In the village of El, which is like a town, the village chief's home is very inconspicuous. A grocery store located between the market is the village chief's home.
This grocery store is filled with all kinds of daily necessities. Whether it's on the shelves or on the floor, you can't miss anything you can see. The originally narrow shop was squeezed into only one path for entry and exit.
Bufan carefully walked inside, and finally saw a middle-aged man at the end of the road. He was middle-aged and extremely smart. It must be him.
At this time, he was sitting on the only chair in the grocery store, teasing the birds in the cage. When he saw Bufan and Dar walking in, his eyes lit up, and then he showed a little surprise.
"You guys are not here to buy anything, are you?"
"No, we are here to see the village chief. Is the village chief here?"
"Students of Elas College? I don't seem to have any contact with Elas College. What do you want from me?" Obviously, this bald middle-aged man has recognized their identities.
"That's right, uncle village chief, we have accepted a mission to investigate missing persons and came here specifically to investigate. Is there anyone missing in your village of El?"
"Missing people? Let me think about it..." The man lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Well, our village has a population of about 10,000, and there are hundreds or thousands of people every day. Maybe there are missing people. Maybe there are more people, but ah, there is a problem with too many people, that is, it is difficult to manage, and it is impossible for me to supervise where every family member went today and where they will go tomorrow, right?"
"Then, if someone is missing, someone should come to report it, right?"
"Report a crime? People who come to me usually come to buy daily necessities."
"Is it true? Chief, how about you think about it again?"
"Well, probably not. In my impression, everyone who comes here is shopping, except you of course!"
Bufan and Dar looked at each other, speechless for a while...
****
"Selling steamed buns, delicious steamed buns..."
"Sleek and beautiful clothes, cheap and affordable, you can make money after buying them..."
Bufan sat by the window on the second floor of the hotel, holding his chin, quietly looking at the crowds of people coming and going downstairs, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Dahl took the cup, took a sip of tea, closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes and took another sip of tea. He didn't reach for the teapot until all the tea in the cup was finished. But at this time, The teapot was empty.
"Waiter, can you give me another pot of tea for the young monk?"
A little girl in a floral skirt came over. She glanced at the teapot handed over by Dar, took it reluctantly, then turned and left, but after taking a few steps, she turned around again, Asked: "Don't you want to order food?"
"The little monk is not hungry, he is just a little thirsty. I hope the little benefactor can make it easier."
"But, but, this is already the fifth pot!"
"This tea should be free, right?"
"That's right."
"It won't affect your business if we sit here, right?"
The little girl looked at the neatly arranged seats around her, and then nodded helplessly, "Probably, it won't affect it."
Most of the people who came here at this time were having breakfast, and even if they were having breakfast, it was a bit late, so the whole hotel seemed a bit empty, especially since it was still on the second floor.
"Little monk, I'm so annoying, please forgive me, little benefactor!"
The little girl sighed helplessly and responded: "Okay, okay."
After watching the little girl leave, Dar turned around and saw Bufan no longer looking downstairs, but looking at himself.
"What's wrong? Extraordinary."
"Dar, I didn't expect you to be so bad and bully children."
"Bufan, you can't slander Xiaoseng. Xiaoseng didn't bully the child, he just reasoned with her."
"That's nonsense of yours. You also made other children stunned. After all, we are actually in the wrong for occupying seats and not eating. What's more, you drank five large pots of tea. Change to someone with a more grumpy temper. People might even chase you away with a broom."
"That's why the young monk asked the young donor to bear with me."
"..."
"Hey, I have a secret to tell you. Don't tell anyone else, otherwise..."
At this time, two women walked downstairs. They were chatting in a low voice. But when they saw someone on the second floor, the leading woman paused for a moment, and then took the other woman to sit down. He sat down in a seat far away from Bufan and the others.
"Did you know? That ferocious eighth wife actually disappeared some time ago!"
"What? Really? I thought she ran away from home."
"How is it possible! How could someone like her have the idea of running away from home? Although I thought so at the time, but the night before yesterday I saw a group of unknown people walking into the village chief's grocery store. After staying for a while, Then I left without buying anything. Later I overheard the village chief mentioning a missing person in a conversation with his wife, and the eighth wife’s name was among them!”
"Scared! This is too scary. A big living person will disappear immediately."
"That's not all. I heard about several missing persons, including the family of the fat pig selling pork."
