Demon Sage

“Manager, how many carving shops are there in McGill Town?”

Turn back to the shop, Donald didn’t have the idea of using his legs to race with the horses, the muddy road outside the town would make him unable to to move a single step, and Sherlock made an appointment with him to meet at the engraving shop, so when the time comes, if he doesn’t find him, he will be in trouble.

“Only one.”

“Only one?”

The Sink Carving Shop where Old Hopper stopped before?

Fifteen minutes later, Donald waited for Sherlock and old Hopper at the door of the engraving shop.

“Don’t get down, Mr. Hooper, go back to the farm, something happened!”

Jumped up a few steps and got on the donkey cart. Sherlock, who had just stood up, sat back again. There was a wooden box beside him, which was not there when he came over in the morning.

On the way back, Donald shared all the information he had with Sherlock.

“Wild goat horn, 5 years… This should be an indispensable prop in ceremony, and those medicine ingredients are also used in ceremony, as the current situation It seems that the two of them have their own special roles in this disappearance case. They knew that they should hide our whereabouts from others. Didn’t expect him to follow us to Maigu Town and rush back before us. Let’s go back at this time, it is estimated that the evidence will be destroyed by him…”

Aldridge’s taciturn personality made him not attract attention, and Sherlock and Donald did not choose him as a case. the breakthrough port.

Who didn’t expect he was actually a key figure.

“I think as long as we face to face, we should be able to find a weak spot. After all, the manager of the engraving shop and the grocery store can testify to us, provided that he can be caught.”

Aldridge who returned early may abscond, which would expose the fact that he is a criminal, and also means that once he loses his whereabouts, it will be troublesome to find someone again.

Miss Audrey’s whereabouts are likely to be in the hands of Aldrich,

“It’s really strange, it’s the same question, why is there such a taboo ceremony in a farm, Just like the case of corpse on the roof a few years ago… Wait, the case of corpse on the roof is a supernatural case, this taboo ceremony can’t be left at that time, right?”

The two cases took place in the same place, and the time span is long, but no one can guarantee that there is no connection between them.

The donkey cart accelerated all the way and stopped at the gate of the farm owner’s house after half an hour.

“Where is Aldridge, does anyone here know?”

It was definitely too late to explain slowly at this time, Sherlock rushed into the living room and went straight to the point.

“He came to ask for leave just now, saying that one of the relatives he wanted was sick and wanted to go back and have a look. I gave permission…”

The Bartleys were sitting in the living room. On the sofa, Zier Bartley gave the answer.

“He went to the southeast, that’s the road to his pro-Qi Family, he mentioned it before.”

Mirana Bartley pointed the way, and the two People immediately charged ahead again, and old Hobo didn’t know where he went.

“Fran, follow along and have a look. If you have news about Audrey, please come back and let us know.”

Putting her pale and slender palm on her husband’s arm, Bartley Madam said to her maid.

“To do this step?”

The fat on Zier Bartley’s cheeks was trembling, and his voice was trembling imperceptibly.

“Of course, it’s for Audrey. She’s our daughter, our only daughter, just like I’m your only wife too!”

Organizing her husband’s messy clothes , Mrs. Bartley’s voice was as soft as ever.

This time the means of transportation is no longer a donkey cart, but the horses on the farm. Even though they are together, the speed is still much faster than the donkey cart.

The umbrella was definitely unable to hold up, so the two of them rushed forward with the rain on their shoulders.

“Sherlock, I always feel that something is wrong. If it only happened between Aldridge and Audrey, why would there be a box left in Audrey’s room? Just leave, and don’t you think the Bartleys were too calm when we asked about Aldridge’s whereabouts?”

Aldridge’s sudden leave and Sherlock and Donald clashed When they came in and asked about their whereabouts, normal people could guess what secrets the former might be hiding, but they were sitting on the sofa with their hands on each other, as if they were ready for the inquiry.

“I have doubts too, but Aldridge is too critical. If we let him go, it will be difficult for our commission to complete this time. No matter what, must try to get him back, as for the Bartley family. The situation will be investigated after the person is caught.”

Things are prioritized, at present, Aldridge’s importance is ranked first, as long as he is caught, the situation can be opened, and the rest The situation can be explored down the line.

It’s true, but it’s not just Sherlock and Donald who know it.

“I found it, ahead!”

Sherlock cried lowly, and there was a silhouette holding an umbrella walking forward by the road in front of the road.

“This guy actually used to walk…Aren’t we afraid that we will catch up with him?”

Confirmed that the person in front was Aldridge, his pace was very slow, Not even a trot, moving about as fast as a walk.

Noticing the sound of horses’ hooves behind, Aldrich turned around and glanced at him, still not picking up his pace, and staying in place for a few seconds, more like waiting for them to catch up.

“Are you not afraid? It seems that the blood beast should be in the vicinity. Don’t keep your hands when the fight starts. You can’t think about the law at this time. If he can really call the blood beast, he is a heretic. , the government’s laws against heretics have clear regulations. In the event of a threat, all legal citizens have the right to attack the heretics, and they will not be held accountable afterward. Don’t have any scruples and beat them to death! ”

When the distance between the two sides approached 20 meters, Aldrich turned and rushed into the nearby woods, which were full of undeveloped woods on both sides of the country road.

Weeds and shrubs Intertwined.

Aldridge wants to force the two to dismount into the woods.

neighing ~

Sherlock took hold of the reins, the horses stopped in a neighing noise, and there was lush vegetation and half-height bushes everywhere.

You can only dismount and track in the direction Aldridge left.

Walking through the grass and trees, the water droplets accumulated on the branches and leaves fall all over the body, shrink the neck, try to let yourself jump and move forward as much as possible, so as not to trip over some branches, but it is inevitable that some The hard branches kept poking at the skin.

Right hand holds gun, safety is on, ready to shoot.

It went on like this for about 5 minutes, the sweat and rain on Donald’s face were mixed together, and the physical strength was too much, gasping for breath.

On the other side, Sherlock was in better condition than Donald, but his breath was a little chaotic.

The location where they are now is far from the road and deep into the jungle.

The sound of raindrops echoing in the woods sounded a bit inexplicably sad…