After Abner accepted Mr. Marcy's commission, he generously advanced 10 gold pounds as the preliminary investigation fund, and left his address.

However, for some special reasons, the other party did not sign the contract, but only made a verbal agreement.

After the gentleman, who was gentle on the surface and arrogant on the inside, left, Abner put the order aside. He didn't want to waste his time doing such a tedious investigation.

It would be better to learn to subcontract the Church of the Storm mission to Detective Zarreel, who could also outsource this investigation to a cheaper detective.

This is from Party B to Party A. Abner pinched his chin and smiled, then went back to his room to pack up his extraordinary belongings and go out the door.

Who would have thought, he had just walked out of the block where the Stanton detective agency was located, and before he could board the public carriage, he was politely stopped by a young gentleman.

Abner looked at the other party and found that this was a young man with the same brown curly hair as him, wearing a white shirt and a light yellow waistcoat, and the attached armnails, collar pins, badges and other accessories were not conspicuous, but it could also be seen that there was a certain family heritage.

"Detective Brian, can I borrow your precious time?" The curly-haired brown man gestured to the café on the side of the street and politely invited.

"Sir, I don't know you. If you would like to entrust an order, please go to the office first. Abner did not immediately agree, although this man was much more polite than Mr. Marcy just now, but there must be some trouble in stopping him so rashly.

"Not a commission, Mr. Bryan. I wanted to talk to you about Walter. The brown-haired man seemed to remember something, and then continued, "By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Talim Dumont and I am an equestrian instructor. ”

Also for Walter? And Talim...... Isn't this the unlucky guy who was later unconsciously cursed to death by Triss?

Abner glanced at the other party with some pity, but it was hidden by the copper-rimmed glasses, and the other party did not see it.

However, after hearing Talim's self-report, Abner gave the other party a chance and followed him into the café on the street.

After asking the waiter for some dessert and coffee, Talim said, "Detective Brian, I know that Mr. Marcy has commissioned you to investigate Walter, and I hope you will not give the results of the investigation as he asked." ”

"Oh? Why? Abner asked rhetorically. He roughly guessed that Talim had been appointed by someone to come to him, after all, he was a declining nobleman and equestrian instructor, and how could any intelligence source know the trajectory of Marcy's movements.

"First of all, Marcy and the person behind him are not of good character, and even if he promises you a high reward, he may not deliver on it in the future."

"Secondly, Walter is really a man of integrity and trustworthiness, and I don't want your investigation to be biased in his favor, as long as it is fair and objective."

"In the end, this matter actually involves a big man's struggle against the family arrangement, and if your investigation results are really biased, I'm afraid it will not be good in Beckland afterwards......"

Talim spoke a well-prepared rhetoric that had been brewed for a long time, slandering his opponents, but also winning moral sympathy, and finally pointing out the crisis that Abner might encounter afterwards.

However, what Abner thought in his heart was: I just want to cheat some funds, plus play by the way, but where is there so much?!

He shook his head, although he didn't want to pay attention to this so-called aristocratic drama, but after all, he had just accepted the commission, and it was not easy to pick on him immediately, so he had to ask casually: "If I do what you say, won't the people behind Marcy also deal with me afterwards?" "Although he wasn't too afraid of that.

"Don't worry, that big man will help you keep Marcy and the people behind him at bay, and before I come, he said he could vouch for this with his reputation." Talim replied with a smile.

Although the prince's character is okay, he has always been a pawn in the hands of others...... What is the use of his assurances?

Seeing that Abner was silent and seemed to be moved, Talim took out a stack of documents from his bag and handed them over, saying, "This is the royal family's intelligence department's secret investigation report on Walter...... As long as your findings aren't too different from this one, you're fine. ”

When he spoke of "royalty", he accentuated his tone to increase his persuasiveness and the seriousness of the problem.

Although Abner had already guessed seventy-seven-eighty-eight, he still cooperated and exclaimed: "The royal family ......" Then he pretended to hesitate for a while, and hesitated: "I accepted this material, but out of professional ethics, I will still investigate...... It's just that because it's too cumbersome, it may be slow. ”

Hearing that he seemed to have something to say, Talim thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay, this can also be given to the prince...... Give the big guy a buffer time. Well, you can investigate slowly and submit your information slowly, without rushing. ”

When Abner heard this, he laughed in his heart: Since you agreed, then drag it on both sides, it is the end of July, and when the meteorite falls in December, there is no need to check it again......

