[My name is Charles, I'm a private investigator in the Steam Capital, and the weather is as sunny today as my mood is. Because the intensive disappearances that I investigated with my teacher today have finally come to an eyebrow, and when the matter is completed, I should be able to get a good pay. 】

......

I can only marry the girl I love when I have saved enough money, but first I should retire the teacher, and although he would prefer to have a drink, I really don't want to tire him out, because if it weren't for the teacher, I would still be a wandering little beggar.

Speaking of the teacher Kobor, of course, I admire the person the most, he is gentlemanly, strong, erudite and has a certain kindness, which is why both employers and peers will be polite to the teacher, and even occasionally bring a few respects.

Except for a newcomer who was stunned, although he looked handsome, he looked self-righteous and robbed the teacher's case, which made me very unhappy.

Thanks to the teacher's generosity, otherwise I would have beaten up the young detective.

Feeling the heat of the sun behind me, I took out the linked watch in my arms, gently pressed the switch, and with the pop-up of the watch cover, I looked at the engraved disc that had pointed to a quarter past nine, and couldn't help but sigh in my heart, the teacher was late again.

I can also understand that the teacher often oversleeps, after all, he is in his fifties this year, and his body has long been full of holes due to perennial fatigue, resulting in the inability to sleep at night, especially on rainy days, I can see the teacher covering his knees and moaning in pain.

However, I could only watch in my eyes, and there was nothing I could do.

I just hope that after this is done, the teacher can retire and have a good rest, I have grown up and can take care of myself and you even more.

Besides, I want to call you father.

That's right, I'm an orphan who grew up wandering in the East End, and I met my teacher during a burglary fifteen years ago, and that was my luckiest day.

On that day, I wanted to seek prey in the streets as usual, and with my young age and vigorous reach, I had a decent life, although I was occasionally beaten and plundered by the gangsters.

In any case, compared to those starving children, I am not alive, which is why I am happier than them.

It's just that I didn't expect that greater happiness suddenly came to me, that day I missed, at the moment when I put my hand on the teacher's wallet, his palm like an eagle's claw tightly pinched my murderous little hand, when I thought I would be sent to the police station by you or your arm was broken, but you let go of me, and looked at me with a smile on your face, asking me if I would like to be your apprentice.

I swear, no one has ever smiled so warmly at me.

With the teacher's smile, I made the most correct decision in my life, to become your apprentice, to become a private detective, although the process was a little hard, accompanied by tears, but I have no regrets, I am also very happy.

It's like a stray ship finally finding a harbor.

"Sorry, I overslept again. ”

An abrupt sound of vicissitudes of life behind me interrupted my thoughts, and when I turned to look, sure enough, the teacher was still wearing a dark suit, with an old brooch pinned to his chest, a white head, a top hat, black pupils were a little cloudy, his face was full of wind and frost, and with a wanton growth of a white beard, it looked very unkempt.

Seriously tidying up the teacher, going out in a hurry and causing a crumpled collar, and then re-tying the tie that was haphazardly strangled around his neck, I couldn't help but say, "Teacher, you should tidy up yourself more." ”

"Busy, busy... Hurry up and get the evidence, don't delay the evening drinking, and how happened to the girl I introduced you last time. "The teacher was as busy as ever, urging me to go.

As for the girl, I doubt very much that you have drunk fake wine, don't you know that she is a famous liar?

I couldn't help but roar at the teacher in my heart, but I still said, "I'm sorry, the teacher has someone I like." ”

The teacher immediately said 'oh', with a smile on his face, and said, "Then show me next time, and we'll be there." ”

Pitt Steel Works

When I looked at this strange factory, I always felt that something was wrong, and it was already 9:40 a.m., and it had not yet emitted the smell of coal smoke, which meant that the factory had not started, but it was equipped with dozens of security personnel.

Odd.

One, two, three...

As I counted the numbers, the teacher patted me on the shoulder and took out a black piece of metal with a few stars from his pocket, and then the teacher made a silent gesture at me, and I immediately nodded and remained silent.

A magical scene happened.

The black mist wafting from the golden sheet allowed the security guards to ignore me and the teacher and let us search the inside of the factory.

In fact, I was also curious, and the teacher occasionally took out some metal pieces with strange powers during the investigation, but every time I asked, he would not tell me, and I didn't ask more questions over time.

As time passed, the black mist emitted by the metal pieces became less and less, and the look on the teacher's face became more and more nervous, and we still haven't found the slightest clue about the missing person.

Now there are only two ways in front of us, one is to retreat while there is still a black fog, and the other is to continue the investigation, but it is very likely that we will face dozens of pistol attacks.

After a moment's hesitation, the teacher gestured for me to continue the investigation, and as I nodded, I saw him pull out a simple monocle with a black frame and a black metal chain.

I saw the teacher solemnly put the glasses on the left eye, and through the lens, I suddenly found that the teacher's pupils were actually constricted into a small dot, and emitted a strange ghostly light.

The teacher didn't care about my curiosity, and after a quick tour of the factory, he waved his right hand forward, signaling me to keep up with him.

Relying on the remaining black fog, I followed the teacher to the security room, and after secretly putting down a few sleeping security personnel, the teacher seemed to know the structure of the factory, and pushed open the bookcase on the wall, revealing a bottomless cave with faint roars.

While the teacher took off my glasses, I stretched out my head and looked into the cave, and the darkness that came out of it was darkness, but there was a hint of fishy air blowing on my face, indicating that there must be something strange underneath.

Just this taste?

Before I could share the joy in my heart, the teacher who took off the glasses had already changed into a security guard's clothes, threw one to me at the same time, and whispered in my ear: "I'll go down and see, you have the wind up there, and if I don't come back for more than twenty minutes, I'll go to the Black Rose Antique Store, No. 233, East Block, and find someone to save me." ”

I keenly analyzed the meaning of the teacher's words, shook my head and said, "I'll go with you." ”

"Nonsense. ”

"Teacher, please trust me. ”

“...”

In the face of my insistence, the teacher finally nodded and asked me to follow him into the cave to explore, while I changed my clothes happily and followed the teacher.

I just don't know if this is the most wrong choice I ever made.

Inside the cave

There was no light, and we didn't dare to have lighting tools, so we could only touch the smooth walls and go down, yes, smooth, it was hard to imagine what tools they used to build such a smooth tunnel.

Luckily, the darkness didn't last long, and as we turned around, a bright light appeared in our eyes, and the teacher was a little nervous compared to my excitement, because I could clearly hear his heavy breathing.

After a pause, the teacher's breathing calmed down, and his big rough hands grabbed my arm and walked forward, and I could still feel the coolness around me, just like when we entered the factory.

Did the teacher use his magical metal piece again?

Sure enough, when we walked to the place where there was light, we were covered with a familiar black fog, and it seemed to be a little thicker.

Also the place is strange and not guarded?

My teacher and I looked at each other, carefully observing the way forward, and at the same time I pulled out my personal pistol.

I looked left and right at the fenced compartments on both sides, which were covered in blood, feces, and the stumps of unknown animals, and I could smell a large stench from a distance.

But what about people?

PS: I'm going to use the new character of Charles as the first person to describe this scene, which is called looking at the world from a different perspective.