jdhmnovel Chapter 127 It's Your Turn to Perform
Chapter 127 It's Your Turn to Perform
Cindy said that Cnaeus had previously searched the three territories of Falkreath, Rift Valley, and Whiterun. Considering the complex terrain and tough people of the Reach Territory, and the fact that the other territories were too far away, she chose the Border Territory of Ar as her first stop. Cindy directly informed Astrid of the search for the fragment of Dagon's Razor. This ominous blade was extremely famous, and the eldest sister was naturally happy to see it fall into the hands of the Dark Brotherhood members, and immediately expressed her support.
"Astride is a very suspicious person. I know she has been sending people to monitor Cicero, and I am very close to Cicero. She said nice things, but who knows what she was thinking? Especially since I rejected her suggestion to bring an assistant."
Cindy thought that Astrid invited her to join the Dark Brotherhood in the swamps of the Yar Border Territory. So there might be spies here, or even a base of the Dark Brotherhood. However, with her current status, she had no right to know. So this girl began to hide her whereabouts in the northern part of Whiterun Territory, and observed for several days at the edge of Mosal City. Until a few days ago, when Hruga's house caught fire, she took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the city.
The fire was strange. Hruga had lived with another woman on the day his wife and daughter died. What was even more infuriating was that he accused his late wife of being the culprit of the fire, and refused to deal with the aftermath on this ground, leaving the body exposed for two days. In the end, other people in the city could not stand it anymore, and Helgi and her daughter were finally buried. However, all the enthusiastic people who came to help found something strange about Helgi's body. Although it was certain that the girl had died in the fire, she did not show obvious signs of being burned like Hruga's wife.
Since proteins will denature at high temperatures, lose their biological activity and solidify and shrink, the limbs and torsos of people who died in fires are usually curled up, like a boxer's defensive posture, known as the "fighting posture", and their eyes are often tightly closed due to smoke stimulation. Helgi's body, however, was in a stretched posture, and even most of his muscles maintained a certain degree of elasticity. His eyes were wide open, his eyeballs had been burned, and his mouth was full of carbon ash, but his facial muscles were not twisted. This gives people a horrible association: before Helgi was burned to death, he ignored the pain caused by the high temperature and talked to someone.
So who was this man? How could he make such a young girl suffer such unimaginable pain? What was his relationship with the fire? These unanswered questions, as well as Hruga's cold attitude towards his wife and daughter, made people fearful of what had happened to the family. It was rumored that Hruga's family and their house were cursed. What happened next confirmed this statement.
This burnt-out house is starting to be haunted!
More than one person saw the ghost and heard someone talking, not only the voice of a little girl, but also the voice of an adult woman. This must be the souls of Hruga's wife and daughter who refused to rest in peace. The reason why the mother and daughter's ghosts are still lingering is obviously because the murderer who killed them is still at large. The residents of Mosal City began to avoid the ruins, and Cindy was able to move in at this time. She herself is an undead creature, so she is not afraid of ghosts. Instead, she quickly made friends with Helgi's ghost. Cindy keenly caught a name in the little girl's narration: Lailet. Hruga's daughter said that Lailet kissed her neck, so she no longer felt the pain from the fire. This shows that Lailet is a vampire. She tried to transform Helgi, but failed.
At the same time, under pressure from residents, Lord Igrod finally decided to send someone to investigate the fire. However, rumors of curses and hauntings had spread throughout the city, and almost no one was willing to take over this murder case. A brave young man was ordered to take charge of the case, but one day after entering the ruins, his body floated back to the city along the pond. He had no wounds on his body and his expression was hideous, as if he was scared to death. After this incident, no one dared to approach here anymore. The version of the rumor has evolved into: Hruga, a once honest man, cheated on his wife and daughter in order to show his loyalty to his new love. Before their tragic deaths, the two turned into vengeful spirits and issued a curse that any man who entered that house would die.
This was of course Cindy's doing. She lurked, using the cover of thick fog or night to spy on the news in the city of Mosal every day. But unfortunately, people kept this horrific case a secret, as if as long as they didn't mention it again, the bad luck related to it would not find them.
