"Manager, how many carving shops are there in Maigu Town?"

Turning back to the shop, Donald didn't have the idea of ​​using his legs to race with the horses. The muddy road outside the town could make it difficult for him to walk. Besides, Sherlock had made an appointment with him to meet at the engraving shop. If he didn't find him by then, he would be in trouble.

"There is only one family."

"Just one family?"

The Sink Carving Shop where Old Hopper stopped before?

Fifteen minutes later, Donald waited for Sherlock and old Hopper at the entrance of the engraving shop.

"Don't come down, Mr. Hooper, go back to the farm, something happened!"

He took a few steps and jumped into the donkey cart. Sherlock, who had just stood up, sat back again. There was a wooden box beside him, which was not there when he came over in the morning.

On the way back, Donald shared all the information he had with Sherlock.

"Wild goat horn, 5 years... This should be an indispensable prop in the ceremony, and those medicinal materials are also used in the ceremony, no accident. According to the current situation, the two are in this time. Each of the disappearance cases has its own special role. I knew that we should hide our whereabouts from others, but I didn't expect him to follow us to Maigu Town, and rush back before us. If we go back at this time, it is estimated that the evidence will be captured by him. destroy......"

Aldridge's taciturn personality made him not attract attention, and neither Sherlock nor Donald chose him as a breakthrough in the case.

No one would have thought that he was actually a key person.

"I think as long as we confront each other face to face, we should be able to find flaws. After all, the manager of the carving shop and the grocery store can testify to us, provided that he can be caught."

Aldrich, who returned early, may abscond. This behavior will expose the fact that he is a criminal, and it also means that once he loses his whereabouts, it will be troublesome to find someone again.

Miss Audrey's whereabouts are likely to be in Aldridge's hands.

"It's really strange, it's still the same question, why is there such a taboo ceremony in a farm, just like the case of the corpse on the roof a few years ago... Wait, the corpse on the roof case is a supernatural case, this Forbidden rituals, can't be left at that time, right?"

The two cases took place in the same place, and although the time span is long, no one can guarantee that there is no connection between them.

The donkey cart accelerated all the way, and stopped at the gate of the farmer's house after half an hour.

"Where is Aldridge, does anyone here know?"

At this time, it was definitely too late to explain slowly, Sherlock rushed into the living room and went straight to the point.

"He came to ask for leave just now. He said that one of the relatives he wanted was sick and wanted to go back and have a look. I gave permission..."

The Bartleys were sitting on the sofa in the living room, and Zille Bartley gave the answer.

"He went to the southeast, where is the road to his relatives' house, he mentioned it before."

Mirena Bartley pointed out the direction, and the two rushed out again. Old Hooper didn't know where they went.

"Fran, follow along. If there is news about Audrey, please come back and let us know."

With her white and slender palm resting on her husband's arm, Mrs. Bartley said to her maid.

"To do this?"

The fat on Zil Bartley's cheeks was trembling, and his voice was trembling indistinctly.

"Of course, it's for Audrey, she's our daughter, the only daughter, just like I'm your only wife too!"

Arranging her husband's messy clothes, Mrs. Bartley's voice was as gentle as ever.

This time, the means of transportation is no longer a donkey cart, but the horses on the farm. Even though the two of them are together, the speed is still much faster than the donkey cart.

The umbrella was definitely unable to hold up, so the two of them rushed forward with the rain on their shoulders.

"Sherlock, I always feel that something is wrong. If it only happened between Aldridge and Audrey, why would there be a box left in Audrey's room? She can't take it all away, and you Don't you think the Bartleys were too calm when we asked Aldridge's whereabouts?"

Aldridge's sudden request for leave and the fact that Sherlock and Donald rushed in to ask about their whereabouts, normal people could guess what secrets the former might be hiding, but they were sitting on the sofa with their hands on each other, as if they had already Be ready for inquiries.

"I have doubts, too, but Aldrich is too critical. If we let him go, it will be difficult for our commission to complete this time. In any case, we must try to catch him back. As for the situation of the Bartley family, we will wait and see. When they are caught, they will investigate carefully.”

Things are prioritized. At present, Aldridge's importance ranks first. As long as he is caught, the situation can be opened, and other situations can be explored.

It's true, but it's not just Sherlock and Donald who know it.

"I found it, in front!"

Sherlock let out a low cry, and there was a figure holding an umbrella walking forward on the road in front of the road.

"This guy actually used to walk... Aren't we afraid that we will catch up with him?"

Confirm that the person in front is Aldridge, his pace is very slow, he doesn't even trot ~lightnovelpub.net~ The speed of movement is similar to that of walking.

Noticing the sound of horses' hooves behind, Aldrich turned around and glanced at him, but still did not speed up his pace, and stayed in place for a few seconds, more like waiting for them to catch up.

"Are you confident? It seems that the blood beast should be nearby. Don't hold back when the fight begins. You can't think about the law at this time. If he can really call the blood beast, it's a heretic. The government's laws against heretics are among the There are clear regulations, in the case of threats, all legal citizens have the right to attack the heretics, and they will not be held accountable afterward, and don't have any scruples, beat them to death!"

When the distance between the two sides was close to 20 meters, Aldrich turned and rushed into the nearby woods, which were full of undeveloped woods on both sides of this country road.

Weeds and shrubs intertwined.

Aldridge wanted to force the two to dismount into the woods.

Herod~

Sherlock grabbed the reins, the horses stopped in the neighing sound, the vegetation was lush, and half-height bushes were everywhere.

He could only dismount and follow in the direction Aldridge left.

Walking between the grass and trees, the water droplets accumulated on the branches and leaves fall all over the body, shrinking the neck, try to let oneself jump forward as much as possible, so as not to be tripped over by some branches, but some hard branches keep poking their own. skin.

Holding the gun in the right hand, the safety is open, ready to shoot at any time.

After walking like this for about 5 minutes, the sweat and rain on Donald's face were mixed together, his physical strength was too much, and he was out of breath.

On the other hand, Sherlock was in better condition than Donald, but his breath was a little disordered.

The location where they are now is far from the road and deep into the jungle.

The sound of raindrops echoing in the woods sounds inexplicably sad...