Chapter 58 The Sheriff’s Question
Downstairs of the dormitory where Bing Zhixie is located, there is a dessert shop that is being questioned by two security officers. One is responsible for questioning and the other is responsible for recording. Bing Zhixie pretended to pass by and listened for a while, basically asking if he had seen any suspicious adult men. Did he know of any shop owners with abilities above high-level warriors? Who could become invisible or Items that can make you invisible, and I asked if you knew anyone in the academy who had the 'Melon's Blade' and it was new. Finally, he asked the shop owner if he knew what the guardian monsters of other store owners and employees were, and asked him to show his own.
From these questions, and thinking of the student's fall and death incident a few days ago, Bing Zhixie can roughly infer what happened. First, the student did not fall to death. This is just the college's soothing rhetoric. ; The second is that the murderer may be an adult male, the weapon he uses is the Merlon Blade, he has the ability of a high-level warrior or above, and can move invisibly, and the Sheriff knows what the murderer's magical beast guardianship is.
"The new 'Melon's Blade'?" Bing Zhixie unknowingly walked to the commercial district where he was wandering that day, where there were also several groups of security officers checking. He remembered that someone was selling the 'Mellon's Blade' on this street that day, and there was quite a commotion at that time, attracting many students to visit.
Before I arrived at the store, I saw a lot of people watching the excitement gathered around the door of the store. As expected, there was a police officer inside who was questioning the store clerk in detail. Bing Zhixie didn't hear the previous question, and had probably finished asking. Now she was asking the shop owner and the waiter what their respective magical beast protections were.
The shopkeeper summoned his guardian, a giant-toed goshawk. The man is a strong-willed wolf.
The questioning Sheriff unexpectedly said: "Oh, Fenggulang, a highly valuable pet, it is more valuable than your employer's pet."
The clerk said with a smile: "I caught it accidentally. If I want to spend money, I can't bear to buy it."
The Sheriff questioned: "As far as I know, there seems to be no such thing in the Imperial Capital area." They are rare only in the south of the empire."
The clerk said: "Our store is doing well. The boss often sends me to other places to purchase goods, and I met him once when he was on a business trip. I don’t know if it was wild or if its owner was killed and wandered out. Anyway, I found it. My boss can testify.”
The shopkeeper nodded quickly.
The security officer taking notes next to him whispered to his companion: "This matter has nothing to do with the case. Ask something else."
The security officer nodded and asked the guy again: "I'm asking you , do you know who has Grinder in other stores nearby? "Thunder Eagle? Do you know what their respective guardian monsters are?"
The store clerk said hurriedly: "I know this when we have nothing to do." He said. Tell me everything you know.
Actually, the security officers have asked for this information before in other stores, but they still need to ask it again to confirm each other. Sure enough, after asking, something came up.
"You said that the owner of the pet shop diagonally across the street doesn't have a monster to protect him? How is this possible?" The Sheriff expressed doubts.
It is simply unimaginable for a person to be alone without the protection of a magical beast. Especially in a prosperous and rich metropolis like the Imperial Capital, you can easily buy one at the World of Warcraft Market. Not to mention, when traveling or doing errands, it is much safer to have a monster that only protects you. It can also help carry some things. It is large and fast and can also be used as a ride. It can do multiple things with one stone. Even farmers who seldom travel far will bring a local great-toed goshawk to drive away the sparrows and mice that steal food from the fields, or like in a small restaurant, a gnome or a soil squirrel is used to serve the dishes. Delivering food, washing dishes, etc.
Most people who do not have the guardianship of Warcraft have only two situations. They are either guardians of new mourners and have no time to get new guardians; or they are very picky and demanding people about guardianship. And the latter are either from rich families or extremely powerful masters.
The guy said: "Anyway, that's what he said. I'm an acquaintance in the nearby stores. I asked him several times, but he just said no."
The Sheriff felt suspicious, and they learned that The killer lost his guardian thunder eagle last night, and it's really unreasonable that a pet shop owner doesn't have his own guardian. The security guard looked at the record he had made before and asked, "Is that person's name Quincy?"
The clerk nodded: "It's him. Well, he's right outside the door."
