Chapter 75 Detective Axuan [Please Read On]
When Chen Xuan finished preparing, he just walked to the door of the courtyard.
The kitten girl Rebecca has also hurried back on her bicycle.
She carries a walkie-talkie with her, so she can naturally hear Ophelia's report.
"Owner…"
She didn't need any special greeting, Chen Xuan easily sat on the back seat of the tablet and gave instructions.
"Let's go to the Western District Caravan Station of the Colchicum Merchant Group!"
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Seven or eight minutes later, the master and servant arrived at the caravan station.
They wore hoods and were welcomed in by Ophelia herself.
Soon the three of them arrived at the scene of the incident.
Two pale corpses were placed on the straw mats, with wounds caused by slit throats.
Pointing to the two corpses, Ophelia introduced them softly.
"What happened was the temporary workshop in the station responsible for packaging and processing alchemical items."
"The junior alchemists hired by the caravan and the guards who supervised all had their throats cut and died of massive bleeding."
"The other party's hands and feet were very quick and stole twenty-three bottles of magic tears that had just been packaged..."
"The guards have Black Iron-level strength. If the opponent can sneak in quietly and attack quickly, then they are at least Bronze-level scouts."
"The rest of the merchants and guards rushed over immediately after hearing the noise, but they were still a step too late. The other party withdrew very quickly."
"There are some traces of the struggle left at the scene. Do you want to take a look?"
When Chen Xuan heard what she said, he immediately frowned.
Judging from the appearance alone, this is an incident of killing and grabbing goods.
But he discovered some unusual details.
That is, the other party's goal is very clear, and it is obvious that they are coming for the Demon Tears.
Such a precise and fast seizure operation must be supported by sufficient intelligence.
In other words, there is a high possibility of a spy in the caravan.
This kind of eating and drinking is not uncommon.
So Chen Xuan expressed his opinion to Ophelia.
But she shook her head decisively.
"Everyone in the caravan has signed a confidentiality contract."
"The secrets within the caravan cannot be revealed to others in any way."
"The same goes for the mind and spirit."
When it comes to the contract, Ophelia still looks a little unnatural.
Chen Xuan nodded suddenly and didn't add anything more.
He just slowly raised his eyebrows and followed her into the temporary workshop.
This is said to be a workshop, but it is actually a small house with a mixed structure of stone and wood.
There were only two barred wooden windows in the house, one of which was broken.
There is a large workbench in the center, as well as various alchemy test tubes and potions.
There was a sour smell in the air.
There are still many magic cores on the table that have exhausted their magic power.
The chair next to him was kicked over and fell to the ground, even leaving several slash marks from sharp weapons.
Two pools of blood were slowly solidifying.
The blood stains were relatively fresh, and it could be seen that not too long had passed since the incident.
As Ophelia said, the guards resisted.
Although the process was short-lived, it definitely happened.
This is completely a premeditated action, and it is an unsolved case with no beginning or end to anyone.
As for contacting the garrison in the city, it is even more useless.
Unless everyone gets the stolen goods, the garrison will be helpless, or they won't take it to heart at all.
The half-elf eldest lady looked depressed at this time.
She was ready to be punished by her master.
However, Chen Xuan did not give up hope of detection.
Because he also has [Insight] as the last channel to obtain clues!
Without any delay, he walked forward quickly, not missing any trace.
Soon I found a few footprints stained with dust and dirt next to the blood stains.
He stared for a moment, and the [Insight] effect was activated, looking at the traces on the left and right respectively.
Golden reminders keep appearing in my mind.
[Footprints left by a certain dexterous female human scout]
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[The draft horse excrement from the Boltan Village Hostel in the eastern suburbs did not pass for more than one water hour]
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【A majestic grass seed】
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Footprints contain a wealth of clues.
It could be a grass seed, or feces stepped on somewhere.
These traces are meaningless to the native people of Naroa, but they can provide Chen Xuan with additional information.
Then, he stood up and walked to the window sill.
A palm-sized piece of black linen was soon discovered on the broken wooden window.
There is also a small straw stuck on it.
Violently breaking a window is quick, but it will inevitably leave some scratch marks.
He stared again and activated the [Insight] effect.
[Fragments of a linen robe made by Mulun Tailor Shop in Magtan City and sold in Three Naroa days ago]
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[An ordinary piece of straw came from the shack behind the hotel in Boltan Village in the eastern suburbs, and was accidentally hooked on the pocket of a scout while discussing with his companions]
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Picking up the piece of cloth, Chen Xuan slowly narrowed his eyes.
Two clues already point to the Boltan Village Inn in the eastern suburbs.
The enhanced [Insight] will often provide some additional clues.
At this moment, he has gathered the elements for detection.
The hotel in Boltan Village is very likely to be the opponent's stronghold!
Even if not, there will most likely be more traces left there that can be used for [Insight] tracing!
Detective Ah Xuan is officially online!
After confirming this, he immediately pulled Ophelia and the cat girl.
The three of them rode a bicycle each and rushed to the eastern suburbs.
According to Ophelia, it should have been just half an hour since the other party evacuated.
Except for the nobles in the city, the messengers of the city hall and the garrison, no one is allowed to ride a horse on the street, so if the other party leaves the city, they will not move too fast.
Now they can only reach the east gate at most, and they have a chance to catch up.
After all, there is no ban on bicycles in the city.
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At the east gate of Magtan City, a young woman riding a brown gelding followed the crowd out of the town.
After entering the pseudo-night, there are obviously fewer people leaving the city.
She carried a bag like most travelers.
Her chestnut hair with rough ends was tied up, and there were a few freckles on her face on both sides of her nose.
She looked a little immature and didn't look very old, but her eyes were shining.
As cunning as a rat in a sewer, she looked at everyone along the way with vigilance.
There were two daggers hidden under her waist, which had just cut her throat not long ago.
The blood on them had not completely dissipated.
She rode the gelding for another three or four miles and entered the village of Boltan outside Magtan City.
At the crossroads in the village, the sign of Boltan Inn was particularly conspicuous.
She got off the horse and led the horse into the yard from the stable next to it.
She threw two black iron coins to the groom and asked him to take care of his horse.
Then she walked to the shed in the corner of the yard.
There were two groups of people in the house looking forward to it.
"Mehriban is back!"
"Did you get the stuff?"
"Master Howard can't wait to receive the goods!"
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