Andel's home is in Hengfeng Village, at the foot of Yongheng Peak, which is considered a border area.

Logically speaking, on the border, such missing persons cases are likely to be related to banditry. The disappearance of his wife and daughter is not accidental, and it is highly likely that they were abducted and sold by robbers.

This kind of human trafficking is very common in Runeterra, and even Piltover is no exception.

But no matter what, if it was just human trafficking, there would be no need to bother Jarvan IV.

If it was really done by border bandits, there would be no need to even send out the Fearless Vanguard, just a small team would be enough to solve the problem.

But Jarvan IV wants to handle this matter personally... and even says he might need Shyvana's help?

Li Lin was very puzzled, but he still listened patiently to Andel's story.

"That evening, we had just finished a busy day and had some ragu with some black bread that my wife, Natalie, had baked, and it was supposed to be a great day.

"When the sun completely set, I was about to conduct my routine inspection of the farmland, but due to the recent unrest on the border, the village chief had an urgent matter to attend to at the village meeting. I decided to leave this matter to Natalie..."

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let her go. This is my job..."

Tears kept flowing from Andel's cloudy eyes, and he cried sadly like a child.

Jarvan IV walked forward silently and placed his broad palm firmly on Andel's shoulder. "This is not your fault. Stop blaming yourself."

"King, Prince...Your Highness..."

Barrett also shook his head and sighed, and he could understand Andel's feelings very well.

He also has a wife and two daughters, and "love" is the bridge connecting them.

If they suddenly disappeared one day, Barrett felt that he might be even more hysterical than the man in front of him.

Or what will happen to them if I am no longer here...

Barrett couldn't help but shudder, wondering why he would think in this way.

"I also have a wife and daughter, I can understand you very well, Andel."

With mixed feelings, he comforted Andel, "But no matter what, it has already happened. What we should do is not to complain about ourselves, but to try to find their traces.

"Before the outcome of the incident comes to light, it is still unknown whether they were really killed, and we should think positively.

"Isn't this also the reason why you came to see His Royal Highness the Prince today?"

Barrett's words eased Andel's excitement a lot.

He sniffed, wiped the tears from his face casually, and choked out, "You, you are right, Lord Bouville..."

Jarvan IV gave Barrett an approving look and retracted his hand. "Tell them what happened next, and try to be as detailed as possible."

"When I got home that night, the house was pitch black and Natalie and our daughter Jean were not at home. I thought they might have taken a detour and didn't take it seriously.

“But as time passed and it was almost night and they still hadn’t returned, I became very worried about them and hurried to look for them in the fields.

"Our fields aren't very big. I've searched seven or eight times but couldn't find any trace of them. I even went to other people's fields..."

Andel looked distraught. "At that time, I was still comforting myself, thinking that maybe they had returned home by another route and we just missed each other, until I found a pendant in the farmland."

He pulled a marble candle-shaped pendant from his jacket pocket.

This is the symbol of the Illuminati, the only officially recognized sect in Demacia.

The Illuminators have helped many people and therefore enjoy a high reputation throughout Demacia.

Many people who have been rescued by them will carve a "candlelight" pendant for themselves to represent their identity and pray for peace.

"This is the Order of the Illuminators..." Barrett's eyes widened, very familiar with it.

His lover Lestara was once an Illuminator, and their Bouvier family is also a staunch supporter of the Illuminator sect.

"That's right."

Andel sniffed, "Our Hengfeng Village has received aid from the Illuminators, and most people in the village have similar pendants...

"But this pendant was given to Natalie personally at my wedding ceremony. When Jean was born, she passed it on to Jean."

Jarvan IV raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "So this is what you wanted to show me before Alberk came in."

In fact, he didn't finish listening to Andel's story. At the critical moment, he was interrupted by Alberk who came to report on the situation of the prisoners of war.

"Yes, Your Highness." Andel took back the pendant and said confidently, "Although many people in our village have it, I carved it myself. I can't be mistaken."

"What happened next? You told me before that it was an evil wizard, but after hearing this, I don't see any trace of a wizard's involvement."

"It must have been a mage, I'm sure of that, Your Highness!" Andel's red eyes widened, and he couldn't help but raise his voice twice. "At that time, I heard Natalie and Jean calling me!"

"Did you hear the voices of your wife and daughter?" At this time, Li Lin, who had remained silent, finally couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, but their voices were very strange... It was as if someone was strangling them and forcing them to call out to me. They were hoarse and low, accompanied by the mournful howling of countless crows. It gave me a creepy feeling."

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