Path of light

Chapter 510 511.Investigators from the city 2

The owner of Jerome Mine was lying lazily on a wicker chair in the shade. There was an open coconut on the small table beside him. He took a spoonful of cold coconut meat from it and put it into his mouth. Jerome Mine The owner's brows immediately widened.

Coconuts are not a product of Pagisto Plateau, but they are sold in the free market of Plateau City.

The owner of the Jerome Mine is not short of money, so this fruit from the Elf Continent naturally appears on the table of the owner of the Jerome Mine.

Now he is responsible for managing five mines in the northern part of the plateau. He recently transported a batch of mithril ingots to the plateau city. By the way, through Mu Lin's relationship, he purchased a small courtyard in the city.

The owner of Jerome Mine plans to hand over several mines in the northern part of the plateau one day, and then he will prepare to settle in the city of the plateau.

The afternoon sun shone down on his body, making the owner of Jerome Mine feel warm and drowsy.

Hearing footsteps coming from the door, the owner of Jerome Mine opened his eyes.

The master of the Jerome Mine knows very few friends in the plateau city, almost no one except Mu Lin who is busy all day long.

There should be no visitors at this time...

The owner of Jerome Mine opened his eyes and looked towards the door, and saw three fair-skinned Silver Moon elves standing at the door of the courtyard, peering into the courtyard.

"Who are you looking for?"

A mine guard brought from the mine stood in front of the three Silver Moon elves and asked in a calm voice.

At this time, the owner of Jerome Mine was also observing the three silver moon elves dressed as businessmen.

"We are businessmen from the city of Buenos. We want to find some business opportunities in the city of the plateau. I dare not disturb you..." One of the Silver Moon elves said to the guard, but his eyes were looking into the courtyard.

Before the mine guard could reply, the owner of the Jerome Mine sat up from his wicker chair, assumed a posture of being intimidating, and said to the three Silver Moon elves at the door:

"Well, we rarely interact with businessmen, and we don't know much about business."

The three investigators looked at the owner of the Jerome Mine carefully, and saw that he was wearing a set of expensive magic patterns and sitting on a wicker chair, looking exactly like a superior.

The three investigators felt that they should be able to glean some useful information from a mixed-blood elf.

The investigator immediately asked: "So you are...?"

"I am a mine owner."

The owner of the Jerome Mine felt that his status simply stinked on the Pagisto Plateau.

When the three Silver Moon elves heard what they said, they would definitely show disgusted expressions at the first moment, and then hurried away without looking back.

But the expressions on the faces of these three Silver Moon Elf investigators are exactly the opposite...

When they stared at the face of the owner of Jerome Mine, their eyes were almost bright.

The three of them even glanced at each other secretly, "There are not many mine owners alive in Pagisto Plateau today." ’

"I would like to ask, how long have you been the owner of this mine?"

"A long time ago, I ran a very small mine in the northern part of the plateau." The owner of Jerome Mine answered truthfully. "Now, I am also the manager of this mine."

The three Silver Moon Elf investigators had smiles on their faces and were happy in their hearts.

Who said there are no mine owners in the plateau city? Isn’t this what it is?

"I heard that Boss Roy regained all the mines on the plateau a while ago, and those mine owners were also sent to the trial of the Silver Moon Elf Council. You are really lucky to have escaped this." One of them The investigator said immediately.

The owner of Jerome Mine laughed and explained:

"My mine is very small. Although there are some elven slaves in the mine, I usually treat these mixed elves as official miners. They are paid in the mine, and my mine is very It's more like a shelter for them. Besides, I've never criticized any mixed elf harshly, so Boss Roy just wrote a situation statement for me and didn't send me to the trial court. He also asked me to help. He manages the mine."

The three investigators said in succession:

"Then you did a good job. I heard that the Silver Pegasus Legion entered the Pagisto Plateau just to rescue the mixed-blood elf slaves. If you treat the elf slaves so well, why does Boss Roy confiscate your mine? Such kind of How could he do this?"

The owner of Jerome Mine could already tell that something was wrong at this time.

What are they trying to do?

Nowadays, in the Partington plane, few elves dare to talk about Boss Roy in such a tone.

