Chapter 706: The Strange Missing Person (7)
"I'm sorry for the unpleasantness."
He was very sincere, and he seemed genuinely afraid of offending Mr. Bilbohm.
And it was true, Bilbom held the economic lifeblood of the town, and he was not happy, and the whole town had to go to drink the northwest wind.
"My young lady just wants to have fun, not ask for charity."
does a full set of plays, and An Yizhi is like a standard follower.
"Yes, yes, I did it wrong."
Qingfeng Bazooka is also very clever and cooperates:
"I've heard from Cousin Padridge that it's a good place, but I'm disappointed."
An Yizhi was speechless, eldest sister, you are older than Padrick.
This sentence must not be spoken, you know, for girls they are always 17 years old.
The middle-aged man continued to accompany him, and An Yizhi and Qingfeng Bazooka didn't go too far, singing and harmonizing to find a way to lead the topic in the direction of Padric.
"My cousin wrote to him that the casino here is interesting, but it doesn't seem to have a lot to do."
"This young lady is sorry, some gambling projects have been withdrawn recently, and Master Padrich has not been here to take care of it for a long time, so I may not know."
Hearing this, An Yizhi and Qingfeng Bazooka quietly glanced at each other, and said to her randomly:
"What project?"
The middle-aged man hesitated, as if he didn't want to say.
This made the two realize that it might be a clue, and they were about to use Mr. Bilbohm's relationship to suppress it, when they heard a cacophony from the first floor of the casino.
"Sorry for the mistake."
With that, he hurried up the stairs as if he were running away.
The unexpected came at a bad time, and the two players who stayed where they were had no choice but to follow behind to see what was going on.
They saw four or five policemen with pistols blocking the door, seemingly rushing people out.
The existence of the casino must be acquiesced by the police, after all, the town is so big, how can it be hidden?
"It may be that the owner of the casino has offended someone."
An Yizhi whispered, and Qingfeng Bazooka nodded in agreement.
Red and Appletea also approached at this time, and they nodded at Ann, as if they had gained something.
Compared to the reunion on the player's side, the middle-aged man who had just pointed out to them with An Yi to make amends rushed to the side of a middle-aged man of about the same age among the police officers with an eager face.
"Director House, you're ......"
"On official duty!"
The man named House seemed to be the town's police chief, and he said with a straight face, and when he saw that the people in the hall on the first floor were almost gone, he pulled the middle-aged man:
"Didn't I tell you to be careful, did you know that there was a merchant who bought goods from outside and lost a lot of money from you, and he still has some ways, if he doesn't handle it well......"
I can't hear it in the back, it's too quiet.
The players only knew that the two talked for a while, and in the end, the middle-aged man in the casino could only hang his shoulders helplessly, I am afraid that he is going to accept the treatment of 'suspension of business for rectification'.
"Sir, Miss, it's an honor to meet you."
After instructing these things, Director House saw the four players who had not left yet, to be precise, his eyes were mainly on Red and Qingfeng Bazooka, and An Yizhi and Apple Tea were unsurprisingly regarded as his followers.
"It's an honor to meet you, Director House."
Red replied, and shook his hand, and when it was Breeze Bazooka's turn, Director House gave him a kiss and said:
"Dare I ask you and Mr. Bilbohm ......"
"We are his sons and nephews, and we have come to the town for a vacation today."
The two of them didn't notice the breeze Bazooka quietly rubbing the back of her hand on her skirt, this girl is sometimes quite cute.
"Oh, I see."
Director House said enthusiastically:
"I wish you two a good time, by the way, there is a wedding in the afternoon, it is my son's, I hope the two of you can also be there, I think he will be honored to be blessed by the two."
It's not enthusiasm anymore, it's just holding on to your thighs.
Generally speaking, how can anyone invite strangers to their son's wedding? It can be seen that he is going crazy to hook up with Mr. Bilbohm.
But this is a good thing for players, from an out-of-game point of view, this is a plot arranged by the system, and judging from the clues of the dungeon, everyone really wants to talk to the son of the police chief.
He was one of the friends with whom Padridge had been drinking before his disappearance, and his friends must have a high degree of overlap with Padridge's friends, and it was impossible not to go to his wedding as a friend, so as to save the players the trouble of wandering around the town to find those people.
Red looked at Qingfeng Bazooka, as if asking for her consent, and waited for the latter to nod before pretending to hesitate and said:
"Won't it cause any trouble?"
"Of course not, the two of you are more than welcome to the wedding."
"Then it's disrespectful."
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I went to the casino, and although I didn't find any clues directly related to Padridge, I got a chance to talk to Padridge's friends, which was a bit rewarding.
