Chapter 13 Low-income groups
Old Dunling, Inner City.
When it comes to the prosperity of Old Dunling, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is basically the inner city, which is the area with the highest concentration of wealth in the entire Old Dunling, and unlike the central "royal area" of Old Dunling, which is protected by guards and high walls, this is the last place that most nobles can come into contact with.
It's covered with electricity, and at night it's lit up, and you can see the tall buildings moving around, their figures cast on the ground by the lights, spread out in a blur, and as the steam rises, you can smell the intoxicating smell of wine even at the edge of the inner city.
The streets are full of new cars, and most of them can only move around the inner city because of the extremely high road conditions, but even so, the rich still spend a lot of money on this seemingly useless thing, just because it represents the most cutting-edge technology, and this is a status symbol.
Lorenzo sat at the dining table on the balcony, overlooking the peaceful sleeping position of the city.
The location is good to sit here and observe the whole neighborhood, although it is now dark, there is no such thing as darkness in the inner city, bright electric lights light up every corner.
This is the position of the hunter, no matter what anomaly appears, Lorenzo will be the first to notice, and if he has a new sniper rifle in his hand, he can easily kill everyone in his sight.
Of course, Lorenzo is a detective, not some cold-blooded killer, and he's not a pervert who kills for fun.
The table was already full of food, and now it was only waiting for another guest to arrive.
Looking down at her pocket watch, she was already ten minutes late.
But Lorenzo is not in a hurry, it is 11:20, and there is still some time before the end of tonight, so it is not in a hurry.
There were a lot of pedestrians on the streets, and it was almost midnight, but it seemed like a good day had just begun.
Looking at the pair of departing figures, Lorenzo was thinking about it, when a figure sat down.
Looking at the beautiful figure in front of him, Lorenzo was stunned, and then the study in the etiquette class told him that it was time to praise him.
"Hmm...... Very good. ”
The girl in front of her is really dressed up, gorgeous and not vulgar, as if she is a courtesan who often attends balls.
Lorenzo knew very well that the girl did not pretend on purpose, but only the difference in family atmosphere from birth.
So temperament is really metaphysical, Lorenzo can imitate anyone, but the key temperament is always impossible to grasp.
"You called me out just to eat?"
Eve looked at Lorenzo, the detective had always been so mysterious, suddenly appearing and disappearing, leaving only a letter about today's itinerary.
"Of course, you have to eat enough to have the strength to work, don't you?"
Lorenzo took his knife and fork and ate it, and the man was really unfazed, like a hungry wolf.
Eve sighed, someone like Lorenzo doesn't do things that don't make sense, he must have a purpose, it's just that he won't say it now.
"Have you done all the preparations I asked you to make?"
Talking while eating was so ugly, but Lorenzo didn't care about that, he had long forgotten about the etiquette lessons.
This is the inner city, and this meal can eat up half of his salary, and he won't give up enjoyment.
Eve leaned back slightly, she didn't want the oil to splash on her dress.
"I did it all...... What the hell do you want to do?"
The letter Lorenzo left behind contained a bunch of bizarre requests, such as dressing formally but wearing civilian clothes under her skirt, and asking to bring weapons and money.
It took a great deal of effort for Eve to put a close-fitting garment under her long skirt, and likewise the ribbons on her thighs were full of weapons, so that the girl did not even dare to walk quickly when she walked, for fear of the sound of metal knocking.
I suddenly remembered the killer queen in the story, the seductive woman would hide the flexible and sharp iron piece under her dress, and when she embraced the man passionately, she would pull out the metal and bring up a scarlet, and the difference between Eve and her at this moment was only that she would pull out not the iron piece but the Bonin Type 91 pistol.
Lorenzo wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, it felt good to have a full meal, such a luxurious meal was not sure when the next time would be.
"For you and mine, detective. ”
Raise your glass and drink it down.
