Chapter 51: Identify

Asu Rufate followed the road he was already familiar with and came to Scadra's office. As usual, the court chief was looking at the documents at his desk. The court chief's work was actually quite extensive, not only responsible for the daily work and chores inside the palace, but also responsible for the information from various places transmitted through magic communications. Especially the last point, Scadra's workload was actually very large. When Asu Rufate entered the office, a stack of documents were accumulated on Scadra's desk to be processed.

"Mr. Scadra." Ashu Rufate greeted him. To be honest, it was a bit awkward to call the old man "uncle", so he kept calling the other party "Mr.".

"Oh, Ashu Rufat, are you over on duty? Are you tired?" Scardra is rare to use "um", "oh", "good" and other words to deal with, but instead seems very polite.

"It's OK." Ashu Rufat immediately noticed this unusual attitude.

"You have been here for more than a month... It's almost two months. Is it a bit boring to go back to your residence after get off work? Young people like you, who are energetic, aren't they very much used to such a monotonous life?"

"This..." Asu Ruffatt wanted to answer, but Scadra did not give him time to answer.

"There is an invitation coupon here, for you." Scardra took out a piece of paper from her body as if casually.

"What kind of invitation ticket?" Ashu Rufate took the ticket, but there was only time and place on the ticket, but he didn't know what it was. It didn't look like a ticket to a theater.

"Oh, it's a gathering of young people like you," said Scadra. "The participants are all gatherings of young people who come from other places, but currently live in Eagle City. And the main participants are in the army... Since you have been a mercenary, it will be easy to share the same language with them. Go and meet, and know more friends will definitely be of great benefit to your future."

"Thank you, Mr. Scadra." Ashu Rufate put the tickets away.

He felt a little uneasy when he said he would go back. To be honest, he escaped very promptly yesterday, or was lucky. At that time, he thought that he would definitely not be able to escape this time, but the final result was to escape safely. But Ashu Rufate also knew that the Bloody Rose could not let him go. This is an obvious logic: Since the Bloody Rose has always maintained the secret of his true identity, then this secret is undoubtedly very important to her, and she will inevitably silence those who know the secret. To be honest, after watching the bloody scene in the warehouse yesterday, Ashu Rufate really felt that the woman who called herself Bloody Rose, Rortiya's sister (that should be her sister, at least her cousin, etc.), was obviously not the type of person who let the innocent go with kindness in his heart.

Or maybe they realized who he was and knew that he did not have a channel to convey the secret message, so they had the time to deal with it slowly? Ashu Rufat walked and thought. No, if I wanted to protect an important secret, I would immediately kill all the danger signs, no matter which sign seemed, from this point of view, the Blood-colored Rose did not catch up yesterday... Of course, it might not be that complicated at all, but he and the little girl escaped fast enough that the other party lost their traces and chased them.

No matter what, I should try it a little.

When Ashu Rufate returned to Flower Street, he saw that "Red Rose" was still open for business at first sight. Rotia was also doing some miscellaneous work behind the counter as usual. Because it was early, there were no customers in the store and there were no girls, so after Ashu Rufate came in, Rotia immediately noticed him and greeted him enthusiastically.

"Ash Rufat, I'm back on duty." Rottiya greeted. If she was performing, then her acting skills were definitely master-level, at least beyond the range of Ash Rufat's words and expressions. "Do you have to drink a drink first and then go to rest? It's free."

"Ah, OK." Ashu Rufat stood at the counter. "Is there any news in the city? The one that attracts the attention?"

"Oh, this is nothing. General Rafa returned to the Northeast front... Without him, the news in the city was immediately reduced by half. To talk about news, the biggest news recently was the independence and establishment of the Beiru people. They also sent formal envoys to establish diplomatic relations with our country."

"Ah, the last time I was in the dock area, I seemed to see that guy... Arrived on a boat from the river. The welcome ceremony was very warm."

"Yes, now that little Grufiz has become a hot topic. The prince of an emerging country... Well, it doesn't seem to be that, but it's almost the same. In short, it's a diamond five. It seems that many people want to take this opportunity to marry her... It's really a superficial woman's dream." Rotia said lightly.

"Will your parents not be happy to marry from a foreign country?"

"This is normal. But looking at the form of the country... the future is uncertain. At this time, if there is a son-in-law from afar, things will be much easier. Now, if I were also a nobleman, I would definitely find a way to seduce me now. If I become a prince, I will become a prince's wife. If I fail, I will not lose a piece of meat." Rotia looked at Ashu Rufate with a meaningful look. But she might not have expected that her last word made Ashu Rufate unable to help but think of the pile of minced meat in the warehouse yesterday - well, those can no longer be considered corpses, but minced meat.

"Is there no news in the city?" Ashu Rufat asked. "For example, the action of the Blood Rose."

