Chapter 3: The Troubadour and the Prince

Bang! In a room in a building in London, Clifford was stunned when he heard Sheriff Tim's report, his hand loosened slightly, and the goblet he held fell to the ground, turning into countless crystal clear fragments, emitting dazzling light under the sun, and the red wine in the glass slowly seeped into the ground.

"What you said is true?" Clifford didn't have the time to care about these things now, and he was really stunned by the news that Sheriff Tim brought, "Are you sure about this?" If you lie, you should know what the consequences are, right? Saying this, Clifford raised his eyebrows, Sheriff Tim was directly scared half to death, he knew this action too well, this was clearly the rhythm of the explosion.

"Really, really." Sergeant Tim wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, he now knew how much Clifford cared about Zheng Hanfei, his brain was running fast, and explained, "Ouyang Xiu and they are also looking for Zheng Hanfei's traces, Zhou Zheng has moved the name of ICOP for this matter, besides, besides, this is the only reason that can explain why we haven't seen Zheng Hanfei for so long." ”

"This kid is really worry-free!" Clifford scratched his head in annoyance, thinking about what to do with the matter, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, he asked Sheriff Tim, "By the way, Tim!" Are there any clues about the London Eye explosion a week ago? ”

"Not much of a clue. The bomb is the most advanced time bomb, ordinary people can't buy it even if they are bankrupt, only those who have identity and power can do it, the most important thing is that we didn't find any clues from the bomb fragments, the perpetrator is very cautious, I think ......" Tim paused, gradually narrowed his eyes, and said with some solemnity, "It should be those people who did it." Only they meet this condition and leave no trace of the crime. ”

"They? What are they doing with nothing to detonate the London Eye? Are you trying to provoke me? Clifford frowned, in fact, he also thought of this possibility, but he couldn't think of a reason, after all, where Zheng Hanfei went was just accidental, if they were targeting Zheng Hanfei, they didn't need to be so troublesome, just detonate the bomb in their hotel, after all, they were all a group of murderous demons, and human life was nothing in their eyes.

"Have you forgotten, Prince? They seem to have a traitor there, and that person, you and I know him, so to speak, the whole world. Sheriff Tim knew that Clifford had so many things to do every day that he naturally forgot about them, so he reminded Clifford in the hope that he would remember.

"You mean the afterimage?!" Forgetting doesn't mean not knowing, after Sheriff Tim's reminder, Clifford immediately remembered this character, and at the same time, he seemed to remember that Zheng Hanfei and they asked him about something a week ago, but they were attacked on the way, and the thing they asked seemed to be related to the notice letter sent by the afterimage.

This stinky boy actually jumped into the trap automatically, did his IQ grow in vain?! Clifford naturally knew that this matter was caused by afterimages, Zheng Hanfei was just an unlucky ghost who participated on the way, in this regard, Clifford could only cover his face helplessly, he really couldn't think of such a simple thing, why couldn't Zheng Hanfei see it?

"Don't forget, Zheng Hanfei and the others don't know that the afterimage is their betrayal, and according to the detective's character, I think he must be desperate to find the afterimage, behind a good detective, there must be a perverted opponent." The sound of a yellow oriole resounded throughout the room, and when he heard the sound, he found that the girl in the purple gauze dress and the mask slowly walked up to Clifford, and when he saw her, the corners of Clifford's mouth were a little bitter, and Sheriff Tim immediately bowed, his face full of reverence.

