Chapter 2042: Letters, Clues, and Steam Bathhouse

Although Miss Belindell said that he could find her at any time if he encountered trouble, Xia De believed that since the other party had "hired" him, even for the sake of her favor, so that she wouldn't report him to Miss Adele Isabella in reality two months later, he couldn't frequently ask the Countess to solve trouble.

【What if she still wants to report you?】

"She" smiled gently, and Xia De did not answer, but "she," who understood Xia De's thoughts, knew that Xia De was not someone who would sit and wait for death.

After thanking her softly, Xia De took the file bag from the silent maid:

"Actually, I have one small matter I want to ask you for help with; this matter is related to the Hawthorne family and the Eddington family. I attacked Freeman Hawthorne, and it was initially related to this."

He didn't want to involve Princess Lei Qianya, so he only mentioned that his friend's business was hindered by these two families, and pointed out the two reasons of "snatching business" and "being mentioned by a big shot."

Miss Belindell didn't care much about such small matters:

"You don't need to worry about the Black Hand Gang and Hawthorne. Freeman Hawthorne has been taught a lesson, and the whole Hawthorne family will keep a low profile for a while recently; after all, no one knows which sorcerer came to do it, so the dock office's obstruction of your friend's business will soon be lifted. As for Eddington..."

She got up and went to the table to fetch letter paper, wrote a letter seriously, and then took out her personal seal and stamped it. The blonde maid called "Matilda" put it into an envelope, dripped molten fire lacquer on the seal of the letter, and before the fire lacquer solidified, stamped the Belindell family's emblem on it.

The envelope was handed to Xia De, and the witch sat down opposite Xia De again:

"Send this to the Port Authority, and the Eddington family won't make things difficult for your friend; the Belindell family still has some face. I helped you, so you have to help me. Next, I hope you can enjoy the adventures and actions in Moon Bay."

She looked at the young man sitting opposite her somewhat lazily, sizing up the face that she felt more satisfied with the more she looked:

"Vanessa and Emma both speak highly of you; I hope your execution ability is as amazing as your charm. Speaking of which, before this meeting where both of us are satisfied ends, would you be willing to reveal to me what kind of power you are good at? I am not your employer, but I also want to understand."

This request was reasonable, so Xia De said:

"I am good at cold weapon fighting; this is not me boasting. Don't look at me as if I don't have any muscles, but my strength and physical strength are amazing."

The witch still remembered the "Power of Earth" in "Miss Charlotte's" special abilities, so she was not surprised.

"In addition, I am also good at time and space abilities. Space movement, time interference, combined with my exquisite lock-picking, stealth, assassination, transformation, reconnaissance, and ancient rune analysis abilities, my lady, I would dare to break into the Yodel Palace."

Xia De said the truth, and Miss Belindell also showed a smile, and her impression of the man in front of her became clearer:

"No wonder Vanessa sent you to Moon Bay to find the 【Diamond of Hope】; this combination of abilities is simply most suitable for investigation and detectives. Of course, if you were to be a killer, you would definitely be first-class."

She thought of Xia De's identity as a double agent at this time, but didn't think of connecting Xia De with the "God-Caller" at all:

"However, the 'Time Stop' you showed yesterday was really amazing. I thought you weren't the seventh ring you claimed to be."

"I just have a slightly better time talent; look at this."

He took out the 【Ring of Longevity】 and put it on his finger, took a deep breath after gently turning the ring. As the gray airflow flew into his nasal cavity from the wine glass on the coffee table in front of him, the red wine liquid level at the bottom of the glass actually slowly began to rise.

This time, not only the Great Witch of Fate but even the maid behind her couldn't help but blink.

"Time reversal?"

Miss Belindell asked in surprise, but this was not for Xia De to answer:

"You have the ability to stop time; I thought it was with the help of relics. Now it seems that you can reverse time and stop time at the seventh ring; this is really your own outstanding talent. If the Speaker, that lady in the time seat, saw you... this won't do; she might imprison you forever. It seems I have to value you more; the usual price cannot buy the help of a sorcerer who masters time power.

Mr. Watson, I look forward to your performance. I hope you can be like a meteorite falling into Moon Bay in the star sea, bringing more interesting stories to this seemingly calm city."

Although Miss Belindell wanted to talk more with Xia De, she did not forget her identity, so she did not let Xia De stay for lunch, and Xia De naturally would not be annoying and insist on staying. But before this meeting ended, he did not forget to remind the Great Witch of Fate to investigate what the "Light Spell" used by the 【Light-Seeker Training Association】 in the most critical battle round yesterday and the light spell used by the black-dressed woman before she died were:

"That light is very unusual."

"I will investigate; you just focus on investigating the matter of that corpse."

