Chapter 195: Five Letters

In short, lasting three weeks, Xia De finally ended the entire adventure of the first time key and witnessed the last story of God. While gaining huge harvests, it also meant that Xia De could try to open the second key. 【

He had obtained a key from Old John on Monday from the year 3002 of the Fifth Era, and after summarizing his gains, he tried to use the new key to push the door.

Then, just as he had expected, the key could be inserted into the completely mismatched keyhole, but it could not turn the lock. The rule of using the Time Key at one-week intervals applied to all keys.

Therefore, if Xia De wanted to travel to the second segment of the past for an adventure, he would have to wait until the early hours of next Thursday.

As for the artifact 【Another Face】 obtained from the maid, Xia De placed it behind the hidden wall in the basement. This thing had huge side effects, but the containment conditions were very simple; the linen cloth with the blood of several clergymen given by the maid was sufficient.

When placing the artifact, looking at the statue of the Ancient God in the center of the circular space, Xia De clutched the wooden box containing the "White Stone Crystal," and after thinking for a long time, he did not immediately try to open another spatial landmark.

He was already very tired tonight, and he wasn't sure if long-distance teleportation had a cooldown like the 【Time Key】, or if it required no waiting like the last time he "teleported from St. Deran Square to St. Deran Square."

But if he suddenly ran to a very far place and couldn't come back immediately, the cost of the steam train was secondary, but having no one to take care of the cat at home was a big problem.

Therefore, Xia De planned to wait until he had finished all the things at hand and had time for a long-distance trip before trying the function of this Ancient God statue. Anyway, the statue was here and wouldn't run away just because Xia De didn't use it.

As for the most important gain tonight, the leaves representing the Spirit Rune and the Miracle, Xia De didn't know how to use them. Soaking them in water, eating them directly, or sticking them on his head—all of these were possibilities.

And in order not to damage the two leaves due to reckless attempts, he decided to find some reliable people to ask tomorrow.

After dealing with the series of troublesome matters at hand, he finally ended this magical day.

Closing his eyes to welcome sleep, he recalled everything that had happened throughout the day again, and then confirmed very firmly that even compared to that night at the Lake View Manor, today was also a very magical day.

(Little Mia is running...)

Early Thursday morning, when Xia De went downstairs to get the newspaper and goat milk, he found a full 5 letters addressed to him, which was a rare thing.

The first two letters were from Doctor Schneider and Miss Beiya, both inquiring about Xia De's health. Both of them had seen the scene of Xia De suddenly lunging out to block the bullet at the entrance of Tobesk Station yesterday. Although they saw he was fine afterward, they were still a bit worried, so they wrote to ask about the specific situation.

The third letter was sent by Priest Ao Gu Si, using the high-end stationery sprinkled with spices dedicated to the church. He invited Xia De to visit the Dawn Cathedral this afternoon and claimed that Bishop Owen had something to discuss with Xia De.

"Hmm... about the commemorative coin?"

Sitting on the sofa, he looked up at the coffee table, where the commemorative coin still embedded with the bullet head lay quietly. After that scene in the street yesterday, it would be strange if the Dawn Cathedral didn't want to do something.

It just so happened that he had nothing to do today, so going to the church in the afternoon was fine. But he had to be careful to disguise himself as looking injured, otherwise, it might arouse suspicion about his identity.

The fourth letter, as expected, was from Captain Lades. Because of Xia De's accidental gunshot wound, all the statements were completed by Captain Lades after the fat woman involved in the child disappearance case was caught. He only came out of Reedwich Yard at eight o'clock yesterday, but he didn't feel it was a waste of time.

In the letter, the Captain excitedly told Xia De that because he was also considered a key figure in cracking this major case, he received news from friends after leaving Reedwich Yard. Once he could receive a reward after the police department commended the case, the Royal Army would consider letting him return to his original unit and return to the front line as a captain.

Captain Lades was really very excited, so much so that his already poor handwriting became even more distorted and difficult to distinguish.

Xia De looked at the letter in his hand and smiled easily. He was very happy for Captain Lades; the Captain's current impoverished life was caused by an 【Artifact】. If he could let him return to the place he was familiar with and return to his own life, then this could be considered the best compensation the Captain could get at present.

The Captain said in the letter that he planned to visit Xia De tonight to express his gratitude. He knew that compared to the meager things he had done, the detective's actions yesterday noon were the real great contribution. Therefore, he guessed that Xia De would be very busy recently, which was why he chose to visit at night.

And the last letter was more like a note than a letter. It was signed by Xia De's nominal superior, Mr. Anluosi of MI6. In the note, he informed him that he would visit St. Deran Square at eight o'clock this morning and told Xia De not to go out.

"What would Mr. Anluosi have to find me for?"

