I work as a housekeeper in Guilou

Chapter 54 The Bloody Castle ()

The scene inside was not as gloomy as Xia Qimiao imagined.

The walls of the living room are painted a deep dark red, and a deer skull hangs on it. The stone fireplace burns quietly, giving off a warm glow.

"Please take a seat, both of you." Brown Beard brought two glasses of red liquid, "This is our local specialty drink, berry juice."

He first handed the fried ice cream, and then looked at Xia Qimiao, hesitating when he saw the vine mask that was tightly wrapped around her face with only her eyes exposed.

She stretched out her hand and patted the green vine on her face. Following the instructions, the Devouring Rose stretched out a green bud and poked the juice in front of her eyes.

It took a tentative breath and thought it tasted good, so it stretched out another cane and wiped out even the fried ice cream.

"Uh, I'll pour it for you again." Brownbeard was stunned by this scene and turned around to leave, but was pulled to sit down by the fried ice cream.

"You can put the drinks aside for now, let's talk about business first," he said.

Xia Qimiao nodded. She didn't want to drink a drink that was rated as delicious by the Devouring Rose.

In the shadow that Brownbeard didn't notice, a few vines used the furniture to cover his body and climbed out.

Most of the vines of the Devouring Rose are being explored outside, and I don't know if there is anything to gain now.

It would be great if I could share the field of vision with it, Xia Qimiao thought to herself.

The two people next to them were already talking.

Of course, Fried Ice Cream knew that the person in front of him might have been stunned by the strange creature Li Daitao, but he still pretended not to notice it, and called the mayor respectfully: "Mayor, can you tell us the details of the missing women?" Information?”

"Alas -" Brownbeard sighed and recalled.

"The first one to disappear was the tailor's little daughter."

The small town of Moriel is located in a remote area, and it takes a day to ride a horse to the nearest other towns.

The residents here make a living by farming and hunting, allowing them to live a self-sufficient life. The relationship between the residents is friendly, and there are occasional frictions, which are just minor collisions.

Overall, Moriel is a very peaceful place, so no one expects anything untoward if they go out at night.

Not long after the autumn harvest celebration, the tailor's little daughter disappeared mysteriously. That night, she helped her family deliver clothes to the guests and never came back.

Then came the second daughter of the blacksmith's family. Her brother was the last person to see her. According to him, she went out at night to find something.

He wanted to help, but was impatiently refused, and no one saw her again.

In addition to the two of them, there are also the librarian's daughter, the grocery store proprietress and...

"My eldest daughter." Brownbeard said this, he closed his eyes, showing a painful expression.

"I'm sorry." Fried Ice Cream said following his emotions.

"You have nothing to apologize for. I should thank you for being willing to come to this small place to help us." Brownbeard opened his eyes again, filled with determination. "Please be sure to catch the murderer."

"Sorry, I want to ask a question," Xia Qimiao interrupted his performance, "Are all the people here free citizens?"

"……Yes."

"Then, why didn't you ask your lord for help, but instead initiated a commission to the Vampire Hunters Association?"

She thought for a long time about what the original owner of the badge thought was "odd".

According to the system description, the original owner of the badge is the most outstanding new talent in the association, which means that she must be outstanding. This judgment should not be unreasonable, and there is definitely something fishy about it.

Xia Qimiao didn't know the rules of the association, so she could only find out the contradictions in them by inference.

The first contradiction is the contradiction between E-level level and commission difficulty. Level E represents low-level, and multiple women have disappeared in a short period of time in the same remote town. It is a major case no matter how you look at it.

The second contradiction is the contradiction between this commission and the attitude of the president.

If the mission could be successfully completed and the missing women retrieved, many lives could be saved. However, the president insisted that it was a waste to allow talented people to take on such tasks.

Xia Qimiao thought of two possibilities.

One possibility is that this hunter association only cares about money.

The remote town of Moriel was relatively poor and could not afford high wages, so it was assigned to the lowest level.

It is also because of this that the president believes that this is a thankless job and does not make any money, so it is a waste of labor.

The second possibility is that this case is beyond the scope of the Vampire Hunters Association's responsibilities, that is to say, it has nothing to do with vampires.

If there were no vampires in the case, then the Hunters Association, a very relevant organization, would certainly not classify it as a high level.

For an A-level hunter who specializes in hunting vampires, the president feels it is a waste to take on a mission where there are no vampires, and it is natural.

I just don’t know which possibility it is.

Fried Ice Cream was stunned for a moment, figuring out the key to her question, and then became cautious, his fingers seemingly accidentally touching the weapon hanging on his waist.

Brown Beard was speechless. He paused for a while before speaking: "Because someone escaped and said she saw the bloody castle."

Xia Qimiao was noncommittal: "Please continue."

"The person who escaped is my daughter." His eyes moved upward, as if he wanted to look through the ceiling to where his daughter was.

"At that time, people were in panic, and notices were posted in the town asking everyone not to go out at night."

"My daughter is the most obedient. She will never disobey her father's orders."

"I promise, I saw her enter the room with my own eyes that night, and I didn't hear any suspicious noises during the night, but the next morning, she disappeared."

"She was originally very healthy and beautiful, with beautiful blond hair that even the sun was inferior to. But after she escaped, she was so thin that she was not human-shaped, and her hair became thin and dry."

"She went crazy, her mental state was not very good, and there was a round hole-shaped injury on her neck."

"She repeated one sentence, 'I saw the bloody castle, I saw the bloody castle'..."

"Can we meet your daughter please?" Fried Ice Cream asked.

"The sun has set and she has already rested," Brown Beard sighed again, "If you two must meet, I will bring her to see you when the sun rises tomorrow."

He took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time: "How come it's so late before you know it? Please wait a moment. I'll prepare some food for you. Just rest tonight."

Brownbeard turned and left, probably going to the kitchen.

"Avoid the important and take the easy."

"There are many doubts."

The two looked at each other and Xia Qimiao said, "I'm going to the second floor."

Fried Ice Cream nodded: "I'll hold him back."

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