Following their discussion with the bar owner, the two had obtained two essential pieces of information.
First, Deputy Captain Eric had been investigating a man with a cross-shaped scar at the back of his neck before his disappearance. According to the bar owner, this man was the leader of the Marauders who had attacked Sharp Cage Town years ago. The second piece of information was that Eric, after getting drunk that day, did not stay in Sharp Cage Town but directly drove into the desert.
The last location of the hovercar was in Sharp Cage Town, implying that Eric had manually turned off the hovercar's positioning system before heading to the desert.
These details were suspicious and could potentially explain Eric's disappearance.
The bar owner seemed to treat them like Eric's colleagues, revealing everything he could recall. At that moment, he was just an old man fraught with anxiety over his foster son's disappearance.
