The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

Ewenna continued to search like crazy.

Finally, when she returned to the former site of Aurette Town, after many changes, she found her former "home" in the ruins of a small town that had become a large market.

In the cellar of "home", more truths were found.

"I'm not a sinner, never have been!"

Fifteen years ago, in the Xinmei Kingdom, even poor quality paper was still a valuable commodity.

Therefore, in the entire cellar, things that can record things, such as walls, tabletops, fabrics, furs and even haystacks, everything follows this sentence full of resentment, recording what happened in Orient Elementary School 15 years ago. town thing.

And at this moment, another Evanna's notebook, which recorded those truths intact, was right in front of Ribel and Chris.

...

Riber and Chris looked at each other, then nodded solemnly.

Next, with the help of Evanna and another notebook, they will go back to 15 years ago.

In the face of a big relocation, the real "dismemberers" are wreaking havoc, the small town of Aurette.

Volume 15: Chapter [-], the town of Orient [-] years ago

15 years ago, in the small town of Orient.

A middle-aged man on crutches pushed open the door of Singer's bar and walked in.

Seeing this man with a wooden prosthetic right foot, the drunks in the bar greeted him one after another, and some raised their glasses in greeting.

However, the middle-aged man frowned, as if he was too lazy to talk to these people, went straight to the counter and sat down, and said in a low voice to the old bartender and boss behind the counter.

"A glass of ice water."

"Hey, Jack. You're always like this. My little shop is going out of business."

The bar owner, who was obviously familiar with the middle-aged man named Jack, said with a joking smile, turned around and began to prepare.

"Stop rambling, unlike these guys, what if something happens to me if I get drunk? Besides, with or without me, your shabby shop will still close down."

Jack said with a cold snort, took the glass of ice water handed by the boss, and drank it down in one gulp.

Speaking of Jack, he is quite a story-telling person.

Jack's original name was "Squirrel", but he changed his name to "Jack" because during the war, there were five people in his team named "Squirrel", so the captain of the team had no choice but to change their names for all of them. .

Jack participated in a border war that took place almost 15 years ago, and lost a leg in the war, and was sent back to his hometown after being seriously injured.

But in fact, Jack's hometown is not the town of Aurette, but Jack made up his origin when he joined the army, which led to this embarrassing situation.

As for why Jack did not hesitate to fabricate his background and join the Corps, it was because, as an orphan, he just wanted to find a place where he could eat well.

Jack, who was sent to the small town of Aurette, looked at each other with everyone in the town.

In a small place with a population rounded up to 2000, the residents know each other well.Naturally, they know that there is no such a number one person as Jack in their town.

However, the town of Aurette finally accepted Jack.Although Jack is physically inconvenient, as a veteran who came back alive from the battlefield, he obviously has outstanding abilities.So, after he lived in the town for several years, he was invited by the mayor to become the guard of the town.

There were four guards in the town including Jack.Moreover, three of them are part-timers, and only Jack is a full-time guard.

In other words, the security of the town almost entirely depends on Jack alone.But for nearly ten years, nothing that could be called a case happened in the small town.

It's not that Jack is really good as a guard, it's just that the town of Aurette itself is an extremely peaceful place.

However, recently...

The small town of Orient is not very peaceful.

When Jack was sulking at the bar counter of the bar, a man in a black priest's robe approached him,

"Hey! Jack. He also has a stinky face today. Boss, show me the old way, and bring him a glass of water, as if I invited you."

The boss behind the bar couldn't help but give the priest a blank look.

The priest's name is Hart.Belongs to the "Self-Love Church" in the small town.

Hart's actual age is actually similar to Jack's.But when the two sat together, Hart, who was already half bald, looked 20 years older than Jack.

Back then, when Jack was "transported" to the small town of Aurette, the "Self-Love Church" chose to accept him.And for many years, Hart has been helping Jack integrate into the small town of Aurette.Therefore, the two can be said to be very good friends.

"Still investigating Romy Hunter's suicide?"

