"It was him, he was the one who killed him, Captain Igaram."
"Yes, that's him, we saw it with our own eyes."
The onlookers immediately pointed to Bounty Hunter Hoss.
Hoss smiled, said nothing, and immediately ran towards the place where the crowd was the densest.
"Damn it, stop!" Igaram wanted to chase Hoss, but Vivi was still here, and he had not recovered from the shock. He could not leave Weiwei here alone.
But he is the captain of Royal Guard, and so many people are watching now. If he just lets the murderer escape, I am afraid the residents of Alubarna will become suspicious of the escort team.
Just when Igaram was still hesitating.
Vivi, with a pale face, pushed Igaram's hand covering her eyes away, tried his best to stay calm, and then smiled, "I'm fine, Igaram, go quickly, don't let that person run away."
"But if I go, what will you do, princess?"
"Igaram, you are the captain of the guard. It is your duty to protect the citizens of Alabasta. If you give up chasing the murderer to protect me, what will happen if he kills again? Since I am the princess of the kingdom, I should not ignore the safety of the citizens for my own sake. Go quickly, I am fine, really."
"Princess Vivi." Igaram looked like he was about to cry, "How great it is. Princess, you are only seven years old... Okay, I understand."
Igaram turned to look at Lin Mo who was about to walk out of the crowd of onlookers. "The guards should be coming soon. Although I hate you, Lin Mo, please help me take care of the princess before the guards come. Thank you!"
Lin Mo:"..."
He doesn't want to...
Vivi immediately pushed Igaram: "Why are you still standing there? Go chase him!"
"Ah, I know, I'll go right away." Igaram immediately chased in the direction where Hoss had slipped away.
And Lin Mo has already walked out of the crowd of onlookers.
He did not promise Igaram to take care of Vivi, nor did he intend to stay.
Vivi Seeing Lin Mo leave, he took another look at the lifeless man lying on the dining table. He clenched his teeth, then faced the worried people around him and said with a smile, "Okay, everyone, please disperse and go back. The rest of the matter will be left to the kingdom's guards. Don't worry, we will never tolerate criminals."
"Since Princess Vivi said so, I believe Master Igaram will definitely be able to catch the murderer."
"Yes, I also believe that the guards of our kingdom are quite powerful."
"That's right, then let's listen to Princess Vivi and disperse first."
"Okay..."
The people around were talking a lot and dispersed soon after.
Vivi, on the other hand, endured the discomfort in his heart and stayed here alone.
After waiting for ten minutes, the escort arrived.
"Your Majesty Princess, we received a report that someone was killed here. Why are you here alone? Where is Captain Igaram?"
"Princess Vivi, it's too dangerous here. How about we send two people out to escort you back to the Royal Palace?"
The guards were surprised to see Vivi here.
Vivi shook his head and said, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me. Igaram went to catch the murderer. I'll leave it to you to deal with it. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Eh? Princess Vivi, where are you going?"
"Princess, please stop running around. What if something happens?"
Vivi smiled and said, "I told you, I'm fine. Don't worry, I'll go back to the Royal Palace by myself later. Now I have to find someone."
After finishing speaking, Vivi trotted directly in the direction Lin Mo had just walked.
The guards were too late to stop him.
Because it was still early, Alubarna many pubs were not open yet, Lin Mo searched a few streets before finding a pub that had just opened and had no customers yet.
Tavern Owner is an old man of half a century.
Tavern Owner, who was wiping the cup, saw Lin Mo come in, looked up at him, then lowered his head and continued wiping the cup. While wiping the cup, he asked, "Kid, are you in the wrong place?"
Lin Mo came to the bar and sat down directly, grabbed a handful Beli on the bar and said, "Have a glass of the best wine here."
Tavern Owner glanced at the Beli that Lin Mo placed on the bar, chuckled, put down the wine glass he was wiping, then put away the Beli that Lin Mo placed on the table, immediately took out a large wine glass, poured him a large glass of wine, and brought it to him.
Lin Mo picked up the cup and took a sip. It tasted pretty good, but compared with the Rum he drank at Loguetown, it was a little less hot.
"It seems that I underestimated you." Tavern Owner said with a smile.
