——[Private mission, investigate the cause of death of the territorial businessman Fairbus and find the murderer. No restrictions on identity or number of people. The reward is generous. Interview. No less than 100 gold coins.
】Private mission? When Xia Duo saw it, he immediately became interested. The 100 gold coins were completely worth wasting on him to give it a try. If he could find out the cause of death and find the murderer, then the price-performance ratio would be quite high.
After making the decision, Xia Duo immediately came to the office desk and said to the apprentice on duty: "I want to take on task 001!" As usual, Xia Duo's identity was checked and verified, then recorded and forwarded to the mage on duty for filing. , and then the mage on duty handed Xia Duo a mission voucher.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard the mage on duty remind him,
"Just leave it when you see it." Xia Duo didn't know why and wanted to ask a few more questions, but the mage waved his hand away and stopped talking. Xia Duo could only leave first, but he also realized that this matter might Not just a simple homicide.
Fortunately, Xia Duo didn't plan to investigate further. He wanted to complete the task target for promotion authority as soon as possible, rather than really wanting to do any territorial tasks.
Just being able to get gold coins is enough. Because it was a private mission, Xia Duo went back and put on the fancy robe he received at last year's award ceremony. Decorated with gold and silver threads, Xia Duo looked like a real mage.
Of course, he is now a true mage, not an apprentice, and he changed into this body just to facilitate bargaining.
...Saville Town, North End. This is a group of villas with different styles, but they have certain commonalities. Chateau is relatively familiar with Savile Town. How could he not recognize the elf style.
However, except for the ten villas facing the water in the northernmost part, which have different styles and shapes that make people feel happy at first sight, the rest are all like imitators of the former, and some of them can't even be copied.
Of course, Xia Duo's target this time was not one of the ten waterfront villas, it was also an imitator, but it was a relatively good copy. However, the aqueduct on the side where no water was visible at all exposed its plagiarism.
Chateau had just seen those ten villas, but they were built near the water and could bring in water from the Wolfburg River to make fountains and pools.
But it's a bit artificial here. Maybe this is from another world
It’s “arty”! Because Xia Duo's robe is quite gorgeous and exquisite, and the gold and silver thread decorations shine brightly in the sun, and can be seen from a long distance, Xia Duo also received a lot of awe-inspiring looks along the way.
And he tried his best to keep an expressionless face. When someone came up to salute and greet him, Xia Duo didn't stop, he just nodded slightly and made a full gesture.
These ordinary people couldn't see the reality of this robe at all. They just thought it was a certain mage passing by, and never thought that it was an apprentice showing off. Although Xia Duo is still an apprentice, he has indeed reached the level of an official mage. To this extent, he is not afraid of being exposed for pretending to be a mage, because he really is one.
When they arrived at the door of Fairbus Villa, two guards were talking sadly. As soon as Zheng Xiado came, he looked at the two of them indifferently and said, "I received a mission from the Mage Tower. Take me here." Master." Mage Tower, tasks, plus the so-called
"The Master is majestic." After hearing the voice, the guard at the door immediately saluted respectfully.
"Master Mage, please follow me." A guard led Xia Duo directly to the living room, and the servant also brought hot drinks in time. Xia Duo glanced at the dark liquid in the cup and did not move.
"Sir, please wait a moment, the lady will be here soon."
"Yeah." Xia Duo took out the magic book and flipped through it. Before he could read a few pages, he heard a rush of footsteps. Xia Duo put the book away and saw a young woman standing among four or five male servants. , surrounded by maids, appeared from one side.
The woman had an outstanding appearance and an elegant body, but her expression was depressed and her brows were furrowed, revealing a morbid aura. Xia Duo couldn't help but look at her twice, but that was all.
A mage's strength still needs to be maintained.
"My lord, did you receive the mission from the Mage Tower?" The woman seemed a little doubtful, but her attitude was still very respectful.
"I wonder what you call me, sir?"
"My name is Sha Duo. What is your identity? What is your relationship with Fairbus?"
"Lord Chateau, Ferbus is mine, my -" The woman couldn't say the last words, and her expression became even more depressed.
At this time, a maid next to her came out for her.
"After the death of the master's first wife, Mrs. Patty has been taking care of him, but because the master's son strongly opposed it, the matter was not made public." Chateau nodded to express his understanding. He did not ask why Fairbus' son did not show up. Instead, they talked about remuneration. It is not shameful to talk about money. On the contrary, the Master likes to talk about money.
"Mrs. Patty, I know very little information from the Mage Tower. I need you to provide more detailed information. In addition, the remuneration needs to be settled in advance." Regarding the remuneration, Mrs. Patty did not hesitate at all and offered to pay it as long as the cause of death was discovered. 100 gold coins, 500 gold coins for identifying the murderer, and Mrs. Patty is willing to pay 1,000 gold coins if Chateau can catch the murderer alive.
Even if you catch a corpse, you can still get 700 gold coins. This made Xia Duo very happy, and he wanted to agree immediately, but he was still a little reserved, but his hesitation made Mrs. Patty think that he was dissatisfied with the remuneration.
It actually improved a bit, and Xia Duo also accepted it and asked about the specific circumstances of the case, and of course asked to check the body.
Mrs. Patty suppressed her sadness and agreed,
"Sir, after the accident, Fairbus did not move. He is still in the study. Please come with me."...The study of Fairbus Villa is on the second floor. Go up the stairs behind the living room. When going upstairs, Pa Mrs. Tiffin told Chateau how she discovered the death of Fairbus.
"The morning before last, Fairbus and I had tea on the first floor. Then he suddenly had something to deal with, so he went back to the study. The servants at home saw it, but at noon, I asked the servant to ask him to go downstairs for dinner. , but there was no reaction, and only then did I realize that something had happened." Xia Duo was a little confused. Generally, if there are no obvious traces of death, but it is suspected that it was homicide, then it is not necessary to ask a mage to check. No matter how much the mage apprentice can Find out something.
There are too many more professional people. Even among ordinary people, there must be people who know more about autopsies than mages!
"Didn't you find someone to come and see you afterwards?"
"Yes!" Mrs. Patty wiped the corners of her eyes without leaving a trace and said,
"I first looked for a rogue who was good at making poisons, but found nothing. Later, I looked for a few adventurers, but couldn't find anything unusual. It was just that he died of natural causes due to old age."
"Did you die of natural causes at your age?" Chateau then remembered that he only knew that the deceased was a businessman named Fairbus, and after seeing Mrs. Betty again, he subconsciously concluded that Fairbus was not too young.
"How old is Fairbus?"
"He is 52 years old."
