Silver Blade and Rose

Xuesting didn't know that the whispers he had said to Zals had entered Edwin's ears word by word. He lay on the sofa drinking tea for a while, and then Hannah who came out of the kitchen gave him a disgusted glance: "How long are you going to stay here?"

There were only the two of them in the living room, Xue Siting was stunned, and looked up at her: "Huh? Your boss brought me back, of course it depends on how he arranged me."

Hannah obviously didn't like seeing him very much, put the prepared breakfast on the dining table, and went upstairs to knock on Edwin's door.

"Boss," she said through the door, "would you like to have something to eat before setting off?"

There was no answer inside at first, and Edwin's voice came after a while: "Don't eat, go and ask Zals to eat."

It wasn't the first time that he went to sleep instead of eating. Hannah didn't suspect him, and knocked on the door of Zals' room.

Zals opened the door very quickly. He opened the door for her while wiping his wet hair, and said, "I'll change my clothes later and go down to eat, thank you."

Hannah agreed, but she didn't intend to leave. She stood there and asked him in a low voice, "That suspicious guy downstairs, when are you going to get him away?"

It was no wonder that she thought Xuesting was suspicious, after all, this man was wearing a prison uniform with a big unshaven beard. He looked sloppy and weird, and he looked like he just got out of some prison.Zals didn't know what Edwin was going to do with him. After thinking about it, he shifted the responsibility to Grant without much hesitation.

"Grant will take him away next time he comes over, after all, he is a good friend of his," he said.

Hannah looked disgusted: "That is to say, if Grant doesn't come for a day, we have to take him in for a day?"

"... There's nothing you can do about it. He's still a murderer in custody. We can't let him run around outside."

In fact, there is no other way. They can also throw Xuesting to the Exorcist Association, but Xuesting was betrayed by the entire association earlier, and he is undoubtedly an abandoned child of the Exorcist Association. Mentioning that this is a breach of contract, it is hard to say how many days Xuesting can live.

Other than that, all Zals could think of was letting Grant pick him up.

Hannah reluctantly accepted his argument and went downstairs first.Zals wiped his hair half dry, changed into clothes for going out, and went downstairs to have breakfast.

They tossed all night and half morning, and now their stomachs are empty, and they can't help swallowing when they smell the aroma of food.Zals sat down at the dining table, took a piece of bacon sandwich with well-toasted bread, took a bite and praised: "Did you put white pepper when frying the bacon and eggs? It's delicious."

"Okay, you don't need to beat around the bush to please me." Hannah knew the purpose of this sudden flattery without looking at his expression, and said unmoved, "If it's what you and the boss mean, I won't drive him away." out."

"What are you thinking, I really think this sandwich is better than usual." Zales said innocently.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was not surprising that Hannah would see through his intentions, but the other party promised not to drive Xuesting away, and his purpose was achieved.

The taste of the sandwich is not as good as he praised. The bacon has a slightly burnt smell, but it does not affect the overall taste. It is quite delicious. At least it is indeed a little better than Hannah's usual craftsmanship. lie.He ate a sandwich in two or three bites, and poured another glass of milk from the refrigerator. Seeing that Xuesting was still sitting on the sofa, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you hungry?"

Xuesting shook his head.

Zals only thought that he had eaten in prison, took the second sandwich and milk and went upstairs to knock on Edwin's door: "Don't you eat breakfast?"

After a while, Edwin came over to open the door, looked down at the sandwich in his hand, and shook his head without interest.

"Go and sleep for a while after eating," he said, "we will set off in the afternoon."

Seeing that he was about to close the door again, Zars took the first step and stuck his arm between the door panel and the door frame, and hurriedly asked while there was still time to meddle in this matter: "What about Xuesting Fern?"

"What should I do?" Edwin looked at him, looking a little puzzled.

"Are you going to arrange him to hide somewhere? Or, just let him stay here temporarily?" Zals recalled the way he told Hannah just now, and said, "I just told Hannah , let him stay here first, and wait for Grant to come over next time before picking him up..."

"You can deal with such trivial matters by yourself in the future, and you don't need to ask me." Edwin interrupted him, "Hannah and Munn will listen to your opinions on this, and you can do whatever you want."

Suddenly seemed to have gained a lot of power, Zars froze for a moment, Edwin had already closed the door in front of him.

Fortunately, the movement was very gentle, and he was a little far away, and the door panel did not cause any irreversible damage to him.

Zals stood at the door for a while, then went back to his room as Edwin ordered.He just had a full meal and didn't feel sleepy, so he wiped out the sandwiches and milk he brought from downstairs, sat at the desk and turned on the computer, pulled up Xuesting's files from the association's internal website, and read them carefully.

Before the serial murders happened, Xuesting had never been reused by the Exorcist Association. His resume looked very ordinary, and he was a veritable small character. It didn't take half a minute for Zals to go through all the content. Nothing in the one-page dossier looked suspicious.

