Chapter 486: Kidnappings Here Too? (1/2)

”Oh? What's this? Disappearing people here too?” Lin Mu muttered to himself.

It wasn't hard for Lin Mu to hear the waiter talk due to his enhanced hearing.

'Even the kingdom is not listening to them? This shouldn't be possible, they should send someone to investigate.' Lin Mu thought before taking out the communication jade slip.

He was still in the range of the city so should be able to contact Wu Hei.

”Is there a problem?” Wu Hei instantly asked.

He knew that if Lin Mu was contacting him, in the middle of his travels, there was bound to be something wrong.

”Another town with people disappearing, the Dusty Mill town.” Lin Mu replied.

”That's not right… we have no reports of this.” Wu Hei replied.

”I overheard the people in the restaurant talk about it. Besides, I took a look over the town. The number of people is really less than there should be.” Lin Mu explained.

”Did they ask for the guards to investigate?” Wu Hei questioned.

”They did. Apparently, the kingdom won't listen to their plea or something. I don't know but this does not add up. Perhaps the Gu Legion is part of this too.” Lin Mu replied.

”Let me check, give me a few minutes.” Wu Hei said.

Lin Mu put down the communication jade slip and continued hearing the conversation of the waiter and the cook. But they had already stopped speaking and the waiter was now coming towards him with a tray.

He poured Lin Mu a glass of water upon reaching his table.

'May as well ask him directly.' Lin Mu thought.

”I saw that the town looks rather empty, why's that?” Lin Mu questioned.

”Is it that obvious now?” The waiter spoke before sighing.

~Sigh~

”A lot of people left the town as was told to us by the 'guards' but we knew they would not leave without informing the others. We suspect that they disappeared or were kidnapped.” The waiter answered.

”Did the kingdom soldiers not take action, I mean there is an outpost nearby that I went past when I came here?” Lin Mu asked.

”They're even worse. Unless they get ordered from their superiors, they won't act on it. We even tried to send some people to the capital city to inform the official there, but they were prevented from going past the outpost itself.” The Waiter spoke.

”Why were they denied? And what about your town head, why do you guys not ask him, he's an official too?” Lin Mu questioned.