Broad World - Chapter 391
Chapter 389 Daqiao District
Daqiao District is the third chaotic place in the whole city after wharf area and slum area. Most of the people living here are small traders and ordinary people who have not too much income but are enough to make a living. However, a vicious case happened here recently. A large number of beggars were killed inexplicably, and their skin was stripped clean.
Captain Iggisfield, who is in charge of public security in this area, feels that he is going crazy, seeing every face he feels like a criminal. He didn’t understand the murderer’s motives. Is there any hidden function of human skin? Or is it some kind of evil ritual being performed by a madman who worships the devil? If no results can be found within a few weeks, it is likely to inevitably cause widespread panic, and the consequences will be disastrous once a large-scale residents flee.
Suddenly, a group of strangers came from a distance. Judging from their fully armed appearance, they were undoubtedly experienced adventurers. Especially the dwarf who walks in front of him, his hands are always on his side subconsciously, as long as there is a wind and grass, he will definitely draw out his weapon in an instant.
Iggisfeld felt that he had to go up and warn him and see if he could hire these people to help investigate the case. Anyway, dead horses are treated as living horse doctors, maybe they can find some clues. He raised a hand and shouted loudly: “Hi! Hello, traveller, I am the chief of security in this area, Iggisfield. You know that the night is not peaceful, so… it’s better to be careful.”
“I don’t like your suggestion, just tell me, what happened to the ground?” Henry frowned and asked. He really couldn’t think of anyone else rushing to the streets to make trouble after the death of the vampire queen Badi, wouldn’t he be afraid of being retaliated by the Shadow Thieves Guild?
Rubbing his forehead, Iggisfeld sighed and replied: “Uh… Since you have already asked the point, then I will tell the truth. Recently, a pervert has been killing beggars. Judging from the corpse found. , He has been collecting human skins. Each of you had better be careful, this guy is obviously not an ordinary killer.”
“Ha! It sounds like a good phenomenon to drive out beggars. Anyway, these scums can’t create much value. If they die sooner, they can save a lot of food.”
Don’t ask, it must be Viconia who can say this. She has never been very friendly towards the weak. Maybe it’s because of being influenced by the values of the dark elf city, maybe it’s because of her own experience, she always mentioned these people like a little girl in a rebellious period, a little bit cynical.
Iggisfield nodded with a wry smile. “Yes, I expect the murderer himself would say something like this… But… I don’t think even you will be driven out of this… crime like a monster.”
“Don’t worry, dear Mr. Captain. We have enough force to protect ourselves. Maybe we can help. Oh, yes, there should be a bounty if this matter is resolved? Although I don’t mind too much. , But these teammates still need a little money to buy wine.” Henry said half-jokingly.
He had already remembered that this was the skinning homicide at Daqiao in the game, and the man behind the scenes was Sandalin Club. They tried to create a powerful and evil human leather armor. The murderer was the owner of the leather dealer, Reggie Heizman. However, it is obviously not the time to intervene, after all, the first goal that came out this time was the Magic Talisman.
“Of course, the bounty is quite generous. Anyone who provides valuable clues can get fifty gold coins. If the murderer is caught, the city hall will take out a bounty of two thousand gold coins at once. Here is a sum. You can ask them for specific information about the list of cases involved. Remember. Be sure to notify me when you find the evidence, and don’t act rashly. You know this guy is an extremely cruel murderer, I don’t want to watch it in the river. To your corpses.”
After speaking, Iggisfeld took out a small piece of dirty parchment, and simply recorded a few names and locations on it. Including a child who witnessed the skinning process, an old beggar who almost became a victim, and finally a woman who often stood on the street at the Five Flagship Inn.
Henry carefully put the parchment in his pocket and solemnly promised: “Please rest assured, I will bring back the evidence of the murderer’s crime along with his head before nightfall.”
In his opinion, the practice of the Santarin Society was clearly beyond the boundaries. It’s okay to make magic armor, the big deal is to spend some money on a few pieces of human skin. I believe that many poor people will be willing to contribute a piece of skin in exchange for a few months of living expenses. There is no need to kill people for this. Maybe these guys think that the pain and wailing before death will add extra power to the magic armor, so they will take the method of skinning the human skin.
This behavior has touched Henry’s bottom line, and maybe he won’t react until he absorbs kindness. But now he thinks it is necessary for him to stand up and give the murderer the punishment he deserves. You must know that if you kill adventurers, soldiers, priests, or even paladins, it doesn’t matter. After all, they all have the ability to fight and are ready to die at any time.
