Returning from the abyss

Chapter 257 Suspicious Clouds
Everyone is preoccupied.

Even Lu Ning, who gained the advantage of the dark place in the scene, was no exception. After returning to the hotel, she locked herself in the RV again and began to think about the next strategy.

The demons don't know each other's identity. Although Lu Ning has already guessed a rough idea, there is no way to directly confirm it now.Originally thought that the witch would give a little help in the task, but now it seems that it is really limited, basically relying on oneself.

In addition, part of the strength exposed by tourists also needs attention.Lu Ning had known for a long time that the identity arranged by the distribution center could not be fuel-efficient. Millie couldn't restrain her murderous intentions and picked the wrong candidate, but she was sure that such a good thing would not happen in the future.

Lu Ning already knew the identities of Millie and her younger brother, Mi Nan. Lu Ning even knew that Luo Nan should be Mi Nan. With that dazed expression, she must have understood that his sister's death was related to her.

As for the three people who were traveling with the two siblings, Yu Guiting, Feng Hui, and Peng Morong, she hadn't been able to get in touch with anyone from the puppet party, and it might be a potential threat that she didn't know about.

On the other hand is the group of Asayama Kiyotaro.There is no doubt that all of them are very capable. The moment Inahara summoned the ghost wolf made Lu Ning realize that this was not a camp confrontation where a demon dominates the night, and Fujii Yukine's judgment later made her aware of a certain threat.

Although she had laid down several layers of fog before the truth, at this speed it seemed that at most half the time, the devil's secret would be completely revealed, and this was not considering the result of other devil's unauthorized actions.

In addition, Carl and Robert, one led the team in the open, and the other supported secretly. She didn't think that Carl was helpless against the thorn rain from the roof demon before. After all, he felt a little lucky after being rescued by Ye Chuqing None, the tone is completely expected, I am afraid that is also a temptation.

Shen Lishu, Ye Chuqing, since Ye Chuqing is not that simple, it seems that Shen Lishu will not be easy to deal with, and may even be a difficult person.However, the accompanying Yiluo seems to be a breakthrough, and his purpose is not pure, perhaps it can be used to restrain Shen Lishu's actions.

In addition, Qu Siyuan and Pan Haishu, who seem to be mediocre, did not speak out about the fact that Zhong Feiying might be a demon. Xia Xinhe and Duan Qing, who are too ostentatious to create a stiff atmosphere, play a delicate girl almost Qiu Yiyun, who has no flaws, and Zhu You, a guy who behaves abnormally.

When Lu Ning came back to her senses, the pages of the notebook in front of her had been messed up, and almost everyone's behavior in the past two days had gone through her mind. Suspicious, but the current state is just right.

Everyone said brightly, "I'm just suspicious, guess I'm lying to humans or demons."

After sorting out her thoughts, Lu Ning opened the car door and found two people standing not far away, holding a basket and feeling a bit at a loss.

"Is there something wrong?" Lu Ning recognized the two, they were the parents of the boy she rescued.

"Thank you, doctor! We really didn't know what to do that day! Thank you for saving our child!"

The man walked over quickly and stuffed the basket into Lu Ning's hand.

"We... have nothing to thank, we just brought you some homemade things, please accept them!" The woman said nervously beside her.

Lu Ning glanced at the basket. Cheese, eggs, dried meat and a bottle of wine were all common crops.

"Then I'll treat it as a consultation fee. It's better for you to go back and take care of your children. After all, the injury needs someone to accompany you."

"There are elders in the family! Don't worry, it's just that we think we must come." The man said quickly.

"Okay, I accept it, is there anything else?"

The husband and wife looked at each other, and the husband asked hesitantly, "Doctor, I heard that you went to the lake last night?"

"Well, something weird happened."

