Whispering Verse

Shade did not answer this sentence, but asked about what happened for a while:

"What's the situation now? Have the people from the Mirror Association investigated the three locations we haven't investigated yet?"

"The ones in the city and by the lake are not there yet, and the information from the City of Glass has not been sent back yet. But since it's getting late, we won't go to the black market store of Bad-Eye Barry in the City of Glass.

Although the [Mirror Association] has not taken any action, some people have already begun to snatch the other territories of Bad-Eye Barry. It's three past three now. We'll set off after you've had lunch. First go to Bad-Eye Barry's secret private villa in the city, and then depending on the situation, go to Bad-Eye Barry's own cruise ship on Green Lake. That's where he went when meeting important people. "

"There's no need to eat. I'm in good shape now."

Shade shook his head, so the witch summoned up some courage and asked:

"Since we won't have lunch, how about having dinner with me after today's operation is over? If you still want to take care of your cat, you can bring it with you, but I think it won't be at the Green Lake Hotel."

Shade smiled:

"If the operation goes well, of course. Let's set off now. I hope this rain will not delay our time."

As a well-known local gang leader, Ring Warlock Bad Eye Barry has more than one residence in the city, and each one is very hidden. The place investigated by Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals was considered by Audrey and Megan to be the most important residence. Shade asked them the reasons for their judgment, and Audrey, who dominated the body, gave a surprising answer:

"Divination, of course."

"Divination? Do you still know divination?"

"Of course, I am a contemporary sorceress with both wisdom and knowledge. I know a little bit of everything. Isn't it normal?"

It was said to be a villa. When the carriage stopped, the first thing Shade saw was the tall white courtyard wall. Because of the rain, the white courtyard wall is also a little yellowish, and it is very quiet inside the courtyard wall.

"This is where we start the investigation quickly. If we encounter a strange person again, we'll handle it the same way we did in the morning."

The witch said, instead of opening the barrier this time, she and Shade each held an umbrella and left the carriage.

After Shade got out of the car, he discovered that there were already two carriages waiting for them.

The witch waved to the two carriages, and seven or eight girls in maid skirts got out of the carriages.

With the sound of pengpengpeng~, the black umbrellas were opened in the hands of every girl who lowered her head and passed through the carriage door. Each of them was in the middle ring.

I have to admit that the scene of young girls wearing black and white maid skirts, white socks and black buckled low-heeled leather shoes, holding umbrellas together, is indeed very pleasing to the eye.

"These are my most loyal servants. Among my followers, they are also the most trustworthy."

The witch explained, nodding to the leading girl dressed as a maid.

"Yes ma'am."

The latter said in very standard Drarian language, and then took the lead towards the closed metal sliding door. All the maids pushed forward together. Under the spell of the ten central warlocks approaching, the door was like a cannonball. It also bounced towards the inside.

Shade heard the barking of dogs and the panicked voices of men. The maids held an umbrella in one hand and cast spells in the other, and entered the door together. Megan also motioned to Shade to go in with her.

"I have a question."

Shade and the witch walked side by side:

"Don't you think it's easy to get your clothes dirty when it's raining and dressed like they are? That cumbersome skirt is the next best thing. The key is the shoes on your feet and the white ones..."

He realized that he seemed to be observing a little too carefully. While "she" chuckled in his ear, Audrey also smiled and asked:

"Are you observing my maid very carefully? Mr. Watson, you probably have not come into contact with professional maids. They have received professional training, and they are not ordinary people themselves. They can maintain dignity and elegance in any situation."

Shade has come into contact with professional maids, and now that he thinks about it, Tifa indeed maintains her beauty, elegance, and attraction to Shade in any scene.

【Doing serious things now. 】

"Her" voice sounded softly in the sound of rain. This voice seemed to have the ability to dispel the chill. Shade immediately put all the distracting thoughts to the back of his mind. When he and Megan entered the yard, they saw more than a dozen men with guns and two black wolfdogs lying in the yard. There was blood flowing out of everyone's body. , merged with the water on the ground.

As for the maid ladies, except for the two checking other locations in the courtyard, others have already invaded the four-story villa.

"This is not like a ring warlock's battle, but like a gang vendetta scene."

Shade, who was holding an umbrella, said to the lady beside him, who also agreed:

"An ancient city that has been left behind by the times. This kind of scenery probably fits the atmosphere of the city."

