The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

The question is, didn't he throw away this broken sword?How would it appear here?

Riber quickly jumped up from the bed, kept a certain distance from the Sword of Destruction, and began to think.

Normal thinking, this sword should be brought back to him by someone else.

However, when the sword was buried, only he and Annie were alone, and even he forgot the place where the sword was buried, and only Annie remembered it.

In other words, the only one who can bring the sword back is Anne.

Can...

Riber glanced at the ordinary-sized window, and felt that it might be a bit too difficult for a pegasus to sneak in through the window at night, put the sword beside him and leave, no, it was too difficult for a horse.

The redundant options have been ruled out, which means that this sword...

Did you come back by yourself?

For a while, Riber looked at the Sword of Destruction, and his whole body froze.

This time I lost something and found it by myself. This is simply a scene from a horror movie, right?

It's just that if we talk about fear, Riber really doesn't have it.

Maybe it's because unlike horror movies, what was recovered was not a creepy doll or the like, but a quiet sword emitting black air and shining with plot triggers.

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.........

God, this thing is scarier than a doll in a horror movie!

In this way, the Earl's day began in a horrifying atmosphere.

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After breakfast, as always, he opened the Greenwater Pioneer Daily, and Riber saw that the headlines on the front page were also admiringly insulting the Knights today.

It seems that after the "Night Demon" was arrested, there appeared a serial murderer who specifically picked on red-haired men.The Daily Pioneer dubbed it "The Crimson Hunter".

Riber actually didn't understand that these news agencies gave serial killers a famous nickname.

In this way, wouldn't it be easier for the prisoner himself to become a symbol, giving others the opportunity to chase, worship and even believe in it?

Of course, in any case, these things have nothing to do with Riber.

He just wants to keep a low profile now, and he doesn't want to get involved in any cases anymore.

"Oh my, what a nuisance, there's a new serial killer..."

On the other side, among the Ed's family who usually also had a newspaper, Fern supported his face and sighed with sorrow.

"'Crimson Hunter' was 'Night Stalker' before 'Night Stalker', and 'Screaming Ghost' before "Night Stalker"... plus the dismembered man who hasn't been caught yet, how many serial killers is this already?"

Ed also sighed.

"Are there so many serial killers in Greenwater?"

After hearing Ed's words, Riber, who was a little curious, couldn't help asking.

"Go back to the Earl."

After nearly a month of getting along, the Ed family has also adapted to living with Riber's master and servant.However, Ed still did not lose the most basic etiquette because of the close relationship,

"In my impression, this year alone, there are almost ten people... In previous years, the frequency was similar. If almost all serial killers were only active in Nancheng District, ordinary people like us really go out on a daily basis. They're all going to be trembling."

Ed sighed again.

"I really hope that the Knights can cheer up a little more."

"..."

Riber didn't respond.

how to say?

This doesn't seem to have much to do with the Knights, does it?

There are so many serial killers, isn't it because of the simple folk customs of this city?

but...

Even so, the chances of such an outlaw fanatic appearing in Greenwalt seem to be too high.

Riber remembered what Chris said before, that there are more than 500 victims in this city every year.Moreover, there will only be more people whose whereabouts are unknown.

Even if he didn't know the total population of the city, and didn't have information such as big data comparisons in the same period, Riber knew that this number must be abnormal.

But, then again, how could Chris know such information?

Things like demographics shouldn't be in the detective's business, right?

And judging from the performance of the knight duo, it seems that this information is not accessible to everyone.

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After thinking about it for a long time, Riber, who was suddenly startled, shook his head vigorously.

He cares so much what to do!

It’s hard to temporarily get rid of the plot and case triggers that Chris can walk. Do you want to take the initiative to get over this kind of thing?

You know, this kind of inexplicable curiosity is often a harbinger of being involved in an incident!

While secretly thinking about danger, Riber let out a long sigh of relief.

After gulping down the coffee in the teacup in his hand, the count finished his breakfast.

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At noon, Riber came to the stables in the backyard of the mansion.

Then, near the stables, he saw Sebas who was crouching on the ground and fiddling with a pot of green grass.

As the legendary Eudemons Pegasus, Annie and Berta raised by Sebastian naturally cannot eat ordinary grass like ordinary horses.

They must eat grass with unbranched leaves!

Although, Riber is not a horse and has never eaten grass.However, I also know that whether the grass is divided or not, there must be no difference in taste.

Therefore, Annie and Berta are probably simply tossing Sebas.

However, seeing Sebastian always enjoying it, Riber also felt that there was no need to specifically point out this matter.

"Sebas, I have something to ask you."

Walking to Sebastian's side, after deliberating for a while, Riber asked.

"You can ask questions anytime, sir."

After straightening up, Sebas, who had green stains all over his clothes, replied after giving a gentleman's salute.

