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Kidnapping case

(kidnapping case)

Bilika is in a good mood recently. She accepted a commission from Hirosaki City and plans to drop by to visit Makoto.

In the narrow and bumpy carriage, Gray leaned on the wall with his legs crossed, looked at the order in his hand, and commented: "Although it says to get rid of monsters, there really is something in a crowded place like Honshu Island." Is it a big monster that has become a climate?"

"No, I remember that Hirosaki City was quite quiet." Bilika said while recalling.Although she only stayed in Hirosaki City for a few days, she was concerned about Xiaojie's body and did not go around, but when going back and forth between Kuramoto's house and Higurashi Shrine, she saw that there were not many people on the street, and there were no people around. What kind of high-rise apartments are basically two or three-story private houses.

"Hey, Bilika has been to Hirosaki City before?" Lucy clapped her hands in surprise: "That's great, so you don't have to worry about getting lost!"

Bilika quickly waved her hand: "The last time I came and went in a hurry, I actually don't know much about Hirosaki City. However, I have a friend there who is also a witch named Makoto. She is very enthusiastic. If we can't find a place, we You can ask her."

Gray couldn't help but support his forehead: "That's a city, okay? It's not a forest, so it's unlikely to get lost, right?"

"Please, although it's a city, it's a city for ordinary people. A lot of magic can't be used in public." Lucy emphasized with her arms akimbo: "For example, if you get lost in the Kingdom of Fiore, you only need to summon the compass star spirit Just come out, but if you are in Hirosaki City, you can only use a compass."

It is relatively rare for a country like the Fiore Kingdom to gather a large number of mages. In most areas, the number of mages is extremely small, and they act secretly.When entering such an area, it is an unwritten rule in the magic world not to affect the lives of ordinary people as much as possible.

Unlike Bilika, Lucy is a witch of the possession system, and she can summon the corresponding protoss through different keys.Although the combat ability is more changeable, it is extremely dependent on the medium of magic. Once the key bag hanging on the waist is taken away, the protoss magic cannot be used.

For this reason, Naz once suggested that Lucy hide the key in her underwear, but Lucy mercilessly kicked her away.

Pixis, the star spirit of the compass constellation, was summoned by Lucy by Bilika. It is a little duck with a compass on its head. It can not only indicate north and south, but also recognize the way. Virgos will never lose their way and are very practical Protoss.

Bilika looked at Lucy with a smile and said, "Lucy is willing to form a team with me, so happy!"

Lucy smirked: "Why, isn't it good to live a two-person world with Gray?" Bilika spread her hands and replied bluntly: "It's not lively enough."

"Hey!" Gray was unhappy: "Take our quarrel as a monkey show?"

"Ugh—" Natsu, who was used to singing against Gray, lay on Lucy's lap, his eyes rolled, and he didn't know who he was.

The hot-tempered Natsu has a fatal weakness: motion sickness.Once on the vehicle, the ferocious fire dragon turns into a small milk sheep in minutes.At first, Bilika specially prepared several potions to prevent motion sickness for him, which made Naz proud for a while, but it was a pity that each time it took a while to lose effect.This time, Bilika really couldn't think of a new recipe.

***

The carriage turned to the spaceship, then to the bus, and finally arrived at the client's home.

They were received by a middle-aged couple, surnamed Hinata, both of them were extremely haggard, their eyeballs were bloodshot, and there were heavy dark circles under their eyes.

After Mrs. Hyuga served tea, Mr. Hyuga took out a letter from the safe at home and handed it to them: "This, please take a look."

The kraft envelope had been torn open. Lucy picked it up and poured out a letter paper folded in three. The handwriting on it was crooked, even worse than that of a primary school student, and it was very difficult to identify it. "Before the 1st of next month, prepare 141 precepts and Natsume's account of friends, otherwise, you will kill your daughter. The signature is-youkai."

There is no doubt that this is a blackmail letter, a very strange blackmail letter.

Mr. Hyuga clenched his fists tightly: "I received this a week ago, and it was thrown in the mailbox outside my house, among the morning newspapers."

The order only said to get rid of monsters, but I didn't expect the matter to be so serious.Lucy hurriedly asked: "Your daughter..."

"Yui, her name is Yui." Mr. Hinata's answer was very detailed: "After school on Friday, Yui did not go home. At six o'clock in the afternoon, we called the school duty room, the teacher and Yui's classmates, Everyone said that after school, Yui walked out of the school as usual, but no one knew where she went next. We have already called the police, and a missing person notice was published in the newspaper, but apart from this letter, there are still a few clues None..." He hugged his head and violently pulled his hair and growled: "I have nothing to do!"

Mrs. Hinata covered her mouth and sobbed softly.

Gray frowned tightly: "Just because the signature says 'monster', did we find our mages? With all due respect, many murderers are left undetected after committing crimes, and they will be blamed on monsters in the end. You know, What is really scary is human beings themselves."

