Volume 1, The Witcher's World Chapter 71, Meeting Again and the Incident
(What the hell is this!)
Ian thought speechlessly.
It was tiring enough to deal with the monastery's tasks, but now Nancy found something for him to do, which was really speechless.
According to the old woman, several students from her school were missing and they were not found after several days of searching. Private detectives also searched for them, but to no avail.
There was really no way to find him.
"But why didn't you call the police?" Ian retorted directly, "Although I am a wizard, I can't do divination, so I may disappoint you."
"No, the lady asked you to come over and she will explain the specific situation to you." The old woman prayed, her face full of eagerness and pleading, which made people unable to bear to refuse.
"Miss?" Ian cried secretly in his heart. He refused without thinking: "I don't know your lady. I have no time and no reason to see her. Please come back."
"Oh, by the way, I suggest you again."
"For ordinary kidnapping and abduction cases, please contact the police. For extraordinary cases, please contact the Judicial Tribunal. I can introduce you to a very reliable Law Singer."
After saying that, he motioned to Warren to see off the guest.
Unexpectedly, Nancy grabbed his sleeve and begged: "Master Hyde, for the sake of you and the lady who have fought side by side, please save the children."
When Warren on the side saw this, he did not dare to pull away the old lady's hand, for fear of hurting the other party. He was full of doubts, thinking that the person during the day was the "Miss" they called him?
Fight side by side...
This word made Ian feel embarrassed. He knew that he should protect himself wisely at this time, but when the other party really wanted him, he still couldn't refuse ruthlessly.
At this moment, he discovered that since he came to this world, most of the colors in his boring memory had the existence of each other.
"As agreed, I'm just going to find out about the missing students, I don't want to know anything else," Ian said helplessly.
"Yes, yes, it's great that you are willing to help." Nancy took back her hand, thinking of the lady's evaluation of Ian.
(Ian looks like a piece of wood and is cold and hard to get along with. But there is blood flowing in his body. When you ask for help in the name of your partner, he will not refuse you no matter what.)
"Without further ado, let's go!" Ian also wanted to solve these troublesome matters quickly, and then he drove Warren back who was following him. The less people knew about his affairs in Appleton, the better, "Xiao Val
, you stay at the church."
Warren wanted to say a few words, but saw that his young master had already left with Nancy.
The old woman's legs and feet were inconvenient, so it took them half an hour to arrive. The other party led him to a cellar door and stopped, saying gratefully: "I'll leave it to you, Master Hyde."
Ian nodded, knocked on the door, waited for more than a minute, then opened the door and went straight in.
…
The cellar, which was originally a storage place for sundries, has been transformed into a private and luxurious residence, filled with expensive furniture and valuables - all women's items.
The floor in the middle has been dug out, and a coffin is placed under the pit. Six oil lamps are placed around the pit. The copper feet of the oil lamps are connected with red lines. The lines are crisscrossed and interwoven into a mysterious pattern.
The room was filled with a strange aroma, like rosin and musk, which seemed to change all the time and was unpredictable.
(What kind of magic circle is this? There is no abnormality in the energy concentration, but why does it smell so good?)
Ian looked at the girl sitting at the desk reading a book, smiled and said: "Long time no see, Miss Phoenix."
The girl was engrossed in reading, and she woke up only after Ian spoke. She was "surprised" and said: "Ah! Master Hyde, what a coincidence!"
(Bah, what a coincidence!) Ian cursed secretly, and at the same time teased: "Yes, what a coincidence, we can meet you on your 'escape' road."
As he spoke, he seemed to have remembered something, slapped his forehead, and asked: "Appleton doesn't seem to be going to Sunderland. If you don't run away quickly, why are you staying here? Why are you meddling in these nosy things now?"
, do you think you are not troublesome enough?"
After hearing this, Jasmine put down her book, stood up and asked Ian to sit down. As she walked towards the sofa, she said proudly: "Who said I was in Appleton? I was running away towards Sunderland under the protection of the escort team led by two lord knights.
Well, who knew I was in Appleton."
As she said that, she suddenly showed a worried look, and then said to Ian with a sinister expression: "If you want to keep this secret, I'm afraid I have to kill someone to silence you. Hehe, Master Hyde, I'm sorry. Oh, yes
Yes, and your idiot guard."
His expression and tone seemed as if he was about to strike at any moment.
Ian thought how naive this young lady was. He rolled his eyes, stretched his neck, and seemed to be waiting for death. At the same time, he groaned feebly: "Yes, yes, it's better to start early."
Jasmine made a sound, and suddenly lost all interest. She sat on the sofa and turned her head, with an expression that she didn't want to pay attention to you.
"Ahem, okay, let's talk about the situation. Why not let Nancy call the police?" The cellar was silent for a while, but Ian was the first to break the deadlock.
Jasmine snorted coldly, and then said: "I can't see the light here. If the tribunal intervenes, I will definitely be discovered."
"You mean, this is not an ordinary missing person case, it was caused by a wizard?" It took Ian a while to figure out the joints inside.
