I'm also trying to survive today [Western Fantasy]

"Leave this to me, you go and ask that woman." Owen looked at the tragic state of the corpse, and didn't want Julian to be stained with the blood here.

Julian took advantage of Owen's thoughtfulness, and asked the woman kindly.

Old Chick saw that he couldn't help here, so he simply sent his son who came up to appease the guests, while he took Julian to find an empty room to settle down.

"Excuse me, can I give her a cup of hot water?"

"Okay, no problem." Old Chick had never seen a magician be so polite to a commoner like him, and he was a little nervous.

He hurriedly went downstairs to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot water and brought it up, but was stopped by curious residents halfway, and managed to escape.

"Here, here you are." Besides the hot water, Old Chick carefully took a few pieces of candy and stuffed them into Mary's hands.

"Thank you." Mary peeled off the candy wrapper, put the candy in her mouth, and took another gulp of hot water.

The smell and warmth of the day finally saved her from extreme panic.

"Okay, let me introduce myself first. My name is Julian. As you can see, I am a magician." Julian's approachable smile relieved Mary's tension very well.

She sniffed, and said in a low voice, "My name is Mary, and I'm..." She looked a little embarrassed, probably because she felt ashamed to reveal her occupation in front of such a handsome man.

She decided that the next second, this good-looking man would show her disdainful expression.

She hasn't seen many big shots, but anyone who can be called a big shot will almost always show that expression when they see her, as if... Seeing something dirty.

"It's like this Mary, I have something to ask you, do you think it's okay?" Julian's tone was as gentle as ever, as if he didn't hear her saying that she was a prostitute just now.

Mary raised her head, she was very young, she looked about 20 years old, she was not outstanding, but she could be called cute and cute, only the deep fatigue and fear were hidden in those eyes, Julian sighed silently, this is a typical woman who is forced to sell her body for life.

In this continent, there are many people like this, and he can't do anything about it.

After confirming that Julian really did not show the slightest contempt, Mary's mood improved a lot.

She sniffed hard, wiping away tears of fear, trying to look less embarrassed.

Julian handed her a handkerchief, and Mary nervously took the handkerchief, bit her lower lip lightly, and held it in her hand instead of using it.

"Can you tell me what happened before now?" Julian said softly.

Mary nodded.

From her statement, Julian learned that Mary was originally a street girl, the kind who solicits customers on the street. Street girls like her can earn very little money. There are several younger brothers and sisters to support, and I can only eat and eat.

Later, she passed out from hunger at Old Chick's door once, and was rescued by Old Chick, and she would encourage her guests to come to Old Chick's inn whenever she could.

Seeing that she was pitiful, Old Chick simply acquiesced in her knocking on the door in the middle of the night to provide services. Whether it succeeds or not is her own business, but as long as it succeeds, the guests who are willing to spend money to stay in the hotel are generous. .

It was the same today, Mary knocked on the door on the first floor, but got nothing, so she had to go to the second floor.

Generally speaking, the guests on the second floor are relatively wealthy. Mary would be worried that her actions would offend people if she had something to do, so she would try not to come to the second floor. This time, there was really no way. Her youngest sister was ill. , Needing money urgently, that's why I had the courage to knock on the door.

There was no one in the two front rooms. When she got to the middle room, she knocked and found the door was open. She walked in boldly, and saw the bloody corpse lying on the bed. She was so frightened. Stunned, unable to do anything but scream.

It was Owen who pulled her out of the room, unable to see the shocking scene, and she managed to regain her sanity and shut her mouth.

Touching her swollen and sore throat, Mary still had lingering fears, and she didn't even dare to recall the original scene.

"So, did you notice anything unusual when you saw the corpse?"

Mary shivered and shook her head vigorously: "No, I didn't even see the man's face clearly, I only saw the blood on the bed..."

Julian sighed. It seemed that there might be no more information from Mary.

He paid for old Chick to open a room for Mary to rest, and Mary thanked her very touched, and her affection for Julian rose gradually.

When old Cheek came back, Julian asked him a lot about Pastor Adam.

From Old Cheek's mouth, basically all he got were positive comments.

For example, Pastor Adam has a very good personality, and he is very gentle with ordinary people like them on weekdays, and never treats people differently because of their different status.

In order to enable the children in the small town to achieve better development in the future, he also specially offered literacy courses, and the price the children paid was to come to the church to clean up on weekends.

For so many years, he has been consistent, helping the townspeople within the scope of his ability, and he has almost no enjoyment in saving food and clothing.It can be said that in the entire town, only the mayor's reputation can surpass that of Pastor Adam.

