Suddenly, on the high platform, the mayor said something to the gray-haired sheriff next to him, who then stepped forward and announced loudly.
"Everyone, be quiet. I have something to announce to you now."
"In view of the fact that we killed twelve werewolves on this blood moon night, we decided to give a special commendation, and several sheriffs will tour the town together."
Tang Jiumin had the same reaction as the others and raised his head in surprise.
This is not normal.
In previous years, every time the blood moon night ended, there was no celebration.
Of course, Tang Jiumin soon knew what kind of link this was.
The town will send a team of sheriffs, each of whom will tie a werewolf head with a chain and display it to the people of the town along the way to show everyone the results of this time.
The crowd cheered.
Tang Jiumin smiled as he listened to the mayor's announcement of the patrolling sheriff.
This time it makes sense.
This link seems logical, but the girl with werewolf blood and her father, the sheriff, are also on the tour.
In other words, in the next period of time, the sheriff must tour the whole town and cannot return home.
Tang Jiumin was just thinking about his next move when he suddenly spotted a familiar person in his field of vision.
He squeezed into the crowd and slowly approached the booth. Soon, he met a caravan leader he had met before, Gar.
"Hey, Gal."
"Tang! Oh, I didn't expect to see you here, what? Is the elephant gun useful?" Gal looked enthusiastic when he saw Tang Jiumin.
Tang Jiumin nodded. Time was tight, so he didn't say much. He casually chatted with Gal for a few words and then stated his purpose.
"Gall, I have a problem. I have a friend who committed some crime while drunk. I want to ask a sheriff for help, but I can't ask him directly. I want to know about the sheriff's wife and where he lives. Like What, so we can come and visit."
With that said, Tang Jiumin pointed to the stage.
"That's the Sheriff."
"Of course I know what you're talking about. You have to remember that I'm an old businessman in a small town. George, please introduce it to Don." Galton suddenly showed a look of understanding and immediately patted his buddy on the shoulder.
"Okay, no problem..."
George, the guy brought by Gal, seemed to be a chatterbox. After telling a lot of information in one breath, he pointed to the booth.
"You see, that woman is the sheriff's wife."
"Great, thank you. I'll go over and have a look first."
Tang Jiumin slowly approached, and after a while, he came behind the woman. He pretended to be staring at the stage attentively, and unconsciously praised the person on the stage.
One sentence after another of compliments was blurted out. At this time, Tang Jiumin seemed to be a flatterer, and the ears of the woman in front of him stood up at the words he said.
"...The Sheriff on the far right, he is an outstanding and outstanding Sheriff!"
The woman in front of her couldn't help but be curious anymore. She turned to look at Tang Jiumin, looking very happy.
"Thank you for your affirmation of my husband."
But Tang Jiumin looked at the woman in surprise.
"You mean...oh, my God, you are the wife of the Sheriff? Oh my God, what a coincidence. I admire your husband very much, especially in the past two days, he has helped me a lot."
"This time I was able to kill a werewolf and get a bounty, thanks to him taking care of me at the Sheriff's Department. I can't forget this kind of kindness."
When he said this, he couldn't help but look around, and whispered in someone's ear.
"I'm looking for your husband. I can't keep such a large bounty all by myself, don't you think?"
"I would like to visit you personally at noon to express my gratitude."
In an instant, the woman understood what Tang Jiumin meant.
In Moon Howling Town, there are less than a hundred peace officers.
Although they are supported by the mayor with money and earn more than many ordinary people, they are limited after all.
If someone usually bribes a woman, she may have to think about it. After all, her husband has a good voice in the Sheriff's Department and there are many people who want him. Women don't like ordinary bribes, but when faced with a large bounty for killing a werewolf, women can't refuse.
She had heard her husband talk about it, a total of eighty gold coins!
The woman looked obviously happy, but after being happy for a few moments, she shook her head in distress.
"It's really not possible today. Director Mitton is the gray-haired Sheriff on the stage. His wife invited us to a party. I can't let her lose face."
"Is it such a coincidence?" Tang Jiumin's expression looked a little regretful.
