CH 127

The silent man was taken into an interrogation room.

“It would help if I told you first, right?! I’ll tell you, but first, I need a contract with you to reduce my sentence!”

He suddenly started talking and demanded.

It’s not so much that he wanted to save his life, but rather that he was distrustful of the possibility that the dark magic-resistant man might speak.

I guess that’s the extent of their relationship.

Tauro was given a view of the interrogation room through a small window-like grate from a room next to it.

I would have liked to be involved in the interrogation, but they refused, saying that they couldn’t let a child do that.

Then I wonder if it’s okay for me to watch it, but since I would never be able to watch if I complained, I think it’s better if I’m quiet about it.

Aeris was also quiet, as if she had sensed this.

“We were approached and hired by Ruhi, the leader of the kidnappers. Ruhi is a former adventurer and rumor has it that he used to be a C-rank belt.”

“C-rank belt?”

The guards were astonished.

The guard in charge warned them to be quiet.

” There was talk of him getting to B-rank, but he was banned from the adventurer’s guild permanently for his bad behavior. Anyway, Ruhi is a dangerous bastard. I’m certain the kids at the scene know that he’s merciless to his friends as well.”

He testified while glancing a look at Tauro and the others who were looking at him from behind the grate.

“Okay, I know about Ruhi now, So who’s the employer?”

The person in charge cut to the chase.

“Only the leader, Ruhi, knows that, but he once told me while drunk that it was someone who does business in this town.”

“How many children have you kidnapped?”

“Only eight. They’re going to put them on a ship and take them out of the country when the number increases, but they haven’t informed us of that yet.”

“Where are you keeping the children?”

“We’ve rented a warehouse in the port under Ruhi’s name, but I’m sure they’ve already moved out.”

“You guys, head out ASAP!”

The man in charge ordered his men to leave and hurried away, leaving Tauro and the others behind.

“What part of the city does this Ruhi man come from?”

Tauro asked the man in the interrogation room through the window grid.

“I think it’s the slums, but what does that matter?”

“No, I figured if I was going to stay put until things cooled down, I’d run to a place I knew well and where the guards rarely came. The slums would be a good place for that.”

The remaining guards gasped and exchanged glances.

There are only a few places where you can hide eight children in a hurry.

The employer’s place was first of all too dangerous and unlikely.

In a slum, few people would bother to call the guards.

I know because I spent a few years in such a place myself.

It’s a good place for bad people.

It’s a good place to run to and if you’re from there, it’s perfect.

“Aeris, we should do what we can.”

“You’re going to help?”

“It would be too reckless for us to go in alone, but we know Ruhi’s face, and if we can find him, we can alert the guards.”

“All right. I’ll call Shin and Rumeya too.”

Aeris hurriedly went out of the station, and fired lightning magic into the sky.

When the lightning magic was fired twice in succession, it burst like fireworks in the air.

This was the way Tauro had planned to use Aeris as a landmark to let them know where they were if they were separated in this large city.

The people nearby gasped at Aeris’s action.

“You’re doing something remarkable!”

“If I could do magic, I’d do it too!”

Aunts came over to her, impressed.

While Aeris was dealing with the ladies, Shin and Rumeya came running, out of breath.

“I didn’t think you’d actually do it, I’m surprised!”

“It was only yesterday that you explained it to us. I’m really surprised!”

Shin and Rumeya laughed at the flashy signal and commented on it to Tauro, who was waiting for them.

When Tauro explained the situation to Shin and Rumeya, they were convinced.

“Well, let’s go, Aeris.”

He called out to Aeris, who was surrounded by aunts, and the four of them headed for the sea.