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In the morning, Florent said goodbye to her fiery lover and returned home with a refreshed spirit and a carnal desire to sleep. The butler opened the door for him, and the well-trained servants served him closely, taking off his coat and bringing him home clothes. He changed into softer, looser clothes and stretched beautifully, yawning in a very pleasant way.

Walking down the hallway to the main hall, he saw his sister, who was usually lively and jumpy, sunk into the couch, seriously holding a book that looked heavy and boring.

"What are you doing?" Florent walked around behind Adella and saw that the pages were yellowed, and there were many strange symbols drawn, and the text was not in Indisian, but in ancient Hermes, Florent suddenly became vigilant, "Adella, what do you want to do?" Wouldn't it be another bizarre ritual?"

"I warned you, it's just a matter of research, but you can't, at least you can't secretly play with these ritual magic at home!"

Adella put down the large book that covered her entire face, revealing two huge dark circles and a haggard and confused face after being beaten by knowledge.

"I don't think the ritual is completely useless......"

Adella angrily defended herself: "Brother, you see, when I was nine years old, I was kidnapped by bad people and saw a powerful and beautiful demon, and after I came back, I studied the ritual of summoning demons for five years, and it turned out that this demon gentleman has indeed appeared by my side now."

"It's not a summoning at all."

"After all, the lines of her exoskeleton are so beautiful, every curve of the twist is just right, the blood-stained claws and scale armor make me fall in love at first sight, the curved horns feel like bones, but the edges have a cold light like a blade, and there is no place that is not a work of art. Her dark eyes were like the legendary abyss, and when she looked at me, I felt that my breathing and heartbeat would stop together, and I loved the cold, cruel and contemptuous eyes of all life. I really want to touch her wings, wide, beautiful, like wings that can cover the sky, more beautiful than a glider......"

"Enough is enough, you say this really no one understands."

Florent had the idea of "Gan, it's really weird" for his sister's hobby for the umpteenth time, and another mysterious thought was born: my sister's dream is blasphemy on any angel, so is blasphemy against the devil or is it in the hands of the devil? Does this genus belong to a negative negative positive? Then he reflected for five seconds on his boring thinking, and it was really easy to lose her human status by chatting with Adella.

Florent had no choice but to say: "I have no objection to you courting others for the family or simply because you like to pursue them, so where are you now?"

Adele's lips twitched a few times: "It hasn't started yet...... I'm looking at the literature on pleasing and summoning demons right now......"

Florent was deeply silent.

"I'm ashamed of you for your progress." He said, "You better give up, that kind of existence will not be impressed for no reason." ”

"But I don't want to marry the Earl of Wells."

Adella held her cheeks and sighed: "He is stupid, frivolous and superficial, and he has not inherited half of the merits of his parents, not even in appearance." In every way, it is not comparable to a single scale of His Highness Edward. He likes to brag about his military exploits, but he is also very timid, and the so-called military exploits are nothing more than riding a horse and showing his face twice while suppressing the mob and colony. If it weren't for my bad talent, their family would have made money from the Southern Continent too quickly recently, and I don't think they would have had a chance to climb to the top of our royal family. ”

"He's ten years older than me!"

"Is His Highness Edward more than a thousand years older than you......?"

"It's different!"

"For the future war, Your Majesty needs funds."

Florent replied succinctly: "I know it's not fair to you, but it's our duty to give back to the family." After climbing the high branches of the royal family of Sauron, they must do everything to please you, and they will not even dare to care if you find a lover. After you became pregnant, you directly caused the accidental death of Count Wells, and then relied on the child to control the family, at that time you were the legal and orthodox hostess, and it was okay to change your surname back to Sauron. ”

"I don't even want to have this process."

Adella dropped the book, leaned on the sofa, buried her face in the luxurious soft leather sofa, and said almost nonchalantly: "I can sense what that person wants, but I can't completely impress her yet...... Anyway, the marriage contract hasn't been decided yet, I still have a chance, let me try again! ”

Florent shrugged his shoulders and yawned back to make up for his sleep.

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Crane waited at home until more than ten o'clock, and the Mike reporter who had agreed with him for an interview had not yet arrived, and the matter of the interview was likely to be postponed. So, he changed into a heavy old coat, put on a cap and Daisy's word book, and left Minsk 15. His original plan was to accompany Mike to the East End for an interview and find an opportunity to give Kohler Sr. some hints that he would not mention his promise to help Liv find his daughter.

As for the Liv family, it was up to the elder Kohler to remind them.

And now, Mike has put things off for a day, and Crane is more at ease, no longer worrying about mistakes and surprises.

