novelraw Chapter 79 : Wolf Head Village
Chapter 79 : Wolf Head Village
Chapter 79: Wolf Head Village
Levi did not know if this world had the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but now he truly seemed to have stepped right into it himself.
According to this young girl———let’s just call her Little Red Riding Hood, according to what Little Red Riding Hood said, her parents worked at the logging field near Mist City, so she also lived there.
Their original home was in Wolf Head Village near the Delicat Mountains, and now only her grandmother still lived there.
Every rest day, Little Red Riding Hood would bring food and wine purchased by her parents from the city to visit her grandmother.
Of course, since the road was long, most of the time she would ride on the vehicles transporting lumber from the logging field, and occasionally she would hitch a ride on passing carriages.
But this time her luck was bad, she did not catch a ride.
Normally, it would not matter if she did not go.
But earlier a letter had come from Wolf Head Village saying that her grandmother was sick, so her family was worried.
Therefore, even though she had not caught a carriage, Little Red Riding Hood still decided to visit her grandmother.
As for why she suddenly rushed onto the road at that time, it was because while walking along the roadside, Little Red Riding Hood felt as if there was some kind of beast nearby.
The bushes suddenly rustled, which frightened her into running out onto the road.
Along the way, Levi and Little Red Riding Hood chatted quite a bit.
Using the routine questioning techniques he had learned from Inspector Lestrade, Levi had already figured her out completely.
Clearly, she was just an ordinary girl.
At least for now, there seemed to be nothing special about her.
But……… this Little Red Riding Hood……… and Wolf Head Village……… hmm………
To call it coincidence would be far too much of a coincidence.
In any case, he would know once he went and saw for himself.
Levi’s steam car was certainly faster than Little Red Riding Hood’s two legs.
By about afternoon, Little Red Riding Hood suddenly stretched out her hand excitedly, pointing outside the window.
“Ah, over there, sir, that is the road leading to Wolf Head Village.”
Levi followed the direction of her finger.
At the side of the asphalt road, there was a bumpy dirt path, still showing the accumulated ruts of carriages.
Levi turned the steering wheel, driving from the asphalt road into this country path.
As the Phantom drove into the path, Levi only felt slight jolts, not too serious.
Hmm, it seemed that the shock absorption technology in this world was actually quite good.
Levi drove deeper into the forest for about ten minutes, and then a village appeared before his eyes.
Compared to the jungle of reinforced concrete that was Mist City, this place seemed much more primitive and backward.
As far as the eye could see, every house was built from stone and wood.
Encircling the village was a ring of wooden walls.
Hmm……… if someone said he had traveled to the Middle Ages, Levi would believe it.
But it was not so strange.
Even in his own world, there were still isolated villages living in backward poverty.
Aside from having water and electricity, they were not much different from here………
“Bang!”
A gunshot rang out.
Levi slammed on the brakes, stopping the Phantom.
Immediately, several men appeared at the village gate holding hunting rifles, raising them and aiming at Levi’s car.
“Stop! What is this thing? Is there anyone inside?”
“It’s Uncle Hunter! Sir, please let me out, I will explain everything to them!”
Seeing those men, Little Red Riding Hood quickly spoke.
Levi raised his brows, then opened the car door and stepped out.
When the door rose open, the farmers grew even more tense.
They raised their rifles, staring at the door, and then saw a figure step out………
“Bang!”
A gunshot rang again.
Before those farmers could react, they felt a powerful impact strike them.
Before they could respond, the rifles in their hands clattered one after another onto the ground.
“I would ask you not to point your guns at my car.”
Levi calmly raised the Persuader in his hand.
“This is a new car.
A scratch on it would be most unfortunate.”
In that instant, the atmosphere became tense.
Levi narrowed his eyes at the villagers blocking him, while they were stunned by that sudden strike, not knowing what to do.
But Levi was not going to give them a chance to pick up their guns again.
If they dared move, he would let them taste 【Ricochet Shot】 once more.
But honestly, this skill was truly useful.
Holding his gun, Levi secretly marveled.
Just now, when he activated 【Ricochet Shot】, a clear ballistic trajectory had appeared before his eyes: where the bullet would fly, what it would hit, where it would bounce.
Everything was laid out clearly at a glance.
That last shot had first struck the barrel of the rifle in the left hunter’s hands, then bounced to hit the barrel of the middle hunter’s rifle, knocking it aside, then deflected downwards into the ground, before leaping up again to strike the third hunter’s rifle grip.
