Chapter 1183

People are born unequal. The so-called equality for all is just a slogan. If you believe it, you will be fooled.

Don't say that there is no equality between people, even between men and women.

The feminist status of this replica world is much more independent than that after the first industrial revolution in reality. They can do business, serve as important government officials, inherit aristocratic titles and become Duchess or even empress.

But it is clear that women need to make great efforts to do this and their ability to meet the title. The vast majority of women still choose to watch their children cook at home, which is also because it is more like a long-standing custom.

Blue hair sister's family is more extreme. Duke Westford's lifelong policy is to live where there are capable people. He is also the only real power faction among the four Dukes who don't care about their birth status. As long as he has talent, he will be entrusted with important tasks.

On the contrary, he is also the most typical pragmatist. People without talent, even their own children, will not hesitate to abandon them. As political props, they are their final destination.

Generally speaking, even in the aristocratic family, at an age like Lanmao sister, they shouldn't worry about how to keep their status. The family will allow them to wave until they are at least 20 years old. If they still can't help the wall, they will choose to give up.

The situation of Lanmao sister is very special. She has a brother and sister 8 years older than her, and a little brother below.

For the former, the 16-year-old youngest sister is a threat to the right of inheritance, and for the latter, it is also a stumbling block for the other party to inherit the Duke. Both sides are eager to throw her out and get married.

Once married, she lost her inheritance, and naturally there was no threat.

By the way, although marriage will lose the right of inheritance, the children born to her and other noble men still have the right of inheritance of the Duke of Westford, but the order is relatively low. Unless all her immediate blood relatives die, it will never happen.

In contrast, many ambitious aristocrats prefer to recruit a door-to-door son-in-law who is also an aristocrat. Obviously, this door-to-door son-in-law is also a waste abandoned by the other family.

In terms of the ability of personal force, sister LAN Mao's swordsmanship in the military academy can only be regarded as medium, not humiliating or eye-catching.

In terms of brain power, it is only the level of ordinary people, and the military leadership methods learned in the military academy still need time to verify, and there are no visible achievements at all.

After all, all she has at present is the daughter of the Duke's family. She has the advantage of good identity and appearance.

——It's just a good material for political marriage.

No wonder she was in a hurry. If she didn't think of a way, she might be thrown into marriage with a noble man she had never met before reaching the age of joining the army, and then live a life of salted fish, a lady who drinks tea and chats at home all day.

This is certainly not a good choice for a woman who wants to be independent.

An Yizhi didn't know the twists and turns, but he didn't have much thought to think about it, because the system sent a harsh prompt sound.

He casually opened the task list, which said 'branch task activation: catching serial killers'.

Regional mission? It's not the main line?

Based on past experience, an Yizhi thought that the main task was activated, but he didn't expect it to be just a branch.

Or

Is this branch line the front of the trigger main line?

Thinking about the task in her mind, Ann pointed up her legs and said:

"No problem with bodyguards, but I have a condition."

"Please."

"I also want to participate in the search. Don't worry. I'll do a good job as a bodyguard. In case of danger, I'll be on call as long as I shout my name."

“……”

He seems to have played a special hero's stem, but the blue cat sister didn't understand

However, she just wanted to hire an excellent bodyguard instead of a search officer, and she also doubted an Yizhi's ability.

"Mr. an Yizhi, I know your combat effectiveness is very strong, but for the investigation..."

The main idea is that you are responsible for frontal combat. The mental work of investigating a case is incompatible with your major.

An Yizhi slowly lit his newly bought pipe and sneered:

"Little girl, how much do you know about me?"

The other party was stunned, thought about it and said:

"You are a student of alchemist NIKU. Your combat effectiveness is very excellent. You can compare with the regular army of thousands of people."

An Yizhi is still waiting for the following, who knows it will disappear after this sentence.

Today's an Yizhi is not the little mage who can only run around in the name of Nikula. It can be said that even without the help of Nikula's reputation, he is now the No. 1 figure in the multiverse world. People in the circle have heard of his resume. Even outsiders can get a lot of information if they seriously inquire.

And the blue haired girl in front of me

Don't mention Ann. I'm afraid she doesn't even know what kind of big man Nicolai is. No wonder she was almost married out. With regard to this intelligence gathering ability, don't think about inheritance.

"I must say you know nothing about power."

“……”

Although an Yizhi said the truth, he was rather flat in both his look and tone.

