According to the agreement, after successfully receiving the inheritance, Mrs. Flamel needs to pay Shade 5 pounds in cash as a reward. This is one-tenth of Mrs. Flamel's receipt of the inheritance, even for a middle-aged woman now
It's definitely not a small amount.
Of course, she did not regret it when she really wanted to pay. On the one hand, she was indeed a kind woman. On the other hand, she was now in a narrow room, and some malnourished middle-aged women would not want to annoy the young and strong.
of detective.
But when she was about to hand the money to Shade, Shade waved his hand and refused:
"I don't think I have to pay the commission fee in cash, I want these books."
He pointed to the pile of old books placed with the old clothes:
"These old books are very interesting. Why don't you give them to me to offset part of the commission fee? Of course, Mrs. Flamel, if you are worried that I will not be able to give you the correct price during the appraisal, you can also find someone to evaluate these books.
Used book valuation.”
"No, detective, I trust you, please take it as you please."
The lawyer just now said that those old books were worthless, so the middle-aged woman did not doubt Shade's behavior.
He reached out and pulled the box containing old books in front of him, and then found the old books and diaries and piled them together. Mrs. Flamel did not pay attention to those notebooks. Perhaps in the eyes of this illiterate woman, notebooks and books were both important.
It's the same thing.
"There are 7 books in total, most of them are adventure novels, and there are also a few logbooks and diaries. The estimate is one shilling each?"
Although Mrs. Le Maire has never bought a book, she also knows that the price is not very high, but it is definitely not low. The middle-aged woman probably regarded this as Shade taking care of her, and said rather embarrassedly:
"No problem, Detective."
So Shade got the diaries that recorded the secrets of the crew and received a reward of more than 4 pounds. In return, he told the middle-aged woman the address of Old John's pawn shop. There were many things in the inheritance that were difficult to find suitable uses for.
stuff, and old John happened to like this kind of messy stuff, so it was just right to sell it to him.
He bought the late magician's diary for seven shillings. This was considered an advantage for Shade. So before leaving, he reminded Mrs. Flamel that after suddenly gaining so much money, the family had better move to a safe place.
Some places:
"Many of your neighbors have seen me and Lawyer Laurel come to your door today. You'd better make up a reasonable reason to explain why we are here. How about the death of your missing husband?"
Shade suggested, and the dull woman didn't know how to answer.
"In short, take this money and please move out of this place as soon as possible. The most important thing is, don't let anyone know that you got this money. It's best not to tell even the children."
In fact, if Mrs. Le Maire can survive with two children, she should know these basic things. Although Schade knows that he talks too much, he always feels uncomfortable if he doesn't speak out.
"In addition, you also know my address. If you need any help in the future, you can go to me at any time. I have discounts for old customers. Recently, my detective agency has expanded a lot of business. I wish you a happy life.
.”
This time he took advantage of the other party. If Mrs. Le Maire really needed help with other things, he would definitely not be stingy with his time.
After leaving the attic and going downstairs, he said goodbye to the middle-aged woman who had suddenly become rich. Standing under a building with swear words scrawled on the wall, Shade looked up at the house that had been shielded from sunlight all year round because of the surrounding buildings.
With the sudden acquisition of this considerable amount of money, the life of Mrs. Le Maire and her family will definitely change, and the future of the two children will probably also change. But what the future story of this family will be is beyond Shade's imagination.
.
Maybe half a year, a year or two years later, he would accidentally think of this commission while playing with the cat one day, or he would see the record of this commission while sorting out documents, and then find a way to find the Flamel family.
See what their lives are like.
But at least for now, Shade is still more concerned about his own affairs. After finishing this commission, in the evening, he has to enter 3002 again.
The task corresponding to the time key in year 3002 of the Universal Calendar is "helping mortals complete the god-summoning ritual - contacting the old god's radiant transformation door". Although it sounds easier than the key of 1068 "witnessing the old god's last wish", Shade thinks in his heart
[The Creator of Innocence] can actually fulfill the three wishes of children. Only when he sees his "future child" appear, will he allow himself to do it with the mentality of "having fun".
This idea sounds ridiculous, but based on Shade's brief experience with the old god, his guess is probably right.
This mission is to help three witches who ran into trouble with their rituals. They really ran into trouble. Therefore, even though they will only come into contact with the gods at the end of this mission, the difficulty of the mission is no less difficult than the first time.
So far, Shade has obtained information about the old god "Yahua Gate" from various channels. The age when this old god appeared is unknown. The earliest document describing the name of the old god comes from the Third Age. And [Innocence]
[Creator] is similar to the old god [Yahuangmen], which is also a very low-key god. The number of its believers is extremely rare, and there is even no definite evidence to prove that believers form a religious order.
According to the information of the Zhengshen Church, the old god [Yahuamen] possesses the power of time and space. The most important event related to it is that at the end of the Fourth Era or the early part of the Fifth Era, he appeared in the material world in the form of a saint.