That was how he had managed to disarm three people with one shot.
If nothing else, this move was perfect for showing off.
Seeing the wary eyes of the villagers fixed on him, Levi smiled inwardly with pride.
He did not naturally look very intimidating, and often people mistook him for a weak, powerless pretty boy.
But now………
“Uncle Hunter!”
Just then, Little Red Riding Hood’s voice broke the tension and changed the dangerous course of events.
“Oh, child, what are you doing here?”
The leading hunter was surprised to see her, and Little Red Riding Hood stepped forward to embrace him lightly.
“I came to see grandmother.”
“Is that so? There was no carriage from the logging field today, I thought you would not come……….”
“I caught a ride with this kind gentleman on the road.
He is not a bad person.”
Little Red Riding Hood explained to the hunter, then looked around in confusion.
“But why is everyone so nervous? Did something happen in the village?”
“…………………”
At her question, the hunter’s expression sank slightly.
Seeing his look, Little Red Riding Hood’s face changed dramatically.
“Could it be grandmother………?”
“No, no, Madam Gret is in good health.
She was sick earlier, but she has already recovered……… in truth……….”
The hunter hesitated, then lowered his voice.
“The village has been attacked by werewolves.”
“Werewolves?”
“Yes, Fraser is dead. We are all very nervous……….”
Werewolves?
Hearing this, Levi’s eyes lit up.
Was this not just perfect?
“Interesting. Can you tell me the situation? I heard someone was killed?”
“This is none of your business, outsider!”
Seeing Levi, the hunter’s face darkened again.
“This is a matter of our village. We will solve it ourselves! It has nothing to do with you!”
“I am afraid that is not the case.”
Levi reached into his coat, pulled out his identification, and flashed it at them.
“Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Levi. I am a detective, and also a special investigation consultant for the Mist City Police. I suspect that a homicide has taken place here, therefore I require an investigation.”
As he spoke, Levi fixed his eyes on the hunter.
“Or would you rather I report back to the police station? Then next time it will not just be me coming here.”
Levi meant every word.
The Queen’s commission had to be kept discreet, but if someone was murdered in this little village, was he not allowed to call in reinforcements?
Did they not believe he could return right now, and by tonight have the police surround the entire village?
Whether it was his threat, or the badge on his identification, eventually the villagers agreed to let Levi enter.
So Levi drove in boldly, without ceremony, steering his car straight through the gate.
To a village that still seemed to live in the Middle Ages, Levi’s car was like something from another world.
Many people gathered curiously, pointing at the Phantom.
But Levi paid no attention.
He was certain no ignorant villager would dare touch his car.
The first thing Levi needed to do now, naturally, was the autopsy.
Although Levi had not acquired the 【Dissection】 skill, 【Trace Inspection】 more than made up for the gap.
Besides, he did not need to dissect the corpse; just looking at the external wounds would be enough to guess most of the truth.
The victim’s family was reluctant to allow the examination, but when Levi promised he would only look and would not cut the body open, they eventually agreed.
Thus, Levi soon saw the body.
The corpse was still fresh, having only been discovered that morning.
But unlike the TV shows where forensic doctors examined bodies in dissection rooms, Levi now had to perform the examination in the victim’s own home, by the victim’s bed, surrounded by grieving relatives.
“The time of death should have been around midnight.”
Levi examined the body briefly and quickly reached his conclusion.
“At the time, he must have been very drunk. Did he drink often?”
“Yes, sir.”
A sobbing farm woman beside him spoke, likely the victim’s wife.
“Every day after work, he would go to the tavern to drink, staying until it closed before coming back.”
“But he did not come home last night. Did you look for him then?”
“No.”
The woman shook her head.
“Sometimes when he was drunk, he would be taken to sleep at his brother’s house. I hated seeing him drunk, especially when he was staggering, almost without reason, hitting anything he saw……… so last night when he didn’t return, I thought he had gone to his brother’s again. I never thought……………”
She covered her face with both hands and wept bitterly.
Levi silently turned over the body, carefully checking the wounds on the back, then looked at the marks on the victim’s feet.
“This should be the fatal wound. Instant death.”
Levi stared at the back wound.
It looked as if it had been torn by the claws of some ferocious beast, leaving several bloody, bone-deep gashes across the back.
Indeed, it was not something ordinary weapons could make.
Levi turned the body back again, thought for a moment, then looked at the hunter who had been watching him.
“Take me to the place where the body was found.”
With that, he spoke.