The Journey To Become The Strongest
Chapter 51 — Mysteries of Pascima City (3)
After eating together, a group of three people and one magical beast headed to places that were predicted to be the place where the victim disappeared.
“The first place is the orchard. The first victim was an ordinary person who worked odd jobs, the first victim worked in the orchard. Estimated time the first victim disappeared between afternoon and evening because the first victim was a hard worker, she stayed longer in the garden than any other worker to complete her work.” Said Shen Wenhuan as he walked leisurely towards the garden where the first victim worked.
The garden is quite large. There are many fruit trees in the garden. The smell of sweet and fragrant fruits mixes with fresh air.
Lian Huanran who for the first time saw the orchard, looked around with sparkling eyes while giving some comments all the time. Chao Bence responded by giving some descriptions of a fruit garden that is better than the orchard.
Shen Wenhuan who saw Lian Huanran and Chao Bence exchanged chats about the orchard, “.”
Shen Wenhuan decided to ignore them and walked closer to where Lian Haocun stood.
Shen Wenhuan, “Haocun, what do you think?”
Lian Haocun replied, “There are various ways to lure the first victim out of the garden. Especially if the mastermind of this case is someone strong, the victim will not have a chance to fight.
Since there was no trace of anything left, it could be concluded that the mastermind of the case was a cultivator or that the trace had been removed. Seven months have passed, however.
Or it could have been the victim had walked home and disappeared in the street instead of in this orchard.”
Shen Wenhuan nodded lightly before saying, “But knowing that the mastermind is a cultivator won't help much. There were many cultivators living in Pascima City. Moreover, the time the mastermind of this case acted erratically. So, we have to find another clue to solve this case. ”
It was already noon time after Shen Wenhuan, Lian Haocun, Lian Huanran and Chao Bence investigated the entire large orchard. In the end, Shen Wenhuan, Lian Haocun, Lian Huanran and Chao Bence did not get any other clues at all. So they decided to go to second place.
Second place was a small forest outside Pascima City. To reach second place, they had to pass through the trading center of Pascima City. In one of the small alleyways that Shen Wenhuan, Lian Haocun, Lian Huanran and Chao Bence passed through there was a slight commotion.
Lian Haocun looked at it for quite a while with an intense gaze while thinking.
A kind person gave a small loaf of bread to a shabbily dressed child in the dark alley. The little boy picked up the little bun, but unexpectedly the shabbily dressed little boy bit the generous hand that gave him the little bun before escaping deeper into the filthy alley. All the clues from this case were incorporated into the theory in Lian Haocun's mind.
With a bustling trading center as a backdrop, Lian Haocun called Shen Wenhuan, “Teacher. I have a new opinion.”
Shen Wenhuan made an invisible barrier around him so that no one could hear him before looking towards Lian Haocun and nodding his head in a sign that Lian Haocun could already express his opinion. While Lian Huanran and Chao Bence prepared their ears to be listeners.
Lian Haocun began to put forward his theory, “The victims who disappeared were very random, but they had one thing in common, they were part of society.
Perhaps the mastermind of the case is someone who has a bad past with society so he considers all members of society as bad or hypocritical and has a deep hatred for society.
Then the mastermind of the case gets a chance to cultivate. With more strength than ordinary people, the mastermind of this case acts to satisfy the hatred in his heart by taking revenge.”
Shen Wenhuan nodded and commented, “That is a reasonable theory.”
Lian Huanran and Chao Bence also nodded in agreement to Shen Wenhuan's words.
Lian Huanran asked, “If what Big Brother said is true. How to catch the mastermind of the case?”
Shen Wenhuan asked back to Lian Huanran, “According to Huanran how?”
Lian Huanran looks unable to respond to this very fast turn of ‘angin’.
Lian Huanran quickly twisted her brain, “E-h, emm...., maybe trying to lure her out?”
Shen Wenhuan seemed to think seriously of Lian Huanran's words while Lian Haocun already had an idea in mind,
“How about we make a rumor about a child who was bullied while asking for food due to hunger and make the mastermind of this case target one of us and come alone to us.”
Shen Wenhuan praised Lian Haocun's idea, “Good idea. Anyway we don't have any more leads. So let's do that. Well for more, we better discuss it at the inn.”
Although Shen Wenhuan had already made a barrier so that the talks of the four of them were not heard out. The street in the trading center had many people passing by and was quite crowded so it was uncomfortable to discuss there.
Then the four of them agreed to stop the investigation into the small forest because the possibility of getting another clue there was very low and returned to the inn. The four of them chose a room without Bai and Cheng in it to discuss.
Shen Wenhuan started the conversation by saying, “Then I'll hire people to spread the rumors quickly along with his ‘penjas’ features. I'll be this ‘penindas’.”
Lian Haocun shook his head in disapproval, “Guru's reputation is very famous. There is a possibility that the mastermind will know the identity of Master. Not only that, Master did not look weak at all. It could be that the mastermind would give up after seeing Master even if he did not know about Master. Better me or Huanran who became his ‘peninders’.”
Lian Huanran nodded his head in agreement.
Similarly, Chao Bence who always smiles all the time, “Master Shen can be calm. I will definitely protect them. After all my master is the big brother of that little boy.
If the little boy died, I would have been in trouble and again the little boy was quite pleasant to talk to.”
Chao Bence's words seemed to have decided that Lian Huanran became ‘penindas’.
Hearing the little boy's words, Lian Huanran immediately raised the volume of his voice and pursed his lips in annoyance, “I'm not a little boy! Call me Huanran!”
Lian Haocun paid no heed to Lian Huanran's insignificant annoyance and said, “Huanran is indeed more suitable than me.”
Chao Bence agreed and criticized Lian Haocun, “Not more suitable but very suitable. After all the expression of the master was always cold, aloof like having no worldly desires at all. I'm sure the mastermind definitely couldn't have predicted that the master was his 'oppressor'.”
Lian Haocun glanced sharply at Chao Bence once before turning his attention to Shen Wenhuan. After all, only Shen Wenhuan could decide.
Shen Wenhuan who was stared at by Lian Haocun, sighed and said, “Alright. There is Mr. Chao. So you guys will be safe.”
Lian Huanran also approved of her role as 'an oppressor'.
Then they started doing what they planned. In no time at all, there were rumors of a poor little boy being bullied for asking for food.
One of the passersby wearing a black robe, cold-faced and seemingly unconcerned about anything, listening to the rumors, his tightly clenched hand showing a tremendous anger was being held back. The killing intent mixed with rage glistening in the pedestrian's eyes with the black robe. Then he walked to a dark place.