Hao Ren looked in the direction of Vivian's finger, and saw a man sitting behind the long table specially prepared for "guests" beside the campfire. An old woolen coat. Behind the long table, he had a happy conversation with several of his partners, with a happy expression on his face, and his angular features cast black shadows under the uncertain reflection of the bonfire.
Hao Ren looked familiar to this man at first sight, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember who he was, so he poked at the data terminal in his pocket: "Brick, check the database to see if there is any information about this person."
"Pierre, male, detective from the spirit world, I met you once," the data terminal immediately called up the other party's information, "You should have forgotten—when you were looking for the Ancatero family, that is, the group of people living on the earth We met this man in the small town outside the Golden Manor when we saw the Golden Manor of the Tana people. He called himself a spirit detective. He was an ordinary human being without special powers. for a living."
Hao Ren finally remembered the identity of the man not far away, and suddenly a feeling came to his heart: This world is really small, I thought that after meeting this detective from the spirit world, there would be no intersections, but I didn't expect They actually met each other again here!
There were other people around the spirit detective, two men and a woman sat next to him, they should be his partners, or at least they came from outside the village - they were wearing modern clothes, two men with Asian faces in sports clothes clothes, and the remaining woman with short blond hair was wearing a rigid long dress and trousers, all of them were out of tune with the surrounding environment. And Hao Ren also noticed something: including Pierre, the clothes on the four of them looked very old and dirty, and they seemed to have stayed in this village for quite a long time.
The three people around Pierre were talking to each other with smiles at this time, and from time to time chatted with the villagers who passed by nearby, while Pierre himself was peeling a baked potato, looking at the front with a little ecstasy The bonfire, do not know what to think. The four of them couldn't see anything unusual except for the old and abnormal clothes on their bodies, and they didn't show any signs of being trapped here.
"Ah, those are the other guests I mentioned," the old village chief approached at some point, and suddenly said like a ghost, "They seem to have lost their way in the forest, but fortunately they found this village .”
"I'll go up and say hello." Hao Ren put down his words and walked straight to Pierre.
The detective in the spirit world has keen senses. When Hao Ren was ten meters away, he felt someone approaching him. He immediately turned his head from the trance, and when he saw Hao Ren and Vivian not far away, his face was obviously abnormal. Surprised look.
The surprised expression flashed away, followed by a hint of excitement.
"What a coincidence," Hao Ren came to sit down directly opposite the spirit detective, "I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Ah... ah..." Pierre obviously still remembered Hao Ren and Vivian (no way, the identities of these two were really special enough in his career as a detective in the spirit world, and the impression couldn't be more profound), but he recalled It took a while to remember Hao Ren's specific name, "Hao Ren—this world is so small, why do you come here?"
"Find something," Hao Ren said vaguely. He believed that with the professionalism of a detective in the spirit world, he could understand what "find something" meant. "I originally wanted to find someone, but now it seems that he is no longer here. The village lives."
"Looking for someone here?!" Pierre raised his voice subconsciously, but then he seemed to remember the identities of Hao Ren and Vivian, and immediately lowered his voice again. The expression on his face became very strange, as if He wanted to say a lot, but some kind of great worry or threat made him swallow these words again. After Hao Ren noticed it, he waved his hands calmly and changed the subject: "Who are these?"
The two men and one woman next to Pierre only nodded their heads as a greeting when Hao Ren was seated, and then they were immersed in chatting about some trivial matters. At this time, until Hao Ren opened his mouth, one of them, an Asian-faced, dark-skinned man Then he turned his head with a smile: "Ah, hello, my name is Wang Kaiwen, next to me is my younger brother Wang Kaiwu, and here is Catherine who arrived before us—you are Pierre's friend? Enjoy a few days in the village, it's a great place!"
When Wang Kaiwen spoke, he always had a happy smile on his face, and even waved to greet a few villagers who passed by. He seemed to really enjoy the life here, and Hao Ren noticed a detail in the other party's words: "Are you here before you? Aren't you together?"
"I was the last one to arrive," Pierre said with a smile on his face, "Catherine was the first, then the Wang brothers, and finally me."
Hao Ren frowned after seeing the smile on Pierre's face: "How long have you been here?"
