The walls of Rutov Manor are covered with rose branches and leaves. However, it is now November and the flowers have not bloomed yet. However, the lush green fence still adds a bit of beauty to the white manor under the cold wind.
color.
When Woody and Susan arrived, there were already many officials from the ruling office and noble guards standing outside the wall. They were all standing on the edge of the road with serious expressions, discussing something in low voices.
With his perception, Woody could vaguely hear a lot of useful and useless pieces of information, including his envy of the Edith family's luck.
After all, this way, the Rutov Manor, which originally had a relatively low market price, has definitely belonged to the Edith family, the "victims" of this incident.
So much so that some people are so envious that they wish that after the Rutov family sent sahuagins to attack the manor, it was not their own manor. After all, in the final analysis, except for a few servants and guards of the Edith family who were injured or died, the core members of the family were all fine, and the manor was fine.
Apart from some damage to the mansion, there was basically no impact.
What's more, the cost of renovating the mansion once a year is a necessary expense for most aristocratic families. The wine estate has only advanced this year's progress and has not even suffered any loss in money, but the compensation afterwards is a huge expense.
The sum is huge, and in order to appease and eliminate this dispute, Earl Rees will definitely compensate the Edith family without hesitation...
The sour smell had overflowed uncontrollably, and Woody had no point in eavesdropping anymore. He and Susan got off the carriage one after another.
There were already officials from the executive office waiting for them below, and these people all showed surprise after seeing Susan.
Although Susan Edith enjoys the reputation of "Wine Queen" in Palermo, in the final analysis, except for the occasional appearance at aristocratic dinners, she spends most of her time in private places.
As far as she was concerned, she could only hear his voice but not see his person.
When they saw this this time, their subconscious reaction was that this was the wine queen. She was too young. If she wasn't dressed too old-fashioned and elegant, wearing a young rococo dress, corresponding to Woody next to her,
I rarely think of aunts and nephews, but of siblings.
"What's the situation inside now? When did you notice they disappeared!"
"When our people summoned Logan Rutov and Marko Rutov as usual, they received reports from the manor's servants that their masters had disappeared."
"Is it just the two of them?"
"Yes! It seems that their wives and children have not been taken away. I just counted the number of people in the manor. Except for those who were absent for some reason and dismissed, apart from Marco and Logan, there is only one named
Yassin’s young housekeeper, they also disappeared.”
While Susan had a simple communication with the young officials in the executive office, she walked into the Rutov Manor, which had been cleaned up.
Woody took the opportunity to stand behind Susan and look at the manor in front of him.
The huge manor is covered with green lawns and flowerbeds, with a straight and spacious avenue in the middle. At the end of the road is a unique marble fountain. The flowerbeds and gardening in all directions are neatly trimmed, but the roof is rare in Palermo.
The golden coating and the statues under the eaves beams and columns are all decorated with gold threads, giving an air of nobility and luxury directly to the pavement.
No wonder it holds the top spot in the high-end wine industry in Palermo. The luxury and grandeur of the manor are far ahead of the wine estates on the streets.
But for Woody, it is still a bit sparse and ordinary. He has lived in the huge elven main city under the elven world tree for a period of time. This small ordinary human manor is a little extravagant at most, and it is difficult to arouse too many of his emotions.
Notice.
In this way, he followed Susan all the way to the study where the crime occurred. It is said that when the servants had just finished delivering refreshments and notifying the officials in the executive office that they had something to ask for, only the two cups of steaming Gudeli black tea were left in the room.
But it has disappeared.
In addition to Susan and others, there are also spellcasters in the study who are surveying the nearby spell fluctuations, trying to use the remaining magic aura to determine the spellcasting method and direction.
"It's just a simple short-distance teleportation technique. It shouldn't have left Palermo yet!"
This is the conclusion reached by an old mage wearing a pointed mage hat, a blue robe and a slightly longer beard after half an hour of on-site analysis.
"The port terminal and several city gates have been blocked, and the aura has also been locked. The only thing they can't leave is..."
In fact, there is no need to say the rest of this. If it is not found in a short time, then the long-term pursuit may be abandoned. After all, neither blockade nor martial law can last too long. If they really have some kind of
Get rid of the prophetic means, then the outcome of their leaving Palermo will be inevitable.
"When will the priest of Dawn Temple arrive?"
Susan naturally understands this. She does not place all her hopes on the people in the ruling hall, but seeks help from the temple, which is a sponsor like her who donates a large amount of gold coins to the Dawn Temple every year.
necessary rights.
"It will take a while, ma'am."
"Wait a minute, Woody, what are you doing?"
Susan asked casually and found Woody already groping carefully in a corner of the study. She asked curiously.
"Nothing, I'm looking for other clues. Can I go to other rooms?"
Woody looked as calm as ever, but his heart was churning because of something he had just found, because this simple murder with a borrowed knife was not as simple as he thought.
After receiving Susan's promise, Woody walked out of the study room surrounded by people, and grabbed a government official who was searching the property of Rutov Manor. After learning the residence of the so-called Butler Yasin, Woody went there without stopping.
Rush there.
On the way, he took out the piece of finger-sized piece, which was gray-white in color and had unusually transparent skin texture, but the holes on it were extremely clear translucent carapace. Maybe other people would just skip it, but he had lived in the Dark Area for a while.
Woody knows time deeply.
These are the traces left behind by the Deformed Spider. This is often used by underground explorers to identify the territory of the Deformed Spider. The Deformed Spider is an intelligent, shape-shifting spider that possesses the power of a warlock.
, and it is the only mimic creature that is difficult to detect by conventional means after transformation, similar to another shape-shifting creature, the shapeshifter.
The Consulate, who knew little about underground creatures, obviously missed this discovery, but for Woody, it was indeed tantamount to discovering a new beginning.
However, before there is clear evidence, he does not intend to alert others.
He decided to use this time to investigate in peace. If he told it in advance, it would be much fun if the human transformed by the shape-shifting spider had not left the manor.
When Woody came to the room of a human butler named Yasin.
As he expected, he found dozens of pieces of gray-white transparent skin of different sizes on the floor of the room, similar to the dead skin he just found in the corner of the study.
Woody was holding these dead skins peeled off from the body of the shape-shifting spider, his expression at this moment was gloomy and uncertain.