…………

Combined with the address mentioned by old Kohler, Crane entered the depths of the East Side according to the revelations obtained from the divination, and found the room on the third floor under the gaze of one after another, whether vigilant or guarded, numb or greedy.

There was a bunk bed, the whole space was only about seven or eight square meters, the only cabinet was stacked with miscellaneous items, and in the corner was Taylor's sewing machine, which seemed to be about to fall apart. Every spare place is crammed to the brim, but the accident gives it a fairly tidy feel.

Father and daughter living together? There are no other floors here, and it seems that Taylor is really working hard and hard...... Crane looked directly at the bottom bunk of the innermost bunk and shouted, "Old Kohler." ”

After brushing the floor, old Kohler turned over and sat up, leaning against the door in surprise: "You are indeed here, after I sent you that letter yesterday, I guessed that you would come to me today, so I didn't go to the dock, and waited at home." ”

Well, I don't have to think about how to make up lies to explain why I came here to you...... Crane looked around and said, "Old Kohler, with your current income, you could have rented a better room and a better place, why did you just change from a bunk on the floor to a bunk bed?" ”

"Most of that money is for you to gather information." Old Kohler smiled, "And I'm not young anymore, I have to save some money for a complete weakening of my body in the future." Taylor can't, and can't, mend someone else's clothes all the time. I think Mrs. Liv is right, I'm going to have Taylor go to school, charity school, or church night......"

Crane was silent for two seconds and said: "You can consider buying some insurance, such as the 'Poor Family Relief Insurance', as long as you pay some money every year, it can allow you to receive at least a full stomach and sleep in the room every week after you really get old." ”

The insurance industry of this world has sprouted in the Quaternary Period, and has been promoted by Russell the Great, and now it is more mature, mainly including various insurances related to maritime trade, fire insurance, injury insurance, pension insurance in different names, etc., and the whole is more concentrated in the rich and middle class.

"I know that when I was a worker, I paid three pence a week, but then I lost my income......," lamented the elder Kohler.

His biggest problem now is that his income is unstable, and he doesn't know when the informant fee from Mr. Detective will be interrupted.

Crane couldn't promise anything, and pointed outside, "Let's go to Liv's house and give the word book back to the girl." ”

"Rebirth: The Great Age of Waves"

Out of the room, Crane casually mentioned: "It's really a joke, I just said that I would be a volunteer to help find Daisy, but she was sent back by the police yesterday, don't mention this matter in the future, I don't want to be laughed at." ”

"Okay." Old Kohler agreed, and then said, "No one will laugh at your kindness and kindness." ”

As he spoke, Crane took out 13 Sules from his pocket, pushed them back in front of Old Kohler, and said with a wry smile: "Hehe, but it's a shame that I didn't help, Old Kohler, the money still belongs to you."

Old Kohler apparently hesitated, but finally accepted the money: "Mr. Detective, I'll take them to pay for insurance."

Walking through the dirty streets, the two arrived at Liv's house. Crane saw that the girl who had just been rescued had begun to iron his clothes again at any time, and saw that the clothes hanging down one by one, dripping with water, no different from before, did not know what to say for a while.

"Daisy."

After a while, he shouted, "Your word book." ”

Daisy's eyes lit up, but it was inconvenient to leave, so she stopped working after a while, came to the door, and kept saying "thank you".

When Liv and Freya had put down what they were doing and thanked them, Crane repeated what he had just said to old Kohler.

After receiving an affirmative answer, he took out the 2 pounds change he had prepared long ago and handed it to Liv: "Tomorrow a reporter will come to interview Daisy, this is his payment in advance, but you don't mention it in front of him, otherwise many things will not be easy to deal with, hehe, he may give some more tomorrow, but not so much." ”

"This, no, I'm willing to expose that villain's evil deeds, no money!" Daisy shook her head.

Crane laughed: "It's the rule, you can't break the rules, understand?" ”

He turned to look at Liv and said, "Take it." You're right, only if Daisy and Freya know more words and learn more things, you will be able to get out of the situation you are in. ”

He was going to say a lot of things and wanted to suggest that the Liv family move to the edge of the East End, and customers who could afford to do laundry wouldn't live in the East End anyway, but in the end he didn't say anything.

He had planned to give the other party more help, but he still restrained his behavior.

People like Liv's family, there are not only thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people in the East Side, and simple individuals want to help them, even if they are big bankers, they can't make any splash, and this is just the East Side, and there is the entire Beckland, and the Kingdom of Rune.

“…… Thank you, thank you for me, Mr. Journalist. Liv was silent for a while, then accepted the money.