The wedding took place in the only church in town, and it was one of the places Padrich frequented, and according to the old butler, he was a devout believer, so going to the church was like killing two birds with one stone.
"We overheard that Padrick hadn't been to the casino for more than a month, and so had his friends."
Leaving the casino, on the way Red said the intel.
"Similar to what we got, the casino, although it is a place he frequents, is obviously not going to recently."
An Yi pointed to the clue and wrote it down on a notepad and said.
"Then why did the old butler still mark the location of the casino on the map?"
"Indeed, it's kind of weird."
In response to the question of apple tea and breeze bazooka, An Yizhi explained:
"Now there are two speculations, one is that the housekeeper has a problem, and the map given to us is not all right, this possibility is very low, because Padridge is a celebrity, and even if the old housekeeper doesn't mark the places he frequents, we are very likely to ask from the mouths of other people in the town, so there is no need for him to lie."
"What about the second one?"
"The second one is even simpler."
Ann Yi fingered and closed the notepad, and said to Apple Tea and the crowd:
"The old butler thought that Padrick had gone to the casino during that time, but in fact he had gone to another place without the butler, as for where?"
He shrugged:
"More exploration is needed."
The information is still too little, An Yizhi was going to ask again about what the gambling project of the casino 'withdraw' was, but the middle-aged man of the casino followed Director House away, and besides, as tourists who came here to play, it was a bit of a contradiction to persistently inquire about this, so they could only give up.
After leaving the casino, the original plan was to go directly to the church, which was the closest to the casino.
But considering that there is a wedding held there, there is no need to rush to it.
The wedding was held at two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was not yet twelve o'clock in the afternoon, so it was still early, so everyone planned to go to the next place.
They walked in the direction of the tavern, crossed the docks, and continued down the road towards the outside of the town until they reached the exit of the town.
There is a meadow and a relatively simple wooden open-air stage.
Humans need entertainment, and remote towns are no exception.
Occasionally, passing circuses or gypsies use the open-air stage to perform, such as now, where tents are set up on the grass and you can see performers dressed up and down.
These people were specially invited by the town for tomorrow's 'Advent', and they are busy making preparations.
Padrich himself was very fond of stage plays and was very fond of circus performances, and he would come to see anyone performing here.
To be honest, the odds of finding a clue here feel low, not only outdoors, but also because there are circus people stationed here, and even if there are any traces there, there is a good chance that they will inadvertently destroy them.
An Yizhi and the others came here purely for the sake of the proximity, and it is estimated that it is also a bit of a dead horse to be a live horse doctor.
As for whether there are clues or not, it needs to be carefully probed to know.
They walked along the stage, wandering around like curious tourists, but they were actually looking for traces of Padrick, even if there was a notch or something.
But it was not found.
The wooden stage was very rudimentary, and in many places it was even cracked by the rain, and people walked up to it and made a creaking sound, as if it might collapse at any moment. There are also a few large jumble rocks in the back, presumably falling from a nearby mountain peak washed away by the rain.
Whether it is the front desk or the back stage, several people have turned in circles, even if one person may miss the suspicious place, but four people patrol back and forth, it is impossible to miss something.
An scratched his head with one finger, very puzzled.
The system doesn't do useless work, which almost all players know, and it's definitely not meaningless because it's deliberately marked by the butler, just to improve the sense of presence in the setting.
But the four of them almost dismantled the entire stage, and they still didn't find anything that might be a clue.
The performers and players who lived in the tents also pretended to be curious tourists, and in the end, they only learned that they were from London, that Bilbohm had paid them to come and perform for the town, and that they had no idea anything about the town, let alone the name of Padrick.
It can be said that they are all a group of inconsequential NPCs, belonging to passerby A in the old game who only had one or two lines.
It's puzzling, what exactly is the system arranging this place for?
Yasuchi pointed to the mountain behind the stage, which was difficult to do with the haze, and the mountain peak loomed, and he could barely see the mountain road paved along the mountain.
Isn't it possible that the clue is in the mountains?
This possibility is not entirely out of the question, as Ann had speculated that someone had kidnapped Padric and imprisoned him or hid him in the mountains.
But they didn't have a map, and they didn't have the locals to lead the way, so rushing into the mountains was not only a death that could be described as a death, but also a great death.
As long as there are any other clues to dig up, going into the mountain will never be in An Yizhi's plan.
Unable to find any clues, he beckoned his friends back to the town, and just as he turned his head, the smoggy mountain suddenly 'squirmed' somewhere.
Unfortunately, no one saw this scene......