Chapter 374 The Witch
Liszt was peering out of the window, and the man holding a torch outside was talking in Jiaowan dialect.
Before boarding the ship, he had crammed in Jiaowan dialect for more than a month, and he could generally discern some of the meanings, such as "guard the door" and "no one is allowed to come out".
How can I sleep well in this situation?
He wanted to find his companion who lived in another room to discuss the current situation, so he hurried out of the room.
When he came out, he found that there were several people standing in the corridor, including the companion he was looking for.
“What happened?”
“I don’t know either!” The companion also looked confused.
“Let’s go down and ask the people in the store!” someone suggested, and others agreed.
A man dressed as a waiter ran up the stairs and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Guests! Guests! Don't run around!"
"The church's purification brigade has sent people here! Don't run around."
Purification brigade? What is that stuff?
Liszt, who had just arrived, was confused, but the expressions of the people around him changed drastically.
"Wizard? Is there a wizard hiding in this store?"
A man screamed in horror, and the corridor suddenly exploded!
The waiter said with a sad face: "Guests? You should go back to your respective rooms and don't run around. The people in the church will leave when they find the person they are looking for."
Although he said it lightly, but The expression on his face said it was definitely not that simple.
Someone just mentioned wizards, and coupled with the church the waiter just mentioned, Liszt finally understood what happened and what kind of organization the so-called purification brigade was.
He had done enough homework before coming, and naturally knew that a "witch-hunting movement" was emerging in the Jiaowan area, and it was getting more and more intense.
For the northwest people of Liszt's generation, "witch hunting" is a relatively old term that can only be heard in stories. I didn't expect that it could happen thousands of miles away from home. Experience it first hand.
"Do you really want to meet the legendary wizard?"
Out of curiosity, he said this casually.
The face of the person next to him immediately turned pale.
"Hey! Listen to what you said, are you coming from Aldo in the north?"
He actually understood what Liszt said.
"Ignorant guy, wizard hunting is not fun!"
They happened to be standing in the corner. The man looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. He covered his mouth with his hands and whispered: " Both wizards and purification teams are very scary to us ordinary people."
"Huh? What do you mean? Shouldn't the people of the church protect ordinary people from wizards and witches? ?"
"Alas...it's hard to explain." The other party sighed and said helplessly: "This was true when hunting first started, but then it gradually changed."
"This... ..." Liszt wanted to continue asking in detail.
"No more talking. Talking too much will get you into trouble. Anyway, you should go back to your room and stay there. When the people from the purification team come, just do whatever they ask you to do. Just don't resist." The man hurriedly said. The ground left.
Liszt looked at the corridor and saw that it was already empty, so after making eye contact with his companion, he walked to his room with an uneasy mood, not in the mood to get a glimpse of the wizard's true appearance.
“Should I say it’s unlucky or lucky?” He muttered to himself while closing the door.
As a foreigner, it should be fine, right?
He held this thought until he felt a cold touch on his neck.
"Don't move! Otherwise my knife won't recognize you!" A cold female voice came from behind.
"You...you...who are you?" Liszt was horrified. This woman must have taken advantage of the chaotic moment to sneak into his room.
"Speak in a low voice. Just cooperate and don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked!"
The voice was full of coldness, and the dagger against his neck tightened again. a bit.
"Okay, okay! Madam, I will definitely cooperate with you."
With his life in someone else's hands, Liszt agreed in a hurry.
The two just stood by the door, and soon heard chaotic footsteps coming from outside.
There was a clang, the sound of the door being kicked open.
"Where are the people?" Someone outside shouted angrily.
Then there was the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets. It looked like the room had been turned upside down.
"Asshole, let me ask you where are the people in this room?" This was a rough voice.
"Sir, I...I don't know either!" This was the voice of the waiter just now.
"If you dare to deceive our purification brigade, there will be no good end. You and your boss will be burned on the stake!"
The rough voice is so threatening.
