Joseph, former Great Knight of Radiance.
I came to investigate because I learned that "The Faceless Man with Black Scales" Wilde had recently appeared in an unnamed bookstore on 23rd Street and stayed there for more than an hour.
Before he came, he had carefully read the information of the bookstore.
Because the matter is related to a destruction-level dark wizard, the information has already been sorted out in the process of submitting the information, and the situation is very clear.
The background of this bookstore is clean and outrageous.
It could even be said to be blank.
The owner of the bookstore, Lin Jie, is a foreigner from the black-haired and black-eyed northern highlands. He opened a bookstore here three years ago. Favored, secured, and officially listed for business.
These are public information that can be queried within the Ash Tree Chamber of Commerce. With the reputation of the Ash Tree Chamber of Commerce and the spiritual cleanliness of those Druids, 99% of this information is credible.
that's the truth.
All corners of this bookstore, and the young people in front of them, did not have a trace of ether fluctuations.
In the eyes of people of his level, the flow of ether in Nuojin City is very clear and sensible, and there is no possibility of being deceived.
In this way, there is no need to spend a lot of time in inquiring, this young man must know nothing.
Wilde would not reveal his information to him, but it was a waste of time.
Joseph made countless such mistakes when he was young.
Now the old man has learned how to avoid it.
Now the situation is clear at a glance, the only exception is this gargoyle.
Wilde borrowed books and put a gargoyle here for an hour. It must have some effect. Could it be that this is a coordinate...
Joseph stared at the young man in front of him with an extremely oppressive posture, his sharp eyes judging whether he was lying.
"That gargoyle, is it yours?"
Lin Jie heard the words, turned his head and glanced at the gargoyle in surprise, and shook his head: "It was given to me by one of my guests, um, a souvenir."
Did this uncle take a fancy to this handicraft and want to buy it
That can't be done. The souvenir souvenirs given by Lao Wang are more meaningful than value.
When Lin Jie was thinking about how to refuse, Joseph glanced at the registration book on Lin Jie's desk that had not been taken back, and saw the corner of the name on the corner.
"Frank Wilde, is he the guest?"
he asked.
Lin Jie naturally did not notice such an inadvertent action.
He couldn't imagine that under such dim light, someone could see the blurry corner of the register with just one glance.
But even so, such a corner, can't let people say the name completely.
So he knew instantly that the person in front of him knew Pharaoh.
"Yes."
He became vigilant and nodded calmly, secretly thinking that this uncle is the enemy of the old king
Why do I feel like I want to seek revenge...
Joseph frowned, how could Wilde give a gargoyle of this level to ordinary people
This is indeed a very typical gargoyle produced by a dark wizard. Its strength is very extraordinary, at least panic-level, and not ordinary panic-level.
Even to him, it was slightly menacing—meaning enough to cut through the skin to cause bleeding.
And also revealing the real name... no, wait, maybe it wasn't revealing, it was intentional? !
They originally speculated that this was the stronghold of the dark wizards, but now it seems that this young bookstore owner is an ordinary person, so it is not established.
But let's say they take it as a sign of a connection, which means it's really just a point of connection...
Lin Jie looked at the uncle in front of him and fell into contemplation, feeling that this guy didn't seem to be here to seek revenge.
According to reason, the process of seeking revenge should always be first intimidation, then coercion, and then asking Pharaoh's whereabouts, what he has done recently, whereabouts, etc.
If you say it, just shut your mouth.
If they don't say anything, they will punch and kick to extract a confession, and then silence.
No matter how you look at it now, it doesn't look like it, so I asked two irrelevant things, and I just pondered there, what is this revenge
Lin Jie had to think about it in a different way. It is also possible that this uncle is a friend of Lao Wang
Although it looks very bad, but with Lin Jie's many years of experience in seeing people, after putting aside the prejudice of the first impression, this will not be a bad person.
When he came in, although he was very imposing, he actually took care not to damage the objects in the bookstore in every move.
Opening and closing the door did not damage the door, and slapping the counter did not damage the counter.
Thinking about it this way, he is actually a kind and gentle person.
Lin Jie was thoughtful, cleared his throat, and said, "Are you a friend of Mr. Wilde?"
Joseph turned his head to look at him, and he heard a strange smile: "Friend? ... Well, we have known each other for many years, but two years ago, he and I had a little conflict and left without saying goodbye. It was not until recently. With his news."
Lin Jie secretly said that sure enough.
Two years ago, wasn't that when Pharaoh first came to the bookstore
No wonder that look of despair, it turned out to be a conflict with a good friend...
Alas, Pharaoh is really not easy.
Not only does he live alone in such a big city, he lives in isolation, is disliked by his relatives, and he also has conflicts with friends.
But now it seems that the person in front of him should be planning to take the initiative to reconcile.
What a joy!
Lin Jie happily said: "So it is, no wonder it is Mr. Wilde's thing at a glance, your relationship must be very good."
Joseph used his investigative skills cautiously, and said casually, "It's very good. It can be said that we are the real acquaintances and confidants. I have been looking for his traces all these years."
When it comes to his relationship with Wilde, it's so good that he can't wait to chop off each other's neck and pinch his internal organs.
Oh... already done it almost two years ago.
It's just that Wilde didn't know what to do, and he didn't die at that time.
Lin Jie did not expect the friendship between these two old men to be so deep, and moved: "That is really an enviable friendship, but unfortunately I don't know his address, otherwise I will definitely tell."
You know that must be fake too.
Joseph pouted, and he didn't know how he would chat with the bookstore owner.
But anyway, it's enough to erase this guy's memory afterwards, and it's harmless to chat a few words.
Lin Jie said: "Mr. Wilde just came to borrow a book a few days ago. It should take a while for him to come back. I shouldn't be able to find him in the short term - would you like to sit down and rest for a while?"
Joseph raised his head, and the young man in front of him had a kind and gentle smile on his face, and poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Or, come and read a book?"