"Last night, Helgi suddenly told me that Lailet was looking for her and approached her grave. This guy is the only clue now, so of course I had to go and take a look. As a result, I saw two women arguing in the cemetery. They must be vampires, there is no doubt about it. We have a way to identify the same kind. In the end, Lailet was taken away by another guy. I concluded that Lailet would not give up, and she would go to dig Helgi's grave again."
At this point, Cindy's investigation has made new progress. There is more than one vampire in Mosar City, and the other party may appear again. She just needs to wait patiently. But at the same time, she has reached a bottleneck that is difficult to break through. Some questions are difficult to get answers through indirect methods. For example, where are these two vampires hiding? Why did they kill Hruga's wife and daughter, but leave the scumbag alive? Are they related to Movas? Cindy learned from the little girl that Lailet is the wife of Donnier, a resident of Mosar City. So what role does Donnier play in this conspiracy?
In order to find out these things, Cindy sneaked into the city again this morning, but unexpectedly found me. She planned to find a safe place to reappear, but unexpectedly the little girl next to me was very alert, and she didn't expect that we would escape directly to her hiding place.
"So, what do you want us to do?"
"Oh, here's my plan. We'll start with Lailet and Tony. Go find out where they live, and then we'll go and search at night. If these two guys are really related to Movas, then we'll follow the clues to find him and kill him..."
"You wait first."
I stopped Cindy who was a little excited.
"You mean us?"
Cindy nodded.
"Didn't you say before that this Movars killed Vigohar while being besieged by a group of people and escaped unscathed?"
"Yes, so I'm afraid I can't do it alone."
"If I tell you that it took Rigel and Angie teaming up to fight Vighar 40-60, do you still think the three of us can handle him?"
Cindy froze for a moment, seemingly considering this question for the first time.
"Listen, Cindy. I can help you get information in the city, but don't expect me to help you deal with vampires. I advise you not to try to be brave. Your mission is to search for Movarth's trace. As long as you find him, you will complete the mission."
"How can that be possible? What if he runs away?"
"Run for your life! If your opponent is really that strong, you should first figure out how to run."
Cindy pouted.
"Why are you so timid? I don't know why those lords see you and why they are rushing to win you over."
"I think they are attracted by a trait called prudence."
I spent the whole morning bickering with Cindy. When Helgi and I entered the Merced Inn, it was time for lunch. Before we could sit down, a sturdy middle-aged man came over.
"My two guests, have you ever been to the Cangyuan Territory? My wife, Lailet, has gone to join the Stormcloaks. Have you ever seen her?"
This was really a piece of cake. I didn't even have to use a single word of the speech I had prepared on the way.
"Are you Tony?"
Dongniel was overjoyed and took my hand and sat down.
"You've seen Lailet! Is she okay? Governor Taolinus was recruiting soldiers again a few days ago. Is the war about to start? My God, she...how can she fight in a war? Is she in the nurse team? She and Lamy have learned some herbal medicine, she must be. But I heard that the imperials even killed nurses in the battlefield..."
The man kept talking about his thoughts and worries about his wife, and I couldn't even find a chance to interrupt him. It was not until Tony had exhausted all his imagination that he looked at me with hope on his face.
"I'm sorry, I'm just here to tell you to go to the cemetery tonight."
"Is it Lailete? She finally figured it out and escaped back, right?"
I shook my head and said nothing.
"Just tell me, was it a Nord woman who asked you to come?"
Seeing me nod, Tony had already imagined the whole plot in his mind.
"I understand. Lailete went to join the rebellion, and now she is a deserter. She must be careful. In any case, I thank you. God, I thought that this war would take away my wife after taking away my property! Don't worry, I will go."
After leaving the Merced Inn, Helgi and I met up with Hayou and the others, packed our bags, and prepared to set off. Since we had decided to get involved in this matter, it would be inappropriate to continue living in a place with many people and eyes. We had to leave the city from the south, then spend an afternoon bypassing the mountains on the west side of Mosal City and reach the cemetery in the north of the city before nightfall.
