Chapter 374: Miss Gao De's Letter

"Yes, speaking of which, last time I went to the academy library to see Miss Daniste, the Red Moon Witch, I didn't feel it was particularly cold in the academy."

Xia De agreed.

However, thinking of this, he reminded himself that when he saw Princess Lei Qianya next week, he could ask about the location of the Zalas Literature Academy. Her Highness the Princess was a formal student who studied directly at the academy when she was in the lower grades. And the location of the Zalas Literature Academy, he thought, would also be like the other two magic academies, beyond Xia De's expectations.

"Oh, speaking of which, Xia De, there is one more thing."

The doctor patted his head and then said very calmly:

"Today you sold those books..."

"Doctor, please don't mention this again."

Xia De shook his head quickly:

"If this matter is to be explained from the beginning, such as their origin, why I was wandering around with them, why I had to sell them, it would be very complicated. Please don't misunderstand, I don't have any special hobbies."

"Alright then."

The doctor nodded, but Xia De wasn't sure if the doctor believed his explanation.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when he returned home. Yi Lu Na's three commissions were all unrelated to relics. Although this Friday hadn't ended yet, Xia De didn't want to go looking for new events.

After all, he really wasn't some chosen one and didn't have the luck to encounter relics just by going out.

He finished writing today's investigation report at home, and then wrote a letter to Professor Manning. Taking the opportunity to take the well-behaved cat out for dinner, he mailed the report to Yi Lu Na and the letter to the professor.

According to Lu Wei Ya's divination, the professor should be able to find the people of the Light-Guiding Cult soon.

Although it was a busy day, it was indeed a very peaceful day.

Just like this, Saturday arrived. When he went out to get the newspaper, milk, and goat milk in the morning, Xia De actually saw several letters addressed to him.

This was a fresh thing, after all, he didn't know many people.

The first two were bills, from the steam company and the gas company, and then there was a tax payment receipt from the Tobesk city hall. Flipping further, the letter actually came from a small village town by the side of Tis Lake in the southeast of the Kingdom.

Xia De initially thought this was a letter sent to Detective Schluch Lake by a previous client, but later remembered that it was the address of the true owner of the orange cat Mia, Miss Mia San Gao De.

"Mia, look, your owner has sent a letter."

Xia De opened the envelope while walking up the stairs, and the small cat followed behind his slippers. Hearing the sound, it looked up, and seeing Xia De shaking things, it supported its body with its hind paws and leaped upward. But seeing that Xia De didn't intend to give it to her, it stopped ignoring Xia De with great disgust, but instead quickly scurried up the stairs, wanting to wait for him at the dining table.

Although Mia had been accompanying Xia De, Miss Gao De was the true owner of the orange cat Little Mia, just because she was dealing with things at her old home in the countryside, she couldn't take the cat away. The lady who sent a letter last month explained that she would send a letter every month to ask about the situation. This time, just like last time, there were 10 pounds of banknotes in the letter as Mia's alimony.

Miss Gao De expressed her gratitude to Detective Hamilton in the letter again and very regretfully told Xia De that she not only had to deal with family matters but also had some small problems with her own health, fearing that she wouldn't be able to set off for Tobesk within this year to pick up Mia.

Besides that, in the letter, she asked Xia De to take a photo of the cat, with this month's newspaper as the background, and it must be able to see the date. It seemed that the generous lady was also very worried that Xia De would mistreat the cat, or even had thrown the cat away long ago.

"It seems I must give you a bath in the next few days, and then go take a photo, so that Miss Gao De can take a good look at you."

Xia De patted the well-behaved cat, which narrowed its eyes, not yet realizing what Xia De wanted to do.

In fact, the outsider had already made up his mind to obtain ownership of this cat. Taking the client's things as his own, even if he paid, was an immoral thing, so Xia De wanted to test Miss Gao De's attitude in the letter.

He had to do it step by step, and couldn't just explain his thoughts directly. On one hand, he was worried about being directly rejected by Miss Gao De, who was unprepared, and on the other hand, because Miss Gao De was also facing great trouble in her hometown, Xia De wanted to wait until the client was in a good mood before formally proposing the request.

So at least, in the reply letter with photos to be sent in a few days, it could only be a preliminary test.

"Our family has fallen," this was a sentence Miss Gao De mentioned several times in the letter. She belonged to a very famous ancient family in the small town by Tis Lake, but she moved away from the town with her parents when she was very young, and only returned to the town when the family needed an heir, living with her parents who had returned a few years ago.

The outsider didn't quite understand what was going on with the big families in the small village towns of this era. But he sincerely hoped that Miss Gao De could solve the trouble as soon as possible. This generous lady deserved to have a very good life.