Crane didn't stay long, and hurried away, as if there was a ghost hiding here that would devour his mind.

After walking outside with old Kohler, he glanced back, suddenly exhaled, and whispered:

"There has never been a savior......

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Maria heard early in the morning that Detective Sherlock Moriarty was coming, and immediately began to prepare a reward and thanks. Mr. A, who was greatly helped by the other party's road map, but almost lost his life because of the black ghost, felt faceless and returned to the Aurora Club early yesterday to report.

My promotion can finally be put on the agenda.

Dr. Blake so easily returned to the group, and his own private collection of extraordinary materials had not saved a single piece of money for several years, and His Royal Highness Edward gave it to her so easily...... Maria was a little depressed, but more of a happy and helpless person about her weakness. However, the opportunity to promote to Sequence 5 made her feel some comfort, but this matter has to wait for the turmoil in Kaping to completely subside, and the East Side has been in the limelight recently.

"There has never been a savior? The next sentence seems to be ...... Nor does it depend on the gods and emperors...... What's down there......"

Watching Crane visit old Khloe and Daisy, and as she was about to leave the East End, Maria hurried to meet her. The Extraordinary in Sequence 6 was about to speak when he heard Sherlock's whisper, which seemed to be an extremely profane song, but it was inexplicably high-spirited. As for where you heard it...... Probably the chieftain, right? I didn't expect Detective Moriarty to sing this song too, what a coincidence.

"Did you just say something?" Old Kohler asked.

"Nope." Crane shook his head, just in time to see Maria walking up quickly, because he was not sure of the other party's true purpose and thoughts, he was in a somewhat complicated mood, but he did not show it in his expression and body movements, "Good morning, it's good that you are safe, Miss Maria." ”

Maria couldn't help but smile at the detective who had done her a great favor: "Mr. Moriarty, you are really a wonderful detective! It is easy to solve the problem that has plagued us for a long time, and the children can return to their own homes smoothly without your help. ”

She's not lying, she's very sincere, not like someone who would collude with Aurora...... Crane pondered, resisting the urge to ask where Mr. A was, and politely waited for the next words.

"So, I've decided to pay you to the highest standard."

Mary took a fresh cheque and handed it to Crane: "A whole thousand pounds." This is what your wisdom deserves. ”

I'm very satisfied with this pay! Crane was genuinely excited, took the check from the other party's hand, resisted the idea of turning it over and over and admiring it carefully, folded it in half and put it into the inner pocket of his coat, and continued to be polite to Maria: "I also look forward to continuing to work with you in the future."

He pretended not to know and asked, "By the way, what happened to Kapin?"

Maria pondered what could be said and what could not be said, and considering that the other had never mentioned anything extraordinary, she told him as succinctly as possible: "There was a great explosion at Capping's house, and now it has been razed to the ground, but fortunately the children are largely unharmed."

"Razed to the ground?" Crane wondered.

The gas explosion isn't that powerful, is it?

"Yes, razed to the ground. Capin's mansion is now completely gone, and the area is now fenced off by the church and the military, saying that the spy involved should be investigated in detail and not allowed to be seen by the public. ”

Is it really an espionage incident...... First Intis, now Fenerport, I'm really involved with spies, but I'm glad I wasn't involved. Crane thought of the nightmarish claw and realized. Out of politeness and intelligence, and with nothing else to do for the time being, Crane and Maria simply chatted on the street, about Maria's charity school, charity hospital, and the docksmen's association.

Mary had a lot to say about it, and she talked eloquently, sweeping away the usual majestic elite image, from the charity school curriculum: arithmetic, grammar, sewing, to the adopted children in the school. He also talked about the operation mode of the charity hospital and workhouse: the people of the Eastern District can use their volunteer work in exchange for food, or they can choose to become long-term volunteers for training. However, due to an accident at the attending physician's home, the charity hospital, which was already short of doctors and nurses, almost had a mess this month, but fortunately, the attending physician was successfully reinstated, and the patients were soon able to get treatment and return to work.

The human trafficking and kidnapping were finally settled, and the heaviest stone in Maria's heart was shattered. Maria is now confident about the future, saying that she is calculating the funds she has and that her processing plant may be able to expand to include more unemployed female workers.

Seeing Maria's enthusiasm for charity, and thinking that the other party's people had already mixed in with the members of the Aurora Society at some point, Crane had mixed feelings. I even wondered if what I saw that day was Mary, why didn't she seem to know anything?

TBC

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Good! The end of the double watch!

I can't write anymore, I want to take a break...... I was forced to see the words 7,000 a day on the label of this article......