Whispering Verse

The news that Queen Diana was assassinated at the door of Tobesk Station quickly spread throughout the city on Wednesday, and then spread to the entire kingdom and even the entire world.

Even though the victim's queen was not harmed, on this afternoon, the harsh diplomatic words of the Kingdom of Delarion still came from the Yodel Palace, condemning the despicable acts of the United Kingdom of Kasenric.

Although both the royal family and MI6 believe that this was not done by the "Grey Gloves".

Of course, the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the station was immediately cancelled. The police force and the royal guards escorted the severely frightened queen back to Yodel Palace.

The murderer committed suicide, but people in the entire street had to identify themselves and confirm that they were not his accomplices before they could leave. And the biggest contributor to this incident, Shade, who ran two streets just to get shot inexplicably, woke up later under the care of MI6, police, royal guards, and the queen's personal servant. Later, he was also sent to Yodel Palace.

"What are you doing?"

Yodel Palace is not a palace, but a palace complex. Although compared with other real estate and properties owned by the royal family in Tobesk, except for its better location, the area is not very large, but the Yodel Palace is the residence of the royal family of all generations.

Shade was sitting in the waiting room, playing with a few coins in his hand, which he had won dozens of hours ago while playing Rhodes with the lawyer.

The person who asked the question was Miss Carina's personal maid, Miss Tifa Servit. Shade is now "injured" waiting for His Majesty the King's summons. In order to show that she valued Shade as her "saviour", Queen Diana sent a maid to take care of the "injured" detective. The black-haired maid was arranged by Miss Carina to protect Shade and prevent him from getting involved in unnecessary political struggles.

This worked well, as maid Tifa stayed by Shad's side after he "awakened" and warded off many people with ulterior motives. After all, Miss Carina is one generation older than His Majesty the King in terms of generation, and everyone here must respect her.

"I'm thinking about the relationship between God, man, and destiny...ahem."

Pretending to cough, he covered his chest, and the bandage inside could be vaguely seen from the collar:

"Dozens of hours ago, before I met the woman who lost her child, what I was thinking about was to donate half a pound of cash in my pocket to Dawn Church. Even if I hadn't met that woman , I should have arrived at Dawn Church at noon.”

"Really? There is such a thing?"

Miss Servit asked curiously. This was also the first time she had heard of it. The other maids in the room also looked at Shade secretly. Just as Miss Bayas said, the subtle changes in his face made Shade's face more handsome. Coupled with what he did today, he won It’s also normal for ladies to be favored.

"So, today's events tell me that fate is absolutely fair."

He uttered another incoherent sentence, and then stuffed the small one-penny coins into his pocket. At this time, an angry voice came from the corridor outside:

"I personally recruited him! It was us who uncovered this conspiracy and protected the queen at the last moment!"

That voice should belong to Mr. Anlos, the director of MI6.

"To be honest, I was worried that MI6 would not recognize my identity, so it might be difficult to explain my actions."

Pretending to be in difficulty, she turned around and said to Miss Tifa Servit, the maid standing by. In fact, she was trying to act more realistic in front of the queen's maid. After all, maid Tifa knew that Shade had not been harmed in any way other than being frightened.

"Detective, it's impossible for Mr. Anlos to deny your identity. If you don't use your actions to cover up the incompetence of MI6, he will probably be transferred to the National Cemetery Management Association."

Even though there were other servants in the room, Miss Servitt did not lower her voice. Others who heard the conversation between the two pretended not to hear anything.

As a servant here, everyone knows what should be heard and what should not be heard.

Shade nodded, then pretended to cough weakly. Although he looks fine now and has put on new clothes, in fact, just a few hours ago, he was diagnosed by the doctor as having "internal damage due to impact and slight internal bleeding."

The above diagnosis is completely wrong, because Shade did not even see the doctor. Miss Carina, who was present at the time, arranged for someone to do this to cover up the abnormalities in Shade's body. Mr. Anlos of MI6 was already on good terms with Miss Carina, and he needed Shad's "injury" to show that MI6 had paid a price for protecting the royal family, so he was very enthusiastic and helped to forge Shad's identity. of sadness.

"Mr. Dark Anlos is really lucky. Not only does he not need to bear the responsibility for the Queen's assassination now, he can even take the credit."

