After the opening of the third act, Miss Louisa reminded Shade to pay attention to listening and watching, and not to be distracted. When the scene returned to the fairy tale Princess Taweier came on stage to sing, she even patted Shade.
, reminding him that it has already begun.
In order to cater to the plot development of the opera, "Tree Kiss" in the opera has made some changes based on the ancient story. The most prominent aspect is that for Princess Taweil and the ancient tree in the forest,
Some plots similar to love are arranged.
The tree itself was given a personality in the opera, appearing as an elf in a green formal suit, and had a long duet with Princess Taweil.
After this episode began, Miss Louisa didn't say another word to Shade, and only asked his opinion softly after it was over.
Shade said what he had already prepared:
"The singing is very good, but if you look at it from the perspective of the story itself, in any version of the story you showed me, their relationship is not so nakedly described as love. This is of course to cater to contemporary audiences, and
The story quoted here is not for children. But if you think more deeply, explore the core of the relationship between Princess Taweil and the ancient tree in the story, and use love, friendship and the spirit beyond the two.
If you think about it in connection, you may be able to interpret it from different angles.”
After Shade finished speaking, he saw Miss Louisa looking at him with strange eyes in the darkness:
"Is there something wrong with what I said?"
He asked in an embarrassed whisper, and the blonde girl shook her head:
"No problem, I just didn't expect you to think so deeply. Shade, you are really talented."
But Shade knew that he just did too many reading comprehension questions.
Miss Louisa invited Shade to watch the opera. In addition to "Tree Kiss", she also came here to pick up the goods. After the third act, the blonde girl stood up and left the table.
Although she thought there would be no accident, she still told Shade that the place of transaction between her and the owner of the goods was at the door of the public washroom on the second floor. If she didn't come back within half an hour, then Shade could go find her.
"Is the owner of the cargo someone you know?"
The long dress Miss Louisa wore was highly identifiable, so the other party must be a familiar person.
"I'm not very familiar with him. He's a correspondence circulator from the Serkses Higher Medical School in Tobesk. The three major thaumaturgy academies are very close, so if it's necessary and they trust each other, it doesn't matter if they know each other's identities."
Miss Louisa explained softly, then bent down and passed in front of Shade.
Shade thought about the current time, reminded himself to be more alert, and continued to sit there and watch the opera.
"Do you think opera is interesting?"
I asked in my mind.
【very funny.】
So Shade's eyes did not look in other directions, but focused on the stage so that "she" would not miss any details.
At the 12th minute after Miss Louisa left, there was a commotion from the northwest entrance of the auditorium on the first floor. Because the lights were not turned on, and the northwest entrance was directly below Shade's position, he didn't know what was going on.
.
Later, the sound of footsteps came from the entrance to the auditorium on the second floor. Although those footsteps were kept as low as possible, they still caused a small commotion in the auditorium.
Shade looked back and couldn't see much in the darkness. He could only see a group of people pouring in from the rear entrance, and then asked everyone in turn.
They were very fast, and while suppressing the commotion of the audience, they had reached the front row in five minutes. After getting closer, Shade saw that they were uniformed police officers, but the clothes were the uniforms of Ridwich Field, specifically the church.
It's hard to say whether the person is from MI6 or MI6.
"Sir, where is your companion?"
First, he asked Sha De his identity, and then pointed to the empty seat aside. Sha De shook his head, reached into his arms, and then under the other person's vigilant eyes, took out his MI6 ID:
"One of our own."
He whispered and handed over the certificate. The middle-aged police officer took it in surprise, looked through it under the light in front of the stage, and then said immediately:
"Sir!"
He even wanted to salute, but was stopped by Shade.
"Shhh, keep your voice down."
Shade took the certificate but didn't let him go. He lowered his voice and asked:
"My female companion has gone to the bathroom. No matter who you look for, it's impossible to find her. What happened this time?"
"Our superiors asked us to arrest someone. Sorry sir, I can't tell you who it is, but it is related to the poisoning case last week."
Shade nodded clearly. After Thursday night a week ago, the church was determined to completely eradicate the cultists who dared to summon evil gods twice in the material world. If the cultists caused trouble locally, then within the noble group of Tobesk
There must be supporters and sponsors, so in recent weeks, police officers and MI6 agents from Riddwich Field suddenly broke into a building and took people away, which has happened all over the city.
.
The church would rather catch a mistake than let it go. Don't look at the fact that the Orthodox Church of this era seems peaceful, but institutions like the Inquisition are not imagined by ordinary people. The Church of the Five Gods can control the material world and the secular kingship of mankind.
Getting along harmoniously does not rely on gentle preaching methods.
The police came and went quickly, and they did not disturb people's interest in watching the theater. Shade counted the time. Twenty-eight minutes after Miss Louisa left, he also left his seat and bent down between the seats.
down the aisle, and then hurriedly walked towards the exit of the auditorium on the second floor.
The Queen Maria Opera House covers an area that can even be compared with Saint Teresa Square. There are several public washrooms on the first floor, and when Shade found the blonde girl who had not returned, she was in the corner of this floor.
At the door of the bathroom, he spoke in a low voice to a man also wearing a black formal suit.
Hearing the footsteps, both of them stopped talking. When Miss Louisa saw that it was Shade coming over, she reached out and covered her forehead:
"Oh, I actually forgot the time. The police came too quickly just now, and we each went to the bathroom for a while, which wasted some time. Detective, come this way."
She took the initiative to invite Sha De over, and then introduced him to:
"This is Mr. Harry Walker, a fourth-year student at Sirkess Medical School. He is an old friend of the doctor."
Standing next to Miss Louisa, the blond-haired middle-aged man wearing a black silk hat and a monocle immediately handed Shade his business card. Mr. Walker ran a local winery, which was considered a small business.
"Walker, this is Mr. Shad Hamilton from our group."
Shade also handed over his business card. It seemed that the relationship between the correspondence magicians from different colleges was indeed good.
"Hamilton? Wait, why do you feel so familiar to me?"
The middle-aged man extended his hand to shake hands with Sha De enthusiastically, and then showed an expression of realization:
"Hamilton of Rejed? Are you the knight who was awarded half a month ago?"
"it's me."
Shade nodded humbly.
"Oh, Louisa, your team is really lucky. Why can't we meet such a distinguished team member? Mr. Hamilton, I have a shipment seized outside Tobesk, can you...