Chapter 34

"Xia De Hamilton, currently a detective. Good evening, lady, pay tribute to you."

Xia De deliberated on his sentences, trying to make himself speak properly. Before knowing the other party's purpose, cooperating with the conversation is the correct approach. And, he really felt sorry for the incident just now, even if it couldn't be blamed entirely on him.

"I'll say it again, don't laugh. I know that was my lack of caution, I will learn a lesson."

He said in his heart.

"However, I knew that being able to understand all languages is definitely not a good thing in this kind of world. Must remember this lesson."

Xia De thought in his heart, and the woman quickly adjusted her mood and continued to speak, the tone becoming relaxed:

"Detective, finding you rashly is not a big deal. The Box of Darkness was just an accident, and I want to know from you where that statue is."

"Sorry, what did you say? Statue?"

Xia De, who was still strengthening his impression of the incident just now in his heart, was startled, but what he said showed confusion. He really thought he had excellent talent for acting.

"The statue of blood, or rather... the statue of the Old God Blood Duke Lau Ai, where is it?"

The woman's voice had completely returned to calmness, as if she was discussing the weather tonight with Xia De, but the pressure brought by the cold tone was no less than just now:

"First-Ring Shushi, no need to lie. The curse you used on the first and second floors just now, the bloody smell is really too strong.

But you are very clean, so I think you should not be a believer of that Old God, nor a member of the 【Mercury Blood】 organization that holds the statue.

Since you are a First-Ring Shushi... Orthodox Church? No, you don't look like a believer of God... but your way of taking office seems very formal... Academy of Wonders? Since you were so careless just now, I think you should be a correspondence Ringed Shushi newly enrolled in some school. That's even better, correspondence Ringed Shushi have no loyalty to the academy."

She seemed to know a lot about correspondence Ringed Shushi, but didn't give Xia De a chance to speak, and said softly:

"Actually, these are not important. I don't care about your identity, and I have no intention of exploring whether you have any secrets. Now, detective, please tell me, where is the statue of the Old God?"

Xia De looked at the ajar door in surprise, but understood that the more he was at this moment, the more he had to be calm:

"Lady, I don't quite understand what you are talking about. You also know that I am only First-Ring..."

Tobesk today is also foggy. When he touched the statue in the alley, it was impossible for anyone to see it. He couldn't imagine that someone could smell the bloody smell after he touched the statue. You know, even 【Blood Echo】 couldn't see any traces on him.

This should have been just a simple commission, and releasing a curse theoretically means that only at close range is it possible to feel the fluctuation of spirit and the gathering of elements. In the doctor's notebook, it was not mentioned that anyone could accurately smell the traces of a specific curse through two layers of ceilings.

Xia De knew that he had really met someone extraordinary, but the other party was at least not from 【Mercury Blood】.

"Could the other party be a believer of a god hostile to that Blood Old God?"

He could only make such a guess for the time being.

"I possess special spirit runes and am very sensitive to the power of the Old God, so don't panic. Detective, do I need to emphasize my question again?"

The temperature in the room seemed to be colder. Xia De shook his head. He knew that through a door, the other party could also see him, so he said:

"No, no need, the statue of the Old God Blood Duke Lau Ai... I have indeed touched it, just today."

"That's good, even if you are unwilling to say the location, I think I can also investigate your whereabouts today. But we can save some time, can't we?"

The woman behind the door asked, her voice carrying some pleasant emotions. She was looking forward to the detective's answer and believed that the detective would not disappoint her.

Xia De frowned and thought for a long time:

"Then lady, can I take this as... you commission me to find the statue containing the remnants of the Old God?"

This was not his role-playing game of being addicted to a detective, but testing and asking whether the other party wanted to take it for free or trade. Although he was sorry for accidentally causing the relic to lose control just now, this did not mean he was willing to hand over a very valuable item for nothing.

And the situation was better than Xia De thought:

"Of course you can commission it. I have always advocated fair trade. And you have no enmity with me... except for what happened just now. If possible, it is perfectly fine to proceed in the form of a trade. Then, detective, how much do you need for the commission fee? Please say a number. And after this trade, the incident of the relic's loss of control just now will be considered as if it never happened, I won't care."

The possibility of getting rich immediately was right in front of him. The woman in the door didn't seem to be joking. Noble woman, High-Ring Shushi, these two labels added together were enough for Xia De to imagine how rich the other party was.

Xia De resisted the temptation of money and stopped imagining the scene of counting a stack of coins in the study with the gas lamp off, borrowing the light of the desk lamp.

He had more important things:

"The statue is in the alley opposite the Silver Parrot Milk Delivery Company. To the right of the entrance is an old bookstore. At the end of the alley, in the dead corner of the pipes and walls is the location of the statue, but a spell is needed. Reciting a six-syllable spell can make the statue appear. This is my sincerity, I don't want money..."

Not wanting money is naturally a lie, but it can also be considered the truth. As for saying such important information immediately, this is a means. Xia De believes that the other party can find this location by checking his whereabouts, so saying it in advance can win favor:

"I want to use the location and manifestation spell of this statue to exchange for the power I can use. It doesn't have to be an equivalent exchange, as long as I can use it."

The statue definitely couldn't be kept, and Xia De didn't intend to hold such a dangerous item himself. He didn't even have the ability to take the statue away. Then appropriate flexibility and exchanging for greater benefits is the best approach.

The lady behind the door was right. Trading the statue to the academy and trading it to her actually made no difference. Xia De still remembered what the doctor and the writer lady repeatedly emphasized. They were just correspondence, and had no specific relationship with the academy.

Therefore, he would not think that he was betraying the academy by trading the statue to someone else. Moreover, Xia De also wanted to make up for the relic's loss of control, and trading with such a reasonable and powerful person, suffering some losses for the first time, is good for the future.