Whispering Verse

Miss Mia Gold, the owner of the small orange cat, was not at home. Shade stood outside the fence door ringing the bell for a while, but no one came out to open the door.

But the sound alarmed the neighbor next door. She was an old woman who walked stooped and wore glasses. Her gray hair was neatly combed together. She was well-dressed and wore silver jewelry on her wrists:

"Who are you looking for?"

she asked with a thick accent, standing in front of the fence between her garden and Miss Gold's garden.

"Miss Mia Gold, she asked us to find her cat."

Shade also shook the cat in his arms. The orange cat meowed lazily, turned over and put its head on Shade's chest. This cat really liked Shade.

Even though the half-year-old orange cat was not heavy, Xia De was already a little unbearable after carrying it all the way.

"It's it, this naughty little thing."

The old woman obviously knew the orange cat Mia, and then she said something that made Shade almost collapse:

"Mia moved out last week."

"Um?"

Fortunately, there is another sentence:

"Are you the Hamilton detective who found her cat? You're much younger than Mia describes you, don't worry, she left you a letter."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to his house to get the letter. When he came back, he said:

"There are some banknotes in the letter. Before you open it, check the wax seal. Don't say that anyone has touched the money."

The letter was left by Miss Mia Gold to Detective Sparrow Hamilton. The letter mentioned that due to family matters, Miss Gold was moving to a large manor in the countryside on the east coast of the Kingdom of Delarion to live with her parents. live, so the property here was sold.

But Miss Gold still remembered her cat and the detective who was commissioned. Without confirming whether the detective found the cat, she left this letter for the neighbor to keep. If the detective found the cat, he could get the letter:

[I can’t forget my little Mia, but it’s really time to leave Tobesk. Detective Hamilton, if you see this letter, please temporarily take in little Mia and send a letter to the address below. I will go to your office to pick her up within six months at the latest. At that time, more remuneration will be paid.

Note: In addition to the original detective fee, there is an additional five-pound note enclosed with the letter as the cost of temporarily sheltering Mia. Please don't criticize my little naughty too much. 】

The orange cat known as "Little Mia" squirmed in Shade's arms and seemed to want to sleep, unaware of the fact that its owner had left.

"Why......"

"I'm allergic to cats. Mia can't find anyone else to help her take care of the cats. And she didn't expect you to really be able to find little Mia."

The old woman said that she had never met Sparrow Hamilton and recognized the young detective in front of her as the original detective.

"Then I..."

"Just adopt little Mia temporarily. When Mia comes, she won't give you less money. You see, she even named the cat after herself."

"You didn't..."

"Mia dictated the content of this letter before she left. Hum, I have been neighbors with her for so long, can't she still give me such trust?"

"Okay, I'll go post the letter. Goodbye, ma'am."

Shade had some doubts that the old woman could read minds.

"Goodbye, detective. Remember, this cat can't drink cow's milk, but it can drink goat's milk."

The old woman's voice came from behind, so Shade's expenses increased.

Detective Sparrow Hamilton and Miss Mia Gold have known each other for a long time, and this is not the first commission incident, so Miss Gold has given the detective a lot of trust.

This trust gave Shade another job as a cat caretaker, and his savings suddenly increased by more than seven pounds. Miss Gode was really generous.

Together with the remaining money from the pawn cane, Shade seemed to be able to collect ten pounds in no time. And if luck is better, Miss Gothe can receive the letter and rush over within a week, and Shade may be able to pay off all the debts this month directly.

Because of this good mood, when I walked back to Saint Teresa Square with the cat in my arms, my steps were much lighter. On the way back, I happened to pass by the Silver Parrot Milk Distribution Company, which I had visited not long ago, so I went in to inquire and learned that goat milk could also be delivered here.

The salesman who was in charge of contacting Shade even saw Shade's intention to feed the kittens with goat's milk, and therefore introduced him to more cat-raising techniques. But his enthusiasm did not make Shard give in on the money for ordering goat milk. Fortunately, No. 6 St. Teresa Square in the city center is where the hard-working milk deliveryman of the Silver Parrot Milk Distribution Company must pass every day. .

Therefore, there is no need to open additional detours to deliver to Shade, so the cost of goat milk is actually less than expected.

Shade regarded the orange cat "Little Mia" as his lucky cat. When he left the "Silver Parrot Milk Delivery Company", he was still thinking about being a little more luxurious and eating better food at noon.

Just passing by the old dog lying at the door, a woman's voice, which had not made a sound until today, finally sounded in my mind:

[Look at her ring. 】

He immediately looked up and looked around, and almost a second later, he immediately saw Mrs. Lasoya, Mr. Lawrence's mistress, walking out of the alley opposite the milk company and turning in the direction of the silver shop where the battle took place the day before.

She still wears the white pebbled ring.

"Is she a boy turning into a girl, or a girl turning into a boy?"

Xia De guessed in his heart, but had no intention of following. He cherishes his life, and since he has decided to give up this commission, he will not change his mind out of curiosity.

If he had the power of Dr. Schneider or the female writer Miss Dorothy Louisa, of course he would not give up. But people have to face reality and accept that they are still weak.

With a happy mood, he walked leisurely across the street with the cat in his arms and entered the candy store opposite. Pretending to be curious, he asked about the price of the small cake in the glass display window. After confirming with his peripheral vision that Mrs. Lasoya had gone away, he immediately walked out of the store and entered the alley where Mrs. Lasoya appeared just now.

The alley is not deep, and like most of the alleys in this steamy city, it is dirty and full of odor. After a few quick steps, we reached the end, where there were piles of abandoned pipes, and there was even a layer of disgusting green moss attached to the surface of the pipes.

After going around the pipe, I saw that there was a wall behind the pipe. This was a dead end.

It should have been possible to reach another block from the other end of the alley, but the store at the other end of the exit expanded its area without authorization and blocked the alley with its back wall.

"Between this pile of pipes and the wall, there is an excellent blind spot. Mrs. Lasoya just walked out of the alley with no exit. Could it be that she completed another 'transformation' of kissing the ring here?"

Shade thought, very satisfied with his caution and strong ability to act. Although I dare not follow him, I still have no problem investigating what the other party just did.