Bang bang bang –

There was a knock outside the door of the reception room.

Roshan, who was chewing bread in her mouth, raised her head with a look of embarrassment on her face: "It can't be that the captain is back, right...... No, if it were him, he wouldn't have knocked on the door. ”

She looked at Angel's already passive lunch, blinked, and muttered as if to convince herself.

"Please come in, the door is unlocked." Crane put down his fork and responded to the knock on the door.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and a gorgeously dressed woman walked in, accompanied by a soft female voice: "Is this the Black Thorn Security Company?" ”

Seeing that the three of them were gathered around a table in the reception room, with a half-eaten lunch in front of her, a trace of apology appeared on her slightly chubby face: "Sorry, I didn't disturb your meal, right?" ”

You've bothered...... Angel said secretly, she put the bread she hadn't had time to eat back in the lunch box, wiped her hands with a napkin, and changed her sitting position on the sofa, facing the lady at the door.

"This is Blackthorn Security, what's the matter with you?"

Hearing the affirmative reply, the lady breathed a sigh of relief and a smile reappeared on her face: "I have a commission and would like to ask you to find a lost item. ”

Entrust?

Angel's first reaction when he heard her words turned out to be a little funny, the night watchman belongs to the extraordinary force of the church, is under the jurisdiction of the church, and usually accepts the commission of the local police agency, but it is not a private detective agency or a non-governmental organization like a mercenary gang, this lady is probably in the wrong place.

But she immediately reacted that the other party was likely coming for the brand "Black Thorn Security Company".

Seeing the expectation in the lady's eyes, Angel did not answer, but turned her eyes to Rosan, wanting to see how the "security company" dealt with such an inadvertent client.

Luo Shan had already stopped eating when someone pushed the door open and entered the reception room, and she did not panic when she heard that a commission came to the door, but replied in a businesslike tone: "The commission to find the lost item is between ten and fifty pounds depending on the difficulty and time limit required, and you need to provide detailed information about the item, if it is a stolen item, there is also a time and place of loss, the more detailed the information, the greater the possibility of finding it." ”

"The commission fee for lost and found needs to be paid in advance, and the balance payment will be made after success, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to find it, and if we cannot complete the commission, the advance payment will only be refunded half."

This means that regardless of whether the lost item is found, the consignor will have to pay at least 10% of the commission fee...... Angel listened to this slightly harsh request, and looked away from the lady, but saw that instead of showing a dissatisfied look, Angel had a smile on her face.

"Quite a reasonable request, so can you take the commission now? I can sign up right away. ”

Luo Shan didn't seem to expect the other party to be so cheerful, and her face froze obviously, but her excellent professionalism played a role, making her quickly adjust: "Please wait a minute, I'll go and draft a contract, you can talk to our security personnel here first." ”

Reluctantly, she left her lunch, and walked briskly around the partition at the back of the reception room, followed by the crisp clatter of a typewriter.

The lady went to the couch that belonged to Bright, sat down elegantly, and looked at Angel and Klein in the room, as if assessing who was the dominant of the two.

Klein took the initiative to ask, "What do you call it?" What kind of item are you looking for? ”

The lady replied as quickly as if she had already finished her manuscript, "Just call me Mrs. Green." What I'm looking for is a gold ring, it originally belonged to my husband but was stolen a week ago, this ring is very important to me, I hope you can find it soon. ”

"Well, the gold ring...... Stolen ...... a week ago," Crane nodded, repeating the point of Mrs. Green's words, "What are the other characteristics of the ring?" If it is convenient, it is better to elaborate on its importance so that we can analyze where it might go. ”

"The ring is not pure gold, it is harder than ordinary gold rings, about this wide in diameter, flat on one side, and printed with the word 'Green' on the outside." Mrs. Green gestured her hand to the size of the ring, "No need to analyze it, I know where it is, you can just help me find it." ”

Listening to Mrs. Green's description, Angel's mind gradually came up with the shape of the ring, which looked very much like a seal in the shape of a ring. But when she heard the last sentence, she couldn't help but interject:

"Know where? So why do we need to go for it? ”

Mrs. Green took out a folded piece of paper from her handbag and handed it to Angel: "This is the report that the private investigator I found gave me yesterday, and he has found the whereabouts of the ring. ”

Angel took it, opened the thin paper, and spread it flat on the coffee table, and Crane also leaned over and looked at it curiously.

