The Fool of the Gods

Chapter 27

When they were talking in the room just now, Cheng Shi noticed that the wound on the dwarf who was hacked to death was a little special.

It didn't look like a sharp weapon like a dagger commonly used by assassins, but more like a blunt-edged knife.

For example...

Cheng Shi looked around for a while and kicked out a bloody knife from under a bed.

Judging from the length and size of the knife, it looked like the dwarves' own weapon.

A dwarf sword.

But someone might be sure that everyone would not stay here for a long time, so the way of handling the scene was quite casual, and it couldn't even be called handling.

He didn't care about these details at all.

"Interesting..."

Cheng Shi recalled his conversation with A Ming and kept observing the dead dwarf's body.

It didn't take him long to see some clues.

Looking at the positions of the six dwarves and the traces of fighting at the scene, it really seemed that they attacked the same target.

Perhaps Fang Shiqing pulled Cheng Shi away in time, making A Ming, who followed closely, the victim.

But what puzzled Cheng Shi even more was that the wounds on the six people were of different strength.

It didn't look like one person had killed them, but more like six different people had killed the dwarves.

Coincidentally, there were six murderers and six dead.

"Killing each other?"

Cheng Shi frowned and began to wonder if the assassin had the talent to control people. At least for [Order], this talent was rare.

"The scene was really chaotic, but it was not without gain."

Cheng Shi picked up the ring he had touched from a dwarf's corpse and squinted at it in the sunlight coming in from the window.

He looked at it and said:

"The workmanship is really exquisite. I don't know what kind of craftsmanship can make such a fine ring. It's a pity that it belongs to me now."

He smiled and put the ring in his pocket, and then slowly walked out of the servant's room.

As soon as he went out, he ran into Bai Ling, who seemed to be waiting for him with a smile on his face.

Cheng Shi's face darkened, and he laughed and scolded:

"You're relying on me?"

Bai Ling got another set of skirts from somewhere, and she bowed like a noble lady, and said with a sweet smile:

"Hold your thighs, don't you mind?"

"You can hold me, but don't touch me."

"Don't worry, boss, I'm very obedient, I'll touch you wherever you want."

"......"

Cheng Shi was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, and walked around her and walked forward.

"It's just right, I can be your follower in this dress, what did you find?"

"How can a follower run in front of someone?"

Bai Ling quickly followed and whispered:

"The manor is very big, there are many guests, I just knocked out a lady and got her husband's words, it seems that Duke Brooks has not shown up, and there is only half an hour left before he announces his appearance."

Cheng Shi raised his eyebrows, secretly thinking that unruly women are really fast at getting intelligence.

He followed Bailing and walked quickly into the lobby in the center of the manor. After walking among many nobles, he saw other people in a short while.

Everyone changed into new clothes and was investigating separately.

Cheng Shi took a quick look at the lobby and decisively chose to take Bailing away from here.

"Boss?"

"The answer is not here."

"Oh." Bailing responded lightly and walked away with Cheng Shi's guidance.

Cheng Shi saw her walking silently in front of him, and suddenly felt that something was missing, so he said:

"Why don't you ask me why?"

"It's enough for me to be obedient. I don't need to know why. Of course, if the boss needs someone to support him, I can pretend to be like him."

"......"

What kind of person is this? There is no meaning at all.

Not to mention Song Yawen in the last game, even Chen Chong can't compare to him. At least he can make me feel a little accomplished.

But some words are uncomfortable to keep in my heart.

"The dwarf's ring is very exquisite."

"Then what?"

"Noble gentlemen will not care about a dwarf's ring."

"Oh, so?"

"So the target is not here."

"So that's it, big brother is great."

"......You'd better shut up."

"Oh." Bai Ling smiled like a little girl, attracting the attention of the guests around him, "Then big brother, where are we going now?"

This is a good question.

In fact, Cheng Shi's first target was the lower class who often dealt with these dwarf refugees, but he suddenly felt that since the dwarfs came here and were related to the Duke, maybe it would be a good choice to meet the Duke.

So he pointed in the direction of the stairs and motioned Bai Ling to go up.

Bai Ling's face changed, and he exclaimed in a low voice:

"There are guards, we will be stopped if we go up in a swagger."

Cheng Shi's eyes turned, and he said wickedly:

"Play to your strengths."

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, and then understood.She lifted her skirt and walked quickly towards the stairs. As expected, she was stopped by the armored guards as soon as she reached the stairs.

