Whispering Poems

Chapter 2529 Detective Story and Reward Arrival

Chapter 2529 Detective Story and Reward Arrival

Among the cases handled by Shad at the end of the summer of 1854, the one that impressed him the most was the "Ten Pound Rhodes Robbery".

Simply put, the night before the auction of two precious Rhodes cards at the Bifford Auction House in the city, the auction house warehouse was secretly invaded and thieves stole two special rule Rhodes cards valued at 380 pounds.

Not only was it a theft, but the thief also left a total of 20 pounds in notes at the place before leaving, which means each card was 10 pounds.

This almost provocative behavior even attracted the attention of His Majesty King Larous III of the Jodel Palace, and therefore immediately received great attention from the City Hall and the Police Department.

Not only did the Redwich Field treat this as a special case, they also spent a large sum of money to hire detectives in the city to assist in the investigation, which of course included "Redwich Hamilton" who had repeatedly solved strange cases.

During that time, Shade's [Origin·Light] happened to be being appraised in the Prophet's Association. Although the probability was very small, Shade was worried that his own cards would also be noticed by thieves, so he decisively accepted the commission and actively carried out the investigation.

Thanks to the fact that the Biford Auction House in Tobesk City is the local branch of the "Cassandra Auction House" (Chapter 589), Shad used the authority of Mother-in-law Cassandra to directly connect with the auction house, and thus learned some things that the auction house was not willing to tell the police.

After a series of investigations and evidence collection, including a conflict with local gangs, Xia De successfully arrested the thief and the buyer who were preparing to trade stolen goods in a warehouse in the west industrial area two days after the incident.

Although Shad had a deep impression of this incident because he had witnessed the "Rod Card Robbery", in fact, compared with the real "strange cases" he had handled before, this incident was nothing special.

The total number of casualties in the whole incident was less than three, not even a fraction of the number of casualties in the major case he cracked that lasted for two centuries due to a "haunted house investigation", involving three noble families, hundreds of unidentified corpses, dozens of victims, and emotional disputes among three generations.

But people were quite interested in this case. The Tobesk Morning Post, the Terrarelle River Post and the Kingdom Morning Post used the second page for two consecutive days to introduce the case and Shad's investigation process - the front page was reserved for His Majesty the King.

As a result, the Redwich Field and the Auction House gave Shad a large reward and bonus respectively. The Biford Auction House even wanted to give Shad one of the two special rule cards [Carsenrick Specialty Food·King's Gold Coin Chocolate] and [Classical Architecture·Yordel Palace Complex].

However, Shad refused, because he could see that the auction house wanted to "bribe" him with cards because of his relationship with Cassandra's mother-in-law. So he only took the cash reward he deserved and treated the writer to a big meal at the restaurant that night.

"The whole process of this case has been published in the newspaper. It would be difficult for me to rewrite it. But I still have a question. What does the 20 pounds left by the thief mean?"

Dorothy asked curiously, and Shad replied with a smile:

"After the thief was arrested, he insisted that he had not committed the crime of theft, but had bought the two cards for £10 each. You know, the final sentencing for these two crimes is completely different."

Of course, the police and judges did not believe the nonsense about "forced purchase" in the end. Although the daring thieves knew the law, they did not know much.

In addition to this type of formal door-to-door commissions, Xia De's friends will also introduce him to commissions found through personal relationships.

For example, Lecia helped her friend, Meris Lucas, the granddaughter of the old Duke Lucas, to find Shad and asked Shad to help investigate the identity information and family situation of a handsome young man whom the noble lady had recently met at the horse farm.

"Merris said she has taken a fancy to that young man. She doesn't know if he is interested in her, and she is also worried that he is approaching her on purpose. Go and help investigate, Shade. I don't think everyone is as lucky as me to meet the right person to marry right away."

It is actually very simple to investigate someone with a name and address. If Miss Lucas did not want her family to know, she could have investigated through family relationships.

However, this time the investigation did not implicate any ringmasters, thieves, serial killers or fraudsters. The handsome young groom really just worked at Lemaire's stable.

After Shade finished his investigation and wrote and submitted his report, Miss Melis Lucas asked Leicia to pay Shade a generous commission, but then did nothing. Leicia explained:

"Oh, Meris has met a marriage partner who satisfies her even better. He is the eldest son of Earl Shelton. Mr. Shelton gave her a very beautiful ruby ​​necklace, which is said to be an antique from more than 300 years ago."

