Without waiting for the other players to reply, Salty Meow continued.
"Do you remember the human butler that we caught during the Crocodile Mercenary Group mission?"
"The butler is also in this town?"
Li Mu was taken aback.
He was the one who asked the question, so he had a deep impression of the cowardly butler.
"That's right, but … I don't think you'll be able to recognize him now."
As Salty Meow spoke, he sent a screenshot of his peeping session to the chat group.
It was a screenshot of the skinny guard talking to Anders.
The skinny guard had an ingratiating look on his face, while Anders's expression was very unpleasant.
However, Anders's expression was secondary. What attracted the players was his current appearance.
The old butler was not as plump as he was when they first met him. Instead, he was as thin as a bag of bones. His face was sallow, and his hair was dry. He looked as though he had been on the run for a few months.
He was no longer wearing the butler's uniform. Instead, he was wearing a villager's winter coat that did not fit him well.
"Damn, why did this guy lose so much weight? I remember seeing him at the Crocodile Mercenary Group's campsite. He was as fat as a ball. "
"It's really him … I almost couldn't recognize him."
"Why is he in this town?"
Looking at the surprised expressions of the other players, Salty Meow smiled and continued to send messages in the chat group.
"I've asked around. He seems to have lost his way outside for almost two months. It wasn't easy for him to rush back. That's why he's in such a state. Hmm, I heard from the villagers that he came to town a little earlier than us. "
"Pfft … lost his way?"
"Isn't that too showy?"
Li Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Did he travel with many villagers?"
"I've asked around. The others didn't come back. Of the dozen people we let go that day, he was the only one who came back."
Salty Meow replied.
After reading her message, Koo Gu frowned and said, "Don't worry.
"The others? In other words … Merril robbed this village back then? "
"Ahem, ahem, ahem … It was bought, uh … by force. But it doesn't seem like the villagers were the ones who were forced to do the hard work. Myrtle directly bought the human count's property nearby …"
"In its words, you can earn more by trading with the nobles. You can't get anything from those poor bastards …"
Salty Meow explained in a strange tone.
The coo-coo bird was speechless.
"I was thinking, aren't we going to Maple Leaf City? This cowardly guy was the butler of the Earl of Maple Leaf City. It was on the way! Also … the guards who received us are going to the city tomorrow to escort him back. "
"So … I think we can get a free ride and see if we can follow this butler's line to get in touch with the aristocrats of Maple Leaf City or the auction chamber of commerce …"
Salty Meow said.
Hearing her words, the players' expressions changed.
"This is a good idea!"
"Sure! I remember that when I interrogated this guy, he seemed to know a lot. It'll definitely work if we get in touch with him! "
However, there were some players who were hesitant.
"But the problem is … how do we gain his trust, and … will he recognize us?"
"He didn't recognize us."
Salty Meow shook his head and continued.
"He seemed to be asking the guards about our origins just now! I don't know why he didn't come over to ask about us personally … "
"I think it's probably because the sky was still dark when we launched the surprise attack. When we defeated the mercenary group in the end, everyone's faces were covered in blood, so he couldn't see our faces clearly. Now that we've changed our appearances slightly, he probably didn't recognize us …"
"Yes, he didn't recognize our horse carriage, which means that our modifications were very effective."
Salty Meow expressed his judgment.
After hearing Salty Meow's words, the players nodded in agreement.
That made sense.
However, after hearing Salty Meow's words, Boxed Lunch frowned slightly.
He pondered for a moment and suddenly asked,
"He's asking about us?"
"Yes, yes, I saw it with my own eyes."
Salty Meow nodded.
Boxed Lunch frowned even more deeply.
Seeing him like this, Li Mu's heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong, Brother Boxed Lunch, is there a problem?"
Boxed Lunch nodded slightly and said in a deep voice,
"I feel … that he's hiding."
"Hiding?"
The other players were dumbfounded.
Li Mu opened his mouth and was about to ask something when Boxed Lunch suddenly looked at Demacia.
"Take out the clothes."
"What clothes?"
Demacia was slightly taken aback.
"You picked them up."
Boxed Lunch said.
Demacia was enlightened.
