Mystery: Start with the Reader

After Abner accepted Mr. Marcy's commission, the other party generously prepaid 10 gold pounds as the initial investigation funds and left his address.

However, due to some special reasons, the other party did not sign the contract, but only made a verbal agreement.

After this gentleman, who was gentle on the outside and somewhat arrogant on the inside, left, Abner put the commission aside. He didn't want to waste time on such a cumbersome investigation by himself.

Why not learn to subcontract the mission of the Church of the Storm to his own detective Zreal, and he can also outsource this investigation to cheaper detectives.

This is from Party B to Party A. Abner squeezed his chin and smiled, then went back to his room, packed up the Extraordinary items with him, and went out.

Unexpectedly, he had just walked out of the block where Stanton's detective agency was located, and before he boarded the public carriage, he was politely stopped by a young gentleman.

Abner looked at the other party, and found that he was a young man with brown curly hair like him, wearing a white shirt and a light yellow vest, and the accessories such as sleeve studs, collar pins, and badges were not conspicuous, but they could still be seen It can be seen that there is a certain family background.

"Detective Bryan, can I borrow your precious time?" The curly brown-haired man pointed to the cafe on the street and asked politely.

"Sir, I don't know you. If you want to make an entrustment, please go to the office first." Abner did not immediately agree. Although this person was more polite than Mr. Marcy just now, it was inevitable to stop him so hastily. is there any trouble.

"It's not a commission, Mr. Blaine. I want to talk to you about Walter." The brown-haired man seemed to remember something, and continued, "By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Talim Dumont, is an equestrian coach."

Also for Walter? And Talim... Isn't this the unlucky guy who was later unconsciously cursed to death by Triss?

Abner looked at the other party with some pity, but was hidden by the copper-rimmed glasses, and the other party did not see it.

However, after hearing Talim's self-report, Abner still gave him a chance and followed him into the cafe on the street.

After asking the waiter for some desserts and coffee, Talim said: "Detective Bryan, I know that Mr. Macy commissioned you to investigate Walter, and I hope you will not give the investigation results as he requested."

"Oh? Why?" Abner asked back. He roughly guessed that Talim was appointed by someone to come to him. After all, he is a declining nobleman and equestrian instructor, so there is no source of information to know Marcy's trajectory.

"First of all, Marcy and the person behind him are not of good character. Even if he promises you a high salary, it may not be fulfilled in the future."

"Secondly, Walter is really an upright and credible person. I don't ask your investigation to favor him, as long as it is fair and objective."

"Finally, this matter actually involves a big man's struggle against the family arrangements. If your investigation results are really biased, I'm afraid it will not be easy to develop in Backlund afterwards..."

Talim sincerely spoke out the pre-planned rhetoric, which not only slandered the opponent, but also gained sympathy from the moral point of view. Finally, he pointed out the crisis that Abner might encounter after the event. reason.

However, what Abner thought in his heart was: I just want to swindle some funds, and I also need to play along the way, but where are all the messes? !

He shook his head. Although he really didn't want to pay attention to the so-called aristocratic rivalry, after all, he had just accepted the commission, so he couldn't immediately give up the pick, so he asked casually: "If I do what you say, what about the people behind Marcy?" Wouldn't people deal with me afterwards?" Although he wasn't too afraid of this.

"Don't worry, that big man will help you block Marcy and the people behind him. Before I came, he said that he could use his reputation to guarantee this matter." Talim replied with a smile.

Although that prince's character is not bad, he was a pawn in his hands from beginning to end... What's the use of his guarantee?

Seeing that Abner was silent and seemed to be moved, Talim took out a stack of documents from his bag and handed them over, saying, "This is the secret investigation report on Walter by the royal family's intelligence department...you As long as the results of the investigation are not too different from this one, it’s fine.”

He spoke emphatically about the "royal family" to add to his persuasiveness and the gravity of the issue.

Although Abner had already guessed all kinds of things, he still exclaimed cooperatively: "The royal family..." Then he pretended to hesitate for a while, and said hesitantly: "I accept this material, but it is due to professional ethics. , I will still investigate... but because it is too cumbersome, it may be slower."

Hearing that he seemed to have something in his words, Talim thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine, this can also give the prince...give the big man a buffer time. Well, you can investigate slowly and submit the information slowly, Do not worry."

