Chapter five hundred and fiftieth letter from afar
"My dear 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?"
Xia De 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. Our people know the news. It is purely a coincidence. 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
That 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 round 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 attend the competition, and the invitation letter
It was issued half a year in advance, and even the list had already been announced. If MI6 had just received the news, it would be difficult to temporarily deploy reliable personnel.
"If it's just this kind of mission, I think it'll be fine."
Shade nodded, accepting the commission. Mr. Anlos was very satisfied with his attitude:
"It is very unlikely that the two parties 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 feel pressure."
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 raise your salary level immediately. After all, we welcome people with professional expertise to join the team.
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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 Shade'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 was not sure whether he would open it and take a look at it when he received the letter. After all, he was really curious about Sparrow.
Now that he had received his unearned salary, Shade took Mia out for a big meal at noon as agreed. The cat felt sleepy after eating a full meal, so in the afternoon, Mia was left to sleep alone at home.
After taking a nap, he went to the city to deal with the monthly gas and steam bills and his own advertising fees in newspapers.
It was a coincidence that at the Steam Bird Daily newspaper office, Shade actually met Dorothy, who was here for business.
The editors of the newspaper office were carrying a sack that looked very heavy, 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 everything.
It's a letter from a reader.
"Do you read every letter?"
Shade asked Dorothy curiously, and then got a positive answer from the blonde girl.
But when the two left the newspaper office, Dorothy told Shade in a low voice 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, she piled all these letters into the attic. After all, these were letters from readers. Even if she didn't have time to read them all, she would not throw them away or burn them.
"Actually, you can put it at my place first. My house is relatively empty anyway."
Shade gave his advice, so there were five sacks of letters in his attic. But in return, Dorothy, who spent the afternoon reading the detective records in Shade's study, invited him to go to the bank with her that evening.
Dinner at a high-end restaurant on Croisette.
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 scene when Lesia used Dorothy's body to kiss him on Sunday night.
When he woke up early on Tuesday morning, Shade mistook the time and thought that the letter that needed to be burned would arrive today. But when he went to get the milk outside, he was blown by the morning breeze and remembered the letter again.
It takes four to send it.
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 there were more and more troubles in her hometown town. There were not only strange rumors, but also some old stories about her declining family.
news.
She will definitely not be able to leave for Tobesk to pick up Mia within this year, so she hopes that the detective can take care of the cat for a while.
"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 any content 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 can't tell what kind of cat Xiao Mia is, it should not be expensive. But
If Miss Mia Gold's love for this cat is added to it, 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, if you drag it on, maybe gradually, Miss God's feelings for Mia will fade away. Well, I still have to prepare to save a lot of money."
【Have you ever thought about what would happen if the lady died of illness?】
Her voice suddenly appeared in 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 tell her about my intention to adopt little Mia in front of her grave. However, I don't want this
things happen."
【Why? Don’t want to go on a long journey?】
"No, I hope everyone can live well."
He pulled off the cap of the pen and chased the cat away from the ink bottle. Then the cat jumped onto Shade's lap again:
"All mortals are mortal, but I hope that no one I know will leave because of accidents."