He was even awarded by the church for what he did in the small town, and he had the opportunity to be transferred to the holy city.However, for the sake of the townspeople, he worried that no one would educate those children after he left, so he politely declined the church's invitation.

After this incident broke out, Mr. Adam's reputation reached a new high, and those who were helped by him went to the church to send flowers to express their gratitude to him.

"I really don't understand how such a good man would end up like this." Old Chick wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth and looked at Julian: "Please catch this murderer and let him pay for Mr. Adam's life! "

Julian did not promise, but said that he would try his best to find out the truth and let the guilty be punished.

Old Chick didn't hear the difference, and thanked Julian with tears in his eyes.

After seeing off Old Chick, Julian felt very heavy. He had a premonition that this case might not be easy.

"How is your side?" Owen sat next to Julian and asked with a slight frown.

"There is no clue about the murder case, but there is something wrong with that Pastor Adam."

"Oh? What's wrong?" Owen was stunned for a moment, and the information about Pastor Adam quickly flashed through his mind.

According to that information, Adam is a very good pastor who has a great reputation in the small town of Kentia. He has worked here for 15 years and has fully integrated into the town. He treats the townspeople as his own relatives All the same, even Archbishop Sloan raved about his performance and tried to poach people to the cathedral.

It's a pity that Pastor Adam was reluctant to part with the townspeople here and rejected the invitation of the archbishop. Later, this incident was passed on as a good story by many people, and some even declared that Pastor Adam was a role model for all pastors.

Julian thought for a while, then murmured: "Do you believe that there is a kind of person in this world who will wholeheartedly consider others, does not seek fame or fortune, has no relatives and no reason, but is willing to lack food and clothing for the better life of others? "

Owen was taken aback when he heard the words, and then sneered, "Such 'saints' probably only exist in mythology."

Julian said meaningfully: "I think so too."

Owen couldn't help frowning: "This Pastor Adam has such a high evaluation here?"

"It's quite high." Julian said seriously: "It stands to reason that no one is perfect, no matter how perfect a person is, it is impossible to have any shortcomings. But in Old Chick's description, this Pastor Adam is simply an angel descended from the earth, gentle Elegant and caring, any flaws that you can see in ordinary people can't be found in him."

"This is not normal." Owen said decisively.

No matter what, he doesn't believe that someone can be perfect to such a degree, or... If this person is really so perfect, he has been brought to the Holy City by the church as a model, how can he be so perfect for more than ten years? In such a small town.

"Conversely, if all these things of his are faked, then...the hidden interests behind it can allow a person to pretend to be a 'saint' for decades..." Julian said nothing After that, Owen has fully understood what he meant.

He rubbed his forehead with a headache, feeling that this matter is definitely a big trouble. "Tsk, if I knew it earlier, I might as well let Ivans handle it."

"Is there a difference?" Julian shrugged his shoulders: "With his shrewdness, he will definitely find the problem, and then he will report it to you, the knight commander?"

Owen: ... Can it be the same!When Ivans finds that he can't handle it, at least it will be a few days later, when your vacation is over, I don't need to worry about anything when I come to work again!

"Okay, I'll call Ivans first and ask him to send another team to meet us." Owen looked depressed, feeling that his chance to be alone with Julian had just flapped his wings and flew away.

"Why did you ask him to send someone?" Julian asked puzzled, "There's nothing the two of us can't handle, right?"

Owen gave him a blank look: "Of course it is to ask someone to run errands. This matter is very troublesome at first glance. It must not be handled in a short time. Your vacation is only a few days. If we run back and forth separately Investigating, how can there be time to spend together. Although the people here are all a group of light bulbs, at least there is an errand runner."

Julian: ...

Okay, this reason is very strong, you win!

Owen turned his head and there was a communication, which woke Ivans from the bed.

Regarding his confidant, he had nothing to hide, so he directly told the situation.

Ivans also had a clear mind, and immediately understood that there was a lot going on here, and he had to be careful.

"By the way..." Owen suddenly remembered that Sloan seemed to value this Adam very much, and made a special reminder: "It's best to avoid the people on Sloan's side, and hold this case for a few days if possible."

Ivans was startled immediately, thinking that he couldn't?Could it be that Archbishop Sloan is involved?

Owen glanced at him, and said in a deep voice, "Don't think about it, it's just in case."

"Understood." Ivans nodded, and after finishing the communication, he secretly mobilized a squad of paladins and sent them to Kentia Town.

Owen Diary:

Tsk, God must be displeased with me!

If it’s not pleasing to the eye, just stick to the front, why ruin my alone time with Julian!

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感谢在2020-03-2513:11:09~2020-03-2522:51:40期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Did you do your homework? 1;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 279112145 bottles;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!