"About this body theft case, do we need to do further investigation?"
So Shad asked Iluna, and the commission they took over was only to find Mrs. Fennell's body. Now that the body has been found, their mission is actually over, and they can leave this remote and gloomy place and go to the city to spend the rest of the day.
"What time is it?"
Iluna thought for a while and asked, Xia De blinked and immediately got the answer:
"Three forty-five in the afternoon."
Detective Mario, who was standing next to the two of them, thought he was asking him, and took out his pocket watch. After comparing the time, I found that the answer given by Xia De was only a two-minute error, and I was immediately surprised:
"It's so accurate!"
In fact, his pocket watch was running slowly.
"Then go into town and call on that Monsieur Julian."
Iluna sighed:
"Since we met, and I still have two days off, how can I figure this out. Detective, I will give you an additional investigation report afterwards. If we fail to solve the problem, I will also give you the investigation record of."
"OK."
Detective Mario nodded, and then directed the young people he brought to clean up the scene, and went to inform the relatives of the two bodies that the bodies had been found.
Xia De and Iluna greeted the old gravekeeper who scolded the corpse robbers, and then turned and left the cemetery:
"Calculating the time, we will probably be able to reach the north of the city around six o'clock. Why don't we have dinner together first? I know that the Three Cats Inn in the Anthem Square is very well crafted."
Xia De suggested, and the girl with long brown hair who was walking side by side showed a smile:
"Of course, but you can't take your cat this time, it's just the two of us...I mean, we have to visit people, so it's very rude to bring a pet."
Xia De usually prepares cat food for Mia in advance before going out. Although the cat is greedy, it has never held itself up, so Xia De is not worried about it.
From the public cemetery in the eastern suburbs of the city, take a carriage all the way to the north of the city. It was still bright when he set off, but when Xia De jumped out of the carriage first, and then reached out to help Iluna get off the carriage, it was already dark in Psalm Square.
The time was 6:03, and Xia De's estimated time was very accurate.
Although the municipal construction of the lower city is far less than that of the vicinity of the Saint Teresa Square, the Piazza della Canto has at least installed street lights. When the lights come on, usually this time means that the small vendors on the Saint-Andrés Square will leave, leaving the tranquility to the residents. And in Chant Square, this means the beginning of nightlife, and also the opening of the night market.
"I come here often. Our team often takes over tasks in the lower city."
Iluna said to Shad:
"Look at the blacksmith over there."
As she walked through the square, she pointed to the blacksmith's shop, which had the signboard "Master" and was very conspicuous in the evening because of the light of the hearth:
"The old blacksmith there is very skilled. The captain once helped him, so when our team entrusted him to make ironware, he only charged the lowest price."
"Doesn't the Church of the Sun have a dedicated blacksmith?"
Xia De asked curiously, although it is already the age of steam, the profession of blacksmith is still indispensable in urban life.
"Of course there is, but it's expensive and there are sometimes queues."
Iluna shrugged, looked over Xia De's shoulders, and looked at a group of children running around on the side of the road. She didn't know what she thought of, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"Big cities are good. When I was training in the Holy See, I also went on business trips. There are not many ring magicians in those small places, and the black market is not orderly. Even if you are willing to spend money, sometimes you can't find what you want. "
"Although Tobesk is a big city, the black market trade in Coldwater Port is actually more prosperous than here."
"I haven't seen the sea yet."
The seventeen-year-old girl said melancholy, glanced at Xia De, and the two walked into the Three Cats Hotel together. Because it was time for dinner in the evening, there were not many guests on the first and second floors.
The poet playing the lute sits on a high platform by the wall and plays softly. But he wasn't the one Shade had seen last time, it was the poetess last time. Probably the Three Cats Hotel employs a lot of bards to perform in turn. Although this does not bring considerable income to the hotel on the surface, it should still be useful in attracting guests.
Many people have said that when night falls, you can find coolly dressed warblers in this inn, but at the current point of time, it looks the same as during the day.
The buzzing sound symbolized the excitement of the business. Shad and Iluna chose a seat near the wall to sit down. The wooden table top was somewhat mottled by wine stains, but this was more in line with the atmosphere here.
Because it is a bit busy now, the waiter didn't pay attention to their side, Xia De asked
Asked Iluna's food preference, walked to the counter to order by herself.
"Oh, isn't this Detective Hamilton?"
