Chapter 59: Mrs. Lawrence

After agreeing to the transaction price, seeing Xia De's expression was wrong, old John said again:

"This price actually didn't take much advantage of you. I can even give you a new cane for free, so that everyone is even."

He pointed to the one hanging on the shop wall behind Xia De used as decoration, with a lion head at the top of the cane. The dust on this thing made it look exactly like an antique:

"I dare guarantee that even if you ask for the price elsewhere, it won't be better than this... Come to take care of my business next time, I can give you a discount."

Xia De stared at him with wide eyes, and old John Jones laughed and took out ten 1-pound banknotes from the biscuit box under the counter:

"You can consider it carefully."

After several arguments, Xia De finally brought away twelve pounds five shillings and a new cane, as well as the "membership" qualification of the Old John Pawnshop.

With enough money in his hand to pay the arrears for this month, Xia De had basically solved all the problems he had encountered since coming to this world. A new life was beckoning to him, and he was full of hope for the future. So when he went home at noon, he packed food from a restaurant and shared the delicious food with the cat Little Mia who was being fostered at home.

Of course, only feeding the cat what it could eat.

Xia De found that being a detective could perhaps be considered a home-based profession. He didn't go out on Thursday or Friday, only staying at home reading books, but didn't feel that his professional development was restricted at all, which made Xia De very satisfied with his choice of profession.

Two days of study could also be considered quite effective. Xia De made a slightly introductory understanding of all 19 compulsory courses. And in terms of the study of Miracles and Spells, 【Perceive Time】 could not be performed due to lack of materials, while 【Cynthia's Silver Moon Grace】 could not be continued due to the fact that it was always cloudy these nights.

The Miracle of 【Moon Shadow Illusion】 was mastered by Xia De. The night when the moonlight was obscured was just a good opportunity for the study of this Miracle. He followed the requirements, lying flat on the floor of the dark living room, letting his head face the window.

Covering his face with that silk cloth embroidered with the holy emblem of an unknown Old God given by the academy, then inducing Little Mia to jump over the space above his face. After the cat jumped over the space above his face, keeping the lower half of his body still and sitting up with the upper half, the silk cloth was naturally oxidized and corroded, and Xia De also learned this Miracle.

In occultism, the Silver Moon also has the meaning of "protector of cats." Fortunately, there was a cat fostered by the client at home, otherwise, Xia De would have to find a cat himself.

Although the above steps were strange, 【Moon Shadow Illusion】 was mastered by Xia De in this way. Unlike the unconditional spellcasting of 【Silver Moon Slash】, the casting of the illusion must be at night, but it also did not need spellcasting materials.

"Try it."

He turned on the gas lamp, summoned his Destiny Ring with an expectant mood, and used the maximum limit to cast the illusion.

But as the spiritual light of the core rune flickered, all he could do was produce thin silver mist in the room, making his vision slightly restricted. This could at most make low-intelligence creatures like Little Mia confused, but wanting to have an effect on people was probably very difficult.

He still needed more practice, as well as increasing his own understanding of 【Silver Moon】. On the contrary, Little Mia the orange cat was confused for a while by the hazy silver mist, and was frightened quite a bit by this strange scene. After the silver mist dissipated, it immediately pounced to Xia De's feet. Xia De comforted the cat for a long time before it was no longer manic.

This was a kitten that was not very brave, but Xia De liked it very much. If its original owner, Miss Gao De, had no news, then Xia De was willing to adopt this cat.

"Raising a cat at home is also not bad, at least no need to fear mice."

This was his thought before going to sleep.

But on Saturday morning, an unexpected letter announced that Xia De's idea of "stealing the cat" was impossible.

That was the reply from the orange cat Mia's original owner, Miss Mia Gao De. She had already received the information from Detective Hamilton, knowing that the orange cat had been found, and also knowing that Sparrow Hamilton had died, and now it was Xia De Hamilton who was running the agency.

But this quite wealthy lady, in the letter, informed Xia De that she could not cross half the kingdom in the near future to go to Tobesk City to take Mia away. And for transporting the cat by mail, she was also not at ease.

Therefore, Miss Mia Gao De made a commission again, asking the young successor detective to continue to take in and look after Mia. She would find time to go to Tobesk City as soon as possible, but that would definitely be more than half a year later.

Miss Gao De's family had undergone some changes, and she needed to deal with troublesome family matters.

Aside from the letter, Miss Gao De also mailed 10 pounds of cash to Xia De through the post office account by remittance. She hoped the young detective would not blame the naughty orange cat and could try his best to treat it kindly.

"Miss Gao De is really trusting me? Could it be that the old lady neighbor sent her a letter describing my reliability? Also, why does everyone think you are very naughty?"

Xia De sat on the sofa with "Detailed Explanation of Herbaceous Plants in the Northern Region of the Continent" in one hand, while using the other hand to touch the orange cat lying beside him. The cat narrowed its eyes, vibrated its whiskers, and gave a soft "meow" to express its comfort. This should be considered the most obedient cat Xia De had ever come into contact with.

"Did I pick up the wrong cat?"

He thought in surprise, but this cat was really Mia.

The 10 pounds for the cane and the 10 pounds from Miss Gao De made Xia De, who was still a bit strapped for cash, suddenly wealthy. But Xia De did not intend to use these ten pounds, but to save them specifically for Mia. He was a person with principles. In the situation where his own life did not urgently need money, this not-so-small remittance should be used for the cat rather than the person.

This kind of behavior brought Xia De inexplicable self-satisfaction, so much so that when he received the second letter today, which was the gas bill, steam bill, and water bill for this apartment, his mood was not affected too much.

It was already the end of June, and these fees should be paid. But no matter which Hamilton it was, they were very frugal, so the three bills added up to less than 7 shillings. Xia De was satisfied with this number.

Because this afternoon was the time for the study gathering at Dr. Schneider's clinic, Xia De ate lunch early and fed the cat, wanting to set off as early as possible. The doctor's clinic was very far away.

But before he could go out, a guest visited.

That was a lady in her thirties who was almost as tall as Xia De, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and had come directly to the door of No. 6 St. Deran Plaza by carriage.

She stepped onto the steps at the door in high heels aggressively, but when she saw that the person who opened the door was a young man, she looked very surprised.

"Are you looking for Detective Sparrow Hamilton?"

Xia De asked in surprise as well.

"Yes."

The noble lady said, looking up and down at the young man who opened the door.

"Uncle Sparrow passed away, his commissions are all done by me now. May I ask who you are..."

"Mary Lawrence."

He should have reacted immediately to who this was, but because he didn't intend to do that commission anymore, Xia De paused for a moment before realizing that this was Mrs. Lawrence, the client who commissioned the tracking of her husband's mistress, "Mrs. Lasoya."

It could be seen that Mrs. Lawrence felt regret for Sparrow Hamilton's death, but was also dissatisfied, expressing distrust toward the young detective in her words.

Xia De didn't mind, because he was indeed not worthy of trust as a detective. But since the other party had already come to the door proactively, he could only let the client enter the door first, and after both sides sat down, handed the detailed report book that the former detective had already organized to her. ===== CHAPTER 60 =====