This is an investigation report issued by the "Jules Detective Agency", which describes in detail how they investigated more than a dozen witnesses and suspicious persons in three days, identified the suspect in the burglary, and then determined the method of selling the stolen goods based on the suspect's confession.

Angel frowned when he saw the "location of the sale of stolen goods: Dockland Labor Mutual Aid Association", "the average time for the sale of stolen goods was ten days", and the "suspected gang organization" noted in red notes.

She looked up at Mrs. Green, whose eyes were full of expectation, and asked:

"Now that the whereabouts of the suspect and the item have been found, why not just call the police? I think this kind of case with clear evidence should be welcomed by the Tingen City Police. ”

"The police won't care, these gangs have existed for so many years, do you think they won't know?" Mrs. Greene clearly had a deep prejudice against the police, and then her tone changed: "Also, I don't want the police to get involved, they always act in a high-profile manner, and they are inefficient, but they can make a storm in the city." ”

"Originally, I wanted to ask Detective Jules directly to get the ring back, steal it, or negotiate with them to buy it back, but he didn't want to continue at this point in the investigation, and it was useless for me to ask for an increase in remuneration."

Thinking about it, since this so-called "labor mutual aid association" has a gangster background, the private detective must not be willing to get into trouble, investigation and evidence collection is one thing, direct contact or even stealing is another, the difficulty and risk of the latter are much higher than the gold pounds that can be obtained.

The same is true for the "Black Thorn Security Company", when the Lady Green first spoke, Angel thought that the entrusted task was similar to finding clues to stolen items, checking for suspicious people, etc., but he didn't expect that these things had already been done by the "Jules Detective", and the rest was the most troublesome step.

From Cole Granger's memory, we can know that although Tingen City does not have gangsters on the surface like a big city like Beckland, various "mutual aid associations" and "industry associations" have formed quasi-gangster organizations that are legal on the surface but actually engage in various underworld businesses by monopolizing or semi-monopolizing some industries and low-end labor. They usually collect membership dues and commissions, organize labor work, maintain industry rules, and even take care of people's homes and homes.

The lack of police force has made the Tingen police turn a blind eye to this gray area, and as long as they do not cause any casualties and do not stick their claws on the bodies of dignitaries, they will not care about this mess.

Seeing Angel's hesitation, Mrs. Green said with a little eagerness: "I know that this last step is a bit difficult, so I can double the amount of the commission, one hundred pounds, as long as you find a way to get the ring back." ”

One hundred pounds, that's almost two years' salary for an ordinary person...... Even if this ring is pure gold and diamonds, it is definitely not worth the price, let alone just an impure gold ring. It could only be that it had other value, such as being used as a seal, and that Mrs. Green needed it urgently, otherwise the loss would be much higher than the hundred pounds.

Angel did not rush to answer Mrs. Green, but her eyes swept over the information in front of her over and over again, analyzing the feasibility of this commission.

"This is already a very high commission price, how did you find us? Introduced by the detectives? ”

Crane asked.

Mrs. Green smiled awkwardly, and she hesitated to reply, "Actually...... Detective Jules did recommend several security companies, and he thought that tasks involving gangster organizations would be more appropriate to be given to powerful security organizations. ”

Looking at her vague answer, I'm afraid that the detective's recommendation is not included here, is this the operation of the "Black Thorn Security Company" too failed, or is it too successfully hidden?

"But those security companies have completely run out of manpower to take on this kind of task, and there have been several vicious cases in a row recently, including homicides, disappearances, and the rich people of the entire city of Tingen have hired private detectives and security personnel, and I also came to you with the mentality of trying it out."

It is no wonder that as soon as the lady heard that Roshan had the intention of taking the commission, she did not hesitate to accept the harsh demand, agreed to sign the contract immediately, and even increased the price on the spot.

It's a pity that this hundred pounds is not so easy to earn, if you just look for the lost cats and dogs, this kind of stolen goods are already lying in the pockets of the gangsters, and if you don't get it right, there will be disputes, and even deaths. Angel didn't know what Captain Dunn, or the Night Watchman, thought about such a high-risk commission, and didn't dare to agree to it.

"Mrs. Green, we have taken your commission, and later Miss Roshan will take out the contract, and the commission will take effect after you sign the advance payment."

Well?

Angel looked at Crane in surprise, who somehow stretched out his left arm and held a silver chain with a yellow crystal tied to the end.

"If your information is correct, you should be able to get that ring tomorrow."