novelonline Chapter 2407 Frowning
Chapter 2407 Frowning
Chapter 2407 Frowning
This gentleman, who was a little older than M. Albert, was standing in the corridor again and said to Chateau:
"He also said that if a handsome-looking Mr. Watson came to see him, and would not wait for him here, there was a letter for you on his desk."
"Yes, thank you very much. By the way, have you and Mr. Albert always been colleagues?"
Xia De asked curiously again, and the slightly thin coroner immediately shook his head:
"I was transferred here two years ago. Ptolemy is the most senior and skilled person here. I want to praise him again. He is a very good person. He is eager to help others. When he meets family members who come to claim the bodies, he will take the initiative to comfort them. We usually don't do this. After all, these days, no one wants to cause trouble for themselves."
Mr. Albert's office was independent and not in the same room as the other coroners' offices. Shade had no habit of rummaging through other people's things, so when he entered the office, he just picked up the letter on the table. The content on it was very brief:
[He is at the dock, Golden Harbor Street, Warehouse No. 32.]
"Golden Harbor Street" is the street facing the sea in Yuewan Port, and "Princess Trading Partner" is also on that street.
After learning the address, Shade regretted not asking Luvia to wait for a while and go to the dock with him. Fortunately, when he left the autopsy room, the purple-eyed girl was still waiting for him at the street corner:
"I just had a feeling you'd be out soon."
She said with a smile, a beautiful smile.
The two of them took a carriage to the dock together. After Shad sent Luvia on board the Glorious Messenger, he went to Warehouse No. 32, Golden Harbor Street alone.
Those who could rent a warehouse on the street near the sea were definitely not ordinary people. As Xia De approached along the street in the afternoon fog, he saw two burly gatekeepers standing at the gate of the warehouse.
After a brief thought, he hid behind the gas lamp pole beside the wall. Then a silver-white cat appeared.
No one would be wary of a cat in the faintly glowing white mist, so the cat climbed up the wall easily.
What was even more smooth was that Mr. Bernhardt was not inside the warehouse, but in a yard full of wooden boxes, talking to a man who looked like a businessman wearing a monocle.
Small bat symbols appeared above the heads of both men, and the content of their conversation was to chat about the recent increase in freight rates due to the situation between the North and the South.
The conversation ended quickly, and Mr. Bernhardt quickly came out of the warehouse and saw Shad head-on.
He raised his eyebrows, but did not immediately walk towards Xia De. Instead, he continued to walk forward for at least 200 meters before meeting Xia De who was following him from behind:
"The manpower and supplies from Marquis Mossen and Miss Rice have arrived, and even Madam Jude has donated a large sum of money to me. This week's investigation has gone smoothly. The level of unity among the people of Yuewan has really exceeded my expectations. In short, there will be results soon."
Compared to last week when he looked so sad, Mr. Bernhardt looked much better this week.
"I overheard your conversation. Was that the businessman Thomas Pidgeon?"
Shade asked, and Mr. Bernhardt nodded:
"What, you know him?"
Xia De frowned and said:
"The time when the cultists conducted large-scale trade that you forced out of Chandler has been matched to two bank accounts. One of them is Thomas Pidgeon."
Mr. Bernhardt is not surprised at all:
"Yes, he is also my main suspect. Otherwise, I would not have visited him in person when we have enough manpower. Who is the other one?"
"Carmen Eddington. The third son of Earl Eddington, a musician, 39 years old."
Mr. Bernhardt immediately shook his head:
"This can't be one of our people. We have rules. It's not certain. Many impossible events have occurred in Yuewan."
As he spoke, he sighed and suggested:
"Don't disrupt your current investigation progress, but focus on Thomas Pidgeon. Since Carmen Eddington's matter involves the seven major families, I will go and confirm his identity first."
Mr. Bernhardt nodded in agreement, and then the two of them went their separate ways.
Shade did not go alone to test the merchant in the warehouse not far away, but returned directly to the "Glorious Messenger".
Because Miss Belindel went to the city council again that afternoon, she did not appear on the stern deck of the Glorious Messenger until before dinner, and together with Shad, they looked out at the mist and the Moon Bay dyed red by the setting sun.
"Carmen Eddington?"
The Countess recalled carefully:
"Although he is older than me, based on the friendship between our two families, we should be considered of the same generation. Look at what I am doing. I am not 39 years old!"
