Chapter 791 [(*^▽^*)]
Lin Leyou looked at the fox-man shopkeeper with some surprise, but then extended the lease for three more days. Anyway, he didn't have much money, and... even if the city lord was powerful, two or three days was probably the limit.
After checking into their room, they went out again and returned to the spot where they had been. They found that Qin Xingyu and the other two were still there; they hadn't left.
Meanwhile, the patrol personnel who were digging in the distance had already reached the tunnel below. Two of them had gone down to check it out. They were digging a hole every so often to ensure air circulation and allow people to enter and exit.
And so... two hours later, they dug dozens of holes on the east and south sides of Twin Horn City. Just by looking at the size of these holes, you could tell the direction and number of the underground tunnels.
They weren't the only onlookers nearby; there were also people who had heard from the city lord that the city would be sealed off for a few days. In any case, Lin Leyou could see seven or eight hundred people in the vicinity alone, and there were even more people in the distance or on higher ground.
Not to mention, the city lord also sent people to search the city continuously. The last of the three, as well as anyone he suspected, were all arrested.
In just one or two hours, the darkness of the entire Twin Horn City was completely dispelled.
The city lord spared no one with even the slightest possibility, since it concerned his youngest son, whose survival was still uncertain.
It's also possible that his search was very thorough and timely, so the third person on the run was caught in the third hour and sent to join the other two.
In addition, they also found several people dragging something away in the tunnels northwest of Twin Horn City. After being discovered, they dropped the object and scattered in all directions through the network of tunnels.
Unbeknownst to them, their men were lurking in the other directions of the tunnel. In the end, not only did no one escape, but the things they had left on the ground were also taken back with them.
The thing that was wrapped up so tightly was the person who had gone missing in the shed and turned into a fish monster. Of course, now he didn't even have the chance to be left outside the city to fend for himself.
Almost everyone who needed to be arrested has been arrested, but there are definitely other people involved, so the city lord is still busy with his men, while he himself has gone to the dungeon.
The rest of the group continued searching for tunnels outside, and then backfilled all the confirmed tunnels. They were busy like this until early the next morning. Lin Leyou and the others had gone to their guest rooms to rest the night before when the news of the fish monster being captured came, and they had just woken up at dawn.
The snake people were aware of the situation and were talking to the fox people in the hall below. They didn't seem angry, so it was likely that the city lord was trying to appease them.
The appearance of Lin Leyou and his group attracted the attention of the snake people. "We said we would go back early today, but it turns out we don't have to get up early at all. You can sleep a little longer. We got back quite late last night."
Lin Leyou waved his hand, "It's okay, I only need to sleep for a few hours. Who can sleep for that long?"
The snake-man nodded. "Do you want to go out and have some fun? You were so busy watching the excitement last night that you probably didn't get to explore Twin Horn City properly, right? It's a really nice place. You should go out and explore more."
Lin Leyou felt that these words sounded familiar. Ever since they arrived in Twin Horn City, had these two snake people been telling them to go out for a walk instead of always staying with them?
He was a little confused, but still had some questions to ask. "I have a question."
The snake-man paused for a moment, then said, "I just want you to go out and have a look around. That's all. Don't overthink it."
Lin Leyou didn't mean that. "I wanted to ask...about Zhang Jiao."
The snake-man said, "So it was him? Fine, I know what you want to ask. It's not a secret."
Lin Leyou, "Hmm?"
At this moment, the fox-man standing to the side suddenly spoke up, "Actually, this Zhang Jiao is a strange person who likes to test the limits of danger. He infiltrates various villages not to really kidnap children, but because he likes excitement."
The city lord was well aware of his bad habit, so he personally spoke with the people from our five villages. We also wanted to test the village's defenses at all times, so we secretly reached an agreement with the city lord.
"After catching them, teach them a lesson to lure out other bandits. If not, return them, and the city lord will give us some compensation."
The snake-man added, "The only thing missing is the fish-man village. It was more than 30 years ago when the fish-man village moved to a new place. At that time, Zhang Jiao had not yet been born. So the city lord was very worried about Zhang Jiao setting his sights on the fish-man village. As a result, before he even set off, this incident happened."
Lin Leyou: "Is it really going to be a three-day lockdown?"
The snake-man shook his head. "Impossible. In fact, most of the people have been caught. Look outside, on the main road leading out of the city, there are many people hanging on both sides. They were all caught last night and are hanging there early this morning."
Lin Leyou and the others had just woken up and were unaware of what was happening. When they walked to the gate and looked out into the distance, they saw many people hanging on both sides of the main road leading out of the city. They could not see any injuries, but they looked to be in very bad condition.