And it is estimated that it will not be that long, once '0-08' enters Bakeland and begins to arrange the follow-up events, and Triss also becomes the prince's lover, you princes are afraid that the people around you will not have the time to care about an ordinary Walter anymore.

The two then chatted a few more times before Talim took his leave. Abner finished the dessert he had just ordered, and then he received the information from Walter in his handbag.

But as soon as he picked up the stack of papers, he saw several 10-pound bills fall out of the papers. Abner was stunned, and then flipped through it carefully, only to find that there was a full 100 pounds in this stack of materials!

"What a generous prince! is willing to give so much to the people around him, no wonder after his death, Walter, an ordinary person, still wants to avenge him......"

Abner sighed secretly and put the 100 pounds away. He did not intend to spend the money unless he had to, and planned to donate it to Walter when he planned to avenge the prince in the future.

As for preventing the death of the prince? I'm sorry, Abner felt that he was not related to him, and at most he had some sympathy, and it was completely impossible for him to deal with the last true god, several angels, and '0' seals for him.

……

After leaving the café, Talim walked across two streets before coming to a low-profile carriage on the side of the road. After getting permission, I opened the car door and sat down.

In the car sat a young man who resembled the head printed on the banknote, with the same round face and a pair of narrow eyes, this was none other than the third prince of the Kingdom of Rune, Count Rastine, Edsaac Augustus.

"Tell me, my friend, did the new detective take it?" Prince Edsak asked with a smile.

"Your Royal Highness, the detective is a clever man, and his plan is to delay Walter's issue as long as possible." Talim bowed and replied respectfully.

"Is it procrastinating...... Prince Edsak said with a smile after a moment's thought, "he is indeed a smart man, and he can roughly guess where the key point of this little struggle is with so little intelligence and clues." ”

"Yes, I almost didn't react when he said the delay, the time is on your side of the prince, as long as the other side can't get Walter's unfavorable materials in a short time, you can appoint him smoothly." Talim said with a smile.

"It's just that why did they send Marcy to find such a young detective who has just become famous? Isn't it suspicious? Prince Edsak's mind jumped and he asked.

Talim was speechless for a moment, and hesitantly replied, "Maybe it's because this detective is both inconspicuous and capable?" ”

"I think they're just going to make me think so......" Prince Edsak sighed.

"You mean, the commission sent by Marcy over there to this Brian Detective is just a smoke bomb? Is it bait? Talim reacted and asked in surprise.

"I'm afraid that's it...... Recently, the control of my life has become more and more excessive, and they only forced me to pursue Earl Hall's daughter, but now they have begun to interfere with whoever I want to use, and this time they must not be allowed to succeed. Prince Edsak said with a gloomy face.

"Miss Audrey is the brightest and most dazzling jewel of Beckland, and it is said that she has a very gentle personality, and you should be glad to pursue such a young lady." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little solemn, Talim deliberately quipped.

Prince Edsak came back to his senses when he heard this, controlled his emotions, and said with the same smile: "But she is not my type. ”

At this moment, the carriage suddenly shook, as if it had been hit by something.

Prince Edsak frowned and asked outside, "What's going on?" ”

"Your Highness, it was a girl who was chased here and hit the carriage...... Something seemed wrong with her. The deacon outside the car quickly replied.

"Girls? What's wrong? The prince asked curiously.

"She seems to have been drugged...... He was chased by what appeared to be an officer, but the man saw the badge on the carriage and retreated on his own. The deacon replied.

The prince glanced out of the special window, then was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, and commanded: "It is a gentleman's virtue to save a girl in danger. Luffy, take the young lady to the carriage behind, and when she gets back to the manor, get a doctor to see her. ”

"Yes, Your Highness the Prince."

……

After the prince's carriage and retinue had disappeared into the street, a graceful figure jumped out of the mirror of a nearby house, and she looked at the distant carriage and furrowed her beautiful eyebrows, and said angrily:

"Bernard, that piece of waste, actually let Lina run away?"