Pierre opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Hao Ren heard the voice of the old village chief behind him: "Oh? Do you know each other?"
Hao Ren turned his head and saw the old man leaning on crutches standing behind him, and next to him were Lily and Vivienne who looked bored, and Hesperis was standing at the farthest place, thinking something He looked thoughtfully at the square where the rally was held.
"We met a long time ago," Pierre stood up and replied, "Mr. Winston, can we start the banquet? I'm really looking forward to it!"
It turned out that the name of the old village elder was Winston.
"Oh, oh," Winston nodded, with a cheerful look on his face, "you are already enjoying life in this village! Come on, come on, let's have soup and berry pie and muffins Bring it all up—let's all celebrate!"
The few on Hao Ren's side were at a loss, but the two men and a woman next to Pierre immediately showed a very happy expression, and then saw many stout peasant women bringing over the food that was originally placed in the four corners of the square. Wooden soup pots and dishes were put on the table, and the dark, sweet-smelling soup and hot pies soon filled the table. The old village head Winston enthusiastically urged Hao Ren and his party to sit down quickly, and repeatedly stated that this kind of banquet was to welcome "guests from afar". Although Hao Ren and the others knew the situation was strange, they still sat down out of curiosity. down.
Wang Kaiwen seemed extremely happy. He even took the initiative to help Hao Ren and the others prepare the soup, and warmly introduced: "You must try this soup. I couldn't believe it when I tasted it for the first time. There are such wonderful things in the world! Ah, this is a place like a hidden world, and everything is worth living here for a lifetime."
"What's this made of?" Lily sniffed her nose after taking the soup bowl, "Sweet~"
"Use the things in the forest," the old village chief himself sat at the end of the long table to accompany the guests, and he introduced with a proud expression, "everything here comes from this generous forest, you will never find it elsewhere Better food than here."
Hao Ren slightly raised his head and looked around. Sure enough, although the villagers were all gathered around other long tables, their attention was quietly focused on a few of them. Just as eye-catching as Yizaks standing on the street.
Brothers Wang Kaiwen and Wang Kaiwu have already started to gulp down soup and stuff muffins into their mouths, while Catherine is praising the richness and deliciousness of today's meal. Pierre was probably the most normal one, but he also began to sip the soup, and reminded him consciously or unconsciously: "Drink slowly, don't drink too much at one time—I mean there will be dinner later. "
As soon as the detective from the spirit world finished speaking, Lily had already gulped down the soup bowl, and then held up the bowl and yelled happily: "Have another bowl!"
Pierre: "..."
Hao Ren: "..."
Although I know that this girl just ate a bunch of natural treasures and is in a state of invulnerability, but can you stop being so heartless!
But no matter what, the atmosphere immediately became lively after Lily's stomach was filled with soup, and the eyes of those quietly paying attention around her also instantly decreased a lot. Everyone seemed to be closer to each other at the dinner table. Hao Ren and Pierre's group Then chatted.
Wang Kaiwen talked a lot, while his younger brother was a little taciturn. Catherine seemed to be equally introverted, even a little dull, and Pierre obviously didn't want to talk too much at the dinner table, so basically only Wang Kaiwen was talking happily throughout the whole process.
Most of the topics he talked about were in praise of the village, of its idyllic beauty, of its hospitality, of its habitability.
In Wang Kaiwu and Catherine's brief responses, both of them clearly supported this view.
"Aren't you going to leave?" Lily had already eaten her third bowl of soup. She wiped her mouth and asked Wang Kaiwen curiously, "You must have lived here for a long time, right?"
Wang Kaiwen was startled, then waved his hand: "Why did you leave? There is everything here."
Lily continued to ask as she served her fourth muffin, "Aren't you going home?"
Wang Kaiwu frowned: "Going home... oh, I will always go back, I will always go back... But it's good to live here now."
At this time, Winston suddenly interrupted Lily's inquiry: "Let's forget about these trivial matters, and enjoy the food at this time."
"That's right, eat and eat," Pierre also echoed, "We'll have plenty of time to chat later, and then I'll introduce this wonderful place to you."
Hao Ren glanced at Pierre with deep meaning, and the latter nodded slightly in this direction. (to be continued~^~)