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Chapter 3146 Big Case
Chapter 3146 Big Case
With the investigation clues of the sewer pipes, the clues provided by Mr. Feringa and the hints given by Miss Brown, and finally with the joint efforts of Shad and Redwich Field, and relying on the "small" convenience provided by Carina who was far away in Saradir County - that is, mobilizing the Tobisk garrison at the critical moment, Shad finally led his men to intercept the train that was about to leave Tobisk before the prisoners escaped, and then followed the clues to find a human trafficking organization that has been operating in the royal capital Tobisk for decades.
According to eyewitnesses at the scene, Detective Shad Hamilton shot out the glass of the train car, jumped into the car, and with the help of a cane and a pistol, he single-handedly defeated five armed assailants.
This human trafficking organization has nothing to do with the woman that Shad wanted to catch when he ran half a street and was shot in the chest in the summer of 1853. The criminal who was caught this time specializes in trafficking people from the Old World to the New World as slave laborers.
After discovering this huge underground organization, Xia De suddenly realized why he always encountered people who shot at him and then killed him when he was investigating the matter.
The victims of such a huge human trafficking organization involved almost half of Draerion, and the fact that it was able to hide in Tobesk for so long must be related to some unspeakable big shots.
It was precisely because of this matter that Xia De, who had nothing to do this winter, investigated it more and more deeply, and more and more past events over the past decade were involved. After the lid could no longer be covered, even Karina had to rush back to Tobesk City from Saradir County in advance.
His Majesty the King, who was caught up in the whirlpool of public opinion about the "death of illegitimate daughter" in the Kingdom of Carsenrick, took time out to listen to Redwich's report on the matter. Then the wise and powerful but deceived Larus III authorized the Duchess of Saradir to investigate this major case with full authority.
As of the end of November, arrests and interrogations were still ongoing, by which time a powerful duke had been implicated and a landed marquis had been ordered by King Larousse III to be placed on "honorary convalescence."
In order to hedge against this scandal, the newspapers repeatedly reported the merits of "Detective Hamilton" to suppress public criticism of the police and the city hall's negligence. In fact, since Carina took over the case, Shad did not continue to participate in it. After all, the commission he received at the time was just to "investigate the strange noises under the house."
On the last Saturday of the Frost Month, when Dr. Schneider was holding a newspaper and teasing Shade about causing trouble again, the stranger suddenly looked up and realized:
"Doctor, you introduced this client to me. Can I think that if it weren't for me, you would have investigated the case yourself out of curiosity about the patient's experience, and then ignited the whole case? I helped you share the bad luck!"
Bill Schneider, who had just taken a sip of tea, suddenly coughed violently, while Father Augustus, who was cleaning his pipe, Dorothy, who was checking the report to be submitted for spelling errors, and Luvia, who had just sat down, all laughed.
Although the case almost overshadowed the debate and abuse in newspapers of both countries about the "death of the illegitimate daughter of the royal family of Anjou", for Shad, investigating this matter was just a small thing he did before the end of the Frost Month and did not take up too much time.
And on those boring days when he didn't want to read or do detective investigations, he didn't forget to worry about the gifts to give at the end of the year and his dates with the girls.
Vanessa and Hillis planned to return home with the Golden Dawn Opera Company in early next month, which was a little earlier than originally planned. However, given the current relationship between the two countries, it was indeed not suitable for them, the southerners, to stay in Tobesk.
Therefore, during the period before the opera troupe left, Shad would go to meet Vanessa and Hillis almost every two days.
Of course, he did not neglect others. After a short period of busyness after returning home, Luvia returned to her normal work rhythm. Although she no longer lived in Saint Teresa Square, Shade, who was looking forward to the results of the card identification, often went to the association to find her for divination.
Dorothy and Lesia were busy waiting for the next Red Butterfly Day. After all, it had been a long time since the last Red Butterfly Day. The next time was not too long in the future. It was the last day of the Frost Moon, and it happened to be a Sunday. The girls vowed that they would never let Shad go this time.
After returning, Carina was busy dealing with the underground human trafficking network discovered by Shad. Shad could only see her once or twice a week. This was really quite troublesome. Therefore, although the witches had found a way to help Shad expand the area of his home, she had not yet contacted Shad to deal with this matter.
