Whispering Poems.

Chapter 2 The Detective's Last Words
"This kind of last words and requirements, as soon as you hear them, you know something is wrong."

There was not much expression on the face of Shade, who was grabbed by the hand in front of the bed.But he clearly knew that the detective accurately predicted death, and took in the homeless person whose head was not very useful before death, and even kept all his property, just for a simple-sounding request.Well, this simple request will definitely not be simple.

I am afraid that the other party is not only a detective, but Xia De, who occupies a new body, is not the original guy.Even if the original Xia De did not know the truth, the current foreigner also understands that he should not easily get involved in such a thing that he knows is wrong when he hears it, otherwise.
"If you don't, I promise you won't get a penny of mine when I die, and everything here won't belong to you. You'll be a tramp again, with no gaslight, no fireplace, no day Three meals, not even a bed, and you'll go back to your old life."

But Shade had to promise that he had nothing in this world.Contrasted with being a bum and working hard from the beginning, getting involved in a troublesome thing but getting a fortune, Shade knew that neither option was good, but he had to choose one.

Besides, having already stood here and heard these words, even if you are already involved, it is impossible to quit.Xia De knows how to judge the situation and how to measure his own situation.

"It's just that the death of this Mr. Sparrow Hamilton has something to do with transcendence? Does it have something to do with the voice in my head."

He thought to himself, but could not analyze any further conclusions, but he did not expect the voice in his head to appear again at this time:

[Related to the extraordinary, he died because of a [relic].This has nothing to do with you. 】

That voice is still so elegant, so calm.Even though the message was short, the murmur sounded like a psalm reciting.

"[Relic]?"

It's a proper noun in the ancient and elegant old language used by women.Different languages ​​have different information content, and in the language used by women, this proprietary word has a huge amount of information, with meanings such as "sealed object", "retained object" and "cursed object".

Xia De was very fortunate that he could understand this language, and he read out the meaning of "special items, which can exercise extraordinary power, but are extremely dangerous" from the vocabulary.

This made Shade have a very bad guess about this world.

"So, who are you?"

The voice didn't explain the term, so Shade asked back in his heart.From the other party's answer to their own questions, I understand that the other party is also an individual who can think.

【I am you. 】

The murmured voice replied softly, and the whisper-like way of speaking made Shade's back hairy.

But Xia De snorted softly, he was quite sure that the body was male, and the voice in his head would not be the original owner.

Seeing the gleam of the bedside lamp illuminating the man's wrinkled and terrifying inactive skin on the bed, Shade said to him:
"I see, sir."

"Xia De, I still have 10 minutes to live. If you have any questions, please ask them together."

The other party said something amazing, and the tone was full of tiredness.But Xia De knew that if what the other party said was completely correct, then the next question would become the key to his foothold in this world, and he had to be cautious:

"Your death seems abnormal."

Pretending to speak in a slow voice, making a head that is not easy to use, this way of speaking is quite laborious.The first question concerns his own situation after the death of the other party. Xia De must ensure that he will be implicated in the cause of the detective's death.

"We didn't talk about this in the past, and I know you've been worrying about it. Don't worry about this. My death in a while may frighten you, but don't worry. My death won't affect you. I need you to complete three The task in the next month, so I can guarantee this. The person who killed me will never appear again. After all, ordinary people like us are not worthy of each other's attention. "

The amount of information obtained is very good, and the man in the bed is not planning to hide anything.

"Ordinary person?"

Shade was really hesitant this time.

"You don't need to know, in fact, even I don't know much. Those ring warlocks, mysteries who use the four elements of [miracle], [enlightenment], [blasphemy], and [whisper], the five major churches of the righteous gods and the three major thaumaturgy colleges, this terrible If the world forgets what I just said, you will live better. Remember, you don't know anything."

The man on the bed tried his best to emphasize that Shade could only memorize these nouns, and then nodded:
"Okay, I don't know anything."

He guessed that "Ring Warlock" is the title of the mysterious person in this world, and [Miracle] [Enlightenment] [Profanity] [Whisper] is a part of the power system, and the Church of the Orthodox and the Thaumaturgy Academy are the main mystic forces. .

It is impossible for an ordinary detective to understand so much. Detective Hamilton has a lot of secrets.

But Xia De did not continue to ask about this topic. He had to let the other party say more information willingly within a limited time, instead of trying to find out lies and truths with mutual suspicion:
"After you die, how will I live? I don't know detectives, and I don't know much."