Lin Mo glanced at him speechlessly.
Tavern Owner continued, "Generally, children would choke and cry after drinking this wine, but you didn't do anything wrong, and your expression looked like you were enjoying it."
Lin Mo:"..."
Lin Mo was too lazy to talk nonsense to him and continued drinking.
Although this Shopkeeper is a bit verbose, the amount of wine he gave is quite sufficient.
At the same price, the pub he went to yesterday could only buy a glass of about 200 ml of wine, but here, a glass of wine was at least 500 ml.
After finishing the entire glass of wine, Lin Mo took out a large handful of Beli, and at the same time placed his own wine bottle on the bar. "Fill it, and then have another glass."
"It seems that your drinking capacity is very good. You don't have the drinking capacity that a child should have at all."
As he said this, Tavern Owner accepted the money and gave Lin Mo some wine.
Lin Mo was sitting on the high stool in front of the bar waiting.
Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tavern door.
"You are indeed here." Vivi's voice appeared at the door.
Lin Mo:"..."
I actually came here...
Vivi trotted into the tavern, sat down on the high stool next to Lin Mo, put his hands on the bar in front of him, stared at Lin Mo sideways, and said with a grin, "I asked a lot of people before I asked you to come here. I didn't expect you to actually drink. You're really awesome."
Lin Mo:"..."
So, what are you here to do?
Seeing that Lin Mo ignored her, Vivi said reluctantly, "Lin Mo, it was the first time today that I saw someone die in front of me. It scared me to death. And you didn't react at all. Aren't you scared at all?"
Lin Mo:"..."
Why is he afraid? I also want to feel it, but no one can give him a chance to feel it. It's distressing...
Chapter 86 Alabasta: Lin Mo was splashed with dirty water
Tavern Owner finished pouring wine for Lin Mo and came out from behind the wine cabinet.
When he saw Princess Vivi actually coming, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Tavern Owner came to the bar, placed Lin Mo's Wine Gourd and another large glass of wine in front of Lin Mo, then looked at Vivi and asked, "Princess Vivi, why are you here? I remember you don't know how to drink, right? I don't have any juice here Milk..."
"It's okay, it's okay, I didn't come here to drink in the first place." Vivi smiled and waved his hand.
Tavern Owner nodded and couldn't help but glance at Lin Mo.
No need to ask, you all know that Princess Vivi must have entered the tavern just because of this boy.
Vivi continued to stare at Lin Mo and tried to smile, "Lin Mo, thank you so much for last night. If you hadn't come to save me, I don't know what terrible things would have happened to me."
Lin Mo:"..."
What could happen?
Even if I really don't save you, you will be rescued by Pell or Igaram. Otherwise, will there be a scenario where you meet Luffy or the others in the future?
Lin Mo directly picked up the wine glass and started drinking.
A look of loneliness flashed across Vivi's eyes, and then he laughed again, "Haha, you must think I talk too much. Although I am a princess, I hope everyone can treat me as an ordinary person. However, no matter how harmonious my relationship with everyone is, everyone still has a sense of estrangement and distance from me, like a citizen versus a prince or noble... Don't look at me like this. In fact, I have a lot to say, but there is no one to say it to."
After a moment of silence, Vivi continued, "Lin Mo, I know that important people were killed. Even for an adult, it takes a long time to get out of negative emotions, and you are only two or three years older than me. It's definitely hard to accept that you are so old, but people cannot be resurrected. No matter how sad you are, life will still go on. I don't know what you were like in the past, and I don't know where you are going in the future, but if you never get out, it will be very dangerous."
Lin Mo:"?"
Vivi What is this guy talking about?
When did someone important to him die?
Tavern Owner understood immediately. "I see, although I don't know exactly what happened to this little brother, it is true that people cannot be resurrected after death. No matter how big the twists and turns are, no matter how difficult life is, people cannot remain negative. Once the negative emotions are stronger than reason, It's easy to lose control and do things that will make you regret even more. Boy, Princess Vivi is right. You should regulate your emotions and not be too impulsive. Now I understand why you feel so happy when you drink. I think you should have heard of the saying that drinking to relieve sorrow makes it worse."
Lin Mo:"..."