After receiving a dozen glasses of wine handed over by the boss, Hart drank half of the glass in one gulp, and his nose soon turned red.

Hart is better known for his round red nose than his identity as a priest.And why the round nose, which turns red only when drinking, will become Hart's symbol.Because Hart is rarely in a non-drunk state.

Hart is a good-for-nothing, and this matter is widely circulated in small towns without secrets.

"How many times have you said that? Romy Hunt didn't kill himself!"

Pressing the empty cup hard on the bar, Jack glared at Hart and said in a nasty voice.

This young man named Romy Hunter was found four days ago and died near his home.

When he died, he was pierced through the body by a thick and sharp fence, and the blood flowed all over the place. The death was very tragic.

Since the fence of Romy Hunter's mansion had been in disrepair for a long time, everyone tended to believe that Romy's death was either an accident or a suicide.

"is it?"

Hart narrowed his eyes slightly, shook the half-filled glass in his hand, and said casually,

"Everyone wants him to commit suicide, so consider it a suicide, isn't it good?"

"That's the death of a person! How can you just draw conclusions for such a reason?"

Jack, who couldn't help being excited, naturally didn't suppress his voice.And following his shout, the originally noisy bar suddenly fell silent.Almost everyone turned their eyes to Jack in unison, and there was an indescribable coldness in their eyes.

"whispering sound."

Jack smacked his lips, stood up, picked up his crutches, and staggered away from the bar as if fleeing.After Hart quickly drank the rest of the wine, he slapped a few copper coins on the bar, and then hurriedly chased him out.

...

On this day, it began to drizzle.

Beside Jack, who limped stubbornly back to his hut under the rain, was Hart who was earnest.

"I know, I know that as a guard, a sense of justice is indispensable. However, you must also know how to be flexible. People like Romy Hunter are applauded after death, why do you need it... .”

"Then he didn't commit suicide!"

Jack re-emphasized angrily.

He actually didn't know that almost everyone in the town hated that "betrayer".

From Romy Hunter's surname, it can be seen that he is not of the same class as most people in the town.

The Hunter family, for a long time in the past, has been the real manager of Orient Town.It wasn't until the last few decades that the family declined due to various reasons such as business failure, and the post of mayor also fell into the hands of other families.

However, the name of the Hunter family still has some uses.

Therefore, Romy, the only surviving head of the Hunter family, tried to sell the whole town at a good price by using various concealed and deceptive means when the small town of Auriate was collectively relocated to Greenwater City. .For example, give the worst location and houses to the residents who have relocated in the town, and then collect kickbacks from them.

Of course, Romy's plan failed.Rather, he really has such a good mind, and if he succeeded in doing such a thing, his family would not be in such a state.

In short, after this incident, Romy Hunter was almost hated by the whole town, and it could be described as people hate dogs.

"Even if Romy Hunter was at fault, it's not a reason for him to be killed, and it's not a reason for the people in the town to ignore this matter! Don't you really understand? Romy Hunter Hunter did not commit suicide, which means that there is a murderer with blood on his hands hidden in this small town, and such a person is by your side every day and night."

Jack said still angrily.

The people in the town thought he was unreasonable, so why didn't he think that everyone in the town had brain problems.

"However, didn't Morik and the others all say that even if it wasn't a suicide, it might just be an accident..."

"Accident? Maybe it is true. After all, it rained that day, and the ground was slippery. However, the person who accidentally killed Romy Hunt was already indistinguishable from the real murderer when he destroyed the footprints on the ground .”

"Forget it, Jack, no matter how much you argue with me, you still can't find the criminal, right? Listen to me, listen to me! My lovely daughter has recently been able to memorize the teachings of the church completely! "

"..."

Jack, who couldn't help but stop, looked at the bald priest who was still talking about the case one moment and started posting about his daughter the next moment with weird eyes.

"So, you should also take care of lifelong affairs earlier. How about finding a wife? The people in the town probably won't do it, because if there is a sign, it will already be there. What about the people from other places? It just so happens that they are from the mainland now. During the month of pilgrimage, missionaries from Greenwater City also came to the town. I can see that there are many nuns inside, hehehehe..."