"You'd better stay away from that place." His wife clasped her hands in prayer, "Thank God you're okay, that place is said to be built by the last witch, and it was once considered an ominous omen and planned to be burned down, but no matter what the damage will happen When dawn came it was restored, and those who tried to take part in the destruction fell seriously ill and died."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yeah, at one point someone said it was okay to kill the witch, but don't touch her house. These are all rumors, but...the town won't let children go there, and some tourists have lived there before and something happened. It seems that the house recognizes the owner..." The husband rubbed his hands, "If you can return safely, it's better not to go again."

"Thank you for your information, I will be careful." Lu Ning nodded.

"How long does the doctor plan to stay here? What if..." the wife finally asked this question hesitantly.

"About half a month. Since your child is out of the critical period, his life will not be in danger. If the situation changes, come to me. I am usually in the car. By the way, has the murderer been found?"

"No, the mayor has already arranged for people to search the woods."

"It's good to have some action."

Lu Ning took a moment to let the couple leave, put the basket back on the car, and walked into the hotel.

Today's hotel is much quieter. After all, the human side has not established any reliable connection, and they are still in a state of fighting on their own, which is also beneficial to the devil.When Lu Ning walked to the counter, the boss was squatting under the counter and didn't know what to look for. She called out to the boss before hurriedly getting up.

"Doctor? May I help you?" The boss has already known Lu Ning, and it probably has something to do with the child she treated before.

"Where is the most well-informed place in the town? I want to take some time to go there." Lu Ning said.

"The place with the most people should be the tin flagon at night, oh, the tavern in our town. Sharma's brewing skills are superb, and the appetizers prepared by Tina will never let you down. If it is If you don't like alcoholic drinks, you can ask Sierra for some juice or vegetable soup."

"It sounds like there are quite a few tavern operators?"

"It's three sisters." The boss pointed out, "Their father passed away a few years ago, and the town thought that the three of them might need to be helped. Unexpectedly, they took over Old Jack's dilapidated tavern soon. It took a month to turn it into a place that hunters and farmers would detour for a drink on their way home."

"That being said, I'm more interested in going to see it." Lu Ning smiled, "By the way, boss, return my room, I don't need it anymore."

"Okay, wait a minute." The boss took out the register and quickly helped Lu Ning back out of the room.

After noon, Lu Ning walked to the town again.Baihu Town, with a population of about 1000 people, is not very big, and she can walk anywhere in the town within 10 minutes. She quickly became familiar with the structure of several main roads in the town, as well as some important shops.

Due to the relatively low level of consumption, there is basically only one store except for a large number of agricultural and sideline products.Lu Ning roughly memorized the location of each store, but when she passed the door of a carpenter, she found two coffins in the windows on both sides near the door, and they were beautifully framed, obviously for use rather than for advertising.

"Carpenter's shop?" Lu Ning looked up, the name of the shop was two people's names, but these two coffins...

"Hello." A thin middle-aged man came out of the store. He looked a little ugly, but his attitude was still very enthusiastic.

"Excuse me... did someone order these two coffins?" Lu Ning pointed to the store door.

"That's right, I received the news in the morning that I want to bring these two out, saying that I want to take them away."

"It's already ready when you receive it in the morning?" Lu Ning didn't believe it.

"I didn't explain clearly." The carpenter quickly waved his hand, "The coffin was ordered early in the morning, but the orderer said that he would send a letter asking me to carry the coffin out of the shop on time, and let me move out two today."

"Is there anyone else who will order a coffin in advance?"

"Hehehe, we don't know what those rich people think, but we have to do business, right? They've already paid for it..."

"May I ask how many coffins the man ordered?"

"Eighteen people, this is a big job. Our whole family has been working on it for almost half a month." The carpenter said proudly, obviously very satisfied with the results of his work.

Exactly the number of human tourists.And corresponding to the two people who died last night carried out two coffins... Lu Ning had to think in this direction.

"I want to know who the person who placed the order is."

"This... we generally don't say the name of the employer..."

Lu Ning took out a small purse and weighed it twice. There was a crisp and pleasant sound in it, and the carpenter laughed immediately, "Of course, you are just passing by here, so it doesn't matter if I tell you, right? The employer's name is A Degas Hermann, the gentleman never leaves his house."