The witch naturally agreed, and when she said goodbye to Xia De, she also proposed as if she had suddenly remembered, asking Xia De to pay attention to whether any dragon-born sorcerers had recently arrived from other places when he was active in the city:

"I conducted an accidental divination some time ago, which is related to myself... nothing, you just help me pay attention."

She sized up Xia De and lowered her eyes to confirm that the other party was not dragon-born and should have nothing to do with the person in her prophecy.

Spending the whole morning at Belindell Manor, Xia De went home at noon to have lunch with Little Mia. During lunch, he took out the anchor silver ornament given by the blue-eyed girl he met at the museum to play with, and the cat, which was originally squatting on the high stool waiting for Xia De to feed it, actually meowed at the silver ornament after sniffing it suspiciously.

"This is not for you to eat."

Xia De said to the cat, which showed an expression of dissatisfaction, and the latter meowed softly again, but still twitched its little nose to sniff, looking like it was still very concerned about the anchor.

This made Xia De mistakenly think that the cat was interested in Moon Bay, so after lunch, he wanted to take it to Moon Bay. However, the cat, which was used to sunbathing and taking a nap, ignored Xia De, and in the end, only Xia De went to the gloomy Moon Bay area.

He first went to the "Princess Trade Partners" in the dock area and handed the letter from Miss Belindell to the three people in the trading company, explaining that this matter had been basically resolved:

"Customs will soon send people to check that batch of grain, and it can be released after the check; the Hawthorne family has encountered some things recently, so the dock office will not intentionally make things difficult for your business in the near future. In a few days, Mr. William Kidd, Mr. George Robert, you go to the dock office and ask again. As for the Port Authority, rely on this."

The bright Belindell family emblem on the letter's wax seal fully explained the origin of this letter.

Mr. George Robert said with great awe:

"Sir, what is your relationship with the Belindell family..."

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know; this relationship cannot be used too much. Belindell helped me this time, and I definitely have to return the favor. But for Miss Princess, all this is worth it."

"That lady sent you here; she really found the right person."

Xia De didn't intend to stay here for long:

"Alright, alright, you arrange for those three ships to leave the port as soon as possible; that lady is still waiting. Also, don't forget the matter I want to investigate near Herring Street in the lower city."

Although Miss Belindell promised to help, Xia De couldn't rely entirely on the witch:

"In the next month or two, you should also keep a low profile in your work; the city probably won't be very peaceful. Next, I will be in Moon Bay all the time, coming here about once every two or three days. Please help keep the letters sent to me, and if you encounter trouble you can't handle, remember to tell me."

"Yes, sir."

The three stood up together and said, then sent Xia De to the door downstairs.

There was still plenty of time this afternoon. After leaving the dock area, Xia De went to the morgue at the end of Spider Lane and found the coroner, Mr. Ptolemy Albert. On one hand, it was to thank him for his help at the door of the police station yesterday, and on the other hand, it was to ask about the progress of the investigation into the unidentified female corpse.

The busy coroner didn't have much time to receive Xia De; there were not a few corpses found in the lower city every day. He didn't ask what Xia De was doing yesterday afternoon, and regarding the progress of the investigation into the corpse, Mr. Bernhardt, who was investigating on the other side, had a breakthrough:

"The identity of the corpse has been roughly determined. Armand found the tattoo artist who had tattooed the woman when she was alive. Although the other party didn't know who the woman was, Armand relied on this to delineate the woman's range of activities before she died. After investigating nearby, he knew that she was indeed a prostitute, but the high-end kind. The day before she disappeared, she was picked up by a carriage and never returned."

He gave Xia De a note left by Mr. Bernhardt:

"That carriage went to this place. Armand said when he came in the morning that if you are interested, you can go and see. He should be there now; I hope you can have a harvest."

"Alright, I'll go now. My own affairs are almost done, and I have time to investigate with Mr. Bernhardt."

Xia De looked at the note:

"Number 18 Glev Street, North City, Crowley Steam Bathhouse... Steam Bathhouse?"

The arrival of the steam age has also caused major changes in people's living habits. The steam engine has changed not only the industrial production method, but its influence is comprehensive. Among them, public bathhouses represent the side of current social change and health improvement, and compared to the North, large cities in the South Carcen-Rik are more popular with such public facilities.

This is definitely not the kind of place that hides dirt and filth as outsiders imagine; on the contrary, "Steam Bathhouse" provides a high-end health experience, attracting social elites and wealthy people in large cities.

Bathing in hot water pools made of marble wearing special bathrobes, sweating on clean floors, cleaning skin, relaxing muscles, and then letting professional masseurs perform massages to help relax muscles and reduce stress.

This is not just a health facility, but also a social place. Enjoying relaxation while talking with friends, discussing politics, culture, and social affairs is considered a very high-end behavior in the eyes of people today. ===== CHAPTER 2043 =====