"Well... this question may be a bit strange. That is... After the previous records, is there any record that the 'Sword of Destruction' that was once discarded will return to the hands of the family members on its own initiative, or something like that? "

"This...should not be. Because, how can the members of the Capret family discard the family's treasure?"

What you said makes sense!

Riber thought for a while, and changed the way of saying,

"Then... is there any record of loss? Since the Sword of Destruction is so precious, it should be very coveted, so that it is often stolen, robbed and the like."

"There is indeed no such record. But, speaking of it this way, does the young master still remember "Legend of Berthos"?"

Riber nodded.

To put it simply, it is the legendary story of the "true" earl who once held his family's sword of destruction, slashed a giant dragon, and was able to fly into the sky and escape from the ground.

When killing time these days, Riber also read the full set of stories.

"When I was a child, when I read stories related to the Dragon Chapter, I used to be puzzled. The ancestor of the Campret family was a generous, great, and open-minded person, so why did he use the Earl of Berthos as his close friend However, it was only borrowed for a short period of time before taking it back. If the Sword of Destruction had been held all the time, the many adventures that Lord Bothos nearly lost his life would not have been so thrilling."

Sebas said with a slightly nostalgic expression,

"And the young master's words just now gave me a hint. Perhaps, it's not that the young master's ancestors are unwilling to continue to borrow it, and it's not that the Earl of Bethos is unwilling to continue to hold it. Rather, the sword of destruction returned to the young master's ancestors on its own initiative. By the side of adults, maybe."

Sebastian said with a smile, obviously just taking it as a joke.

But Riber's face was almost green.

It means that this sword has a criminal record?

"However, why did the young master suddenly ask about such a thing...it can't be, the young master wants to throw away the sword of destruction!"

Sebastian, who was still smiling before, suddenly became sharper.

It has to be said that in some respects, the old housekeeper is quite perceptive.

"Master! Even if there is a strange aura coming out of that sword, you must not abandon it. Otherwise, the treasure of the Campret family that has been passed down for so many generations will be lost in our generation. I...I can only hang myself to apologize to the ancestors of Caprete and Sebastian!"

"Don't worry, even if I can't remember the past. I also know that the sword is very important to the family and to me. How could I throw it away?"

Riber said.

He didn't lie, he just wanted to find a place to bury it, or to put it more elegantly, he just wanted to find a place below the ground to temporarily store the Sword of Destruction.

Absolutely, no, throw it!

Seeing Sebastian's suspicious expression, Riber added seriously.

"I like that sword very much. I still slept with it until last night."

Seeing Riber's seriousness, Sebastian replied this time.

But instead, there was more sorrow.

Because, the young master, who doesn't care much about selecting maids, actually sleeps with a sword in his arms at night.

I hope that the bloodline of the Campret family will not be completely cut off in the young master's generation...

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In the afternoon, Riber, who was reading a book and drinking tea in the nameless restaurant, greeted the person who should have arrived three days ago.

"I, I, I received the letter...I heard that this place is recruiting waiters... So, so..."

Pushing open the door, the girl who walked into the unnamed restaurant kept her head down and looked at the ground, and her nervous words were a little awkward.

It was Veronica who came.

That is to say, the trio of the Knights were not there, otherwise Riber felt that looking at the real Veronica, both in demeanor and words were almost the same as the strange thief, and they would definitely look at each other and smile knowingly.

By the way, the trio of the knights were recalled by the knights as early as the day after the return of the strange thief.

After all, they originally came here as bodyguards to prevent the earl from being murdered by the strange thief.

And under the circumstances that the strange thief will not only no longer threaten the earl, but also help track down the mutilated person, not only the superficial mission has failed, but the secret mission has also made staged progress.

In all respects, they have no reason to stay in this mansion.

After standing nervously at the door of the restaurant for a long time, Veronica raised her head slightly and saw Riber who was watching her.

"Master, Lord Earl?"

Veronica was surprised.

Gee...

Even this reaction is exactly the same, how similar is the disguise of the strange thief?

Riber couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Veronica didn't know what happened in the restaurant three days ago.Three days ago, the duo of the Knights left after confirming from a distance that Veronica was not harmed.Did not disturb her life.

This also led to Veronica now thinking that the owner of this restaurant had sent her a letter to make an appointment for an interview today.

"Huh? How... how come... Ah, no, yes, thank you very much! Thank you very much for helping me before! Also, I am very sorry, Mr. Earl! At the banquet before, I should have been fine. I want to thank you, but at that time... At that time, I was a little... ah! And Andy, Andy is also very grateful to the Earl... Oh, by the way, Andy, I said Andy is my younger brother. ..”

After seeing Riber, Veronica froze for a moment, and then immediately fell into a state of panic. She waved her hands back and forth, and spoke in a rather confused manner.

Riber feels that if it is not reality but a game drawing, Veronica must have a pair of eyes that are circling.

Of course, the premise is that Veronica also has Lihui.