"No matter what you ask, as long as I can do it, I can agree!"
Big businessman Hunter made a promise.
"Sir, please calm down, I need to know the whole story before I can help you!"
Qin Ran tried to speak in an attitude that suited his identity.
In reality, Qin Ran had no contact with detectives.
And in that simple memory, there is no appearance of him 'handling the case'.
Therefore, at this moment, Kieran can only imitate—imitate those classic detective images from books and video products.
The tone, the demeanor, everything is the same.
Obviously, Kieran's imitation still had some effect, that big businessman Hunter calmed down.
"Sorry, I was in such a hurry!"
"You should be able to understand the impatience of a father when his daughter disappears!"
The other party apologized again and again, and then began to narrate.
"We found out that Altili was missing yesterday morning, in my manor!"
"At that time, my wife and the maid went to ask Altili to have breakfast, but the bedroom door was locked!"
"My wife kept calling the door, but no one answered. Then, I let someone knock the door open, and found that the bedroom was empty!"
"I sent everyone I could to find Altily's whereabouts, but there was nothing at all. There was no trace of Altili inside or outside the manor!"
The other party narrated the whole story of the disappearance after it was discovered in an extremely methodical manner.
The other party's wife didn't say a word, but the sadness on her face became more and more intense.
"Can I see Arthie's room?"
"certainly!"
Qin Ran asked, and the other party replied immediately, and brought Qin Ran to the top floor of the building with his wife.
"On this floor, only Altili, my wife and I live, and her room is here!"
While speaking, the other party opened a room on the left.
This is a typical teenage room.
The whole room is not only pink, but also has various dolls and puppets.
Qin Ran walked into it and looked at it carefully.
And, the skill [Tracking] was activated immediately.
If Qin Ran had any skills that could be linked to being a detective, it would naturally be [Tracking].
This is also the source of confidence for Qin Ran to accept the identity of 'detective' calmly.
With the activation of [Tracking], all the subtleties in front of him appeared in Kieran's eyes.
White, messy footprints spread all over the room.
After a little comparison, Kieran confirmed that it belonged to Hunter.
Obviously, Hunter really sent someone to look for it seriously, and he came to his daughter's room by himself.
However, they were looking in the wrong direction.
Qin Ran's gaze shifted slightly.
In addition to Hunter's footprints, there are two other footprints in the room, which are relatively small.
One of them was also identified as Hunter's wife after comparison.
As for the remaining one, it is naturally the missing Altili.
The footprints of this group are extremely orderly, not as flustered as her parents' footprints, they just go between the bed and the window, other places are very rare.
Qin Ran's eyes followed the set of footprints, observing two places.
On the wooden frame of the window, there was an inwardly sunken scratch—the kind of three-fingered claw.
On the carpet beside the bed, there were two very conspicuous drag marks - it was a box, Kieran judged from the drag marks.
Qin Ran sized up the two places, then turned to the side of the bed.
The window leads to the outside, and even with his proficiency level [Tracking], he couldn't find anything special after yesterday's heavy rain washed away.
All traces were completely washed away.
However, the room is different!
Qin Ran looked at the bottom of the bed.
"Altily is a very well-behaved child who studies in a church school, and is a lady both at school and at home..."
When Qin Ran searched, as a father, Hunter subconsciously praised his daughter in front of outsiders.
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a box that Qin Ran dragged out from under Ardili's bed.
This box is hidden very well, in the mezzanine of the floor.
If Qin Ran hadn't turned on [Tracking] to identify two clear drag marks on the carpet, it would have taken a lot of effort to find them.
"What's this?!"
Hunter and his wife looked at each other, seeing the box that Qin Ran dragged out from under their daughter's bed, his eyes widened in surprise.
"I don't know, but your daughter is far less well-behaved than you imagined!"
Qin Ran shook his head and looked at the box in front of him, which had a lock on it.
"Can I open it?"
Qin Ran pointed to the lock and asked.
"This is Tilly's personal item..."
"But now Tilly is missing, we have to find her!"
Hunter's wife, the lady with a sad face subconsciously blocked Qin Ran, but was stopped by her husband immediately.
The big businessman Hunter walked up to his wife and spoke in a serious tone.