, prevented the land changes in the material world caused by the out-of-control angel-level (level 1) relic [Broken Old World Map]. That catastrophe directly led to the formation of the five main continents of the Fifth Era, and had a profound impact on the civilization of an entire era.
have an impact.
Because Miss Feliana tried the god-summoning ritual in the Fifth Era, Shade originally thought that the college library would have more information about this god, and even records of related events left by Miss Feliana, but
Miss Denister gave Shade no more information than the church.
Even if Miss Feliana's affairs are regarded as confidential by the academy and cannot be leaked at will, it is not right that the information about the old god [Yahua Gate] is so scarce. There is no need for the academy to hide things about this god. The current situation is like
Miss Feliana's call to the gods never happened, so there is no information about St. Byrons.
Xia De couldn't help but feel worried. There might be other accidents in 3002.
However, the information Luvia found from the Prophet's Association was unexpected. Unlike the five righteous churches and the three major thaumaturgy academies that only appeared in the fifth era, the Prophet's Association and the Blood Spirit School have gone through the same experience.
Ancient organizations across the ages.
Some of the books on Miss Feliana's list were found in the association, and Luvia even found an old book about the "space" gods in the Tobesk branch's database.
But that book is an association secret and cannot be taken out of the library. So Luvia can only copy the content that Shade needs. The information is not long, only half a page, and roughly explains the old god [Yahua Gate]
The role that holy symbols can play in occult rituals, and explains that this god not only has power over time and space, he even has power over nature.
Although the scope of a god's priesthood does not indicate whether it is powerful or not, from the information in hand, it can be seen that the ritual of contacting the old god [Yaochang Gate] will definitely not be simple.
After leaving Mrs. Le Maire's house, Shade spent the rest of the day sorting out these materials. However, after dinner in the evening, an unexpected guest came to visit.
That was Captain Rades. After the investiture ceremony two weeks ago, Shade saw the captain again for the first time. He has now received a notice from the Royal Army of Delrayon, confirming that the ceremony will be held in August.
At the end of September or in September, return to the Fengqi Trail on the front line.
The captain came this time not only to invite Shade to find time to go out for a drink before he left, but also to inform Shade that he had moved to another place.
Having received the honor and washed away his shame, Captain Rades, who had the rank of lieutenant, rented a nice apartment in the west district of Tobesk with the help of his friends, where he prepared to spend the remaining summer in Tobesk.
"Human destiny is really unpredictable. My ups and downs this year have been more complicated than in the first half of my life. Detective Hamilton, sometimes I wonder how fate treats mortals like us."
"Captain, are you thinking about philosophy?"
Shade asked with a smile. Different from the first time he met the captain in the club, the mental outlook of Captain Rades has changed greatly now. He has completely emerged from the title of "Captain Eight Guns" and is about to face a new situation.
life.
"No, this should be considered theology."
Captain Rades shook his head:
"Detective, do you want to play Rhodes? No betting, just a few games. I know you are a good Rhodes player."
"Not tonight."
Shade shook his head regretfully:
"I have to go out in a while, and there is an important commission to be carried out tonight. The client is a great man who deserves respect. Captain, let's play cards together next time we have a chance."
"Well, in that case I'll take my leave. Oh, do you know what happened last week? Later, even the Police Commissioner of Ridwich Field was broken into the house and killed. The curfew ended, but at the end of the night
It's better not to wander around the city. If your client's identity is really unusual, just pretend that I didn't tell you. I heard about Miss Carina."
He kept his mouth shut and didn't dare to say more, presumably because he had heard the rumors.
Shade went downstairs to say goodbye to the captain and watched the captain leave St. Teresa Square on foot. While holding the door, he was thinking that among the ordinary people he had encountered so far who had come into contact with the relics, either Professor Manning or Rades
The captain's life is greatly affected by this, or he faces life-threatening danger like the little girl's family and the group of people who came into contact with the mermaid statue.
This world is really unfriendly to ordinary people, especially ordinary people who are unlucky.
"When I first came to this world, I was able to meet Dr. Schneider immediately. This should not be the doctor's luck, but my luck."
He sighed and adjusted his mood, closed the door and returned to the study to sort out the information about the old gods that he had found again. After 11 o'clock in the evening, he played with Mia for a while, and planned to give this bird a try if he had time.
The cat takes a bath.
The past time was very dangerous, so I won’t take Mia with me this time. After the clock struck midnight, Shade stood in front of the bedroom door carrying a suitcase containing documents, and handed over the keys that had already shown signs of damage.
Inserted into the keyhole:
"May the World Tree protect me in infinite time."
There was a click sound, the keyhole turned, and Shade opened the door. The familiar white mist floated out from behind the door like silk. Shade stretched out his hand to try to catch it, but the white mist was not a physical substance that could be caught:
"Mia, wait for me three seconds."
The cat, who was familiar with Shade walking into this kind of door from time to time, was no longer curious about the current situation. He lay on the sofa and meowed lazily in response, resting his head on his two little paws and squinting.
The eyes seem to be asleep.
But in fact, the cat can still see Shade. It watches Shade walk through the door, and then obediently waits for his return.