The Beginning of Panlong: In the Name of the Father

Chapter 85 Disappearance

Hogg and Linna held hands and walked into the Wardley Hotel.

In Linna's arms, there was a kitten with green fur.

But behind them, there was a sneaky dog ​​following them.

But I saw the snow-white fur of this monster and its strong body.I'm afraid not many people would regard this snow wolf monster as an ordinary dog.

And a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes, his eyes lit up when he saw the couple's outfits and the snow wolf.

He seems to have been waiting here for a long time.

And a man, a woman and a snow wolf were the people he was waiting for.

Of course, the middle-aged man still checked carefully before stepping forward after making sure.

"Sir, are you Master Hogg from the Holy Alliance?" Although it was a question, he had actually confirmed it.

"I am Hogg Baruch, and you are from Proulx Hall?" Hogg was not surprised either.

When he was in the Holy Alliance, he was still "barely reaching the level of a stone sculptor master" and a "new stone sculptor master". However, after traveling through the O'Brien Empire and the Luo Empire, he left behind so many stone carving works. Chuishui, he now belongs to the 'master among masters'.

The Proulx Guild Hall now treats him with much more respect than ordinary stone carving masters.

He did not need the escort from the Proulx Guild Hall, but people from the Guild Hall came to contact him in every big city he visited.

Compared with the three major chambers of commerce and the four major killer organizations, the financial resources and force of the Proulx Guild Hall are inferior.But as the holy land of stone carving art in Magnolia Continent, its status is extremely high.

It is not difficult to arrange an "office" and "liaison person" in each city.

This Mr. Jonah has a similar status as a liaison. He is also a senior executive in the Proulx Hall and has some face in all aspects.

However, he was also very enthusiastic about Hogg, especially when he mentioned the stone sculpture "Cavalry", he was filled with admiration.

After finally dealing with Director Jonah, Hogg breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the courtyard with his wife Lina.

As a master of stone carving, the room where he lived in the Proulx Hall naturally had a courtyard.

Courtyard environment. .not bad.

The Luo Empire is considered to be east-south of the mainland, at least further south than the Holy Alliance, and the temperature is higher and humid.Especially since Duke City is already the southernmost city in the Luo Empire.

The various tropical plants, trees and flowers in the courtyard are very beautiful and fragrant.

Linna walked into the courtyard and was a little happy. She stood in the courtyard and admired it.

Hogg sat cross-legged in the courtyard, sitting quietly and sensing the life activities around him.

Suddenly, Hogg's ears moved and he frowned.

The distance between the courtyard and the courtyard is not far, but the sound insulation is very good, and ordinary sounds cannot penetrate.

However, Hogg's hearing was not weak at all, not to mention the noise in the courtyard opposite was also very loud, and a few words reached his ears.

"Missing...traveling...responsible..."

"Dawson Chamber of Commerce...let it go...something happened..."

"Much...missing...forgiveness..."

"Legend... The Rhine Empire... War..."

Although it was only a few words, Hogg heard some unusual meanings.

"This Duke City doesn't seem to be peaceful either." Hogg glanced at his wife, feeling a sense of desire that just arose in his heart and then suppressed it immediately.

Even if he is not calm, it is none of his business. Traveling and shopping with his wife is the real business.

Until dinner time.The dinner tasted good, but Lina seemed to be in a bad mood.

But before Hogg could ask, Lina had already told her the reason.

"Hogg... I was chatting with the Viscountess Ayr next door this afternoon and heard the news, "You know what?Children have been missing in Duke City for a month in a row. "

"Three months? A child has been missing for three consecutive months?" Hogg didn't expect this to happen.

The missing children in Duke City. .He really knew this.

I heard some whispers in the hotel before, as if a child from a noble family was missing.

And when I went out for a walk this afternoon, I heard someone talk about this.

But at first, he just thought that a few children were missing and had no intention of meddling in this matter.

This is not because he is cold-blooded, but because his compassion cannot be so cheap.

Now only fifty kilometers outside Duke City, the Roo Empire and the Rhine Empire, while maintaining peace on the surface, have actually been maintaining a game of testing each other's scouts and hunting each other.

I am afraid that more than ten people will die every day.

And they are also other people's children, husbands, and fathers.

Although children are naturally easier to sympathize with, the disappearance of several children seems peaceful and prosperous here. . .In fact, what is the Magnolia Continent where people die all the time?
If he wants to save these children, in order to save lives - then should he mediate the war between the Roo Empire and the Rhine Empire?

After some things have been figured out, the heart of the strong should be harder.

Otherwise, according to the logic that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, he would not have to do anything else, just saving people would be a waste.

There are too many injustices happening on Magnolia Continent.

Hogg's attitude towards his relatives, family, and friends is to protect and support him.

You should also have more kindness and care for your subjects and those close to you.

And if you see some evil people doing evil things with your own eyes and your heart softens, there is no harm in helping them.

As for what he didn't see, as long as it wasn't a large-scale massacre or something too disgusting to cross his bottom line, as long as it didn't happen in front of his eyes. . .He just had to pretend he didn't know!

If not, he wouldn't have enough time.

But now that his wife's sympathy has been aroused, he naturally can't stand idly by.

And from what his wife said, it seemed that there was more to the disappearance of the child than he imagined.

Hogg didn't think much and immediately asked a waiter outside the door to come in and ask him about the matter.The waiter in the hotel sees many people every day and is very well-informed.

This kind of thing should be known in more detail.

Sure enough, the waiter really understood this.

"Sir Hogg, there have indeed been cases of missing children in our Duke City in the past three months." The waiter looked at the small bag of gold coins held by Hogg and swallowed.

He didn't know Hogg's identity, but that bag of gold coins was at least equivalent to his income for most of the year.

His annual income is less than eighty gold coins.

In front of gold coins, he tells everything he knows. This is his professional ethics! ! !
"Sir, the disappearance of children actually started three months ago. At first, one child disappeared every three days, but they were all children in the slums. No one except their relatives cared... Sometimes, even Their relatives don’t have the energy to care.”

"But since two months ago, the number of missing children has increased. On average, one child disappears every day, and it is not limited to poor people. Some children of wealthy citizens and businessmen have gone missing. The Lord of the City also feels a little stressed. ”

Hearing this, Hogg nodded.

(End of this chapter)