The fisherman who came over nodded to Ronald and began to introduce the details of the victims.
The unlucky man who was disemboweled was called Yake, and he was a fisherman living alone in the village. He had no relatives alive, was unmarried, and had not had any disputes with others recently.
To summarize briefly——
The deceased was a bachelor who had few interactions with other people and a fisherman who lived alone. There was not much possibility of a vendetta.
Ronald frowned.
If the victims were randomly selected, things would be even more troublesome.
In serial murder cases, this situation is often difficult to detect.
However, in order to appease the fishermen, Ronald decided to share his findings.
At least the residents of Celephes cannot be afraid of that unfounded hunter.
"Ahem——"
After coughing twice, Ronald raised his voice and said:
"Everyone, the fatal injury on Yak's body was caused by a sharp weapon!"
"He died from a sword injury, not the bite of a wild beast. You should know what this means, right?"
After hearing Ronald's words, all the fishermen around him fell silent.
Although they only stay in Celephes all year round, this does not mean that they are all fools.
Residents of the same village were killed by the sword...
For them, this is a very unpleasant reality.
After waiting quietly for a few seconds, Ronald sighed secretly when he saw the confused faces of the fishermen around him.
Then he regained his energy and continued:
"Where is Yak's home? Who can take me there first?"
"..."
Ronald's response was an air of silence.
At this time, no fisherman has the leisure to stand up.
——They lack a backbone.
"Tsk——"
Ronald smacked his lips and continued to speak to the fishermen around him:
"This matter is not what the monsters in your mouth say, but a murder initiated by real people, so I think it's best for someone to take me there."
"Finding the truth as soon as possible will be good for everyone!"
The fishermen around him fell silent again.
After a few seconds, the man closest to Ronald who just told him Yak's information took the initiative to speak:
"This...sir?"
Ronald introduced himself:
"Just call me Ronald."
The man responded immediately:
"Okay, Mr. Ronald."
"I know where Yake's home is, so let me take you there."
"Thank you."
After a few words, the two people communicated, and Ronald immediately walked towards the interior of Celephasis under the leadership of the man.
In fact, the place where the deceased lived was not too far from the dock.
He is a fisherman after all.
Not more than 500 meters away from the pier, there is a lonely small house, sandwiched by the downhill corner of the village's dirt road.
Just looking at the pitiful appearance of this house, it could easily be mistaken for a warehouse.
"You stay at the door first, I can just go in and take a look myself."
Giving instructions to the fisherman behind him, Ronald walked to the door of the house alone.
When his master was already dead, Ronald stepped forward without any hesitation.
boom--
The fragile door opened immediately.
Walking into it, everything immediately comes into view.
The poor and simple room has the same height inside and outside, and there is no comfortable and warm living environment at all.
If you don't know where you are.
Even if you tell Ronald that this is a fisherman's house that lived in the Middle Ages, he will definitely believe it.
After shaking his head, Ronald did not express any emotion and quickly began to inspect the house.
There are really very few things in the house.
There was a tattered bed, a cabinet with missing cabinet doors, and there wasn't even a complete table in the room. There was only a rough chair that was connected together, and a cabinet door that was removed to serve as a dining table.
In addition, there are some tools for fishing, a small stove for cooking, and a stove for heating connected to the walls of the room. It can also be seen that it is the result of self-renovation.
A house like this will be inspected quickly.
--There's nothing suspicious in it.
Standing in the drafty room, Ronald began to think.
Today's murders are not like those committed by irrational sorcerers.
The possibility of enemies seeking revenge is also very small.
So for what reasons would a murderer decide to kill an innocent fisherman?
Copycat crime?
Or is it hidden at a deeper level, something similar to a mysterious side ritual?
Or in order to achieve some ulterior purpose, the other party hopes to arouse fear in the residents of Celephes?
There are so many possibilities...
While thinking deeply, Ronald also walked out of this simple house.
The fisherman seemed to be guarding the door very faithfully and did not let anyone get close to it.
Immediately, Ronald spoke:
"I'm going to the church first. I will definitely take care of this matter before I leave."
"You can tell everyone to disperse first, so there is no need to gather at the pier."
"Okay, sir."
The fisherman planned to obey and leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back to look at Ronald, with very complicated emotions in his eyes:
"Sir...are you really sure it can be solved?"
"I am sure."
Seeing the fisherman's expression, Ronald's tone became serious.
"This matter will be solved, please believe me."
"OK."
After receiving such an answer, the fisherman simply left here.
After silently watching the man's back disappear, Ronald returned to the church on his own. The time spent on this trip actually did not exceed an hour in total.
So when he returned to the church, it was basically unchanged.
The boy who had delivered the message previously had been sent away by the priest. At this moment, Connie was sitting alone in the empty chapel, touching and praying.
Looking at the opponent's back, Ronald simply said directly:
"Mr. Connie, where are the other mysterious people in Celephasis?"
"Can you tell me their names and addresses?"
The priest didn't hesitate at all and answered directly:
"Apart from me, there are actually only three people."
"They are the herbalist who lives at the end of the village, the iron framer who lives in the middle of the village, and the carpenter in the village."
"..."
Herbalist, blacksmith, carpenter...
After lowering his head and thinking for a few seconds, Ronald said:
"Try to simplify the information as much as possible and tell us about their situation."
"OK."
Father Connie still did not refuse.
Putting the book in his hand to the side, he immediately stood up from the chair:
"Among these three people, the herbalist and the carpenter are both locals who have lived in Seraphis for more than two generations. Their ancestors were all mysterious people who were eliminated because they failed to learn spells."
"As for the blacksmith, he is a survivor of a shipwreck a few years ago."
"People from other countries choose to live in seclusion here because they lost all their wealth."