf, it will be easier to find than the other two."
Luo Binhan suddenly had a bad feeling again.
"...How are you going to mention this to that kid?"
"Let's talk it over. Am I going to eat him again?"
Luo Binhan stole a glance at Jing Huang's expression.
He felt that this was far from the attitude of "tell it well".