Count them up, there are eighteen people in total. The three who called Zhang Jiao yesterday are not among them; they should still be locked up in the dungeon.
Lin Leyou: "In that case, we should be able to leave by tomorrow morning, right?"
The snake-man said, "That's good. He said it would be by tomorrow morning at the latest, which is acceptable."
Lin Leyou saw Qin Xingyu's figure flash by in the distance, followed by Lin Wanyi and Jiang Xiali. After saying goodbye to the snake man, the two of them quickly followed.
"Teacher Qin?"
Qin Xingyu turned around. "You're here. How did you sleep?"
Lin Leyou: "It's alright, when were those people posted?"
"About half an hour ago, the city lord was quite efficient. By the way, there's also news from Zhang Jiao's side. He's survived, but he has dozens of broken bones. He should be able to recuperate properly for the next two months."
Well, to a certain extent, Zhang Jiao brought this upon himself.
He probably knew that his father had reached cooperation agreements with five villages, which is why he was so relaxed. However, there was no cooperation with the Fishman Village!
He now estimates that the city lord can breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Leyou continued into the hall, "Have all the people who needed to be arrested been arrested?"
He looked out at the flat land outside the city and saw that there were still some vehicles and people filling in the tunnels. Was it not finished yet? There was so much of it; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was riddled with holes.
Qin Xingyu: "We're still short a few."
Lin Leyou immediately sensed something was wrong. "Is it because we're missing a key person?"
Qin Xingyu nodded with a smile, "They are indeed key figures, the leader of this criminal gang and his two deputies. We haven't caught them yet, and we don't know if they are still hiding in the city or if they escaped through the tunnel last night by taking advantage of the time difference."
Even those who were caught couldn't say exactly where the three of them were now.
Lin Leyou immediately perked up. Could these three missing people be related to the main quest?
His bright eyes looked at Xue Rui and Qin Xingyu.
Xue Rui: "Give it a try."
Qin Xingyu also seemed to be deep in thought, because all the things they had found that could potentially be part of a quest had been resolved by the NPCs themselves.
This incident might be the breakthrough.
After all, they were newcomers who had never been here before. It was understandable that the NPCs here were unfamiliar with them and unwilling to tell them more information.
They can use this opportunity to infiltrate Twin Horns and build a good relationship with the city lord.
However, they didn't know what the three people looked like or what their names were. How were they supposed to find them?
Then they saw several patrolmen under the city lord post three bounty notices on the bulletin board in the most crowded square.
The bounty for the two underlings is 500,000 each; they only need to provide clues, but they must catch the person in the end. The boss's bounty is doubled to 1 million.
It must be money; they haven't seen anything useful with points here yet, but luckily they have a lot of money on them.
Lin Leyou: "Hmm, so this is what it looks like? Now that we know what it looks like, shall we split up and look for it?"
Lin Wanyi led Jiang Xiali in a chosen direction and left, while Qin Xingyu hesitated, "They should have escaped the city by now."
Lin Leyou said, "Teacher Qin, if they had escaped the city, I don't think the city lord would have posted a bounty. He must be certain they haven't escaped..."
Before they could finish speaking, they heard someone shout, "I see the three of them! Patrol team, hurry up, they're over here!"
Lin Leyou's face stiffened. Was this dungeon even going to let anyone survive? The NPCs had already done everything, so what were they supposed to do? Do nothing at all?
Not to mention Lin Leyou and his group, even Qin Xingyu and Lin Wanyi, who rushed back after hearing the noise, were speechless as they looked at the three people surrounded by the patrol team in the distance.
And upon closer inspection, the three people really did look exactly like the person in the bounty poster. Oh no, they were disguised, but the disguises had been torn off and discarded by the patrol team.
It's estimated that he wanted to disguise himself and find an opportunity to leave Twin Horn City. After all, all the tunnels were sealed off, and if he continued to hide, he would likely be found. He could only look for other opportunities, but he didn't expect to be recognized when he went out.
Lin Leyou shrugged. "He got caught. It's over. The guy who was shouting earlier was really lucky. He managed to run into this and get two million in bounty right away."
The NPCs nearby, perhaps out of envy, couldn't help but chime in when they heard him say that, "Yeah, what good luck! If only I had that, I could buy two nice houses in Twin Horn City with two million bounty!"
Lin Leyou looked at Qin Xingyu, "Teacher Qin, this is definitely not the main storyline."
Teacher Qin nodded solemnly, "Let's keep waiting. But now that we've caught all three of them, we'll probably have to go back to the village with the orcs."
After they came out of the first level, they all appeared near the orc village. Now that the orc who brought them to the city is leaving, even if they want to stay, they probably can't.
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