Lorenzo straightened his clothes, and it was then that Eve noticed that under the black and gray trench coat was a neat white outfit, and the black top hat was placed aside, as if she was going to some ball.
"You need to solve the case to make sure you don't get fired, and I need to solve the case to make sure my employer doesn't kill me. ”
Lorenzo put on his top hat, picked up his cane, and somewhere found a fake mustache, which he just attached to his lips.
"You should bring the money, right?"
With everything in order, Lorenzo asked Eve. The girl snorted and pulled out her bag.
Lorenzo nodded, then said.
"I'm looking for you today to let you go to a dance with me, after all, it's always a bit of an eyesore for me to go alone, and I need a female companion. ”
"So what does this have to do with our careers?"
"Because this ball was held by Saab. ”
Lorenzo elegantly stretched out his hand and pulled Eve up, and the girl gently put her hand on his shoulder, and the two of them had an extraordinary tacit understanding.
"Who is he?"
"A gang boss, a Viking, runs a gang called the Green Sharks, who put the finishing touches on smuggled goods from the port of Rendona. ”
Pulling the beautiful lady, Lorenzo did not mean but also felt that he was the center of sight here. This detective is really amazing in his dress.
"The gang who stopped us that day was his man, and we must be able to pry something out of his mouth. ”
"Pry out what?"
"Intelligence. Whether it's who he works for, or the cause of Wall's death, there's an answer there, and if we're lucky, we'll be able to tie him up to Sualan Hall. ”
The cane tapped lightly on the ground, and kidnapping was no problem for the great detective.
"Trust me, detective, as a gang leader, he is worth more than the cases you are pursuing now, and you will become a new star in the police world. ”
"Kidnapping is a crime, and how can we try him without evidence?"
Eve is still a law-abiding person at heart, and with Lorenzo's unprincipled neurosis, she is too noble.
"Saab is a Downtown, and he is not a citizen of Invig from a legal point of view, and no one will be held accountable if you kill him.
Su Yalan Hall has always wanted to carve out a stronghold in the lower city, they can tolerate the existence of this trash can in the lower city, but it must be under the control of the government, the reason why Sabo has been alive is just that the Su Yalan Hall can't find a chance. ”
Lorenzo smiled a little skewly as he picked up Eve's bag and pulled out several coins with lions on them, the official currency of Inglwig, which had been ordered to be minted by Queen Victoria.
With that, Lorenzo handed the money to the waiter, smiled and pulled Eve out of the place.
Eve just watched Lorenzo rummage through her bag and take the money, and it took a long time for her to speak slowly.
"What is this?"
"What's wrong with your treat?" Lorenzo didn't feel the slightest shame.
"Don't look at it, you don't have much money, you're the little princess of the Phoenix family, don't show that I framed you for millions, okay?"
Lorenzo said unrelentingly.
"According to the income list of the city hall, I am a low-income group. ”
He didn't lie, Lorenzo really wanted to be a serious detective agency at first, but unfortunately he was not serious, and a noble lady entrusted him to catch his mistress, but in order to chase the fleeing carriage, he shot someone's wheel, and the unlucky husband rolled three times with his lover before stopping.
Afterwards, the mistress broke a bone and went to the hospital, and the entrusted lady heard that she had another fracture wound when she entered the hospital, and as for the husband, he thought that Lorenzo had been sent by the noblewoman to shoot him, but the noblewoman still had an old relationship and let him go, so he washed his face with tears and reformed himself.
Everything was happy, but it was a pity that Lorenzo's brutal behavior discouraged most employers, and in the end only Berau had nothing to do to give him some cases to make ends meet.
The financial situation was not good, and Lorenzo was now in dire need of money to pay this month's rent, otherwise Madame van Loude would shoot him with one shot.
"You know what? I'm so poor that I can't even afford bullets, would you like to fund me?"
Listening to Lorenzo's nagging, Eve has a new understanding of this hellish detective.
"You're such a bastard. ”
"Thanks for the compliment. ”