"I'm pretty good. The fate of those mine owners who tortured elven slaves and whose hands were stained with blood is really miserable. Some fled in fear of crime and died on the way to escape, and some were sent to the trial..."

Boss Zhu Roy felt that he should end this topic as soon as possible, just as he was thinking about how to tactfully invite these three Silver Moon elves out of his yard.

I saw three Silver Moon elves surrounding the owner of Jerome Mine, and asked in a low voice:

"I heard that there is a Silver Moon Elf mine owner in the mine over the Nicobar Mountains..."

"You are talking about the owner of Abiel Mine, I know him." Jerome answered truthfully.

"Um, do you know him?"

Jerome immediately explained: "Of course, that guy has a large-scale mithril mine over the Nicobar Mountains. He is very famous over the Nicobar Mountains."

"Still very famous?" The eyes of the three investigators almost popped out of their sockets.

"He has the most elven slaves in the mine, and they are just like you... They are Silver Moon elves. Since His Majesty James Ansel announced the slave trade calendar, he is the first group to dare to openly defy the Silver Moon Elf calendar. Among those people, I heard that he was still a close friend of Lord Alves, but when Lord Alves was captured, this guy escaped by hiding on the plateau..."

The owner of Jerome Mine narrowed his eyes and said.

The words contained some sarcasm towards the Silver Moon Elves, which made the three investigators feel a little uncomfortable...

However, in order to investigate clearly the cause of death of the owner of the Abil mine, they had no choice but to be shameless. Quan Dang did not understand the insinuations of the owner of the Jerome mine and continued to ask:

"Then do you know how the owner of Abiel Mine died?"

Hearing the three Silver Moon elves ask this question, the owner of the Jerome mine suddenly understood. These three Silver Moon elves were looking for business opportunities. They had clearly gone to the plateau to investigate the cause of the death of the owner of the Abil mine.

"Hey, if you want to talk about this, I'm not sleepy anymore! Why don't you come and sit in my yard." The expression of the owner of Jerome Mine suddenly became rich, and he ordered a mine guard beside him. : "Go, open two of the coconuts I bought from the market for the guests..."

Looking at the expression of the owner of the Jerome Mine, the three investigators felt that there seemed to be some clues about this matter. They walked into the yard in high spirits, sat on the chair opposite the owner of the Jerome Mine, and urged He asked:

"Tell us, how did Abir die?"

The owner of the Jerome Mine suddenly became serious, then looked around mysteriously, lowered his voice and said:

"I heard it might have been a love killing!"

"ah?"

The three investigators suddenly felt a little bad all over. How could this kind of thing be related to love murder?

The owner of the Jerome mine, however, sat on a wicker chair and began to tell the story of the owner of the Abiel mine in detail:

"The owner of Abiel Mine has a lover named Oricis. This Oricis is a very good sword dancer. He is tall and muscular. It is said that he also traveled from Buenos to Partington. A plane adventurer, he fell in love with the owner of Abiel Mine at first sight... and the two later lived in the castle of Mithril Mine."

"Later...the Mine Guard Group of the Silver Pegasus Legion left the northern part of the plateau and recovered the mithril mine owned by the owner of Abiel Mine. At that time, the owner of Abiel Mine was determined to be sent to Pardes by the Mine Guard Group. He wanted to go to the trial court in the city, but his lover Aulisis did not want to be tried, so she escaped through the secret passage of the mine at night. "

"The owner of Abiel Mine couldn't let go of Orisis, so he ran away with Orisis. Who would have thought that Orisis was worried that the owner of Abiel Mine was always with him, and he would be carried on his back too? He was charged with slave trading, so on the way to escape, he took advantage of the owner's carelessness in the secret passage and cut the throat of the owner of the Abiel mine with a dagger..."

The owner of Jerome Mine described this story vividly and vividly, which naturally made the three investigators stunned.

It’s not that there are few bayonets among the Silver Moon Elf nobles, but that the owner of the Abiel mine was killed by his lover in a secret passage. Once it is announced, it will become a scandal among the Silver Moon Elf nobles.

Once this kind of thing spreads, it will definitely become an interesting talk after dinner in the Elf Continent.

