608 Black Wolf (1/2)
”I'm a scholar researching wild animals; I'm not a wild scholar!”
Fang Yuan shrugged and showed a wide smile. ”I'll be borrowing your house to live in, I hope that I won't be intruding!”
”You're welcome here!” Female horseman Florina nodded her head but was viciously rolling her eyes in her heart as she felt that the newcomer had bad intentions.
”Alright, let's all go into the house. I'll arrange a room for you.” Town mayor Beetho instantly stepped forward to settle things when he saw the situation. ”My place has just made a new batch of horse sausages, it tastes pretty good…'
”Mayor! Mayor!”
At that moment, someone shouted anxiously, ”There's trouble!”
”What happened?”
In such a small and isolated town, the mayor tends to have the responsibility to investigate and sentence one to a trial. So he may, hence, be called the highest-ranking officer of law and order. Beetho frowned and looked at the person who was approaching.
”Old alcoholic…”
It was a young fellow running over, panting. Seeing that there was a stranger—Fang Yuan, he stopped talking.
”Continue… This is Hulk, a scholar from the big city!” Beetho knitted his brows.
”The old alcoholic… is dead! His corpse was found at the border of the Black Forest!”
The youngster finally said it out loud, and this resulted in a change of expression on both Beetho's and Florina's faces.
”Homicide?”
Fang Yuan looked at the father and daughter duo who wanted to set off immediately and volunteered, moving one step forward. ”Why not bring me along, I've learned some forensics before!”
”You… Alright!” Beetho was a little hesitant but agreed after looking at his daughter.
The person who was called an old alcoholic was true to his appearance; he was sloppy, with a brandy nose that was large and red. There was also a wine pot next to his hand, with large amounts of wine spilled all over the floor.
Unfortunately, his mouth, that was wide open, could never taste the flavor of the wine anymore.
This was because the old alcoholic had become a corpse now, his abdomen area was torn open. The internal organs were almost completely devoured.
There was already a bunch of people surrounding the corpse, with a few mounted policemen maintaining the order.
”Looks like a wild beast did this. Could it be the wolf from before?”
Many observers were already whispering amongst themselves, the fear spreading.
”It really is a wolf!” Florina stepped forward and observed the footprint on the floor carefully but frowned. ”But…”
”But it's a different wolf from the one we saw previously. It's a much larger and crueler one!” Fang Yuan added.
”How do you know that?” The gaze of the female horseman was filled with surprise.
”Don't forget that I'm a zoologist specializing in wild animals!” Fang Yuan smiled, his gaze was grave.
To animals, although internal organs are exceptionally delicious, the other parts are also forms of tasty meat that cannot be casually thrown away.
Unless… the party wasn't in need of food. This also wasn't a simple hunt, but a provocation!
”How did it go?”
Thinking to this point, Fang Yuan said to Beetho directly, ”Do you want to employ me? I think I can provide some suggestions for dealing with this big guy.”
”There's no need!” Without waiting for the mayor to reply, Florina said with determination, ”John Town's matters can only be solved by John Town's people. I'll definitely catch that vicious animal, it's insulting all of us Forest Protectors!”
”Okay…”
A gold light flashed in Fang Yuan's eyes, and the corner of his mouth curled up to reveal a smile as he stood aside to watch the show.
Swoosh!
Within the dense forest, a black shadow appeared and leaped out, sudden and quick like a thunderbolt. It was then accompanied by a large amount of screaming. It had a child in its mouth and vanished swiftly…
With Fang Yuan's sight, he could clearly see that the enormous wolf was over two meters tall, like a horse. Its fur had a hint of black brilliance, and there were three rows of claw marks on its right eye.
”Be… Beast!!!”
Just when the Forest Protector's promise still rang in their ears, the black wolf couldn't wait and leaped out to give them a tight slap on the face. This caused Florina's face to flush red. ”Chase it! It cannot escape!”
Instantly, with their hands on their weapons, a few forest protectors chased it into the Black Forest with lightning speed.
”Florina… Come back!” Beetho shouted anxiously. However, his daughter didn't listen to him and disappeared in a split second.
”Mister Hulk… What should we do?” He looked at Fang Yuan anxiously and was panic-stricken, just like a normal person.
”Hmm? That's wrong, he's a normal person, there aren't many traces of mysterious power in his body…” Fang Yuan thought silently, ”the daughter is someone that's above average, yet the father isn't. Does this mean that she inherited it from the maternal family?”
At this point, he couldn't help but look at the mayor in pity.
No matter what family one belongs to, authority is always accompanied by the amount of power one has to speak out. Even if this mayor looked grand in front of outsiders, he most likely hasn't had much of a position in the house with his wife back then, and now his daughter.
”We'll have to see what you decide…”
Whatever happened to others didn't concern Fang Yuan, he smiled at the mayor. ”Your daughter seems to have rejected me.”
”Not a problem, I'll employ you, I'm the mayor!” Beetho stuck his chest out proudly, but went on to look around in guilt and added, ”Even if the town doesn't agree, I'll pay you out of my own pocket!”
”Well, the contract is complete!” Fang Yuan smiled and similarly charged into the Black Forest.
Even at that moment, he didn't release the long suitcase he held in his hand.