Chapter 573: Injured Linny
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Two days later, in the morning, in the lower town of Fontaine, the "Gray River".
In the tavern next to the Rose Thorn Club, Shao Yun was sitting quietly at the counter.
The only thing on the counter in front of him was a bottle of wine he had taken out of his backpack.
At this moment, he was just sitting there, raising the bottle of wine and taking a sip from time to time to pass the seemingly long time.
It wasn't that Shao Yun was stingy and didn't want to spend money on the wine in the tavern, but when he tried the wine here for the first time, the strange taste made him unforgettable...
How can I describe the taste? It's like drinking sewage mixed with sewage!
Drinking illegal liquor can cause blindness, and after drinking this kind of liquor, Shao Yun felt that he was more likely to suffer from dysentery!
Just then, a young man wearing Fontaine's characteristic overalls walked in and sat directly next to Shao Yun.
The young man called out to the bartender, "Bartender, give me a drink, please."
When the bartender heard the voice, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face. After all, he finally had a customer who was willing to spend money.
He quickly filled a glass of beer with his hands and feet, and then handed it to the young man, saying enthusiastically: "Here you go, please enjoy."
Shao Yun was shocked to see that someone was so bold as to taste this wine that could possibly cause diarrhea.
However, before he could come to his senses, the stranger who had just sat down took the initiative to start a conversation with Shao Yun.
"Hey, friend, you look unfamiliar..."
Shao Yun came back to his senses, frowned warily and said, "Are you here to drink or to take a census? Why are you talking so much?"
Faced with Shao Yun's questioning, the mysterious stranger did not make any response.
The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and then he spoke to himself, "Mr. Tacitus's express has been delivered. Please go and sign for it as soon as possible."
Before he finished speaking, he picked up the glass, drank the wine in it, then stood up and left.
When Shao Yun heard this, he immediately thought, is this a message from the Hearth House?
Thinking of this, he muttered to himself: "This efficiency is really high..."
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Shao Yun hurriedly set off for the Buffati Mansion.
Because of Alechino's special instructions in advance, when Shao Yun arrived at the gate of the mansion, the guard in charge of guarding the gate led him directly into the reception room.
At this time, Alechino was sitting on the sofa with her long legs crossed.
She gently held a cup of freshly brewed black tea in her hand, savoring its mellow flavor.
Seeing Shao Yun come in, Alechino gestured for him to sit down.
Then, her eyes fell on the thick pile of documents on the coffee table, and she said softly, "Here, these are what you want. The children took a lot of effort to find them for you."
After hearing this, Shao Yun reached out and picked up a document at random.
As he flipped through the pages, he muttered, "Thank you for your hard work. But by the way, what does 'children' mean?"
Alechino gently placed the empty teacup in her hand on the table beside her, exuding a cool and noble temperament.
She explained in a voice as clear as a cold spring: "Except for the relevant information about the Winter Adventurers Association, most of the other key evidence was found by Linny and Linnet."
Shao Yun was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he nodded subconsciously and responded: "Really? Wow, so that's how it is..."
After saying this, Shao Yun began to examine the evidence on his own.
The first thing that caught his eye was the solid evidence that could directly prove that Marcelle was Vashé, and the backup for joining the Winter Adventurers' Guild.
Next, there are drawings that detail the routes that the Cabriere Chamber of Commerce used to illegally sell Les.
After that, there were maps with markings on the specific locations of the secret storage warehouses, as well as a stack of thick account books, and so on.
However, the most important evidence among all these is the detailed information about the families of the victims of the serial disappearance of young girls.
Just as Shao Yun was checking each piece of evidence, Alechino, who was sitting quietly opposite him, suddenly uttered something confusing without any reason.
"As a 'father', I feel very gratified when I see my children trying to make up for the mistakes they made."
After hearing what Alechino said, Shao Yun carefully checked the relevant information provided by the families of the missing girls, and asked calmly and confidently.
"As far as I know, those two people didn't seem to have committed any serious faults?"
Seeing that Shao Yun was pretending to be confused, Alechino directly explained the logic of the matter to him.
"You and I both know that Linny and Linnet volunteered to take this job in order to prove to you that they have no ill intentions and just want to be your friends. They also want to repay you for hiring a defense lawyer for them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Alecino raised his hand and pointed lightly at the ceiling, and continued to add: "Look, Linnie's room is on the second floor, the house number is 203."