The pet shop owner named Quincy was two steps in front of Bing Zhixie. He stepped into the store door in a few steps and asked the security guards inside The official said: "I am Quincy, and I open a pet shop next door."
The sheriff saw that this man was quite strong, with rough skin and a bronze complexion. He looked like a man who had been exposed to wind and sun for a long time. His body shape was somewhat similar to the described image of the killer, but such a person was not seen in the imperial capital. It can be found everywhere and cannot be used as a basis, but can only be used as a reference. The Sheriff asked: "You are a pet shop owner, how come you don't have a monster guardian? It should be more convenient for you to choose a better guardian."
Quincy said: "I do."
“Oh?” the Sheriff asked curiously: “Didn’t he say you didn’t have one?”
Quincy smiled and said, "That's right. It's really hard to talk about my guardian monster. I'm usually afraid of people laughing at me, so I just tell them no. Now that the police station comes to ask, I don't dare to hide it. This is my guardian monster." He said with his left hand A white summoning light array was fired, and a small thing flew out of the light array with two pairs of blue light wings.
The Sheriff was stunned for a moment: "This...is this what you want to do to protect you?"
A little girl in the crowd outside the door cursed 'pervert'.
Quincy’s magical guardian is a female elf the size of half an arm, with pink luminous hair and two pairs of light wings. She looks very cute and interesting. The only thing that is not interesting is that this little elf is Completely naked. That delicate body and smooth little butt were flying around in the air. Such a cute little fairy was adopted by a rude man, so he didn't dare to take it out. The two security officers showed their disgust openly: "You actually adopted this thing. Could it be that the little girl outside called you a pervert? Your behavior is really bad, why would the college let you in?"
Quincy smiled awkwardly.
The Sheriff looked at the little guy floating in the air and asked curiously: "What is this?"
Quincy replied: "It's called a photosynthetic fairy. It's a plant in a magical area. A kind of elf created by absorbing light elements and photosynthesizing. It won’t hurt people. It’s very interesting.”
“What’s the use of this thing?”
“Well, it’s useless. Fun.”
"Then why don't you add some clothes to it?" The sheriff shook his head: "It's indecent, it's really indecent."
The security guard who recorded asked: "What else do you do besides running a pet shop?"< br>
“Hunt.”
"It seems that you are in good health. Are you practicing martial arts?"
Quincy nodded: "Yes, I mainly learn the warrior's fighting spirit, and also learn some knight magic. But I am too stupid. I’ve been learning magic for a long time but I still haven’t learned anything about it.”
"What weapons are you using?"
"You always carry a crossbow when hunting, and sometimes you also use a knife."
"What were you doing last night?"
"Hunting."
"Go hunting at night?"
Quincy recalled the guardian and said: "Some pets only appear at night and are difficult to find during the day."
"Can anyone testify for you?"
"This... No. But Someone must have seen me, and I don’t know those passers-by.” Quincy answered fluently, neither appearing nervous nor evasive. What he said and answered was reasonable, but also had some flaws. For example, no one could prove his actions last night. However, there is nothing abnormal about this. Although there are still doubts, his statement is reasonable. Most people cannot prepare witnesses in advance.
The sheriffs are all people with experience in handling cases, and they secretly made the above judgment in their hearts. What's more, Quincy didn't escape or hide anything. Doesn't it stand to reason that the killer should not have been able to escape far away if he missed?
Although a person may not only have one guardian monster, except for space magicians or those who have sealed artifacts, most people only have one. As for the former, space-based magic is difficult to learn. There are not many people with this ability, and the possibility of the latter is also low. What's more, judging from the information I asked before, Quincy's abilities in magic are indeed very weak. Therefore, the possibility that he has multiple guardian monsters is basically ruled out.
The two security officers thought they had a clue, but it seemed that their questioning was in vain.
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The excitement on the street gradually dissipated as the Sheriff walked away, and all the shops resumed normal business. Bing Zhixie walked slowly to the front of Quinxi Pet Shop. Looking at the sign of the pet shop and the copper bell hanging on the golden handle of the shop door, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she walked away.
(End of this chapter)