Chapter 25: A Student
The so-called Iron Cross Street Lower Street is a slum within a slum, where crime and chaos are the background.
Upon entering the Iron Cross Street, Lewis immediately sensed several strands of sight based on the monster's intuition, and he followed his senses to look at them one by one, and found several people in tattered clothes with wandering eyes.
What's more, several people tried to get close to him.
Guessing that most of these people were thieves, Lewis patted the position of the gun bag at the belt and deliberately exposed the gun bag.
Sure enough, this move saved Lewis very little trouble, and only a slight revelation of his own danger discouraged the evil rats.
In the direction indicated by the dream divination, Lewis came to a bachelor's apartment, went up to the second floor, and knocked on the door on the left-hand side.
"Sir, is there anything wrong with you?" In the dream, the plainly dressed lady with a black scar on the corner of her eye opened the door.
"Dear lady, I think you have a blue cat in your house, it is not your property, I will take it away and return it to its original owner." Lewis emphasized.
The woman with a black scar in the corner of her eye sank her face, and the panic in her eyes flashed. For the residents of Lower Iron Cross Street, their lives cannot afford to take any risk, even if it is just a trivial mistake.
If the cat's affair is discovered, it is likely that her family will be provoked by the police, and even if she is detained by the police for only one day, she may lose her job and end up begging on the streets.
This was not alarmist, she knew quite a few such people, and simply because they accidentally picked up a few pennies and were framed, their lives came to an end.
"Sorry, I didn't know what you said about the blue cat." The nervousness of a lady with a black scar at the corner of her eye.
Lewis blinked his right eyelid three times in quick succession and entered a state of vision.
"The inner astral spirit is dark, which means that she is sad and silent? Or is it fear? The woman's physical condition was not very good, her lungs and liver appeared bleak, and it was obvious that there were some diseases, but this was not fatal in a short time. ”
Having guessed the lady's thoughts, and knowing his own abruptness, Lewis took a step back slightly, showed a gentle smile, and said, "I'll wait downstairs, and if you can find the blue cat, I'll pay you 10 sucks." ”
With that, Lewis went downstairs and disappeared at the end of the stairs.
When the lady returned home, she saw the child in a ragged shirt, teasing the blue cat tied to the foot of the bed, the blue cat curled up in the corner of the wall, the hair on its body standing on end.
On the high and low bed, the husband was lying on the bed recuperating, his right foot was injured due to the dock accident, and he could not work for at least the next month.
Now, the family's expenses can only be supported by her doing some odd jobs, which are not high, only about 7 soles a week, which can barely sustain the current life.
Although she knew that the blue cat could bring disaster to the family, the lady grabbed the blue cat and held it in her arms as if she were holding a precious treasure.
Ten Soul's reward gave her a hint of luck, and she preferred to believe that the gentleman was a man of his word.
Downstairs, the lady saw Lewis still standing in the space below the stairs, and the other party glanced at his pocket watch from time to time.
"Sir, I found the blue cat you mentioned at a neighbor's house, and it ...... Secretly ate a salted fish and was ...... by my neighbor Caught. The lady explained.
Lewis naturally knew that the other party was lying, but he was only a detective and did not intend to hold the other party accountable, and finding the cat was just a deal.
"I believe what you say, this cat always likes to run around." Lewis chuckled and took out ten of the one-sules from his purse and handed it into the hands of the lady with a black scar at the corner of her eye.
"What a gentleman you are." The lady with a black scar at the corner of her eye was pleasantly surprised to receive ten sul, which was more than a family's expenses for a week.
Lewis held the rope around the blue cat's neck in his hand, and he gently pinched the back of the blue cat's neck, and the blue cat quickly quieted down from its fried state.
The loss of ten souls made Lewis feel a little pain, but in the face of a woman who was insecure, he thought it was more appropriate.
If he had pressed too hard outside the door at that time, it might not have been the business of Ten Souls, and the lady might have tried her best to find him.
"I suggest you go to the doctor and have a look, it should be good for your body." Kindly reminded the other party, and Lewis left.
After Lewis left, the lady with a black scar on the corner of her eye hurried to the bakery to buy two hard black breads, which were the family's meals for tomorrow.
Suddenly, the woman was slapped on the back, and she felt a sinking of her body and a sharp pain in the lobes of her lungs.
Looking back, I saw a lady whose face was covered by a fine mesh black veil quickly entered the crowd, her face slightly rounded, but with an indescribable charm.
……
Lewis returned to the detective office with John, who he placed in the corner of the room and prepared some more beef leftovers from the morning.
John the cat took a big bite to eat, and as a pet cat, it was really not very elegant. Come to think of it, these days away from the owner should have suffered a lot.
Suddenly, Lewis's inspiration was struck, and he turned on his vision to see a bone messenger sticking out of the ground with a paw, and then threw a letter in front of Lewis.
"The Courier's service attitude is getting worse and worse, what am I offending them about?" Lewis was a little puzzled, and at the same time he wanted to summon the messenger to block the sword.
Unwrapping the envelope, Lewis confirmed the contents of the letter.
"Mr. Azik asked me to go to the castle three days later, and he said that he would introduce me to a student who happened to be archaeology in the small town of Dalam."
Lewis couldn't help but wonder about the student's identity, and if he was not mistaken, the student mentioned in Azk's letter must have been Klein.
At this time, it was time for Crane to go on a mission to Darlam, if he remembered correctly, it should be a mission about evil spirits, and the location of the mission was the castle where Mr. Azik once lived.
The reason why the letter says that it is archaeological is because Klein is hiding the specific information, because the transcendent events must be kept secret from ordinary people.
Putting down the letter, Lewis made a cup of black tea and drank it slowly. Four pounds on the first day of opening was a good start, at least enough money to buy ceremonial supplies.
Towards the end of the evening, the yellowing sunlight shone through the shop window, and the blonde lady pushed open the door of the detective agency and saw John the cat eating cat food.
"John, it's really you!" The blonde lady held the blue cat in her arms and stroked its fur excitedly, and the John cat made a "purr" sound.
"Detective Lewis, you're a real detective, and Detective Bernie across the street can't compare to you at all." The blonde lady said happily, "Your price is very fair, in fact I entrusted Mr. Bernie on the other side, and he charged me eight pounds, but to this day I have not been able to find John, and is still asking me for the material fee." ”
Lewis remained in the state of playing the "machine", but his heart was very uneasy.
This lady, if you don't say it sooner if you have money, if you say it earlier, I will at least open my mouth to 10 pounds, and those four pounds will only be an advance deposit.
"I think it's all the guidance of fate, the wind ...... Praise be to the Goddess! Lewis almost shouted the name of the Storm Lord again, and he sketched the Crimson Moon four times on his chest, and said in a very sly manner.
"Praise the goddess, I was doubting your professionalism before I met John, and now I solemnly apologize." The blonde lady exchanged a pleasant note to Lewis and left the detective agency.