Are these two people singing a double act?
Lin Mo asked speechlessly, "So, who is my friend who passed away?"
"Don't mention sad things too much." Vivi said with a smile, "You are still young and there is still a long way to go."
Lin Mo:"..."
"Shopkeeper, I paid for the wine he drank today." Vivi said generously.
Tavern Owner waved his hand and said, "This kid has already paid. Although my store is a bit small and broken, I can still afford a few drinks. Boy, from now on, if you come here as many times as you want within three days, I will give you free wine. As long as you can drink it, you can have as much wine as you want."
Lin Mo speechlessly drank the entire glass of wine in his hand at once, wiped the corners of his mouth and jumped off the high stool. Not bothering to talk nonsense to these two people talking to themselves, he turned around and left the tavern.
Vivi immediately jumped off the high stool and chased him to the door.
Tavern Owner suddenly stopped her. "Princess Vivi, come on!"
Vivi paused, turned around and nodded at Tavern Owner, then took another step forward, chasing Lin Mo with all his strength.
"Lin Mo, I know it's hard for you to accept, but the fact has been finalized. No matter how sad you are, you can't change the fate of your friend. It will be good for you to come out of the shadows as soon as possible." Vivi followed Lin Mo, running with small steps.
Lin Mo ignored her the whole time.
The flow of people on the streets is getting bigger and bigger.
Wherever he passed by, many people would greet Vivi politely and respectfully.
So.
Vivi not only has to work hard to enlighten Lin Mo, but also responds to everyone's greetings. He is very busy.
Seeing that she could hardly keep up with Lin Mo, Vivi was a little anxious. Just when she was about to tell the people around her that she had something urgent to do and was in a hurry.
Igaram led a team of guards to stand in front of Lin Mo.
"You are suspected of murder, come with me." Igaram stared at Lin Mo seriously.
Vivi rushed over, protected Lin Mo behind him, frowned slightly and said, "Igaram, did you make a mistake? Lin Mo has been with me all the time. If he kills someone, how can I not know?"
Igaram saw Vivi coming, and said helplessly, "Princess Vivi, this matter is not as simple as you think. I caught the guy who killed the person in the morning, but he said Lin Mo was his accomplice..."
Vivi doesn't believe that Lin Mo is an accomplice of Hoss: "You believe him when he says that Lin Mo is an accomplice? That murderer dares to kill people, so what does it matter if he lies?"
Igaram explained helplessly, "I don't believe what that guy said, but there were so many people at the scene. Why did he only say that Lin Mo was his accomplice and not others? What makes me suspicious the most is that the guy knew Lin Mo His name...Princess Vivi, you also know how arrogant Lin Mo is. If Pell hadn't told us in advance, maybe we still wouldn't know Lin Mo's name..."
"What?" Vivi turned to look at Lin Mo in disbelief, "Lin Mo... Do you really know that murderer?"
Lin Mo said speechlessly, "I don't know."
"Look, Lin Mo said he didn't know him." Vivi looked at Igaram again.
Igaram raised his forehead and said, "Princess Vivi, you are too gullible, aren't you? If he says he doesn't know him, does he really mean he doesn't know him? In short, before the truth about this matter comes to light, I think we should at least let Lin Mo go back with us to cooperate with the investigation."
Vivi originally wanted to say a few more words for Lin Mo.
Around him, more and more people gathered.
"Igaram Captain is talking about the murder that happened in that noodle shop West Street?"
"That's probably it. I've also heard about it. It seems that a man wearing Mask shot a fat man to death with a gun."
"Tsk, tsk, I really didn't expect that the murderer actually had an accomplice, and he was still a child. This child doesn't look like a murderer. Is the murderer deliberately throwing dirty water on the child? But why did he do this?"
"I don't know. If this child is really the murderer's accomplice, that would be really terrible. If he starts premeditating murder at a young age, what will happen when he grows up?"
The buzz around him became louder and louder.
Vivi's face is getting paler and paler.
Clenching his fists, Vivi looked back at Lin Mo, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke, "Lin Mo, just follow Igaram. After all, a murder really happened. Don't worry, I will try my best to help you clear away the suspicion!"
Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle.
Eliminate suspicion?