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It seems useless, but in fact it can arouse people's concentration and warn the body that is in a relaxed state - wake up, you have to work.
The five of them finished quickly. After all, they only had a teaching stick and a staff, except for Toby.
He established a mental connection with the staff, then opened the drawstring cloth bag hanging around his waist and looked inside.
Vino, who was standing by, saw this and asked curiously, "What's in it?"
"gold."
Gold coins? The ones I got from the logistics department before I set out? Are they useful for anything special?
Wino wanted to ask, but when he thought that Toby hadn't revealed anything to Leon Misha, he closed his half-open mouth. Since there would be no answer, he didn't bother to bother.
After completing their preparations, the five of them took advantage of the night and headed for the northernmost street in the town.
Toby stared ahead and said without turning his head: "Vino and I will go into the house, you stay on guard outside, and no one is allowed to approach unless we allow."
Even though Toby couldn't see as his back was turned, the three of them nodded to show they understood.
The group of people behind said no more and quickened their pace. Ten minutes later they arrived at a dilapidated old street.
This is probably the most dilapidated residential area in Hogsmeade.
The walls are full of potholes, and the road between the two rows of stone houses is not only narrow, but not even paved with stone slabs, just compacted soil. Once there is a heavy rain, you can imagine how muddy the road will be.
Fortunately, the last rain was five days ago, and the dirt road has been dried and hardened, with no puddles, so you don't have to "dance" on one foot when walking.
Toby walked in front and led the four people to the door of an ordinary stone house.
"Follow the plan."
Upon hearing this, the three Lyons immediately spread out in a fan shape, looking around vigilantly.
Weino took out a piece of iron and inserted it into the gap in the door, then with a little force he pushed the bolt inside up.
Pushing the door open a crack, he slipped in sideways, followed closely by Toby.
At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, the owner and his family had already gone to bed, and the house was pitch black, with no sight of one's hand in front of one's face.
Toby hesitated for a moment and was about to use illumination magic, but as soon as he raised his staff, Wino held his arm.
He looked over in confusion: "Why..."
A hand extended to him and interrupted his words. Toby looked down and saw a portable low-power night vision device in the palm of his hand.
“It’s not very functional, but it’s enough for finding a room.”
Toby didn't ask him how he brought it. Silently took it, put it on, and pressed the switch.
Green slowly emerged from the dark vision, and the layout of the house could be roughly seen.
"Walk."
The two of them walked one after the other, landed silently and groped towards the baby room on the right.
When he reached the door, Wino reached out and pushed it tentatively, and the door slowly opened a crack.
No lock, saves some effort.
They went in and immediately saw the crib in the middle.
"What a well-behaved little guy." Wino stood beside the bed and looked down at the sleeping baby.
Toby also came over and his eyes fell on the baby's face: "Let me do it."
"Huh?" Wino, who had taken out the dagger, turned his head and stared at him, "This is different from what we agreed on."
"I can despise you, but you cannot despise yourself."
While Wino was distracted, Toby grabbed the dagger, raised it high and stabbed it straight into the baby's forehead.
The next second, a piercing scream like fingernails scratching a blackboard resounded throughout the house.
The noise was so loud that the homeowner and his wife were awakened instantly.
Panicked footsteps approached quickly. Toby and Wino turned calmly and faced the panicked couple who opened the door. "You two, we are sorry to disturb your sweet dreams."
The couple did not respond, staring blankly at the crib dripping with blood.
"what!!!"
…………
"What are you howling for?"
In the director's room, Yue Ruo slapped Zhao Qi on the back of his head: "Are you the only one who's tired?"
"I just want to vent." He moved the wooden stool to the side with a wronged look on his face.
"What a shame." Rolling his eyes, Yue Ruo looked at the director sitting at his desk, "Director, the news has been out for two days, and now the outside world is about to explode, why don't you announce the lottery method?"
The director smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't rush. Let's think about it for a while."
“What’s brewing?
Oh, by the way, since you didn’t answer the phone, the old commander just called me.”
"How to say?"
"He said if you don't leave a spot for me, he'll skin you alive when we get back to Kyoto."
"Heh." The director laughed contemptuously, "What if I don't go back? How will he deal with it?"
Yue Ruo folded his arms across his chest and crossed his legs: "The old commander also said that if you hide in this base, he will fly over and skin you alive."
