Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 368 The Disappearance of Daniel and His Wife
The man who once owned his own restaurant in Carolina now looked much older. Ron felt that it was not necessarily because of how the Daniels had abused him, but rather that the gap from head chef to helper had affected his spirit. In addition, he was not wearing a chef's uniform today. The linen coat and wide-brimmed hat made the man look like an old farmer in the country, rather than a chef who was good at being a human being.

"Are you Mr. Baca?"

The other party was peeking at the door of the government hall like a thief. Several staff members cast curious glances at him from time to time. Ron took the opportunity when he turned his gaze away again and stepped forward quickly, reaching out and patting him on the shoulder.

"Why are you here when you're not in Rose City?"

Caught off guard, Bakka screamed like a woman. He shook off Ron's hand and jumped half a meter high: "Who the hell is that?"

"It's me, don't get excited," Ron motioned Yelena to put away the scimitar, and stood in front of Baka with his hands behind his back, "Why, you don't seem to like seeing me?"

"No, absolutely not!" Baka, who was almost scared to death by Ron's sneak attack, finally saw the person in front of him after finally regaining his focus. The cook, who was almost scared to death, almost sat down on the ground, "Lord Ron! The person I want to see most now is you!"

"I miss you so much!"

"Stop yelling here, go inside and talk." Bacca's loud voice attracted the attention of most people nearby. Some curious people even opened the window and looked out of the house. This forced Ron to quickly invite Bacca inside. "I don't remember that we have any friendship. What do you want me to do?"

"How can I not miss you?" After entering Ron's office, Baca took out a panpipe with dark blue tassels and put it on the table. "Do you remember what this is?"

"This is a pan flute..." Ron picked up the instrument. If he remembered correctly, Daniel seemed to be very good at playing this instrument. He had shown off his skills before, but he couldn't remember the specific features of the pan flute. "Is this the one Mr. Daniel played?"

A bard is unlikely to give up his instrument easily, just like a warrior will not give up his sword and shield, and a ranger will not give up his animal companion. Ron looked up and down at Bakka. As long as this person was not crazy, he would not give Daniel's instrument to him after stealing/robbing/cheating it.

"That's the one," Baka nodded quickly, "Try blowing it!"

"I can't play this, what do you take me for?"

"You don't need to know how to do it!" Baca said quickly, "Just blow it, and you'll know after you blow it!"

Ron half-doubtedly placed the row of holes against his lips. He could swear that he didn't even try to change the tone, but as he "played", a melodious rhythm flowed out of the pan flute!
And in this music, the nervous Ron could clearly hear a name: Ron!

"What's going on?!" Ron stood up suddenly and grabbed Bacca by the collar. "Stop talking nonsense and explain yourself clearly!"

"What happened to Mr. Daniel and Ms. Leah?!" "Don't get excited, don't get excited!" Baka, who was much stronger than Ron, was obviously a good man. He was grabbed by Ron, but he had no intention of resisting. "I don't know what happened, so I came to you!"

"Ron, ask him to sit down and explain it in detail," Yelena interrupted. Shadow Spirit glanced at the half-open door. The half-elf was standing outside the door, seemingly hesitating whether to come in.

"Ivy, come in and listen." Ron let go of Bacca and waved Ivy, who had just rushed to the door, in, "He brought back news about my uncle and aunt."

"I know. You were looking after the priest at that time, and he found me first." The half-elf warrior frowned. She was carrying a travel bag on her back, and it seemed that she came here only after she was fully prepared.

"Mr. Baca, please tell me again what you saw and heard. Ron should know this."

"Okay. It was one evening, just after dinner time," Baka tried to find a balance between speaking speed and clarity. "I was peeling potatoes in the kitchen, preparing ingredients for the stew for the next day. At this time, there was a burst of orderly footsteps outside, followed by the sound of the waiter and their conversation."

"Everything went smoothly at the beginning, so I didn't go out. After all, entertaining guests is not my job. But later, the waiter loudly reminded the visitors that the upstairs of the Night Breeze Tavern is for accommodation, and the downstairs is for dining. But those people didn't listen at all and insisted on going upstairs."

"The argument ended only when the master and mistress came down from upstairs. The mistress seemed to be in a bad mood and said a few words to them, mixed with Elvish, which I couldn't quite understand. The master kept smiling and trying to smooth things over."

At this point, the former ogre's body trembled slightly. "Then, then things became strange. Almost immediately after the mistress said one more word to them, I could no longer hear any sound. Not long after, the neat footsteps of those people came from outside, and then everything became quiet."

"What happens next?"

"I waited for a while before I left," Baka said with a sullen face. "Both owners are good people, but the mistress can be in a bad mood sometimes. I thought she was in that situation too, so I didn't dare to disturb her. After about five minutes, no more than ten minutes, I finished peeling the potatoes and left."

"The door of the tavern was wide open, and there was no one on the first floor. The waiter, Councillor Daniel, and Ms. Leah were all gone. I searched upstairs and downstairs, and the result was exactly the same."

Baka took off his hat and said, "I felt very strange. I quickly checked the counter and inventory, but nothing was missing, which showed that they were not robbers. But the host and his wife's luggage was not packed, which showed that they did not go out by themselves. And they would not bring a few waiters with them when they go out."

"In my confusion, I found this," Baca pointed to the pan flute in Ron's hand, "I found it under a chair. Mr. Daniel likes it very much. If it wasn't an emergency, he would definitely not forget to bring it with him. When I tried to blow it, it actually started to play music automatically, and the sound inside was the same as what you just heard."

"I thought Mr. Daniel wanted me to come find you, so I immediately packed up and rushed over to you," the former ogre revealed great fear when recalling what happened along the way, "but I didn't expect that the disappearance of the two masters was just the beginning of this nightmare..."

(End of this chapter)