Whispering Verse

Shade stood up and bowed slightly to the half-open door, then followed the black-haired maid named "Tifa" and left the room.

The maid had no intention of talking to Shade, and the two of them found Mr. Nite waiting at the stairs on the second floor in silence. The maid said directly to him:

"Give this gentleman thirty pounds, in cash."

After getting the nervous man's reply, the maid turned and returned upstairs. Mr. Nite bowed slightly and did not dare to straighten up until the maid had completely left. Shade wanted to ask him what kind of aristocrat "Miss Carina" was, but seeing him like this, he stopped asking.

Mr. Nitt led Shade directly to the club's accounting room and squatted down in front of the brass safe. After rotating a total of eighteen small gears in three sets, he opened the safe and took out the money for Shade.

It was supposed to be 30 pounds, but Mr. Neate gave Shad 50 pounds. Although the number 20 is small, foreigners who have been in this world for two weeks clearly know the purchasing power of this money.

"There is no receipt for reimbursement this time."

Shade immediately reminded him, but the latter shook his head:

"This is a token of appreciation from the club. You...can come in and out of the club as you please in the future, and you will always be welcome here."

He probably understood something from the actions of Miss Carina's personal maid personally leading Shade to get the money.

Shade asked curiously:

"I know that lady does not own this club and only comes here occasionally. So if you give her 50 pounds, is it considered a loan?"

"borrow?"

Mr. Nite seemed to have heard the incredible words and looked at Shade in surprise:

"We were honored that the lady came to visit us. She asked us for money, which was like a blessing from an angel!"

"It's nice to be a noble."

Shade whispered in his heart.

After receiving this huge amount of money, he did not immediately return to his employer, Miss Iluna. Instead, he talked with Mr. Nit for a while to delay the investigation, hoping that the employer's investigation would go smoothly.

When he returned to the specially prepared reception room, nearly an hour and a half had passed since Shade left here. When I opened the door, I was worried that the sorceress with long brown hair had not come back. Fortunately, she was already holding a book and sitting at the coffee table drinking tea.

"Please feel free to do so."

Mr. Neate said outside the door, bowing slightly before closing the door.

Miss Bayas immediately put down her book and wanted to speak, but the experienced and cautious detective held up his finger to silence her. He carefully stood at the door and listened to the sounds outside. After making sure that Mr. Nite was far away, he relaxed.

"Detective Hamilton, you are really reliable. I made the right decision to hire you this time."

Miss Bayas praised, and Shade sat down on the single sofa on the side a little tiredly:

"I think you may have misunderstood something, but I am indeed reliable."

"I didn't expect you to have such strong social connections. I just made an excuse to go to the bathroom, and everyone in the club bowed when they saw me."

A girl from a church background has probably never received such treatment.

"My social connections... Speaking of which, do you know Miss Carina? She is probably a very powerful noble."

Although Miss Bayas knew that Shade went to see "that lady", she was different from the four Schneiders in that she did not know that "that lady" was a ring sorcerer, so she could reveal this matter.

"Miss Carina?"

Miss Iluna Bayas thought for a while:

"Carina is not a rare name. If it involves nobility, there are many possibilities. When I was training at Blackstone Security Company, there was a special course to introduce contemporary aristocratic families, but if there are no further conditions , it’s hard for me to know who this is.”

Shade recalled the details just now:

"A very powerful noble, no older than 30 years old. She said that she admires me very much, and that she is powerful enough to influence the church."

Immediately, Shade noticed the distrust in the eyes of the girl opposite.

"I swear in the name of God, I am absolutely not lying."

He said immediately, and this method of swearing was very consistent with the habits of church ring magicians:

"If this is the case......"

Miss Bayas frowned, and then looked at Shade in surprise:

"Detective, then you have really come into contact with an incredible noble. There is only one person who meets this condition, the youngest sister of the former King Larrus II of Delarion, and the contemporary king 'Fire Leap' Larrus The aunt of the third generation, Carina Cavendish, who has the title of 'Duke Saladil'. Detective...I will never increase the cost of this employment just because you have such social connections. "

Shade opened his mouth slightly. He had read about the duchess in the newspaper. Duke Carina Cavendish is a truly powerful duke, and Saladir County is her fief. The duchess just traveled here from her fief recently, and it is said that she was celebrating the king's birthday.

"Tobesk Morning News" and "Kingdom Morning News" reported this matter for several days in a row. Shade, who was new to the world, sighed for a long time.

The contemporary King Larus III is 45 years old this year, while Miss Carina is no more than 30 years old. The seniority relationship in the royal family is also quite interesting.

"Are you surprised? You don't even know this person, right?"

Miss Bayas asked, and Shade quickly shook his head:

"I forgot to ask you just now, how is your investigation going? It's been so long, shouldn't there be no clues?"

Miss Bayas was successfully diverted by the detective, and she put down her tea cup with some sadness:

"I found the clue. Something unusual happened in the third room on the left side of the stairs on the first floor, but I can't get in. There are too many people on the first floor."

This clue is consistent with the clue provided by Miss Carina. Now that Miss Bayas has also investigated it, Shade doesn't have to tell it himself.

"I remember that room seemed to be a reception room, but it was noisier because it was too close to the hall. It only received unimportant guests."

He stood up and signaled Miss Bayas to follow him:

"I still have some...face here, I think we can go in and have a look."

"Detective, I really saw you right."

The long brown-haired sorceress stood up with a smile:

"If I really gain something this time, I won't be stingy with the reward."

Shade also smiled and reached out to cover his chest. There was an envelope in the inner pocket of his coat. Inside the envelope was 60 pounds in cash (Note), which was enough money for him to buy a nice small manor in the countryside outside Tobesk:

"We can mention the reward later."