Dumbledore knew that Jia Zhengjin was the leader of the Holy Ghost Adventure Group, and that Merry and Tartaniel were the deputy leaders.
Although they don't pay much attention to them, the Holy Spirit Adventure Group is a force worth winning over. There are many experts in the group, and almost all powerful adventurers from nearby cities gather here.
So after paying the bounty, he did not let them leave. Instead, he held Jia Zhengjin's hand and said with a smile on his face: "It's really rare for Commander Cohen to come here! Why don't you stay in Stone Castle today? I want to host a banquet for you. I've been rushing for a day.
You should have a good rest during the journey. Besides, it’s already late at night when you arrive at Tongshan City when you go back now, so why bother? Recharge your batteries here, and you can return early tomorrow morning!”
Jia Zhengjin didn't mind rushing at night, but he turned around and found that Meili and Tata Niel were taken away by Britney. The three women were talking and laughing, and they couldn't leave their teammates behind. He nodded immediately: "In that case, I'll just bother you tonight.
Got it!"
"Haha~ It's an honor for me, Captain Cohen, to stay overnight!" Dumbledore said with a smile.
So the three of them stayed in the stone castle to rest, and when it was time for dinner, Dumbledore arranged a sumptuous banquet to entertain them.
At the banquet, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves while eating and chatting.
However, just halfway through the meal, there was suddenly a wailing sound outside, followed by chaos.
The Dumbledore family who were having dinner, and the three people being entertained, Jia Zhengjin, all looked puzzled.
"What's going on?" Dumbledore frowned, stood up, and asked loudly, "I'm entertaining distinguished guests, who is causing trouble? Bring me here!"
As the message continued, it didn't take long before a guard from the Baron's Mansion ran in in a panic, knelt down and said, "Report! Avery is dead!"
"What?" Dumbledore showed an expression of disbelief, "What did you say?"
The guard looked up with panic on his face: "Avery, who was patrolling outside the east gate, is dead!"
"How did you die?"
"Chester and Xia Zuo, who were patrolling with him, reported that Avery wanted to go to the nearby bushes for a while during the patrol, but soon heard screams. When the two of them passed by, they only saw Avery
The body of Avery was found, but the perpetrator was not seen!" the guard replied, "We are currently searching the surrounding area and have not found any suspicious persons or dangerous beasts. The cause of Avery's death is unknown!"
Dumbledore looked unhappy. After all, it was too strange for such a thing to happen suddenly.
"Wait!" Jia Zhengjin asked curiously, "Where do you mean this person was killed while patrolling?"
"East Gate!"
"East Gate? Isn't my Shadow Leopard outside the East Gate?" Jia Zhengjin said, "With it here, it is impossible for wild beasts to come close to this range."
"Yes!" Dumbledore nodded and said, "Unless he was murdered."
Britney was obviously frightened. It was probably the first time in her life that she had encountered such a terrible thing, and it was just outside the stone castle.
"Captain Cohen, I'm so sorry! This happened when I invited the three of you as guests. Britney, please continue eating with Captain Cohen while I go out and take a look." Dumbledore turned to his daughter.
Jia Zhengjin stood up and said: "How can I eat in peace when encountering something like this? Let me go out with you and take a look!"
"Let's go too!!" Merry and Tatanir stood up at the same time.
"You two stay to protect Miss Britney." Jia Zhengjin turned around and said, "We are not sure who the murderer is yet, and we don't know the other party's purpose. We will wait until the investigation is clear."
"That's right!" Dumbledore said immediately, "Please help me keep an eye on Britney, Captain of the Guard!"
"arrive!!"
"You also bring someone to stay here to protect the young lady."
"yes!!"
After the instructions were given, Dumbledore and Jia Zhengjin came out of the hall at the same time, ran all the way to the east gate, and came outside surrounded by guards, quickly arriving at the scene of the incident.
Sure enough, among the blood-stained bushes, there was the body of a guard with no pants on, and there was a smell of urine in the air.
Seeing this situation, Dumbledore frowned slightly and reached out to pinch his nose.
Jia Zhengjin was not so particular and went straight up to check on the body.
"Report to Lord Baron!" Chester and Xia Zuo, who were in the same team as the deceased, ran over, "I don't know who sneaked up and killed Avery. There was no clue left at the scene when we arrived!"
"Reporting to Lord Baron, we have sent people to conduct a comprehensive search, and there are currently no clues!"
"Report to Lord Baron that there are no suspicious persons nearby..."
The guards were busy, after all, it was not a trivial matter to die.
It has been hundreds of years since the stone castle was built, and this is the first time such a vicious murder has occurred.
"Search the whole mountain for me, and I must find the murderer!" Dumbledore said angrily, "You dare to commit crimes on my territory, you are simply audacious!"
"Yes!!" The guard ordered and went to search the surrounding area again.
Jia Zhengjin had been squatting next to the body and remained silent.
After Dumbledore gave the order, he turned around and saw this scene, pinched his nose and came over and asked: "Captain Cohen, have you found any clues?"
"One thing!" Jia Zhengjin pointed at the back of the deceased Avery, "Look, this wound is huge, and it doesn't look like it was penetrated by a sharp weapon. The blood of the deceased was green, indicating that it contained toxins. Furthermore, he was lying on his back.
On the ground, this position happens to be the heart. I suspect that this person’s heart has been lost!”
"What?!" Hearing this, Dumbledore was startled, "The heart is lost? No matter how cruel a killer is, he wouldn't take away a person's heart, right?"
"So I think the murderer is not a human being," Jia Zhengjin said. "At the same time, he is not a beast. After all, the momentum of the Shadow Leopard covers this place..."
"Neither human nor beast?" Dumbledore looked confused, "What is that?"
Jia Zhengjin lowered his head and pondered: "In my opinion, this blood is mixed with corpse poison. It is not afraid of the pressure of the Shadow Leopard and takes out the heart. I didn't expect it to be related to the undead!"
"Undead?!" Dumbledore was even more surprised. "It's impossible for undead to appear around the stone castle. Besides, it's broad daylight now..."
"That's why I find it strange!" Jia Zhengjin looked at him, "Generally speaking, undead creatures hunt at night. Only particularly high-level beings, or undead creatures controlled by special magic, will appear during the day. Now. Now
Although the sun was setting, it was not dark. The person who killed the guard was either some kind of dangerous high-level undead creature, or a special undead creature that was completely controlled by someone. No matter from any angle, it was quite dangerous!
"
"It's really admirable that Captain Cohen has such insight!" Dumbledore asked doubtfully, "But as we all know, undead creatures move very slowly and cannot run so fast..."
"It escaped directly underground. Of course it's useless to look for it!" Jia Zhengjin stood up, "In my opinion, that guy is in the nearby forest, hidden under the land."