The situation in Carsenrick and Draerion has become increasingly worse in just a few weeks. The small-scale conflicts that occasionally occur on the border reported in the newspapers are just the tip of the iceberg of the huge situation.
Even the idlers in the tavern thought that war would probably break out next week. The army was stationed on the border, and the confrontation between naval ships had become commonplace since the summer. Now people were just waiting to see who would fire the first shot.
Carson Rick has the reason for the "death of the royal princess" in his hand - Margaret thought her sister was not recognized, but last week "Lion Ryan" announced that he recognized Ashley Bettany's identity as a princess, and she could also be buried in the royal mausoleum.
Leicia's father was hinting to his aunt that the recently uncovered human trafficking case was related to the Southland. Carina had not yet commented on this, but in Shade's opinion, even if such a large case involving so many people was not led by the Southlanders, they must have been involved.
However, the war that is about to break out in the Old Continent has nothing to do with Shad, who lives in Saint Teresa's Square, at least not yet.
On the Friday morning before the official end of the Frost Month, which was the 28th of this month, during breakfast, Shad was still thinking about yesterday's trip with Grace and Helen to the "Edge of Life and Death" to check the status of the seal, and then visiting Sister Defulin together.
Emilia came up from the basement smelling the aroma of breakfast, but she was not here for the breakfast cooked by the maids who had just left a few minutes ago:
"Shad, where did you get the textbook I left at your place last weekend?"
The forgetful elf asked in a hurry, and Shade pointed to the study room:
"It's on the second shelf. Do you want to eat something before you go?"
"No, I'm in a hurry to attend an early class. If I'm late and have my regular marks deducted, it will be even more difficult to pass this final course. Oh, this is the letter Miss Danister asked me to bring to you just now."
After taking the book, she hurriedly handed the letter to Xia De in the restaurant. Although she didn't eat, she picked up a piece of bread on the table, then hurried downstairs with the bread in her mouth. This action was very girlish.
The cat looked up at Emilia's back, then meowed at Shad. Shad interpreted it as the cat thinking that someone had taken their food without permission and that it was a cowardly act for Shad not to stop them.
"Don't be so stingy. We can't finish all this food anyway."
As Shad spoke, he placed the list of goods that Tifa had just sent to him on the Steambird Daily, covering the face of the Kingdom's Military Minister on the front page headline:
"What does Miss Danister want me to do? It shouldn't be a big deal. Although the Bennet family's assets have almost been counted, the church shouldn't tell me to withdraw the money through the college."
That money must first be "laundered" through the Witch Council before it can be used by Shade.
After opening the letter from the librarian, I found that there were only two lines of text in the middle of the folded letter paper.
[Xia De, the Frost Moon is about to pass, I think it's time to check your learning progress again. If you have time, don't reply to me, see you at the library at 7 o'clock tonight. If you don't have time, come to see me immediately and explain the reason in person.]
Shade realized that this duel was a so-called "once a month" duel, not an extra one. In fact, because of the course paper, the study of the basic knowledge of high-level warlocks and the selection of courses for next year, he would meet the red-haired female warlock every three or four days. However, the two of them had a tacit understanding and did not do anything excessive in the library.
Xia De thought she was going to ignore the matter.
[Is there a possibility that she is waiting for you to speak up? ]
"Well, that's very possible."
So he had dinner early that night, took a bath after dinner, left a letter to the girls who might visit St. Teresa's Square tonight to explain the situation, and then set out from the basement to the college.
After appearing on the bookshelf in the ground area of the library, he unexpectedly found that the library seemed a little deserted today, and then he realized that it was Friday night. This not only meant that most students' classes for the week were over, but also meant that students could leave the college castle and enter the college city for a short rest.
“Students are all the same no matter where they are.”
After walking through the bookshelves and coming to the planetarium in the center of the library, Shade unexpectedly discovered that the red-haired sorceress was not there:
"Hmm? The time is right."
As usual, there were various books and documents piled on the coffee table, but Xia De didn't find any message for himself among them. Just as he was thinking about waiting here for a while, a hand patted him from behind - before that, he didn't feel anyone behind him at all.
Turning around, he saw a red-haired girl with long red hair tied into a big braid hanging behind her. She was wearing the uniform of a ninth-grade student at the academy. She stared at him suspiciously with her rose-red eyes:
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you in the academy? Isn't it rude to barge into the administrator's office like this?"
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