The roads in the slums were dirtier than expected, and black sewage was everywhere. Faras frowned, holding her robe in one hand to prevent the sewage from staining her clothes, and holding a handkerchief in the other hand to cover her nose. In order not to step into the cesspool, Faras walked very slowly and fell behind the team.
Red followed Faras and supported her to prevent her from stepping on the messy things on the ground and falling.
Alina, who is also a woman, didn't care. She strode on the sewage and seemed to be very adaptable to this environment. The others walked to the front under the leadership of Alina.
Most of the miners living in the slums were bent over, showing their weathered faces. There were also some women all in black carrying large wooden barrels. They didn't know what was in the barrels, and they gave off an unpleasant smell. When they saw someone coming, Here, everyone hurriedly hid in the low house, seeming to be very scared. It seemed that they were frightened by the recent continuous disappearance cases.
Only a few children were not afraid. They looked at the members of Raisi Team from a distance to see what they were doing.
Seeing that the people here seemed to be afraid of her group, Alina stopped, took out her purse, and took out a large handful of silver coins. She said loudly to everyone around her: "Who will answer my question? I will give you a silver coin for each question."
The people around him said nothing, but looked at Alina warily.
Alina saw a little boy very close to her, and she walked over with a smile. The little boy had a look of fear on his face. He huddled up and squatted on the ground, but his eyes were staring at the handful of silver coins in Alina's hand with a look of longing.
Alina was not very old, and she stood beside the boy as if she were his sister. Alina said slowly in a soft tone: "What's your name?"
The little boy was shocked, and he was obviously a little scared, but the charm of the silver coin defeated the fear in his heart. He whispered: "My name is Jim."
Elena put a silver coin into the hands of the little boy Jim.
Jim quickly held the silver coin firmly with both hands.
Alina asked again: "How old are you this year?"
Jim glanced at Alina, who was not much taller than him, and said in a childish voice: "Is this the second question?"
Jim's words immediately aroused good-natured laughter from other members of the Leisi team. Alina took out another silver coin. Jim quickly took it and said, "I am twelve years old."
Ryan looked at Jim in disbelief. The boy in front of him was actually 15 years old? However, not having enough food for many years has made him look like a child less than ten years old, and when he grows up, he can only repeat the things his father and grandfather did, and if he still The next generation will not be able to escape from this quagmire.
Ryan was filled with compassion. He took out a gold coin, walked up and handed it to Jim.
Jim's eyes showed a blazing light. He took Ryan's gold coin with a trembling hand and put it against his body.
Not just Jim, everyone present had the same expression.
Many people here are decades old, but they have never really owned gold coins, even if they just held them in their hands for a short time.
Jim gently touched the gold coin and handed it to Ryan. Ryan did not ask for it, but said softly to Jim: "Take it, I gave it to you. You are very much like my brother. He should About the same age as you."
Ryan was afraid that Jim wouldn't want it, so he deliberately made up a story.
Jim looked at Ryan, who had a kind look in his eyes. Jim took back the hand holding the gold coin and said to Ryan: "Thank you, sir."
Alina touched Jim's head and said softly: "Do you know a girl named Jessie?"
Jim nodded and pointed to a low house in the distance where she lived.
Alina nodded and said, "Thank you, Jim, you are a kind and good boy."
Following Jim's instructions, the Leisi team found Jessie's home. Alina stood at the door and said loudly: "Is anyone home?"
The door was pushed open, and a thin little girl came out. The hair on her head was messy, and she didn't know what she was wearing. It was pitch black, except for her big, bright eyes.
Alina asked: "Little girl, is Jessie here?"
The little girl looked at Alina timidly with her big eyes and said, "That's me."
Alina knelt down and said to Jessie with a smile: "Jessie, don't be afraid, we are not bad people, we are here to catch them."
Jessie said, "Sister, I'm not afraid."
Alina touched Jessie's hair sympathetically and said to her: "Jessie, we are here to investigate the disappearance. You once said that the devil took them away. Can you tell us the specific situation?"
Hearing Alina talk about demons, Jessie's eyes showed a look of fear, and her body was trembling slightly.
Seeing Jie Xi's appearance, Red quickly cast a blessing spell.
The blessing technique that shimmered with white light enveloped everyone present, making everyone's hearts surge with courage that could defy all evil in the world.
Jessie was no longer afraid. She said to Alina, "Jessie is telling the truth, but they don't believe me."
Alina said: "Sister believes in you, just tell her."
Jessie said: "One time I was playing outside the city. There were piles of useless slag. I wanted to pick out some copper sand from the slag. I could exchange it for copper coins with those who came by carriage. I found it. They didn't even know about this place. There were so many copper sands there that I couldn't finish picking them for a long time. Then it got dark and I wanted to go home, but I saw several men in black, each carrying a big bag on his back. The pocket came over."
"Men in black?" Alina asked
Jessie said, "Yes. The pockets on their backs are still moving."
"What happened next?" Faras asked.
When Ryan heard Farasi's words, he remembered the scene with Farasi last night, and his face turned red. He didn't hear clearly what Jiexi said next. He knew that now was not the time to think about such things, so he quickly concentrated and continued. Listen to Jessie.
"Suddenly a terrible demon emerged from the ground. The flesh on its body was rotten. I could smell the stench from a distance. There were even bones exposed in many places."
Alina said: "Jessie, please speak slowly and tell me the whole situation. This is very important."
Jie Xi said: "The demon was as tall as two people, very big, and had four hands... By the way, it held a huge ax in each hand. I was so scared, so I hid in the ore pile. He didn't dare to move at all from behind. The demon breathed into each pocket, and the pockets stopped moving. Then a few more piles of bones came out of the ground."
Reid suddenly asked: "How many piles of bones?"
Jie Xi said: "Yes, they had no clothes on, and their bodies were all bones, not even a bit of meat. They picked up those bags and went back, and the devil went back with them. I'll wait for those men in black to leave. I walked out quietly. I was so frightened that I ran home. Later I found out that my brother was also missing. I told the adults these things, but they didn’t believe me and called me a liar. Jessie He is an honest boy who cannot tell lies."
Alina said: "Jessie is good, Jessie is an honest child and doesn't tell lies."
Farasi took out two gold coins, put them in Jessie's hand, and said to her: "This is my sister's reward for honest children. You should keep it well."
Jiexi didn't dare to ask for it. She had only seen such shiny gold coins from the soldiers guarding the city. She knew that this thing was very valuable, and she was afraid that she would not be able to earn it by picking up copper sand in her lifetime.
Farasi said: "Honest children who don't tell lies should be rewarded. You hide it and don't let others know."
Jessie said, "I know, sister. Others will steal it if they find out."
Farasi nodded with a smile. She was moved by Jessie's innocence, and it seemed that the stench was no longer noticeable.
After listening to Jessie's words, Red's face kept looking wrong. When he saw Farasi giving the gold coins to Jessie, he said to everyone: "Now that we understand the situation, let's go back first."