But now, these letters had become evidence against them.
No matter what it is, if it threatens our well-being, we should destroy it.
Mayor Herman said, "I'll go next door to borrow some fire."
Mrs. Herman clicked her tongue, "Don't you have a flint?"
Mayor Herman replied helplessly, "The bandits took all our stuff. A lot of things are missing."
Mrs. Herman asked, "You didn't lose the letters, did you?"
Mayor Herman froze for a moment, patting himself down, "I remember I kept them close to me..."
Mrs. Herman reminded him, "You changed your clothes before going out. I washed them and hung them outside to dry."
Mayor Herman said, "It's fine. I wrapped them in oil paper, so they shouldn't be damaged."
But when he stepped outside, the clothes that were hanging by the door were gone.
Mayor Herman: "..."
Oh no, is fate playing a joke on him?
Not far away, the players who had just taken on a quest from Hanjun were slowly approaching him while holding two very familiar-looking pieces of clothing.
Mayor Herman's heart sank.
He quickly walked up to them.
Before he could ask, the players kindly said, "Excuse me, are these your clothes?"
The players had found some clothes on the road.
The description said they were lost items, so they had been looking for the owner.
When they saw the anxious Mayor Herman, they approached him and asked, and sure enough, the clothes belonged to him.
Mayor Herman was extremely relieved, but he couldn't show it in front of the players, worried they might notice something.
Seeing him, the players remembered their mission, they exchanged a glance with each other, and started a casual conversation with Mayor Herman.
However, Mayor Herman didn't feel any kindness at all; his heart was nearly bursting with fear.
He stammered, "It's just an ordinary letter, nothing important."
Spicy Flavor Fairy smiled, "That's good. Since it's not something important, it doesn't matter if we take a look."
Mayor Herman fell silent: "..."
So, all his acting just now was for nothing?
The heroes had already seen the contents of the letter before they even met him, which meant they knew what he had done.
Were they just messing with him this whole time?
Mayor Herman had no idea that the players had a habit of investigating suspicious items to find their owners.
When they found the letter, a system prompt had appeared, so they already knew what it said without having to check it themselves.
The information came so easily that the players didn't suspect anything.
The quest Hanjun gave them was very simple, so finding evidence was an easy job.
However, when they saw Mayor Herman, they decided to have a little fun.
They had previously completed the quarry quest, so they were well aware of what had happened there more than ten years ago.
From the quest Hanjun gave them, they also knew that Mayor Herman might have been involved in those events.
This sparked a sense of justice in the players's hearts.
Mayor Herman didn't have a good reputation with them, so they decided to play along with their feelings and put on this act.
Seeing Mayor Herman's speechless expression brought them a bit of secret satisfaction.
Mayor Herman realized he had been tricked, his face turning all sorts of colors as he pointed at them, unable to say a word.
The players joked, "We won't bother the mayor anymore. We have some business with Father Barry, so we'll be on our way."
What could Mayor Herman say?
How could he stop these heroes?
These heroes had saved them from bandits, which meant they were even stronger than the bandits.