At that time, the face of all the Silver Moon Elf nobles was naturally lost.

The three investigators looked at the owner of the Jerome Mine suspiciously. They wanted to know where the owner of the Jerome Mine heard this information.

The owner of Jerome Mine immediately put on a smile, and then began to ask the three investigators about the situation in Buenos City.

The three investigators were all from Buenos City, so it was easy to give a clear description of Buenos City.

Later, the owner of the Jerome mine talked with the three investigators about trade matters, the market situation of metal ingots, etc. Naturally, these things were things that the three investigators did not understand. A series of questions will The three investigators were speechless when asked.

Until the three Silver Moon Elf investigators fled the small courtyard of the Jerome Mine owner with sweating profusely.

As soon as the three investigators left, the owner of Jerome Mine asked a mine guard to secretly follow behind the three of them.

Then he thought about it, took out a roll of parchment, quickly wrote down the situation of the three Silver Moon elves, and asked his mine guards to send the letter to the city hall and hand it to Mu over there. Lin......

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There was no hotel in the plateau city. What surprised them was that the three of them wanted to stay in the city for a few nights, but after asking many mixed-blood elves, they were all rejected for various reasons.

So when night fell, the three investigators could only set up three tents on a secluded street corner in the Free Market.

They spent their first day in the plateau city in a tent on the street corner.

After night falls, the cold wind blows on the streets of the plateau city in November.

The merchants who gathered in the free market had dispersed, leaving only a mess on the ground.

Although it was getting late, there were still mixed-blood elves holding jade handles and carefully cleaning the garbage in the free market.

The tent set up by the three investigators was on a street corner of the Free Market. A gust of wind blew, and the temperature that had just gathered inside the tent disappeared instantly.

There was also a round breadfruit placed in front of the three investigators.

As Silver Moon elves, they had not eaten breadfruit for many years.

But now, except for one breadfruit, almost no apples can be sold.

The main reason is that the Plateau City is still under military control. As soon as night fell, the entire city was under martial law. The free market, which was originally bustling with people, actually dissipated in an instant amidst the whistle of martial law, leaving only people all over the ground. Rubbish……

The three investigators didn't catch a single hair in the market, but during this trip to Pagisto Plateau, they had already eaten all the elf cookies they had brought with them.

Originally, they planned to supply supplies in the plateau city.

Unfortunately, we didn't have time to buy something to eat before the market ended.

Fortunately, the breadfruit stall owner walked a little slower, and the three investigators hurriedly bought one...

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After nightfall, the magic airship is ready to take off.

Roy left some of the supplies on the magic airship in the plateau city, and then prepared to take the magic airship to Sun Island Bay. In addition to a large amount of food, the magic airship also had a batch of military supplies that were also transported to Sun Island Bay.

Roy walked onto the magic airship along the erected sampan. The crew on the airship began to untie the cables on the wall stacks and pull back the sampan that was attached to the city wall and the hull.

Mu Lin hurried over on horseback.

She just made a routine inspection in the city and saw Roy preparing to leave the plateau city on a magic airship, so she said to Roy:

"Boss Roy, are you leaving so soon?"

Roy held his hands on the wooden railings of the ship's side and responded: "Well, I want to send these supplies to Sun Island Bay as soon as possible."

Mu Lin frowned, raised her head and asked Roy: "What about the three Silver Moon Elf investigators?"

Roy smiled, waved his hands, and said nonchalantly:

"Let them stay in the city for two days first. When they feel that it can't go on or have acquired useful information, they will leave naturally."

Mu Lin pinched her waist with both hands and complained with a bitter face:

"Since these three investigators dare to go into the city to investigate so blatantly, why don't they reveal their identities directly? Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

"Why do you care so much?"

Roy stood next to the ship's side, waved to Mu Lin and said:

"I'll let little Eugene stay here. If anything happens, you can send little Eugene to Sun Island Bay to see us off. It's definitely impossible to count on the mine guards there, but at least the Griffin Cavalry Regiment will be there at any time. Can come back.”

"knew."

Mu Lin responded weakly, turned around and walked down the city wall, a suit of standard armor shining brightly on the city wall.