"Hey, that family is a good old man. They never cheat on the scale when selling pork. I often go to their pork stall to take care of them. I didn't see them a while ago. I miss them. But the village chief also said that they are far away from the village. Okay, we won’t pay attention to it anymore, I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it..."
"The village chief lied to us!"
"But why did he lie to us?
"Maybe it's because I'm afraid of causing panic."
"No, I can't stay here any longer. I'm going back now to pack my clothes, order a carriage, and leave tomorrow. I'll go back to the city to stay for a while."
"Originally, I didn't think so much. After hearing what you said, I felt a little scared. Then I, I'll go back to my parents' house. It's so dangerous here that I can't stay any longer."
At this time, the little girl came up again and asked: "Aunt Camisi, Aunt Jelisi, what do you want to order?"
At this time, the two women were still in the mood to eat. They stood up in a hurry and said quickly: "Xiaoxue, we suddenly found that there are still some things that have not been dealt with. We have to rush back to deal with them, so let's not eat."
"This?" The two of them walked quickly and disappeared in the corridor in the blink of an eye. The little girl was stunned for a while!
"Here, your tea." The little girl pressed the tea heavily on the table and said angrily.
"Thank you, Donor Xiaoxue!"
"You, how do you know my name?"
"Xiaoxue Donor has such a nice name that I am deeply impressed by it as soon as I hear it mentioned by others. How could I forget it?"
"Humph..." The little girl turned away arrogantly, but it could be seen from her brisk steps that she was in a good mood.
"Dar!"
"Oh, what's the matter? Extraordinary?"
"gone!"
"The village chief's house?"
"Of course, we can't let go of such important news!"
"Okay, let me finish the tea first."
"..."
****
"Hey, uncle village chief, we're here to bother you again!"
An hour later, Bufan and the two came to the grocery store again, and found that the village chief's sitting posture had basically not changed, and the birdcage was still held in his hands as before.
"You..." Seeing Bufan and Dar, the village chief sighed, "What's the matter with you?"
"Uncle Village Chief, I heard that Captain Kamai from the second team of the investigation team came to see you?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? I can't understand you?" Upon hearing Bufan's words, the village chief looked confused.
"Don't hide it from us. We met with Captain Kamai yesterday! Although he refused to tell us the truth, he didn't stop us from investigating. Uncle Village Chief, just tell us."
The village chief's hand teasing the bird stopped in mid-air. He was silent for a while and sighed again.
"Because our village is located on the main road of Bit City, it has developed very rapidly. The size of the village is getting larger and larger, and the population mobility is also very high. So I told you before that there are many people and I don't know where they are now. It is a fact. However, in the past two years, I have discovered that the disappearance of some people is abnormal. It is hard for you to imagine that everyone was talking and laughing on the first day, but then the person disappeared the next day, and they have not been there since. What is this feeling of missing people? Uneasiness and panic began to spread. In order to appease the villagers, I could only lie that I had seen them leaving home. I secretly reported the matter to the main city, but this information was It’s like there has been no news. In the past two years, I have sent countless messages and visited the main city several times, but nothing has changed. In the end, it was them themselves who came to consult me about this matter. Don’t you think it’s ironic?” After Chang finished speaking, he showed a wry smile.
"How many people are missing?"
"I have confirmed seven people, including a middle-aged woman, a family of three, and three young people."
"This? Is there a widow among them?"
"Why a widow?"
"Because there are also people missing in Seiya Village, and they are all widows, so we have the clue of the widow."
"I have also heard about what happened in Seiya Village. This is what the people from the investigation team told me. They suspect that the missing people may be the perpetrators of the same group of people."
"So, what are the physical characteristics of these missing people? What kind of people are they?"
"Well, let me think about it. Wei Duo is a very fat woman. In everyone's impression, she has a bad personality. She can quarrel with others for a long time over trivial matters. She even fights with others when she is unhappy. Some The child was also beaten by her, and I educated her several times, but she just refused to repent."
"Is this the missing woman?"
"Well, as for the family of three, they are honest, honest, and sincere people. They are good people in people's eyes. However, they were not from our place originally. They moved here from other places. And the man's face has a look on his face. There is a very long and deep scar. When they first moved here, I was wary for a while. As for the last three young people, they were all idle gangsters who often caused trouble. In order to calm them down, I Points, but I’m worried about losing a lot of hair..."