Hearing this name, Lu Ning carefully recalled the list of important personnel in the town.

Herman...was a noble surname in the town.

Although the aristocratic system has long since disappeared, the heritage of the nobles still exists, and the Hermann family and the Turner family are the only two remaining noble families in the town.The Herman family is relatively low-key, and there are not many local industries except for the large farms outside of White Lake Town; while the Turner family is involved in the business and governance of the town, and they like to put the young people of the family in those basic positions. experience.

"Which member of the Hermann family is Edgar?"

"You know a lot about the town. Master Edgar handed over the family to Master Fisher about ten years ago. After that, the big guy hasn't seen him again. He probably doesn't want to go out. But old friend I can still receive letters from him often." The carpenter puffed out his chest, as if saying that he was also a member of Edgar's old friends.

"Thank you." Lu Ning nodded, turned and left.

There are also many mysteries in the town.Lu Ning never thought that she would be assigned to the villain camp, but she was still kept in the dark. Apart from knowing the information about her demon, she even knew where the witch was, what skills she had, and whether there was any secret support in the town. None of the characters are clear.

Even teammates have to guess for themselves.

However, in a confrontational scene, each tourist must be in a fair state at the beginning. Lu Ning doesn't understand this, and she is sure that it will be more difficult for humans to obtain this information.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, when passing by the tavern with a wine jug flag, Lu Ning found that the door was finally open.

She walked in. There were not many customers at this time, and the three sisters in the tavern were busy making arrangements. When they saw Lu Ning walking in, a tall woman with long blond hair greeted her.

"Welcome to the Tin Flagon, I'm Sharma, are you here for tourism?"

"Yes."

The woman smiled immediately: "There are all kinds of drinks and food in the tavern, you are satisfied, now..." She turned her head and took a look, and greeted the light blonde short-haired girl who was putting the bench down on the table not far behind her , "Sera, prepare a single seat for this guest first!"

"Okay." Sera blinked, then walked to the corner and moved out a pile of round stools, and asked Lu Ning, "Guest, which seat do you want?"

"The one near the bar is good, I think there is a good place to listen to the story."

"Oh, on the right side of Serra, the golden audience seat~" Sharma led Lu Ning to the side of the bar, which was facing most of the tables in the tavern, including the row of seats in front of the bar. It was exactly as Sharma said. Said to be a very good location.

"There is a menu on the bar counter. If you need anything, you can tell Sera directly, or you can tell Tina and I when we pass by. This is a rare afternoon. Guests, please enjoy the time of the tin-plated jug." Sharma warmly told Lu Ning pointed to the things around the bar, then ran into the kitchen with a smile.

"She always greets everyone very enthusiastically." Sera came to the bar after setting up the tables and chairs, "Sometimes she is even too busy, but recently she finally knows how to let us share the burden a little bit. responsible."

She pushed one side of her short hair behind her ear, and smiled at Lu Ning: "I'm sorry to let you hear a little complaint... What do you want? A guest?"

"Is there any wine that can represent Baihu Town?"

"Brewing or blending?"

"Since I'm placing an order with you, let's have a glass of brewed wine first, but I don't want that much alcohol."

"Your wish." Sera smiled confidently, and then began to take out the wine glasses and bartending utensils and started working.

The setting sun cast a golden light outside the window, and the number of people starting to go home gradually increased on the road, and guests gradually came to the tavern, coming in in small groups, offering a small barrel of wine and some appetizers at familiar places, Just chat leisurely like this.

When Lu Ning withdrew her attention, a glass of wine in a goblet with a gradient color from dark blue above to black below was placed in front of her.

In the liquor like the night sky, there are still spots like stars floating.Serra put the bartending tools back in place and introduced to Lu Ning: "This cup may not be liked by the locals, but it is indeed a representative of Baihu Town...Guests, its name is 'Return of the Witch'."

(End of this chapter)