There were maids leading the way, so Shade and Megan only had to follow behind, chatting and laughing. Bad-Eye Barry is not here today, but there are quite a few guards here, which proves that this secret villa is indeed worth exploring. In addition to the guards, the maid ladies also found other people in the house.

When Shade heard the news, he was really surprised:

"There are four women in the bedroom on the fourth floor?"

The maid did not answer Shade's question. Megan nodded, and then the stern-looking maid said:

"They are the mistresses of Bad-Eye Barry. According to them, Bad-Eye Barry is scheduled to spend the night here tonight. When we went upstairs, they were putting on makeup."

"It's quite an appetite."

Megan said, glanced at Shade, and then ordered her maid:

"I won't go see those women. You will lead people to interrogate them. Since they are mistresses, they must know about Bad-Eye Barry's private affairs."

"Yes, miss."

The maid left, and Shade and Megan waited for a while on the third floor. After confirming that all enemies on the fourth floor had been cleared, they went to the most important private study on the fourth floor.

The lock on the study door of Bad-Eye Barry is very special. It is not an ordinary spring lock, but a mechanical lock that uses a steam engine as the power source. The body of this kind of lock occupies the space of at least two adults in the room, but the advantage is that once someone enters the wrong password, the falling metal plate can protect the room as safely as a bank vault.

But this is useless to Shade who has mastered the "Key to the Door".

The study room is very large, as if it was renovated by connecting three rooms on the fourth floor. The interior decoration is also very luxurious. The display shelves are filled with various goldware. The crystal chandelier above the head looks like it was customized by the craftsmen in Tobesk. Even the red cashmere carpet on the wooden floor, according to Meghan's estimate , the price of one piece is more than 500 pounds.

There is a pen holder and a few books on the magnificent solid wood desk. The pens are all gold-plated, and the books are very inconsistent with the identity of the gang leader:

"'Success Learning: What Qualified Leaders Need to Know', 'Teaching You How to Cook a Fish', and 'Green Lake Area Travel Guide'? What are these? Are these books really what the gang leader wants to read?"

The witch was flipping through the book, while Shade had skillfully started to open the locks of all the drawers. He opened the top drawer and found a stack of blank paper. But the stationery was definitely used because it had creases on it.

"Ms. Pharmacist, do you have any visible potion?"

Shade asked. The witch nodded and handed the potion to Shade. After Shade poured the potion on it, he was surprised to see dense numbers appearing on the letter paper. There are eight numbers in a group, and the last digit of each group is one of "1", "2" and "3".

"Is it a password? It looks like it requires a codebook to decipher, and it may have been encrypted."

Audrey stretched out her head and took a look, only to find a sighing smile on Shade's face:

"Three books that appeared at an untimely time, and the contents of the books do not match the identity. I really miss it. Look, isn't the code book right here?"

He pointed to the three books on the desk:

"As for the method of deciphering... this is a code commonly used by the Gray Gloves of the Carsonrick Secret Service. Although it may not be the same as what I know, it should not be a problem to crack it... Look at it this way What do I do? I have a part-time job in Gray Gloves to earn some pocket money to help feed my cats.”

Shade explained this, and then put away the letters and the code books, intending to give them to Miss Carina when he returned. He didn't come here for the secrets of secret agents between the two countries. It was stupid to spend time here to crack the code.

"I remember asking you, are you short of money?"

The lady with brown shawl hair asked curiously, Shade shook his head:

"It's just to find something to do for yourself and expand your interpersonal relationships... Don't talk about it. In fact, even a novelist can think of the gang leader in a border city selling state secrets and even having to eat both sides. I Not at all surprised to find those coded letters."

As he spoke, he opened the second drawer from the top on the left and once again found a wordless letter in a brown paper bag. After using the developing potion to crack it, what appeared this time were some meaningless letter combinations.

"Oh, that's...the MI6 code."

Although Shade has been in single-line contact with Director Anlos, he knows what the password of the employment department is.

"You also work part-time in MI6?"

The witch asked in surprise, and Shade nodded naturally:

"Earn some money for cat food, and then expand your relationships... Bally the Bad Eye really wants to eat from both ends."

"It's hard for me to imagine how old your cat is that you need to work so hard to make money."

Listening to Audrey's teasing, Shade put away the letters he found for the second time, then continued to pull down the drawer, and then found some wordless letters in brown paper bags again.

This time, the smile on Audrey's face became even stronger:

"Why, you don't still have the identity of a third party, right? What force's password is this time?"