Late at night, 7 Pinster Street.

Leonard Mitchell sat down in his chair, lifted his feet, reached for his desk, and rested on the edge.

Then, he leaned back, the wood joints creaking, and his breathing grew long.

I don't know how long it took, but his eyelids drooped and covered them.

By this time, Leonard's spirit had come to a gray world, but it was still in his bedroom.

He flew to the window and saw a thick gray fog enveloping the neighborhood and stretching outward, seemingly encompassing all of Beckland.

The gas lamps next to the street, the warm glow of the different houses, were unusually dim at this time, only illuminating a small area around them, and dyed a little hazy.

At the same time, illusory oval-shaped balls of light were hidden or revealed, intertwined and enveloped the houses, as if they were the source of their existence.

This is the city through the eyes of the Nightmare.

Leonard, in accordance with the situation previously investigated, jumped out of the window in the form of a "nightmare" and flew towards 17 Minsk Street in the Jowood District.

He didn't break in directly, but landed at the other party's door in a thick fog and politely rang the doorbell.

In the voice of "cuckoo" and "cuckoo", Starlene Summer, who was wearing a nightdress, opened the door.

She held the silver-encrusted court feather fan to her chest, and asked in confusion and confusion:

"Who are you looking for?"

She was the landlord of Klein when he played Sherlock Moriarty, a blonde blue-eyed lady in her thirties.

At this time, Leonard had changed into a black-and-white Rune police uniform, and casually showed the following ID:

"Do you know Sherlock Moriarty?"

Because in the dream, Starling reacted very slowly, and it took several seconds before she said:

"Did something happen to him?"

At the same time as she asked rhetorically, under the influence of Leonard, Sherlock Moriarty naturally appeared next to her:

He wears a half-height silk top hat, a long double-breasted gown, gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a beard with a ring around his mouth......

This is consistent with the Sherlock Moriarty that Leonard got before, so he didn't doubt it, and said directly:

"He is involved in a case and is under investigation.

"We hope you will cooperate with us. ”

"Okay, okay. Starlene wanted to lift her chin, but for some reason she was a little scared.

Leonard thought for a second and said:

"When did he rent the house?"

"At the beginning of September last year. Starling recalled.

Leonard went on to ask:

"What do you know about him, or what kind of person is he in your heart?"

Referring to this, Starling said as if she had already considered the answer:

"He's from Makai County, he has an accent over there, he's a very capable detective, and he once helped Mary solve her husband's affair, but his income is not high, and he can't even hire a handyman who can't afford it, so he can only let my maid help part-time...... My kids told me that he was a great storyteller, especially detectives, which may be why he chose that profession......"

Without giving Leonard a chance to interrupt, she continued gushing:

"He's not as rude as the average detective, he's been to grammar school, he's studied history, and the most enviable thing is that he got Mary's thanks and joined the cragg club, which is full of people of great status, I've been there a few times......

"Later, he seemed to become famous in detective circles, and private detectives often came to him......"

Leonard listened a little impatiently, and couldn't help but raise his hand and rub the corner of his forehead.

From Mrs. Starlene, he didn't get any useful information, except for Sherlock Moriarty's financial situation and being good at telling detective stories, the rest was within the scope of the information he had investigated before, and he even knew that Sherlock Moriarty had a good relationship with Isenger Stanton.

Next, let's start with a few people in the Kragg club who have a good relationship with Sherlock Moriarty...... After patiently listening to Mrs. Starling's nagging, Leonard immediately thanked the other party and left her dream.

............

160 Berlund Street, inside the mansion of Daun Dantès.

In the hall where hundreds of guests can dance, Klein is dancing with a lady in her thirties.

This is the etiquette teacher Walter hired, named Vahana Haitham.

She has a long-sighted female name, but she is not ordinary, her facial features are obviously only medium to high, but she has a very temperament, and her every move is very charming.

According to Walter, she was born into a family of barons, received a good education from an early age, and later entered the court and served as a female official until she got married.

Because her family was in ruin and her husband's financial situation was not good, she chose to become a governess in etiquette, often visiting different aristocratic or wealthy families to teach their children.

Although the housekeeper didn't say it explicitly, Klein knew that he couldn't behave too badly in front of this lady, otherwise the wind review would be basically hopeless.

- One of the most important ways for aristocrats, tycoons, and other high society people to inquire about a person's situation is through mutual acquaintances. And in some cases, the intercourse between servants also has this meaning.

His feet moved slightly, his body shook, and the black-haired Wahana nodded approvingly:

"Mr. Dantès, it's hard to imagine that you haven't learned this kind of dance before.

"In less than two quarters of an hour, you are as skilled as a nobleman who has received a similar education since childhood. ”

"You teach well. Klein smiled modestly, his expression gentle and unassuming.

With the balance and coordination ability of a "clown", dancing is a very simple thing for him.

