Chapter 237

"After so many years, all the resentment has ended, but in the end, they still want to make things difficult for me, which is why they made this request."

"Yes, as long as there is money, it is actually not troublesome to find a fallen noble to read the eulogy. So, this can only be considered making things difficult, and they probably also hope that Mr. Watson can be buried as soon as possible."

Xia De agreed. In a place like Tobesk, the least lacking thing is nobles, and the least lacking thing for Mrs. Watson is gold pounds.

He picked up the teacup and pretended to drink water, but was actually thinking. After putting down the teacup, he asked again:

"Then you want me to go?"

"Yes, you, the Hamilton of Lei Lei Jiede."

Xia De shook his head cautiously:

"Sorry, although a knight is considered a noble, there is no title after all. Why don't you find those barons who are in urgent need of money? I think this is not troublesome."

Mrs. Watson gave the answer:

"It is indeed not troublesome, and I am willing to pay, but after all, it is my husband's funeral, and I still want to find someone who is upright, kind, and has good character to read the eulogy, rather than those strangers who do things for money. After Lavender introduced you to me, I think no one is more qualified than you. I have read the newspaper, and you are very good."

Xia De agreed with this point, not because the other party praised him, but because if he were to choose, he would also hope that the guy reading the eulogy at his funeral would be a good person with a good reputation.

Especially since he had been very prominent in the newspapers recently, it was reasonable for Mrs. Watson to find him through a friend's introduction.

"Originally, I wanted to ask Lavender for help, but he didn't have time this afternoon, as he had a big business deal to discuss."

"Is the funeral this afternoon?"

Xia De asked somewhat embarrassedly. Before Thursday, he didn't really want to spend time doing other things.

"It won't take long, at most two hours. The reward is 20 pounds, plus travel expenses. I heard from Lavender that you like Luo De cards? Then add a Luo De card with special rules."

"Hmm... Did you tell the Baron the content of the reward?"

Xia De asked.

"I didn't say it at the time. Since he has business, I can't disturb him. Mr. Hamilton, if you don't agree, I think I should visit someone else. There are some alternative options, but none of them are as good as you."

"Hmm..."

If Baron Lavender had known the content of the reward in advance, he would never have given the opportunity to Xia De.

"Where is the address of the cemetery chosen for the funeral?"

"The No. 3 burial area in the East District of Tobesk Public Cemetery. I bought a compartment in the underground tomb."

"Wait a moment."

He stood up and walked into the study, finding the receipt he got when he handed over Detective Sparrow's body to the gravedigger in the drawer. The address where the body was buried was the No. 2 burial area in the East District of Tobesk Public Cemetery.

The two were very close.

"Might as well take the opportunity to visit Detective Sparrow before doing the big thing."

He considered the commission with this thought in mind and finally agreed to accept the commission.

After agreeing on the time to meet in the afternoon, it was only eight o'clock in the morning when he sent Mrs. Watson away. The remaining time in the morning was spent by Xia De practicing Qishu and adapting to the Sage-level Relic 【Ancient Witch's Golden Necklace】.

Although having this necklace couldn't use the power of the Misuo, at least the already powerful 【Silver Moon Slash】 became even stronger. Even without finding someone to experiment, Xia De fully believed that except for the power of the Relic, the Silver-Eyed One who suffered severe injuries would definitely not be able to withstand his attack.

When eating lunch, he repeatedly pondered the action plan for tomorrow night in his heart. He didn't make the ridiculous move of putting the spoon into his nose due to over-concentration, but because he was absent-minded, when preparing lunch for Mia, the portion of cat food was accidentally a little less than usual.

When Xia De prepared cat food, Mia would usually be very "reserved" and go to the side, pretending not to care. When Xia De finished pouring the cat food and called out, it would immediately rush over.

This time was the same. When Xia De was pouring the expensive cat food by the dining table, the small orange cat was lying on the windowsill of the living room, seemingly having a strong interest in the street scene of St. Deran Square.

"Mia~"

He called out, then thought and sat at the table to deal with his own lunch.

The orange cat ran over happily, but when it lowered its head to look, it didn't eat immediately as usual, but stopped there.

It raised its head to look at Xia De, its large amber eyes reflecting the young detective's frowning, absent-minded appearance.

"Meow~"

So it ran to Xia De's trouser leg, stretched out its claws to pull at his trouser leg, and then called out again.

Looking up with great expectation, Xia De was still holding the spoon, making a thoughtful appearance.

"Meow~"

It called out again, and seeing that Xia De still didn't react, the cat stepped back, then rushed forward and jumped, directly grabbing Xia De's pants and arriving on his knees.

"Oh, my pants!"

This time Xia De finally noticed the cat that wanted to attract attention, holding the cat and "picking" it off his pants, only to see that the cat food hadn't been touched at all:

"What's wrong? Don't you like eating these?"

"Meow~"

Xia De wasn't trying to talk to Mia, just teasing, but didn't expect the cat to directly stretch out its claws, pointing to the kitchen cupboard where Xia De stored a large amount of cat food.

Large amber eyes looked at him, and the orange patterns on its back seemed to shine in the sunlight entering from the window.

"Are you saying there isn't enough cat food?"

Xia De tilted his head and looked at the lunch prepared for the cat, then asked with slight surprise. But this time Mia didn't show that it understood his words, only wriggling in Xia De's hands, wanting him to put it down:

"Can you actually understand human language?"

He bent down to put the cat down, and Mia immediately rushed to its lunch:

"Didn't Miss Annette say it was a normal cat?"

Xia De got up to get the bag containing cat food:

"Am I overthinking? Or is it that cats can really be this smart?"

Looking sideways at Mia, the latter was obediently squatting beside its cat food, looking up and wagging its tail, looking at him with expectant eyes:

"It seems... it's just a little smarter."

Regarding whether the cat temporarily living at No. 6 St. Deran Square was normal, Xia De had consulted the woman's voice in his heart and Miss Annette separately, and the answers obtained were that there was no abnormality.

Therefore, his suspicion seemed to be just his own hypochondria, but because this cat would not leave until winter in the foreseeable future, Xia De thought that when he had time, he could take it to Miss Miss Jia Lin Na to check.

Of course, the cat Mia didn't know Xia De's thoughts at this time. After eating lunch, the cat started to feel sleepy.

It lay down as usual, a little further away from the water basin where it was snowing, letting the sunlight passing through the thin fog shine on its back, enjoying the pleasant afternoon time.

The life of a pet cat is really leisurely.