Chapter 36

"Detective, you are lucky. If I didn't happen to have this relic in my hand, this trade probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly. After all, for a weak Ringed Shushi, too mysterious knowledge and too powerful weapons are equally dangerous... Detective, I won't care about the Box of Darkness. Happy cooperation."

The words of the lady in the door seemed to mean sending off the guest.

Xia De closed the ring box and took it from the maid's hand. When the maid walked towards the door again, he didn't say goodbye and leave, but tidied up his mood and said loudly:

"Lady, I don't know if I have the honor to know your identity."

"You don't have this honor for the time being."

The woman spoke very directly. Xia De seemed to hear the black-haired maid who was pushing the door accidentally laugh.

"I know what you are worried about. Now I know your identity, your appearance, naturally I have a way to find out your address, the identity of the correspondence Ringed Shushi in the same group as you... but so what, the most important thing for a correspondence Ringed Shushi is not to let the church know the identity, so do you think I am a person from the church?"

Just as the woman thought Xia De didn't look like a devout believer of the Orthodox Gods, Xia De also didn't think the other party was a devout believer:

"You can tell the correspondence Ringed Shushi in the same group as you about what happened tonight. They naturally know the rules of this city. Including our trade, of course you can also say it. Any other questions?"

She probably got information from Xia De, even if she was a little unhappy at first, she is in a good mood now.

"You appeared here tonight..."

"Of course not for you, meeting you was just an accident. Appearing in this indecent place tonight was just hearing that the club collected a very rare Rhoder card."

"I don't know which series it is?"

"It doesn't matter anymore, it's a fake Rhoder card."

"That's really unlucky... Then goodbye, lady, I hope you can touch that statue of the Old God as soon as possible."

This is to remind the other party to go find it as soon as possible, and not let 【Mercury Blood】 have time to transfer it, so that they can't find the statue and come to blame Xia De.

"Then see you again, detective... Speaking of which, I appreciate young people like you. Just now when the relic lost control, your reaction was very good. Most First-Ring Shushi don't have your performance.

If you have any needs, you can contact me through this club. But you understand, all gifts have compensation."

"Yes lady, I wish you a wonderful night."

Xia De gripped the ring box and turned to leave, but when he reached the door, he suddenly looked back at the ajar door:

"Lady, about the 【Box of Darkness】..."

"A rare relic of the Third Era. Relics are all piled up by the resentment and hatred at the end of the era, so don't be suspicious of hearing anything.

The Fifth Era is the era of witches. The war of the last thirteen witch emperors almost brought terrible existences outside the material world;

The Fourth Era is the era of darkness and chaos. Darkness shrouded the earth, and strange things ran rampant in the material world;

The Third Era was when alien races and humans coexisted, but at the same time, terrible and strange humanoid creatures occupied most of the material world. Those were evil spirits born in whispers. Humans and other normal lives lived in a corner, protecting each other."

She didn't speak again, and Xia De bowed slightly to express his gratitude for the free knowledge, and then walked out of the door.

The maid outside the door was waiting for Xia De and led Xia De from the third floor to the stairs on the first floor. Xia De met the dejected young Franklin there, and the two left the club together.

Returning from the noisy room to the summer night street shrouded in thin fog, the depressed mood also improved a lot.

Xia De was still immersed in the series of things just now, recalling the moment when his fingers bloomed with light, and thinking about the details of this trade.

Therefore, the two didn't have too much conversation along the way, following the street with gas street lamps, in the quiet night, walking towards the apartment rented by the Franklin family.

Just when they were about to reach the destination, young Franklin stepped into the shadow of the antique shop sign on the street that the gas street lamp could not illuminate, and suddenly turned around and ran. Xia De, who was prepared, immediately chased after him. The two didn't even run out half a street before young Franklin was kicked down by the detective's boots behind him:

"Who did father find this time? Have you practiced long-distance running? Are you going to participate in the Tobesk Youth Games? What about the last detective?"

He was panting and his hands were clasped behind his back by Xia De. While asking questions in a hoarse voice, he didn't want to struggle anymore. The young man was not good at running.

"Still want to run, didn't you also get caught by the detective last time? Uncle Sparrow is dead, I took over his work, but I haven't practiced long-distance running."

Xia De felt the power in this body. Not only was he a Ringed Shushi, but the quality of this body itself was quite good. I don't know how Detective Sparrow spent a few months turning a homeless man into this.

As for pretending to be someone else's nephew, it doesn't matter, after all, Xia De really inherited all the detective's legacy.