Vahana lowered her head, chuckled, and said:

"You are a gentleman who pleases a lady. ”

Her light brown eyes then lifted, sweeping over Daun Dantès's silver-doped sideburns and dark blue eyes.

"That's the best compliment I've heard today. Klein responded with a smile, without pausing, and took Wahanna in a light circle, and not far away, the invited band continued to reverberate through the hall.

He had the heart to be familiar with Wahana, not only to improve his reputation, but also because the other party had served as a court lady.

After correcting a minor mistake by Dwayne Dantès, Vahana said:

"Inviting a lady to dance is not just about dancing, you have to have a conversation, you can't be like two dolls, unless you're both immersed in the music and the rhythm of the dance and don't want to talk, of course, it's also a kind of communication, a communication of the heart.

"When you talk, you have to be subtle, this is Rune, not Intis.

"To put it simply, don't be just and don't be rude, make yourself look personable.

"I'll give you an example, if you want to compliment a lady's perfume, you can't just say how good it smells, you can't ask what kind of perfume it is and give a compliment, you have to think of a more subtle meaning, and you can say something like, well, you can say: I seem to have come to the outskirts of spring.

"Of course, this has to be in line with the characteristics of the perfume. ”

If you don't have a sense of literature, shouldn't you say, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight"? Klein sneered in Japanese subtle terms, laughed at himself, and said:

"Thank you for not saying that my compliments weren't graceful enough. ”

Wahana's smile darkened:

"Mr. Dantès, do you know what a gentleman who is very popular with women in social situations is like?"

"I don't know. Crane shook his head calmly.

Vahana smiled and said:

"The second most popular is the man who makes the lady think he is smart. ”

"First?" Klein asked.

Vahana glanced at him and said:

"The first popular ones are men who make women feel smart. ”

At this point, she smiled and didn't say anything more, and Crane understood her hidden compliment.

This is Rune-style subtlety...... It's not like Intis's side, they all go to the lower half of their bodies...... Well, it's all reported in newspapers and magazines, and it's impossible to determine what the real Intis social scene looks like, and the two countries always slander each other anyway...... The era of the Great is very much in line with that description...... Crane nodded abruptly.

The two-hour etiquette course came to an end in such a harmonious atmosphere, and Klein took Walter, the butler, and Richardson, the valet, to the door and gave her a small gift.

It was the "Moonshine" perfume of the Delem Company, which was doped with gray amber and was quite expensive.

As for the exact amount, Klein did not know, because the butler Walter was responsible for the purchase, and the expenditure went from the housekeeper, and when the 1,000 pounds were almost spent and new funds were needed, Tanya would take the bill and form to him for review.

The reason why Klein knew which company and what perfume was because Mr. Butler had told him in advance, lest he would not know anything and appear insincere when Ms. Vahanna asked.

From these details, he deeply understood the role of a good housekeeper.

Watching the satisfied Ms. Wahana Haysom leave, Klein resisted the urge to rub the corners of his forehead, and sighed heartily:

"It's more tiring than fighting the extraordinary, and you have to keep an eye on your movements and weigh your rhetoric...... I have to take a break. ”

At this moment, Walter, who was wearing white gloves, stepped forward and said:

"Sir, since you are making fast progress in your etiquette studies, you can bring forward the rest of the lessons. ”

"What course?" Klein had a headache.

"History, international politics, philosophy, music, and general knowledge of golf, horse racing, hunting, etc., ......," Walter replied scrupulously.

"Philosophy?" Klein asked rhetorically, slightly stunned.

Val nodded and said:

"It's one of the easiest topics to talk about in high society, and it doesn't require you to go into very deep research, but at least to know what others are talking about, to know that the source of pragmatist philosophy is Concisso, Mared, and Patterson, not Russell the Great, and that it was Lurmi who proposed 'man is born free'.

"Many tycoons are prone to make mistakes in this regard when they first enter high society, and they are accustomed to pushing to Russell the Great philosophical ideas that they don't know about words and they don't know. ”

Klein was more and more troubled by the words, and forced a smile:

"I haven't had much to do lately, except for napping and going to church, you can schedule classes at any time. ”

............

In a dark room, the envelope floated up and opened on its own, shaking out the paper.

Sharon's figure in a small floppy hat was outlined beside her, and she took the letter and read it carefully.

She immediately wrote a reply, set up the ritual, and began to summon Sherlock Moriarty's messenger.

In the process, she did not forget to put a gold coin.

Soon, Sharon finished reciting the incantation and saw the candle flame swell and turn green.

Renette Tinicol carried four blonde red-eyed figures out of the candle flame and came to Sharon's face.

Sharon's gaze froze, and the doll-like face suddenly had a strong emotional change.

She blurted out:

"Teacher!

"You're not already ......"

ps: Monday for monthly pass recommendation ticket ~