To put it simply, if it was just a simple case of abduction, then it would be fine for Nancy to call the police, but Jasmine mentioned the Judicial Tribunal and was sure that they would intervene, which means that Jasmine knew that there was extraordinary power involved in this matter.
The most likely people to take advantage of these children are the wandering wizards looking for apprentices. They do not have the moral integrity and bottom line of group wizards, although group wizards also have no bottom line.
But there is only a monastery in Hyderian nearby, and Ian is already here, so the most likely reason is that it is other wandering wizards.
But Jasmine shook her head and said, "I'm not sure. I only sensed the aura of the charming goblin at the place where they disappeared that night. I don't know if the owner of that goblin is a wizard."
Ian snorted and fell into deep thought.
The prototype of the charm fairy that Jasmine mentioned is a kind of spirit in the deep forest. After being artificially cultivated, it has the ability to charm, but it has no lethality. Therefore, except for people with evil intentions, few wizards are willing to cultivate it.
On the contrary, the vampires hiding in the human country basically have one hand with them, which they use to find food.
"Not a vampire?" Ian asked.
Jasmine shook her head, indicating that she was unclear.
"Then what do you want me to do? I'm not a detective. I can't find anyone with just this little information. One day has passed, and the spirit of the goblin must have dissipated. There's no way to trace it."
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the arts, and it is best to leave this kind of thing to professionals. Unfortunately, Jasmine and Elfo are hiding here, so naturally they don't dare to be discovered.
The two talked for a long time, but could not come up with any effective solution. Seeing that it was almost early morning, they had no choice but to agree on a time to meet next time and then part ways temporarily.
After returning to the church and having breakfast, Ian was just about to go out and walk around the girls' school when he saw Rex Clemans walking towards him with seven people.
He didn't know anyone except Rex.
But the middle-aged man walking side by side with Rex had a sharp look in his eyes and walked towards him faster, somewhat inexplicably.
"Rex." Before Ian could speak, he saw the middle-aged man shouting: "That's him, catch him!"
As he spoke, the men behind him rushed towards him.
(Damn, what’s going on!)
Ian cursed while holding his breath, and then quickly recited the incantation of red ant acid mist. Soon, the entire church was filled with a red mist.
"The spiritual power is blocked, it's magic."
"Idiot, of course it's magic, the power of the wind!"
One of them chanted a spell and gathered a strong wind, which easily blew away the mist, but Ian had already taken advantage of this time to escape.
The middle-aged man was so angry that he stamped his feet and cursed, showing no trace of the wizard's calm demeanor.
…
In an abandoned house somewhere, Ian carefully restored the door to its original state and hid behind it to rest. He accidentally discovered this house a few days ago. According to people, it was originally planned to be a church of light, but it was later abandoned for some reason.
, no one has set foot there for many years.
Even the nearest home is two to three hundred yards away, making it very safe.
So what happened just now, and why did the people from the Judicial Tribunal want to arrest him?
He and the Inquisition had no grudges in the past and have no grudges in recent times. Besides, he was still a monastic wizard, so the Inquisition had no reason to arrest him. Shouldn't it be the Holy Light Mercy Society who wanted to arrest him? He couldn't think of a reason even if he tried.
At night, he sneaked into Jasmine's girls' school and left after a short time. Three hours later, Roger appeared in the abandoned church where he was hiding.
As soon as Ian saw Roger, he immediately asked: "What's going on? Why did the tribunal attack me?"
Roger replied: "It's not April's, it's the Inquisition over Pros." After a pause, he stared at Ian and asked, "They said you killed the priest of the Holy See of Light. Is this true?"
this……
Ian was startled, thinking of the spokesperson of the light-type gods who was killed by him, and knew what went wrong.
At that time, he was taken away by Gary in full view of the public. This fact cannot be denied, but...
"Damn it, he obviously wanted to kill me, and I was forced to defend myself." Ian did not deny it, but cursed angrily, "Does the tribunal not distinguish between right and wrong?"
"What? Did you really kill a priest?" Roger asked in shock.
"I told you I was acting in self-defense!" Ian repeated again, and then told the story of Gary's assassination.
Roger was listening. He noticed certain details and asked, "Do you remember Gary's magic circle? What does it look like?"
"Magic array?" Ian recalled carefully and found that the sacrificial array depicted by Gary was roughly the same as that of Gervas. Only the sacrificial totem at the core was different, so he casually restored the general image underground and said,
"I can't remember the details, but it's roughly like this."
When Roger saw this, he murmured to himself: "It is indeed it!"
"What?" Ian asked knowingly, pretending not to know.
Roger's gaze turned to him, the doubts in his eyes disappeared, and he smiled easily: "Haha, you have merit this time, so you don't have to worry about the court."
Then, he changed his voice and said in a stern tone: "This formation is a very powerful sacrifice formation, but it is also equally evil. If you see anyone using this formation in the future, you will also kill them without mercy!"