But civilians and beggars are not. They have no fighting ability at all, they just want to live their lives in peace, even if they have to endure poverty and hunger. But the reality is cruel, and even such humble wishes are difficult to realize. The struggle between the gods affects mortals at all times, and the open and secret struggles between various churches and the wars of underground forces may destroy a family at any time.
Henry never considered himself a good person, and his attitude towards gods and beliefs was quite extreme. He believes that the turmoil in this world is entirely the fault of the gods. If these guys are all dead, then with the powerful national violent institutions, the society will be able to maintain a relatively stable state. Of course, human nature is greedy, and open and secret struggles are definitely indispensable, but there will be a long buffer period before natural resources begin to be scarce.
For ordinary people, Henry has always maintained a sympathy, which can be seen from the tax aspect. Although the commercial tax has never been lowered, the agricultural tax, poll tax, and city entrance tax have all been maintained at a relatively low level. If all the gods can fall at a very small price, he certainly doesn’t mind trying it. Anyway, the world is bad enough, and it can’t be worse.
Iggisfield saw the anger burning in the young mage’s eyes, and shook his head with a wry smile. “If you insist. Okay. Try to be careful, and you can come to me if you need help.”
“Wait for my good news!” Henry waved his hand after speaking, and he would not continue to walk forward.
The Daqiao District is just like its name. All residential houses, hotels, markets, shrines, and shops are built on a huge stone bridge, underneath is the endless river. Keep looking west until it flows into the sea. Because the land here is very limited, in order to make full use of every inch of space, all streets are very narrow, and intricate stairs and small piers can be seen everywhere near the river.
It can be said that the environment here is more complicated than the dock area controlled by the shadow thief, and people who are not familiar with the situation will be dizzy within a few minutes. Fortunately, Henry had already prepared and asked Anishia to send a thief who was familiar with the road conditions to wait here in advance. But this halfling named Barto was obviously overly enthusiastic. I never closed my mouth along the way.
“Look, the biggest house over there is Selke Farrard House, but I heard that the nobles living in it do not have a good thing. Opposite it is the Merchant Square, where all you need is weapons, armor, food, and drink. There is nothing you can’t buy if you have money. Behind the square is the famous Five Flagship Inn, where there is a good theater on the basement floor, and there are often troupes performing interesting stage plays…”
Kogen finally couldn’t help but drew out his axe and threatened bitterly: “Hey! Boy. If you dare to say a lot of nonsense, I promise you will be shorter than you are now, because this sharp axe will The part below the knee was completely chopped off.”
“Oh… Don’t be so irritable, dwarf man, I promise you won’t say a word from now on.” Barto made a lip pinching motion, indicating that he would definitely not say a word.
Seeing this scene, Henry smiled and shook his head. Halflings and dwarves are enthusiastic and cheerful races, and rarely produce a series of negative emotions such as despair, depression, and pessimism. However, their hands and feet are generally not too clean. Petty theft is just commonplace. These little guys are born thieves, especially for sneaking, pickpocketing, unlocking, and removing traps.
“Why did you get angry just now? Isn’t it for the dirty beggar?” Viconia asked quietly while others were not paying attention. She was a little confused about the anger shown by the (lover).
After a slight sigh, Henry explained in a low voice: “You don’t understand. I can kill thousands of monsters, soldiers, adventurers, and even paladins without blinking my eyes, but ordinary people can’t. It’s not that they can’t be killed, but that they can’t die. Obviously, this assailant only wants a few human skins, and there is no need to kill so many beggars. This incident has touched my bottom line. So he must die.”
“I see You treat ordinary people as a resource that can be used. But it is absolutely not allowed to be wasted.” Viconia immediately understood the meaning of the words, although it was a little bit biased. .
Henry smiled and said: “Generally speaking, this is true. Did you know? In fact, no ruler in this world is aware of this problem, that is, the wealthy civilian class can bring more benefits. They don’t at all. Understand that wealth will only become more and more circulated, and it’s just a desire to concentrate all the money in one’s own hands.”
“Well, although I don’t quite understand what’s going on. But it sounds pretty powerful. But these words are best left to talk to the goddess of wealth Woking, maybe they will be mixed up with a voter. Oh, I almost forgot. Now, she is still imprisoned in the palace of Prince Grazt of Uan. If you want to see her, you have to venture into the bottomless abyss first.”
Viconia snorted after speaking. Obviously she didn’t like to see business-related things very much, and even the goddess was implicated for no reason. In fact, Henry thinks Woking’s doctrine is pretty good, although to some extent it will breed some dark forces (because she is the **** of wealth, so everything looks at the money, whether it is legitimate transactions or black market transactions, they are all sheltered, and It will also help some criminal organizations sell stolen goods). (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for a recommendation, a monthly pass, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to read it.)