"What, Ashu Rufate, are you interested in this kind of thing? Would you like... to catch the Bloody Rose? Ah, this is a shortcut to fame. If you succeed, you will definitely become famous! By the way, the official has a public reward, no matter how alive, a thousand Jin'oly... not only the official. In the gang, there is also this reward, no matter how alive, but the price is ten times the official one. But... Ashu Rufate, I'm not warning you, but I personally feel that this attempt is futile. Anyway, this Bloody Rose has been rampant in Eagle Falcon City for many years. I don't know how many people want this bounty, but they have never succeeded."

"I'm just a little curious." Ash Rufate replied. Now he basically believes that yesterday's incident was not exposed. At least Rotia did not recognize him as the person lurking at a high place to observe. "You know, he is actually a warrior. He always has an instinct for people with superb combat skills... How to say it, please be sympathetic. If you have the chance, you really want to see the skills of Blood-colored Rose."

"Even at the cost of death? Hahaha... Sorry, Ashu Rufate, just a joke, don't mind." Rotia replied. "But if you want to see such things, I suggest you go to the gladiator... Although there is no real weapon fighting there, it is not much different. In addition to professional gladiators, there are also amateurs. Ordinary guests can also participate."

While speaking, Ashu Rufat had finished drinking a glass of juice-mixed wine that Roltiya provided for free.

"Rotia, I have always been curious about this bloody rose." Ashrufate said.

"Ah, I'm so too, I've always been curious about my identity, origin, and motivation."

"I think, as long as she is a human, she must need food, drink, and wear, and she must need information to find those targets... In this case, it would be fine in the short term, but it would definitely make a fuss in the long term. A strange face is easy to arouse alertness, and a familiar face is difficult to disguise as an ordinary person under the eyes of an expert..."

"What I said makes sense. So, why does Mr. Ashurufate thinks this is?"

"I think she must be in seclusion," said Ashrufate, while seemingly casual, but in fact he looked at Rotia's change in expression. "Because a person who has been trained and has not been trained can't escape the eyes of those who are interested. So I think she must have one companion, or multiple companions. Relying on that companion, she keeps her daily life and provides intelligence support for her actions."

"Reasonable inference." Rotia replied with a smile. Three points of admiration flashed in her eyes, three points of surprise. "But this makes it even harder to find. This city is so big, there are so many places to hide. And her companion must be an ordinary person... Looking for an ordinary person with no characteristics in the vast crowd is completely a search for a needle in a haystack. Is it?"

"It's true. Well, thank you for the wine, it tastes great, I'm going to rest." Ashu Rufate said. He stood up and turned away, while Rotia continued his work.

Sure enough, was it just a simple lucky thing? Rotia didn't notice me. In other words, the Bloody Rose lost her target last night... There was no other reason.

As he thought, Ashu Rufate returned to his apartment. This apartment is considered a high-end residence, with a total of fifteen rooms. To be honest, except for Ajin next door, some of the others are not very familiar with them, and at most they just meet and say hello. Among these neighbors, some are big and thick, and they look like they are good at fighting, some are full of scholarly atmosphere, and some look very ordinary. But Ashu Rufate believes that the residents in this apartment in Rotia should have a skill. All neighbors look like they have other professions, and at least most of the time, their doors are locked.

Ashu Rufate walked up the stairs, and suddenly he felt a cold feeling, which was a sense of danger without reason, as if at this moment he was not returning to his apartment, but standing on the edge of a cliff that would fall off by accident. His instinct was strongly telling the danger.

This feeling is only a moment, and the next moment, the sense of danger fades away.

Ash Rufate took a deep breath. It was really curiosity that killed the cat... It would have been great if he hadn't tried to peek at Rotia's whereabouts yesterday evening. But regret now is useless, and there is no regret medicine in the world.

However, this depressed mood quickly faded. Ashu Rufat recalled the performance of the blood-colored rose that he saw yesterday, and another feeling surged in his heart. He could fight with such an opponent... But it was too disadvantageous for weapons. He only had an ordinary sword, and he probably couldn't deal with that magic sword. But it didn't matter, after all, this is not a battlefield confrontation, and the weapon is not omnipotent. Let's try it first. If it really doesn't work, as long as he jumps out of the window, the blood-colored rose will not be able to chase...

Ashrufat's mind was running at high speed, but there was no pause in his body. In a blink of an eye, he came outside his room door and opened it.

The door was quiet, as if no one had visited it.

On the chair in the living room outside Ashu Rufate, no matter where the blood-colored rose is lurking, it takes a little distance to rush out and attack, thus giving Ashu Rufate enough time to prepare. There is also a window next to him for breaking the window to escape at any time.

"I know you're here, come out." Ashu Rufate said loudly in a tone that would never be misheard.
Chapter completed!