She punched him lightly as Shad smiled.
"Shad, it's not easy for you to see him. He has locked himself in his house to compose music since the beginning of the year and has not stepped out of the house yet. I can't find any good excuse for you to see him. Of course, you can also break into Eddington Manor by yourself. Can't you turn into a kitten?"
She asked teasingly, but immediately said:
"Go ask Margaret. It's been more than a week since the 'Night of Teething'. The princess wants to hold a banquet at Margaret's manor and invite the bigwigs of Yuewan to discuss the follow-up support for disaster relief. On the one hand, it will appease people's hearts, and on the other hand, it will take the opportunity to narrow the distance between the royal family and Yuewan.
I just received the news this afternoon. The banquet is scheduled to be held this Friday. When you ask Margaret to send out the invitations, bring the young people from the seven major families along. If Carmen Eddington comes, you can test him at the banquet. If he doesn't come, you can take advantage of the fact that no one is at Eddington Manor and break in to take a look."
"A strange musician who stays indoors. This person looks suspicious."
The countess touched his face tenderly:
"Don't stress yourself out so much. We're all here now. You don't have to do everything. Luvia is right. Sometimes you just put too much pressure on yourself. You don't shoulder all the responsibility."
Xia De shook his head and didn't explain what he was worried about:
"Has the Council prepared the two relics to be exchanged with the Guiding Light Hermitage for the Star Sword Stone?"
"Of course, it will be delivered after dinner. You know, although the parliament can now deliver ordinary items such as letters, it still cannot deliver relics casually."
She moved closer to Shade, her golden eyes filled with worry:
"Sometimes, even I worry that you will be crushed by the pressure one day."
"I have always been like this. Besides, after the Moon Bay incident, I can rest for a while."
Then we have to deal with Miss Goddard's visit, which is also a big trouble.
"Look at you, you're frowning again."
The countess spoke softly again, watching Shade holding the railing with both hands and looking at the thick fog in the distance:
"At first, when it was just you and me in Moon Bay, you would still smile occasionally. Ever since everyone arrived at Moon Bay, you always walk in and out of the manor with a frown on your face. I'm not complaining, I know you've been busy."
She bit her lip lightly, thinking back to those days not so long ago.
Somehow, she suddenly felt a little wronged. So she lowered her head, not wanting Xia De to see her expression. But she soon realized that Xia De had grabbed her hand:
"I've been busy with various things recently, and it's indeed different from the beginning."
She raised her head again, only to find that Shad's face was very close.
The two looked at each other's eyes, neither of them speaking. The two faces got closer and closer, until the Countess took the initiative to hug Shade's neck and kissed him passionately.
Except for Miss Elither, who was discussing the reconstruction plan of the "Glorious Messenger" with Megan in the cabin, no one would notice the two people kissing in the fog.
The witch of fate was not someone who was easily emotional. She just felt inexplicably panicked, panicked about losing everything she had now, especially the man she was hugging.
But it must be admitted that a kiss itself does have a magical power. At least when Shad held Miss Belindel's hand and returned to the cabin, she did not show any unhappiness on her face. Instead, she felt inexplicably guilty when she met Luvia.
"That's why I say that Bella is so innocent and cute sometimes."
Miss Aurora said this to Megan, and the wise witch, who had already obtained everything, just smiled "wisely".
After a sumptuous dinner, Shade took the two relics and went out to find Mr. Chekov of the Light Guiding Hermitage to exchange the relics. The two relics that the Witch Council provided that could create darkness were both "Secret Keeper Level", namely the Black Curtain Kerosene Lamp and the Shadow Cloak.
The former is an oil lamp, but when lit it does not create light, but darkness. The latter is a silk-textured garment, whose main function is to make one completely invisible in a dark area after being put on, but the cloak itself has been proven to be able to block special light.
Speaking of the relics that create darkness, Shade can actually still think of the Dark Box that went out of control when he first met Carina at the Lucky Southern Cross Club. That relic was severely damaged after the "Dark Turmoil" incident in Tobesk, but based on its performance at the time, the Great Witch of Balance thought it was more appropriate to be rated as a "Secret Keeper".
Anyway, Shade took the two relics and stepped into the long night again. Luvia called the Countess and planned to take advantage of the favorable astrological signs tonight to divine the whereabouts of the remaining three dragon scales.
If anything works out, she can save some special coins, too.
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