Whispering Verse

Seeing that Xia De did not ask about the will again, the maid breathed a sigh of relief:

"I have been working here for more than ten years and know what is happening on this street very well."

"Does Miss Black appear here often?"

"No, she just comes for vacation every summer. I don't know what she does for a living, but she is very rich and sometimes talks about antiques with Mr. Pasolo, so she is familiar with us. She is really a knowledgeable person. Miss."

"Um?"

Shade raised his eyebrows. Detective Sparrow's records clearly stated that Miss White and Miss Black were both residents of Tobesk.

"And do you know her sister, Miss White?"

"Yes, I know, but I just know this lady. In the first year or two when I first worked here, Miss White would lead Miss Black, who was only eight or nine years old at the time."

"etc!"

Shade interrupted her in surprise:

"You mean, Miss Black and Miss White are not the same age?"

Detective Sparrow's records clearly stated that the two were twin sisters.

"Yes."

The maid was surprised by Shade's surprise, and Tifa looked at him curiously. . .

"Miss Black is about ten years older than Miss White. She is also a very wealthy and knowledgeable lady. She often vacations here in the summer, but that was many years ago. When Miss White passed away, it was..."

The maid frowned slightly, recalling the past:

"This year is 1853. Yes, last year happened to be the tenth year. Miss White passed away in the autumn of 1842. I remember clearly that a new gas lamp was being installed in this house that year. My husband and I were in The following spring, when he wrote to Fort Midhill to greet Miss White, he only found out about this incident. Mr. regretted it for a long time at that time. But now that he thinks about it, the Miss Black he met this summer is the same as the Miss White back then. They really look alike. But Miss Black likes to wear black dresses, and Miss White likes to wear white dresses.”

Shade was even more surprised. There was no need for Detective Sparrow to lie in his account of the incident. Therefore, who the "Miss White" Mr. Sparrow saw was now a big question:

"Write a letter of greetings to Fort Midhill. I didn't expect that of the four requests left by Detective Sparrow, only Mia the cat's request was a normal request."

Shade wanted to know more about Miss Black and the deceased Miss White, but the maid shook her head slightly. After all, she was just a maid, so she couldn't provide any more information.

Shade nodded slowly, and then Tifa asked softly:

"Are White and Black your first and last names? I noticed that you have been using these two titles."

She also thought it was strange that the two sisters had different last names, so she assumed they were first names.

"It's the last name."

Shade said, recalling the contents of the power of attorney:

"The missing Miss Black who needs to be found, her full name is Helen Black."

When Detective Sparrow wants to find someone, of course he needs to know the full name, but the client's name is not mentioned in the power of attorney. Even the signed contract only has the seal of the surname "White" instead of name.

"But, Helen?"

This name is very common, it can even be said to be very common in the current era, but Xia De's heart suddenly jumped.

The two ladies in front of him both saw the surprised expression on his face. Shade hesitated for a moment:

"Excuse me, what is the full name of Miss White who passed away eleven years ago?"

"I know this. I delivered a letter to her. It was more than ten years ago. The full name is"

The maid frowned as she recalled, and Shade asked incredulously:

"It can't be Grace, right? Grace White."

"Oh yes, I've almost forgotten the name after all this time."

The maid nodded immediately.

Shade looked at Tifa in disbelief. Tifa felt confused but did not ask him what he thought. Shade looked out the window again, at the misty Tobesk. For a moment, he couldn't even distinguish the current era.

[This is a sign of loss of control. 】

"She" whispered softly in his ear, and Shade somehow remembered the scene where she put her arms around his neck in front of the door of death:

"Don't you know best whether I'm out of control?"

Shade asked in his mind.

"These are indeed their names, and they also said that in order to show their determination to separate from the family, they would abandon their original surnames. Will my clients be... them?"

[Is everything now just speculation? 】

"Yes."

Shade nodded:

"I originally thought that the fourth time key would not connect the 'now' and the 'past', but I didn't expect that this situation still happened. But how is it possible? How could they not be told by God himself that they all died? Yet?"

[Outlander, since you consider yourself an audience, there must be a reason why Tree Father allows "audiences" like you to witness the scenes of the past. 】

"So every key must be related to the present?"

[Unable to answer. 】

"Yes."

Shade pursed his lips, his surprised expression disappeared, and his smile reappeared:

"That's good, the reception will continue, and I still have the opportunity to understand their stories. It's really good, yes, it's good. As a foreigner, haven't I been witnessing all kinds of stories? And this story needs to be It’s getting more interesting.”

After the money and goods were cleared, with the help of the bespectacled Mr. Pasuolo, Shade transferred the antiques to the waiting carriage outside. But he did not leave the street immediately. Instead, he and Tifa walked along the street to the other end, wanting to ask some questions to the old gentleman who walked the dog who gave him Miss Black's letter last time.

"However, part of what the maid named Lina just said was lying."

Shade, who was thinking, suddenly said, Tifa was not walking side by side with him, but one position behind:

"Yes, I also saw that she lied. It was too obvious. Once we mentioned the will, she would be very nervous. I'm afraid, there are other issues regarding the inheritance."

The carriage followed the two of them. Because the destination was only half a street away from Pasolo's house, Shade wanted to think while walking:

"But it doesn't matter. Mr. Simil Pasolo died just two days ago, and his body has been embalmed. I can ask him through the medium later."

A smile appeared on Tifa's face:

"Are you going to dig up his grave?"

"Oh, Tifa, don't you think so?"

Shade looked at the black-haired girl aside:

"The stone figurine is in the cemetery. Although I don't want to disturb the deceased, it is necessary. As compensation, we will help him deal with the will issue and even supervise the reasonable distribution of the inheritance. If the psychic can succeed , then it’s okay to apologize in person.”

This is Shade's idea.

"I always thought you were a knight in the standard sense."

Tifa said.

"knight?"

Shade smiled:

"I am a detective and a knight."