After preparing breakfast for himself and the cat, Xia De continued to read the last letter. The last letter actually came from Professor Manning, but Xia De had only mailed his letter last night. At this time, even if the professor saw the letter, it would be too late to reply, which meant this was mailed by the professor last night.

"The professor found the academic organization of doomsday theory!"

Professor Manning spoke very directly. After the polite opening, he stated the investigation results directly. The professor told Xia De in the letter that after his investigation, he confirmed that the largest doomsday theory academic organization on the Old Continent was called the Light-Guiding Club. This was not an organization rooted in a certain area or a certain school, but a loose academic organization composed of professors from higher education institutions all over the Old Continent, intending to preserve the achievements of human civilization so that when the doomsday arrived, civilization could be passed on.

Therefore, this academic organization composed of ordinary people would be named "Light-Guiding Club," meaning to pass on the light of civilization.

"Just by hearing the name, one knows that this club is absolutely supported by the Light-Guiding Cult."

Xia De whispered while reading the letter. There was the smell of tea leaves on Professor Manning's letter, and he didn't know how the letter paper was stored.

He didn't expect the other party to be so bold, directly using their own organization name as the name of the ordinary organization they supported. It seemed that the "Light-Guiding Cult" was really declining, to the point of being confident that even the Orthodox Church couldn't see their clues.

However, supporting ordinary organizations like this could not only promote the ideas of their own organization and recruit more talents, but also have suitable channels to get funds and cover up the traces of the activities of Ringed Shushi, which was really a good way.

An academic group composed of intellectuals certainly had members in a big city like Tobesk, the capital of Delarion. Professor Manning had already contacted one and asked Xia De to meet him at his house at ten o'clock this morning.

He knew that Xia De was looking for it anxiously, so he arranged it so urgently.

"Ten o'clock..."

Xia De thought about the time, and his mood was very good. The two main goals of this week, 15 credits and the Light-Guiding Cult, were both possible to complete. He admired his own efficiency, but still hoped that his future life wouldn't always be so tense.

Because he was going to Professor Manning's house, Xia De of course couldn't take Mia with him. He calculated the time and arrived at Cat Tail Alley at 9:50 in the morning.

After knocking on the door, the familiar fat maid opened the door for him, and the guest Xia De was going to meet had already arrived.

Professor McCain Heinke worked at the same university as Professor Manning. However, Professor Heinke was in the Philosophy Department, so he was only a nodding acquaintance with Professor Manning before.

When Xia De entered the study under the maid's leadership, the two professors were discussing the treatment of the school. Professor Manning was actually at retirement age and was now accepting re-employment to continue working, while Professor Heinke, who wore a brown plaid suit and had a white beard, still had two years to retire and was quite dissatisfied with his pension.

Seeing that Xia De had arrived, the two old professors stopped the topic. Professor Manning made a simple introduction for both sides, and Xia De also exchanged business cards with Professor Heinke.

Professor Heinke had heard of the "Hamilton of Lei Jiede" and knew in advance that he was a detective at Saint Deran Square, so he was not surprised by the address on the business card. And Xia De took the opportunity of handing the business card and shaking hands to confirm that the other party was just an ordinary person.

Professor Manning left after the introduction, and the next was private talk time.

"Good morning, professor."

After the pleasantries, Xia De went straight to the point:

"I encountered some trouble when I was carrying out a commission, so I need the help of an academic person like you who studies doomsday theory."

"No problem, then, Mr. Hamilton, what do you want to know?"

Professor Heinke asked very enthusiastically.

Xia De actually wanted to ask directly if the other party knew about Ringed Shushi, but he didn't know the specific relationship between the "Light-Guiding Club" and the "Light-Guiding Cult," so he couldn't speak rashly. So on the way here, he had already thought about how to speak.

"No, no, it's not a problem of doomsday theory. My client is an antique merchant who doesn't want to reveal his identity. He recently got a batch of antiques. In order to determine the value and specific era of the antiques, he investigated the symbols that frequently appeared on the surface of the antiques. But that kind of symbol almost couldn't find its source, and it was only by chance that it was known to be related to the doomsday theory group, so he entrusted me to conduct further investigation."

Xia De said, took out the notebook he carried with him, and drew a sign on the paper page: "The main body is an equilateral triangle, and the three corners of the triangle are connected to a small circle, and inside the triangle is a person with wings."

When handing it to Professor Heinke, Xia De stared at the other party's expression. Although the old professor controlled it well, Xia De still saw the other party's eyes widen unnaturally when he saw the symbol. ===== CHAPTER 375 =====