"Well, this"

Then, because Miss Lucas tirelessly showed off the antique ruby ​​necklace to others at a gathering of aristocratic girls, the case of the Sheldon family smuggling antiques on the "Kingdom's List of Cultural Relics Prohibited from Export" was exposed. Then, through investigation by MI6, it was discovered that Earl Sheldon had a "special relationship" with the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Carsenrick.

In short, this sensational aristocratic scandal caused Miss Melis Lucas to be confined to her home by the furious old duke, and the royal family's purge of Earl Shelton's forces made the aristocrats at that time feel insecure.

The above is what Lecia told Xia De. Xia De didn't react much to it, and it didn't affect him.

But when Carina once again invited him to watch horse racing at Lemaire Racecourse, he unexpectedly discovered that the young groom, who knew nothing, was preparing for the wedding with his childhood sweetheart from his hometown.

He presented the happy newlyweds with a present of a suitable set of silver service, paid for, of course, with Miss Lucas's share of the commission.

A peaceful life is really very pleasant. During Shad's "vacation", Iluna visited No. 6 St. Teresa's Square every now and then and used the "door" at home to tell Shad about the church:

"The [Nightfall Seal] has been promoted, but you also know that knowledge has weight, and the church respects the ownership of the 'Godcaller' to this knowledge, so currently only some high-ring and mid-ring warlocks are trying to learn it.

It's just strange. I remember when we were in Moon Bay, about 30% of the witch followers on the Radiant Messenger could learn this seal. But according to the current statistics of the church, even if the materials are complete and the venue is suitable, the mastery rate of the seal among the church's ring warlocks is only about 3%, and most of them are at least at the level of the ninth ring. "

It was still afternoon, and Luvia, who was not on duty on the weekend, was fiddling with her planetarium in Room 1 on the third floor. Shad and Iluna were standing at the door of the room talking.

"Didn't Dorothy say that we used 'original text' written in special ink, so it's better?"

The purple-eyed girl asked, and Iluna shook her head:

"This is probably just one of the reasons. And do you know? Among all the church ring sorcerers who mastered the [Nightfall Sign], none of them mastered magic, but only spells. And I heard that it was the same in the academy. Even Miss Danister, Shade's teacher, learned spells."

"If there are others who are thaumaturgical, I would find it strange. After all, no one even knows what to call the 'Silver Moon God'. We only know that He is related to the ancient Moon Sage."

Luvia replied with a smile, and continued to lubricate the screws of the planetarium with her back to the two people at the door.

Iluna suddenly said:

"But I master thaumaturgy."

This is something everyone has known for a long time, so Luvia still didn't turn around:

"That's because you trust Shad, just like me, Dorothy, and Carina."

The promotion of [Night Seal] means that in the future, when fighting against the "special light" that is scattered throughout the world, the church finally has the conventional power to counter those strange lights, and that light is no longer completely invincible.

The Church of Peace therefore gave the "Godcaller" a special contribution medal, and gave it to Shad through Iluna on the last Friday before the end of the Flower Month, that is, on the 29th of the Flower Month.

Also arriving in Shade's hands were two suitcases full of precious potions, alchemical materials, and three ancient texts that were sealed before being delivered to Shade.

This is the reward that the "God Summoner" gives to the true God in addition to seeking answers, to thank him for his contribution in the Battle of Moon Bay.

It’s just that I don’t know whether the church’s reserves of “Philosopher’s Stone” are limited or they feel that they can’t always give out “Philosopher’s Stone”, so the precious red stones are not included in this gift.

But the other materials were also valuable enough, and some of them could serve as core materials in the opening ceremony of the "Silver Moon Library". Moreover, many of the lists of potions and alchemical items from Father Augustus, Dr. Schneider, and Mr. Ptolemy Albert required Shade to prepare the materials himself. Now that he had these, Shade could try to ask them to make some "interesting" things.

As for the three ancient texts that were sealed and sent, they were written on dragon skin, human skin and golden sheepskin respectively. These three texts were originals, and the church hoped that the "God Summoner" could return them after reading them, and Shade naturally agreed.

None of the three texts are relics, but they are no less dangerous than ordinary relics.

They are sealed and stored on metal plates made of pure gold. The front and back of the metal plates are respectively inscribed with the holy emblem of the corresponding church and densely packed instructions for storage and use.

(End of this chapter)