Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 34

2021-07-10

Chapter 34 The Lady Behind the Door

"Shade Hamilton, currently a detective. Good evening, ma'am , salute to you."

Shade mulled over his words, trying to be as tactful as possible. Before knowing the purpose of the other party, it is the correct way to cooperate with the speech. Also, he was really sorry for what happened just now, and even that couldn't be entirely his fault.

"I repeat, don't laugh. I know it was my indiscretion, and I'll learn from it."

He said in the heart.

"However, I know that being able to understand all languages is definitely not a good thing in this world. Must remember this lesson."

Shade thought to himself, the woman He also quickly adjusted his mood and continued to speak, the tone became soothing:
"Detective, I came to you rashly, and there is no major event. The Dark Box is just an accident, and I want to know from you, where is the statue. ."

"Sorry, what did you say? Statue?"

Shade heart startled, who was still strengthening the impression of the incident just now, but the words he said were doubtful. , he really thinks he has a great innate talent for acting.

"The statue of blood, or the statue of the old god Vampire Lord Laurel, where is it?"

The woman's voice had completely recovered, as if she was talking Shade talked about the weather tonight, but the pressure caused by the cold voice was no less than before:
"One ring warlock, don't lie. The spell you used on the first and second floors just now smells of blood. It's too strong.

But you're clean, so I don't think you're a follower of the old god or a member of the [Blood of Mercury] organization that holds the statue.

Since it is a warlock. Orthodox Church? No, you are not a believer of God. But your way of employment seems to be very formal Mystic Art Academy? Since you were so careless just now, I think you should not know which school Newly enrolled Correspondence Ring warlock. That's better, Correspondence Ring Warlock has no loyalty to Academy."

She seemed to know Correspondence Ring Warlock well, but without giving Shade a chance to speak, she said softly:
"It doesn't really matter. I don't care who you are, and I don't want to find out if you have any secrets. Now, detective, please tell me, where is the statue of the old god?"

Shade was a little surprised. looked towards the door that was closed, but realized that the more calm it is at the moment:

"Ma'am, I am not quite clear what you are talking about, you also know that I am only a part."

Tobeske today is also foggy. When he touched the statue in the alley, it was absolutely impossible for someone to see it. He had no idea that anyone could smell the blood after he touched the statue. You know, even [Echo of Blood] can't see any traces on him.

This should have been just a simple commission, and in theory, only a close distance can feel the fluctuations of the spirit and the gathering of elements. In the doctor's notebook, there was no mention of someone being able to smell the traces of specific spells accurately across the two ceilings.

Shade knew that he had really met someone who was incredible, but at least he wasn't someone from [Blood of Mercury].

"Could it be that the other party is a believer of the old blood god's hostile god?"

He could only make such a guess for the time being.

"I have a special spirit rune that is sensitive to the powers of the old gods, so don't panic. Detective, do I need to stress my problem again?"

The temperature of the room It seemed to be colder, Shade shook his head, he knew that there was a door, and the other party could see him, so he said: "No, no need, I do have the statue of the old god Vampire Duke Laurel. Contacted, just today."

"That's good, even if you don't want to say your location, I think I can investigate your whereabouts today. But we can save some time, can't we? "

asked the woman behind the door, her voice somewhat pleasant, anticipating the detective's answer and trusting that the detective would not disappoint her.

Shade frowned thought for a moment:
"Then, ma'am, may I take this as... you commission me to find a statue that contains the remnants of the old gods?"

This is not He was addicted to the role-playing game of detectives, but tentatively asked whether the other party wanted to take it for nothing or trade it. Although he was sorry for accidentally causing the relic to get out of control just now, it did not mean that he was willing to hand over something of great value.

And the situation is better than Shade thought:
"Of course it can be entrusted, I have always advocated a fair deal. Also, you and I have no grudges. Except for what happened just now. If you can, make a deal There is absolutely no problem in the form of the relic. Then, detective, how much do you need for the commission fee? Please give a number. And after this transaction, the thing that the relic got out of control just now, even if it didn’t happen, I won’t care.”

The probability of getting rich immediately is right in front of you, and the woman inside the door doesn't seem to be joking. Aristocratic women, high ring warlock, these two labels add up, enough for Shade to imagine how rich each other is.

Shade resisted the temptation of money, and stopped imagining himself counting a stack of coins by the light of the lamp on his desk in his study with the gas lights off.

He has more important things:
“that statue is in the alley diagonally across from the Silver Parrot Milk Delivery Company, and to the right of the entrance is a used bookstore. Go to the end of the alley, at the pipe and wall The dead end of the statue is the location of the statue, but it needs a mantra, and a six-syllable mantra is required to make the statue appear. This is my sincerity, I don't want money."

I don't want money naturally. It's a lie, but it can also be considered the truth. As for telling such important information immediately, this is a method. Shade believes that the other party can find this location by looking for his own traces, so he can gain good impression by saying it in advance:
"I want to use the location of this statue. And the Manifestation Spell in exchange for the power that I can use. It doesn't have to be an equivalent exchange, as long as I can use it."

The statue must not be preserved, and Shade did not intend to hold such a dangerous item by himself. , he didn't even have the ability to take that statue away. So appropriate flexibility, in exchange for greater interests, is the best way.

The lady behind the door is right, trading the statue to Academy is no different than trading it to her. Shade remembers the repeated emphasis of the doctor and Miss Writer that they were just correspondence and had no specific relationship with the Academy.

Therefore, he would not consider himself a betrayal of the Academy by trading that statue to someone else. Moreover, Shade also wanted to make up for the fact that the relic was out of control. Trading with such a reasonable and powerful person, it will be beneficial for the future to suffer a little loss for the first time.

(end of this chapter)