The maid continued to speak, which was actually telling Shade his current situation.

"But what does the king want to see me for? A reward?"

He held his chest and pretended to be in pain.

"At least this time it won't be a reward. You and the woman caught by the captain have already confessed to kidnapping children in Tobesk."

said the maid.

"Is it really the frequent child abduction incidents reported in the newspapers within a few months?"

Shade asked.

A soft smile appeared on the black-haired maid's face:

"Yes, sir, you and your captain friend have made great achievements this time. Now arrests are being made at Ridwich Field, and I believe that we can use this as clues to catch most of the criminals, and maybe even Find the children who were lost before. The credit for this and your credit for protecting the queen are probably enough for you to get a medal. But the issuance of kingdom medals requires a process, so the reward will not be today."

"Just a medal?"

Shade was a little disappointed.

"This is a great honor."

The maid looked at him strangely:

"Many nobles have been thinking about it all their lives, but they may not be able to get one. You have received this honor at such a young age. This is what many people dream of... You don't want a gold pound, do you?"

She lowered her voice in the last half of the sentence. She knew Shade's condition, so she guessed what Shade was thinking.

"Of course, I am very short of money now. You also know that I need gold pounds for my studies."

Shade doesn't think this idea is wrong.

"There's a reward at Ridwidge Field in the case of the Tobesk children, and there's Queen Diana. She'll say something."

Miss Tifa Servit reminded softly, Shade smiled, looking at the series of things today, it felt like a big dream.

It is now half past six in the evening. The days are long in summer, but the night comes very quickly.

When the sun completely disappeared from the western horizon, and the street lights on Silver Cross Avenue could be seen from the waiting room window, Shade still sat there and waited.

This is not because he is ignored or forgotten, but the king is too busy, especially today when he issued accusations against Kasenrik.

So while waiting to be summoned, different people came to visit Shade. First, of course, is his nominal boss, Director Dark Anlos.

After he entered the door, he motioned to the servants to leave first. Seeing that the black-haired maid standing next to Shade hadn't left, she just raised her eyebrows and didn't say anything more:

"Hamilton, you did really well this time! You are worthy of being an outstanding talent we have trained."

He deliberately spoke in a very exaggerated voice. When he sat on the single sofa to the left of Shade, he pointed at the door, meaning that someone might be eavesdropping outside the door.

"Hamilton, this time is really good."

Then he lowered his voice and said to Shade. This sentence was sincere:

"Remember, it was this morning that you finally investigated that someone would attack the queen. But because there was no evidence and time was tight, you went to the station to stop it yourself and blocked the gun at the last moment. As for the investigation of the missing child, you deserve credit too. Yours, but you need to change your words to prevent being discovered..."

He made a mouth gesture, and Xia De also understood the general meaning. Mr. Anlos had already explained the above matters to Shade once before entering Yodel Palace, and Shade certainly agreed.

After all, no one would care about how he accurately found the criminal in the missing child case on foot for half an hour.

"MI6 will not treat you badly, as long as this matter is fooled..."

He twirled his fingers calmly, and Shade nodded calmly. The two men, who were nearly twenty years apart in physical age, both got satisfactory answers.

"But which party does that assassin belong to? Mr. Anlos, it seems that you don't think that he is a Gray Glove man."

Shade asked again.

Mr. Anlos frowned, obviously this problem also bothered him:

"The Gray Gloves wouldn't be so rough, and they have no reason to assassinate our queen. Those people don't want to provoke a war. Judging from Kasenrik's response today, it is indeed not them, but someone who wants to frame the blame. give them."

Mr. Anlos wiped his chin with his thumb:

"As for the identity of the murderer, there are many possibilities. A radical organization that appeared out of nowhere, a dissident within the small principality affiliated with Delrayon, a careerist in the New World, a pirate king, or even someone from within the country. question......"

"Ahem."

The maid coughed (note), and Mr. Anlos hurriedly shut up. This kind of topic cannot be spoken easily:

"No matter what, we will continue to pursue it. No matter how hidden it is, there will always be clues. However, this has nothing to do with you. Mr. Hamilton, take good care of yourself."

He let out a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted. He rubbed his face with his hands, nodded to Shade, stood up and wanted to leave.