"Dead? The guy who pointed a gun at my head and made me leave the gambling table is dead?"

Young Franklin was a little surprised, but his tone was full of joy:

"That kind of villain, it's not bad that he's dead."

But according to the commission records left by the detective that Xia De found, he took young Franklin away twice from the underground casino and club in the slums, all relying on the power of words. Detective Sparrow Hamilton described himself as that kind of charming person who was quite good at persuading others.

"It seems that his records cannot be fully believed... However, he really had a gun... Lost it? Or hid it but I didn't find it?"

"Speaking of which, how about you let me go? I'll give you more pounds if I win."

Young Franklin still wanted to break free.

"Really feel sorry for your father."

"Come on, you came to catch me for money."

The young gambler mocked. He expected the detective's verbal counterattack, but didn't expect the detective to nod:

"Yes, pounds are of course important. Otherwise, why would I come to catch you in the night filled with thick fog, instead of staying at home with the gas lamp on and taking care of the cute cat?"

Although he encountered an accident in the club, at least the process of submitting the commission and obtaining the reward went smoothly. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin did not make things difficult for their son, and Xia De only received half a pound of reward at the door and the 2 pounds of casino debt paid in advance, and then left directly.

When leaving, he also saw young Franklin in the house, gesturing at him with vicious gestures. Xia De was not angry, but really felt some pity for Mr. Franklin.

"Every era and every family has its own story, I'd better take care of myself first."

He walked into the long night with his hands in his pockets, saying goodbye to his first formal employer.

The night was deep, and the detective with a tight wallet still didn't take a carriage, but walked back home. He must raise 10 pounds within a month. Even if the relics in the house can be pawned, he must develop the habit of being stingy.

So it was already the second half of the night when he got home. Leaving the outdoor area shrouded in hazy fog, climbing up the dim stairs, he felt unusually lonely and lonely. After entering the door, he was worried that the orange cat "Little Mia" would excrete everywhere, but fortunately, it left "traces" on the pile of sand that Xia De prepared before going out on the corner of the balcony.

As for the cat itself, it rushed over when the tired detective opened the door, grabbing his trouser legs and asking him to hold it, unusually excited about Xia De's return. This made Xia De, who had walked the night road alone for several hours, feel unusually moved and warm inside.

"Even if your owner doesn't come to pick you up, I will adopt you."

"Meow~"

He said after picking up this very well-behaved cat. The orange cat Mia rubbed against Xia De's chest with her soft little head to express her love for him. The detective then made a temporary small nest for Little Mia with a blanket on the desk in his bedroom.

The night was deep, and the 【Blood-Sucking Ring】 was not studied further, but even though he slept very late that night, he woke up on time at six o'clock the next day, and did not feel sleepy at all.

The goat milk and milk ordered yesterday were delivered together with the newspaper. Xia De had breakfast with the well-behaved orange cat Little Mia in this house for the first time, and made plans for today's itinerary.

Today is Tuesday, and he only needs to see Dr. Schneider tomorrow, but for the note left yesterday, he must go to the doctor's place.

Completing two commissions in one day yesterday also added a lot of confidence to Xia De in taking over the business of the office.

But today he doesn't intend to deal with the cases left by the previous detective. He plans to carefully check the house after returning from the doctor's place, look for the pistol, and continue to read the doctor's notes and past commission records to study his spirit runes.

It is still Little Mia who stays at home to watch the house. Xia De carries the relic 【Blood-Sucking Ring】 with him and passes through the city in the thin fog.

The process of walking from the center of Tobesk to the doctor's clinic in the east of the city took him several hours in the morning, but the unique scenery of the strange steam era and the European architectural style made Xia De feel very novel.

Walking along the beautiful Rontgen Avenue in the rich area, seeing the four-wheeled carriage parked outside the psychological clinic and the gentleman in a black top hat getting off the carriage, Xia De was still worried about whether the doctor had returned.

Fortunately, the several-hour trip was not in vain. The blue-eyed doctor returned, but when he received Xia De, he looked quite troubled.

Xia De remembered that Miss Lu Yisha said that his luck was usually very bad, and this time he also encountered annoying things:

"So I have always hated dealing with nobles. If they can be treated, they will not take psychological problems seriously; if they cannot be treated, they will think that my level is the problem.

This binge eating disorder is very problematic. That lady probably hid some secrets she didn't want to say. People always don't trust doctors... Xia De, if you encounter a noble's commission, you will definitely be able to understand what I mean... Please sit down, I saw your note, but what exactly is the matter?"