He guessed all kinds of possibilities, and an hour later, the first thing the middle-aged gentleman did after entering the door was to take out a thick envelope and hand it to Xia De.

Xia De squeezed it, confirming that if it wasn't stuffed with paper, it must be filled with banknotes.

"300 pounds."

Mr. Anluosi, who was following Xia De, said while going up the stairs. Xia De's hand holding the envelope suddenly tightened, leaving a mark on the surface of the envelope.

The Outsider had never come into contact with so much cash in this world, and even the share of the money the doctor planned to cash out from the Academy was not as much as this figure.

"100 pounds is the reward set up by MI6 and the City Hall for cracking the child disappearance case. It was supposed to be given to you in a few days, but I helped you get it in advance. The other 200 pounds is my personal gratitude to you."

Xia De stopped, turned his head in surprise to look at the middle-aged man standing on the step below him, who nodded slightly to Xia De while clutching his hat:

"Thank you for everything you did yesterday, Mr. Hamilton."

The tone was very sincere, and the expression was also very serious.

"It is my honor."

Xia De also nodded slightly, then continued to lead his superior upstairs. Until now, the respect this veteran kingdom intelligence officer had for Xia De was finally not entirely because of Miss Miss Jia Lin Na.

Xia De's MI6 identity, unless he betrayed the Kingdom of Delarion, was already firmly impossible to change.

Mr. Anluosi visiting Xia De in person was not entirely to give him gold pounds. He brought two pieces of news in total. The first piece of news was that the investigation into the Tobesk child serial disappearance case was proceeding very smoothly.

This seemed to be a huge human trafficking organization, and the person caught yesterday was an important leader. Currently, Reedwich Yard, in conjunction with MI6, was conducting a nationwide investigation based on the intelligence in hand.

Even though everyone knew it was impossible to find all the missing children, at least this matter that had caused panic was finally over.

The second piece of news was also good news: Xia De's "Delarion Knight of Honor Medal" had been approved. On the night of this Sunday, the King would award prizes to those who had contributed to the "child disappearance case," including Xia De, at the royal manor on the outskirts of the city.

Besides Xia De, two other lucky gentlemen received awards, but those were low-level Delarion Contribution Medals. One was an old detective from Reedwich Yard who had been responsible for the investigation of this matter. The other was the current Police Commissioner of Reedwich Yard; the medal was actually not important to this gentleman who held the title of Viscount.

"Why was the decision to award prizes made so quickly? Didn't this matter happen only yesterday? In one night, the Royal Family and the City Hall made a decision?"

Xia De asked suspiciously; he didn't doubt the official sluggishness at all.

"To appease the public, of course, and also to give Wang Hou Diana a suitable reason to appear in public and smooth over some rumors."

"Rumors?"

Mr. Anluosi's answer was very cautious:

"After yesterday's assassination attempt, rumors that Wang Hou Diana had been shot dead appeared immediately. The Royal Family needs to be extra careful in handling this matter, which is why they need a suitable occasion for Wang Hou Diana to appear..."

"Mr. Anluosi, actually I feel that the assassination attempt yesterday itself had problems, and didn't these rumors spread a bit too fast?"

Xia De asked, then thought of the words the black-haired maid said to stop Mr. Anluosi yesterday.

"Is it really..."

He pointed his finger toward the kitchen, and the kitchen window could see the Yodel Palace.

Mr. Anluosi showed an inscrutable expression:

"Such topics cannot be spoken of carelessly, Mr. Hamilton. Do not guess anymore; this has nothing to do with you. Also, your identity is that of an enthusiastic ordinary citizen, and your MI6 background will not be exposed."

Putting it this way, the background of the entire assassination event seemed even more complicated than the Outsider had estimated.

"But why is it Sunday night again?"

He asked again.

"Again? Do you have other things to do on Sunday?"

Mr. Anluosi asked back, and Xia De shook his head. He just sighed that since he arrived in this world, Sunday nights seemed to have never been leisurely. But fortunately, this time he finally didn't have to play Rod Cards.

"Oh, remember to bring your Rod Cards. Such a high-standard banquet will become very relaxed after His Majesty the King leaves. If the purpose is to make friends, Rod Cards are a good tool. Since Miss Miss Jia Lin Na values you so much, it is very helpful to know more friends... Oh, this black tea is really good."

Mr. Anluosi sighed. Xia De glanced at the teacup and somehow thought of Detective Sparrow. When the former detective was alive, he probably would never have thought that his house and his black tea would entertain the Director of MI6.

Mr. Anluosi was also a very busy man; he stayed at Xia De's place for twenty minutes and then left.

Afterward, Xia De also went out, and he went out with Mia. First, he dropped off the reply letters to the doctor and Miss Beiya at the mailbox on the street corner, then hugged the cat and headed straight to the Divination Association.