Chapter 753 752. Clues in the Tavern

Three hours later, Mo Cheng went to the nearby forest to search as Sawyer said, walking along the scraped strips of cloth along the way.

He was pretty sure that the strip of cloth came from Sawyer's tattered clothes that hadn't been washed for who knows how long. They were full of smell and were occasionally stained with blood.

It was left behind when Sawyer accidentally scratched a branch. Although he was a half-elf, his physique was not as good as that of a normal human being, so he did not attract the attention of the two elves.

Mo Cheng touched the little blood stains with his hand, and then activated [Thirst], and a tracking track immediately appeared in his perception.

Following the trajectory carefully, Mo Cheng soon came to a place where the ground had obviously been turned over.

After digging up the ground, Sawyer's body appeared in front of Mo Cheng.

Mo Cheng knelt down and began to check the cause of Sawyer's death.

There were large and small scratches on Sawyer's body, but they were not caused by others. Instead, they looked like scratches caused by him deliberately touching rocks and trees.

There were three fatal injuries, one on the head, one on the throat, and one on the heart. Three were hit by arrows and penetrated by arrows. Basically no one could survive such injuries.

It seems that the person who killed Sawyer was very careful to ensure that there was no possibility of him escaping death. He also dug a hole in the forest and buried the body inside. After ten days and a half, it would start to decay. It was even more impossible for anyone to identify who this dead body was.

At the same time, digging holes in the forest to bury people is more convenient than feeding corpses to wild animals.

Because wild beasts only eat meat and cannot eat other things that humans carry with them, they are easily discovered.

Buried with Sawyer were the gold coins given by Mo Cheng. Judging from this situation, it was not the murderer who was motivated by wealth.

Combined with the disappearance of the two elves who were supposed to protect Sawyer, the answer is...

Suddenly, Mo Cheng suddenly stretched out his hand and clamped the arrow shot from a strange angle between his index and middle fingers. Then he exerted force with his fingers, and the arrow in his hand made a sound as it shot through the air and collided with another arrow that was shot from behind.

Mo Cheng sighed softly and looked at the two elves who surrounded him on the left and right, "Can you tell me why you killed Sawyer? He poses no threat to you at all."

There is no need to look for more evidence. The two elves in front of him are the murderers of Sawyer, and these two murderers seem to want to continue to commit the same crime in the same place.

"Let that dirty, low-level bastard mix with the pure elves and let him stain the purity of the elves?"

Obviously, these two elves are still pure bloodists, and most of them are very xenophobic.

"So it was actually his mother who asked you to kill Sawyer, right?"

Although it was a question, Mo Cheng could probably guess what happened based on the clues.

For example, why did Sawyer, after his father was [reclaimed] by the follower organization, spend all his time getting drunk in the tavern but never considered seeking his mother's asylum? Especially from Sawyer's words, he knew that his mother had a relationship with the elves. considerable status and power.

Another example is why Sawyer asked Mo Cheng to escort him to a safe place when he experienced the first attack by the followers, but after arriving at the place, he faced his own death so calmly.

After combining the known clues, the context of the matter does not seem unclear.

"Sawyer's father's death was related to his mother, and..."

Mo Cheng paused, "She might be one of the followers, am I right?"

Without affirmation or denial, the two elves slowly drew the bow strings and aimed the arrows at Mo Cheng's vitals. "Human, you should not come to this place. Being too curious will only lead you to death."

"Alas..." Mo Cheng sighed, "You know, I have been disgusted with the idea of ​​turning around and finding the target dead in an unknown corner after completing the escort mission a long time ago."

"To be honest, your behavior makes me a little... unhappy!"

As soon as the words fell, the two elves immediately fired a barrage of arrows. Like a pack of wolves, the arrows blocked all of Mo Cheng's escape routes. At the same time, the arrows were made of fine gold and could penetrate even the scales of a giant dragon.

but……

Mo Cheng had no idea of ​​evading, and allowed the fine gold arrow, which was said to be able to tear apart the giant dragon's scales, to hit the energy dragon scales, making a "dinging, clanging" sound.

Obviously, these arrows were unable to tear apart his defense, which had twice the physique of a giant dragon.

Seeing that the arrows were ineffective, the two elves immediately retreated, trying to rely on the forest environment to fight guerrilla warfare with Mo Cheng.

They almost worked. The elves' affinity for nature made them disappear the moment they disappeared in front of Mo Cheng.

If you want to find an elf with full natural affinity in the natural environment, you must at least be a druid with the same natural affinity, or a related natural creature.

But Mo Cheng didn't need it, he just took a deep breath and then spit out the dragon flames.

[Fire Breath]!

The million-degree high temperature directly turned the forest within a ten-mile radius into scorched earth, and all the trees were turned into fly ash without any residue. And right in front of Mo Cheng, where the flame temperature was the highest, a glassy road appeared.

When someone tries to blend into the environment, the best way is to blow up the entire environment for him.

He had no intention of holding back, and the two elves were not worth holding back. With just one [Fire Breath], they turned into nothingness along with the forest.

Not a single trace was left.

Just like Sawyer's body.

…

"It seems that I thought the followers' organization was a bit weak."

When Mo Cheng returned to the town from the forest, the first thing he said when he saw Margaret was, "There are elves and other races among the followers."

After telling Margaret her guess, even she couldn't help but frown, "In this case, we need to change our course of action... Forget it, this doesn't need to be changed."

After Margaret took a look at Mo Cheng, she gave up the idea of ​​changing the course of action. She knew very well that Mo Cheng's character and behavior would not change because of the strength of the follower organization.

Without more information, the two of them couldn't guess anything, so they had no choice but to return to the previous village and town based on Sawyer's last words. Mo Cheng returned to the tavern and saw the bartender again.

"[The tree fell]."

The bartender was silent for a while, then said, "So is Sawyer dead?"

Before Mo Cheng could answer, he continued speaking on his own, "I knew it. I told him not to worry about things he couldn't do, and to let him live well..."

"He still owes me wine money and hasn't paid him yet."

As he spoke, the bartender took out a package and handed it to Mo Cheng, "This is what he asked me to keep. You can take it."

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