He slapped his head, then pulled out a tattered and bloodstained shirt from the accompanying car. As he pulled it out, he muttered, "You're right, I'm sorry.
As he took out the shirt, he muttered, "I almost forgot about this … I thought it was a Plot Item, but there was nothing in the village. I was about to throw it away …"
However, as he spoke, he stopped talking.
This was because he suddenly saw Boxed Lunch and Li Mu's expressions gradually turn serious.
Even the stir-fried tomatoes squinted their eyes slightly.
They stared at the clothes in Demacia's hands thoughtfully.
"What … what's wrong?"
Demacia suddenly felt a little guilty.
"I didn't steal any treasures this time, really. If you don't believe me, take a look. I haven't flipped through this shirt yet … And this isn't a mercenary's shirt. There's no oil or anything …"
Li Mu was speechless.
Salty Meow was speechless.
Cuckoo Bird was speechless.
Fried Tomatoes was speechless.
"What nonsense is this?"
Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He examined the clothes in Demacia's hands for a while and sighed slightly.
"Demacia, don't you think this shirt looks a little familiar when you look at it carefully?"
"Familiar?"
Demacia was slightly stunned.
He picked up the shirt carefully and looked at it. Suddenly, he was a little surprised.
"This … looks a little like the clothes of the humans who were captured by the Black Dragon."
Boxed Lunch's eyes turned solemn. He snatched the shirt from Demacia's hands and unfolded it …
It was a rather tattered shirt. The center was stained black with blood.
After unfolding the shirt, Boxed Lunch's expression became even more serious.
He pointed at the blood stains on the shirt and said,
"The wound is on the back.
"This is a backstabbing."
Hearing his words, Li Mu's expression changed slightly.
"You mean … it was the butler who did it?"
Boxed Lunch glanced at him.
"It's very likely."
Cooo's expression also changed.
She frowned and pondered. Suddenly, she came to a realization.
"It's very likely … Along the way, he's the only one who walked in this direction with us."
"But if it's really him, why did he kill those who escaped with him? There's no benefit to it … "
Demacia was a little puzzled.
"It's very likely to be related to the battle with the Crocodile Mercenary Group. I'm afraid he's silencing them. I'm afraid he's planning something in his heart … Maybe it's related to us."
Li Mu said.
After that, Li Mu's eyes flickered.
"I heard from the returning elf NPCs that the Border Earl of the Holy Mania Empire, like the Half-Orcs, also relied on the elves to become rich."
"Not only that, he's very powerful. His high-end combat power below the Legend rank is even more powerful than the Half-Orcs … If the Half-Orcs weren't blessed by the True God, he might be able to destroy an army of tens of thousands of Half-Orcs by himself."
"When we raided the Crocodile Mercenary Group, the size of a thousand people, and The Black Dragon Merril, might be threats or prey in his eyes …"
After hearing his words, Demacia's expression became strange.
"Brother Mu, you mean that the butler is silencing us and then planning to take credit for our information?"
"It's very likely."
"But if he really did it, why did he bring this shirt? Didn't he expose himself as a murderer? "
Demacia was still a little puzzled.
However, he soon received a roll of the eyes from Coocoo and Li Mu.
"What season is it now?"
"Winter?"
Demacia was stunned.
He widened his eyes and slapped his thigh.
"I see! His butler uniform was so thin, it didn't look like it was for warmth. He brought these clothes to keep himself warm. When he was about to come back, he threw the clothes away out of guilt, but he didn't expect me to pick them up! "
Li Mu nodded slightly and said at the same time,
"Those dozen people didn't come back."
Demacia frowned.
"Brother Mu, you mean that the butler killed the others? Him? He was so timid that he peed his pants because of us! "
"That's because he was afraid of us outnumbering him. What if there were more than a dozen ordinary NPCs who weren't even professionals?"
Salty Meow asked rhetorically.
Demacia was speechless for a moment.
Li Mu pondered for a while and said,
"There's something wrong with this butler."
"We have to be careful of him. We can consider going with him, but we have to be cautious."
"No … This time, it's best to go with him. Maybe we can figure out what he's doing …"
"Who knows, it might be another hidden storyline."
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