When Abner heard this, he laughed in his heart and said, "Since you agree, let's drag it on both sides. Now it's the end of July, and when the meteorite falls in December, there's no need to check again...

And it probably won't take that long. Once '0-08' enters Backlund and starts to arrange follow-up events, Triss will also become the prince's lover. You people around the prince probably don't have the time to take care of a commoner. Ordinary Walter.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more words before Talim left. And Abner ate the dessert he just ordered based on the principle of not wasting, and then received the information on Walter given by the other party into his handbag.

But as soon as he picked up the stack of documents, he saw several 10 pound notes falling out of the documents. Abner was stunned for a moment, and then looked through carefully, only to find that there was a full 100 pounds in the stack of documents!

"What a generous prince! He is willing to give so much to the people around him. It's no wonder that after his death, Walter, an ordinary person, still wants to avenge him..."

Abner secretly sighed, and put away the 100 pounds. He didn't plan to spend this money unless he had to. He planned to donate it to Walter when he planned revenge for the prince in the future.

As for preventing the prince's death? I’m sorry, Abner felt that he was not related to him, at most he had some sympathy, and it was completely impossible for him to face a true god, digital angels, and a ‘0’ level sealed item.

...

After Talim left the coffee shop, he walked across two streets and came to a low-key carriage on the side of the road. After getting permission, he opened the car door and sat in.

Sitting in the car was a young man who was quite similar to the portrait printed on the banknotes. He also had a round face and a pair of narrow eyes. This was the third prince of the Kingdom of Loen, Earl Rustin, Edessa. Mike Augustus.

"Talim, my friend, tell me, has the newly promoted detective accepted?" Prince Edesak asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, that detective is a smart man, and the plan he gave was to delay Walter's question as much as possible." Talim bowed and replied respectfully.

"Delay..." Prince Edsac thought for a while, then smiled, "He is indeed a smart man, and he can roughly guess where the key points of this little struggle are with so little information and clues. "

"Yeah, I almost didn't realize it when he said the delay. Time is on your side, Prince. As long as there is no unfavorable material for Walter in a short time, you can appoint him smoothly." Tully Mu said with a smile.

"It's just why did they send Marcy to find such a young detective who has just become famous? Isn't it very suspicious?" Prince Edsack asked with a jump in his mind.

Talim was at a loss for words, and replied hesitantly: "Maybe it's because this detective is both inconspicuous and capable?"

"I think they just want me to think so..." Prince Edsaac sighed.

"You mean, the commission that Marcy sent to Detective Bryan was just a smoke bomb? Is it a decoy?" Talim asked in surprise after he realized it.

"I'm afraid that's the case... Recently, the control over my life there has become more and more excessive. Before, they only forced me to pursue Earl Hall's daughter, but now even anyone I want to use has begun to intervene. We must never let them succeed this time." Prince Edesak said with a gloomy face.

"Miss Audrey is the brightest and most dazzling gem in Backlund. It is said that she has a very gentle personality. You should be very happy to pursue such a lady." Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dignified, Talim joked deliberately.

Prince Edesak came back to his senses after hearing the words, controlled his emotions, and said with a smile, "But she's not my type."

At this moment, the carriage shook suddenly, as if it had been hit by something.

Prince Edesak frowned and asked outside, "What's going on?"

"Your Highness, it was a girl who was chased here and crashed into the carriage... There seems to be something wrong with her." The deacon outside the carriage replied quickly.

"Girl? What's wrong?" the prince asked strangely.

"She seems to have been drugged... It seems that the person chasing him was an officer, but that person retreated after seeing the badge on the carriage." The deacon replied.

The prince glanced out of the window through the special car window, and then he was stunned for a long while before he came back to his senses and ordered: "It is a gentleman's virtue to help a girl in danger. Lufu, take this girl Take the young lady to the carriage behind, and ask a doctor to give her a diagnosis and treatment after returning to the manor."

"Yes, Your Highness."

...

After the prince's carriage and entourage disappeared in this street, a graceful figure jumped out from the mirror of a nearby house. Looking at the carriage going away, she frowned her beautiful eyebrows and said angrily:

"That trash of Bernard, let Lina run away?"