Soul Echo

In addition to the joking 'gang', Zhong Ye also visited the Thieves Guild in Schwenningen - he didn't expect there was a Thieves Guild in this small town.

However, considering that it is close to the border and has a large dock, it is not surprising that there will be a thieves guild here.

However, unlike those thieves who revealed everything after a little coercion, the members of the Thieves Guild had seen the world, and no matter what Zhong Ye did, they were reluctant to speak.

Even though Zhong Ye had bid five gold coins, the members of the Thieves Guild who were in charge of receiving him remained tight-lipped—he could see that they knew about it.

Fortunately, he didn't particularly need this information. After confirming the attitude of the Thieves Guild, Zhong Ye left without any hesitation.

When he returned to the adventurer's house, neither Lily nor Lillian had returned.

Looking around the hall, he fixed his gaze on several adventurers.

They are not drinking and eating meat, but discussing things quite seriously.

There is a primordial jungle around Schwenningen, where monsters and potions are the main source of income for the town's adventurer.

Zhong Ye thought for a while, took out a Silver Coin from his wallet, and flicked it.

Silver Coin fell on the table between several adventurers and bounced up twice.

Several adventurers didn't immediately pick it up and turned to look in the direction the Silver Coin was flying from.

Zhong Ye's silhouette came into their eyes just in time, "Ask for some news."

They looked at Zhong Ye and the Silver Coin on the table, facing each other. A sturdy man who looked like the leader of this group of adventurers nodded to Zhong Ye, "Sit down, what do you want to ask?

"There is a building on the other side of the river. Is it the right place?"

Although there was some doubts about why Zhong Ye asked this, the strong man was still nodded, "That's right."

Zhong Ye smiled slightly, "Then do you have any? Have you noticed the change in the waterline of the lord's large ship?"

This question is really weird, who would pay attention to this?

The strong man frowned, wondering if the man who looked taller than himself was here to entertain them, just as he was about to answer, he heard one of his companions say: "I noticed ."

These words attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked at the person who spoke in surprise.

Zhong Ye glanced, "Tell me?"

"until now, when the ship set off, the waterline was not deep." The talking adventurer gestured. , "My father is a businessman, he taught me when I was a child - like this kind of merchant ship with a low waterline, it must be loaded with expensive goods, otherwise you will lose money every time you travel, even if it is Buying and selling on the road can’t make ends meet.

“However, Schwenningen is a small town with no specialties, so where did the 'high-value goods' of the merchant ship come from? ? "

The adventurer asked the question triumphantly, and the other adventurer's face immediately showed a sudden realization.

One of his companions patted the table excitedly, "No wonder you keep us in Explore more unknown areas in the forest! "

"Shhhhh! "The adventurer who spoke earlier was taken aback," Be quiet! ”

The sturdy man who looked like the leader of the team exhales one breath saying, alertly looked towards Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye laughed, and took out a Silver Coin from his wallet again , "This is a thank you gift for you. ”

After Zhong Ye got up and left, several adventurers released the map they had covered with their hands and redefines the adventure route.

There is a Spiritual God in most towns There is no church or temple in Schwenningen, unfortunately, not all of them.

There is no church in Schwenningen, so in this town, Zhong Ye and the others cannot get help from the church.

But even without the church, the brilliance of the gods still shrouded the town and sheltered the people here.

Zhong Ye had just ordered some meat and was about to gorge oneself when the door of the adventurer's house was pushed open Now, Lillian walked in from outside.

Lillian saw Zhong Ye's tall back at first sight, trotted over, and took a seat beside him.

“teacher, Guess what I heard? "Lilian raised her chin, smug.

"No guessing. "

"Guess it~"

Zhong Ye sighed helplessly, "First of all, it has something to do with that ship. "

"Hmmmmmm. Lilian's mouth twitched with a smile, nodded.

Zhong Ye's brain turned and continued to guess: "The crew of that ship are all locals, so you should have met those crew members and their families. "

Lilian smiled, "Go on!" "

"If our previous guesses are correct, the crew and their families can't possibly reveal to you what secrets, so you may have heard something as everyone knows, but you can relate to what we already knew Can catch a relationship, for example - the number of sailings of that ship. "

"That's right! Lillian snapped her fingers, then looked at Zhong Ye in amazement, "teacher, you are amazing, you guessed it right. "

"Simple reasoning. "Zhong Ye is neither surprised nor happy, and there is no change in his face. This kind of thing is really a trivial matter for him.