Hart laughed so obscenely that Jack couldn't help but lift his crutches and hit the other's calf a few times.

"Do you think the nuns of those big churches are the same as your church..."

Jack, who wanted to reprimand Hart, stopped in embarrassment.Because, this is actually something that is not worth mentioning.

Hart's wife used to be a nun in the Self-Love Church.There is no taboo in the self-love church, so the two were married and had a daughter.

However, almost half a year ago, Hart and his wife separated.

Speaking to the outside world, Hart and his ex-wife said that their personalities did not match, their direction did not match, and other high-sounding words.But in fact, Jack, the guard who was somehow involved in the breakup between the two, knew it.Long before Hart broke up with his ex-wife, the ex-wife had been physically involved with her current husband.

In simple terms, Hart's shiny bald head reflects green light.

"Ah...hahaha...it's okay, it's okay. I don't blame her now, I really don't blame her. And, indeed. Those big churches, especially the nuns of the Church of All Things, have eyes on each other As arrogant as the top of your head, it is not suitable to be a wife at all."

Hart also smoothed things over in embarrassment.

Or, if Jack didn't have that obvious pause, he wouldn't be as embarrassed as he is now.

"You should also take heart. The gods in your church basically have no believers now. They have all been snatched away by those big churches, haven't they?"

Jack took advantage of the situation to change the subject.

To be honest, he had a lot of complaints about Hart, a friend who took good care of him.

It's not that I look down upon it, it's just a kind of hatred that iron can't make steel.

"This... our church can't do it, and I can't help it. The gods of the church have not given power or blessings for more than 100 years, and even I don't know if the gods of our church really exist. Instead, Binding the original believers to a god who doesn’t know if it still exists is worse than letting them choose the god they want to believe in. Anyway, our church doesn’t mind having other beliefs.”

"Then why don't you just join other churches?"

"Haha, it's better. Our family has been the priest of the self-love church since my grandfather's generation. Besides, apart from other teachings, it's just a sentence of 'love yourself deeply, love others deeply', don't you think we Do the gods of the church have more depth than those gods who only proclaim their own greatness and power?"

Looking at Hart who was smiling and waving his hands, Jack just shook his head.

Rather than saying that he likes the "self-love church" that has almost no believers, Hart actually just doesn't have the courage to switch to other churches.Even if he has a good reputation as a priest, he can be accepted even in other churches.

Hart was a good guy, but only a nice guy.

...

...

Apart from the case of Romy Hunter, the small town of Orient seems to have maintained its original calm, and it is slowly approaching Greenwater City to prepare for a big relocation.

However, Jack, who is a guard, can feel that there seems to be a dark cloud hanging over the small town.

Two weeks since Romy Hunt died.

In the small town of Orient, a case of disappearance occurred.

However, the missing person himself was a well-known prodigal son in the town, so no one cared about it.

Another week.

In the small town, a fire broke out.

The fire killed a couple who escaped from the mansion in the future.

Everyone thought it was an unfortunate accident, but Jack felt that the fire was very strange.

Especially the couple who were burnt to coke.

It obviously takes time to completely burn a person to death.

Then why didn't the couple try to escape the mansion or seek help from people outside the mansion until they were burned to death?

Also, Jack doesn't think he's the smartest guy in town.So really, no one saw that there was something wrong with this fire?

After another week, Jack had an answer to his doubts.

Because, this week, another "unfortunate accident" happened in the town.

The unfortunate death this time was an old man who fell from the second floor of his house.

But no matter how suspicious this "accident" is, strange things have happened in the town for more than a month, but Jack still heard a lot of voices saying "it's just an accident".

After carefully connecting the identities of these people, Jack seemed to have suddenly found the answer to these weird feelings.

The old man who fell to his death, the prodigal son who disappeared, the couple who burned to death, they all have one thing in common.That is, these people are actively promoting the relocation of Orient Town.