As night fell, the sky cleared up, which was rare. In the soft light cast by the two moons, we could clearly see a woman in black robbing a grave.
"on!"
Helgi and I each summoned fire elements to block the woman's path, while Hayou drew out her long sword and rushed forward. The woman was shocked by the sudden attack, waving the shovel in her hand and fighting with the tiger man. Although her fighting skills were not high, she fought with her life and fought to the death even after being stabbed several times. Since she always chose to fight with Hayou in close combat, we did not dare to shoot arrows easily, for fear of accidentally injuring friendly forces in the dark. Hayou was also afraid of the poison on her claws, so she had to leave three points of room when attacking. The tiger man who had been out for many years knew very well that being scratched by a vampire was no joke.
The situation was at a stalemate, and I was hesitant whether to go up and help. After all, my swordsmanship was far inferior to Hayou's, and it would be bad if I made things worse. At this moment, a silver light flashed, and the ghost of the little girl floated beside her coffin.
"Helgi..."
The woman in black stood there in a daze, stretching out a hand toward the ghost. How could Hayou miss such an opportunity? He pierced her chest with his sword and killed her. About half an hour later, a little fire flashed behind the rock, and Donnelly came over with a torch.
"Lailet! Damn it! You killed her! I...I will fight you!"
Haou and I dropped our weapons and quickly controlled Donnell, who was on the verge of going berserk, and persuaded him to check Lailet's body first.
"Vampire? How is that possible? I thought she was going to join the Stormcloaks. My poor Rylette!"
"Did Lailet do anything strange before he left?"
"She became very close to Alva, a woman she had been so disgusted with just a few weeks before. In fact, she left to meet Alva the night she did. But Alva later told me that Railette did not show up."
"I think it's very likely that they have met."
"You mean... doesn't that mean... Oh my God! Alva is a vampire? Then Hruga... No! That's not true!"
I held Tony's hand and patted it hard.
"You'd better keep your voice down. This is the most likely answer at the moment, but we have no evidence. So, I want you to tell us everything you know about Alva."
"I...she...Alva...she has lived here since she was a child. We played together when we were young, and she also attended my and Lailet's wedding. But a few years ago, she suddenly became very...uh...promiscuous. Almost all the men in this city, whether single or not, have been seduced by her, including me. Lailet was very angry, so we stopped associating with her. A while ago, she suddenly got together with Hruga, and that incident happened a few days later. But who would have thought that they would live together shamelessly. Do you think Hruga would be the same..."
As we talked, we closed Helgi's grave and dragged Lailat's body to a secluded corner. Everyone knew that this woman named Alva was involved.
"Donnell, listen to me. We are investigating the truth of the fire and seeking justice for the deceased. We hope you can help us. But what I'm going to ask you to do next may be very dangerous."
"Were you sent by the Lord to conduct a secret investigation? Holy Spirit, I was complaining about her not caring about this matter. Damn it. Just tell me what to do, as long as I can avenge my Lailete."
"Okay! Tell me where Alva lives. Pick a night and ask her and Hruga out. Then hold them back. We need to do this as soon as possible. If Alva is really the mastermind, then she won't be able to find Lailet and will definitely be on high alert, which will make it difficult for us to do anything."
"How can I notify you after the appointment is made?"
"You don't need to tell us. Just try to delay the time as much as possible, provided that your safety is not threatened. Leave the rest to us."
After Tony left, we returned to the hiding place, and Cindy, who had been hiding nearby, joined us. Her eyes were red and I knew that this was because when she was particularly excited, she could not suppress her blood.
"I have examined Lailet's body and can confirm that she and I are of the same race."
I nodded and turned to look at the little cat girl who was hiding behind Hayou and was daydreaming.
"Aigis?"
“A… Aigis is here!”
The little cat girl was like a student who was caught by the teacher for being absent-minded in class. She startled and stood at attention quickly.
"It's your turn to perform."