Seeing this, Bai Ling lowered her head and whispered:

"The Duke needs me."

The guards' heads and faces were covered by helmets, and their expressions could not be seen, but the movement of holding the spears in their hands still exposed their inner shock.

Perhaps they were savoring the meaning of the word "need".

Seeing that the two did not respond, Bai Ling stretched out her hand and made a gesture of hooking the index fingers of her left and right hands in front of her.

This is a dirty gesture popular in the pleasure places of Hope Island, which means to flatter. Any lady with a little status will not make this gesture.

In other words, only some special professionals will make this gesture to indicate their price.

The two guards were obviously more shocked.

They looked at Bai Ling's beautiful face, slender figure, and elegant temperament, and they could not associate her with this gesture.

"You..."

"I said, the Duke needs me."

"But the Duke didn't notify..."

"You mean the Duke must notify you when he needs me?"

"?" The guard was stunned by the question.

Yes, why should the Duke notify me?

Besides, what's wrong with letting a woman in? Doesn't the Duchess often bring men back?

The two guards looked at each other and were convinced by themselves, and took a step back.

Bai Ling was delighted and winked at Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi smiled secretly in his heart, but followed him with a reserved look.

The two guards wanted to stop him again, but Bai Ling's face turned cold and said:

"Stupid, don't you know how to avoid suspicion? What about the Duke's reputation if I let myself go up?"

If you are let up, will the Duke still have a reputation?

The guards' brains were slightly overloaded for a while, and then they resigned themselves to letting this little follower go.

Of course, it was not considering the Duke's reputation.

It was because they found that the servant behind them was too handsome and didn't look like a follower at all.

He looked more like a pet raised by noble ladies.

So, is it the Duke who needs her, or the Duchess who needs him?

Forget it, maybe both are needed.

I'm just a guard, why do I have to think so much.

Seeing the two guards let him go, Bailing happily took Cheng Shi up the stairs.

Just as they disappeared on the second floor, Fang Shiqing and Xu Lu came quietly.

"Hello, we want to see the Duke."

Fang Shiqing spoke gently and politely, and her politeness didn't sound like that of a noble in the town of Brusque.

Seeking to see the Duke?

The Duke was probably busy.

The guard rejected them without hesitation, and his cold attitude was hard to accept.

Fang Shiqing's face changed, and she frowned secretly, wondering how Cheng Shi and the others got up there.

Xu Lu was even more angry and shouted:

"Why don't you let us go up? How did those two go up just now?"

The guard heard it and raised his spear:

"No noise allowed. No one can go upstairs to disturb the Duke. No one went up just now. Please leave."

At this moment, they finally remembered to protect the Duke's reputation.

If the Duke still has a reputation.

"You..."

"Let's go. It's enough to have them upstairs."

"But that Cheng guy is a jerk."

Fang Shiqing felt relieved when she heard it, but she still complained in her heart:

"How can you say such things with confidence? Can he be as bad as you?"

She took care of Xu Lu's face and didn't say it, but just walked away silently.

Xu Lu saw that the big man had left, so she naturally hurried to follow.

While Xu Lu was frustrated, Cheng Shi had already arrived at the Duke's room on the second floor.

But when he pushed open the door of the room and saw the scene in the room, his face sank directly.

In the huge room, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes, with blood all over his chest, fell on the bed, and had already stopped breathing.

Bailing widened her eyes, covered her mouth and exclaimed: "He is!"

"Shh! Someone is coming!"

Cheng Shi quickly pulled Bailing into the room, gently closed the door, and dragged her to hide in the closet opposite the bed.

The closet was not big, and it was filled with all kinds of clothes.

Cheng Shi had no choice and squeezed in immediately.

But the space for people to stand was limited. After Cheng Shi occupied most of the space, Bailing had to squat at his feet and barely covered herself with the hem of her clothes.

In order to cover the closet door, she had to hold some support with both hands.

"Sister, be gentle."

"Don't worry, I won't touch you randomly."

"......"

This time, really...Hug the thigh.

"Click."

The door lock twisted, and footsteps sounded.

Before Cheng Shi could carefully identify how many people came in, an angry female voice rang out.

"I just asked you to knock him out, not to kill him! Do you know the consequences of doing so!?"

A deep male voice responded to her.

"Dilar, you have to believe me, I didn't kill him!"

Cheng Shi raised his eyebrows and remembered the ownership of this name.