"That ship sails twice a year, twice a year, each time Will bring back a lot of things. "After the joke, Lillian also became serious. "In contrast, the crew's salary should be very generous. Whether it is them or their family members, the food and clothing costs are not like the average civilians of this era can support it. of. "

Zhong Ye glanced at him, "continue. "

"Returning with so much valuable goods and wealth, they impossible never met a water bandit, even on the way, they would encounter a water bandit, but every time the ship To be able to return safely, this shows a big problem. "

After a pause, Lillian added: "And then I also found out that many children in Schwenningen want to be the crew of that ship when they grow up, but it's not that no one is there. The crew who opposed and spurned that ship - some elderly people in Schwenningen and even middle age people were puzzled by the idea of ​​the youngster.

"Then I asked again, only to find out that this route has only been around for nearly ten years."

Nearly ten years? That is, human trafficking may have been underway for a decade?

Zhong Ye frowned. This incident was only exposed after ten years. During these ten years, the group of human traffickers really did not leave anything for discovery and pursuit. any clues?

Thinking about it carefully, Zhong Ye found that this hypothesis seems to be true.

It can be seen from the two places of Montreux and Schwenningen that even the lords are their accomplices. If they want to cover up the evidence, it does not seem to be that difficult.

Seeing Zhong Ye pondered, Lillian hurriedly added: "Later, I went to compare the opponent's statement with others, and found that at first, the ship was The money brought back from the voyage is not that much, and the recruitment of the crew is still very loose, but in the third year, the selection suddenly becomes strict.

"Supporters say that those who oppose it. It's only because I didn't have time to get on the boat and I didn't make that money, so I objected. "

The situation became more and more strange, Zhong Ye raised his hand and rubbed his chin, "What about the opponent's statement?" Did they know that the ship might have been used for human trafficking? "

Lillian paused for a moment, then shook her head slightly, "The reasons for their opposition to all kinds of strange things, although I didn't ask them explicitly, they probably didn't know.

“However, one of the old men, who was an adventurer and is now a devout believer, said that although he did not know what the boat was selling, he had visited all the places around Schwenningen. There is nothing there, and there is impossible valuable cargo, so he thinks that the ship must be doing something shady and dark."

Zhong Ye slightly nodded, tearing off a piece of hot water with his hands. The steaming barbecue was brought to Lilian's mouth.

In his hands, the roast cools down quickly, soon enough to fit in the mouth.

"Ah hoo!" Lillian ate it in one bite, her eyes narrowed.

"After that... it's gone. I only heard so much."

Lilian chewed a few times, swallowed the roast, and looked at Zhong Ye's hand enviously. , "teacher, is that also the use of 'qi'?"

"Don't aim too high, you can't learn this now."

Lilian pouted, With a "squeak" sound, the door of the adventurer's house was pushed open again.

She turned her head to look, and sure enough, it was Lily Lieber.

Lily went straight to Zhong Ye and sat down, took off her gloves, picked up the barbecue and blew it, wanting to nibble on it, but she quickly burned her tongue and had to put down the barbecue.

Zhong Ye didn't respond, Lillian looked at her curiously and asked, "Are you mad?"

Bang!

Hearing Lilian's question, Lily remembered her previous experience and slammed her fist on the table in anger.

Lily gnashing teeth, fiercely said: "Do you know how outrageous those guys are? They want me to be their lover? If I hadn't been polite, I would have punched them in the face earlier, Those goddamn fat pigs!"

Zhong Ye tore off a piece of roasted meat and brought it to Lily's mouth.

"What news did you hear?" Zhong Ye asked at the right time.

Zhong Ye's actions softened Lily's heart, she was no longer so angry, lightly snorted, and said: "The fat pigs once thought there was something of high value around Schwenningen, so they secretly organized people to They searched, but they didn't find the slightest—hmph, they deserved they didn't find it!"

In this way, all the clues have been pieced together, and now the evidence is missing... and this evidence, where to find it Woolen cloth?