Mrs. Sangmei, the innkeeper, greeted him warmly. The gas light on the side wall of the counter was very soft. Amid the mixed smell of wine and vegetables, he turned slightly to look in the direction of Shadelai:
"I noticed you when you entered the door just now, detective, this time your female companion is different from the previous two times."
She showed an ambiguous smile, apparently treating Xia De like a playboy:
"But I have to admit, your vision is really good."
"I'm the same, my companion wants something light, but like me, a broth."
"You're lucky, a beef cow that was just slaughtered was delivered in the afternoon. What about drinks? Go out to eat with pretty girls, and always drink some bars together? It's also convenient for doing other things at night."
While recording, she "kindly" reminded, Xia De shook his head:
"There's still something to do in a while, we don't drink."
"It's a pity, but since this time has come, you can stay a little longer. At seven o'clock, our poetess Ashara will come out to play, and she is very famous."
She also reminded that Xia De calculated the time, and it didn't seem like a waste of time to spend an hour eating here.
"Oh, by the way, do you know this guy?"
After ordering, I wanted to turn around and leave, but I remembered something, so I took out the photos in the notebook. The female shopkeeper tore off the paper with the order in her hand, and strung it on the iron nails on the counter, waiting for the waiter to get it to the back kitchen. Hearing Xia De's words, he stretched his head to look again:
"Is your business so good? It seems that you can always receive commissions."
What Xia De took out was the brother of the missing female corpse they were looking for, Mr. Toby Julian's photo, which was given by Detective Mario.
"I don't know, who is this?"
Mrs. Sangmei shook her head. Although Xia De was sorry, it was reasonable. The downtown area is so big that it is impossible for the female shopkeeper to know everyone.
"Toby Julian."
"Oh, the brother of the girl who hanged herself?"
Mrs. Sangmei asked with great interest.
"You know him?"
"Of course, there aren't many new things in the downtown area. Girls who hang themselves for love don't happen every month. I haven't seen them, but I've heard others talk about it."
The female shopkeeper said with a smile, she has nothing else to do at the moment, and she doesn't mind chatting with Xia De:
"I heard it mentioned in a chat with our regular customers. The Julian brother and sister have been dependent on each other since childhood. Many people know how sad Toby Julian cried when he learned of his sister's death."
I don't know if these news of hers are speculation, but since the relationship between the brother and sister is very good, that Mr. Toby Julian should not mind cooperating with the investigation for a while.
"Oh, I also heard that Mr. Julian seems to be getting married. Some people say that he ordered a women's wedding dress last week, which is a very expensive one. He didn't rent it, but bought one. , he is really rich."
"His sister just died, and he's going to get married?"
Xia De asked suspiciously, and put two 1 shilling coins on the counter. This is the cost of the meal. It is very cheap to have a good meal in the lower city without ordering drinks.
"Then I don't know, but people always have to look forward."
The female shopkeeper shook her head, as if sighing:
"Everyone is mortal. It is better for the living to look forward than to be held back by the dead."
Seeing Xia De standing still, he swept the two coins into the cardboard box under the counter and asked again:
"Detective, is there anything else about UU Reading www.uukanshu.com? I only know this information."
"You haven't got any change yet."
Shad pointed out.
"Fivepence you want? Well, detective, that's what you pay for my stories."
Iluna had nothing else to do at night, and when she heard Xia De's proposal to sit here for a while and wait for the supposedly famous bard to appear, she happily agreed.
So the two spent a full hour and a half at the Three Cats Hotel, chatting about the commission, their respective lives, and Iluna's plan to learn the way of "balance" from Miss Galina, and even We also talked about Luvia.
Iluna is quite envious of the color of Luvia's eyes, and thinks that pair of purple eyes are more beautiful than anyone's eyes she has ever seen.
But when Xia De smiled and asked the seventeen-year-old girl in front of her if she would exchange her magical left eye with Luvia, Iluna Bea refused without thinking:
"when
Of course not. "
It seems that Iluna is also a pragmatist.
"why?"
Xia De asked while stirring the broth with a spoon, eating in a restaurant and eating at home, the mood is completely different.
"because......"
Iluna looked up at the young man sitting opposite and smiling under the light, her eyes were blurred, she seemed to see some golden bright marks on Xia De's body, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Raising her eyebrows, the seventeen-year-old girl smiled slightly:
"Because you gave it to me."