"Forget it. It's a bit of a bluff. I'll take your entrustment, but the premise is that the remuneration should satisfy me."

Anyway, the other party doesn't know the information of an Yizhi, and it's useless to explain.

Sister LAN Mao also simply went down the slope to skip the topic and continue to talk about the employment agreement.

She took out a stack of gold coupons from her arms and said:

"100 down payment, 400 after the end, a total of 500."

It seems that there is a high risk in investigating this case. Sister Lanmao dares to pay such blood.

In this replica world, the purchasing power of gold coins is very high. If you don't care about the taste, a dozen copper coins per meal is enough. 500 gold is definitely a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

However, he still has in his pocket the funds he robbed the State Treasury last time, including more than 400 gold coins alone, and other more valuable gemstones, gold and silver artifacts.

"I'm not interested in money."

Sister LAN Mao looked at Ann, looked down at her big chest, and suddenly realized.

"I'm not interested in you either!"

Are noble thoughts so dirty

"I want magic gemstones. I want two of the perfect magic gemstones you gave me last time."

"One."

Sister Lanmao said expressionless:

"It's an ordered product. Even if you use the Duke's authority, it's impossible to order two at a time."

An didn't force it, just one. Anyway, it's a good income for ordinary copies to produce perfect inlaid gemstones, not to mention it's just a branch task.

–‐‐——–‐‐——

After discussing the details for a while, he asked the little sister in charge of signing the contract of the association to help draw up a magic contract. When the two sides signed their names on it, on behalf of an Yizhi, he officially accepted the entrustment and became a bodyguard.

As an aristocrat, sister Lanmao still has some privileges. At least she has her own carriage.

Standing at the door of the adventurer Association, looking at the low-key carriage that was decorated as low as possible, Ann pointed out that he wanted to Tucao there three hundred and twenty silver, because he could ride in a carriage and make complaints about the emperor, and then he could not be ordinary.

HeLa, who stayed on his shoulder, flew up, flew around the carriage and returned to an Yizhi's shoulder.

"The salted fish has been flying around for a long time?"

Hella pecked Ann angrily and said with her heart:

[this carriage has defense spells attached]

[it's normal. After all, it's the carriage of the great nobility]

This is similar to the bulletproof car for national dignitaries. Safety must be considered.

[but I saw a eavesdropping spell in the defense spell]

This is different.

[however, the eavesdropping mantra seems to be added later. The person doing this must be very familiar with the carriage and be able to contact and understand it for a long time. There is basically no sign that the defense magic is disturbed, but the quality of the caster is not good. Whether it is eavesdropping mantra or hiding magic such as shielding the soul light, it seems strange]

Nodding, Ann pointed to understand.

Due to the communication through the mind, in the eyes of outsiders, I can only see an Yi pointing and nodding. I don't know what he has just done.

An Yizhi didn't remind Lanmao sister of her plan. She casually took the employer into the carriage first. She didn't know that he was the customer.

After all, etiquette is a little distant for an Yizhi.

As the carriage started, an pointed and asked:

"I'm idle anyway. Let's talk about the case."

Although she was a little skeptical about an Yizhi's ability to participate in the search, perhaps an Yizhi's self-confidence gave her a little confidence, so she thought about it and said:

"The initial homicide took place in a slum outside the city, where few guards passed by. When the victim's body was found, it had rotted."

"Didn't attract attention at first?"

"Well, because the deceased was a resident of a slum, there was almost no public security there, and the official only closed the case as a revenge."

"Then the case gradually moved to the city, and even involved more important people, such as government personnel or nobles. Did you pay attention?"

"As you said."

This is a very simple association. Sister Lanmao was not surprised.

"But I'd like to know why you handled multiple homicides together. What evidence is that the same murderer did it?"

"Because the crime scene was carefully arranged by the murderer, the body will be placed in various postures. At the same time, he will leave precious stones equivalent to the number of victims at the scene."

"Jewels?"

What kind of habit is this?

"Moreover, it is a magic gem. The identity of the victim is different, and the value of the gem left is also different. Only a few broken stones are left in the slum, while a fire agate is left in a recent case."

Not all gemstones with supernatural ability are called magic gemstones. Like the two gemstones embedded in the wand of the magic guide mechanism, they are more formal. For outsiders, gemstones that can be used to make magic items are magic gemstones.

"Is there any connection between the victims?"

"There is no connection, whether identity or social structure. Chengdu has no contact. It is a crime without difference."

No wonder it's hard to catch. It's really tricky.