Chapter 958: Ring Ring Mage Li Te An Ru's Commission

The two hands held together. Looking at Xia De at close range again, Ring Ring Mage Li Te An Ru subconsciously didn't look at his eyes. She thought this was an instinctive fear caused by subconscious fear of a powerful Shushi.

Before making an appointment to meet Xia De alone, Princess Ring Ring Mage Li Te had thought about many situations after meeting, but she never thought that Xia De would be so calm:

"Knight Han Mi Er Dun of Lei Jiede, you don't seem surprised at all that I am a student of Se Ke Sai Si? Did you recognize me last week?"

She asked softly, taking the lead in trying to seize the initiative of the topic.

"No, no, Your Highness, of course I didn't recognize you. But whether you are a Shushi or not, what influence does it have on me?"

Xia De let go of his hand. Because of a layer of gloves, the princess with only very slight witch power still did not notice Xia De's abnormality:

"Moreover, I think since you have exposed your Shushi identity to me, you wouldn't use words like 'Knight, you don't want your identity to be exposed, do you?' to threaten me."

He leaned against the wall and looked at the princess:

"I think I can trust you. Miss Jia Lin Na praised you. You are a very qualified royal lady."

The princess was a bit surprised by this sudden compliment. She had thought that the handsome gentleman opposite would be as wary of strange Shushi as she was.

The princess still maintained the elegance and decency of a noble girl:

"Mr. Han Mi Er Dun, yes, we all come from the three major colleges, and there is no contradiction between us, which is enough for us to trust each other. Even, I have to thank you for helping me capture that human head last week."

Thinking of the scene where Xia De swung the terrible black chain to draw toward the human head wall in the alley of heavy fog, Princess Ring Ring Mage Li Te's mouth twitched. She didn't know what ring Xia De was, but she thought it must be the Middle Ring, much stronger than her Four-Ring:

"Detective, asking you to come out this time is to give you a commission, yes, a commission as a Shushi."

Xia De raised his eyebrows. He really didn't expect that calling him out was for this matter:

"It's really interesting. Regarding your commission, can you first introduce what specifically needs to be done? Generally speaking, I will not do illegal things."

"I want to commission you to help me find a female Shushi."

She lowered her voice subconsciously under the gas lamp, as if fearing someone:

"Yes, a female Shushi. I know some of her information, but I cannot go find her myself, and I cannot even let people with an obvious relationship with me go find her. Otherwise, once discovered..."

She was hesitating, but still said the target:

"Living in Saint De Lan Square and surrounding blocks, female, age should not exceed 30, occupation may be related to mathematics, or at least proficient in mathematics. The other party's personality should be very good, appearance and figure are first-class, and she doesn't like to make friends with men."

The princess couldn't tell Xia De that she was afraid of being discovered by Miss Xi Er Lu Weiya, so she casually found a reason to explain why she wanted to commission Xia De to do this:

"Saint De Lan Square and nearby blocks are inhabited by many nobles and high officials of your De La Rui Ang. I cannot investigate it myself. Once a diplomatic problem occurs, it is not a small matter. Detective, you live in Saint De Lan Square, so it should be very convenient to investigate. Help me find that female Shushi. You can open the commission fee as you like; pounds are not a problem."

Although she didn't say it, Xia De subconsciously understood that the other party was looking for himself, or rather, looking for the "apprentice" in Miss Xi Er Lu Weiya's name. He had heard the witch say the lies she told the princess:

"Um..."

Seeing Xia De's hesitant look, the princess frowned slightly:

"Sorry, is there any problem?"

"There is no problem, it's just that I'm not very sure..."

If Xia De refused at this time, maybe the princess would find someone else to investigate, which would cause more trouble. But the problem was that Xia De was very sure that he couldn't find anyone according to the other party's description. If he really found a target similar to "Miss Pa Wo," it would definitely be the wrong answer:

"I'm not very sure if I can really find her. If she really lives in a nearby female Shushi, the other party must be hidden very deeply."

