According to Ciri, this man named Bloody Baron was not a real noble. He was originally an officer. After the defeat of the Nilfgaard Empire, he led the remnants here and occupied this abandoned place.

Gradually, more and more refugees fled here, so he gave himself the title of baron.

However, unlike his reputation, the Bloody Baron is actually a very friendly person. He not only healed Ciri's injuries after finally escaping from the swamp, but also let her sleep in the guest room. He also took her out to hunt together, and they got along well with each other.

Harmony. Originally, Ciri wanted to stay here for a while, but something unexpected happened. During a subsequent outing, the Baron was attacked by a monster. In order to save the Baron, Ciri used her own power to teleport to the tower.

Killed the monster and saved the baron.

Although it was a happy ending in the end, because Ciri used her own power, she was bound to be targeted by the Wild Hunt. Therefore, in order to avoid involving the Baron and his party, she finally decided to leave the crow's nest and continue her journey.

When Ciri came back this time, she naturally wanted to meet the Baron and see how this old friend was doing.

In fact, they did receive a warm welcome.

"Hahaha, look who this is! Shiri!!!"

As soon as I walked into the castle, I saw a man who was eight feet tall and had an eight-foot waist, as round as a walking barrel. He laughed and walked over. He stretched out his hand to Ciri. He was wearing a thick black suit.

The armor, bright red coat, and thick beard are indeed different from the rumors. He looks like a very "thick" man.

"It's been a long time no see. You look good!"

As he spoke, the man patted Xili hard on the shoulder, and then looked at the three people around her.

"This is………"

"They are my companions."

Xili introduced with a smile, and then Miaojie stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Hello, my name is Miaojie. Igret. This is the first time we meet. Please take care of me."

"Lise Argent."

"Founder."

"Hahaha, hello, welcome to the crow's nest."

The Bloody Baron didn't care at all about the three people's reactions, he greeted them with a smile, and then looked at Ciri again.

"So Xili, are you coming back to stay permanently this time? By the way, I didn't see the man you mentioned. Also, the room you lived in before is still available. You can go back to live at any time..."

"No, I just came to see how you are doing. After I finish the Wild Hunt, we can have a nice drink at that time."

"oh?"

Hearing Ciri's words, the Bloody Baron looked her up and down curiously.

"It's been a while since I last saw you. It seems like you've changed a lot."

"………Yeah?"

"yes."

Looking at Ciri who looked confused, the Bloody Baron nodded vigorously.

"When you were about to leave here before, I saw that your expression was as confused as a chick emerging from the nest. Obviously at that time, you yourself were not sure what your future would be like. But I didn't expect that it had only been a while.

I don’t see you being able to say ‘solve the Wild Hunt’ so easily.”

"……………ah."

Hearing the Bloody Baron's answer, Shirley was stunned.

Indeed, if you think about it carefully, not long ago, you were alone on the road trying to escape. Even if you met someone who was like-minded to you, they would be separated after only a brief contact. The Wild Hunt is like a nightmare, a person who is always on the run.

A shadow that never goes away. At that time, even Xili herself felt that the future was a haze with no hope at all.

But since when did she stop worrying about those guys?

Thinking of this, Xili couldn't help but look back at Fang Zheng behind her, and then turned her head.

"After all, I have made some progress... Let's not talk about this. You don't look very good. What happened? Is there anything I can do to help?"

When they met just now, Shirley discovered that although the Bloody Baron seemed quite happy on the surface, there was always a bit of sadness between his eyebrows. She had known the Bloody Baron for a while and knew that he was a straightforward person, although sometimes he was indeed

I have a bad temper, but generally speaking, as long as I let it out, I'll be fine, so that I won't be like this now, giving the impression that I'm troubled by something.

"……………Why."

Upon hearing Ciri's question, the Bloody Baron was silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me."

Soon, the Bloody Baron led the four people into his room in the castle, and then he sat on a chair and let out a long sigh.

"To be honest, in fact...my wife and daughter disappeared not long ago."

"Why?!"

Hearing this, Shirley was immediately shocked.

"Missing? How could they disappear?"

"I don't know either."

The Bloody Baron shook his head, showing a painful expression.

"I just fell asleep at night, and then when I woke up, both of them were gone. I don't know what happened. I have sent people to search everywhere and posted notices, but there has been no trace for so many days.

clue."

"Please let me help."

Hearing this, Xili immediately volunteered.

"Maybe I can help you!"

"Of course, if it's you, I think there's no problem... I'll leave it to you."

But at this moment, Fang Zheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"If possible, we would like to take a look at the crime scene. Can we get your permission?"

"What does the crime scene mean?"

Hearing an unfamiliar term, the Bloody Baron was obviously puzzled, while Fang Zheng smiled slightly.

"It's their room. Maybe we can find some clues from the room. Of course, the premise is that their room remains the same as when they left it."

"this……………"

Faced with Fang Zheng's request, the Bloody Baron was a little embarrassed. The atmosphere of this era was also extremely conservative. Logically speaking, adult men should not be allowed to enter women's rooms. However, after all, the situation at hand was urgent, so he nodded.

"Okay, no problem, come with me."

Afterwards, the Bloody Baron took everyone to the bedroom on the second floor, and then turned around and left.

And until the bloody baron left, the girls who had been silent until then started to speak one after another.

"He's hiding something from us."

Miaojie narrowed her eyes, her short soft turquoise hair swaying slightly.

"I can detect that he is not telling the truth about his wife's disappearance."

"Miss Xili, you have stayed here for a while, do you have any thoughts?"

Liz also looked at Ciri curiously and asked, and the latter smiled sheepishly.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say that I don't have any in-depth interactions with his wife and daughter. After all, I prefer to be active outside and am relatively close to his subordinates..."

…………You are a girl who doesn’t have a good relationship with your mistress and goes out to climb trees and hunt birds all day long?

"Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore. Mr. Fangzheng, how are you going to investigate?"

Sensing Fang Zheng's eyes, Xili also hurriedly changed the topic.

"Demon hunters do have a skill that allows them to see through the traces and auras left on the scene. Do you, Mr. Founder, also have this ability?"

"Of course I didn't... By the way, aren't you a witcher?"

"Well, strictly speaking, I have only received training as a witcher, and I am not considered a witcher."

Speaking of this, Xili seemed a little embarrassed.

"Only after passing the trial of green grass can one be considered a true demon hunter and be able to possess the special power of a demon hunter. I only received some training and did not pass the trial, so I do not have this ability."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have it. After all, as long as the scene is still there, then there shouldn't be a big problem. Let you see how people in other worlds solve crimes."

Facing Xili's answer, Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly. The ability of a demon hunter can be useful or useless. Of course, in terms of the development of civilization in this era, the ability of a demon hunter is

Ability similar to on-site investigation is still quite useful, but in modern times, it is basically useless.

"In that case, then go and have a chat with the Baron's subordinates."

"how?"

"Because there is something wrong with this matter."

Fang Zheng stared at Xili and then spoke.

"We just walked in from outside the Crow's Nest. You all saw that after crossing the bridge from the Crow's Nest, you have to go through three gates to reach the castle. This is normal. After all, the construction here is to prevent enemy invasion.
To be continued...