Entrapment

What does it mean----Fors said without thinking, "If we can retrieve his things, we can get Solar High Priest's Formula?"

Madam, you seem to be teasing me——Lorry was so shocked that I didn't respond for a few seconds.

"Ahem."

Under the hood, Fors also realized how speechless his answer was, and a trace of discomfort appeared on his pretty face.

No, since I got to know him, I seem to be becoming less and less lazy to think--it was obviously not like this when I was with Xio before--

She reflected with a blush on her cheeks and began to think about this issue seriously.

Half a minute later, Fors's eyes lit up. "I know!

"Since the target does not hesitate to run to Backlund to snatch Main Ingredient of Client, it means that he has a high probability of knowing Formula of Sequence 6.

"If we do it right, we can even get two at once!"

That's more or less----Madam, you have also written Mystery novels after all. Well, emotional novels containing Mystery elements can also be considered----Lorry nodded softly with a curse.

"But Midseashire is so big----" Fors said hesitantly.

Lorry shook his head slightly. "The target's hometown is the capital of Midseashire, and Client has already sought help from divination, so the target should be hiding in this Kingdom second largest city.

"Only a large city like this can activate enough Beyonder and organize underground gatherings regularly to meet the needs of trading materials and exchanging information.

"It's very consistent with the survival logic of wild Beyonder, isn't it?

"The difficulty is finding him."

Fors thought carefully for a moment and found that he really had no idea. He suddenly thought of his friend who lived under the same roof, "Xiu is very good at this----"

"Perhaps we could pay her some money to help figure it out."

After saying that, she added, "She is very short of money recently, so she probably won't refuse."

She knew that Xio used her income to compensate the families of Williams and other victims, and was also looking to buy Beyonder Characteristic of "Sheriff".

Lorry nodded without hesitation. "You can try it."

Although he has already thought about the preliminary ideas, it is not a bad idea to listen to the opinions of "Arbiter" who is quite famous in East Borough.

"What about the party at the back?" Fors asked.

Lorry said without hesitation, "There is no need to waste time anymore.

"Come on, let's go back."

Fors looked around and found that many figures had disappeared. Even if they left, they would not attract the attention of others, so he nodded lightly. "Okay."

Cherwood Borough, in the house rented by two ladies.

Xiu stared at Ceiling in despair, muttering things like "I'm so stupid" and "Why am I still wasting money when I know there's a problem?".

She was lying flat on Long Sofa, with plenty of space.

Next to Tea Table is a brand new book "Great Detective Sherlock". The bookmark that comes with the book is currently pinned to the last page.

Suddenly, the sound of a key unlocking was heard.

Xio perked up and hurriedly sat up straight, planning to complain to Fors about how hateful it was to write the protagonist to death.

Of course, she planned to say a few other words before that.

For example:

What a surprise, you actually came home tonight.

Another example:

Where is that guy from just now? Why didn't he come back with you?

"Click."

It's the sound of a doorknob being turned.

Xio took a breath and was ready to ridicule her friend in retaliation for her usual blows and for leaving her alone at home this time.

But soon, a low-pitched voice came from Entryway: "Living Room The lights are still on, Xio should be at home."

"That's good."

--Xio turned to look at Entryway, with deep confusion in his eyes.

No, are we really back together?

She raised her hand in confusion and grabbed her blond hair, which had become messy due to her reading posture, and then grabbed it a second time and a third time.

"Hugh, you haven't rested yet, that's great."

Fors greeted with a smile.

Lorry glanced at the "Great Detective Sherlock" spread out on Tea Table, looked at Xio's face as if a volcano was about to erupt, and said, "It's tasteful."

Then, he added, "Have courage."

He really couldn't figure out why a person would spend money to buy a book to taste it even though he knew the ending was a trap----

Visibly to the naked eye, the corners of Xio's mouth twitched twice.

Fors noticed something was wrong at this time and motioned Lorry to shut up with his eyes.

She took two steps forward, closed the book, and handed over the Sweet Iced Tea she bought on the way. "The one you like to drink, less ice and double sugar."

Xio pursed her lips and took it, rolling her eyes at her friend angrily. After taking a few big sips, she still asked with a bit of annoyance in her voice, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

After asking, she muttered angrily, "If you hadn't bothered me with something, I'm afraid you wouldn't have bothered to turn in and bring me a drink even if you passed by the store."

"How can you say it is so exaggerated----" Fors said sarcastically.

"Oh." Xio asked, "Are you sure nothing will happen this time?"

"----Yes."

"That's alright, just tell me if you have something to say." Xiu shouted, "Anyway, I have learned a truth long ago, you can't just take advantage of a lazy person."

"I promise, whenever I go out from now on, I will take care of you, okay?" Fors sat down next to Xio helplessly, "Let's talk about serious things first."

"We, ahem, Lorry accepted a commission and planned to ask me for help, but I'm not good at this, so I hope to hear your suggestions."

She roughly told Xio the specific situation.

Of course, there is the processing part.

Xio put down Sweet Iced Tea and showed a serious thinking expression.

After a moment, she said solemnly, "Generally speaking, this kind of entrustment can be started through the channels of selling stolen goods."

"What if the other party doesn't need to sell the stolen goods?" Fors asked.

Xio frowned. "If you don't sell the stolen goods--why did he steal this thing?"

Lorry suddenly opened his mouth and explained, "Fors means that the other party is very likely to be worried about being traced and choose not to sell the stolen goods in a short period of time."

Fors nodded quickly twice to indicate that this was what he meant.

Xio scratched her hair. "Then we can only investigate from the clues provided by the victim."

Lorry said in a deep voice, "The appearance and name are not necessarily true. Besides, there are no useful clues. I only know that the other party is most likely hiding in a big city."

"There are no clues. It's still a big city." Xio thought carefully for a moment and said without hesitation, "Then we can only investigate slowly."

"You can look for clues and investigate at the same time."

"Or----"

When she said this, she paused and looked up at the two people staring at her. "Have you ever heard of Roselle

A concept proposed by the Emperor?"

"Entrapment----"