"But...it's okay tonight. Mr. Sheriff has been a great help to me. It's no problem to wait for a while."
As he spoke, Tang Jiumin's eyes were full of gratitude, and then he bowed politely.
However, the moment he lowered his head, the look in his eyes suddenly became serious.
He was now almost certain that the mayor would definitely take action against the Sheriff's daughter. The Sheriff had already been taken away, and his woman was taken away as well. Now the Sheriff's daughter was the only one in the house.
For the eager mayor, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Moreover, such an opportunity was directly caused by the mayor.
After making an appointment with the Sheriff's wife at the so-called time and place, Tang Jiumin left the square and went straight to the Sheriff's home.
There was no time, he had to ambush in advance before the mayor took action.
At the same time, in a house south of the center of Yuehao Town.
Emily was preparing meals for her parents at home. She was very happy because her father was the sheriff, and the town was in chaos on the night of the blood moon. She was afraid that something would happen to her father.
Especially those werewolves. The Sheriff would go on patrol at dawn. If she encountered those werewolves who had not yet evacuated, Emily couldn't even imagine what would happen.
Well now, powerful bounty hunters came to the town. In just a few days, they killed so many werewolves. They were really heroes of the town!
From now on, on the next blood moon night, there may not be so many werewolves.
Button, button, button.
Suddenly, just after Emily finished preparing the meal, she heard someone knocking on the door.
strangeness? Who is it at this time?
"Who is it?"
Emily muttered, came to the door of the room doubtfully, lifted a stool, and looked outside through the small window on the door.
In the field of vision was a young man who looked somewhat handsome compared to the roughnecks in the town.
There was a strange firearm on his shoulder, and he was looking at himself with a gentle expression.
Bounty Hunter?
"Who are you?"
"I am a bounty hunter. I just asked your mother and she told me that my home is here. I must have found it right, right?"
"Who are you……?"
"I want to give something to Mr. Sheriff. On this blood moon night, I killed a werewolf and received a lot of help from Mr. Sheriff. I came here to express my gratitude."
Tang Jiumin stood outside and said to the people inside.
Emily already admired the bounty hunters who killed werewolves, but now she heard one of them appear in front of her, and Emily was very excited.
But because she was a stranger, Emily was still a little wary.
"You said that my father helped you kill a werewolf, is that true? What evidence do you have?"
Tang Jiumin was already prepared. He took out a small box and held it in his arms.
"This is the bounty alley I got from the Sheriff's Department after killing the werewolf. I don't know if you have seen it."
Bounty chest?
Emily put her feet up on the chair and looked through the window to see the luxurious little box in the other person's hand.
She recognized it, her father had shown it to her.
The bounty alleys where the mayor pays the bounty are filled with these luxurious special boxes.
Yes! That's right! The man outside is a hero who kills the werewolf!
When Emily saw this scene, she immediately believed what the other party said, so she carefully opened the door and pushed it open just wide enough to allow herself to come out.
The town has been too chaotic recently. I heard that many robbers and criminals have come, and they have mingled with the bounty hunters, and even the werewolves have been tricked by them.
The girl heard what her father said when he came back, telling her not to open the door to strangers if she was the only one at home.
So even though she believed Tang Jiumin's words, she was still very careful.
"Dear sir, you can put your things here first and come back in the evening. My family is not here to attend the celebration."
"good."
Tang Jiumin nodded, placed the box in front of the door, opened his hand and backed away slowly.
He distanced himself appropriately to make the other party feel more at ease and dispel the last doubt in the girl in front of him.
Emily's psychological changes at this moment were just as Tang Jiumin predicted. When she saw the other party slowly retreating, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems true.
So, Emily pushed the door open a little further, walked to the heavy box, picked it up with both hands, and slowly moved into the door.
"call……"
It's just too heavy.
So tired.
Emily, who was holding the box with both hands, couldn't even move to close the door after entering the door. She could only use her feet to close the door.
Because of this, she didn't notice that when she closed the door, there was a cloth strip on the top of the door, which was stuck in the crack of the door to prevent it from closing tightly.