Obviously time is running out, but I can't speak at a faster rate.Not only because of the camouflage, but also because Shade is not yet proficient in the language.The fact that he could only walk during the race made him quite anxious.But he couldn't show urgency, so he was even more anxious in his heart.

"It doesn't matter, just follow what I taught you, it's enough. You only need to be here for three months, and after three months, sell everything and go to the country to live, which is more suitable for you, enough for you to live your life in peace. Prices are lower after all.”

Probably really lacking strength, the man on the bed did not say more complete words.But Xia De had no memory of the past at all, and didn't know what the other party had taught him. He asked the voice in his head for help, but the voice didn't appear.

"Is there anything else you need to explain to me?"

Xia De asked for the third time, and this question was only said after careful consideration.

"Remember what I said to you these three months; remember the simple commissions I left in the memo that you can try to keep the detective agency running; and, the cards in this diary. "

The weak man pointed to the head of the bed, he let go of Xia De's hand, and Xia De bent down and picked up the diary.With a brown leather cover and fastened with magnetic snaps, this diary is well protected by the user.

Shard handed the diary to Mr. Hamilton on the bed, but the latter shook his head, almost speechless.

So Xia De opened the diary himself, and flipped through it roughly. Each page was a different consecutive date, and the front and back were being used.Most of the pages have only one sentence "Nothing to do today, not much deposit", and a few of them record the progress of the commission received by the firm.

Turning to the middle of the diary, the page-turning stopped, and a cardboard was sandwiched there.Shade controlled not to raise his eyebrows, seeing that it was a rectangular card less than the size of his palm.

After taking it out, it feels like there is a completely transparent layer of wax on the surface of the card, protecting the card itself from environmental damage.But when he rubbed it carefully, he felt that it seemed to be a layer of transparent skin. For some reason, Xia De suddenly thought of human skin.

The cards are not thick and can be seen by the lights in the room.

What Shade thinks is the reverse side is an abstract pattern of the sun, moon, and stars, superimposed together with odd shapes; Shade thinks the front side is a picture of a man who turned his head and couldn't see all the faces, sitting sideways on a high stool. up, the lady with the moon in her hand.

Silver-haired, with a profile smile, wearing a robe.But the colors of the cards are not rich enough, only white, black and cool tones around the two colors.

The upper right corner of the front is marked with the number 3, and the upper left corner is the small sign of the sun. Between the two, which is the center of the upper front of the card, a black vertical line is drawn in the white circle.

Just below the woman's picture, that is, below the front, there is a little blank, where a line of small words is written:
[When using this card, you can adjust the number within the range of 1 to 5. 】

The cards don't look very new. Looking from the side against the weak light in the room, you can see the imperceptible damage, but it can also be seen that the owner is working hard to keep it carefully.

Shade actually fully understood the words on the cards, just as he could understand men and women.

"It's really strange. After transmigration, I can understand and understand, but I can't say it."

He thought to himself and asked in a low voice:

"what is this?"

"Very valuable cards, and we usually use a set of 54 common cards, it is a card representing [Sun 3] in four suits of sun, moon, stars and flowers. But this card is a special issue Yes, the pattern is scarce, and it is very collectible. It is kept in a diary, do not get wet or fold it in half, and do not easily show it to others, but if you are really desperate, go to the Birmingham Collection in Tobesque, where the People know its value. Lord's, the most important collection of my life."

Shade nodded, wrote down the term "Lord's card", and understood that this was a more common card game in this world, and that [Sun Three] was of the same nature as commemorative coins and commemorative stamps.So I put the card back into the diary. Although this card is a little more refined, it is inferred from the productivity of the times judged by the decoration of the bedroom that this world can make such things, so there is no need to have too much suspicion.

"Sir, is there anything else you want to say?"

Xia De asked again, and now it is better to let the other party take the initiative to say it than to ask the question himself.

"Shad."

Mr. Hamilton held Shade's hand again, and looked at the young man beside the bed with softer eyes:
"I know I've never been a good person, but I'm really sorry for involving you. After three months, leave Tobesque, this capital city is not for you.
But I think, if you can understand, you would also think that I made the right choice by taking you out of your homeless life.Your head is not easy to use, remember, don't easily believe what other people say in the future, especially don't easily believe the words of the guy who tried to make you pay. I have contacted the Tobesque public cemetery and selected the tomb.The corpse will come in a while, you don't have to follow.Live in this house for three months, following the life skills I've taught you.

Shad, I'm so sorry. Good luck. "

(End of this chapter)