"No." Mrs. Hinata answered this time. With extreme horror and regret in her eyes, she stared at the ceiling and whispered: "Not long before Yui disappeared, something happened. Before dinner that day, I never When the miso soup came out of the kitchen, I saw her waving to the ceiling with a bowl of rice, and she said things like 'come down' and 'I treat you to something'." Mrs. Hyuga burst into tears: "It's all my fault, it's me I didn’t pay enough attention to it! It’s me who hurt Yui!”

Hinata-san remained silent, gently holding her shoulder.

"...Sorry." Bilika handed the tissue on the table to Mrs. Hyuga: "I will definitely do my best to help you find Miss Yui."

"Wait, Bilika." Gray lowered his voice, and said in Bilika's ear, "This is probably done by humans. As foreigners, we don't want to intervene. Besides, things like reasoning and finding people It’s not what we’re good at.”

Yes, they are a squad that excels at violence and destruction.It would be fine if they simply beat the kidnapper violently, but if they rely on the existing clues to find out the identity and location of the prisoner, I am afraid it will be somewhat difficult.

The kind-hearted Lucy looked at the haggard Hinata couple, and argued with Gray in a low voice: "However, even if it has nothing to do with the mission, you can't ignore this kind of thing."

Nana gave Bilika a sideways look, and said, "What's more, the reward is considerable. Once successful, it will also help increase the guild's reputation in Honshu Island. You think so, right?"

Bilika's thoughts were far from that far-reaching. She froze for a moment, then tilted her head in doubt: "Huh? After accepting the task, can I give up halfway?"

Gray choked, but Lucy showed a happy smile: "Of course not!" She re-read the blackmail letter and asked Hinata and his wife: "Excuse me, what is this 'Natsume's Book of Friends'?"

"We don't know either." Mr. Hinata shook his head: "That's why I chose to entrust you special people."

Gray was obviously not satisfied with the word "special person" and snorted through his nose.

"Hey, haven't you finished yet?" Naz sat on the side boredly, drank cup after cup of hot tea, and urged, "Hurry up and find the bad guy and beat him up!"

"Ah, by the way, Natsu has a good nose!" Lucy thought she had found a breakthrough, and pushed Natsu impatiently: "Hurry up and smell where Yui went!"

Naz looked back at Lucy in disbelief: "It's been a week, how could there be any smell left?"

"Then you still said 'quickly find the bad guys' or something..." Lucy was stunned for a while, then reacted, clenched her fists, and asked with anger: "So you haven't thought about anything since just now, right? To you single-celled fool!"

"Don't quarrel!" Bilika chased Lucy and Naz out of the door, and Gray Asahi showed the blackmail letter to the couple, saying: "Next, let's go to the school to have a look. The letter will be deposited with us first." gone."

***

It was just after school at the entrance of Gutian High School, and students who did not participate in club activities came out of the school gate in twos and threes.

Bilika suddenly said "ah" and said excitedly, "This is Makoto's school!"

Of course, outsiders are not allowed to come in and out casually in a place like the school, but it is not difficult for the wizards. They walked around behind a fence, and Gray chanted the spell: "Ice-Make: IceLadder!"

An ice ladder was placed under the wall, and the four easily climbed over the wall.

Belika felt guilty that this little magic should not affect ordinary people, but she couldn't help admiring: "Sculpting magic is indeed a free magic, really any shape can be made!"

"Ah?" Gray withdrew the ice ladder outside and raised his eyebrows slightly: "You knew it the first day?"

"Hush!" Lucy pulled them to squat down, hiding behind a bush of holly: "Someone is coming!"

Two boys came, and one of them complained: "That guy is really annoying. Last time was the same as today. He was supposed to be on duty, but suddenly he ran away in panic. When I asked him the next day, he said Nothing happened. If you want me to say, he pretended on purpose!"

The other person comforted him with a smile: "Don't say that, didn't he apologize on purpose later, and did another duty for you? Let's make it even."

They walked to an iron cabinet under a tree, opened the door, took out a mop and bucket from inside, and left while chatting.

It turns out that this is where the cleaning tools are placed.

The four of Bilika followed behind the two and successfully found the teaching building.

They are not dressed in fancy clothes, except for Bilika, the other three are also about the same age as high school students, but in a campus, not wearing a student uniform is strange enough in itself, not to mention that Bilika's broom is not placed on the ground, but carried tail-up on the shoulders.

Lucy avoided the scrutiny of others uncomfortably, but Natsu didn't notice it, and pointed to strange things and talked non-stop.

"Oh, is this the classroom?"

"Look, they write with chalk. Isn't the first row going to eat ashes? Isn't it better to write in the air with a light pen?"

"Ah, I found it." It's embarrassing that Lika still clearly remembered that Makoto was in Class 1, Grade One, and she poked her head in through the back door: "Well, is Makoto here, Makoto Mubata."

Soon someone called Zhenqin over: "Hey, Zhenqin, is that your sister? So cute!"

"Ah, Bilika!" Makoto greeted her happily, "Why are you here?"

"It's work. I thought that Makoto is also in this school, so I came to ask." Billika asked, "Do you know about Ms. Hinata Yui?"

The smile on Makoto's face faded: "The one captured by the monster?" It seems that rumors have spread in the school.

Makoto pointed to the classroom next door and said, "I don't know Hinata well, she's in Class 2."

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