"Wow..." Emily's attention was all on the box. It took a lot of effort to lift the box to the table. When she opened it, she saw that there was about half a box of gold coins.
However, at this moment, there was a sound in her ears.
Muffled footsteps.
Emily turned around quickly in surprise and found that the man who had just left had somehow come to her home and was standing behind her.
The other party held a revolver in his hand, and the gun was pointed at her.
"What, what did you do..."
Emily looked at Tang Jiumin with a horrified look on her face, backed away in fear, and slammed into the table behind her, almost knocking the box down.
"save……"
Seeing that the frightened girl wanted to shout for help, Tang Jiumin immediately made a silent gesture and quickly covered the girl's mouth with his left hand to prevent her from screaming.
"Don't shout loudly. Time is urgent. I hope you can cooperate with my next actions. As long as you don't destroy my plan without permission, I won't hurt you."
Tang Jiumin's tone was still gentle, but when he looked at the girl's face, it was full of indifference and emotionlessness.
Emily struggled hard at first, but under the man's cold gaze, the intensity of her struggle gradually became smaller and finally quieted down.
She could see that this man might really kill her if she didn't obey!
"Very good, it seems you can listen to me quietly now."
Tang Jiumin saw that the girl's eyes were still very frightened, but she nodded quietly.
So he softened his expression a little and said:
"Let me ask the most important question first. Do you have a water tank at home?"
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In the tent area in the center of the town, people come and go.
Bounty hunters gathered in groups, healing, drinking, and generally relaxing.
The celebration is coming, the blood moon night is over, and it’s time to have fun and relax.
Except for very few people.
Outside a tent in the rest area, Liu Ziyun was sitting on the ground, smoking heavily and trying to ease his nervousness.
He kept opening and closing the lid of his pocket watch.
Time is getting less and less. There is only one hour left before noon.
However, he didn't see Tang Jiumin come back, nor did he hear any system prompts.
Thinking of this, Liu Ziyun raised his head and looked at the other people around him.
Cheng Cheng and Qu Fei, two students who have been very close to each other recently, were gathered together and were communicating in low voices with their heads lowered, not knowing what they were talking about.
Jing Jiao and Chen Min were standing in different places, staring at him with complicated expressions.
The rest include the injured Jiang Xiong and the tied prisoner Xu Wuqiang. They are not outside, but in the tent.
The nervous Liu Ziyun kept shaking his legs while looking at it, without even realizing it.
He didn't know what Tang Jiumin had done, nor what the other party's plan was, or how far it had progressed.
But no matter what, he just hoped that Tang Jiumin could settle everything.
Liu Ziyun really didn't want to kill the prisoner because he was already under control.
He needs to face the trial of the law in court and face death on the execution ground. This is the outcome of a repeat offender, and only then can real justice be given to those who were harmed by him.
But if you kill this prisoner here in order to survive, the nature is completely different.
He changed from a law enforcer to a lawbreaker.
Liu Ziyun is a policeman and has always strictly abided by the law. He doesn't want to make any mistakes here.
He withdrew his gaze, feeling a bad feeling deep in his heart.
He really wanted to take everyone back. Tavern Cube had mentioned before that all the teams before them would be wiped out and a new temporary team would be drawn.
That means everyone can die here.
There are now eight people left, which seems to be a good survival rate.
pity......
Liu Ziyun thought of Zhong Linrong, the middle-aged woman, Jie Zhiming, and Glenn, and his expression couldn't help but darken.
When they came, there were a total of twelve people. Even though there are eight people now, the other four people died in this ghost place.
Even the body cannot be returned.
Not being able to be buried in my hometown is a particularly cruel thing.
But just when Liu Ziyun couldn't restrain his random thoughts, the system suddenly prompted...
"There is one hour left before the end of the trial. The current number of werewolves killed: 7, and the number of remaining players: 8."
"The trial mission has not been completed."
"Every player please actively complete the trial mission. If it is not completed within the specified time limit, all players will be wiped out!"
