The dimly lit environment and the intoxicating alcohol are enough to arouse the conversation of many people, and confide in many words that should be hidden in the stomach.
Old John really wanted to get closer to Austin, and after just a few rounds of drinking, he pulled his hand and confided: "Brother Austen, you don't know, my brother's suffering lately! "You said that damned thief, just make trouble, kill a few cheap commoners, don't you have to kill a few people in Oni City every day? Why did she go to trouble the nobles? Now it's okay, the anger that the Earl has just suppressed has risen again, and even the church is alarmed. "
This complaint upset Austin, the only listener, and if the lives of civilians were not fatal, could they be killed casually? He immediately retorted to the old sheriff in front of him, who did not even have a knighthood. "Should civilians be killed in a daze, and in the end there is no one to take care of?"
"Hehe, don't get excited, Austin, you're already a noble spellcaster, look down, I'm just talking about the facts. Old John, of course, didn't drink high, and soothed Austen's kind words. "Think about it, a few days ago, in the valley west of the city, a whole brigade of cavalry died, nearly 100 people! Coupled with the dozens of innocent girls who were arrested, how many lives did that! Which big man and who cared about it?
Austin was speechless about this, silently drank a glass of wine, trying to extinguish the fire in his heart, even if he was unwilling, he couldn't change the fact that the lives of civilians were not even as good as grass mustard in the eyes of the big guys.
"After that, to tell you the truth, almost every day in the city can be found several corpses that have been stabbed through the heart with daggers, and that must have been done by the same man! I reported the matter to the Earl every day, but what was the result? The Earl did not even raise his eyes, but only said, "Got it!" said Old John with a helpless face, and there were many things that he was really powerless as a sheriff.
"You mean, it wasn't until a nobleman was killed that the Earl took it seriously, right?" Austin couldn't help but hate the Count even more, why did the nobleman's life matter?
Old John nodded when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, that's it." "
"Brother, you are well-informed, tell me about it, the middle-level professionals in Oni City can make up a dozen or so without mentioning, how can you let a thief who is only level 5 keep committing murder?"
Old John didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Austen, let me ask you, who would fight hard for something that has nothing to do with him?"
"As long as there is a high bounty, those adventurers will definitely think that it is 'related' to them. Without thinking, Austin came up with a hypothesis.
"Well, it's easy to do things when you have money!" John nodded, and then asked, "But who will pay for it? "
"What about the church? Baron Navia told me before that the people of the church have defined the murderer as a believer of the devil, and they should be killed this time. "
"Haha, they?, those gods who only shout slogans to fool people?" Old John suddenly laughed a little presumptuously, "Brother, when you meet the 'elites' sent by the church in our 'investigation team' later, you won't have any expectations." "
"Elite?" Austin catches on to the keyword.
"I'll give you a thorough understanding first, and your jaw will drop in surprise when you save it. There are a total of three major churches in the city, among them, the Church of the Sun God, they sent a priest who has mastered level 5 divine arts, but to be precise, an old priest, who needs to be supported to preside over Mass, the Church of the Lord of Dawn also sent an old priest, but only level 3, and the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture sent a very young Templar, level 3, but you also know that the people of this church worship peace, and he may not even have seen blood. "
Old John finished his speech in one breath and raised his glass at Austin. "How's that? Have you faith in them?"
"If you add you and me, this is really an 'elite' team. Austin couldn't help but shake her head, with such a team, that Miss Thief would probably only need a few minutes to kill a piece of armor.
"Hehe, Brother Austin, don't be presumptuous, I believe in your strength! And there is also a knight from the city defense army in the investigation team, he is a level 5 knight who has just retired from the fortress of Sevilnton, this is the person we really have to rely on!"
"A level 5 knight who just retired from the Fortress of Severnthon?" Austin was surprised. He knew what it meant for one to retire from a place like Sevilngon.
As the most important fortress on the northern border of the Kingdom of Neuton, Severn has frequent battles, almost several battles a year, and those who can survive from there until retirement are undoubtedly elite and iron-blooded generals. Because of its geographical advantages, Oni City is close to the fortress of Severton to the north, and it can more or less recruit some retirees every year to strengthen the garrison of the city.
"That's right, Knight Cassano only retired last month, and I heard that Lord Earl intends to make him the new cavalry commander of Oni City, so I think he joined the investigation team this time to make some merit to serve the public. "
"With him here, wouldn't we have a chance to complete the mission? At least we have some ability to protect ourselves. Austen felt that this was the best news he had heard today, and he didn't even want to drink any more wine, and he couldn't wait to meet the knight who had just retired from Sevilnton.
"Perhaps, but I can warn you first, he is a soldier, and his style of acting is definitely different from that of us who are fools, so I guess it will be difficult to get along with. Old John saw his enthusiasm, and shook his head secretly in his heart, young people are young people, and it is easy to be impulsive when they look at a little hope. "I understand, soldiers, hard and straight, old John, it's easy to make mistakes if you drink too much, let's go to the police station and wait for them. "
"Well, I also hope that with his help, I can quickly solve this sad matter!"
Old John finally put down his glass, dropped a few silver coins on the table, and left the drinking place with Austen, and went back to his magistrate's office to get to business. However, as he expected, the masters of the church have not even appeared yet, and as for the Knight of Cassano, for some reason, he has not yet arrived.
The afternoon sun was scorching hot, and the two men who had drunk were dazed and sleepy, first old John, who had not slept well for many days, and then Austin, who were lying on the benches in the police station...