Then she paused for a moment and added another sentence with a hint of sarcasm.
"As for Linnet's room... I guess you wouldn't be interested in visiting it, right?"
Seeing that Alechino had said so much, Shao Yun thought that since the other party had made it so clear, it would seem a bit unkind if he didn't go to visit Linny.
After all, he is still a minor, and he has not done any harm to us now.
Thinking of this, Shao Yun nodded and agreed to visit Linnie.
Then, he neatly sorted out all the evidence on the table one by one, and then stood up, while responding to what Alechino had just said.
"You're right, I'm not some pervert with a special fetish who likes to just barge into little girls' rooms!"
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Shao Yun came to the door of Lin Ni's room and found that the door was only slightly ajar.
After a moment's hesitation, he reached out his hand and slowly pushed open the door.
I have to say that the layout of this room is full of strong personal touches and is undoubtedly Linnie's style.
There were all kinds of magic props placed everywhere in the room, some were hung on the wall, some were placed on the table, and some were placed in the corner.
Looking at the bed again, Linnie was lying quietly.
His body was wrapped in layers of bandages, including on his arms and thighs, and there were several Band-Aids on his face.
The top of his head was tightly wrapped with a layer of gauze, revealing a pair of tightly closed eyes and a high nose bridge.
At this moment, Linnie looked extremely fragile, like a wounded porcelain doll.
By the bed, Femini, one of the three members of the Hearth House, was taking care of Linnie who was lying on the sickbed.
Sometimes he gently tucked the quilt for Linny, and sometimes he took a towel and gently wiped the sweat from Linny's forehead.
Just then, Femini suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps behind him.
He turned his head subconsciously, his eyes widened, and he shouted in surprise: "Ah? Mr. Shao Yun..."
However, before he could finish his words, Shao Yun quickly put his right index finger to his lips, gave him a disapproving look, and whispered, "Shh."
Seeing Shao Yun's actions, Femini immediately understood and nodded, then shut up obediently.
Shao Yun walked to Lin Ni's bed, and his eyes naturally fell on Lin Ni who was sleeping on the bed.
Looking at the figure in front of him who was usually full of energy but now looked extremely weak, Shao Yun couldn't help but feel a complicated emotion in his heart.
At this moment, Shao Yun stretched out his right hand without warning and gently pinched the bandaged part of Linny's arm.
Linnie, who was originally immersed in his sleep, suddenly felt a sharp pain and screamed in pain.
In an instant, he opened his eyes, and the muscles on his face were twisted and deformed by pain, showing an expression of both pain and astonishment.
"Still alive? I thought the person lying on the bed was Xumi's mummy!" Shao Yun said impatiently.
Linnie, lying on the hospital bed, cried out in pain.
“Ah! It hurts, it hurts…”
When Shao Yun saw this, he not only showed no sympathy, but also started to make fun of him.
"It's okay to feel pain. Comfort is reserved for the dead."
After saying that, he crossed his arms over his chest and watched Linnie's painful expression coldly.
Linnie endured the pain in his body, blinked his eyes, and tried to see clearly who the ferocious man in front of him was.
After he finally recognized who it was, he heaved a long sigh of relief, and then said helplessly: "Mr. Shao Yun, it turns out that it's you who is here..."
At this time, Shao Yun was looking up and down at Linni, who was lying on the bed with wounds all over his body, and asked, "I heard that you and Linnit took on the task of investigating the Gabriel Chamber of Commerce? Is that how you got the wounds on your body?"
Hearing this, Linnie struggled to sit up, but in the end he could only lean against the head of the bed, nodded slightly, and responded weakly: "Yes...that's it."
In fact, Shao Yun had already learned from Alechino the reasons why Linny and Linnet took such a risky action.
But he pretended to be clueless and continued asking.
"Oh? Then I'd like to hear why you guys want to get involved in this mess."
Linny turned his gaze to Femini, as if asking if he had really said those words two days ago?
Femini immediately understood the meaning in Linni's eyes and responded in a firm tone: "Yes, Mr. Shao Yun, that's what he told me the other day."
"He said we would discuss it in detail after I finished taking him diving, and he even touched my head."