"Sir, we really don't know, he does live in this room!"
The waiter's voice had a crying tone, and he seemed to have knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Let me tell you again about the target we are looking for. He is a male, about one and a half meters tall, with long black hair. Think about it carefully, do you really live here?" "Yes, sir, I’m sure he lives in this room, and I haven’t seen him come down since he went upstairs.”
“Sir, what should I do?” The rough voice seemed to be quieter. Asking for advice from another person of higher status than himself.
"Humph!" A strange voice sounded. "You guys are making such a big noise. That guy must have noticed it. Search every room for me!"
"You two adults, you can't do that!" the waiter begged for mercy: "If you disturb other tourists, our store's business will be..."
A loud slap in the face, "Get out of here! If you talk more, you will be hurt. Take them away together."
Then the waiter's voice was no longer heard.
With a clang, one door after another was kicked open, and the tenants’ terrified voices could be heard.
"Aldo!" The dagger on his neck moved. Liszt, who was listening intently to what was happening outside, immediately calmed down.
"Ms...ma'am, what are your orders?"
"When someone comes in later, just say...just say..." The woman behind him seemed to be hesitating.
Finally, she said as if she had made a great decision: "Just say that I am the female companion you brought back from Flower Street."
"Huh?"
Liszt is a little bit He had a big head, and when he was on the boat, his companions introduced him to what the so-called "Flower Street" in Nisborg was about.
That is the place that many men yearn for.
"This...ma'am, why bother? They are not looking for you, are they?"
According to the decontamination team's description, they are looking for a man.
"Shut up, you don't know anything! Just do as you are told!"
The dagger around his neck tightened, frightening Liszt to agree again and again.
There was a clang, and the door next door was knocked open.
"Suspicious guy, take him away!"
"Why are you arresting me? I'm not a wizard! I'm not a wizard!"
"Why are you still wearing your clothes in the middle of the night? Neat, and also with black hair. If you don't suspect anyone, take it away!"
"I am wronged, I am wronged, the waiter can bear witness for me."
The tenant's cry of grievance seemed to be in vain. Judging from the sound, he was dragged away.
"Hey hey hey! These 'stolen items' were also confiscated and packed up and taken away."
"Ha, I didn't expect such a rich man to live in such a small hotel. "
"Next, next, everything suspicious must be carefully checked. "
Getting closer to his room, Liszt thought to himself, this may be an opportunity. A chance to escape the vicious woman behind him.
It's so abominable that he threatened his own life and asked someone from the church for help later.
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know what you are thinking?" The woman behind him suddenly spoke up.
"Huh? I didn't think about anything!" The other party seemed to notice that Liszt felt guilty.
A small hand suddenly pressed his mouth and stuffed a round thing into it.
“Swallow it!” the woman ordered.
So vicious! Liszt cursed in his heart for actually forcing himself to take poison and then threatening himself with the antidote.
“Swallow it!”
“I’ll swallow it! Can’t I swallow it?” With tears in the corners of his eyes, he swallowed the pill with a gulp.
It tastes sweet, and the poison is disguised as a sugar pill. Sure enough, the witch is evil, and the elders were right.
He is now extremely certain that the woman behind him is the wizard the purification team is looking for. She should have disguised herself as a man and sneaked into the hotel. Otherwise, why would he be facing a formidable enemy when facing the purification team's search?
After swallowing the pill, the dagger on his neck was removed. It was indeed poison, and now the other party could manipulate him as he pleased.
Liszt turned around, wanting to see the witch who had humiliated him.
By the moonlight, he could clearly see the other person's appearance. He looked like he was in his early twenties, with chestnut-colored short ear-length hair. Hmm... Even though her eyes are full of evil, she's still pretty.
Disregarding the possibility that the female companion is dressed as a man, the height is consistent, but the hair color and hairstyle...
By the way, she must have some hidden tricks, right? She is a witch.
(End of this chapter)