And the next moment, when he noticed the sadness on his wife's face and the reddish eye sockets, he immediately realized that his behavior was inappropriate.
"Honey, I'm sorry... I'm so anxious, sorry!"
Hunter embraced his wife with an apologetic expression.
"I understand!"
Hunter's wife's eyes turned red again. The lady gave a sorry bow to Qin Ran and left the room quickly.
"Sorry, my wife... Tilly is her most precious daughter, as well as mine!"
"I've never been more anxious than I am now, and neither is my wife!"
"Before, when I hoped that the police would do their best to help me find Tilly, they actually prevaricated me by saying that they were short of manpower, and just filed an ordinary case—this is the main reason I came to you!"
"I'm not trying to hide anything from you, I hope you don't mind!"
Hunter whispered.
"of course not!"
Thinking of the old housekeeper's dissatisfaction with the police, Qin Ran nodded clearly.
"I'm going to find a tool to open it!"
Hunter walked out as he spoke.
Qin Ran waited quietly.
After a short contact, he could see that the Hunters were well-educated and rich in family education. Similarly, they loved their daughter very much.
Even though she found out that her daughter had a secret, she decided to keep it a secret.
Otherwise, Hunter didn't need to find tools by himself.
There are so many servants in the manor, all you need to do is give an order.
Qin Ran did not wait long.
About five minutes later, he came back with a hammer.
Without further words, Hunter raised the hammer and dropped the lock on the box in front of him.
The box was opened.
However, there are no more items inside.
A dagger, a flintlock revolver, powder pouches.
this is all.
But it only occupies less than one-fifth of the box.
Based on the items he found, Kieran could completely deduce what was in the original box.
arms!
Moreover, it is a better weapon than the one left in the box.
"Tilly!"
Hunter put his palm on his forehead and whispered.
To become a businessman with such a large manor, he would obviously not be an idiot. Like Qin Ran, Hunter also guessed what was taken away.
"Although I don't know what happened, I can be sure that Miss Altili was not kidnapped. Her disappearance was voluntary—there are traces here, but because of the heavy rain yesterday, I can't know more!"
Kieran walked to the window and motioned Hunter to check the traces left by the claws.
"Damn it, why didn't I find out about this? If I could find out earlier, maybe I could recover Tilly!"
After checking the claw marks, Hunter was very annoyed.
"Your Excellency Qin Ran, I hope you can help me find Tilly!"
Qin Ran's excellent performance won the trust of this big businessman, and he expressed it in the most direct way.
A stack of thick banknotes was placed in Kieran's hands by the other party.
The maximum denomination is 10.
The total is around 500 or so.
And Qin Ran knew this number based on his previous simple memory, which is definitely worth a lot.
In this dungeon, a decent man's monthly income is only about 30-40.
"This is a deposit. If you can find Tilly, I will repay you well!"
Hunter made such a promise.
"I will do my best!"
Qin Ran accepted the money without refusing.
Although the money has no real meaning to Qin Ran, it is of great help to him who is penniless in this dungeon.
[name: some currency]
[Type: Miscellaneous]
[Whether this copy can be brought out: No]
[Remarks: This is the currency circulating in the world of a dungeon.]
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"master!"
Just as Hunter was standing in front of an oil portrait of Altily as an adult, telling Qin Ran more about his daughter, the old butler with a kind face came over.
"Sergeant John from the police station sent someone to say...someone found a corpse with similar characteristics to Miss!"
After Hunter indicated that he could speak directly, the butler said with a little hesitation.
Qin Ran could clearly see that after hearing these words, Hunter's face instantly turned pale, and then he clenched his fists tightly, his whole expression turned ferocious.
A hint of coldness appeared on the other party's body, which made the hairs stand on end.
murderous look!
Qin Ran looked at the other party in surprise.
Undoubtedly, what the other party hides is much more than what the other party shows.
However, Qin Ran did not pursue the question.
Everyone has secrets, right
"Mr. Hunter, it's just a resemblance, not a certainty—I think we need to see that body!"
Kieran
"Well, Mike is preparing the carriage! Remember not to tell Madam!"
Hunter nodded immediately and ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
The steward acted immediately.