"Why are you here?" Clifford reached out and wanted to touch the girl's forehead, but the woman slapped it back with her hand, so he had to sigh and said slowly, "Now is not the time for you to come out, in case those people find out, I'm afraid they will be bad for you, my sister won't let you go for the sake of relatives." ”

"I'm not a cowardly girl! Also, don't treat me like a child! The woman frowned slightly, obviously a little angry, and then let Clifford's ass leave the seat, sat on it without hesitation, and said lazily: "This matter is related to your most optimistic detective, how can I not come out and listen, originally I thought that there was no news for so long because Zheng Hanfei didn't care about the temptation conditions you gave him, but I didn't expect him to die." ”

"Please be respectful of him." Clifford frowned, it was obvious that he was a little unhappy with what the woman had said. "Say it again! He's just missing now, and there's a good chance he'll be alive until the body is found. ”

"It's been a week, and there is no news from him, so the chances of living should be pitiful, right?" The woman stretched lazily, glanced at Clifford, and said unhurriedly, "Forget it, keep talking, you'll be angry too, right?" In the end, there is an endless dispute, in order to prove that my point of view is correct, I will go and find it for myself, I believe you will not object, right? ”

After saying that, before Clifford and Sheriff Tim could react, the girl ran out of the room with a smoke, the speed was comparable to the speed of light, and in the end, only the two big men with blank faces were left, looking at each other, and they both smiled helplessly, they really didn't know what to say.

"Prince, why don't you stop the princess?" Sheriff Tim said slowly, "If she has any strengths and weaknesses, you shouldn't put all the blame on me." I don't want it. ”

"Don't worry, it won't." Clifford smiled lightly and said, "That child is in the rebellious period, and I can't stop it if I want to, so let's follow her wishes, but the necessary protection work must be guaranteed, I don't want to be scolded by my mother, this is her only granddaughter." Tim, you know what to do, go ahead. ”

Sergeant Tim nodded, said a few words to Clifford, and turned to leave the room. Seeing that he was the only one left in the empty room, Clifford did not know what to say, so he picked up a goblet from the table again, poured a glass of red wine, put it to his lips and took a sip, tasting it, he felt that his troubles were suddenly much less, and his mood was more pleasant.

Zheng Hanfei...... Hope you're safe and sound. Looking at the red plane, Clifford prayed for Zheng Hanfei in his heart, and he swore that if he knew about Zheng Hanfei's death in the first place, he would definitely make the vitality of that organization badly damaged, no matter what the price was!

And that banquet! Thinking of this, Clifford took out a letter from his pocket, with a smile on his face, Organization, I suggest that you pray that Zheng Hanfei is still alive, otherwise, this banquet is the rhythm of your beginning to retreat, I don't believe you will not participate, because, there is a reason why you must participate!

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"What's in there?" Although he thought that Ouyang Xiu's words were a bit nonsense, Qu Menghan was still a little curious in his heart, his eyes stared at Ouyang Xiu who was reading the letter, and asked, "What is that foreigner in Clifford thinking about?" Will you write to us? It's not his style. ”

"You're right, it's really not his style. But there is a reason why he wrote this letter. Ouyang Xiu carefully read the contents of the letter, then handed it to Qu Menghan along with the envelope, and said lightly, "When I came to London before, Zheng Hanfei and Zhong Liwan'er solved the Earl's suicide case for Clifford, and he once told us that if it was solved, it would give us a chance, I believe this is the opportunity." ”

Qu Menghan just wanted to ask what the opportunity was, Ouyang Xiu handed her a look that she knew by looking at it, so Qu Menghan had to read the content carefully, and found that there was nothing special at all, except for a few greetings on it, it was written about what banquet to attend, and found that the envelope was a little bulging, so he reached out and took it out, and found that there was an invitation letter inside, for a while, Qu Menghan looked at Ouyang Xiu with puzzled eyes, as if he wanted to ask him what was going on.

"Don't look at me, I don't know." Ouyang Xiu shrugged his shoulders and said innocently, "But according to my guess, this banquet will be attended by many famous British figures, and we can nominate the Sherlock Detective Agency in the past." But ......" Speaking of this, Ouyang Hugh paused, his lips furrowed, and a trace of excitement suddenly flashed in his eyes, "If this is really the case, then Clifford's identity is not a simple bard, and if he can get this kind of invitation, his status will definitely not be low!" ”