Whispering Verse

"The Grand Duke's lover, I'm not talking about you."

Seeing Shade suddenly looking at him, Director Anlos immediately explained.

"I didn't say you were talking about me?"

Shade also said the same. Both of them were a little embarrassed, so they consciously avoided the topic:

"That's right, Virgil Cameron also went to Tobesk to join the Ayutthaya Players. But we suspect that his real purpose was to come to Tobesk and meet with the people of Kasenlik."

Director Anlos continued.

"Sorry, please wait."

Shade raised his hand and asked hesitantly:

"You mean, he went all the way to Tobesk to meet the other party? Isn't it more dangerous here than the small principality in the south? Even if the principality has been suspected by the royal family, wouldn't it be better to find a country town in the kingdom than Tobesk? Does Beske want to be safe?”

"The specific reason is still being investigated, but it is probably that both parties do not trust each other and are unwilling to set the meeting location in a remote countryside. Moreover, this meeting is a top-secret operation. It is purely a coincidence that our people know the news. In short."

Mr. Anlos patted Shade on the shoulder with one hand and looked at him with bright eyes:

"Virgil Cameron will be closely monitored by us in Tobesk, but the final three game venues for big city players are not allowed to enter at will. Although we have deployed manpower, it is not safe after all. So, if you and Mr. Cameron has entered the finals with a small probability. I want you to do your best to monitor whether he has met with anyone suspicious."

The Ayutthaya Players Rhodes Tournament lasts for two weeks, with the preliminary rounds starting on Friday, the semi-finals next week, and 8 players selected to participate in the finals next weekend. There are three finals in total. Only guests with special invitations can watch the games, and the invitations are issued half a year in advance, and even the list has been announced. If MI6 had just received the news, it would indeed be difficult to temporarily deploy reliable personnel.

"If it's just this kind of mission, I think it's okay."

Shade nodded, accepting the commission. Mr. Anlos was very satisfied with his attitude:

"It is very unlikely that the two sides will meet at the final venue of the big city players. After all, no one can predict in advance whether Virgil Cameron will be able to enter the final. So, you don't have to be stressed."

He smiled and let go, but when the two of them walked back to the front door of the Facilities Management Office, he turned to Shade and said;

"Look at my memory, I told you, Shade, I wish you good luck in the competition."

He patted Shade on the shoulder again:

"No one of our agents has ever been able to enter the finals of the Big City players. If you can win the 1853 championship, I think I can immediately raise your salary grade. After all, we welcome people with professional expertise to join the team. "

When leaving the city waste management center, Xia De unconsciously thought of the letter that was about to be sent because he accepted the mission of MI6.

Detective Sparrow said that on the fifth day of September, that is, this Thursday, a letter will be sent to No. 6, Saint Teresa Square, and the price for Shad's inheritance of all his inheritance is just to transfer the detective work. Keep it until that day and burn the letter.

"Time flies so fast, today is Monday and Thursday"

He wasn't quite sure whether he would open it and take a look when he received the letter. After all, he was really curious about Sparrow.

Now that he had received his free salary, Shade took Mia out for a big meal at noon as agreed. The cat gets sleepy after eating a full meal, so in the afternoon, Mia is left to take a nap at home alone, while he goes to the city to deal with the monthly gas bill, steam bill, and his own advertising fee in the newspaper.

By coincidence, at the Steam Bird Daily newspaper office, Shade actually met Dorothy, who was here for business.

The editors of the newspaper office were carrying what looked like a very heavy sack and wanted to help Iluna carry it to the four-wheeled carriage parked outside the newspaper office. Shade inquired about it and found out that it contained letters from readers.

"Do you read every letter?"

Shade asked Dorothy curiously, and then got a positive answer from the blonde girl. valley

But when the two left the newspaper office, Dorothy whispered to Shade that she would actually only read a small part of it, and the rest was piled in the corner by her, thinking that she would wait until she had money to buy her own house. At that time, these letters were piled into the attic. After all, this is a letter from a reader. Even if she doesn't have time to read it all, she won't throw it away or burn it.

"Actually, you can put it at my place first. My house is relatively empty anyway."

Shade gave his advice, and his attic was filled with five sacks of letters. But in return, Dorothy, who spent the afternoon reading detective records in Shade's study, invited him to have dinner with him at a high-end restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue that evening.

While paying the bill, Shade noticed that Dorothy had left the name of Lesia's maid.

"She won't mind."

Dorothy said with a smile, which reminded Shade of the image of Lesia using Dorothy's body to kiss him on Sunday night.

When Shade woke up early on Tuesday morning, he misremembered the time and thought that the letter that needed to be burned would arrive today. But when I went to get the milk outside, I was blown by the morning breeze and remembered that the letter would not be sent until Thursday.

However, there was indeed a letter sent from afar today. It was a letter from Miss Mia Gold. The original owner of little Mia asked about Mia's cat status as often as one letter a month, and mailed this letter to Shade on time. The cost of raising a cat is £10.

In addition to MI6's salary, this money is actually Shade's regular income.

In the letter, Miss Gold was still concerned about Mia's current situation, and said that she had received the photo of Mia sent by Shade last month.

She once again expressed her gratitude to the detective, but also said that her illness was still not cured, and the troubles in her hometown town were increasing. There are not only strange rumors, but also some news about the old affairs of her family that have declined.

She certainly won't be able to leave for Tobesk to pick up Mia within this year, so hopefully detectives will be able to take care of the cat for a while longer.

"Didn't you say last month it was just the flu? Why are you still recuperating for a month? Are family affairs really that heavy?"

Shade was puzzled by this. While he was worried about his client's health, he was also glad that she did not entrust anyone else to come to Tobesk to pick up little Mia.

"But it seems that Miss Gothe is very rich, or her 'declined' family is very rich."

Shade turned over the two pages of letter paper to check if there was anything on the back.

"If I want to buy Mia, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money."

Thanks to the fishman's elixir sold to Miss Carina some time ago, Shade still has more than 2,000 pounds in savings. Although he couldn't tell what kind of cat Xiao Mia was, it was probably not expensive. But if Miss Mia Gold's love for the cat is superimposed, Shade is not sure whether 2,000 pounds can get the cat from that lady.

"It seems that we still need to continue to test the other party's attitude."

He found some letter paper and prepared to write a reply:

"There are still four months left in this year. In addition to this month, I have three opportunities to write and talk to Miss Gothe in October, November and December. I must determine whether the other party is willing to sell the cat before January next year. Give it to me. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you drag it on, maybe gradually, Miss God’s feelings for Mia will fade. Well, I still have to prepare to save a lot of money.”

[Have you ever thought about what would happen if that lady died of illness? 】

Her voice suddenly appeared from his ears. Shade thought for a while and shook his head violently:

"I can't curse the client. Moreover, even if Miss Gothe really dies of illness, I will go to that town in person and inform her of my intention to adopt little Mia in front of her grave. However, I don't want this things happen."

【Why? Not willing to take a long trip? 】

"No, I hope everyone can live well."

He took off the cap of the pen and chased the cat away from the ink bottle. Then the cat jumped on Shade's lap again:

"All mortals are mortal, but I hope that no one I know will leave because of an accident."