But he didn't see from it what task Xuesting got the "Hunter's Cloak", because the other party dealt with some small incidents, and the only few missions he went out were only as other people's assistants, and he didn't go well. Too far, mostly wandering around the city of York.

The cases he handled were all numbered and recorded, and Zars looked them up one by one according to the number, and finally locked on the one that looked more similar.

That was about four or five years ago, in a village near the city of York.On the surface, it finally ended with the reason that children drowned in the forest because they were greedy for fun. Only the internal case files of the association explained the detailed reasons.It turned out that the child was sent into the forest by his parents who were superstitious about ancient gods as a sacrifice to pray for wealth, and then escaped by himself, lost his way in the forest, and finally fell into the river accidentally and drowned.

This kind of case seems to happen a few times a year, because there are not many people with higher education in the village, and many people are easily deceived and superstitious about certain gods-not to mention these villagers, even celebrities like Mrs. Winnie will Taking the evil god as a life-saving straw, to be honest, now Zars has little confidence in the resistance of ordinary people in this area, and it is not surprising that he would leave his child in the forest.And he checked the records of this case carefully, but the person in charge's signature only had Xue Sting's name on it, and there was a black mess in front, and he couldn't see what was written on it.

According to Xuesting's file, he participated in the case as a deputy, so the name that was erased is the real sponsor?

Why ink the name out?Is the owner of the name dead, or... is there another reason?

Zales sent Sanchez a message asking, and it didn't take long to receive a reply.

"Whether you lost your life due to an accident or something in the association, you will not do this. Usually, it is because you participated in a confidential case that you will erase the person's signature."

Sanchez didn't ask him much about what he was looking for, but only told him to be safe while explaining, and there was nothing else in the message.For the answer he gave, Zals also thinks it is very reasonable: Only when the identity of this person needs to be kept absolutely confidential, will he spend a lot of time to deal with all his signatures, even the files kept within the association.

Although this person is very mysterious, since Xuesting's name has not been erased together, it means that he has not participated in more confidential cases, and the chance of getting the "Hunter's Cloak" should still be in this case.

What caught Zals' attention was the god believed by the parents of the drowned child. It was the god of ancient trees that spread in the south. There is no evidence that it ever existed, but there are many believers, most of whom are farmers and hunters walking among the mountains and forests. .The probability of such people migrating is not high, and the association has also conducted investigations, but it has not yet been found out who is spreading the belief of this ancient god.The records say that Xuesting and his partner went into the forest and found an altar before finding the child. Maybe the thing came from there. With this prop that even the association didn't know about, he escaped for so long under heavy pursuit.

The case information is not long, because it is a trivial case, so he can see all the content with authority.Zals couldn't find anything more suspicious, so he had to turn off the computer, lay down on the bed and think about the next task he was about to face.

Before he left Edwin's room, the other party had just explained in detail what he was going to do this time. The entrance to the "Forest of No Return" is uncertain, and it is all opened by the forest guard's key, so he will not know his exact location after entering, let alone without a map, even if there is a map, the terrain in the forest will change again and again. The map doesn't work at all.And what he has to do is, after entering the forest, no matter what happens or encounters, he will walk in the direction he thinks is right until he reaches the center of the forest and finds the trapped person who sent the distress letter.

"The direction I think is right" sounds really unreliable, Zals also raised a question on this issue: "What if I go wrong? It's an unknown area, and I don't know where to go. That's right."

"That's why I can't go." Edwin said, "'Forest of No Return' is not friendly to outsiders, especially those with impure thoughts, many distracting thoughts, and lack of concentration. I can deal with the real guards inside." People in the forest can't shield their inner thoughts. Even if they go in, they have no power to use. But you are different. Not only me, but even the forest guards recognize that you are a dedicated person who has the hope of passing through the forest. The key and the cloak are still worth a try."

As if he was afraid that Zals would be worried, he added: "I will wait for you outside. If you get lost in the forest, you will find it immediately."

In fact, Zals was not very afraid of the unknown fear in his mouth, but Edwin's solemn tone made him want to laugh: "But you don't dare to go in, are you afraid that you will lose yourself?"

So even if you find him lost in it, it will be difficult to go in and rescue him, right?Or should I tie a rope around him...

"I can't get in, but it can destroy the entire forest." Edwin said something terrifying without changing his expression, "Of course this method will cause a lot of trouble, and I won't do it unless it is absolutely necessary. , it doesn’t matter if the people trapped inside die.”

Zales: "..."

Didn't he know that he said a line like the villain's big boss? Why did he look so calm, as if he was just discussing what to eat tonight.

After thinking about it, he still didn’t question Edwin’s decision. In order to improve his mental state and face the unknown situation in the forest, Zals lay on the bed and tried to relax for a while, but he actually fell asleep. caught.