"Yes, the other party's ability is not weak, so I don't require you to find her for sure, just try it. Mr. A Lan Mai Di Xun thinks highly of you. He has heard many things about you from Doctor Shi Nai De and knows that you are a kind, upright, and firm gentleman, and the commissions you have handled have never had any accidents."

Xia De didn't know very well how the doctor evaluated him, but obviously the "second-hand evaluation" the princess heard had problems. Just the four cases left by Detective Si Pai Luo, except for little Mia, the other three had great accidents.

Thinking about it, he finally nodded:

"I can accept this task. Before you leave this place, I will give you an answer."

He was thinking whether to compile an investigation report according to Detective Si Pai Luo's tradition, or tell the young Great Witch directly:

"As for the reward, I think pounds are not necessary."

The princess stepped back quietly, and calculating the distance to seven o'clock when the salon started, there were less than four minutes left, so she accelerated her speech:

"You are a distinguished guest from afar; there is no need to mention money. Your Highness, I currently have a commission regarding Sir Pulin, initiated by his local admirers. I would like to learn about Sir Pulin from you; this will be very useful for me to complete the commission."

Sir Pulin and Princess Margaret are in the same group; of course, in her view, Xia De does not know this. Hearing Xia De's request, she breathed a sigh of relief and sincerely admired the demeanor of the gentleman in front of her.

"That's no problem, Knight. I can tell you some things about him, but not now. How about Sunday? I will go to your house to find you on Sunday. I have always heard of the reputation of Saint De Lan Square, but I haven't visited it yet, and I only have some free time on Sunday."

After a slight pause, she added:

"Knight, you have won my friendship, the friendship of Ring Ring Mage Li Te An Ru."

Xia De nodded slightly, and asked again before the princess was about to leave:

Xia De nodded slightly and asked again before the Princess was about to leave:

"Will admirers also commission you to investigate this?"

The princess with light golden hair asked curiously, and then answered casually:

"Pu Li Xia is a very ancient surname. It was a noble family before the United Kingdom was established. I once heard that a long time ago, this surname represented a very ancient Shushi family, and the bloodline inherited extraordinary and holy power. Of course, this is just a rumor. If you are curious about this, we can chat about this topic on Sunday."

After speaking, she was ready to turn and leave, but hesitated and asked again:

"Excuse me, Mr. Han Mi Er Dun, who did you learn mathematics from? Is it a certain scholar, or a certain college?"

Xia De blinked:

"Haven't you investigated my identity? I don't have any diplomas or graduation certificates. Mathematics was self-taught after becoming a Shushi."

Ring Ring Mage Li Te An Ru certainly couldn't investigate the specific date Xia De became a Shushi, and Mr. A Lan Mai Di Xun wouldn't

Margaret Anjou certainly could not investigate the specific date Xia De became a Ringed Shushi, and Mr. Alan Madison would not tell her that either.

"Talent and years of study? I understand."

She took a deep breath, looking devastated. After saying goodbye to Xia De, she left the stairwell and led her maid quickly toward the room at the other end of the corridor where the reading salon was being held; she could not be late for such an occasion.

Xia De stood in the shadows of the stairwell, watching Princess Margaret's back:

"Usually, once it involves so-called 'ancient families,' there are definitely many stories behind it. I originally just wanted to try to see if I could start from the Princess's perspective and try to collect the aura of the 'Moon of Guidance.' I didn't expect there to be such rumors."

【Do the rumors of ancient families have anything to do with you?】

"No."

He was also preparing to go back:

"At least, for now, they don't."

The time reached seven o'clock in the evening. All the invited guests arrived on time, and Xia De, having finished cleaning his shoes, sat down again next to Sir Pulin.

Princess Lei Qianya smiled and clapped her hands to signal everyone to be quiet, then stood in front of the fireplace's bonfire and took out a book. She thanked everyone for coming and especially thanked Princess Margaret, after which the reading salon officially began.