The smile on the director's face suddenly froze. He opened his mouth and seemed to be about to speak, but stopped.
After a while, he hesitated and said to himself, "Not really? He is so busy, why would he fly to NH?"
Zhao Qi gloated: "An old classmate who works in Kyoto told me that there is more than one old leader who wants a quota."
"Who else?"
"Who else can compete with the old leader? You can count them on one hand."
After all, he had no chance of success this time, so Zhao Qi had no psychological burden in playing tricks on him.
The director rubbed his thighs nervously with his hands: "Did I play too big?"
Yue Ruo curled her lips and said, "The news of drawing lots for the public has been released on the official website. The leaders of Kyoto also want it. You can decide for yourself."
"I just want to whet their appetite..."
Zhao Qi ignored the director's annoyance and asked Yue Ruo curiously, "You know who needs the quota, so why aren't you worried about yours being given away?"
"They can't be so shameless as to rob a little girl, right?"
"A little girl in her thirties?"
"Looking for death!" Yue Ruo was filled with anger and flew over to grab Zhao Qi's hair and shook it hard.
"I have an idea!" The director who was thinking hard suddenly slammed the table and stood up.
The two people who were making a scene paused and looked at him together: "What's the solution?"
"Hehe, I'll hold a public lottery ceremony at the beach. By then, the whole country will know about it. Can the old leader still take the risk and ask for the spot?!"
Chapter 304: Wanted with a Reward
morning.
Hogsmeade Police Station.
Outside the door, a group of townspeople gathered in front of the bulletin board, looking at the two brand new wanted posters with a reward posted on it and talking about it.
The text under the sketch stated that two brutal gangsters had appeared in the town recently.
They broke into a resident's home last night and killed the homeowners' baby, who was less than three months old, in an extremely cruel manner.
According to the detective who investigated the scene, the baby died from a penetrating wound to the right chest caused by a dagger.
In addition to the fatal wound, the criminals also cut open the baby's abdomen and took out all the internal organs.
"Catch them! Hang them!"
"That's right! We have to hang them up for three days and three nights!"
The townspeople were outraged and rushed into the police station lobby, asking the sheriff to arrest the criminal immediately.
The sheriff quickly walked down the stairs leading to the second floor and calmed the excited crowd.
When the scene was quiet, he first solemnly announced that the police station had determined that the murderer had not yet escaped, and that he and the inspector had formulated a detailed plan to capture the murderer as quickly as possible.
Then he told them that in order to prevent the murderer from committing crimes again, everyone should not walk at night in the next few days, make sure to close the doors and windows, and actively cooperate with the police in the search.
The sheriff had always been prestigious, and the townspeople saw that he took the case seriously, so they scattered and returned to their homes.
Among those who are anxious, most have newborns at home.
The man hurried out the door, turned left and prepared to go home. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a little girl standing in front of the bulletin board, looking up at the wanted poster.
"Little girl, it's very dangerous outside now, don't stay here alone... Where are your parents?"
"Thank you." The little girl did not answer. She nodded, thanked him, and turned and ran away.
"What a strange little girl... Come to think of it, she looks unfamiliar. Is she a tourist from out of town?"
The man stood there thinking for a while without any result, then came to his senses and remembered that his children were unattended at home and there were criminals lurking in the town, so he quickly put aside his thoughts and ran home.
The little girl came to a two-story building with a courtyard on the edge of the town.
"Uncle Toby, I'm back." She shouted as she walked into the yard.
Toby quickly came out from the first floor door: "Misha, what's the situation outside?"
"Just like you guessed, the police have issued a reward, and you are now wanted criminals." She ran over with a smile.
"Is that so...it might affect the follow-up..."
“No.” Wino walked out of the door, his bloodied hands slightly raised like a surgeon performing an operation, “It was dark in the room last night, and we could only see with night vision goggles. The couple came in a hurry and didn’t have time to light the kerosene lamp, and we covered our faces with our hands, so they couldn’t have seen our faces.”
Misha nodded: "Yes, I went to see the portrait, um... it seems that the profiler drew it based on the scene, and it is very different from your face.
You could even say they are two completely different people.”
Toby smiled and said, "That's good news. However, our town of Hogsmeade is located in a remote area and few outsiders come here. We still have to be careful."