The reading salon was not a particularly serious event; people could enjoy tea and desserts while participating in those interesting activities.

The salon was hosted by Princess Lei Qianya. First, she invited people to share the books they had been reading recently in turn. Those willing to share could get up and come to the fireplace, show the books they brought with their backs to the fireplace, and share interesting content they had newly read or knowledge they had learned from the books. The book Xia De brought was Dorothy's "Hamilton Detective Story Collection." This kind of popular novel is actually not suitable for such an "elegant" reading salon, so Xia De did not take the initiative to share it.

Princess Margaret brought a collection of traditional Kassen-Rik fairy tales, "Poems of Dreams." The 1853 edition added fifteen newly included fairy tales, among which the story about the Mermaid Princess was the content she focused on sharing.

Baron Laleier of Tobesk shared a reader called "Lightning on the Mountain Peak." People set up iron rod arrays on the mountain peak, wanting to use this to attract lightning, thereby inferring the specific causes of lightning and estimating its specific power.

It was just a pity that this book was not a popular science book, but a first-person disaster biographical literature. Most of the people who encountered misfortune in the mountains have not had their bodies found to this day.

Sir Pulin beside Xia De shared the essay collection "Song of the Moon" he read in Tobesk. This book was published in the spring of this year, and the author is anonymous. The essay collection is divided into three chapters: "Chapter of the Yellow Moon," "Chapter of the Red Moon," and "Chapter of the Silver Moon." Each chapter includes essays corresponding to a specific moon. The whole volume contains 17 articles. It can be seen that Sir Pulin likes this book very much and focused on sharing the "Chapter of the Yellow Moon."

Sharing their respective books made the atmosphere of the salon a bit more lively. The decently dressed gentlemen and ladies actually took out popular science books and even popular novels. Princess Lei Qianya intended to let Xia De participate in the speech as well, but Xia De shook his head slightly, so the Princess did not mention Xia De's name.

After the book sharing, people gathered in twos and threes to discuss their favorite topics.

Princess Margaret, of course, sat with Princess Lei Qianya, surrounded by noble young ladies of the same age; Prince Nasser Cavendish gathered familiar friends to talk and laugh on the other side; and Xia De originally wanted to continue talking to Sir Pulin about the scenery of Kassen-Rik, but did not expect the little Princess Ajelina to walk over:

"Knight, do you mind if I sit here?"

She brought her friend, Lisa Aisboge, the youngest daughter of the Aisboge family, and sat on the sofa on Xia De's right hand side:

"Knight, what are you talking about?"

"Good evening, Your Highness, we are talking about scenery and detective stories."

Sir Pulin said respectfully, and Xia De also added from the side:

"Yes, Sir Pulin also asked me why I don't come to write my own stories myself. Oh, writing books is a very troublesome thing. Besides, even if I were to write, I wouldn't use my own name as the protagonist's name; that would make people think I'm bragging about myself."

"Then what name would you use?"

The little Princess said happily. Princess Lei Qianya was not there now, and she was sitting beside Xia De, which was a very good improvement.

"How about the name 'Angie'? I have always liked this name."

Sir Pulin suggested.

"I feel that Knight Hamilton's name is still better."

Miss Lisa Aisboge said with a blushing face.

Xia De thought of his friends from his hometown, so he associated it with a name:

"Jenkins..."

Then he thought of his good friend's hobby, so he made up a surname and added a background:

"Jenkins Willamut, with a cat named Chocolate. This name sounds good, but Your Highness, don't talk about detective stories; people have seen my stories in books and newspapers. What book are you reading recently? I heard that the royal grammar teacher is a very serious old gentleman."

The moon hung high in the night sky, and the atmosphere in the bright second-floor room was just right. The Silver Cross Avenue was empty and deserted, and the night wind rolled dead leaves into the alley. So far, Princess Lei Qianya's reading salon has not had any ripples.